Empires of Arcadia: Episode 29

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== Synopsis ==
The Yaka Rangers depart from Rikki after trading with the wizards. The party makes their way to Ember's Keep to find a guide for their trek into the mountains. It is slow going through the mountains for the next few days, the party encounters a giant worm and an Ozed, but otherwise the travel is uneventful. The party arrives at a Crystal Cavern inside are some mysterious crystals and a Ferrin Spellbook. While attempting to retrieve the spellbook the party is ambushed by a crystal golem. Overwhelmed by the attack the party begins to retreat, but the golem makes chase.
==Recap==
===Second Year, Day 53===
The Yaka Rangers are in Rikki, having just handed the Ferrin Spellbook they have found so far. The wizards agree to start making teleportation circles in all the alliance towns, and give the party 2 water breathing amulets.
===Second Year, Day 64===
The party arrive back in Ember's Keep.
===Second Year, Day 65===
The party set out for the Mountains with a guide named George. They reach the edge of the mountains by the first day of travelling.
===Second Year, Day 66===
The party enter the mountains without incident. The party avoid dealing with a pride of gorillas.
===Second Year, Day 67===
The party doesn't make any progress this day, finding it too hard to move though the mountains. The party however encounter a Graboid, a type of creature had previously encountered back in episode 23, a giant worm. The party execute the monster after it inflicts some damage to the party.
===Second Year, Day 68===
Progress again is slow going. The party pass an isolated herd of Polacanthus in a valley. 
===Second Year, Day 69===
Progress again is slow going. The party get out of the Polacanthus Valley. 
===Second Year, Day 70===
Progress again is slow going. The party then encounter an Ozed next to a fast moving creek. Flinthart uses the blink spear to get behind it. Zai then stuns the Ozed. The party then slay the Ozed. 
===Second Year, Day 71===
Korrin wears the Amulet of the Fire Monkey to turn into a Fire Monkey. This allows the party to travel faster that day.
The party then arrive at some ruins to the south-west of Nekkraut. The party arrive at the crystal cave near the ruins of the base of the tower. The scout says he saw some Manscorpions around last time he was here. The party head inside.
The cave's surfaces are made of angular flat crystals. Light emanates from the crystals. There are separate green crystals poking out of the ground. In the middle of a dark divot in the crystal is a flat piece of crystal with swirling lights and on it is the Pharis Spellbook. The party decide to explore the side passages first.
The party try to understand the crystals, finding the beams of light change the colors of whatever it comes into contact with. The party try to study the flat piece of crystal with swirling lights but have no greater insights. Korrin puts the Amulet of the Fire Monkey over the beam of light and it goes on fire, recharging the amulet. Thorbjørn tests putting his ring of protection on the crystal and it vibrates. A crystal that glows less intensely producing a weaker result. 
The party return to the main chamber. Zai tosses a light stone, with a rope attached, down the sides of the dark divot around the spellbook. The dark surfaces isn't illuminated by the light stone but sounds crystalline. The dark crystals seem to absorb all light that is shed upon it.
Zai hands over the bag of holding to Thorbjørn and gets ready to leap to where the book is. As Zai sets foot on the incline, the ceiling shifts and a crystalline golem drops from above, landing above the book. The three green crystals lift off the ground, and the party enters combat with the golem and green crystals. The party assaults one of the crystals, and it explodes when defeated.
Korrin puts a magic arrow on one of the glowing crystals. It seems to charge up the arrow. The green crystals attack the party with rainbow beams of light which do radiant damage. Korrin fires the charged up arrow, pushing the golem off the book and doing full damage. Zai rushes in and grabs the books and flees.
The crystal golem gives chase, throwing more green crystal out, which shoot more beams at the party. The party flee from the cave, defeating another crystal on the way out.
The crystal golem chases the party out of the cave.
==Experience==
No experience given this session.
Category:Empires of Arcadia Episodes