*Season 1, Module 1* -- “Homecoming”  (Realms time unknown; pre-Time of Troubles)

 

            Kaliban, Connor Blackthorn (blade-Scot), Cyric (mage-Kyle), Elron, and Napftor arrive outside the South Gate of Waterdeep (after escaping a war-torn Ravenloft, but that is another story).  They enter the city and Elron checks in at his old residence- an apartment in the “Kneeling Harlot.”  His long absence has incurred eviction.  A recent piece of mail asks the thief to meet with the sender within the City of the Dead (Waterdeep’s walled graveyard).

 

            The meeting is with a Watchman named Melrin, who wants Elron’s unofficial aid in capturing a thief who’s proven especially slippery the past few weeks.  The next likely target of the rogue is the Cragsmere diamond, on display the following night.

           

            The as-yet-unnamed band watches the diamond on that night and, sure enough, an ogre mage attempts to steal the jewel.  The creature is instead driven off, then followed to the Brokengulf noble villa and soon is killed there.  A distraught Morus Brokengulf, who attempts to stop the party when they arrive, is arrested as an accomplice.  A pair of white silk gloves found on the ogre mage identifies it as a member (or hireling?) of the thieving organization “Silk Gloves.”

 

DM’s Note: While this module wasn’t designed to be the first of a huge campaign, it still served its purpose.  Something never discovered was the fact that Melrin, the Watchman, was a paid lackey of Morus Brokengulf.  The Silk Gloves had released the ogre mage from Brokengulf hands and had it steal for them.  Morus had Melrin hire a third party to capture the beast for return to Brokengulf pens.  The party would then have been paid handsomely for its silence in the matter.

Module Rating:  *