SouthSpire
We head out to speak to Berdyn’s Aunt Vistra, who married a Gnome. Pass through the common area of SouthSpire, detect magic reveals that they have a pair of Divination auras on stones set into the walls at each entrance into the clan holdings. They can detect invisible, and probably set off an alarm.
The Goldbringer and Silverchaser clan are in the same cavern area, they are middle clans in terms of hierarchy. We pass into the Anvil quarter, where the great forges and blacksmithing are taking place. We speak to Delre Silverchaser. We also see a lot of Svirfneblin (Deep Gnomes) talking to the metal and gems, and assisting the smiths.
We head to the gnomish area, it is chaos, filled with chattering gnomes.
Meet Vistra Rubyeye, and her gnomish children. Her kids were born Gnomish. Here Codex learns a bit of information about Epiphany's northern expedition to the Wastes, she intended to travel to Northspire and there may be records available of her time here in SouthSpire.
We learn the Goldbringers have moved to a common holding, leaving their family holding. The Goldbringer Caravan Company is called the Crimson Standard, and it is doing poorly, it only trades with the human lands.
We are told by Bale that Alissia can help in the Archives. When we enter the Archives, we find out that Alissa Undercroft is a Drow elf. Codex asks her about Jacquette. After some sudden awkwardness, Bale has to come in and vouch and confirm that Codex can be trusted.
Alissia reveals that Jacquette was taken through the city dead, as cargo. She was resurrected, and then taken to the train. The intent was to sell her into slavery. The Svirfneblin found her in the cargo and took her away, and are raising her in their stronghold in the underdark.
In exchange for this information, Alissia wants us to save her daughter Sarethia Undercroft from the Drow society she is in. Alissia says that Sarethia has a good heart, and is staying in a Drow Outpost in the Underdark. We are to go and rescue her. We are aware that it is close to the Southspire entrance to the underdark, near the Svirfneblin stronghold.
Codex spends a lot of time researching his mother’s expedition. They did arrive at Southspire, and took the train to Northspire. They had a specific goal – Heading to the Citadel, which was a place a distance East from Northspire. What is the Citadel?
One dragonborn returned, but was badly injured and died in Northspire, where their remains are buried. It means that the dragonborn’s body could be questioned, using Codex’s magic.
We go for dinner at the Spice Barrel with Vistra and Gilly. The food is hot and very delicious.