S: Gunnloda

## Session 4

DAY ONE 4:30PM

[7:28 PM] DM: The commoners have started taking the food from the carts out in the square into the stores of the tavern so that they won’t spoil. **There’s a stout Dwarf woman giving direction while she nibbles on a tart. When she sees you appear, she heads over with a smile spread between her plump, rosy cheeks. She’s got her red hair pulled back into a messy, thick braid that falls over chain mail armor with a blue and yellow stylized H on a tabard smeared with juices and flour.  “Hello dearies! How are you? Gunnloda, at your service,” she says holding her hand out to shake. “I couldn’t bear the thought of the food out here spoiling, so I asked Carlota over there to help me get it all stored away. You know people like this listen to anything you say when you’re wearing a suit of armor. Speaking of, you stand out a bit yourself. Where are you from?”**

[7:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine stands there confused for a few seconds but regains composure to introduce herself to the kind woman and reaching her hand out to reciprocate the handshake. "Hello ma'am good day. My name is Ravaphine from the town of Rauvi. Are you here from these parts?"

[7:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Do you frequent the temple often? I am just a visitor here in your town of Bellbury"

[7:38 PM] DM: **"Oh, I'm not from here, dearie. I just appeared, much like you did. Are you from here? Bellbury you said?"(edited)**

[7:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Just came across it in my travels. I never heard about this place before, even in my readings" Ravaphine says with slight questioning in her voice, "I've noticed that symbol on your armor before, would you like to accompany me to the temple? Maybe we can find something there to get a better understanding about this town"

[7:41 PM] DM: **"Oh, I'm so scatter-brained sometimes. You just said you weren't from here. Rauvi.... I can't say I've heard of it. But yes and no. That temple's to an agricultural god like my own goddess Arawai... well, one of the gods I serve. I looked in the temple myself when I first got here, but it was empty."**

[7:43 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "My companions have vanished, but we managed to find this piece of paper in our findings. Have you heard of any of these other places before?" Ravaphine asks while showing Gunnloda the map fragment

[7:44 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I haven't explored much of this town. I might make it over to the mansion next to see if there is anything to be found there"

[7:44 PM] DM: **She shoves the last of the tart into her mouth, wipes her hands across her tabard and takes the paper. "Hmmmph... nopf. Can't fay I'f heard of deef."**

[7:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It seems that this is a land somewhere far off. I'm headed to the mansion now, care to accompany me? My companions might be there and they can help send us home"

[7:47 PM] DM: **She finishes the tart. "Oh? Well now... that sounds interesting. While we walk, maybe you wouldn't mind telling me about the kind of food you eat back home?"**

[7:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine walks next to Gunnloda and heads to the direction of the mansion. "Well, for starters, my mother is a fantastic cook. She can create a meal out of anything and I mean anything. Only the freshest food you can find!"

[7:53 PM] DM: The most ornate of the buildings around the town square appears to be both a seat of government and, as you enter the door, the home of the ruling family. A symbol of a crescent moon and river is embossed in stone, embroidered in blue and silver on draperies, and embedded in the floor in the entryway.

Straight ahead are a pair of double doors.

[7:54 PM] DM: **"Anything? I ask because I'm a bit of a chef myself and I'm always looking for new, exotic dishes to try."**

[7:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm sure they'll know whats going on here..." Ravaphine says as she cautiously before knocking at the door

[7:55 PM] DM: There's no answer.

[7:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Before we leave, I may have you show me some cooking lessons to see if my mom hasn't heard of them before! maybe we can trade recipes"

[7:56 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Should we...should we try the door?" Ravaphine asks

[7:56 PM] DM: **"Oh, that would be wonderful. I don't see why not. This seems to be where the leader of the town lives. They probably have people in and out all day."**

[7:57 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine goes to open the door

[7:57 PM] DM: **She leans in a bit conspiratorially. "Besides, it's not like anyone is here to stop us!" she laughs.**

[7:58 PM] DM: Ravaphine opens the door?

[7:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine opens the door and motions for Gunnloda to follow.

[8:03 PM] DM: You open the doors to a large room where the business of governance appears to take place. Two long tables flank the open space in the middle and a large, oaken desk sits at the head of the room.

[8:03 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh, this is quite fancy for such a small town."**

[8:05 PM] DM: On the desk are stacks of parchment, a few books, and a half-written letter. The inkwell sits ready, but there is no quill, and should you touch it, the ink on the parchment is freshly dried.

> *Master Enchanter Qarius,*
>
>

> *I must ask you once more to consider sending your Spellguard to Bellbury. The town is on edge and Mr. Ningel’s actions have been come increasingly erratic and dangerous. My guard is not equipped to handle the threat of a mad wizard. Your college is still responsible for him, regardless of his standing. He appears to be buil*
>
>

The letter stops mid-word.

[8:06 PM] DM: Nice. In the desk drawer, you find a ledger that gives the names, occupations, and addresses of all the villagers. It is probably used for taxes and land ownership information.

[8:06 PM] DM: You also find a locked chest.

[8:07 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine quietly mumbles to herself "what has poni done"

[8:08 PM] DM: Gunnloda is looking at the letter curiously.

[8:08 PM] DM: **"Well, I suppose that means this is definitely Bellbury."**

[8:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poor guy probably dissapeared in the middle of his letter not too long ago from the looks of it"

[8:09 PM] DM: **"I agree. Have you seen much of the rest of the town?"**

[8:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hey, are you good with tools? I found a chest over here but it seems locked and I'm sure the key is on somebody's person"

[8:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I haven't seen much, just the temple, and the home of  a fellow named Poni" Ravaphine says with hesitation, not sure if she should tell Gunnloda the whole story yet

[8:11 PM] DM: **"Oh, no, and I'm not above opening unlocked doors, but locked chests in desk drawers are a bit further than I'd want to go, dear."**

[8:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What if it has answers about how to get home?"

[8:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine searches for a key

[8:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine searches the resk of the desk and the books

[8:17 PM] DM: **Gunnloda looks at you. "You think there are answers about this in that box? I think you already know more than that."**

You open the doors to a large room where the business of governance appears to take place. Two long tables flank the open space in the middle and a large, oaken desk sits at the head of the room. Inside are Ravaphine and a woman in chain mail and a tabard.

[8:27 PM] DM: You can recognize the symbol on her tabard, a stylized blue and yellow H, as the Sovereign Host symbol.

[8:28 PM] DM: **She's a stout dwarf woman with a wide smile between plump, rosy cheeks.  She’s got her red hair pulled back into a messy, thick braid that falls over chain mail armor with a blue and yellow stylized H on a tabard smeared with juices and flour.**

[8:28 PM] DM: **"Oh! More friends! Hello! My name is Gunnloda. Who are you and where are you from?"**

[8:29 PM] DM: Brimeia and the woman you rescued from the goblins walk in as well, looking very confused.

[8:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steps back and away from the group to give herself some space. Her only response is to nod at Gunnloda.(edited)

[8:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia wanders into the square. "Well I found you lovelies after all!" she laughs.

