The Black Pyramid Campaign/Session 1

Not long after arriving at Gate Town (the Saldanese staging area near A11's etheric gate), the expedition fought off a mob of maddened workers, apparently under the hallucinogenic effects of a strange purple dust deposited by the westward winds on the eastern side of the scavenger camp. 
The expedition members further discovered that some of the people most severely affected by the dust (e.g. Mr. Gunderson, the missing miner who reportedly visited the City of Ashes to the far south) regenerate themselves in direct etheric (i.e. natural) light, even if apparently dead; this appears to be an accelerated healing factor rather than a perfect regenerative process, as there is scar tissue. 
This phenomenon is comparable to the strange six-winged bat discovered by the Saldanese Librarian Executor Dr. Casimir; the bat's limbs and tail could be severed and reattached when exposed to a magnified beam of etheric light. It is also similar to the rapid healing of the dwarf and the human apparently slain by Marcel — though not obviously insane, they both bore marks in Elder Script upon their flesh, which disappeared when Marcel attempted to cut away the skin as a sample. The two were seen during the assault on the expedition's void-ship, though whether as observers or as commanders is unclear.
After these strange and horrifying events, the expedition leadership elected to head in the direction of the rumored second gate on A11.
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