Baba Luga
Vestige
I. The Snapdragon
Luskan, City of Sails. Flamerule 15, 1491
Luskan, the City of Sails, a noisy, raucous port city just south of the mountains dividing the Savage Frontier from the frozen lands of the Far North. Life in Luskan is dominated by five "ships," large ganglike organizations, each headed up by a "captain" who is essentially a glorified pirate king or queen. The secretive Arcane Brotherhood also has its home here; the twisted branching spires of the Brotherhood's Hosttower of the Aracane loom over the harbor from the mouth of the Mirar River.Luskan, City of Sails. Flamerule 15, 1491
Traveling north from Port Llast, Doctor Lurr has brought his circus, and you along with it, to Luskan, where you have been in residence for most of the past tenday. The crowd has been appreciative, if a bit wilder than what you're used to. Fights have broken out among audience members from rival "ships" and the patrons have been overly bold in their challenges to Kulanukate the goliath strongman and the perceived unfairness of the games of chance and skill.
Now it is time to move on to the next town. With the midsummer weather making the Far North as accessible as it ever will be, Doctor Lurr plans to take the circus to Mirabar, four to six days northeast of here on the Blackford Road. The Doctor has sent most of the circus ahead, while staying behind himself with just a smattering of his entourage:
- Raven of the Forests, last of his tribe, the amazing mancat from across the Trackless Sea
- Snikket, aka Draconicus Junior, puny kobold master of flames
- Lecuis, the Demon Musician
- Aseir Chernin, daredevil aerialist and envoy from the elemental realms
- Angelica, Mistress of Serpents, the Charmer from Chult
- Kulanukate the Goliath Strongman
- Von Anvil, the mountain dwarf who sees to the wagons and inventory and prepares Doctor Lurr's meals
"Let's just make it Snikket, Lecuis and Aseir for tonight," Doctor Lurr proposes about the show on the Snapdragon. "What do you say, boys? Oh, and I think Raven too. Give them a taste of far-off Maztica! I have it on good authority that Captain Suljack is fêting some big shots from Neverwinter—nobles, merchants, a priest of Waukeen or two. I really should come along myself. I have a feeling Neverwinter will be booming again any day now, and I intend to sow some seeds with these dignitaries."
"Of course, we won't be putting on the whole show, just an act or two to wow them—your best stuff. Let's see what you come up with. I have every confidence, as usual. I imagine when we come back through Luskan in the Fall, all the Captains will want command performances. They'll have to compete for our attention."
"Well, unless you have any questions, I'll leave you to work out the details of your bravura performance."
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