[8:32 PM] DM: Lin: "I'm... Lin. I'm from here."

[8:32 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna leans against the wall, picking at her bracer, her eyes scanning the room.

[8:33 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Friendly bunch, I see. Well, Ravaphine and I were just looking here and found this." She holds out a piece of paper.**

[8:36 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori sighs and steps forward to glance at the paper.

[8:36 PM] DM: You can see it says:

> *Master Enchanter Qarius,*
>
>

> *I must ask you once more to consider sending your Spellguard to Bellbury. The town is on edge and Mr. Ningel’s actions have been come increasingly erratic and dangerous. My guard is not equipped to handle the threat of a mad wizard. Your college is still responsible for him, regardless of his standing. He appears to be buil*
>
>

[8:37 PM] DM: Poni: "That backstabbing-- I hope she's gotten captured by goblins!"

[8:37 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "So you are crazy, good to know." Seirixori steps back again.

[8:37 PM] DM: Poni: "All great minds are considered crazy to the people too stupid to understand them."

[8:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia flinches when the stick-thing speaks. She's never going to get used to that.  "So you get on well with everyone then."

[8:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I'm sure you tell yourself that daily."

[8:38 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna gestures her head in a nod towards Seirixori. "What's it say?"

[8:39 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "That he's mad and a threat." she pauses, "Is there more to this?" She asks Gunnloda.

[8:40 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We also found a locked chest and a list of some villagers names"(edited)

[8:40 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "No, dear. It looks like it was cut off right there."**

[8:40 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I think they poofed"

[8:42 PM] DM: Lin: "Not to... interrupt, but if you saved me, you could save my Vardalon, right? Do you think you could?"

[8:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Who is Vardalon?" Ravaphine asks the stranger

[8:43 PM] Leigh- Enna: "What happened to him?"

[8:44 PM] DM: Lin: "Vardalon is my love. He's not at home and if everyone's disappeared... I think he might be in trouble. He couldn't protect himself from goblins."

[8:46 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori looks towards the Poni stick, "Well, mad wizard, you're the thing that gets us places."

[8:46 PM] DM: Poni: "I take us to components."

[8:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Oh no I'm so sorry. Maybe we can find the rest of the components and find him along the way"

[8:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "You're not telling us the truth."

[8:49 PM] DM: Poni: "Of course I am, Candy Cane. I haven't lied. I take you to components."

[8:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes, but you can take us elsewhere."

[8:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, didn't you say that you were working on a way to transport to unknown places"

[8:50 PM] DM: Poni: "I could theoretically find people if I had a personal item, but you don't! So let's go find the next component, yes?"

[8:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "And this is your fault, so you will take us to wherever it is to help her."(edited)

[8:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "So you were lying to us"

[8:51 PM] DM: Lin: "I do! I have his necklace!"

[8:51 PM] DM: Poni grumbles.

[8:52 PM] DM: Poni: "If we can get back to the task at hand, fine. Take me back to the portal and I'll find the asshole."

[8:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "who knows, maybe he's seen another component. People are getting taken because of them"

[8:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "We already know where you are. We need to find her husband."

[8:53 PM] DM: Lin: "Not... my husband. His fathers don't like me much, but please, if we could save him, maybe they'd change their minds."

[8:54 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "My ...apologies? Let's just go." Serixori heads outside to Poni's basement.

[8:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine also follows and heads towards the basement

[8:55 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna turns to Lin and says, "We'll find him." She heads out following the tiefling and the elf.

[8:56 PM] DM: So! Gunnloda and Lin follow you all to Poni's basement.

[8:56 PM] DM: Poni: "Press my button."

[8:58 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "No thanks," Brimeia grumbles.

[9:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine noticies the components on the desk and takes the first component out of her bag to add to the collection "I'm going to put these on the top shelf so they're safe"

[9:00 PM] DM: Poni: "Great. That way you won't take it home and lose it."

[9:00 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Honestly," Seirixori reaches over and pushes the stupid button.

[9:01 PM] DM: Through the portal, you see a component, sitting in the darkness of a destroyed building. The rubble behind the component is old and weathered and the entire image is dark as if a moonless night. While you’re looking, you notice a bit of movement from the shadows in the distance, but you can’t tell what it was.

[9:02 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well if you wanted to hold hands, all you had to do was ask," Brimeia says with a wink.

[9:03 PM] DM: You all recall that you were asking Poni to find Vardalon, not a component.

[9:04 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "We promised that woman we would find the person she's missing, gnome."

[9:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Brimeia, enough. Poni, this is not where we're going first."

[9:04 PM] DM: Poni grumbles again. "Fine. Put the item up to the sensor on the bottom of... me."

[9:04 PM] DM: Lin takes the necklace from her neck and hands it to Brimeia.

[9:05 PM] DM: Lin grabs the scimitar from the table.

[9:05 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia takes the necklace and holds it up to the stick thing. "Like this?"

[9:05 PM] DM: Poni: "Now push the button."

[9:06 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Do I have to?"

[9:07 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Give me the damn thing if you won't, stop wasting time."

[9:07 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna mutters under her breath, "Why hesitate, you're pushing everyone else's buttons"

[9:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "be careful with that, it's not very stable" Ravaphine opens her hands out for poni and the necklace

[9:10 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Fine, fine," Brimeia says, finger poised over the button, but at Enna's comment, she looks up again. "Not the fun way," she grins. She presses the button.

[9:10 PM] DM: The image shimmers and coalesces into a vision of a jungle. Though the light appears as though daytime, the light is subdued, likely due to the high canopy of trees above. In the center of the image, you see a large human man, currently fawning over what appears to be a greenish elf barely dressed in leaves and vines. She’s clearly enjoying his attention.

[9:11 PM] DM: Lin: "....Vardalon?"

[9:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Look! It's a dryad! I've read about them before."

[9:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine looks over to Lin nervously

[9:16 PM] DM: Lin steps towards the portal, confusion etched across her face. "Why is he..."

[9:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Lin, before we jump to any conclusions, I'm sure there's a good explanation for this"

[9:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "There's only one way to find out. Hold on to each other and let's step through."

[9:18 PM] Leigh- Enna: "Dryads can easily charm people. He may not be fully in control right now."

[9:19 PM] DM: Lin turns. "He doesn't look like... himself. Can we save him?"

[9:20 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: from the top of the stairs, there's a shout, articulate profanity, and then martyn tumbles down the stairs. he lands in a heap at the bottom, looks around, and says, "I meant to do that."

[9:21 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh my! Are you ok, dear?"**

[9:21 PM] DM: **A hefty red-haired dwarf woman in chain mail reaches down and helps you to your feet.**

[9:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Oh hi! I hope you're okay"(edited)

[9:21 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Aside from a mostly unpleasant interaction with a local and a particularly unpleasant threat of bodily harm, never better." he nods to the dwarf

[9:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Great, more fun. Listen, join us or not, but please let us go through, now. We're wasting time." Seirixori says, annoyed.(edited)

[9:22 PM] DM: Lin: "Yes, please."

