Guilliame opens the vellum scroll first and starts reading. As the title suggested, it is a recounting of a mission by early Sorendenese explorers up the River Lyr and their encounter with various tribes of Stemians that live in the thick forest that border the river. One of the recurring themes is that the tribes have shaman who seem to be able to communicate and somehow control supernatural spirits associated with the forest and the river.
The end of the account is about an attack made on the explorers by one of the tribes. From what Guilliame can understand, it seems the attackers were accompanied by many spirits of the woodland who bedevilled the defenders causing them great disadvantage in the fight. In the end, the explorers were able to retreat, but took heavy losses in doing so and it seems they only survived because they were able to retreat out of the area the spirits were protecting.
By the time Guilliame finishes reading the account, he is feeling hungry and it is lunchtime.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
As an alumni of the School, Guilliame can eat in the refectory whenever he wants. So he joins in with the rest of the people eating.
While he is eating, he overhears some of the more mature students talking about a Glory of Mithras being in the city: a woman by the name of Rahni of the House Akkee.
The students then get into a dispute over whether the woman, a nubian, is in line for the imperial throne.
[OOC: Make a History check to see if Guilliame knows the answer.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Guilliame is a little surprised to learn that there is a Glory of Mithras (i.e., a religious warrior) is in Constantine, and the fact she is of nubian descent makes her even more special.
However, Guilliame's reading has led him to the understanding that, while the House of Akkee is of pure Nubian blood±like the emperor's house House Logos—it has never been the ruling house.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Put into conversation "As I understand it although she is of Nubian descent the House of Logos has never been the ruling House. She is in line to perhaps win a gold logos."
The students all turn and look at Guilliame strangely, and then someone behind him laughs.
Turning, Guilliame sees a smiling Sam behind him, tossing an apple in the air and catching it.
Sam sits down next to Guilliame at his table and then, with a lowered voice, says, "That was a joke, wasn't it?"
The three students who were talking—who are all Sorians—get up and leave, and Guilliame sees Sam smile at them. He also sees them ignore him.
"I'm so out of my depth here," Sam says, looking a little desperate. "I'm not from the big city, so I don't know what to say and do to make friends, and to make it worse, I'm a novice, so all my class mates are so much younger than I am."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Just keep your head down and don't make waves is my advice. I've been trying to find out more about the mysterious cat we encountered earlier, in the library, just out of curiosity. If you have nothing else on perhaps you could have a quick look with me. Two heads and all that."
"Yes, you had better help out there. Keep an eye out for anything unusual. Master Fini certainly thinks there is trouble brewing. I'll let you know what I find out latter."
"Will do, Master Guilliame," says Sam, who then says, "I will see you later, and thanks for the tip." Sam then walks out of the refectory chomping on his apple.
Guilliame spends a large part of the afternoon studying large parts of this book, which was obviously written by a cat lover. Apart from extolling the benefits of cats that aren't really cats, Guilliame picks up the following information about familiars in general (see Find Familiar spell. Please let me know if you can't).
Of perhaps greater importance, the book also has a reference to another book, Summoning the Fey, which Guilliame believes he has seen in this library. This book supposedly contains rituals for the summoning of (and protection against) such spirit creatures.
As Guilliame is coming to the realisation that he can not get anything else from this book, he realises that there is a young woman moving around the library pulling the covers off ever-lasting torches mounted on the wall, to bring light to the room.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
The woman gives a little start when Guilliame addresses her from where he is sat at his table.
"That's right, my name is Guilliame—I mean, Velma... Sorry," she says and then starts blushing profusely. "Your name is Guilliame. I knew that..."
She then pulls herself up to all of her five feet and four inches and looks down at the seated Guilliame and says, "I'm the librarian's assistant. How can I help you?"
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I've been trying to find out about a protective spirit that has appeared in a shop. I think it appears when people who aren't invited enter the house. Any ideas of books to consult?"
"I am sorry," says Velma, looking uncertain, "but I am not knowledgeable about such things. Maybe Shelf 16: Conjuration would help, but perhaps it would be best to consult one of the masters."
At this point, Guilliame remembers that Shelf 16 was where he saw the book Summoning the Fey book, that was mentioned in the book he spent the afternoon reading.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist) Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon. The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Guilliame opens the vellum scroll first and starts reading. As the title suggested, it is a recounting of a mission by early Sorendenese explorers up the River Lyr and their encounter with various tribes of Stemians that live in the thick forest that border the river. One of the recurring themes is that the tribes have shaman who seem to be able to communicate and somehow control supernatural spirits associated with the forest and the river.
The end of the account is about an attack made on the explorers by one of the tribes. From what Guilliame can understand, it seems the attackers were accompanied by many spirits of the woodland who bedevilled the defenders causing them great disadvantage in the fight. In the end, the explorers were able to retreat, but took heavy losses in doing so and it seems they only survived because they were able to retreat out of the area the spirits were protecting.
