Session+95

**Session 95** **11/26/2016** **The Water Spirit in the Plane of Water, Entering the Den of Sin and Bargaining for the Collection of Keys**

The companions joined for breakfast. Mali loaned her pearl helm to Thorn and left Melleron in Ursus's care. Erevin had his own pearl helm and Shri formed into his moonblade. Posy had slippers of the trident and Uther stayed behind to drink at the inn with Ursus. "You're going to have to stay here," Wren caressed Kale's cheek, "I don't know how long we're going to be and I don't want to take the chance that you wont be able to breathe." Kale frowned, "I don't like this..." She hugged him, "I know... and I'm sorry. I still wear your charm around my wrist to pull you to me at any time." He laughed, "You'd better have water breathing prepped if you use it." She grinned wide, "Of course. Go and have fun with the barbarians and try not to worry."

 Samira, the pink haired sorceress, was with Lisha, the sister of water, along the shoreline of the ocean. Floating in a cradle beside them was Samira's infant daughter, Alexia - the Queen of Rivers. They stood in the water hip-dip. Waves were gently crashing on the shore. Together they opened a gateway to the plane of water... bubbles formed in the water, creating an effervescent effect. Large bubbles of water spun around the cradle and geysers of water began shooting up from the bay! The few passers-by on the beach scattered in fear! A pair of watery serpent like dragons chased each other around and around until they formed a circular portal. Ships in the distance moved away from the area. A shimmering blue appeared on the other side of the gateway. Lisha and Samira slumped into the water, exhausted, and Alexia was crying in her crib. Wren moved to them quickly to check on them and thank them. They told her the gateway would stay open for an hour. Sergei and a few others helped the three back to the shoreline.

Wren stepped through the portal, followed by her companions. It was endless blue water. There was no true gravitational pull in the plane of water... gravity was where they decide it was at any given time. The young witch could feel an exhilariting empowerment in this realm, and wove slipstream spells over Thorn and Erevin to aid their swimming. Wren and Mali became water elementals and Azarius's tentacles swished in the water.

Wren concentrated her thoughts, trying to call to her patron, and a school of colorful fish led the group in a specific direction. The plane was eerily beautiful with perfectly clear water... great squids and massive whales could be seen in the distance. A one hundred feet long squid swam by, pausing to examine and blink at Azarius who was only about as big as the thing's eye. Thousands of different fish swam about. There was no bottom and no surface... the plane was fully water. The only exception seemed to be the occasional bubble of air or floating rock.

Following the school of fish, they came to a spherical zone that appeared almost muddy like a stain in the ocean where the fish dispersed. Leading the companions, Wren and Posy pointed out where water appeared to be moving around this darkened sphere.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The young witch moved closer, finding the current to be more like a jetstream moving at great speed around the sphere. She used her magic, forcing her will to bend the turbulent water around to form a calm opening for everyone to pass through.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The water was thick and murky inside, making it difficult to move through. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Posy forced her way through the viscus substance to pop through to wear a rock floated in the water. A beautiful watery woman stood on top of the rock and was battling three massive Ghandahaurian beasts. Wren followed the gnome barbarian through, struggling with her large watery size. The two began helping the others, pulling them through the gel-like filthy sac to the water pocket inside.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> Seemingly dead water elementals and other tentacled creatures were floating in the water nearby. It was only the water spirit, a huge water elemental trying to defend her, and the three massive creatures remaining. Empowered in this realm, Wren wove her most powerful magic around her and her companions, boosting their morale and endurance. Erevin prepped his bow for brilliant energy, standing among his companions, and took in the battleground. Azarius sent out one of his spells, increasing the speed of himself and his companions. Maliumpkin wove her magic over the barbarian gnome beside her, bolstering her strength. Posy charged fully toward the closest tentacled beast, a great mammoth worm covered in thousands of tiny orifices. She smashed her warhammer into it's rubbery hide, sending up puffs of acidic clouds from the puckered holes of it's body that burned the little gnome's flesh! Thorn moved in a little more hesitantly as he watched the clouds swirl around his barbarian companion. He noticed a multitude of eyes woven over the worm's body in addition to the orifices. It could see him coming from all directions. He pierced it with his dagger, sending up another cloud of acid that sent the halfling sputtering backward, "Ewwww!"