[9:22 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "How do we do such a thing, dear?"**

[9:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "everyone, follow Brimeia's lead. grab a shoulder"

[9:23 PM] DM: **Gunnloda and Lin do so.**

[9:24 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna places her hand on Gunnloda's shoulder. She's getting antsy.

[9:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine hangs onto Brimeia's shoulder

[9:25 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn puts a hand on the red-headed dwarf's shoulder.

[9:26 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori follows suit.

[9:27 PM] DM: Poni: "Are we ready? Can we do this so we can find the next component soon?"

[9:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "through the portal we go!"(edited)

[9:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "How's this work?" Brimeia frowns at the stick

[9:28 PM] DM: Poni sighs heavily. "Put me through the portal."

[9:29 PM] DM: Poni: "I'm not sure how many times I have to explain this."

[9:29 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Treat it like a door," Martyn says. "Step lively now."

[9:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Will you please hand me the stupid stick."

[9:31 PM] DM: Poni: You just have to put me through and I take the rest of you.

[9:31 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "hang on to the stick, please"

[9:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia chucks the gnome-stick through the portal

[9:32 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine blinks, unmoving

[9:32 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "that was...our ride home"

[9:32 PM] Leigh- Enna: "For the gods' sake, that man is in trouble and that thing is unpredictable"(edited)

[9:32 PM] Leigh- Enna: "Oh lord."

[9:33 PM] DM: The image instantly changes as soon as Poni goes through the portal. You no longer see Vardalon or the dryad. Instead, you see Poni lying against a fern at the base of a tree.

[9:33 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "He said put him through. He didn't say how."

[9:33 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori tries to hit Brimeia on the back of the head with her staff.

[9:34 PM] DM: It looks like the same jungle you were looking at before, just in a different spot.

Martyn huffs and steps through without waiting for the rest.

[9:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Great, why with these people?"

[9:35 PM] DM: The portal now shows Martyn and Poni. Martyn, you can see Poni sitting at your feet!

[9:36 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna runs in after Martyn

[9:37 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I'm Impressed Poni. Your little portal didn't kill me or rearrange my limbs in some terribly inconveinant way." Martyn says

[9:37 PM] DM: As each person goes through the portal, they are visible in the viewing screen of the portal and they are in the jungle.

[9:38 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori goes into the portal.

[9:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine also goes through the portal

[9:39 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia steps through with the others

[9:40 PM] DM: Poni: "Would you like me to?"

[9:40 PM] DM: Seirixori tries to hit Brimeia and the staff just bounces off her shoulder.

[9:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori also picks up Poni after she steps through and shoves him in her bag.

[9:41 PM] DM: You're all in the jungle! There's a lot of green and brown around.

[9:41 PM] DM: Poni (muffled): "hhhhhmmmmphhh!!"

[9:41 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia turns to look at the spot she was struck without a hint of concern. "Well if you wanted to spar, you're welcome to any time."

[9:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Oh thank god we made it in one piece"

[9:42 PM] DM: **Lin and Gunnloda followed everyone else.**

[9:42 PM] DM: Lin: "Where's Vardalon? VARDALON!?"

[9:42 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna bends down to speak into Seirixori's bag "I don't appreciate being used as a pawn in any games, gnome. Show us where that man and creature were."

[9:43 PM] DM: Poni (muffled): "mmmmhphpmm"

[9:43 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He's doing this on purpose"

[9:43 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Did you really need to ask him a question? He's less annoying this way." Seirixori pulls him out reluctantly.

[9:44 PM] DM: Poni: "If I get the ability to cast spells back, just know you're on my shit list, you rutabega."

[9:44 PM] Leigh- Enna: "All I'm concerned with is making sure we get to Vardalon in time"

[9:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "If I don't leave you in shit first."

[9:45 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "That is a powerfully impolite thing to say Poni."

[9:45 PM] DM: Lin starts making her way through the brush, calling out. "VARDALON?"

[9:46 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Damnit, Lin! Don't go running off!" Seirixori calls out, trying to stop Lin.

[9:47 PM] DM: Lin: "If you aren't going to find him, I will."

[9:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "how far did you yeet poni into the portal, tiefling? he can't be that far"

[9:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I dunno. I am quite strong." Brimeia shrugs.

[9:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "We don't know where we are, running off is going to get you killed and this will be pointless." Seirixori says to Lin.

[9:50 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna goes after Lin and cuts her off, blocking her path. "If you're going to run after him, at least be quiet about it. You don't know what's surrounding us."

[9:52 PM] DM: You all hear a sound from the left and see three small, moldy two-legged creatures with long, thin arms ending in long hands with claws and another blackish, moldy creature that walks on four legs like a beast and has thorns protruding from all parts of its body. They're currently coming around the tree to your north, investigating the sound.

[9:58 PM] Leigh- Enna: "I've never seen these things before."

[9:59 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I suggest an immediate and liberal application of fire." Martyn says

[10:00 PM] DM: Vegepygmy #1 Is going to come around the tree and make for the loud one.

[10:01 PM] DM: It tries to attack with claws, but Lin manages to jump back behind Enna and avoid it.

[10:01 PM] DM: Vegepygmy #2 will come around to the closest person to her- Brimeia!

[10:02 PM] DM: The claws hit, but can't find purchase on her.

[10:03 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia flies into a rage and swings her mighty greataxe at the offending vegepygmy!

[10:05 PM] DM: The greataxe swings straight through the vegepygmy and it explodes into a cloud of spore.

[10:12 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori uses Thorn Whip on the thing she can see.

[10:14 PM] DM: A whip made of thorns and vines forms from the foliage nearby, but the vegepygmy ducks and avoids the strike.

[10:16 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna swings forward with her shortsword at the vegepygmy next to her

[10:17 PM] DM: Enna puts her shortsword right through the vegepygmy and it collapses.

[10:19 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna backs away from the pile mold on the floor. "I think I killed it? Can't be too certain though."

[10:24 PM] DM: **"If there's one thing I can't abide, it's mold." She points her finger and a ray of fiery light streaks across at one of the vegepygmy. It ducks out of the way.**

[10:27 PM] DM: Thorny: Approaches Enna and makes an attack. The thorny bites into Enna and throws its head around like a dog with a ragdoll.

[10:28 PM] DM: Enna falls unconscious.

[10:30 PM] DM: Vegepygmy #3 is going to attack Gunnloda.

[10:31 PM] DM: I**t jumps on her and swipes at the cleric's neck. There's a spray of blood and Gunnloda falls.**

[11:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori attempts to use her herbalism kit to stabilize Gunnloda.

[11:27 PM] DM: **Gunnloda is stabilized.**

[11:28 PM] DM: The thorny regenerates, stands, and attempts to leave. Brimeia gets a free attack.

[11:29 PM] DM: And it's unconscious again! Huzzah.

[11:29 PM] DM: The vegepygmy returns to life and goes after Lin in a frenzy.

