Journal of Rollo Lavius 1

Entry #145 - The Sweeping of the Sick

(G145 08/09/2012 (sat) - KT - JF(GM) , AP , ON)

DAY 147 (5th Eleasis)(August) continued ...

Fenrir interrogated the captured one, who gave its name as 'Janet'. After many lies it revealed it had been sent by Maaril. Oz decided to release it with a message to Maaril who was apparently in a tower in the middle of Neverwinter Wood.

They saw that more gargoyles had attacked the mercenaries camped out in the garden, killing two of them and injuring five.

Once things had calmed down Oz offered Liamae the seven hundred gold or so it would take to instantly fix her arm at the Oghma Temple, but she refused.

Eventually everyone got back to the TSV and after all the excitement they settled down for breakfast.

Today's newspapers told of the fact that the City Guards had been doubled on all the gates and that Special Amar Cellestine has been put on the Elspeth Bendick Belvena suicide case.

At two o'clock, while in the garden of the TSV, Fenrir saw some children playing. One was his younger brother Zoltan, the other was Nerga Namcali who came over and talked to him. She said she had a small task for him, needing a virgin delivered to an address in Dock Ward. Fenrir grumbled a little but said he would do it.

At three o'clock Fenrir went to talk to Shallerim about why he hadn't received his magic hat yet. This devolved into a huge shouting match though and some angry name calling. Servants came to see what the commotion was and then scuttled off again.

Fenrir, miffed, went to talk to Arsten II and Marle and said he would be changing his allegiance to them. Later when he talked to his father though he realised he had made a mistake.

At four o'clock Elsdon asked all Fenrir's friends if they wouldn't mind leaving. There was a lot going on at the TSV and if Fenrir had fallen out with Shallerim it would make it very awkward for Elsdon and the rest of his family.

Oz and the others agreed to this and decamped to the OJB and Singing Sword.

At eight o'clock Oz had dinner with Liamae at the Singing Sword. After a while they were interrupted by Jolly Underdown who came to inquire if they had had a good nights sleep last night.

At first Oz was annoyed by this interruption but after a while they got down to business. Oz was eventually persuaded to give up the name of his 'employer' - Cavu the Cursed.

Jolly was amazed, 'The bard that sings here?', he asked. But he took it to be the truth and in exchange told Oz that,

'Maaril is not as clever as he thinks he is. When he saw you going into that villa he assumed Gilliard De Rosan was your target and sent in that dragon. He knows he can't control things from up north the way he can if he was here so he is checking out all the unknowns before thinking about coming back.'

After that Jolly left, Oz escorted Liamae to bed and she asked him in.

They fell asleep after a cuddle together.

Meanwhile Fenrir had the choice of a costume ball at House Adarbrent or an engagement party at House Stormweather. He opted for the costume ball and went with Gharlie, both dressed as angels. They had a good time and Fenrir played some cards, spread dissent against the inquisition and had sex with a banana.

Gharlie, in keeping with the theme of the party had given her name as 'Miss Voluptia Greasysnatch'.

DAY 148 (6th Eleasis)(August)

According to this mornings newspapers there were less guards on the walls and less watch on the street. They were seen to be marshalling up in their towers and watch houses. Something big was about to happen.

That morning Fenrir went down to the docks to find where Shallerim was sorting out a ship's cargo. He apologised and switched allegiance once more.

On the way down he gave five copper to a small urchin girl and sent her to the address in Dock Ward that Namcali had given him and to her probable death.

Meanwhile Oz looked around town and found the tavern where his murder victim Males had done his drinking. He found a wench called Jinty Vale whom he bribed to get information out of.

Males was a bad man, he was pleased to learn, so he hoped that this knowledge would stop his nightmares. As he left he slipped a platinum piece into the woman's pockets.

At six o'clock most of them were at the OJB.

Corum told the others that he had been told to report to the local watch house the following morning. Fenrir said he would go along with him as all auxiliaries were being called in. Oz said he had other things on.

Fenrir then went out and purchased a mask, gloves and paint.

That night Oz, with the Sylvia pressed into service, took two small sick girls out of Virgin Square, had them cured of their disease and brought back to the OJB.

There names were Tamen Shell, aged seven, the daughter of a fisherman and Wanda, aged five, the daughter of a farmer.

Meanwhile Fenrir had the choice of a debutante ball or a meeting of the 'Dragon Fire' club at the Grinning Lion in North Ward. He opted for the later. It was hosted by Arron Thann of the House Thann. Fenrir found it to be a little disappointing in that it was mainly teenage nobles doing what they perceived to be naughty i.e. drinking too much and repeating scandal and blasphemy.

When the 'Blood Wine' came out, Fenrir drunk half a glass and felt the strong effects of some kind of drug in it. After that the party went rather wild.

He ravished a young masochistic maid in an adjoining room, drank a bit more and eventually left for home.

Both Oz and Fenrir arrived back at the OJB at roughly midnight.

DAY 149 (7th Eleasis)(August)

Oz had a day of copying spells.

Corum and Fenrir reported to the North Ward Watch house as auxiliary watchmen and joined a four man squad, Corum as an Amar and Fenrir as a watchman.

They were then sent down to the Virgin Square in Dock Ward and joined with the others in clearing it.

It was a grim task, with many women and children crying and the menfolk being angry and dismayed. Many of them were sick too, and all were scared of the watchmen as they descended on them like ravens, dressed in their bird-beak masks.

Those that had carts loaded them up. Those that had tents packed them up, but as they were all slowly moved from the square they left behind piles of rubbish, discarded clothes and makeshift huts. Smoke from abandoned camp fires hung low over the deserted square as Corum and Fenrir helped find and take away the dead that were left behind.

Meanwhile this was happening all over the city, in the squares where the refugees were camped and in the houses were the sick were kept. All of them were swept up into a mass movement of people out of Waterdeep.

By evening Corum and Fenrir were ready to head out to the camp and it was here that they saw the scale of what had happened. Twenty thousand people had been cleared from the city and deposited into a shanty town fit for only five thousand.

The clerics put the sick and the frail in the centre of the camp and in the tents the city had provided. Fenrir saw some tired and aggravated watchmen beating a man and went over to talk some sense into them.

After they had left he talked to the man. He said 'What are we meant to do?

We have nothing! Not even a roof over my head for me and my family!'

All Fenrir could say was that he was sorry.

Eventually Corum and Fenrir made their way back to the city. They had helped as much as they could, or were prepared to at least.

The events of this day would come to be known as 'The Sweep of The Sick'.