By the time Guilliame finishes reading the account, he is feeling hungry and it is lunchtime.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Return the books to the shelves and pop out to the nearest student eatery (if there is one) and grab a bite.
If uneventful return and study the other book.
As an alumni of the School, Guilliame can eat in the refectory whenever he wants. So he joins in with the rest of the people eating.
While he is eating, he overhears some of the more mature students talking about a Glory of Mithras being in the city: a woman by the name of Rahni of the House Akkee.
The students then get into a dispute over whether the woman, a nubian, is in line for the imperial throne.
[OOC: Make a History check to see if Guilliame knows the answer.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Guilliame is a little surprised to learn that there is a Glory of Mithras (i.e., a religious warrior) is in Constantine, and the fact she is of nubian descent makes her even more special.
However, Guilliame's reading has led him to the understanding that, while the House of Akkee is of pure Nubian blood±like the emperor's house House Logos—it has never been the ruling house.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Put into conversation "As I understand it although she is of Nubian descent the House of Logos has never been the ruling House. She is in line to perhaps win a gold logos."
The students all turn and look at Guilliame strangely, and then someone behind him laughs.
Turning, Guilliame sees a smiling Sam behind him, tossing an apple in the air and catching it.
Sam sits down next to Guilliame at his table and then, with a lowered voice, says, "That was a joke, wasn't it?"
The three students who were talking—who are all Sorians—get up and leave, and Guilliame sees Sam smile at them. He also sees them ignore him.
"I'm so out of my depth here," Sam says, looking a little desperate. "I'm not from the big city, so I don't know what to say and do to make friends, and to make it worse, I'm a novice, so all my class mates are so much younger than I am."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Just keep your head down and don't make waves is my advice. I've been trying to find out more about the mysterious cat we encountered earlier, in the library, just out of curiosity. If you have nothing else on perhaps you could have a quick look with me. Two heads and all that."
"If you would like me to," says Sam, sounding uncertain, "But I was about to head over to the shop, as I promised."
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Yes, you had better help out there. Keep an eye out for anything unusual. Master Fini certainly thinks there is trouble brewing. I'll let you know what I find out latter."
"Will do, Master Guilliame," says Sam, who then says, "I will see you later, and thanks for the tip." Sam then walks out of the refectory chomping on his apple.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
After lunch head back and consult 'The Benefits to a House of Having a Cat as a Familiar'.
After finishing his own meal, Guilliame heads back to the second floor of the library and picks up the book he intends to spend the afternoon reading.
[OOC: Please make an Investigation check. No hurry. I will probably not get to reply until tonight.]
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Guilliame spends a large part of the afternoon studying large parts of this book, which was obviously written by a cat lover. Apart from extolling the benefits of cats that aren't really cats, Guilliame picks up the following information about familiars in general (see Find Familiar spell. Please let me know if you can't).
Of perhaps greater importance, the book also has a reference to another book, Summoning the Fey, which Guilliame believes he has seen in this library. This book supposedly contains rituals for the summoning of (and protection against) such spirit creatures.
As Guilliame is coming to the realisation that he can not get anything else from this book, he realises that there is a young woman moving around the library pulling the covers off ever-lasting torches mounted on the wall, to bring light to the room.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"Good evening. You are Velma, I assume? Mistress Althea said you would be looking after the library. My name is Guilliame."
The woman gives a little start when Guilliame addresses her from where he is sat at his table.
"That's right, my name is Guilliame—I mean, Velma... Sorry," she says and then starts blushing profusely. "Your name is Guilliame. I knew that..."
She then pulls herself up to all of her five feet and four inches and looks down at the seated Guilliame and says, "I'm the librarian's assistant. How can I help you?"
---
Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
"I've been trying to find out about a protective spirit that has appeared in a shop. I think it appears when people who aren't invited enter the house. Any ideas of books to consult?"
"I am sorry," says Velma, looking uncertain, "but I am not knowledgeable about such things. Maybe Shelf 16: Conjuration would help, but perhaps it would be best to consult one of the masters."
At this point, Guilliame remembers that Shelf 16 was where he saw the book Summoning the Fey book, that was mentioned in the book he spent the afternoon reading.
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Tyrus Mountson: Lvl 3 Dwarvish Bard; Waterdeep Campaign (Dragon Heist)
Nanoc the Younger: Semi-retired Lvl 2 Rogue / Level 2 Barbarian Human; The Knuckle, Mror Holds, Ebberon.
The Honourable Jaden Fellan: Level 3 Human Eldritch Knight; Band of Sunswall
AKA: Phillip Berrie: writer, editor and academic thrillseeker—a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.