[11:30 PM] DM: It slashes at her leg, causing her to cry out in pain.

[11:30 PM] DM: She in turn turns and attacks it. , but misses.

[11:33 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn turns and attacks the vegepygmy with Ray of Frost again

[11:34 PM] DM: The vegepygmy's limbs start to seize up, but it doesn't fall.

[11:35 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine casts fire bolt directly at the thorny bastard(edited)

[11:37 PM] DM: It dies!

[11:39 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia changes toward the remaining critter and whirls her greataxe toward it!

[11:41 PM] DM: Brimeia's axe comes down on the vegepygmy and it shatters into tiny ice cubes. Enna and Gunnloda wake up at 1 hp.

[11:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori wants to loot the bodies.

[11:42 PM] DM: **Gunnloda sits up. "That... was not good." She puts her hand to her neck.**

[11:42 PM] DM: Brimeia puts her hand directly in the vegepygmy's body and comes away with her hand covered in spores.

[11:42 PM] DM: Seirixori and Martyn unfortunately don't find anything here.(edited)

[11:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia grimaces and swipes her hand on the tree bark nearby.

[11:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "we should rest for the night"

[11:48 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Aye, we could use some healing." She puts a hand on Enna and heals her for 6 hp.**

[11:49 PM] DM: **She heals herself as well for 5 more.**

[11:48 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pulls Poni out of her pack, "Let's do this quickly in case there are more lurking around."

[11:50 PM] DM: Poni: "Grab on."

[11:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine latches onto seirixoaoisasdalk's shoulder

[11:50 PM] DM: **Gunnloda touches Martyn's shoulder and Lin reluctantly touches Enna, glancing around for sight of Vardalon.**

[11:50 PM] DM: Lin: "We'll come back for him, right?"

[11:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes, yes, we're just in no shape for anything else right now."

[11:51 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia reaches for Ravaphine's shoulder

[11:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori waits for all the touching and then pushes the button to bring them back to the basement.

[11:54 PM] DM: The world around you changes to Poni's basement, you all find beds in various places and rest for the night to return in the morning for another go-round.

## Session 5

[8:39 PM] DM: When Brimeia wanders downstairs, she sees a handful of commoners listening to Lin tell the story of how she and Vardalon fell in love. **Gunnloda's shuffling back and forth between them and the kitchen, bringing out platters of meats and porridge in her full armor.**

[8:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Mmm. That smells mighty fine," Brimeia announces with a hearty breath.

[8:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia scarfs down a quick meal before asking about the others and heading out over to the mansion.

[9:23 PM] DM: A knock at the door gets your attention, and there stand **Gunnloda in full armor** and Lin, now dressed in leather armor with a shortsword at her side, her eyes rimmed with red.

**Gunnloda: "Good morning, dearies. I was wondering if you were planning on finding Master Vardalon soon. Miss Lin here is awfully anxious to get started."(edited)**

[9:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "This works just as well. I would like to get started as well."

[9:24 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Good morning Gunnloda. Good morning Lin. You two are looking ready to go. We promised to help find Vardalon, and we will keep that promise"

[9:26 PM] DM: Lin nods gratefully. "I... went back to the... the portal? Last night, when I couldn't sleep, but it wasn't showing anything. I don't know how to control it."

[9:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We need our tour guide to help us get there" Ravaphine says before stepping out of the mansion and motioning back to Poni's house

[9:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "shall we head back?"

[9:28 PM] DM: Gunnloda follows and Lin half-trots to catch up. "I'll try not to be so loud this time. I'm sorry."

[9:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "That would be appreciated." Serixori trails behind, while still in a hurry, not wanting to be right up in the group.

[9:30 PM] DM: You all head to Poni's house and down to the basement where the base of the portal sits, unactivated.

[9:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia strolls along, not so eager for more foul magic, but eager to do something again besides stand around and stare at things.

[9:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori rummages through her bag, "I suppose I need to take you out of here now," she says as she pulls Poni out.

[9:31 PM] DM: Poni gasps dramatically.

[9:31 PM] DM: "You tried to suffocate me!"

[9:31 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "You bet."

[9:32 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Poni, you have no lungs. We need to get back to Vardalon. Can you take us there?"

[9:32 PM] DM: Poni: "I said tried not that it would work. I've told you, all you have to do is put a personal item to my sensor and I can focus on him... or close enough anyway. The archway contains the magic, so without, it's less precise."(edited)

[9:33 PM] DM: Lin holds Vardalon's necklace out.

[9:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori grabs the necklace and places it under the Poni stick, "Well, let's get this over with, shall we?"

[9:35 PM] DM: Poni: "Yes, please. I'm tired of this. We need to find components and fix the envirochronic destabilization. Target, push the button, put me through. WITHOUT throwing me this time."

[9:35 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Eh, you were asking for it."

[9:36 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No promises," Seirixori mumbles, while doing as he says.

[9:37 PM] DM: When you flip the lid and push the button, the portal shimmers to life above the base, again focusing on Vardalon. He looks a bit paler this time, the area a bit dimmer as though the sun were setting somewhere on the other side of all the greenery. He's currently giving the green elf-like dryad a shoulder rub.

[9:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine glances at Lin "I know it may look like what it looks like, but he's under her spell"

[9:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Shall we?" Ravaphine asks with her hand outstretched and takes Lin's hand(edited)

[9:39 PM] DM: Lin nods and grits her teeth.

[9:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine puts her other hand on Seirixori's shoulder

[9:39 PM] DM: **Gunnloda puts her hand on Lin's shoulder.**

[9:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia grabs Seirixori's shoulder.

[9:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori walks through the portal after everyone is ready.(edited)

[9:41 PM] DM: The world changes around you, shifting once again from Poni's basement workshop to the jungle. There are no moldy bodies around from the previous night, though. It seems the magic took you somewhere else.

[9:42 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We'll work on your trajectory"

[9:42 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Let's try and be quiet this time. And maybe see if we can tell if there are any tracks to follow."

[9:43 PM] DM: Brimeia is very distracted by the many women around her.

[9:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Quiet? Why bother?"

[9:44 PM] DM: Ravaphine sees something shiny to the northwest.

[9:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I see something over there that may be a component" Ravaphine says while walking in the direction of the object

[9:46 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine searches for the component

[9:47 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Brimeia, please, we don't need everyone to fall unconscious again." Seirixori walks slowly behind Ravaphine, "Hey how about we try to do this a little more stealthy than last time?"

[9:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "don't be suspicious"

[9:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Not everyone. Only one.. or two."

[9:50 PM] DM: Seirixori notices a weird brownish fuzz on the tree to the north.

[9:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pauses and the whispers, "There's something on the tree to the North, we should avoid that."

[9:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Or if anyone can sneak over and check it out, but I'd rather not run into what we ran into yesterday."

[9:52 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I wonder if that would go well in a stew."**

[9:53 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "It might kill people instead of tasting good."

