Session 0

One by one, the characters were introduced to the Cave of Dreams, one rumoured to give the person what they desire the most in life, something that they have lost and want back. The first to walk in was Slate Ashfinger. He went up to the water and touched it, watching the water ripple across the entire surface of it, further than perhaps normal water should. As Ornnasius Forgeborn enters the cave, he looks around for a rare material he can use in forging. The rocks shimmered in his eyes, though he decided not to touch them. The two dwarves meet and Slate asks Ornnasius why he travels. Ornnasius responds with traveling for stories, legends, answers, wishes and knowledge not yet known. They have a dramatic handshake, and Ornnasius has a stronger handshake than Slate. Jett Axel arrives and hides behind a Stalagmite.

Adamas Versare shows up and sees the water, diving in immediately despite Jett jumping out from behind the stone and warning him not to. As he dives deeper, he sees the figure of his mother, beckoning him to go deeper, he does, not caring for the lack of air that he is getting. Jett tries to dive in after Adamas, but sees a vague figure of his father and decides to dive up and avoid the water. After some more waiting, Slate ties himself to a rope and drops into the lake like a rock, slowly catching up with Adamas. Adamas falls unconscious as Slate reaches him, pulling him up and out of the water. Jett sits on Adamas in an attempt to help him regain consciousness, it doesn't succeed the first time before succeeding the second time, Adamas spitting out water. Ornnasius dips his Warhammer into the water, upon pulling it out, Jett and him notice a strange oily sheen over the water. By putting in a blade, it sinks, getting pulled down. Casting fire on top of it doesn't cause the lake to set on fire. Slate looks for magic and notices that there is magic all over from the School of Illusion. He tells this to the party in a strange and twisted way, being indirect in what he is saying. Ornnasius goes to drink the water, but it harms him instead. They believe that the lake lures people to their deaths through giving them a vision of what they want, and what they have lost.

They exit the Cavern and head into the Bog, finding a sign pointing to the only tavern, the Murky Keg, and decide to go there. The party has a short discussion about the frog sign that the Murky Keg has. The barkeep, a male drow called Vethel, says he can offer Slate a drink should he give a good story, or pay up. Slate tells the tale of how he got Lord Onyx to partake in a test for him, earning him a drink that gives fire resistance for 16 hours. Jett struts up and questions Vethel about his Inn, the rumour of the Lake of Dreams that he has been spreading, and why he has continued to tell people of it despite people not returning. Jett is pulled away from his questioning by Adamas and sent to bed. Adamas gets a Mead and drinks some, pouring the rest for his dog before also heading to bed. Slate goes around, trying to join in a conversation though none seem open to chatting and also heads to bed. Ornassius follows-suit in bed.

They wake up with red glowing eyes in a dreamscape, they are all together in it.