Wren wrote symbols in the air around the elven ranger still near her, creating a hex to ward off attacks on Erevin. Erevin launched a barrage of brilliant energy arrows into the massive worm, streaks of light streaming through the water behind each one. Azarius swiftly wove a magical shield around himself and began summoning.

Mali began her summoning spell as well, standing next to the sorcerer. Posy's rage filled blood began to mend some of her burns as she swam on to the next tentacled beast, leaving the worm to slice a wound across her back with it's great scythe arms! Blood misted into the water around her. Seeing the vicious strike a little too closely, and knowing they wouldn't withstand the continued burning of the clouds of acid, Thorn threw Rose through the water, using her to port away from the worm.

Wren released a bolt of electricity from Cirdan and a bolt of cold from her hands into the revolting worm! The tiny orifices puckered tighter and some of it's eyes clouded over and exploded! The great worm turned in vengeful anger, charging toward the witch and ranger, bringing it's giant scythe arms down to slice into Wren, tearing a gaping wound that pooled blood down her watery chest! It then grappled outward with it's maw of tentacles, one of them managing to lash on to Erevin to pull him up to it's razor teeth filled throat!

"Can I help?" Erevin felt Shri stir in his scabbard and magic pulsed outward from the moonblade to create a whirling barrier of moonlit blades in the mouth of the massive worm before him, shredding it to confetti! A cloud of acid misted out into the waters around it. Now released, Erevin nodded to the moonblade on his hip, "Well done, my love."

A gargantuan celestial shark answered Azarius's call, moving in to bite into a tentacled kraken with a mighty divine smite! Three megladon sharks answered Maliumpkin's call, surrounding the massive tentacled two-legged beast that Posy was heading for. It was a towering leathery beast with claw tipped hands, bat like wings, and a giant tail! Spikes ran down its back and it's great maw opened up to a multitude of pink tentacles!

The young druid began summoning again. Posy made her way around one of the massive sharks to slam her hearthhammer into the upright towering beast now distracted by multiple sharks. Released from the battle against the massive tentacle mawed beast, the water spirit was able step back and heal herself. Thorn tactically withdrew, rejoining his range-fighting companions to get a better look at the battleground.

Wren tried to place a hex of retribution against the massive Ghandahaurian beast, but she heard his voice as he repelled it, "I don't think so, little witch!" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> The immense beast attempted to take control of one of the megaladon's thoughts, but the great shark was able to shake it off. The squid-like krakken sent out it's 8 tentacles, four of them began pulling apart the huge water elemental on the rock and two lashed onto the celestial shark, dragging it in to bite it with it's sharp teeth filled beak!

Erevin sent a barrage of brilliant energy arrows to pierce deeply into the krakken's flesh! The celestial shark gnashed it's sharp teeth into the squid-like beast, tearing away it's flesh to bleed ink into the water! Three more massive megaladon sharks answered the druid's call to form a full ball around the tentacle-mawed two legged beast! The first three were ripping away the beast's flesh with their rows of massive razor sharp teeth! Posy squeezed in close to the ghandahaurian creature, dodging the biting sharks swarming all around her, and slammed her hearthhammer into it's tough leathery hide!

Thorn swam around the rock formation, moving into place to help Posy. Wren released another electrical bolt from Cirdan into the krakken and wrote symbols in the air around herself to close her bleeding wounds.

The krakken managed to fully rip apart the huge water elemental as the upright winged beast fled the circle of sharks around it, taking several wounds from Posy, Thorn, and the sharks as it moved. The tentacles lashed out from it's maw, sending out a cone of massive mind control, capturing Thorn and five of the six sharks around him!!

Azarius began summoning. The one shark still following Mali's commands sank it's teeth to latch the green leathery beast's arms in it's jaws! Posy swiftly moved to the other side of the immense beast, avoiding the sharks. Thorn circled around, following Posy, Ghandahaur's thoughts deeply set in his head to kill his gnome companion. Wren moved swiftly through the water, hovering over her watery goddess, and blasted the beast with a powerful cone of cold!

The krakken and one of the mind-controlled sharks moved to the back, avoiding Shri's blade barrier that still swirled in the water. One of the megaladon sharks bit off a chunk of Wren's large watery form while another latched onto her, locking it's rows of teeth into her arm! Two more sharks charged Posy, one of them latching on to grapple her engaging the flames from her defensive shirt! The leathery tentacle-mawed beast slammed one of it's great fists into the only shark left in Mali's control.

