And If I Should Die Before I Wake

As Darvin commands the ship farther out to sea and Beranhond rescues the woman from the halflings, an enormous thundering crack is heard clearly by everyone within several miles. All attention isdrawn to Waterdeep, which began to pitch and roll. Soon, the city walls begin to sink, consumed by the earth where they had stood. The air is filled with grinding, clashing metal and stone, as well as the protest of wood cracking, though there were few inhabitants remaining in the city, and so there are no screams as of yet. The city is consumed by the gaping maw underneath it in short order, becoming a giant sinkhole, except for the Temple of Lathander, which stands alone in the devastation, a single safe haven in the storm that rages on around it. As the buildings of the city sink, dustclouds rise up, and bestial shapes can be seen rising up from under the city, rushing out of the destruction to the surrounding countryside and trying to find cover. As the dust begins to settle, water begins to rush through cracks in the earth toward the newly created depression, sucking water from the river and the ocean, as well. The temple still stands, but lightning continues to crackle all around it, crashing against an invisible bubble surrounding the structure that begins to glow as it is struck by the bolts. The bolts increase in intensity, causing cracks to form in the now shimmering shield around the temple, until it abruptly shatters, leaving the temple exposed.