Finding Floon - Take 1.

It all started with a quick visit to the Skewered Dragon (where Volo said he and Floon went). Illidrex knew where it was, so we knew where to go. However, as we approached, a large crowd was surrounding the place. Angus and I were able to see over the guards three Xanathar (as we discovered) men murdered in front of the bar. After asking around, we found out which way two rich looking red headed men were heading.
 
We followed that street. Kal spotted a halfing man peering out a shop window. We investigated, bribed him for the information that one was drunk, both noble and red haired, and both went to the Blushing Mermaid after encountering “men in black” on the street. Sadachbia got poisoned by dream most that was wafting in this place.
 
Being that the Blushing Mermaid is Illidrex’s home, we investigated there. Found that the two never made it. So being that we had time to kill while the murders at the Skewered Dragon were cleaned up, we attempted the sidequest of the child’s lullaby being heard from a well.
 
We found the well…which gave no echos to our voices and basically had no bottom - it seemed to eat the falling torch I dropped down there. Illidrex played a child’s lullaby and it echoed that! Kal and Sadachbia went to research abyssal and demon knowledge at their library because Angus noticed a peculiar reaction from the war he was in as Illidrex played. Illidrex, Angus and I experimented with the hole during that time.
 
Sadachbia discovered that it was part of a demonic ritual that needed to be completed to be put at rest (either summoned or pushed back). Kal ran back to tell the others to stop experimenting. Then Sadachbia talked to the mages of the library and found that there was a container to bring the material component causing the abyssal illusion to a safer place to perform the ritual but it would take our time. He went back to the group to inform.
 
Angus, upon learning of the nature of the well, fashioned rations to a hunting trap and rope to “fish” out the material component. It worked. And it was revealed to be a small girl’s teddy bear. Kal adeptly (almost too adeptly according to Angus) performed the ritual exposing and then pushing the demon back, reducing the component to a normal bear. He pocketed the item.
 
Then we went to the Skewered Dragon. Atka gambled, Angus arm wrestled, Illidrex, Kal and Sadachbia listened for any clues. To create distraction (and drunken openness) Illidrex and I performed for them: me dancing and Illidrex throwing knives through my act. It got us the information we needed. Floon was taken to Candlelane, a dark street with only one light.
 
Once there, the group spotted a warehouse. And long story short, because of the markings being the same as those rumored to have taken Floon, we ambushed them. I fell through stairs and discovered a red haired prisoner I recognized. Not Floon. But I knew immediately, my long mission for HIM was over.
 
After the battle, Illidrex and Angus interrogated the remaining enemy. They found out that Floon was at “their headquarters” and we were to “follow the yellow signs.”
 
The other red head? The son of my Dagult Neverember (Rainor). He hates me for actions between me and Dagult, who he believes to have embezzled money from the people and is now responsible for nefarious people wanting him (Rainor). I begged to take him home because Dagult needed him, swearing that he didn’t love me. He refused and demanded to know my feelings. I dodged the question.
 
Illidrex convinced him to join our party if we helped find Floon then fix the embezzlement, since it was in our interests anyway. He disguised Rainor, we agreed to meet and depart in the morning at the Yawning Portal...