Coda

It’s been almost a week since we survived our visit to the Pirate’s Skyhold. Imoen’s wounds haven’t healed completely despite Henwen’s divine magic and mother’s healing balms. Henwen’s been praying to Yondalla for aid and guidance. I’ve been perusing the scrolls and tomes in the Temple of Oghma for anything that can help identify the creatures we encountered.
 
I don’t think I’ll be able to have a good night’s sleep for a long while. Still have nightmares about what happened on the Pirate’s Skyhold. Digging through writings covering all manners of aberrations, plaguechanged and undead over the last couple of days hasn’t helped.
 
Remembered hearing stories that told of the pirate king Bartholomew Blackdagger and his men haunting the earthmote. However, when I talked to Henwen about it, she said she didn’t feel the presence of undead that night. So, were they aberrations then? Read as much on the occult as I could stomach. Some terrifying business there. Did Nix get in contact with one of the Old Gods? Were those creatures serving her? If not, how did they get there? It’s also possible those things were creatures corrupted by the Spellplague. Managed to catch glimpses of the plaguechanged during my earlier days working for Lord Neverember. I can’t put my finger on it, but those things we saw that night didn’t quite feel like they were twisted by magic. There was something about them that felt not of this world.
 
Met up with Todac earlier in the basement of the House of a Thousand Faces. We were in the middle of planning our next steps in tracking down Nix when Theris interrupted us with grave news. There have been reports of Ebondeath’s reappearance a few tendays ago. Somehow, he managed to escape his prison hidden under the Tresendar Manor in Phandalin. To think, he was right under our noses this whole time! The dracolich will want to return to his phylactery which may be located in the Mere of Dead Men. Apparently, his followers are still searching for a new body for him to inhabit. Time is of the essence. Don’t think we can wait for Imoen to get better. Henwen won’t leave Imoen’s side until she’s better. Will have to track down Ebondeath and his followers without them.
 
Theris mentioned a group of adventurers in Phandalin that has been tracking Ebondeath. They were responsible for bringing down the white dragon that’s been spotted near the mining town. I need to join this group and head for the Mere of Dead Men. With no leads on Nix’s whereabouts, Todac might want to do the same.