[9:53 PM] DM: You recognize it as the russet mold that creates the vegepygmies and thornies you fought yesterday. It is highly toxic and anyone killed by it returns to life as one of the mold people.

[9:54 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yep, that ugly fun mold we ran into yesterday, let's not walk that way."

[9:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Everyone stay close"

[9:56 PM] DM: When you walk close to the tree, the mold's spores erupt towards you. You feel a little sick at first, but you cough and feel like that's the worst of it.

[9:56 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Are you ok, dear?"**

[9:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "AVOID the tree, not walk next to it."

[9:57 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Curiosity is going to get the best of me..."

[9:57 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Wouldn't want to fight you quite like that."

[9:58 PM] DM: You notice movement to the south and to the west.

[10:00 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I feel like this place is full of those spore things, but I don't know where we need to go for this Dryad."

[10:00 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Why are you walking TOWARDS the movement"

[10:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I don't think we have much a choice until we can figure out what direction this Dryad is."

[10:02 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Alright, southwest we go. Stay close and I promise not to touch those trees"

[10:02 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "We could always yell again," Brimeia chuckles

[10:02 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "if you want to, but go do it far, far away from us."

[10:03 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh but you are all so lovely, why should I wish to part?"

[10:03 PM] DM: Seirixori, you see a vegepygmy duck behind a tree to the south. One covered in brown fuzz.

[10:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "There's another fuzz thing to the South. Maybe West?"

[10:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I hate those damn things. Let's try to avoid it"

[10:06 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: I think I see someone up ahead.**

[10:07 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Hey, Seirixori, did you know that the others thought we were related? Ha."

[10:07 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "That is very...unsettling and rude." Seirixori says to Brimeia.

[10:07 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Should we walk right up to them or no?"**

[10:07 PM] DM: **She and Lin both draw their weapons.**

[10:08 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well we gotta see who it is. Only one way to find out!"

[10:08 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Do we want to be threatening right away or do we maybe want to talk our way out of this?"

[10:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine cautiously follows the group

[10:10 PM] DM: As Brimeia pushes past the huge fronts of greenery in the way, the forest opens into a slight clearing. There, you see the dryad, mid-massage, snap her head up towards you.

[10:11 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Greetings fair dryad. If you don't mind we'll just be taking this man back home."

[10:11 PM] DM: She stands taller and says something in a musical language none of you understand, clearly angry at being disturbed.

[10:15 PM] DM: Vardalon dazedly stands, looking at the dryad with a faint smile.

[10:16 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia walks toward the pair, looking rather unconcerned. "Come now, friend." She reaches for the man.

[10:17 PM] DM: The dryad tenses and says something emphatically in the musical language. You can't tell what words she was using, but you can get the idea- "GET OUT."

[10:17 PM] DM: Vardalon makes no move.

[10:17 PM] DM: Lin steps forward. "Vardalon? Sweetheart?"

[10:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Brimeia, back away! Let's see if we can communicate with it first!" Seirixori says, "We don't need to start anything if we don't have to."(edited)

[10:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Ravaphine, would you happen to know what she's saying or maybe something similar? I don't think it sounds anything like the languages I know."(edited)

[10:21 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "If you're gonna try something, do it quick. I don't see why we can't just pick him up and go."

[10:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I unfortunately do not speak Sylvan. I was raised by a gnome"

[10:22 PM] DM: As you speak, the dryad speaks and her body, rather than being the green, elf-like creature, now seems to have a layer of bark covering her body.

[10:22 PM] DM: She repeats her previous statement, this time taking a step forward.

[10:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let him go!"

[10:24 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Shoulda just picked him up as soon as we saw him."

[10:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Great, this is the opposite of what I wanted." Seirixori sighs, "She's protecting herself, ready to defend!"

[10:27 PM] DM: The dryad picks up a fallen branch and mutters a phrase. She speaks in Elven this time. "You will not get another warning. Leave us."

[10:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine pleads to the dryad in elven, "Please, he is our friend. Release him"

[10:29 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "She's pretty and all but can I just knock her out now so we can get on with this?"

[10:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "She said 'You will not get another warning. leave us'" Ravaphine tells the group

[10:31 PM] DM: You feel a whisper at your ear, but you manage to tune it out.

[10:32 PM] DM: Vardalon blinks and looks around, slightly confused.

[10:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Instead of drawing an attack, Ravaphine pleads with the dryad one more time "Please release him, we will trade you for him"

[10:39 PM] DM: Dryad! In Elven: "Trade? What would I want from you? I have everything I need."

[10:39 PM] DM: She shouts out in a strange, garbled language.

[10:41 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, frustrated with all this nonsense, goes into a rage and steps forward to swing her greataxe at the druid.

[10:44 PM] DM: Brimeia swings, but she telegraphs so much that the dryad easily ducks under it.

[10:47 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori attempts to use Thorn Whip on the Dryad.

[10:48 PM] DM: Seirixori pulls another thorn covered vine from nature and slashes out, but once again misses.

[10:49 PM] DM: Lin! She runs over to Vardalon. "Vardalon? You need to come home with us!"

[10:50 PM] DM: Vardalon looks at Lin. "Lin? Where are we?"

[10:53 PM] DM: **Gunnloda throws a hand out at the dryad and a streak of radiant light flies towards her. The dryad takes the bolt right in the chest.**

[10:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine steps forward, takes aim and cast magic missile and all three glowing darts at the dryad

[11:00 PM] DM: The dryad screams out in pain, taking all three bolts to the chest.

[11:00 PM] DM: The dryad reaches out and touches the tree next to her, disappearing.

[11:03 PM] DM: Seirixori glances around in time to see the dryad step out of a tree behind you and gets advantage as the vines and brush around your feet reach up and try to grab you all. Strength saves.

[11:04 PM] DM: Brimeia and Ravaphine both manage to wrestle free of the vines, but **Gunnloda is grappled.**

[11:05 PM] DM: The ground in the area is difficult terrain and costs double movement.

[11:05 PM] DM: Additionally, a vegepygmy summoned by her shout appears and attacks Seirixori with its claws.

[11:06 PM] DM: It slashes across her stomach for four damage.

[11:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, angered by the sudden disappearance of her foe, whirls about and stomps in the other direction with a grumpy growl.

[11:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori moves in front of the vegepygmy and shouts out, "Everyone get close and touch, we should try and get out of here!" She slams her staff down and uses Thunderwave.(edited)

[11:20 PM] DM: A wave of force booms out from Seirixori, throwing the dryad to her back. She isn't moving. The vegepygmy roots its feet and doesn't move. **Gunnloda flies away and is released by the vines**. Brimeia takes half damage.

[11:21 PM] DM: Lin grabs Vardalon's arm and pulls him towards Seirixori.

[11:21 PM] DM: **Gunnloda stands and fires another sacred flame at the vegepygmy.**

[11:22 PM] DM: **The vegepygmy fails its save and you can see a bit of it is now singed.**

[11:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine casts fire bolt at the vegepygmy

[11:24 PM] DM: The vegepygmy bursts into flame and falls, collapsing into dust.

