Embers of the Wilds: Episode 06

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==Recap==
===4th May, Year 20===
Aftermath of fight with the four draconians, the party have captured brass draconian named . However, escaped with an archer draconian.
Kyra stays on the lookout as Pearl & Tristelle question Thoraxis. Thoraxis claims the source of the magical field will allow the draconians to make more of their own kind. You take the egg of a good dragon then corrupt it with magic to create a draconian. Brass draconians (Baaz) are created from brass dragon eggs, with hundreds of draconian created per egg. The draconians need the source of the magical field as well as a new source of dragon eggs. Thoraxis & Braxis have traveled the continent in their search.
The party consider if they will let Thoraxis go. Thoraxis promises to leave the party alone if they are freed, but Braxis had made that same promise previously and still ambushed them later. Kyra proposes that they hold Thoraxis as a hostage to get the Rod of Comfort back. Thoraxis says the draconians will be too prideful to make that trade. The party decide to wait for Braxis to return and see what happens.
There is no sign of Braxis or other draconians overnight.
===5th May===
Kyra tries talking with Thoraxis about how no rescue came for them, and Thoraxis offers the location of a nearby fishing village the party can raid in exchange for their life. Kyra explains they don't raid people. Thoraxis sarcastically offers the location of a peaceful meadow.
Tristelle tries playing a song for Thoraxis, which relaxes them. After an hour Thoraxis asks about why Tristelle values such things as meadows, not understanding non-utilitarian desires. Thoraxis explains their people were created for the purpose of war and were in the war 20 years ago. Tristelle casts on Thoraxis and offers them wine. Tristelle offers to get wine for all of Thoraxis's comrades, but she needs to know how many of them there are. Thoraxis reveals there are approximately 50 Baaz (Brass), 50 Kapak (Copper), 10 Sivaks (Silver), and 10 Bozak (Bronze). Thoraxis reveals their base of operations is near the apex of a mountain, many days away. The only reason Thoraxis is here is because of Braxis's failures.
Then a sneak arrow shot is fired from across the river at Thoraxis. It is a fatal shot, with Thoraxis turning to stone upon their death, but the rope around them remained intact. The copper draconian archer across the river, who fired the arrow, from flees after their shot hits. Kyra orders the party to prepare to flee the scene, after looting equipment from the statue that used to be Thoraxis.
After the party move 5 minutes south, they wait 15 minutes then go across the river to track the Draconians. The party finds that Thoraxis's statue has turned into dust. The tracks head west towards the mountain in the middle of the forest.
After a little time, the party catch up to the draconian position. Braxis and the copper draconian archer are together eating a dead rabbit. The party devise an ambush. 
Combat: Party (Tristelle & Pearl) vs 2 Draconians (1 Kapak 1 Baaz)
Tristelle casts on herself as all party members sneak towards the two draconians. Kyra falls behind trying to move quietly in her armor.
The draconians appear to be getting ready to leave so Pearl casts at the copper draconian archer, following up with a .
The 2 draconians retreat away from the battle, being able to move at movement 40 with the aid of their wings and running on their hands and feet. Tristelle runs after them. Pearl climbs a tree and tries to but misses.
As the draconians continue to flee, Pearl leaps to another tree and casts another , this time aided by Tides of Chaos, killing the copper draconian archer. The copper draconian upon death dissolves into a pool of acid.
Braxis continues to flee. Tristelle and Pearl give chase but lose sight of Braxis. As Pearl and Tristelle climb a cliff Braxis breaks cover and goes above her. Pearl disengages down the cliff away from Braxis. Tristelle invisibly climbs to the top of the cliff.
Braxis, only seeing Pearl and not Tristelle & Kyra, taunts her. Pearl tries to reason with Braxis with the information they found out Thoraxis. Instead this just makes Braxis glad that Thoraxis is dead for leaking information and now Pearl has to die for knowing too much. Tristelle attacks Braxis from behind with her daggers. Braxis hurls Tristelle off the 30 foot cliff, down to Pearl.
Pearl Braxis. Tristelle throws a dagger, hitting Braxis lethally. Braxis's body turns to stone and falls off the cliff, where it shatters on the ground below.
Combat end.
Pearl rushes over to Braxis's remains and mourns over them, wishing they could have been friends. Tristelle also cries. Kyra eventually catches up to the party. Inisde Braxis's belongings is the missing Rod of Comfort, as well as some coins (20s 80c) and rations. After some time the stone of Braxis's body turns to dust. Pearl collects some of the dust. 
The party then start heading home.
