Nightal 23

Nightal 23, 1369:
    High = 18, Low = 10
    Moderate precipitation (2" snow) starting @ 2:50pm
    Wind gusting to 50 mph from the north.
    Clear sky until 2:00pm, then overcast.

    As the missing party members were returning from jail the next
    morning, word arrived from Dusty that the Endurance had returned
    to Waterdeep Harbor at 5:40am that morning and that he was
    watching it.  The party headed off to join Dusty, who reported
    that many groups of sailors had disembarked, most headed in
    obvious directions for supplies or accounted for on the docks
    since, but one group had headed off in the direction of
    The Warehouse.

    The party contacted the City Watch to let them know that they were
    going to check for Rabairnil in the warehouse, claiming that they
    had received a tip about the building as a result of the reward
    they had posted.  Two watchmen accompanied them.

    When they got there, they knocked and then went in.  It was quiet,
    but Maanamere indicated that multiple people had walked in
    recently.  They began to advance cautiosly, but three people
    started shooting at them, one from the shelves and two from the
    opening in the 2nd floor.  Moments later, a Spectral
    Hand, apparently cast by Rabairnil, came out of the shelves as
    well.

    Moogh ran into the shelves.  Henkles used the Sproing Ring to jump
    to the second floor and engage the archers.  Darius spotted the
    source of the Spectral Hand and cast Magic Missile
    at Rabairnil.  Maanamere started heading towards him.  Two sailors
    in the shelves tried to flee but ultimately failed.

    The next round, Darius miscast a spell and cast Wall of
    Fire around himself, setting the warehouse and one watchman on
    fire.  He put himself out and they ran for help.  Rabairnil pulled
    a sphere off of a necklace he was wearing and threw it, creating
    an area of darkness, he then proceeded to flee.  Maanamere and the
    goblin skeletons the party had encountered before emerged
    seperately from the shelves and some ornithopters attacked.
    Dexter cast Dispel Magic on the Wall of Fire as the
    darkness prevented him from seeing the skeletons.

    After that, Darius used a scroll to cast Water Bomb to put
    out the fire in the warehouse.  Dexter, seeing the skeletons,
    turned them.  Moogh pursued Rabairnil through the warehouse and a
    second Darkness. Steve led the remaining two skeletons,
    which were pursuing him, up to the second floor (and Henkles) as
    Maanamere followed after Moogh in the pursuit of Rabairnil.

    Rabairnil cast a third Darkness just outside the warehouse,
    but Moogh managed to tackle and stab him.  Maanamere arrived
    moments later and started destroying the ornithopters which had
    been trying to cover Rabairnil's retreat.  The rest of the enemies
    inside were quickly dispatched and Henkles ran down the fleeing
    skeletons.
        100xp to dexter for diplomacy (Karen/Wife)
        4920xp for all monsters

    Using the Glimmer Gauntlet, the party hastilly stripped the bodies
    of all magic items before the watch returned.  Then they turned
    the bodies over to the Watch, who had arrived accompanied by
    members of the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors, who were
    pleased to see that the fire was out.

    Later, the harbor patrol questioned the captain of the Endurance,
    but learned nothing useful.

    Some party members and Dusty questioned some of the sailors in
    bars that afternoon (-20gp from party treasure).  They learned
    that the sailors were happy to be rid of Rabairnil and that he had
    been keeping "something bad" below decks that they wished was also
    gone.  The party sent an offer to the captain to collect and
    dispose of anything Rabairnil may have left behind (without
    explaining that they were the ones who killed him).  He requested
    a meeting the next morning.

    When they got home they looked at their loot:
        12cp, 49sp, 15ep, 38gp, 4 Toals, 9pp, 3mp
        2 pairs of bracers, one from Rabairnil, one from a sailor
        a magic ring from Rabairnil
        Rabairnil's Bastard Sword, +1, +2 vs half-elves & half-orcs,
            +3 vs humans
        Rabairnil's Necklace - appears as a cheap necklace unless you
            put it on, then it appears as a high quality blackened
            silver necklace from which hang 4 intricately carved ebony
            balls, one smaller than the others
        a Long sword, +2 from one of the sailors
        a Long bow, +1 from one of the sailors
        Chain Mail of Free Swimming - +1 protection but also enchanted
            to be as easy to swim in as no clothing at all, also adds
            +1 to swimming proficiency checks, taken from a sailor of
            course