The watery spirit below Wren wove her magic to mend the witch's watery form and closed her wounds. Erevin took a strike from one of the krakken's tentacles as he shot another barrage of energy arrows into it, finally destroying it! A second celestial shark answered Azarius's call to meet the megaladon coming for him and Erevin, biting into it's slick hide with it's glowing teeth!

Posy slammed her hearth hammer into the enormous ghandahaurian beast, leaving massive craters caved into it's flesh and cracking it's skull! Mali began summoning as her shark defended off one of the sharks attacking Posy. Thorn used both of his daggers, piercing deeply into Posy's unsuspecting back multiple times, taking nearly half of her life! Grunting in pain, Posy turned with eyes raging, "What the fuck, Thorn?!" The mind control broke with the beast's death, and Thorn's clouded mind cleared as he was withdrawing his daggers to see the gnome's angry face! His eyes widened in shock, "Ghandahaur... Must obey Ghandahaur... Oh... Ummm... Sorry?" Three elasamasauruses answered Mali's call as the sphere burst, the muddy waters dissipating into the watery realm.

With the mind control broken and the three fierce Ghandahaur creatures down, Wren turned to the watery goddess on the rock formation, "Are you alright?" She nodded to the young witch, "Thank you, daughter, for coming to my aid. I had some tests for you, but like many of the other realms... including the heavenly realm... Ghandahaur's power has grown with his invasions. I do not believe you need any test... you and your friends have proven yourselves worthy to fight Ghandahaur and push him away from our realm once and for all." The watery spirit waved her hands and fully healed all of the wounds of the companions, including the fresh gashes in Posy's back. "Thank you, my lady, for your aid and assistance in this quest," Wren bowed deeply. The watery goddess motioned the witch to come closer, cupping her young face into her watery hands, and kissed Wren on the lips infusing her with a tingling rush of power!

*1 Mythic Power = the ability to not die entering Ghandahaur's realm the Hard to Kill feat 5 mythic power points that can be spent point by point to add 1d6 to any d20 roll (can be done as an immediate action after the roll)

As the companions returned through the gate onto the Lyrabar shore, they could all see that Wren appeared more bewitching and her gold eyes sparked with an ember glow. Samira looked over Wren with wide eyes, "I can see that you have been successful. Are you all alright?" Everyone nodded, thanking her again for her help in opening the portal. Everyone felt a little more invincible with the lady's blessing. (Everyone else gets 1 bonus hero point that does not regenerate to be used once only at any time)

Erevin went to the Dulsaer estate with a bottle of wine. The guards led him up to the veranda where Lady Vivian was lounging out in the sun. The red-haired noble woman sat up slightly, smiling in pleasant surprise, "Erevin! So good to see you!" "Lady Vivian, it has been too long," the charming elf smiled, holding up the bottle and two glasses. "You've been in town since yesterday... and only now you come and see me?" she pouted slightly, "I thought I would have been your first stop." "I do apologize, Lady Vivian, I had to help a companion defend the gods," he bowed with respect before her. "Mmm you are loyal to your friends," she nodded, "A most admirable quality in a friend... and a husband." She smiled. Erevin could hear the drow priestess grumbling in his head from his scabbard, "Whore! Whore!"

"What can I do for you today, my elven prince?" Vivian accepted one of the glasses as Erevin poured her wine. "I'm hoping you can do me a favor," he poured his own glass and sat beside her. "I'm always willing to exchange favors," she smiled at him, her sultry eyes looking into his. "I don't call upon you lightly... I need you for your contacts so that... again, to help a companion of mine," Erevin began explaining, "He also has wishes to fulfill for his god... and I need suitable masks to obtain entry to the party." The beautiful woman traced the rim of her glass in thought, "Hmm... that is a difficult thing that you ask... but... I've been instructed by the Lord of Masks to provide those of you who do not yet have a mask a one-time mask for the event." "That is suitable to my needs," Erevin agreed. She nodded, "He has certain criteria to be met for those who enter his Den ." "Excellent. I wouldn't want you to overstep any bounds," the elven prince nodded to her. "I do not worship the Lord of Masks," Vivian explained, "but I do respect and honor him. He stole that place from Shar." "I commend him. That's quite the trophy," the pale-blonde elven ranger nodded, impressed. "it's a place where many secrets are exchanged," she nodded, "It is something that Shar would love to get back... so we must always be cautious about who can enter." He nodded his agreement.

