City of Splendours (GB002)

2nd Eleasis, 1492 - Waterdeep
The party make their way to the market, where Sack enters Bluey's Pet Emporium and negotiates the purchase of a Parrot (resting/dead) after unsuccessfully trying to speak with it using his new Bard not-magic.

Moloch and Thing explore further and meet the local sect of Selune.

Reunited the group go in search of the sinkhole. Passing the grandiose headquarters of Acquisitions Inc, Moloch and Thing receive the promise of 500 dragons from Omin Dran for investigating the disappearance of two town guardsmen in the sinkhole. Jim Darkmagic appears to them in "disguise" and explains the mistaken identity and the opportunity ahead of them.

Meanwhile, Sack deprives some poor orphans of their life savings in a street game of Bones. We later learn he also acquired a halfling.

Sack buys a necromantic "poshun" from a street gnome who promises that it will revive the parrot within 24 hours. Sack agrees to return in 24 hours to purchase a treasure map.

Venturing to the Dock Ward, the party is (again) ambushed in an alley. This time it is by a strangely bewitted skeleton who, as it turns out, believes their lack of skin is due to allergies. Jelayne and her gang (Jeremy, Steve Buscemi, Geoff, Brian and Dennis) are roundly defeated, though not before dropping Sack who accrues yet more life-debt to Moloch and Thing.

Thing is renamed "Friend". Awww.

Steve is captured by Moloch and very quickly agrees to accompany the party as their muscle. He's a practical sort.

Arriving at the sinkhole, the party negotiate entrance with the watch officer and descend where they are attacked by giant rats...