Waterdeep’s Fellowship of Bowyers and Fletchers is known for their exceptional arrows, crafted with locally-sourced feathers. But when Seelie Goose Farm is struck by fowl play, it is up to adventurers to go on a wild goose chase - even if they have to wing it!
A (Goosey) Waterdeep Escapade
A Two-Hour Adventure for Tier 1 Characters
CONTENT WARNING
Awful Geese
Metamorphosis
True

Starting Class: Barbarian
Race/Species: Warforged
Background: Aberrant Heir
Pronouns: It/They
Starting Class: Sorcerer
Race/Species: Tiefling
Background: Noble
Pronouns: She/her

Starting Class: Monk
Race/Species: Kobold
Background: Dragon Cultist
Pronouns: They/Them
Region: The Syndicate


Starting Class: Warlock
Race/Species: Elf
Background: Noble
Pronouns: He/Him
Region: The Syndicate
Obvious lower priority here! But happy to join if there ends up being a free spot.
Sweet Dreams are Made of Geese
6 Flamerule, 1502 DR
Waterdeep's Fellowship of Bowyers and Fletchers summed a party from the Glassfang Syndicate to investigate the quiet from their best fletching farm, Seelie Goose Farm. Its owner, Ryenne Gosling, had recently passed ownership to her nephew, Liam Geeson. This shouldn't have resulted in any issue for the Fellowship, but now Seelie Goose Farm has ceased contact. Without the largest supply of feathers possibly, the Fellowship is running low on their arrows and bolts. They requested we go investigate the farm and renegotiate trade. Aber, Dahlia, Forvist, Snap, and Sylk (myself) headed out to Undercliff to search.
As we walked by fields, we heard a distressed call for help from a goose being attacked by another goose. A mix of us dispatched of the offender, but before we could check on the Common-speaking goose, there was a bright flash of blue light. All of us, regrettably, turned to geese. We retained some of our own abilities, but our gear had vanished, leaving us in a weakened state. The goose we saved, named Geesus, pleaded for our help. He was responsible for a failed casting of Geas ("Geese"), turning all in the area to geese until Ryenne Gosling had the deed to her property back. Evidently she was tricked by Liam. I will admit, I had not caught the full story, being too bothered about becoming a goose. But the task was clear, so we all continued to the farm.
Chaos arrived quickly. When the alarm honk sounded, Liam sprang into action to take care of us. However, we already knew he preferred his space more tidy. We ruined the garden, tracked mud, stole boots, and of course, killed his henchgeese. Despite all of our efforts, it was truly Dahlia's assistance that saved the day, finding both the deed and Ryenne trapped in the cellar.
After taking down Liam, we returned to Geesus, whose Geas finally dispelled when seeing Ryenne with her deed. We turned back into ourselves, received gold, and returned with good news to the Fellowship of Bowyers and Fletchers.
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Loot (to be finalized later, estimates taken during game)
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It was a lovely morning in Waterdeep. And we were horrible geese. -Sylkran "Sylk" Teke'zynge
MISSION REPORT: investigate lack of communication from Seelie Goose Farm. DATE: 6 Flamerule, 1502 DR
Departure: left the Glassfang Syndicate towards Waterdeep. received brief from the Fellowship of Bowyers and Fletchers.
Directive: travel to the farm at the city's outskirts and locate the owner Liam Geeson. Observation: a pond with two geese in a hostile encounter. speaking common and requesting assistance. Solution: intervened between the 2 and disposed of the uncooperative goose. Note: geese are resilient.
Observation: unknown magical hazard took over the squad and polymorphed them into geese. Note: functions and systems no longer magical - aBeRrAnT - and metal. motor functions and internals of flesh and feathers. Query: is this living.
Note: the saved goose designation Geesus. goose informed the squad of Liam Geeson's improper passed ownership of the farm from Ryenne Gosling. Geesus failed to intervened with a failed use of magic which caused the squad's and the entire farm's goose affliction.
New directive: reinstate Ryenne's farm ownership for the magic to fulfill its purpose and reverse the affliction. Solution: use goose functions to cause distractions and blockades of the targeted threats' headquarters while the deed is collected. Res - 2 fOuL hEnChGeEsE sAcRiFiCeD tO - HONK - uS - ult: Ryenne freed and deed returned to her.
Post directive: magic was reverted... Result: returned to metal and magical - AbeRrAnT pRiSoN - functions.
Post mission: new equipment and Waterdhavian contacts received.