Dryad Lost

=Participants =
StaticKiller_September_4th_2021-RexYr3.png|link=Reximus Evershine|Reximus Evershine Kareeda
RangerSavage_August_28th_2021-NAraliYr3.png|link=Narali Lagomora|Narali Lagomora UzuriMia
LiangY3Cicon.png|link=Liang Gray Raven|Liang Gray Raven MorphTM
Kareeda_August_28th_2021MistyYr3.png|link=Misty Flame|Misty Flame statickiller0
BileGLCloseup.png|link=Bile Valistar|Bile Valistar Skullamancer
ZBerion.png|link=Professor Berion|Professor Berion Gelinnas Emo
RedFaceSig.png|link=Sigurd Holt|Sigurd Holt Jakk9891
ViviCariTown.png|link=Vivi|Virion "Vivi" Lithegon Oraclelotl
IzzyAAProf.png|link=Izanami (AA)|Izanami Mimika
StealthRG_Jan_13th_2022-YukiArmor.jpg|link=Yuki Mori|Yuki Mori Stealthrg
Samantha.png|link=Samantha William Stallard|Samantha William Stallard (Dicidius)
= Events =
In the months following the Darkness Over Cari Town, the Cari Townsfolk realized that they had not seen the Dryad in some time. Eventually a party was sent to inspect the Grove, where they found the Barrier over the entrance was weakened significantly, allowing them to press through. Despite this the Grove still seemed healthy and prosperous, with Fey roaming about. During their search of the Grove they discovered the Dryad's home was locked with an Arcane Lock.
Further inside the Grove in the middle of a stone Pergola they discovered various supplied and notes gathered by the Dryad. Virion, being an Elf, was able to transcribe some of the text but it was written in a very ancient dialect that was hard to read. It was written by the Dryad, seemingly at the start of the events of the Darkness Over Cari Town, speaking of Zane's return and the foul forces in play. The Dryad implied that he needed to find something, to stop this all. The Necronomicon. A map located near the journal had several locations East of Cari Town, including the Ruined Lands where the Ymra Tree once grew, and Noria City itself.
Following this, Guard Captain Sigurd sent a letter to Narali informing her of what they had found. She then informed Berion and Headmistress Boyle, and a squad trip was arranged to aid in the investigation, with Gallant Squad being sent.
After arriving in Cari Town, Gallant and Berion were briefed more thoroughly on what had transpired and got a look at the notes themselves. Berion, a member of the Aldoria King's Guard himself, was able to translate a bit more of the letter than Virion had, most troublingly being the final words. Dark Order. The cadets were introduced to a group of Adventurers who would be aiding their search, including one Izanami who would be acting as their guide in Noria, and they shortly departed.
When they arrived in Noria they found they city in a very sorry state, as expected. Guards were everywhere to keep the peace in the more wealthy districts, but in the poorer sections of the city guards were completely absent. The streets were filthy and cluttered with homeless people and trash. Buildings had fallen into disrepair, and gangs now ruled the streets. Many of the city folk fled indoors when they saw the Cadets' uniforms, seemingly holding some resentment or apprehension towards the Cross-Allied Forces.
After questioning the people they could still find in the streets, they discovered that the Dryad had been through the city a few weeks back. He came in and out for days, searching the countryside and forests, before gaining passage on a Grain Merchant's ship to the continent of Southern Valendor. Before the Cadets could leave however, Narali and Misty were cornered by thugs and attacked. The combat rapidly escalated as the other Cadets became involved and the thugs were overwhelmed instantly. In the aftermath, they discovered several False Marks- fake silver coins stamped with a Dragon Skull on both sides, used by Dark Order members to identify themselves to each other, as well as a letter.
The letter was worded vaguely, but the implication was that a cave near some farmstead nearby the city was being used as a drop point for reports from the thug to a Dark Order member. Izanami, being familiar with the Order and the region, took the lead and led them to the Cave. Once inside they fought several spiders that had been enlarged and controlled by the Enlarge Insect spell, as well as minor Undead. After battling their way through the tunnels, Berion and Misty witnessed a Dark Order member take their own life in a ritual, likely to silence themselves, which raised a much stronger undead. The towering 9 foot fall skeleton was draped in dark cloth and veiled in shadows, with its glowing red eyes just visible under it's hood. It fought the Cadets, while the Adventurers held the backline against hordes more of the minor Undead.
After the summoned undead was defeated, they searched the room and found a chest of minor artifacts and other items, which Berion secured. A poison trap was triggered, minorly poisoning several but healing magic was employed to lessen the effects until they returned to Cari Town to be treated further. Once in Cari Town, Berion briefed the council, leaving many of the details out, and went to question Izanami about her in depth knowledge of the Dark Order- something that is kept completely secret from the public as one of the CAF's closest kept secrets. Her responses and willingness to return to the Academy to speak with the Headmistress satisfied Berion, however Izanami was essentially still taken in as a prisoner, albeit with nicer conditions than most.
= Overall Mission Results =
* Dark Order thug detained
* Minor Artifacts recovered
* Confirmed the whereabouts of the Dryad and the Necronomicon
* Izanami arrested for knowledge of the Dark Order, taken to Ascension Academy to speak with the Headmistress
= Trivia =
* The Noria City map is public in the Community Labs in VRChat, called "Noria City (AA)". It was made by Conflee.
== Vod's ==
===Gallant===
*Rex's POV: Kareeda / Part 2
*Narali's POV: UzuriMia
*Misty's POV: Statickiller0
*Bile's POV: Skullamancer
===Teachers===
*Berion's POV: TheEmoHealer
===Cari Town===
*Sigurd's POV: Jakk_9891
*Yuki's POV: StealthRG YouTube
===Army of Darkness===
*DM's POV: Howlcifer
== Clips ==
* clip here
= Gallery =
Noria City.jpg
Category:Ascension Events