Journal of Rollo Lavius 1

Entry #164 - No Fly Zone

(G164 05/04/2013 Fri via Roll20 - JF(GM) , AP)

[I'm sorry dear reader, this next part of the story will jump around a bit as it tells of the adventures had by Fenrir and Veddic independently and over the same period.]

Starting with Fenrir then.

DAY 194 (22 Eleint)(September) cont...

It was mid day and Fenrir was about to be kicked out of his girl-friends room.

Before he left, Giselle asked,

'Should I warn father about Teru?'

Fenrir said 'Yes'.

He then walked back to the Lavius Estate and talked to Sir Humber and planned his return to Waterdeep.

After lunch he went to the lodge house dressed as a peasant but as it was raining he changes his plan and went back to the Estate.

He returned at four then secretly entered Giselle's room again. He said,

'I am return to the city tomorrow .. um .. you can come if you like.'

In reality he hadn't wanted to bring her, so when she cried 'Yes!' he thought to himself - oh poop!

'Very well then. Get your stuff together, we go tonight.'

DAY 195 (23 Eleint)(September)

Fenrir awoke at three in the morning then went and fetched Giselle from the lodge house.

She was up and dressed and had two massive bags with her!

Fenrir was dismayed but decided to give it a go.

Giselle is a mere waif of a girl and weighs only 110 lbs, but her gear and bags brought it up to 200 lbs. That plus Fenrir's own gear meant he was carrying a massive 230lbs!

Even using his magic wings to fly, after less than an hour all his limbs had gone numb and the strap he was using for the bags had dug a furrow in his back.

The stopped on the road so he could rest for an hour.

They then flew on a couple more hours and managed to get close to the bridge (about thirty miles from the estate). Fenrir was exhausted though and had pins and needles in every bit of him.

They rested, but after a while Giselle said 'I hear voices!'

Fenrir took to the air and saw four orcs coming through the trees to the north of the road. He told Giselle to make for the bridge and took them on. As fast as he could blow them to bits though, more arrived. One blew a horn that echoed loud across the forest.

Javelins began to fly up towards him and although only a few were hitting him they were taking their toll. In total he killed four of them, but decided in the end to flee after Giselle and the safety of the bridge which was heavily under guard by Waterdeep soldiers.

Giselle was there and said 'Where are my bags?'

They had been abandoned in the fight. She was very upset but Fenrir managed to talk her around from going back for them and they continued on their way.

It was easier going without the bags (and with Fenrir wearing Giselle's Ogre Strength Gloves that she'd not thought to let him borrow!) and they made Waterdeep by two in the afternoon.

Utterly exhausted Fenrir simply swooped around the west of the city hoping to come up on the docks from the south. But he was easily spotted by a gryphon rider patrol and escorted to the Peaktop Aerie which was their head quarters.

In hind sight Fenrir realised he should have waited to nightfall or just landed a mile before the city, but it had seemed like the best option given the proximity of the orc horde.