"A Requiem for Father Earendil"

Mirtul 27, 1493 DR

The Rev. Earendil Meliamne, pastor of St. Peren, Traditional Sylvan rite church and one of the best-known priests in Waterdeep, died yesterday while helping kill a vampire lurking beneath the city, church leaders reported.

The death of "Father Aer," as he was known to parishioners and members of the general public, sent shock waves through the congregation and the larger religious community as word of his death spread.

"It is just unbelievable. He was so healthy and robust and outgoing," said Father Laurus Amakiir, formely a parochial vicar-- who now leads St. Peren TSR in the wake of Father Earendil's passing.

Amakier said Father Earendil, 645, was helping a group of local adventurers go after the "Baron of Blood"--a vampire who apparently lived in Waterdeep for centuries--but was generally considered an urban legend.  "What we know is very sketchy," he said.  "It appears that Father Earendil approached Baron Aeoth and Lord Valian asking for their help in dealing with an issue that came up this past week at St. Peren's TSR.  When they asked him for his help, Father Aer didn't hesistate.  He was always helping people.  It seems as though he sacrificed himself so that Baron Aeoth and Lord Valian were able to kill the Baron.  He is going to be greatly missed."

Abbot Immeral Palassis, of the Abbey of St. Thia, current ruler of Greenfields, and former pastor of St. Peren, said Father Earendil was "one of the finer Sylvan Rite clergymen in the Sword Coast.  He was well loved by his flock."

In addition to his wife, Anastrianna, of Waterdeep, Father Earendil is survived by his two sons, Korfel, of the High Forest, and Aramil, of Silverymoon; and his daughter Naivara, of the High Forest, said Amakiir.

The funeral is being held at St. Peren's TSR on Saturday, Mirtul 29.  In lieu of flowers, the Meliamne family has asked for donations to WASP to help eliminate the skooma problem in Waterdeep.