Tombs of Scoria: Episode 59

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== Synopsis ==
The brothers arrive at a mysterious tower in Glacia with a thick-walled interior that quickly grows cold. They explore the structure, discovering that the rooms are larger than they appear and contain magical items and eerie phenomena. The brothers face a series of challenges, including an attack by dragon hatchlings, the disappearance of a member, and increasing mystical and environmental difficulties. They encounter a mysterious woman from a different time and a spectral figure who is tormented by a frozen past. The specter reveals that the kingdom is in ruin but hints that other realms are flourishing. The brothers confront and break a mirror containing trapped souls, leading to questions about their own journey and the consequences of their actions.
==Recap==
=== 10th April 1513 (Day 4) ===
The brothers are in front of a tower in Glacia.
The door opens and inside walls are 10' thick, camp fire has been there for an unknown amount of time. No noises in the tower, as Tyrael steps in, the inside becomes much colder than the outside. Light turns on, Imrik sends up to scout, floor above has a hallway which splits into 3 rooms and, floor above that has a hearth with an ever burning log, top floor has lookout windows with spyglasses.
2nd floor, the rooms are much larger than they seem, impossibly big, chain armor seems to have been repaired in one. They heat handles with candles and open the 2 that were frozen which reveals that they too are empty, doors close on their own because of how they are built. 3rd floor has magical Spyglasses which have some form of magical magnifying, Imrik fails to realize what is happening. They are able to see a town at the base of the mountain clearly, and the Tower on a mountain. Brothers decide to go to the mountain first. 
=== 11th April 1513 (Day 5) ===
The weather outside is misty. Their compass has slight sway in it. Anton writes something down because he does not feel Velthara looking at him. Imrik's malfunction, they fall to the ground and don't disappear when damaged. 
During the march, Neal goes missing in the mist, they decide to implement a buddy system, Anton insists Teresa to be his pair and switch places with Lord Konn, Theresa is not happy with this change. Imrik fails to scry on Neal. 
As they backtrack, Kralfort lets Tyrael know that a dragon is nearby, the location flickers in and out. The hammer is certain there is at least one dragon nearby, or three medium ones, or four young ones. They move away from the carts and split. Five dragon hatchlings appear in the fog.
Combat start: The party vs 5 dragon hatchlings
First hatchling unleashes a breath weapon on Imrik, Pola, and Lord Konn, the second on Braengaeng and Jack, 2 dragons attack the dogs and kill all but 2. The last hatchling attacks Vash, Vega, and Montem.
Jack charges through the snow and kills the hatchling in 2 hits. Braengaeng misses his shot. Anton kills one dragon with Bloodsinger. One dragon picks up a dog and heads out. Lord Konn is hit. The last one grabs a dead dog. Pola attacks the dragon, almost killing one. Lorn Konns spell fizzels. Imrik almost kills a dragon. Tyrael charges a dragon and severs its head. Imrik finishes off his and Pola's dragon.
Combat end. The Dragons and 6 dogs are dead.
They reorganise, have Jack and Braengaeng pull a sled. (They can have 2 sleds if they need, but had 3 just in case).
Neal doesn't return that day.
=== 12th April 1513 (Day 6) ===
Imrik tries to scry on Neal, crystal ball cracks into 3 pieces. Imrik casts and it fails on Tyrael locking it. He also casts . The eyes see a figure approaching. 
The figure is a woman, nobody understands the language she speaks, and Tyrael manages to communicate through the Kralfort with her. She has no magic gear, got lost in the mist near her home - Terrapin. According to her, it is 60 years past the war, nobody knows what war she is talking about or the place she is from. She worships Sayor and Nadinis, and asks if she can join them. Imrik agrees to watch over her. 
Anton tells Braengaeng to keep a watch over Teresa whenever he is gone, but not to do anything unless she attacks someone. to Neal goes unanswered.
They head west. Everyone feels sick and Johnny says that this just happens sometimes, there are zones of sickness. Imrik gives Lord Kohn a healing potion, Anton gives one to Montem.
