Legends of Arcadia: Genesis: Episode 14

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==Recap==
===25th October===
The party starts their hunt for the Shimmer Drake. About halfway through, they meet Fabhidez, also hunting for a Shimmer Drake, he needs it for his hamlet. They learn it mostly eludes battle. Fabhidez doesn't know where the swamp is, but assumes they will find it if they follow the river. The party follows Fabhidez but ends up on the ocean.
They head east and Abaddon notices the swamp in the distance. They rest for the night. is coming down to the world. They discuss how to lure a Shimmer Drake. Rae Kwon wants to charm it.
===26th October===
Fabhidez hunts down a gazelle. Nyx looks for corpse flowers and saves them. Kael gets a spearhead for . Abaddon gets 7 sharpened sticks.
Nyx looks for some fay folk in the swamp. She finds one on the first day in a cattail. She goes alone and uses to create an illusion of fairy dust in her proximity. She speaks to the fairy, Gome. The fairy knows who Nyz is, the creature of nightmares that tried to burn down Charlie and his wife (leprechaun). They are no friends of the fairy-folk. The Shimmer Drake is no friend of fairy folk either, but the drake has its a natural place in the world. They are the first humanoid they've seen since elves stopped coming. Nyx convinces Gome that something better can replace the Shimmer Drake if they kill it. Gome creates a swarm of little sprites, and they lead Nyx by her hair. They lead Nyx to the patch of swamp water and request they drink from it. Rae Kwon, Nyx and Kael drink the water. Fabhidez and Abaddon drink too reluctantly.
Kael and Fabhidez fall into a deep sleep. The fairy says to drink more, Rae Kwon pretends to but doesn't. Abaddon pretends to sleep. Nyx draws a moon symbol in the water and does on omen-reading. It says that it will lead them to the danger they seek. The fairy peer pressure Rae Kwon into actually drinking. Abaddon sees they get reduced into a tenth of their size, and fairies carry them across the swamp, from one fairy cluster to another.
Hours later, they find themselves in the middle of the Brakish Fen. Fabhidez finds an ominous-looking tree and hangs the gazelle onto it, Nyx stuffs it with the corpse flower. They find a place to hide while Rae Kwon sings. Abaddon casts . Nyx casts .
They recollect what they shared about the Shimmer Drake before the ambush:
*Rae Kwon knows Shimmer Drake is a favored creature of , with magical hide that allows it to evade predators. He needs it for it's hide to fashion into a cloak.
*Fabhidez knows it is the enemy of Agepa, the most fearsome of all predators that Agepa used to hunt, only to escape her grasp. You can never see it or hear it humming unless it sings.
Hours pass, the sun goes down, nothing shows up. Abaddon casts , finds some fairy dust and magical mushrooms. They hear splashing in the water and a voice that can't exactly talk. Rae Kwon investigates, sees ripples in the water 100 feet away. A Shimmer Drake breaks camouflage with a tail attack on Rae Kwon and he falls unconscious. The drake flies away, Kael casts on the entire swamp.
They wake Rae Kwon up, and near him, in the water, is a person, female, blonde hair, middle-aged. Kael and Nyx try to drag her out. She grabs hold of Nyx and pulls her. Kael doesn't manage to catch her, Fabhidez grapples the creature and wrestles it. Fabhidez holds the creature down while Nyx stabs it and kills it. Rae Kwon Fabhidez. Kael picks up the screaming zombie head and wraps it, while Fabhidzes pulls the body out.
They see a humanoid creature levitating. Fabhidez crushes the zombie's head. Abaddon inspects the wounds in Rae Kwon's back, it's covered in worms, he scorches the wound with .
There are more bodies underwater. Nyx casts , and sees about 20 of siren zombies through the swamp.
They come across a large flat stone surface, and on it are craftsmen, humans, dwarves, and a half-elf. They are contractors, flattening the stone and tunneling inside, for an unknown purpose. Workers have been here 6 months, and haven't seen the Shimmer Drake. The party asks to camp here, the foreman declines. His employer is the man that created the corpses in the water. (Drexl?)
The foreman promises to help the party find the Shimmer Drake if they promise to leave them alone. Foreman introduces Dave, the half-elf. Rae Kwon promises to sing songs about him in exchange for helping them. Abaddon asks Nyx if the employer is a necromancer. Nyx talks to Dave about the morality of their employer. Fabhidez offers Dave to leave the swamp and come adventure with them.
The foreman promises to help the party find the Shimmer Drake if they promise to leave them alone. Foreman introduces Dave, the half-elf. Rae Kwon promises to sing songs about him in exchange for helping them. Abaddon asks Nyx if the employer is a necromancer. Nyx talks to Dave about the morality of their employer. Fabhidez offers Dave to leave the swamp and come adventure them. Kael takes out the elven eyes and asks Dave how he sees the Shimmer Drake. They discuss the feywild. Fabhidez tried to rip the barrier between worlds with bare hands but doesn't succeed.
Dave notices the shimmer drake, they find the antelope half-eaten. 6 Shimmer Drakes surround them. 
Combat start: The party vs the Shimmer Drake
Nyx casts . Fabhidez misses one Shimmer Drake. Abaddon casts . Shimmer Drake bites Dave and kills him outright. Rae Kwon screams out ‘For Dave!’ and misses. Kael casts .
Kael casts .Nyx tries to disbelieve, there is one Shimmer Drake, the one next to Kael. Fabhidez attacks that one, illusionary drake knocks out him. Abaddon hits the real drake. Rae Kwon casts and Shimmer Drakes start cackling. Abaddon strikes the Shimmer Drake with Maelstorm. All drakes attack their respective targets. 
Nyx can't discern which one the real is. Shimmer drakes are incapacitated. Rae Kwon shoots one illusionary drake. Kael casts . Abaddon hits one with Maelstorm.
Nyx notices real on is near Fabhidez. Abaddon misses the drake. Rae hits the drake Kael rips apart the Shimmer Drake with . 
Combat end.
Dave is dead from system shock. Abaddon wakes up Fabhidez. Rae Kwon and Fabhidez remove the hide from the drake.
Rae Kwon will bring this drake's hide to and in exchange get a cloak that helps someone to hide from mundane and magical means. Finally, he gifts that cloak to Nyx to hide and explore the nightmare realm.
Nyx leaves behind her role of protector of this world and decides to explore what makes her transcend into the realm of nightmares, maybe become the protector of that realm instead.
Kael waits for Malkis to get his Elven eyes and uses his newfound connection to the Feywild to make new documentation in the College Library.
Abaddons goal in the valley is over, he defended it and made amends with Voraci. People are weak, so Abaddon leaves seeking a change of incompetent leadership, and to build the strength of the individual.
==Notes==
neal stats 15 15 14 13 13 10 10 - wizard/cleric
nick stats 16 13 11 14 12 8
sean stats 11 15 16 9 13 9
anna-sophie stats 15 11 7 8 10 14
Category:Legends of Arcadia: Genesis Episodes