The Caer

## Part One: The Caer

Bodik Riverspear, a mild dignitary from Baldur's Gate, traveled to Caer Dineval for a hunting party that was to be held later in the week. Due to the clumsiness of one Diero Mossburn, Caer staff (Thila Nailo, Irayas Fastfoot, Misty River) were forced to share quarters with several civilians (Brilvan Iceforge, Rannys Ironmaster, Ryat, Jezebel Rockmaw and Jinvarinx) for the night.

Most of the night was uneventful, but was disrupted by a scream from Speaker Bronzemore. Bodik Riverspear had been slain in his sleep, with Thila's necklace being tucked under a nearby dresser. With a lockdown of the Caer, initiated the party spread out, searching for possible clues.

Nothing seemed to exist from the unknown assailant, until Misty and Thila tried to talk to the sleeping servants. As the guards began to break the news, one of the servants (Beline) asked for Misty and Thila to close the door, as a wave of enchantment magic spilled outwards. Thanks to Thila's elven nature, they were able to brush off the magica charm, but Misty was not so lucky. Thila left their familiar in the room as Misty locked the door, only for the familiar to immediately be destroyed by something in the room. Misty found themselves locked inside the room with a large Elder Oblex, the pet of Bodikl Riverspear who wished to kill everyone and escape.

Thila rallied the group to the room where combat began, with Misty soon crawling from the room as the Oblex summoned several offcast memories. Combat raged in the Caer for a short while, before a fireball from Thila mixed with Jin's grease and turret set the monster on fire. Fleeing from the Caer, the Oblex tried to run from the guards and civilians, with Thila staying behind.

The Oblex eventually found its way into the tavern known as Dinev's Rest and with several strong blows from Jezebel and an entangling strike from Irayas, the burning Oblex set Dinev's Rest alight, burning to death as the tavern collapsed around it. The group returned back to the Caer to find Diero dead, having previously been stabilised earlier, from an unseen wound.

## Part Two: Jin's Journey

After the events that transpired at the Caer, Jin managed to recruit several people from the past adventure (Rannys Ironmaster, Misty River and Ryat), with Thila and Irayas deciding to stay at the Caer. Jin's mission was to find a crashed meteor somewhere out in the Dale. As the party left town they encountered Ymir, a cleric devoted to helping them on their journey and Glint, a druid eager to help. The first night of the journey was eventful, with the party being set upon by several Chwinga's and a Satyr known as Quwin. After trading snowballs, and trying to swipe wasp hands, the party settled for the night.

The next two days were straight travel, with Ryat spotting a large glowing stag at the end of the third night. Ryat decided to not attack the stag, instead choosing to kneel before it. Ryat was promptly rammed and stomped into unconsciousness, before Rannys and Ymir woke the party and fought the beast. Only after it's death did the party notice a half dead figure under the frozen lake, a berserker clinging to a clump of black crystal. The berserker rambled while being questioned, and managed to stab Ymir before being killed. It was on the fourth day that the party happened upon the meteor site, which turned out to be a crashed building of some kind. Breaking through a thick wall of ice, the party found what seemed to be a forge, frozen and cold.

Misty and Quwin travelled up to the higher floor through a chute in the wall, while Jin and Ymir found a large orb held in a cradle underneath the main floor. Jin managed to restart the cradle on the bottom floor, powering the entire building. As Quwin and Misty reached for a large book on the top floor a click was heard. Quwin and Misty dived to the floor as several coils lit up on the walls, electrifying the floor. As Misty and Quwin jumped down the chute to escape they both noticed the half closed panel over the door, broken enough that it couldn't trap them in.

As the party regrouped on the main floor they encountered Damos, a figure made of magical energy that acted as the controller of the building. Damos revealed the building to be known as the Armory, an ancient building that was a part of a flying city. Damos also mentioned that the upstairs trap would shut off once the door was closed, but it wouldn't be too much of a strain on the cradle if enough items weren't used at the same time. Damos then offered to refine the black crystal club that was taken from the berserker, turning it into a hand axe for Rannys, a tea set for Quwin and a dagger for Jin. As this process began Damos began to flicker, as the cradle downstairs began to crack. As Damos began to flicker he mentioned security rapidly approaching the building, which had Rannys and Ymir step out to watch the landscape. To their surprise the creature appeared underneath them, attacking with a large hammer while the cradle created strange magical effects.

The fight climaxed with the "security" grabbing Misty and slamming him into the cradle, cracking the orb and sending Misty into unconsciousness. With seconds to spare Jin raced into the bottom floor and grabbed Misty's body, pulling him into the elevator chute. The party scrambled as far as they could as the building exploded, propelling Jin and Misty out of the top of the building. Jin tried to shield himself and Misty from the ceiling to create an exit, but was knocked unconscious. The party could only watch as Jin and Misty crumpled in the distance, dying from their injuries. These deaths were not permanent, as the quick actions of Ymir and Glint brought Jin and Misty back to life. The party then returned back to Caer Dineval, with Jin having the tome that revealed a large star map when opened.