"I shall deliver the masks for you this evening then?" she offered. "Whatever is convenient for you," he nodded, "The sooner the better for me." "You will accompany me then?" she asked. "Absolutely," Erevin agreed. "Excellent, then we can discuss the repayment of this favor," she nodded. Erevin smiled, and took her arm to help her to her feet, "Absolutely." The echoes of drow language "Ssindossa!" accusations were hard to ignore as Shri shouted her word for whore over and over again.

Vivan came dressed in a sheer red noblewoman gown to greet all of the companions with Erevin. She opened a mahogany box on the table with four masks inside. Posy picked up a mask with a fierce bear face that covered most of her face. The lower jaw was open to show her mouth to speak and smile. The little gnome held it up in awe, "These are only loaners? ...because I really really like it." Vivian smiled at her, "We shall see. Mask will decide. You will need to use an alias. No one knows who each other is in the Den unless you tell them personally. What shall I know you as?" "Mrs Bear," Posy nodded decidedly. "Thorn, I know you have a mask already... but what shall I call you?" the noblewoman turned to the halfling rogue. "The Keymaster," Thorn nodded. Azarius picked up a golden mask with curled golden loops of hair along the top, "I will be... Adonis." Erevin already had his lion mask, known as Pride. Mali pulled out a gargoyle mask of stone, "I shall be called Zuul." Wren picked up a watery mask that drew a swirling outline of a dragon's face, leaving her lower jaw and eyes fully exposed, "How about Ripple or Truth?"

Vivian gestured to draw a doorway in a dark alley. Everyone adorned their masks and stepped through the gate. As soon as they entered, the place was filled with a crowd of people moving to the heavy rhythmic beat of music. The room was hazy with the scent of incense. All of the furniture was rich and fine... with dark woods, intricately carved, and golden inlaid. Beyond the furniture... the rugs, tapestries... even the glasses at the bar were exquisite, the best of the best. There were different colored curtained alcoves. Occasionally a giggling couple of masked people would enter or exit one of the curtains, opening or closing it off. The companions took a moment to look at each other, noting their voices sounded different and their heights were different. Posy was human height and Thorn was a little shorter than her. Even skin color was a little different. Vivian wore a mask of brightly plumed red feathers that swept back over her head.

At the bar was a taller gentleman wearing a red devil mask. He greeted Thorn with a nod, "What'll you have?" "I'll have the House's finest," the black masked halfling nodded, placing the golden coin of Mask on the bar. "Ahh, I've been expecting you," the devil-masked man nodded, pouring him a purple drink, "I am Mr. Baelis." "An easy one to remember," Erevin nodded to the bartender. "Ahh Mr. Pride, you've returned," Mr. Baelis smiled at Erevin, and then turned toward Vivian, "And Miss Paradise, you have brought a bevy of beautiful ladies... Please all of you, have drinks. Would you like the same as your friend here?" Everyone nodded, "Yes, please." Erevin placed gold on the table to cover everyone as Baelis carefully pulled 6 more glasses down with his long slender fingers, "How has business been?" Baelis grinned, "Business is always good in the Den. When nobles like to get away and play, it is here that they come." "You provide a very worthy service," Erevin nodded to him. The purple drinks smelled rich and fruity. "I see that several of you have not been here before. May I have your names?" Baelis smiled. Everyone told them their alias names as they drank their purple drinks. It had a light heavenly plum flavor. Azarius, Thorn, and Wren felt the heavy weight of the alcohol right away. "Good choice," Erevin raised his glass, complimenting the bartender, "Excellent as always." "It's so tasty," Thorn agreed, his words slightly slurred with the numbness of his lips and tongue.

