While at The Yawning Portal to buy and sell spellbooks with a Chultan dealer, I met Danifae Melarn, a grenadier of Bregan D'arthe. She bartered my ancient Zhentarim shield for a staff she claimed to have found in the pincers of a human archmage who had purportedly been warped into an insectoid aberration by the Far Realm. It's actually plausible as the provenances of magic items go, and it does seem to be very powerful.
I will throughouly study the staff to make sure it has no lingering traces of the Far Realm tied to it.

Translating the scrolls created by the mad necromancer Marzellus Marshward and copying them into my spellbooks. One of these is an evocation spell and was quite simple to decipher.
Copied the scrolls of Contingency, Mislead, and Circle of Death to my spellbooks.

Spent 700g in transcription costs and 28 hours = 3.5 downtime days.
Purchased fourth spellbook. -50g

At the top fo the obsidian spire raised from Zhentil Keep was we discovered Marzellus Marshward. The former Zhentarim officer and current necromancer revealed himself a Fallen Aasimar seeking to wage a terrorist campaign and eventual war with the pane of Celestia. A fool's notion to be sure. His necromantic magics were not finely honed for martial application and with Brek the barbarian assisting by holding Marshward down, we were able to desroy him - at least temporarily - so that the portal to Celestia he'd opened would close.

Gained potion of superior healing, potion of vitality, spell scrolls of contingency, circle of death, and mislead

gained " blue jellybean (potion) of healing (superior)", "dreamsicle jellybean (scroll) of Enhance ability, Fox's cunning, "lemon bean of Enhance Ability, eagle's splendor"

Copied Catapult, Erupting Earth, and Tidal Wave into spellbooks. Spent 350gp on ink and materials for transcription.

Copying spells from the brown leather spellbook to my spellbooks, adding feather fall, detect thoughts, locate object, clairvoyance, fly, arcane eye, ice storm, stoneskin, Rary's telepathic bond, scrying, mass suggestion, true seeing, delayed blast fireball, teleport
Copied the scroll of Steel Wind Strike

Spent 2,925g in transcription costs and 117 hours = 14.6 downtime days.

While visiting the arcane library of the Von Finklestein family, Anorak copied many spells into his spellbooks, including Disguise self, Identify, Jump, Longstrider, Tasha's hideous laughter, Alter self, Arcane lock, Blindness/deafness, Blur, Darkness, Darkvision, Enlarge/Reduce, Knock, Melf's Acid Arrow, Misty Step, See invisibility, Blink, Fear, Hypnotic pattern, Leomund's tiny hut, Phantom Steed, Protection from Energy, Vampiric Touch, Water breathing

Spent 2,400 gold in transcription costs over the 10 days.
Purchased an additional spellbook for all these spells. -50g

A fog rolls into the square in Phlan during the Reclamation Day parade, within it a wave of undead attackers. Left behind is a staff of ebony bearing an amulet of an onyx wave, the symbol of the Ebon Wave, an offshoot of the Zhentarim

We are directed to a book bindery to learn more about the Ebon Wave's activity within Zhentil Keep. The bindery's owner, a white dragonborn bard named K requested that we attempt to convince the Ebon Wave to leave Zhentil Keep peacefully.

As we approached the forest around the Keep, a pair of Wyverns with three casters riding attacked with fire breath, dropped rocks, and spellcraft.
One of the casters had a spellbook on them which Anorak took and begins to study.

Spent 6 downtime days to read the Manual of Clear Thoughts.

Copied scrolls of Haste, Hypnotic Pattern, Slow, Greater Invisibility, and Sickening Radience (Evocation, XGE from Fai Chen).
Spent 750g in transcription costs and 15 hours = 2 days.

Story Award: Gratitude of the Von Finklestein Family. You've made an ally of the von Finklestein family. You may use this favor to gain access to a downtime activity.
At the end of any adventure, you may spend 10 downtime days to visit the family library. While there, you may scribe a PHB wizard spell of 3rd-level or lower into your spellbook for no additional gold cost beyond the cost to scribe a spell.
Story Award: To Wear the Cloak If your character is an arcane spellcaster, you receive an offer to sponsor your admittance into the Brotherhood of the Cloak. Though joining the Cloaks is mandatory for any arcanists seeking to stay in Mulmaster for an extended period of time, and sponsorship is not required but sponsorship definitely has its perks.

Earned 120g from adventure.
Purchased Spell Scrolls of Haste, Hypnotic Pattern, Slow, and Greater Invisibility, -1400 gp (Season 9 ALPG)
Purchased second spellbook. -50gp

purchase scroll of Steel Wind Strike (5th level), healing potion

Copied Comprehend Languages, Protection from Evil and Good, Dragon's Breath, Tongues, and Counterspell into my spellbooks. Spent 600gp in transcription costs and 2 days.

Bought spell scroll of Sickening Radiance (4th lvl)

FEATURE: Retainers -> Safe Haven, per season 8

With a sincere oath to rejoin the legion with new magics and that someday they will have places of honor within his retinue again, Anorak Fireweaver dismisses his retainers, Beedo, Gum-gum, and his bodyguard Klarz. They are given supplies and messages for those still in the Iron Horde, then sent back home.

The Lord's Alliance better make good on their promises.

Scroll Dragon’s Breath

Spell Scroll: Tongues (3rd level)

SA: Faction Copyist Any character may spend ten downtime days assisting their faction by copying the texts retrieved for SEER. Upon completing this downtime activity, the character may copy one spell from the Elemental Evil Player’s Companion of a level they can cast for their spellbook.

