Tombs of Scoria: Episode 54

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== Synopsis ==
The brothers, having recently faced numerous challenges, decide to consult dragons and investigate various leads. Tyrael talks to the dragon Kralfort, learning that its power is beyond measurement. Anton uses Time Pool to uncover the events following their departure, revealing that dragons had detected their magic and subsequently destroyed the portal. Anton attempts to extract information from the remains of Acron the Black but fails. Imrik and Anton seek information from various sources, including scrying and speaking with dragons, but face numerous obstacles and deceptions. They ultimately decide to leave their weapons behind, opt to temporarily pause their dragon-slaying efforts, and turn to recruiting stone giants for assistance. They also address local issues and tensions, including a contentious interaction with a cleric, and make plans to rescue prisoners from the mines near Sky Peak.
== Recap ==
=== 26th January, 1513 ===
The brothers discuss what has just transpired, they decide to talk to dragons. Tyrael talks to Kralfort, it seems its increase in power is unquantifiable.
=== 27th January, 1513 ===
Anton casts :
Show me what transpired after we left:
Dragon cast , the dragons discuss where the dragonslayers are come from, and they will reconvene further, and they walk through the portal and destroy it.
Anton casts on remains of .
Where is your treasure?
*Laughs. You'll never find it.
Dragon breaks the spell. The spell fails again.
Imrik suggests they ask the weapons where first was, in hopes of finding the lair that way. They ask the weapons where the Ioun Stones are. They have no idea. 
Imrik fails to scry on the Gold Dragon. He scries on . It's sitting in a rocky canyon with infected trees around it. Imrik to negotiate with the dragon. He tries to converse with the dragon, it swipes at Imrik and dispels the illusion.
They teleport back to Wikkthronrarenta. 
They go to a temple for a basin of holy water. The priest there pesters them for a bit. Anton casts on the dragons and it fails. He scries on . The dragon is surrounded by 6 horsemen with Akuban flags. Balurion takes one of them and soars through the air. She lands and casts Sleep gas on the subject, and proceeds to bury the horseman into the ground.
The brothers agree to speak with her and agree not to lie. Imrik to Balurion. Imrik tells her what happened in Solum and asks for Ioun Stones. Imrik shows her Dragonbane bow, promises to bury the weapons after Scoria is no more. Balurion gets agitated and questions McGary's willpower. She refuses to help and destroys the projection.
Tyrael suggests they leave the weapons and pause with dragon slaying for a year, probing the weapon's reaction. The weapons don't react. They prepare sachels of iron coins and iron skirt for Anton.
=== 28th January, 1513 ===
Before Imrik them to Solum, Anton casts to ask goddess Velthara if they will teleport into a table. They walk trough Swampside, invisible, showing people out of the way.
=== 28th-29th January, 1513 ===
The entrance to the lair has no traps or magic. Anton casts on the ogre mage.
Where is the dragon's lair?
*I know not.
How long have you been guarding this place.
*Half a year.
What does the black dragon pay?
*Gold and silver. 
Where is your catch of treasure?
*100 yards from this place. 
They swim into the fight chamber. Everything remains as they left it. No traps or illusions they haven't noticed previously. Imrik notices the runes that activated the portal are divine in nature. 
Anton casts and asks:
If we spend the entire week and use everything at our disposal, will we find the black dragon's treasure? 
*Waste not your time, my champion. Greater valors await you elsewhere. 
Anton suggests they leave the weapons because they are lying to them. Brothers discuss going to the giants. Whirlwind tells Imrik there is a clan of stone-giants where the red dragon their previous owners slain was. 
=== 30th January, 1513 ===
Imrik takes a few vials of Black Dragon Blood.
Imrik them to the platform outside the lair. There are 7 goblins around.
Imrik and flies them to Steamwall Mountains over a few days.
=== 2nd February, 1513 ===
In the mountains, with a bridge across it. There is a large red dragon skeleton and 6 stone giants. Anton casts , shows them the note they got, and tries to convince them to come work for the brothers. 
Giants want vengeance for the defeat of their leader (the dragon). They show the dragons loot from dragonslayers. Giants can't confirm if they are the ones that slain the dragon, they want revenge on the creatures of Voraci in Tartar. The brothers refuse, Anton and shows them the death of Dragon Slayers. The giants agree and they Teleport them to 's lair.
=== 3rd-7th February, 1513 ===
The brothers spend a few days getting the 8 Stone Giants to the construction site of the McGary keep and the workers accustomed to working alongside the giants.
=== 7th February, 1513 ===
In the late evening, they meet with Queen Wikk, , and about saving captured Drekissins in the mines of Mistrya. Arc Sombar doesn't think it will have influence, Mother Loraine disagrees. They decide to teleport the head cleric of Martha so she can cast and move the miners.
They ask where they could lend the money to build their keep, and are informed they should contact the merchant Richard, they explain the situation with him. Cleric of Nadinis accuses Anton of being a blight on the land, and that Amulet of Velthara clouds his judgment. The brothers and the cleric have an altercation. Arc Sombar agrees with Loraine about the amulet, Imrik discusses it with her.
They have a meeting between themselves and weapons. Tyrael says they cannot trust them, as it was revealed that the black dragon possessed no Ioun stones, so Anton will cast magic to ensure the truth is spoken. Blood Singer admits to spreading false intelligence. Harbinger argues with Tyrael. Anton requests them not to lie and they will give them dragon blood. Weapons promise to serve them as long as their goals are aligned.
=== 8th February, 1513 ===
Anton goes to exact some petty vengeance.
A woman seeks vengeance against her husband for never taking out the trash. He backhands her husband, the husband runs, and the woman thanks Anton.
Imrik checks in on the Cleric of Martha's preparations. She will be ready to go to Azoron's lair the day after. is tasked with researching Ioun Stones.
Anton fails his on the remains of .
=== 9th February, 1513 ===
Imrik casts and on them, then flies them to the mines near Sky Peak. 
There is a village atop the mountain and the bottom, and paths in the snow around the mountain. They scout around for where the prisoners are. They fly near the village at the top, there is a cage around it, locking the entrance to the mountain. Tyrael suggests they first kill anyone who can set off the alarm. He notices an area with blocked in rocks. Anton and Tyrael will kill the soldiers while Imrik deals with the rocks. Anton with the shield into the courtyard, Imrik turns into a bird and flies trough the arrowslit near the rock mechanism. 
There are 2 guards near the lever, neither notice Imrik. 
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