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The day of the attempt to trap the Seer

Waking Nightmare

by Ander Windrriver

Strange dream today. Dream? Maybe a a waking nightmare. It began as I was in the form of a giant ape, running to the hope of safety from the Pannion Seer.
 
Day of the Fireball. I woke up knowing that it was the day and that I had about a minute before I held Wit as he died. I ran out into my nightclothes with patrons and friends looking at me like I was crazy. I ran into the street looking for the nimblewright whom I knew to be present to cause the death of dear friends, strangers, and the gnome who was carrying the Stone. I saw all those who were present that day: nobles, my friends the Appleblossoms preparing for a show, Urstool with three Zhentarim in pursuit of the gnome named Dalakar sent by Dougalt to retrieve the Stone. I dispelled the five beads of the Necklace of Fireballs, magically held Urstool, and dimension doored to the forge of Avvy and Amberac with the gnome. I hear sounds outside that indicate that the City Watch arrive, but no sounds that tell me that dear friends and strangers have died. The gnome asked for my help getting back to Dougalt because we were the people who saved Floon. He was apprehensive to admit that he had the Stone and retrieved it from the Xanathar by sneaking in and out. He said that Dougalt needed the funds to help restore the city after the explosion of the mountain which left parts of the city in ruins. He said if I helped, I might be able to speak to Dougalt about the embezzlement of funds from Waterdeep and some of the items in the vault. Hr emphasized that Dougalt is good to the people he is tasked with overseeing. It has been 3 years since Dougalt was kicked out of Waterdeep for embezzling and hoarding funds from the city in a secret vault.
At the end of the dream in this setting, Wit told me, "See what could have happened if you had this power then?"
 
The dream shifts to what appears to be a class of possible Wizards in an auditorium. I was not myself but a boy in the class. The presenter referenced the first BlackStaff Kelbin when he said he was seeing if anyone in the class had potential. He said, "There are two minds. Thinking waking mind. Sleeping mind is much stronger and is able to learn names and speak them. The waking mind cannot speak a name and know its experience. Only the sleeping mind can know that and speak the name. He crumbled a stone and asked if anyone heard what he spoke, and I was the only one who raised my hand. He said I might have some potential. He gave instructions to pick the name we would learn and come back in three days. A student asked about learning his own name and the teacher said, "Knowing a name of a person or something more complex is so much more than knowing the name of stone or granite." A sign indicated that I was in The Estelmer College of Naming. He spoke with me and said I could have potential to be an El'ir, a seer. A'Lar are speakers and El'Tha are shapers. I thought about the Pannion Seer when he spoke of Seers. As I spoke with him I saw that he resembles the portrait of Lord Goldost Estelmer. He asked me my name and I told him, "Ralmevik." A woman with flowing read haired in her early 30's talked to the presenter as he left. He asked me what name I chose, and I said, "Fire." He responded, "Be careful." He left with the woman who resembled a portrait of one in our family home, but I don't recall who. I think they are married.
The building is familiar and is in Waterdeep in the Castle Ward as I look around. The lady and Lord Estelmer walk by me and the lady says, "My job is to counter the Winter Knight not just to protect you and that blade of yours." I tried to detect his thoughts, but I got static from the Lord's mind. The lady was worried about his blade. The blade is a greatsword. A blade with seven runes on it. No chain. It is the Pannean Seer's blade. The top rune is different than the others, but the other six are identical. I can't see what the top symbol looks like. "The lady says, "The blade will be useful if we find whatever causing this, but I fear the power bleeds into you when you use it. The Queen of Air and Darkness is pursuing it because it is flavored of the outer gates."
I awoke into the present.

Continue reading...

  1. Waking Nightmare
    The day of the attempt to trap the Seer
  2. Life and Death
    Day of trapping the Seer, II
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    Departing for Dragon Moot
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