[11:26 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori moves to the group and uses healing word on herself.

[11:26 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Welcome back, Vardalon"

[11:28 PM] DM: Seirixori notices a shiny to the north.

[11:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "There's a shiny thing to the North, however I am not a fan of this forest, so I vote for going back."

[11:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I think we should bring Lin and Vardalon back home"

[11:29 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "What if it's valuable?"

[11:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What's more valuable than life?"

[11:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Listen, let's all just hold hands or arms or something and carefully walk forward and if there's more of these damn things, I'll just push the button. how does that sound?"(edited)

[11:34 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Sounds more than fair to me," Brimeia grins.

[11:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Alright, but stay close"

[11:35 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori moves towards the shiny carefully.

[11:37 PM] DM: **Gunnloda taps Ravaphine on the shoulder. "Creatures to the right, mold to the left, but there's something at the base of the tree there."**

[11:38 PM] DM: As you all turn your gaze that way, you can see what looks like a body lying near the mold.

[11:38 PM] DM: The shiny was sunlight glinting off something metallic on the body.

[11:39 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori doesn't want to bother because there are things surrounding them so she pushes the button on Poni.

[11:39 PM] DM: The jungle disappears suddenly and you're all back in Poni's basement.

[11:40 PM] DM: Vardalon hugs Lin. "You saved me? Thank you!"

[11:40 PM] DM: Lin : "Thank you for helping me. Please, come by the general store later and I'll see if I can help you with anything."

[11:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia shakes her head at the sudden change in scenery. "HEY! I was gonna get that shiny thing!"

[11:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Not worth possibly dying." Seirixori says as she walks upstairs back to the Tavern where the others were.

[11:44 PM] DM: Lin and Vardalon leave.

[11:45 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine starts looking through Poni's bookshelves again

[11:46 PM] DM: She finds books!

## Session 6

DAY TWO: 8:30AM BELLBURY TIME

Brimeia and Seirixori are in the basement. **Gunnloda picks up Poni's body and starts taking it upstairs.** Ravaphine disappears.

[9:06 PM] DM: **Gunnloda appears back at the stairway. "I thought that body might start to smell soon. Are you looking to go out again, dears?"**

[9:08 PM] DM: Martyn appears in the basement. he'd descended behind everyone else quietly.

[9:09 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "There's still that component we need to find. And the sooner we get it, the sooner we all are free from being jerked around by some whinging magic wand"

[9:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well then, let's head out" Urrak places a hand on the nearest persons shoulder

[9:11 PM] DM: When Seirixori pushes the button, the portal comes to life, again centered on the component sitting in the darkness of a destroyed building. The rubble behind the component is old and weathered and the entire image is dark as if a moonless night. While you’re looking, you notice a bit of movement from the shadows in the distance, but you can’t tell what it was.

[9:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia throws her arms around the nearest two who happen to be Seirixori and Enna.

[9:14 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna stiffens at the amount of touching, uncomfortable with the sudden embrace, but relents(edited)

[9:16 PM] DM: Poni: "Everyone touchy-touchy then GENTLY put me through."

[9:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steps through when everyone is touching. "Yay darkness."

[9:18 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Yes, stick-man. Just as gently as you've done your magic, I'm sure."

[9:19 PM] DM: The scene around you changes from Poni's basement. Instead, the world around you is bleak and shrouded in darkness. You’re in what appears to be a destroyed village. Several houses surround you in various states of destruction. Some have entirely collapsed, others are still partially standing. Those of you without darkvision can't see the hands in front of your faces.

**Gunnloda: "Oh my it's dark. D'you mind if I just keep my hand here, dear?" Enna feels a bit of a squeeze on her shoulder.**

[9:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "This ain't just darkness. This is...advanced darkness"

[9:21 PM] DM: You can see there are several craters around, evidence of heavy weapons and powerful magic.

[9:21 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Your ability to grasp the obvious is truly unmatched Urrak."

[9:24 PM] DM: Enna, Martyn, and Seirixori notice movement shuffling from the side of a building to the north, possibly attracted by the sound.

[9:26 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna gestures to the north, then puts her finger to her mouth to make a shushing sign

[9:29 PM] DM: **Gunnloda and Seirixori bump into each other, causing Gunnloda's armor to clank noisily**. The shuffling comes closer. As it steps out further into view, you see a humanoid skeleton, still wearing scraps of the armor it died in and holding a shortsword, stumbling directly in your direction. Roll initiative.(edited)

[9:33 PM] Leigh- Enna: "You shouldn't exist." Enna, growls angrily. She  draws back her longbow and looses an arrow toward the skeleton

[9:34 PM] DM: Your arrow flies out, hitting the skeleton directly in the spine and causing it to collapse on itself.

[9:35 PM] Leigh- Enna: "I don't like undead."

[9:37 PM] DM: Seirixori notices a piece of familiar looking rubble to the west. Enna and Urrak notice movement around you, but something particularly frantic to the southeast.

[9:39 PM] Leigh- Enna: Enna whispers to the group, "There are more coming. To the southeast."

[9:39 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I think the component we need is over there," She whispers and points to the west.

[9:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "This one ain't the last" Urrak whispers. "We should try an' stay quiet."

[9:39 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well let's go get it!"

[9:42 PM] DM: Enna and Urrak have both seen these back home. The dead who are brought back to life, whether due to specific acts of necromancy or the general aura of evil around a place. Looking around and seeing how much death must have happened here, you can guess it's probably the latter.

[9:44 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Where there are undead, a necromancer isn't far"

[9:44 PM] DM: Brimeia heads to the west.

[9:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, or somethin' just plain evil. I've got a bad feelin' about this..."

[9:46 PM] DM: As you walk across the open roadway, you see another skeleton come into view, attracted by the sound of your heavy footfalls.

[9:51 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia flies into a rage at the sight of the skeleton and flings her javelin at it.

[9:53 PM] DM: The javelin flies from Brimeia's hand, but unfortunately it flies over its shoulder and embeds itself in the ground behind.

[9:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns towards the skeleton and begins to run towards it, unsheathing her greatsword and swinging it at the undead monster

[9:58 PM] DM: The greatsword comes down in an arc, severing the skeleton's arm, but it does not fall.

[9:58 PM] DM: **Gunnloda can't see shit! She looks around frantically. "Can any of you see?"**

[10:03 PM] DM: Several figures come out of the gloom towards Gunnloda's voice. Enna also spots a live human, waving his hand in the mostly whole house to the southeast.

[10:03 PM] DM: They are all skeletons, from what you can see, besides the human.

[10:05 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori moves towards the west where she saw the possible component and uses Thorn Whip on the skeleton next to Urrak.

[10:07 PM] DM: You notice a skeleton and a zombie to the northwest. You also see the component, resting atop the rubble of the house.

[10:08 PM] DM: The thorn whip hits and drags the skeleton away from Urrak and ten feet closer to Seirixori.

