20. Into Avelis (Part 11)

==Intro==
It’s national DM appreciation day and to pay respect to Kat, Sophia has cooked a very corporeal and existent turkey dinner for her. Noel describes it with bad adjectives and Juniper has lost their sense of taste and touch. 
==Planning==
After the funeral, Maeri raises her concerns about travelling with the party to Torva’s Jaw and does her best to convince them that she should stay behind, arguing that her unstable powers would be a liability. The Guardians assure her that her presence is both wanted and needed, and they recognise that the power dynamic in their group has shifted. 
While experimenting with the magical compass that Fran bought from Dawson, the party learns that both Burger-Jerger and Bae are still alive and located west and south-west, respectively. The party ends the night with a discussion about the merits of trusting and helping Vioni. 
==Fran Sucks At Mountaineering==
The next morning Fran illusions a boob window onto Corbin’s warm clothes. 
As they are about to leave the temple, Marcus attempts to stop them, warning them of a storm brewing on the horizon. Wary of it being a deliberate deterrent by Torva, the party decides to continue nonetheless. 
On their first day traversing the mountain range, Fran falls down the side of a cliff, gets trapped under a boulder and makes Laika carry her in a DIY papoose. The party narrowly avoids being attacked by blotter birds and Corbin and Laika take turns throughout the night unhappily digging snow away from the sides of Fran’s Tiny Hut. The next day Fran falls down a crevasse 
Eventually the party reaches an outcropping on the mountain situated just above the three peaks of Torva’s Jaw. The snow which falls there turns black upon touching the ground. They decide to approach in the morning, and send Corbin ahead to scout, while the others prepare to camp the night. 
==Corbin’s First Unfortunate Encounter With a Grate==
Corbin sees that in the middle of the three peaks, there is only a large circular grate covering a descending stairway. Being Corbin, he immediately lands on it, causing it to swing open and for him to fall in. The grate swiftly closes, trapping Corbin inside. 
==A Message To Chantel==
Noel: And now let's get into that message to Chantel. Chantel. Chantel, I’ve been watching all of your drama recommendations recently. And uh, it's really a lot. It’s really a lot. My mind is going every which way. I suspect everyone I see of betrayal and horrors. And I have you to thank for that. Chantel, codeword today is: Elsfa Elf. I hope that that sleeper agent is active. I pray that that sleeper agent will go. 
==Featured Characters==
===PCs===
*Fran
*Corbin
*Laika
===NPCs===
*Maeri
*Gingie
*Zarun
*Marcus
== Featured Locations ==
* The Farah Mountains
* Farah's Mountain
** The Pilgrim's Path
** The Temple of Iol
* Torva's Jaw
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