"Keymaster, I assume you wish to find your way to the Halls of Mask?" the devil-masked bartender turned back to Thorn. He nodded, "Yes, I'll see how I can do. Test my skills." "It is good that you are the key master then," Baelis nodded, gesturing to a black curtain, "You will find the entrance through there. Thorn nodded, "Are my companions allowed to come with me? Or is this a solo trek?" "Your companions are welcome. You are not fighting Ghandahaur alone. You will need to rely on them to see you through, so you may take them if you wish," the bartender nodded, "Though it is a dangerous place... You're asking them to risk their lives for you." "That's nothing new," Mali shrugged. "The traps in Mask's Hall are nothing to be trifled with... if your skill is not up to par, they could all perish," Baelis warned. "I'm not worried. Mask chose me for a reason," Thorn nodded confidently. "Then you have nothing to worry about," the devil-masked gentleman smiled.

A slender woman came up to the bar wearing a mouse face mask... half of it was pure and white while the other half was speckled with dark patches. She pointed toward the array of purple drinks, speaking to the bartender, "How come you've never given me //that//?" She giggled. "You've never asked, Miss Giggles," Baelis smiled, pouring her a glass with the fruity purple alcohol. "Why, Mr. Baelis... I didn't know I //needed// to ask," she giggled, sipping her glass. Thorn avoided the strange giggling woman, sensing a bit of crazy coming from her, and instead headed toward the black curtain. Erevin nodded to the bartender, "Pour me another. I'll be back for it in a moment." He followed the halfling with the others toward the black curtain. "There is something about your crazy smile that seems familiar," Wren nodded to the mouse-masked woman in a brief greeting on her way behind the others. The dual mouse masked woman giggled with an almost eery laughter.

Inside there were 6 different locked key holes with a different city symbol placed above each one... arranged from west to east, the symbols represented Waterdeep, Baulder's Gate, Suzail, Sanctuary, Lyrabar, and Myth Coramanth. Thorn looked them over carefully, attempting to pick the lock of Waterdeep. It was complicated and difficult, feeling the lock change as he tried to pick it. He pondered, "We're going to need the keys..." "Perhaps you need to pickpocket them from the people here? Another test before the test?" Erevin asked.

"It's worth a shot," Thorn went invisible, moving outside of the curtain alongside Wren to hide his movement. The young witch wove her magic around her, increasing her perception and watched the crowd as she leaned against the wall, almost overwhelmed by all of the people in the room. Thorn moved alongside Vivian, managing to lift a rather distinctive black adamantite key from her slinky red dress. It bore the symbol of Lyrabar on it. Posy went to the bar and started drinking.

Erevin went to the bar, picking up his drink that was waiting for him. Vivian nodded to him, "I thought you were going into the Hall of Mask? I didn't expect you to be back so soon." "Turns out there's a little bit of a twist to it. We're working on it," the lion-masked elf replied with a smile. "I would imagine," she nodded. "Has anyone else done this lately?" Erevin asked her. "This is a once in a lifetime experience," she shook her head, "Mask doesn't really like visitors." "I would imagine not," Erevin agreed, "He does like his secrets." "And his... stuff," she replied. "How long have you worked with him?" the elven ranger asked. "I don't really work with him," she shook her head. "I understand that you don't worship," Erevin explained, "but you pay him favor." "Well I like this place," she replied, "And I certainly don't want to lose access to it. There are only little things that he asks." Erevin nodded. The brightly plumed masked woman eyed the bartender for a moment before nodding to Erevin, "If you'll excuse me for a bit, I have to go and meet some of my companions." "By all means. Don't let me keep you," he nodded. "I will meet you back here later when Thorn is done," she nodded to him before moving toward a grey non-descript curtain. Erevin gestured toward the grey curtain, nodding to Thorn.

The young halfling slipped past the grey curtain. There were boards on the wall with pushpins and notes with a few strings connecting things together. A table had maps unrolled on top of it and four other people sat in the room. One was a woman wearing a fine silver dress made out of needles and a silver mask with needles criss-crossed together. One was a man wearing a white mask that didn't seem to have a head behind it, so the mask floated in the air. One was a man who moved like he was older, a little less smooth. His mask was made up of different golden coins featuring different countries' currency. Another was a woman who's mask was a shadow extending to the rest of her head.

