Journal of Rollo Lavius 1

Entry #164b - Bring on the Wall!

(G164b 12/04/2013 Fri via Roll20 - JF(GM) , AP)

DAY 198 (26 Eleint)(September)

To start with Veddic then. He spend the first part of the night peaceably enough stood on the east facing wall of North Ward along with Corum, a Civilar and two Watchmen as well as two volunteers, Cavu and a ranger who did not introduce himself.

Veddic found that Corum was willing to expound on the latest business of the Dungsweeper's Guild at great length and in great detail.

Apparently a dwarf called John Snow of the Church of Sharindlar had proved beyond doubt the link between dirt and disease and that the Blue Death is spread via dirty water.

This was wonderful news for the people of Waterdeep who had been blaming it on miasma up until now and also for the DSG as this would require more hygiene in the city and thus more business for the DSG.

Corum had about his person a handbill that would soon be posted all around the city.

It read :

'By Order of the Open Lord of Waterdeep and the Council of Hidden Lords;

No person shall urinate or defecate in or upon any public street, sidewalk, alley, plaza, beach, park, public building or other publicly maintained facility or place, or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view, except when using a urinal, cesspit, closet or midden, or when using a portable or temporary closet or other facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste and which is enclosed from public view.'

Corum went on to explain that the 'Pale Closets' as the portable toilets were known as were making the DSG more money now than everything else put together. He was now in the process of negotiating the siting and building of permanent 'public conveniences' that would be funded by the city. It was a long term goal though as there were many more pressing matters, but it would ultimately lead to less disease and allow the refugee's in Hova Farm to eventually come back.

Veddic was almost relieved when the attack on the wall came. Not long after the clocks had rung out two in the morning several volleys of flaming arrows were fired at the wall. Next came a force of orcs carrying five ladders.

Veddic cast a 'Briar' spell that entangled them and killed a couple. This really held them back, but more came and managed to get a ladder up onto the wall. Cavu started singing a battle song and the others started sniping at the forces below them with arrows.

Javelins hurled from further back kept their heads down and they were all hit glancing blows from incoming missiles.

Corum fired and killed an orc but ducked down as a hail of arrows was fired at him. Then something in the darkness started to hurl rocks and one bounced off his head.

Under the covering fire two orcs managed to make it up a ladder, followed by more eager to take the wall.

The Civilar managed to throw one back over the battlements, but more came up the ladder to take its place.

Next a squad of four tough barbarians made for the ladder and a hill giant loomed into view. Corum killed an orc with one mighty blow and the Civilar another.

Corum then traded blows with a barbarian and killed him, but poor Veddic was pushed off the wall! The watchman in charge of the warning horn blew three blasts which meant 'We need help!'.

A pushing fight broke out on the wall now and both Corum and the Civilar were pushed off. The Hill Giant managed to climb the wall and just as his club was coming down on Cavu's head the bard went 'Poof!' and disappeared in a flash.