[10:12 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: matryn turns to his right, and takes a shot at the nearest skeleton(edited)

[10:13 PM] DM: The arrow flies forward and embeds itself in the legless skeleton, causing it to also collapse.

[10:19 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna shoots another arrow at the nearest skeleton

[10:19 PM] DM: Enna's arrow soars wide.

[10:23 PM] DM: You notice another skeleton beween two houses. The human looks scared and wears a leather apron.

[10:23 PM] DM: He's trying to get your attention.

[10:26 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia charges the skeleton near the component with a load roar and a heave of her greataxe!(edited)

[10:27 PM] DM: The skeleton's ribs break and the arm and shoulder fall from it, but it still stands.

[10:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak runs at the skeleton Seirixori grabbed with her whip and slashes at it with her greatsword

[10:28 PM] DM: She cleaves it in twain!

[10:30 PM] DM: The creatures all turn towards the loudest people- Brimeia and Seirixori.

[10:30 PM] DM: The skeleton next to Brimeia attacks with its shortsword.

[10:30 PM] DM: The zombie closes in on Brimeia.

[10:31 PM] DM: It clumsily throws its arm forward to try to smack her.

[10:33 PM] DM: The skeleton archer attacks Seirixori.

[10:36 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Was someone hurt?"**

[10:37 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Just a bit," Seirixori grumbles and moves next to Gunnloda, "I'm in front of you."

[10:40 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn steps to the side, and shoots at the skeleton

[10:41 PM] DM: The arrow pierces the skeleton's shoulderpad and sticks out of it, taunting you.

[10:43 PM] DM: Martyn takes a few steps to the side.

[10:44 PM] DM: The human looks like a commoner. Not dirty enough to have been here long, more like he was working nearby. He's clearly shaken by the creatures that have come out towards you all and is cowering behind a broken table.

[10:51 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna moves closer to the man cowering in the corner and says out loud but not yelling, "Tell us where they're coming from! How did you get here?" As she runs, she flings another arrow at the skeleton she passes.

[10:52 PM] DM: The arrow does sail wide. The man shakes his head and waves his hands in a side to side 'stop' motion, putting a finger to his lips as if to say 'shhh'.

[10:53 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia swings furiously at the skeleton in front of her.

[10:53 PM] DM: The axe swings right through the missing parts of the skeleton, missing again.

[10:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak catched a glimpse of the component in the corner of her eye as she runs towards the skeleton that is attacking Brimeia. She swings her greatsword down upon it

[10:56 PM] DM: Urrak's greatsword cleaves the skull in two and it crumbles.

[10:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak then picks up the component(edited)

[10:57 PM] DM: **Gunnloda will cast Cure Wounds on the person who bumped into her.**

 [11:01 PM] DM: Seirixori notices a slightly glowing corpse coming towards Urrak and Brimeia. The other undead are closing in. The zombie next to Brimeia hits her with its decaying hand again for 3 damage (2 after resist).

[11:01 PM] DM: The archer spins and fires at Enna. The arrow pierces her side for 8 damage.

[11:02 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "We should probably start heading out! There's a creepy glowy thing near you Brimeia and Urrak!" Seirixori says as quiet as possible.

[11:07 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn shoots at the same man he'd tried to strike before.

[11:08 PM] DM: The arrow flies by.

[11:11 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna shoots the archer with her longbow

[11:12 PM] DM: The arrow flies through the archer's skull and continues on to stab into the skeleton far beyond's femur.

[11:13 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna motions for the man to come closer to the group

[11:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, still upset about the last missed swing, turns and takes another mighty swipe!

[11:14 PM] DM: Brimeia's axe comes down on the shoulder of the zombie, cleaving deep into its form, but it moans and keeps its feet.

[11:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak moves around Brimeia and attacks the zombie

[11:16 PM] DM: Urrak swings and takes the zombie's head off at the neck.

[11:16 PM] DM: **Gunnloda reaches out and grabs hold of Seirixori. "Don't leave me, love. I can't see anything."**

[11:17 PM] DM: The man starts creeping along the edge of the house he's in towards the commotion.

[11:19 PM] DM: **The skeleton and zombie gang up on Gunnloda. She's pretty fucking secure in her armor, though, so the attacks bounce right off.**

[11:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I'll stay near by, don't worry" and attacks the skeleton in front of her and Gunnloda. Uses Shillelagh on her quarterstaff .

[11:22 PM] DM: The quarterstaff shatters the bones of the skeleton, turning it to dust and broken dreams. ((You seem to notice bludgeoning weapons might do extra damage to bone.))

[11:26 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: martyn takes a shot at the skeleton mongrel to try and put it down.

[11:26 PM] DM: You hit! The arrow sticks through a clump of matted fur that still remains on the creature, but it did do some damage.

[11:28 PM] DM: Martyn takes a few steps towards the rest of the group.

[11:30 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna whispers to the man, "Stick behind me. Do you know where these beings came from?"

[11:30 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna shoots the longbow at the skeleton dog

[11:31 PM] DM: You put the dog down like Old Yeller.

[11:32 PM] DM: The man whispers back. "No, everything went dark, but there's something in the shadows."

[11:32 PM] DM: "Please, get me out of here."

[11:35 PM] DM: It's near transparent, but slightly, eerily glowing.

[11:38 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna points to the glowing body "That's a specter. We'll need magic to help destroy it"

[11:40 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Non-elemental magic. Someone enchant something we can throw at it"

[11:40 PM] DM: Enna moved closer to the group.

[11:45 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia stomps over to the next zombie and brings her greataxe down on its head.

[11:46 PM] DM: The greataxe comes down and cleaves into the shoulder, peeling the top part of the torso away from the rest of the body.

[11:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak moves to the other side of the zombie and attacks the remaining half

[11:47 PM] DM: And it's a good thing. Crits put them down permanently. The zombie's head is splattered, causing it to fall lifeless to the ground.

[11:48 PM] DM: **Gunnloda can see the faintly glowing ghosty thing and fires a bolt of radiant energy  at it.**

[11:48 PM] DM: But it dodges out of the way.

[11:52 PM] DM: Seir takes 5 necrotic damage, but no permanent hp drain as the specter reaches into your body and tries to steal some of your life away.

[11:54 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori concentrates and uses Thaumaturgy to make a very loud bang about 30ft to the south.(edited)

[12:00 AM] DM: Your wild magic is contained for this spell.

[12:02 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn moved into proximity with the group and cast magic missile at the specter

[12:02 AM] DM: Pew pew pew! The magic missiles disappear into the translucent form of the specter and it howls in what might be considered pain.

[12:04 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna runs to the group

[12:04 AM] DM: The man follows, his hand grabbing onto your clothes so he doesn't get left behind.

[12:05 AM] DM: It doesn't take much to notice that the shadows at edges of your darkvision are starting to ripple like movement in smoke.

[12:05 AM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak yells to the group, "Everybody hold on to one another! We're gettin' out of here!" Urrak turns to Seirixori "Push the button!"

[12:06 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna grabs hold of a shoulder

[12:06 AM] DM: Brimeia and Urrak have actions between then.