Vivian bowed to the others in greeting. "Miss Paradise," the man with the floating mask nodded to her, "Pleased that you could join us." "Mr. Vanish, I was delayed slightly," she nodded. "Ahh, so he is here then?" he asked. "Yes, but I still have..." her voice stopped as she patted along her thigh no longer able to find her key. The elder man with the coin mask laughed, "Ahh to be so young... again really you should hide these things better." "Mr. Coin, if I had hid it any higher, it would have been indecent!" she replied. The shadow masked woman nodded, speaking with a smoky voice, "So how long before he figures it out and goes for our keys?" Thorn moved stealthily around the room, looking for his next target. "Miss Shadow, didn't you notice the curtain ripple after Miss Paradise entered?" Mr Coin gestured toward the grey curtain, "I believe he's already here." Thorn froze, staying silent. Mr. Coin poured wine for everyone and spoke nonchalantly to the air, "So I take it that you need our keys, Mr Keymaster... Perhaps we could come to an accommodation." Miss Shadow faded back into the shadows of the room, vanishing from sight. Thorn settled into a hidden corner, whispering lightly, "Go on..." before moving to a different location.

"I am Mr Coin of Sanctuary," the coin masked man nodded, gesturing to the others, "This is Mr Vanish of Baldur's Gate, This is Miss Needles of Suzail, I believe you already know Miss Paradise of Lyrabar, and lastly Miss Shadow of Myth Coramanth. We are a group of information brokers. If you would be willing to do a task to find out information for each of us... We would be glad to give you our keys." "I'm listening," Thorn whispered to the room and moved locations again. "The fact that you were able to lift a key from Miss Paradise and Mask has chosen you... leads me to believe you have certain skills. Each of us... although we may not be allies in //all// things... We all serve the interests of our cities and the world in general, exchanging information," Mr Coin explained further, "We have recently lost one of our number... Mr. Riddle." "Of Waterdeep?" Thorn asked. "No... he was a traveler. He did not claim a city as his home," Mr Coin replied, "We would like you to take his place and act as an independent agent." Thorn moved to sit in an empty chair at the table among them, becoming visible once again. "Ahh, Mr Keymaster in the flesh," Mr Coin nodded, "Do we have a deal then?" They all held up their keys... except Vivian who was scowling. Thorn grinned at her. "I didn't even feel it... that's no fun," Miss Paradise pouted. "I'm sure we can come to an amicable arrangement," Thorn nodded, holding up the Lyrabar key, "I am a keyholder after all." "Now, now, Miss Paradise," Mr Coin laid a hand on her shoulder, "You can get your revenge later." "Oh I will," she crossed one leg over the other.

"I understand that you have world saving business to attend to first, but let us make that the first bit of information that you give to us," Mr Coin nodded to him, "Come back and tell us how you saved the world." Thorn nodded his agreement, "That sounds like a reasonable first request." "Excellent, then you should speak to Mr Baeliss on your way out," Mr Coin nodded. Thorn nodded, accepting each of their keys, "Shall we call this meeting adjourned?" "Yes... unless you wanted to tease Miss Paradise more," Mr Coin smiled, gesturing to the brightly plumed masked woman. Thorn chuckled, "Perhaps I can tease her much more later." Vivian pouted, "It no fun just being teased." "No," Thorn grinned, winking at her, "But it often leads to much more fun... Would you like it back?" He held up the Lyrabar key. "You're going to need all of them," she replied. "Oh I know... I could get it back," he grinned at her. She crossed her arms, "Believe me, next time I'm going to get a thrill!" Miss Needle laughed softly. Mr Coin was also laughing, amused by the two. Miss Shadow was hidden away, and it was only Mr Vanish who seemed stone faced, but perhaps it was because his floating mask didn't seem to move. Thorn nodded to the others as he moved toward the curtain. "Good luck," Mr Coin nodded to him, "I wish I could say that this was the hardest test Mask had for you, but I would be lying." Thorn nodded, "I would be disappointed... Would you know first handed?" Mr Coin shook his head, "No... none of us here are worshipers of Mask. We pay him respect as he offers us this safe place to meet." "Until we meet again," Thorn nodded, slipping back out of the gray curtain.

Thorn made his way back to the bar, nodding to Mr Baeliss. The devil-masked bartender slid another purple glass down to the halfling with the Waterdeep key inside, "It's always the devil you know." Thorn chuckled, nodding. He drank the drink and added the keys to the others before returning to the black curtain... his companions following after him.

Inserting the keys from west to east, six doors slowly slid away revealing the next until there was only darkness waiting to greet them...