Sx17 - It's Helio-Time

It's Helio-Time is the 17th session of the campaign. It is preceded by Sx16 — Don't Split the Party. Too Late , and followed by Sx18 - Reunited and It Feels So Good
This session takes place over the period of 10 days when Oto and Khantos are still stuck in the labyrinth, from Paraskevi, the 26th of Leontes to Kiriaki, the 7th of Akamantes. Notable moments of this session are battling the Sytmphalian Birds and hearing about the rival party moving south with Myth EndersSide note about this session: This is the period of time in which George lost his notebook and so the notes are all from memory. That means they are formatted in bullet points.
== Battle of the Birds ==
* They get to the Stymphalian Swamp and get swarmed by a number of birds with metal beaks. 
* These are the Stymphalian birds from the trails of Heracles. 
* A casts water walking to get through the swamp easier. 
* The birds are weak to thunder damage 
* ALT defeats the birds and moves through the swamp 
* A gets the trophy
== Travelling North-East ==
=== Shacking Up ===
* The group come to some shacks in the swamp and long rest 
* See claw marks on the walls - the Stymphalian birds 
* Theobald talks to some rats and finds out they saw the Rival party pass through there. 
* Adrasteia and Leoven have a talk and distance grows between them due to Leoven not wanting to open up
=== The Mountain Path to Lymphydos ===
* On the mountain pass to Heliotym there is a storm and they decide to hide in a cave until it passes 
* In the cave they find a room with shrines dedicated to the 12 trails of Heracles. 
* I suspect that if we do all these the door to Mount Olympus would open; It is at the base of a mountain and that was Heracles' reward
=== A Rest at The Sun's Icon ===
* The group arrive in Lymphydos 
* Go to the temple of Hermes for info and talk to some merchants (don't remember what they said) 
* Merchants say that there is new leadership in Posttown. Sevina won the election - was the most funded 
* Seemed to be trapping animals 
* ALT stays at the suns icon 
* Earth Genasi woman runs it 
* Gives them a yellow liquid that warms them - prep for mountain travel, Jas makes piss joke 
* Rooms are demiplanes that warp to each person's individual needs 
* Leoven's is traditional tavern - Sun iconography with bed for Ayleth 
* AT share and the rooms is a split forest. One is pan's gardens the other a grotto - T unnerved. 
* Before bed AT talk about their lives and A opens up a bit 
* In morning A goes to a shrine just outside of town to worship to Artemis. Gets a vague symbol. 2 petals meeting with 3 petals. 
* LT talk 
* L is closed off. 
* They set off to Wingate.
* At some point learn that Zenne has rejoined the party with some Myth Enders and they headed towards Sparta but not sure why yet
=== Wingate to Posttown ===
* On the road Leoven notices soldiers moving towards Dexicos to get armed
* At Wingate, door guard says there are rumours about armies getting ready to attack form Imperum Crescent. - Travel through the mountain to Posttown. 
* They stay there a few days. 
* Learn that Ebian was executed and Cassian left. 
* Get an iris message from OK.