In front of the building where the meeting was to be held we met Tysra, Shanliang and Feilong. Happy to not be on our own. As we went inside, we were brought to a huge three-story tall hall, filled with people. In the middle there stood a large table, around which the council members had assembled:
The discussion had already started and revolved around whether the factions should act to crush the cultists or not. As the turn was our to speak, we made a point for destroying the cult, saying that while some individuals might be redeemable, the cult as such had to be eradicated from the face to the world. Even more so before they can fulfill their plan and raise Tiamat.
We offered our help, which Master Shifu gladly accepted. He laid out the following mission for us: There is an ancient device called DRAAKHORN, which can summon all chromatic dragons. We would be sent to retrieve it and bring it back to Waterdeep. Its current location was believed to be in the “sea of moving ice”. The last adventurer to go after it, a bird person (Aarakocra) called ???, had disappeared.
The sea is home to a dragon called “Arauthator”, also known as the “Old White Death”. He lives there with his mate “White Worm” (aka “Collector of people”). Together they had an offspring called “Cloudchaser”, which incidentally was the one we killed in the Cloud Giant’s castle.
To shorten the trip, we could use the nearest teleportation circles in Lasken or Mirabar. Icewind Dale is the last settlement before entering the sea of ice.
As our time in the limelight came to a close, Thoredim turned around for one more attempt at a passionate speech to sway the council to crush the cult. He failed miserably though and the group was ushered out to the audience ranks. Here we sat and had to watch the council members letting their petty politics get in the way of a solution for hours. It dawned on us more and more that this council would not act anytime soon and if we wanted the cult stopped, we had to act ourselves.
Fynn meanwhile kept an eye on suspicious audience members, engaging one in a conversation.
After the meeting, Shan seized the chance to talk to master Shifu. Interestingly, the wise master immediately saw through Kaiyas shapeshifting ability and recognized that she is a changeling. He also already has arranged a teleport to Lasken. There we would meet a human male called “Frostskimmer”, a ranger that knows the area well. From there, it is an eight-day travel to the sea of moving ice.
Fynn asked about Remalia Haventree, who she suspected might be a covert cult member. Master Shifu told us, her husband was murdered and now she was the leading representative of the Harpers at the council.
We would meet the next day at Blackstaff’s tower, where equipment and transport would be provided for us. Until then, we still had some errands to run:
Fynn decided to talk to Remalia right away. She was friendly and seemed honest, and she kept talking about an ominous “family friend” that helped her understand the dangers of the cult. As we bid our farewells, she asked to meet again after coming back from retrieving the Draakhorn. Finally, she advised us to find the white dragon mask and hide it well.
We tried to purchase some armor for better frost resistance at the “Halls of Hilmer” (a magic armory), but after hearing the price tags (6000 GPs for a frost-restistant breastplate), we decided on getting potions instead.
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