Scrolls of Noctis #2 - Smallest of Talks

The following is the in-character diary entry of Shal Noctis, a character in the live-play TTRPG podcast Spooky Dice Bag. This entry covers episode 145 – “Party in the Old Dwarf Town” You can listen to the episode below.

1498 DR – Day 73,997 – I spent some time talking!

I have a few moments more to spare to recount what I know of the events of the party as they transpired that night. Deliverance had outlined some of these details as our quest came to a conclusion. I am including some moments I did not witness for context.

I had a delightful few moments of introducing myself to the group I would later join up with. Even better, I got to practice small talk. it’s been so very long. It turns out that I am not particularly good at it!

Based on what we discussed later, the party continued on as such…

Inside Job

I was not aware of their scheme at the time of the party. Though it was clear they had a purpose. At some point in our initial conversations as a group, Deliverance and Umbra had peeled off.
As for me, I was distracted observing the Dragonborn, Randril. He was trying to shove a gift basket toward Fiskrum Boneshaper, seemingly missing the gift table near the entrance.
As for Deliverance and Umbra(still Dwumbra at this time); they were seeking access to the second story of the house. In an earlier conversation, we determined to be the top of the house, rather than the bottom.
They managed to make contact with someone sympathetic to their cause, Miss Nordaleen, who was Boneshaper’s daughter. Deliverance appealed to her sense of fashion, which I can confirm later was truly stylish.
Umbra made an excuse of needing the privy to explore the manor’s second floor.
Curiously enough, downstairs, Forte, Randril, Astrid, and I ended up discussing privies and the makings of moats.
We did notice the party began to shift outdoors, but we remained inside.
As I understand it from Deliverance’s later explanation, they were able to confirm the name of the festival was changed among the arriving dwarves.
- Much of this history is new to me, especially given it was on the other side of the world and I was trapped in the monastery at the time.
They also were able to rope Nordaleen into the quest for the statue. They made their way back to the rest of us.
Deliverance was rather forthcoming in their plans at the time given they had just met me, but I took that as a good sign.
We proceeded to head outside.