27th Olarune, 1000 YK - 6th Therendor, 1000 YK
- Looks like it's time for some downtime and stuff!
- Leonus Lassinus goes to the Karrnathi Embassy to report in and ask for new orders. Leonus's player isn't here, so we'll have to work that out later.
- Dax' Athla talks to Drego Sarhain about next steps. He's going to try and get Ythana Morr to help with Fallen.
- Leonus acquires materials for Lozaal to gild the skull (for Summon Undead). I take 300 gp from his inventory, to double check with him later.
- They discuss using their skycoaches to start a taxi business, and using the profits to pay for the food and therapy for the survivors of Fallen.
- Dax also wants to negotiate with Nigel Faurious and dedicate her share of the reward for the Chains of Mur'taal job to helping those people.
- Drego leaves his spellbook with Dax so she can copy some spells over, with strict instructions not to lose it, damage it, or let Lozaal have it. Dax takes this very seriously, and enforces Lozaal staying away from it. Lozaal wants to look at it so badly. Dax dimension doors away to a secluded area to get away.
- Kal is reading gnomish poetry.
- Warden wants to go shopping for a Scrying focus, which is big big money. He wants suggestions for what a druid might use, and settles on a filligreed, polished moonstone.
- Lozaal buys some spicy cheese for Kal. She'll love it! Warden pays for it with a silver piece.
- Lozaal also buys a bar of adamantine from House Cannith, and hates every second of it.
- Kal wants to buy a goat, but is told to maybe wait until they're closer to home rather than in Sharn.
- Instead, she buys 4 books of gnomish poetry as she's really getting into it now.
- Lozaal asks Warden to stock up on alchemy supplies to make healing potions. They spend some time discussing how much to get, and settle on 4 greater healing potions worth, and 2 superior healing potions worth.
- Lozaal buys a Horn of Silent Alarm and a Handy Spice Pouch.
- Dax copies a shit ton of spells into her books, taking 57 hours and costing her 2850 gp.
- Drego fills Dax in on the situation with Ythana. She has agreed to help, but it cost him, and he's a vindictive bitch so he's looking into a suitable replacement for her.
- Lozaal is confused, as Dax was told not to interfere here due to the political situation. Drego has this in mind, hence the need for a Brelish replacement. Lozaal still takes umbrage, "so if we don't like orders we can just disobey them?"
- Drego argues that he is higher in the hierarchy than Dax is, was given no such orders, and is a position that gives him a unique degree of autonomy across national borders. He doesn't elaborate further.
- Lozaal comments that the party could do with more discipline, the fight with Vorlintar went smoothly because they worked together effectively.
- Lozaal wants to try and find Karg. Everyone but Leonus goes with him (and that's only cos Leonus's player isn't here).
- They go to Karg's apartment and knock on his door. Karg is fairly hostile to them, and Lozaal admits that they stole the sword (specifically, Warden did). Lozaal offers to sit down and chat, he'll tell him everything, and Karg reluctantly agrees.
- Lozaal explains that he's an Heir of Dhakaan, from Kech Volaar, and why he stole the sword. He says he'll try and return the sword, and then he offers to educate Karg on Dhakaani history. Karg says that if Lozaal can return the sword, he'll talk.
- Warden asks Kal to contact Batul and ask what to do to further his training, and what it will entail. Kal casts Sending, which is included below.
- They discuss how to get him there. They consider asking Kosaten, but it'd be a bit too expensive. Instead, they'll send him on a ship to Zarash'ak whilst the others go back to Avrahk Mbar'ost.
- Dax learns Teleportation Circle from Drego's book, and learns the sequences for a circle in Flamekeep and Passage (don't go there). They ask Drego about it, and he's sketchy. Lozaal speculates that he slept with the wrong people, and he just goes with that.
- Dax goes to talk to Faela to check on the situation. She's relocated everyone to the Blackstone Church, at least of the 80 or so people that were traumatised. The other 22 are out of the district. Faela hasn't seen to Unknown yet, but she will.
- Faela thinks it's best if Dax and the others aren't seen too much, as the survivors hate them.
- Faela doesn't know what is going to happen with them long term, many of them are unused to life without a literal embodied deity. Fallen is like it's own ecosystem.
- Dax uses Seeming to disguise Lozaal and Warden, so that they can help build some shelter. Lozaal is disguised as a very tall dwarf, and Warden is disguised as a...different warforged.
