The city of Waterdeep is truly enormous, bigger than any of us has ever seen! They say around two million people, give or take, live here. One of them, naturally, is a cousin of Fynn, called Earll (“L”) and owns a tavern in Dockward, the seedy part of town. Not to be confused with Seaward where the nobles live or tradeward, where many shops are located.
The latter is where we headed to go shopping. First a place called Chalos Wonderous Vault, with its owner, Chalos being a flamboyant Tiefling. After a lengthy and very complicated negotiation the group exchanged many items, gems, pearls, dragon teeth, some currency for three night goggles - and a cloak of many fashions for Shan.
Thoredims wish to acquire a silet elven chainmail got smashed by a 6000 GP price tag - but a new goal is born! In Mylar’s Extraordinary Armory, led by a female half-orc, Posmet and Thoredim both bought splint armor.
Off to the North Gate! The group met Jemna and Jos, and Jemna explained she has been hired as guard for a shipment to “the roadhouse”. We followed her example and got hired immediately. The reason may be that the trip leads through the Mere of Dead Men, where many do not return. But hey - 50 GP per trip per person! The High Road Charter Company, led by Lord Neverember (of Waterdeep) wants to restore the High Road which was destroyed by a volcano.
Finally, we headed to The Rolling Teabarrel, Fynn’s cousin’s pub. Fynn explained that Earll, the cousin, is the black sheep of the family, and the rest wondered whether this is meant literally or not since Earll is a black-furred Firbolg. After some drinking, Earll invited the group to a trip to a nearby brothel, but the group resigned to more drinking and getting some shut-eye before some new adventures the next day…