Imrik talks with the woman through the bow. The woman is from a land deep to the south, filled with mountains rivers, and in the winter it is covered in snow. She is a woodswoman who has no idea where they are. Imrik sees she is worried.
Wayfarers meet together, and Anton casts Detect Grudge through his amulet that Teresa has a minor grudge towards him, and Pola has a small grudge against all 3 of the brothers. Lord Konn is spoken to by Tyrael and asks how they are doing, and he says they are fine, but Teresa is confused. Lord Konn says that he does not trust the woman they picked up, things she caused the sickness. He says he would rather have 1 Neal than 5 of her.
=== 13th April 1513 (Day 7) ===
Mist lifts and mountains are a day away. Imrik manages to casts only , but it is flickering, Imrik tells the brothers that the Crystal Ball is not working and is not answered again. 
Johnny discusses with the brothers how they will climb the Mountain. Imrik casts from a scroll to find the pass up and it comes back with no consensus. 
=== 14th April 1513 (Day 8) ===
Imrik casts it comes back with no consensus, again. Three brothers leave the sled and people in the woods and climb the mountain. spell locks, and all other spells that were locked are still locked.
Tyrael leads the brothers up the mountain passes. works.
They continue the climb, they run into 4 magical wolves that look like dire wolves and they don't attack. The brothers slowly advance and the wolves move away, no attacks take place. Brothers reach the top and find a ruined, semi-circular wall, in front of which Tyrael finds a box and opens it, it has frozen food and other supplies.
The brothers climb up the wall, and see the tower in front of them, 3 stories tall. They find a doorway and heat the handles, inside are 12 brooms moving on their own, and 3 ever-burning logs. Brooms do not follow instructions as a group. They hear children's laughter and Tyrael sees, in the ethereal plane, a dozen children doing small magics. They find 12 Ever-burning Candles, which they take. There are places in which things are clearly missing. 
Hatch to the lower floor has been smashed open, and it holds nothing of worthwhile value to the brothers. On the ground floor, there is an hourglass, the sand empties in 10 seconds when flipped. Tyrael sees it's magical, the hourglass lasts however long the observer determines before flipping. Imrik takes it. On the second floor, the brothers find a laboratory, where Imrik finds a stack of parchments. The Glasses of the Arcanist aren't working. Inkwells are magic and so are dish scrubbing brushes. 
On the third floor, the wind is blowing up a staircase to a curtain at the end of the hall, one door is unlocked they find staff housing, Tyrael opens 3 unlocked doors. In one bedroom, they find a person, Tyrael tries to speak to them and offers the hammer, the person casts at him, he avoids the effects. Tyrael offers the hammer again, the spectral hand passes through it. Anton shows the Amulet of Velthara. The specter pleads with Anton when he sees the amulet on his neck, and starts praying. There are 2 magical cloaks in the room.
The 2nd room is charred, 3rd room is the headmaster room which has 4 staves, 4 robes, 12 scrolls, 15 potions. Imrik casts off a scroll, the specter keeps repeating itself.
The specter thinks the brothers are ghosts, he does not know what is happening. The Saladin Keep is in the town near the lake. Specter says all people know what Ioun stones are, Imrik explains how they are from a different time, the specter's kingdom is frozen over and they are hoping to glimpse the magic that had been used in this place. The cardinal direction that the specter gives for Saladin differs from the reality, but he points in the correct direction.
 
 
 
Tyrael bashes down the door to the 4th room, and the specter wizard winces in pain. They see bones of people, most likely children, or Gnomes/Dwarves. There are 9 mirrors with people in them which seem to be encased in time, they scream and pound but no noise comes of it. Imrik remembers a spell Dianthe told him about. The specter pleads with them not to break the mirrors because the people trapped are bad, dangerous people. 
Tyrael breaks the 4th mirror with the hammer. (Reason being the person is the least physically imposing) 
Recap by Virstel 
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