===8th May===
The party returns to Trog Canyon in the evening. It is the day of the end of the Heatwave. There is a celebration as the party return with Kyra holding aloft the Rod of Comfort. is thankful for the Rod of Comfort's return. Pearl is sad at the back of the group, holding Braxis's dust in a makeshift bag.
===9th May===
Fog settles in Trog Canyon from the coast, reducing visibility to 30 feet, and lasts for the week.
The party begin a long rest. Kyra wants to get herself a longbow and some arrows, but the longbow will cost 50 gold and she is short the funds.
==Experience==
666 exp each
==Recap==
===16th May===
The party end their long rest. Kyra visits with Mayor and asks about the ethics of what she loots while working as sheriff, and the possibility of selling Braxis's Armor to get the bow. Barnaby says he doesn't have the money to help with that exchange, but suggests that Kyra could visit one of the villages on the coastline and try to sell the chainmail there. Kyra decides to just wait for her next paycheck.
The party decide to hold a party to celebrate their victory over the draconians in the fog. Tristelle performs well at the party and makes 24 copper and 1 silver. Tristelle's new piece is called "Wine, not War" in memory of Thoraxis.
===17th May===
The fog clears and the weather turns unseasonably cold. , the Millar, approaches Sheriff Kyra asking if they could capture a magmin for some warmth. Kyra points out the magmin cave was flooded and the entrance caved in. 
===19th May===
Still in the cold weather, approaches Tristelle about getting a different kind of brew from other locations than what is available in Trog Canyon, like Mead. Tristelle says she will consider it.
Mayor Barnaby meets with Pearl and says that he doesn't consider her responsible for the strange happenings around town the past few months. However, there are rumors going around town that suggest Pearl is behind these things. Pearl asks if she can move back into town with her mother, since she has been forced to lives at the edge of town until recently. The Mayor agrees.
Tristelle invites the party over to her place and asks them if they are interested in going with her to find some new sources of alcohol. The party agree with the idea. Tristelle's hometown, Fairport, however, is 2 weeks away and Kyra has duties in town. Kyra will only leave if Mayor Barnaby gives the okay.
Tristelle goes to visit the Mayor Barnaby to convince him it is in the town's best interests that Kyra goes on this mission. After some fast talking, Tristelle convinces the mayor if they don't do it he'll become unpopular, the Mayor gives an uncertain agreement to the mission.
Kyra decides to wait until the 1st of June so she can get paid and get her long bow before the party set out on the mission. Selena tells the party they can use her lammas for the trip, and will give the party 100 gold funds to pay for the product, with the party being paid 50 gold on successful delivery.
===30th May===
2 days after the cold weather has ended, a group of people arrive in town in a rowboat. They are scouts of a merchant ship that has docked at the end of the river. Kyra sells the weapons she looted off Braxis to the merchants for 20 gold and puts it towards 's pay, since she was being underpaid until now. The merchants sell some rope to the townspeople, and buy as much Iron as they can afford.
Kyra warns the merchants about the banshee in Northridge that comes out at night. The merchants ask about Valant Bay in the north, but Kyra hasn't heard of it. The merchants say they have no details since the end of the war 20 years ago of the status of Valant Bay. The merchants are from a place called Valebrook to the south-east across the ocean. 
Tristelle asks if the merchants have seen anything interesting, and they mention an encounter with a group of 20 Sea Elves who warned them about sahuagin in the area. 
===1st June===
Kyra gets her longbow.
The party are about to set out but realise they are going to miss parents' day in the coming week. Before they leave, Kyra & Pearl get gifts for their parents. Pearl gets her mother custom embodied new covers for the cushions of the couch (costing 7 gold). Kyra and her sister Eris handmakes stone tableware for their parents. 
The party head off North-East towards Fairport. (East out of the Canyon, then North).
===5th June===
The party spot a group of armed people near a stream, including one horserider. They wear the sigil of Warlord Drennen. The party hide and watch the bandits depart southward. Kyra is concerned they are heading in the direction of Trog Canyon. Pearl goes to scout after the bandits to see what direction they are going.
Pearl observes the bandits hugging the edge of the plains as they move south. Pearl backtracks and warns the party that the bandits are heading in the direction of Trog Canyon. The party then head back to Trog Canyon.
===7th June===
The party get to the town a couple of hours after the bandits arrive. The townsfolk are gathered in the townsquare with the bandits. The bandits have 2 townsfolk hostage directly holding swords at them. , & Jesse are armed and near the temple. The bandit leader, Gloria, stands on a bridge and addresses the townsfolk.
Gloria of Gloria's Glorious says she is creating an empire and Trog Canyon will be the centre of it, then demands 10% of all processions in the town be handed over to them.
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