In the morning at the Shining Serpent Inn, Tysra gave Thoredim a note from Ontharr Frume, telling the group to go to the Hunting Lodge, because the cultist who runs the location “Talis the White” might be disloyal to the cult. We should investigate and give her note - to that end, she gave us a scroll of sending.
As we walked to the city, an inconspicuous person chatted Kaiya up, and gave her some information in Thieves cant:
After some bickering between Kaiya and Thoredim about whose faction is better, the group embarked on their six-day trip to Phandalin. After four days, they encountered a halfling woman, a merchant, who seemed to be another cousin of Fynn and Kaiya. Her cart expanded to a tent filled with various items, some of which the group bought:
In Phandalin, as a first order of business, we returned Barten’s cart undamaged to his confused apprentice - and felt pretty good about it! Fynn seduced the barmaid. Kaiya got her Bag of Holding delivered from the Wave Echo Cave.
We have made our way to the Icespire Peak. Kaiya transformed into a bat to scout out the castle at the peak. The others meanwhile got attacked by a brown bear but could quickly discourage it.
Since Kaiya discovered that the castle was inhabited by cultists again, we had to come up with a plan to reach the transportation circle somehow. We decided to dress up as cultists, Shan wearing the Dragon Mask, and pose as.. sanitary inspectors? Somehow, the guards at the entrance saw through our ruse and Posmet had a chance to make some additions to his sphere.
We dressed up as cultists, and activated the transportation circle to the hunting lodge. Our goal is to gain an audience with the leader and check where his allegiance lies. However, as we arrived at the other side of the portal, we immediately got attacked by a four-armed troll.