We were heading on with the caravan, when we noticed a head on the road - well more like a man buried up to his head. He had a sign saying Oathbreaker on him. Fynn woke him up and asked about his story, which the man recounted as having tried to snug out before his wedding and the father of the bride doing this. The group was not sure whether to help him which possibly meant risk losing the caravan, so time was of the essence! Shan used his earthquake spell, but the poor man was still stuck, just a bit more shaken. Thoredim decided to dig, while Kaiya started putting flowers around him. When one arm was freed, Posmet gave him a stick and one Ration, so he could do the rest, in exchangewe learned his name Carlon Amufel. Fynn, Shan and Kaiya dug him out after all, and he confessed that he actually followed the last caravan because of some “suspicious people” in it. He is one of the harpers, tasked to follow them. Unfortunately, they caught him in Westbridge and buried him - a harpers symbol tattooed on his arm confirms this story.
In the eveing, Kaiya talked to Carlon a bit more and found out that there is one dragon mask for each type of chromatic dragon. Carlon followed the supposed cultists since Flint Rock, which was a town the cultists raided. He now plans to meet up with his fellows in waterdeep. Kaiya briefly inquired deeper into the Harpers, then quickly lost interest when hearing about their principle about “being fair to everyone”.
At breakfast, Jemna grabbed Thoredims bowl and produces a curled up piece of bone from its contents, which was probably planted by the cultists, she explains. Still unsure about her motifs, the group wonders if Jemna herself may have planted it there? To get peace of mind, Thoredim asked Jemna to agree to step into a “Zone of Truth” cast by him and answer some questions. After some questioning, the group was convinced her motifs are true, she really is driven by stopping the cultists. She is part of a cult but refused mentioning its name.
In the evening, Jemna warns the group of the Red Wizard, a powerful cult in Thay.
About one hour before Red Larch the group was woken up by screams and murmuring: one of the cultists has been murdered! The murder weapon was a short sword, and first suspicions quickly arose. Jos stepped forward to calm people down, to remarkable success. Jemna kept the suspicion on Jos, but actually was quite suspicious herself. The Harper relayed an information to the group, that the cultists plan their meetup at a place called the Carnath Road House.
On a difficult stretch of road, the cart of the cultists tipped over and among the broken boxes with dried meat, some jewellery spilled out. The group helped them fix the cart while acting unsuspecting
We have reached Waterdeep! The group hands the cart to a hireling, it will be parked at the north gate until the next night. The oxen has been baptized Olaf. Next, the group headed to Charlo’s Wonderous Vault to get night goggles, planning to catch up with the cultists and follow them to their destination afterwards.