Characters: Julian, Tulgar, Balin, Anthony, Davvin, Cael, Grim.
NPCs: Kadan Swordswreath: Herald of Zaz, Duchess Lucia Thionne-Hhune, Dyadin Rycigna: Owner of the Hanging Gardens Tavern, 4 Court Lawyers of Tethyr: Abd-Creon (Treasury), Abd-Gyes (Land Titles), Abd-Doran (Roads), Abd-Oneus (Environment), 2 Court Architects of Tethyr: Valandil Culnamo (Elf), Dram Hargranar (Dwarf).
E 29 Alturiak 1374 - 29 Tarsakh 1374
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Following the long meeting with the Council of Lords, the party decided they would take some much needed rest at the luxurious Hanging Gardens Tavern. Dyadin greeted the party and was quite glad to see them after the terrible plague rebellions. Fortunately, through Dyadin's arcane mastery, the Hanging Gardens Tavern was not damaged in the Carpets Rebellion or in the extended Bloodfever plague. The silk-clad tavern maids led the adventurers in to relaxing baths, and quiet private bedrooms. With the first rings of silence in their ears, the party found themselves unable to sleep, shaking and sweating. They ate the last of their Dawnbean and Crusader Moss supply that the old Blackguard Throffson had given them, and went to a late supper. Dyadin had prepared a magical feast for them, wine and spirits followed.After they were done enjoying their meal, one of the tavern maids told the party a paige had left them a note a couple hours prior. Julian read the royal summons to the Fortress of the Faithful, and the party rushed as to not be late. They did indeed arrive late, finding many servants of the Triad rushing to clean up the mess and make royal preparations. However, the experienced Herald Kadan gave them an incredible induction for the attending Court Royals. There the party was formally inducted into the Tethyrian noble line as they wrote their names into its most prestigious magical tome. Then they spoke with the Court Lawyers and Architects concerning their evocation of land rites, and architectural plans. Anthony Manton had settled that he would occupy the constal point of the Dragonhead Pinnensula and fortify a haunted, broken down sea port into a powerful force of naval law. Julian was quick to decide he would take a portion of well-settled land containing the major roadway, fields, and forests, surrounding his hometown. Finally, Davvin chose to take a significant portion of the Starspire peaks (the site of numerous Kelemvor Miracles) and construct an incredible Fortress-Temple in the name of Kelemvor's Church. The rest of the party held their rites of land for the future.
With the preliminary plans in place, the architects told the party they would begin immediately on surveying and designing the plans. The work was estimated at one year, and so Davvin and Constal Manton would wait and supervise. Balin took the remaining time in Zaz to rejuvenate the landscape, spurring the surviving sead bank to grow hearty once more. The plants within Zaz were also spurred to grow replacing their blighted predecessors. His efforts continued in the undercity's sewers where he planted the old seeds of the great mushroom tree to forest the underground with life. The party had completed one of their greatest challenges yet, and then prepared to move on. They decided that because of their epic wealth from Gildabarr's hizagkurr halls, they would Gate to the famed marketplace, the City of Union.
The party said farewells to the people of Zaz and stepped through the shimmering Gate to the City of Union. There, in the greatest marketplace in all the realms, the party began to search and bargain for goods and services. Cael spent his time with a librarian of the Scribe Guild researching the magical natures of the Ring and Sword of Kenewrec. After many weeks of intense meditation and research, Cael was able to unlock the powers of this regalia. The rest of the party spent what would have been previously unimaginable wealth on new and more powerful magical items which would help them on their future quests.