- They also go to Clifftop Adventurer's Guild to discuss the job with Lhara and Nigel Faurious. They talk him up to 250gp each. He also mentions other jobs, which he'll contact them about when he has more details. They ask if they can contact him directly (using Sending), but he'd rather any communications go through Lhara.
- Lhara asks that they contact her when they're going to do the job, so she can arrange transportation for them.
7th Therendor, 1000 YK - 3rd Eyre, 1000 YK
- Dax, Lozaal and Leonus return to Avrahk Mbar'ost via Lightning Rail, which takes just over a day. Lozaal goes First Class, and Dax and Leonus goes Steerage.
- Kal and Warden travel into the Shadow Marches. They get a ship, costing them 43 gp and 7 sp each way and taking 12 days.
4th Eyre, 1000 YK
- Kal and Warden arrive in Zarash'ak. Warden crafted a Greater Healing Potion on the boat. Warden wild shapes into a large bird and carries Kal, rather than walking or using a boat.
5th Eyre, 1000 YK
- Kal and Warden arrive at Fat Tusk.
- Batul greets them and is confused. Apparently he told Orshok to meet them in Zarash'ak but they missed him. Whoops.
- Warden goes back to get him, and Kal uses Sending to tell Orshok what's going on.
6th Eyre, 1000 YK
- Warden runs into Orshok and is reunited with both Bartholomew and Spinks. Spinks is quite the conversationalist! On the flight back to Fat Tusk, Spinks tells Warden all about this time that he, Bartholomew, and a mouse saved the world from a slightly bigger mouse with a knife. Warden is enthralled.
7th Eyre, 1000 YK
- Warden returns to Fat Tusk with Orshok, ultimately taking as much time as it would've if they'd walked.
- Batul greets him and introduces him to more Gatekeepers who traveled here just for Warden's trial!
- Batul introduces the others: Urlev Torrn, Saala Torrn and Tomph. They explain what the trial ensues, that Warden is going to need to restore the seal in the Bonetree Mound, which will expose him to Xoriat. If he fails, they'll have to kill him.
- Oh
- The druids leave, and Batul tells Kal that Bartholomew is in charge. Bartholomew gives a thumbs up.
- Warden says he "may or may not see you later" to Kal, which conerns her. She says she will see him later.
9th Eyre, 1000 YK
- The druids arrive at the Bonetree Mound, where Batul opens it back up.
- They descend into the ground, where they are greeted by dolgrims who keep their distance. Batul explains it's due to the Scale of Vvaraak he wears around his neck.
- Warden asks if any of the druids have ever been exposed to a daelkyr. They say no, and if any of them had, they'd probably be dead. They are exposed to Xoriat's energy every time they restore a seal.
- Saala teaches Warden the Ritual of Restoration, and then he casts it. It takes 8 hours, and during it Warden begins to hear the others thoughts. Warden dedicates all of his spell slots to the ritual, as does Orshok and Tomph. Batul is more measured, and Saala remains in reserve in case she needs to kill Warden.
- With the ritual successfully completed, Batul puts his hand on Warden's shoulder and goes to speak. Saala cuts him off, proclaiming that Warden is now a Gatekeeper! As a reward, he has to keep doing this for the rest of his life! Yay!
- The Bonetree Mound is now Warden's responsibility, as is the Bull Hole. See Dimensional Seal.
- Saala gives Warden a bit of a ribbing, and reveals that when Batul did this for the first time, he caught a glimpse of the Emocean. Scary stuff! They don't elaborate.
- They leave and return to Fat Tusk.
FOR NEXT TIME
WHAT WERE LOZAAL AND LEONUS AND ALSO DAX DOING???
Sendings
Kal to Batul
"Hi Batul. Warden feels he has gained enough strength to continue his druidic studies. What would this involve and when can he return to you?"
"Hello! If Warden feels he is ready, we will test him and ascertain the truth of it. I can't discuss what that involves with those-"
"Does he require companions for this? You got cut off."
"What? I finished my message just fine! It is a test of Warden, not his friends, and others will not be able to accompany him."
Kal to Orshok
"Hi Orshok, it's Kal. Sorry, me and Warden didn't see you and we flew. Warden will be with you in a day to fly back."
"Hi Kal! Umm, right, okay. Guess I'll just chill here with Bartholomew and Spinks. See Warden and then you soon!"