While at The Yawning Portal to buy and sell spellbooks with a Chultan dealer, I met Danifae Melarn, a grenadier of Bregan D'arthe. She bartered my ancient Zhentarim shield for a staff she claimed to have found in the pincers of a human archmage who had purportedly been warped into an insectoid aberration by the Far Realm. It's actually plausible as the provenances of magic items go, and it does seem to be very powerful.
I will throughouly study the staff to make sure it has no lingering traces of the Far Realm tied to it.

Translating the scrolls created by the mad necromancer Marzellus Marshward and copying them into my spellbooks. One of these is an evocation spell and was quite simple to decipher.
Copied the scrolls of Contingency, Mislead, and Circle of Death to my spellbooks.

Spent 700g in transcription costs and 28 hours = 3.5 downtime days.
Purchased fourth spellbook. -50g

At the top fo the obsidian spire raised from Zhentil Keep was we discovered Marzellus Marshward. The former Zhentarim officer and current necromancer revealed himself a Fallen Aasimar seeking to wage a terrorist campaign and eventual war with the pane of Celestia. A fool's notion to be sure. His necromantic magics were not finely honed for martial application and with Brek the barbarian assisting by holding Marshward down, we were able to desroy him - at least temporarily - so that the portal to Celestia he'd opened would close.

Gained potion of superior healing, potion of vitality, spell scrolls of contingency, circle of death, and mislead

gained " blue jellybean (potion) of healing (superior)", "dreamsicle jellybean (scroll) of Enhance ability, Fox's cunning, "lemon bean of Enhance Ability, eagle's splendor"

Copied Catapult, Erupting Earth, and Tidal Wave into spellbooks. Spent 350gp on ink and materials for transcription.

Copying spells from the brown leather spellbook to my spellbooks, adding feather fall, detect thoughts, locate object, clairvoyance, fly, arcane eye, ice storm, stoneskin, Rary's telepathic bond, scrying, mass suggestion, true seeing, delayed blast fireball, teleport
Copied the scroll of Steel Wind Strike

Spent 2,925g in transcription costs and 117 hours = 14.6 downtime days.

While visiting the arcane library of the Von Finklestein family, Anorak copied many spells into his spellbooks, including Disguise self, Identify, Jump, Longstrider, Tasha's hideous laughter, Alter self, Arcane lock, Blindness/deafness, Blur, Darkness, Darkvision, Enlarge/Reduce, Knock, Melf's Acid Arrow, Misty Step, See invisibility, Blink, Fear, Hypnotic pattern, Leomund's tiny hut, Phantom Steed, Protection from Energy, Vampiric Touch, Water breathing

Spent 2,400 gold in transcription costs over the 10 days.
Purchased an additional spellbook for all these spells. -50g

A fog rolls into the square in Phlan during the Reclamation Day parade, within it a wave of undead attackers. Left behind is a staff of ebony bearing an amulet of an onyx wave, the symbol of the Ebon Wave, an offshoot of the Zhentarim

We are directed to a book bindery to learn more about the Ebon Wave's activity within Zhentil Keep. The bindery's owner, a white dragonborn bard named K requested that we attempt to convince the Ebon Wave to leave Zhentil Keep peacefully.

As we approached the forest around the Keep, a pair of Wyverns with three casters riding attacked with fire breath, dropped rocks, and spellcraft.
One of the casters had a spellbook on them which Anorak took and begins to study.

Spent 6 downtime days to read the Manual of Clear Thoughts.

Copied scrolls of Haste, Hypnotic Pattern, Slow, Greater Invisibility, and Sickening Radience (Evocation, XGE from Fai Chen).
Spent 750g in transcription costs and 15 hours = 2 days.

Story Award: Gratitude of the Von Finklestein Family. You've made an ally of the von Finklestein family. You may use this favor to gain access to a downtime activity.
At the end of any adventure, you may spend 10 downtime days to visit the family library. While there, you may scribe a PHB wizard spell of 3rd-level or lower into your spellbook for no additional gold cost beyond the cost to scribe a spell.
Story Award: To Wear the Cloak If your character is an arcane spellcaster, you receive an offer to sponsor your admittance into the Brotherhood of the Cloak. Though joining the Cloaks is mandatory for any arcanists seeking to stay in Mulmaster for an extended period of time, and sponsorship is not required but sponsorship definitely has its perks.

Earned 120g from adventure.
Purchased Spell Scrolls of Haste, Hypnotic Pattern, Slow, and Greater Invisibility, -1400 gp (Season 9 ALPG)
Purchased second spellbook. -50gp

purchase scroll of Steel Wind Strike (5th level), healing potion

Copied Comprehend Languages, Protection from Evil and Good, Dragon's Breath, Tongues, and Counterspell into my spellbooks. Spent 600gp in transcription costs and 2 days.

Bought spell scroll of Sickening Radiance (4th lvl)

FEATURE: Retainers -> Safe Haven, per season 8

With a sincere oath to rejoin the legion with new magics and that someday they will have places of honor within his retinue again, Anorak Fireweaver dismisses his retainers, Beedo, Gum-gum, and his bodyguard Klarz. They are given supplies and messages for those still in the Iron Horde, then sent back home.

The Lord's Alliance better make good on their promises.

Scroll Dragon’s Breath

Spell Scroll: Tongues (3rd level)

SA: Faction Copyist Any character may spend ten downtime days assisting their faction by copying the texts retrieved for SEER. Upon completing this downtime activity, the character may copy one spell from the Elemental Evil Player’s Companion of a level they can cast for their spellbook.