Zelas' Journal Entry #5 (Session 21)

We made our plan on how to get into East Gate.  I am to pose as a merchant, selling wares that we have obtained, mainly the gold necklaces and bracelets from the hags, also dresses and other assortment of things.  Canna is to be my consort so she can be by my side and the others as hired bodyguards.  Canna and I headed to West Gate to buy a horse and carriage to store things in while Darek, Dahlia, and Serriah went to Winter Haven.  Canna went to get information back from One Eyed Pete as well, we found out that the slave girl in Welgard has not been heard of or found, which means she probably died in the fire and following explosion, and Adrik's parents headed south to South Gate to try and escape.  We then headed to Winter Haven to meet with the others and what a sight we saw.
Winter Haven had been bombed apparently and buildings were burnt as we walked by them.  We went to the inn and found the others and got the information.  It was a message from Jadeis, a man in full plate covered in red runes had caused the fire and gave them the message.  They worked quickly and put out the fires and helped the wounded.  Such a thing to do, he didn't even want to be in Winter Haven so no one would be tempted to take hostages, and yet here he is using the innocent lives to just deliver a message to us not to screw with him.
Then an odd thing came from Canna, asking me if I wanted to see my parents.  I don't think I ever told her formally why I left at a young age from my parents house, but she now knows.  My father by blood beat me, scared the shit out of me as a young one.  At a young age I decided the streets were more welcoming than the house I grew up in.  Worse part is I was right, look at where I am now.  I don't know if I want to see them, but it has been over a decade now, I don't know...  Anyways, we also got Canna a new dress, which is pretty damn sexy on her, and we talked about how I am to act in East Gate.  I can't be buddies with everyone as I am now, I am the leader and they are merely hired help or my consort.  I can't be nice, or care about them... going to be weird doing this.
We traveled to East Gate with our carriage, right before getting within sight Canna gave me a very passionate kiss... mmm...  We got to the gates and started to be asked by the guards about why we are here.  I put on the persona of who I call Darnik Yelf, I don't think anyone was expecting what came out of my mouth at that point.  I changed my accent and everyone just kind of stopped for a second.  Then Canna did as well.  And even Darrek joined in at some point with his own odd accent.  We managed to get through the gate without much trouble and we split up for our respected inns.  I could keep my weapons, but everyone else gave up theirs, for now at least.
Canna and I started our investigation on Jadeis, starting at the Raven Queen temple in town, it also ended there.  Little did we expect, Jadeis is the fucking man in control of the temple, and he was in.  We got roped into a meeting with him without expecting it, couldn't leave because that would make us suspicious.  Canna and him talked a great deal, I didn't really have much to say to the man myself, Canna seemed almost fascinated by the man.  Xellia was there too, she was changed into a drow woman and was apparently in business with someone else.  We both learned that Jadeis has did some sort of deal that makes him live much longer then any regular human, he has been around since the drow war, or so he says.
We left the temple, somewhat bewildered by what just happened.  We pushed on with our day though, heading to the inn that the others were staying at.  Walking in there, everyone just stared at me, eventually the air settled back down, or really the ruckus began again, and I walked over to Darrek sitting down.  I found out his room number and noted where it was, and after curfew for the town I went and grabbed the weapons they left behind and with the help of the keen eye of Canna we managed to dodge the guards and get to the back of the inn where we gave back their weapons.  After a long day about we headed back to our inn, and in our room we tried out the bath, and the bed, and the floor, and pretty much everything.