The party responds to an escalating situation at Lerwicks east gate, wherein Leila and Ganniks familiar, Bobo, deescalate the situation and learn that the Cloud Giant, Anajela, who approached the town was doing so to hire a group of adventurers. Responding to the call, the party spends a day preparing for their icy adventure, and teleports to the shore of Lake Woe, in Hartsvale. Using some clever items and spells, they cross the lake, to the mountain in the middle of it, and begin the climb.
The climb goes excellently, until the avalanche causes the party to think quickly on their feet. Loric's clever handling of his Pegasus attempt to save Gannik, who instead Dimension Doors above the Avalanche in time to save Leila, who had begun falling off the ledge in an attempt to save Rickard, who was climbing to a sheer ice face attempting to grappling hook out of the way. With some quicktime event action, the parties incredible teamwork, and some luck, they all made it through... somehow.
Getting to the top of the mountain, they discover the small leavings of the remains of a Cloud Giant tribe. Only 4 members of the tribe remain, Anajela, Chieftess Atla, Eistla, and Jarnsaxa. Atla explains the party was hired to come here to listen to another proposal. Prove themselves against Eistla and Jarnsaxa, and accept the mission to be brought to the legendary Cloud Palace of Skye Uvar.
The giants put up a mighty fight, but the parties ability to work together, saw them through to victory. Atla accepts them as a group strong enough to tackle Skye Uvar, and allows them to sleep and eat inside their small tribe.
In the morning, the Giants pay the Raven's Price. Eistla, the mute bodyguard, gives Leila her Dragon Slayer Glaive - her most prized possession, and uses her own body to summon the Clouded Raven - throwing herself from the cliff after a ritual. The Clouded Raven rips from her body, and takes the party to Skye Uvar.
Inside of the Pavilion of Skye Uvar, they are greeted by an old Hawthorne Member - Jecht D'Avore Tunnis, who gives them a brief description, purposely lacking clarity, of what is around. The party decides to not explore the pavilion, and instead, pushes forth to the Boneyard, where their cleverness avoids the trap of two insane former Knights, under the possession of a Bouncy Ghost. Swiftly felling the Knight Priest, Rickard finds himself possessed by the Bouncy Ghost, and turning on Loric. The group brings down the second Knight, with the help of some Animated Skulls, courtesy of Gannik.
Loric brings Rickard down, forcing the Bouncy Ghost to leave his body, and Rickard finds himself on his feet again, thanks to the Divination of Gannik. With Leila's full force, and the combined work of the team, they prevent the Bouncy Ghost's attempted escape, and are victorious.
The party quickly loots the bodies for the First (of Three) Keystones, and elects to not look around the Boneyard. Instead, they head back, and after a quick talk with Jecht, feed the clouded raven the Keystone. The Raven brings them all back to a field near Lerwick...
But Skye Uvar, and its treasures still await...
@Kathy as Leila (14).
@G E N E as Gannik (12).
@Loric | William as Loric (16),
@Shaun as Rickard (16)
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