Memoirs of a Bard Week 3 - The Return to Shavalant, and a Very Interesting Warforged

An excerpt from the journal of Duncan the Bard -

Having successfully defended the town from bandits, our group was divided on the question of what to do next. Some were in favor of finding the lair of the owlbears we fought earlier while the rest of us, the more reasonable ones, wanted to get back to town.

Snap was in favor of going after the owlbears. I, of course, was not. Honestly, why would we go looking to kill animals that never hurt anyone needlessly and scrounge around in the decaying pockets of the dead for treasure when we’re got a chest to be opened? The old man just doesn’t think these things through.

After much debate, the group finally listened to me and we decided to take the chest from the bandits’ den and go back to town. I was generous enough to offer use of my wagon to transport the thing. After expertly talking the sheriff out of sending guards with me, I returned to our meeting place. Dag and Henrietta were helpful enough to carry the trunk to the road.

The guards let us in without any hassle.

Having gotten the chest safely into the city, our group parted ways for the evening, leaving Snap and I to look after the chest. It was so late that the rest of the town was already asleep, but we noticed that the smithy in town was still open and decided to take the chest to see if we could get it open. The smith we encountered was a fascinating Warforged named Q who said he prefers working late. He gets his best work done when the town is sleeping, he said.

He seemed sad. Said he used to be an adventurer himself, but he didn’t solve a puzzle fast enough and his companions died because of it. I wonder what he meant by that. Kind enough man, he opened the chest for free because of the time we saved him by going to take care of the bandit camp ourselves. Said he would have done it if we hadn’t. He’s making something so I can get in touch with him in the future, should the need arise. I wish he could join Snap and I in our journeys, but he seems to be content staying where he is.

We regrouped in the morning to open the chest (Snap and I having been good enough to wait for everyone else before opening the chest). Inside, we found –

-          A set of gloves, masterfully made with runes embossed into them in White, Red, Black, Green and Blue thread.

-          A necklace with a Stag Beetle encased in Amber as the medallion.

-          A silver Pearl, An Aquamarine, and a Lapis Lazuli

-          A Golden Chalice set with three Rubies,

-          400 gold coins, 1500 silver coins, and a letter of credit from House Kundarak for 500g.