26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), shortly after sunset The half-hearted rainfall has stopped. But there is a damp heaviness to the air. I wrinkle my nose: the sweetness of the blossoming orchards is now pressing in on all sides with cloying over-ripeness. The night is not fresh. Tatters of mist reach... Continue Reading →
Let’s eat: a sexy Doomguide’s stew!
If you are a lonely, sleep-deprived knight of Kelemvor who has kept steadfast watch for three days, and then had a stirring evening of meeting helpful, mysterious strangers, kindly healing these same strangers’ wounds, and heroically smiting some pesky Undead, you will want to eat stew. If you are a mere mortal who is bundled... Continue Reading →
Chapter Seventeen: Characters.
Celanye : NPC female Moon Elf. Celanye is the first of the Soul Arrows of Sehanine Moonbow that Elodie meets at the City of the Dead. Dispatched by the Soul Fletcher to aid Amber against the Undead incursion, Celanye is a focused and able fighter. And, if it seems that she has spent most of... Continue Reading →
Chapter Sixteen: Characters.
Ushien Stormbringer, : NPC, Human female. Our party has never actually met this character. We know her only through her deeds. But, having immersed herself in Ushien’s writings, Elodie feels like she is at least somewhat acquainted with the storied warrior. As a Novitiate in the Order of the Gauntlet, Ushien proved her courage and... Continue Reading →
Chapter Seventeen: Warm Days, Hot Knights.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), a little after eleven bells after highmoon Heart and steps light, I leave Tyr’s Temple. Passing through the outer courtyard of the Halls of Justice, I notice one of the trainee warriors with whom I had shared words of encouraging advice earlier, on my way in... Continue Reading →
Chapter Sixteen: The Calm before the Stormbringer.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), about ten bells after highmoon. Saer Savra beckons me through a heavy wooden door off to one side of the small work space behind her desk. A hallway lies beyond, less drafty but also darker and not as ornately finished as the marble-walled central chamber of... Continue Reading →
Let’s Just Eat…
The Creamiest Cheesecake with Peaches and a Meringue Cloud Topping Serves 8-12, depending on how thickly you slice it. As are so many of us, I am struggling with the events of the past week. Too disheartened to speak on it any more than that, I am going in search of comfort. Old-school, ie, Golden... Continue Reading →
Chapter Fifteen: Characters.
The Soul Fletcher: NPC, Moon Elf female, High Priest of Sehanine Moonbow at the Temple of the Seldarine in Waterdeep and therefore the Elf holding the highest rank in the tower where Aubray and Elodie currently reside. A truly imposing figure, she appears unapproachable and elevated far above the gritty and sordid details of the... Continue Reading →
Chapter Fifteen: A Guiding Hand.
26th Mirtul, Year of Three Ships Sailing (1492 D.R.), just before dawn. I wake in the shy light that comes before true morning. It is the twenty-sixth of Mirtul and the night of the New Moon is two days away. This thought brings me to full awareness. I begin to stretch and then freeze, abruptly... Continue Reading →