[12:10 AM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia isn't happy about it, but she grabs onto Seirixori so they can leave. Skeletons and zombies are one thing, but she doesn't like the look of the glowing corpse.

[12:10 AM] DM: If she has it in hand, you could take it or even just reach over and push it while she's holding it

[12:11 AM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia begrudgingly reaches over and pushes the button. Magic is the worst

[12:12 AM] DM: The scene shifts to one of irritating brightness as you're back in Poni's basement. Luckily, though the specter took a final swipe at you, it wasn't touching as you pushed the button.

[12:12 AM] DM: And that's where we'll end for tonight.

## Session 7

[8:11 PM] DM: DAY TWO 9 AM BELLBURY TIME

After saving Lins one and two and Vardalon, a group had gone into the darkness to find Poni’s next component. After surviving the endless darkness and dual undead armies of the area, you managed to rescue another commoner, a man standing beside you, near paralyzed with fear, and found another component. Thus far, you’ve learned that Poni can target components or, with the aid of personal items, people. Enna and Serixori appear to have vanished once you appeared back in Poni's basement, but you- Martyn, Urrak, Brimeia, Gunnloda, and this commoner- are standing, slightly squished together, in the basement.

[8:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I tell ya, all this zippin' around is startin' t' make me sick."

[8:13 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh, that's too bad. I could make up a porridge that would help settle your stomach."**

[8:13 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "If sick you must be, do it on the gnome. my shoes are expensive." Martyn says and staggers to the side

[8:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak grumbles and turns to Brimeia "Y' got wand-boy? I see our other Tiefling's been sent away"

[8:14 PM] DM: Man: "Can... can someone tell me what just happened?"

[8:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Uhh, aye. I can give y' a summary. Whole lot of folk are bein' teleported in and outta this world cuz of a mad gnome and his experiments."

[8:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We lucky few get t' find the pieces of his exploded device, which that stick there, can track. Also the gnome is in the stick. Like some kinda unholy phantom..."(edited)

[8:16 PM] DM: He backs away a bit.

[8:17 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I suspect he exists to serve as an object lesson in minding the magic you meddle in." martyn says.

[8:17 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Umm," Brimeia shakes her head and pats herself. "I... oh, right this thing here." She holds up the stick disdainfully.

[8:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "But uh, it's alright! Yer safe now. We're back in Bellbury."(edited)

[8:17 PM] DM: "So the world isn't destroyed?"

[8:18 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Not hardly."

[8:19 PM] DM: Man: "I suppose I should go then. I'm not much help to you looking for magics and whatnot."

[8:19 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Not so fast: why were you being held in the ruins."(edited)

[8:20 PM] DM: Man: "I wasn't being held. I was hiding. The shadows... they were moving."

[8:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "There was a great evil in that place..."

[8:20 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "They've a tendency to do that when Necromancers play about: what business had you out there?"

[8:20 PM] DM: Man: "One minute I was in my shop, working on designs, next I was in the middle of a destroyed village."

[8:20 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "You some kind of smithy?"

[8:21 PM] DM: Man: "Carpenter."

[8:21 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I certainly have no wish to revisit the place... even if my spear is still stuck in some rock back there." Brimeia sighs

[8:22 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Maybe our new carpenter friend can fashion you one as a token of gratitude."

[8:22 PM] DM: The man kinda frowns. "I build buildings, not weapons."

[8:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "The poor man's been through enough anyway"

[8:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine makes her way down to the basement and is relieved to see  mostly familiar faces. She listens in on the exchange happening

[8:23 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "It's fine, dear. Some of the others are at the Cask. You should go get yourself a meal and check on your home."**

[8:24 PM] DM: **Gunnloda frowns at Martyn. "Am I misunderstanding or are ye shaking down a man you just rescued?"**

[8:26 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Not so much a misunderstanding as abrupt incomprehension. I can't quite figure why a live man would be teleported by a Necromancer. If indeed it was a necromancer. Certainly working on wood is working on a dead thing but that's hardly link enough to be summoned now is it?"

[8:26 PM] DM: Poni: "Now I may be a lot of things, but I'm no necromancer."

[8:26 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia frowns for a long moment, then just blurts, "What?"

[8:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Wow it appears that I have missed plenty"(edited)

[8:27 PM] DM: Poni sighs heavily like he's explaining something to a toddler. "Some of these people were teleported with the components... or so it seems. All the components so far have been found near people from this town."

[8:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "...Makes sense. Sorta."

[8:28 PM] DM: Poni: "It was the destabilization of the envirochronic resonance architecture that caused him to teleport, not some necromancer."

[8:29 PM] DM: Poni mumbles, "Not like necromancers could even say as much."

[8:29 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I meant no insult to your professional pride, Poni. And i humbly apologize to you, sir." it's mostly heartfelt.

[8:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Well not tanglin' with a necromancer suits me fine."

[8:29 PM] DM: Man: "Is that... the stick talking? Can... I go get a drink now?"

[8:30 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "now THAT'S some sense he's talking. shall we?"

[8:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, we should all take a well deserved break with some well deserved ale"

[8:30 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ha. Yeah, it does that. I can't get used to it either."

[8:32 PM] DM: Poni: "Break? But the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter! There are more components to find!"

[8:32 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "After how badly things went trying to recover the last bloody piece, you really think it's wise to push so abruptly to find the next one?"

[8:32 PM] DM: Poni: "I feel fine."

[8:32 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh, hush you! 's your fault we're in this mess anyway. Let us have some fun!" Brimeia grumbles at the Poni stick thing(edited)

[8:33 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "If i snap Poni in half does that diminish or increase our chances of living long lives?"

[8:34 PM] DM: Poni: "You couldn't if you wanted to, but even if you did, you'd never fix the Quantum Riftshift Slipstream Teletransmitter or stabilize the envirochronic resonance architecture and you'd just pop in and out of your life until you die. Hope you don’t have any important plans coming up or a girlfriend who actually likes you being there."

[8:33 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We're aren't all phantoms like you. Livin things need rest, relaxation. All o' that"

[8:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "This way, we can search the city more. But I do have to agree with Poni just this once. Take a break for now but then back to work," Ravaphine says with slight uncertainty in her voice

[8:35 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine takes the stick and shoves him into her backpack

[8:35 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "No one said anything about abandoning the plans to restore Poni's malfunctioning invention. just a drink to take the edge off the lst adventure."

[8:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We should get t' know this town we keep gettin' poofed in n' out of as well"

[8:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Lead the way," Ravaphine says

[8:36 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Not a bad idea, but I'm going to go bury his body. Perhaps I'll catch up to you in the tavern."**

[8:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "He might be small, but did y' need any help luggin' him topside?"

[8:38 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I.. " Brimeia grimaces at the corpse. "Could help you dig?"

[8:39 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I can handle it, but I appreciate the offer."**

[8:40 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A'course. Now let's get to the that tavern!" Urrak begins to climb the stairs out of the basement

[8:41 PM] DM: **You're not sure if you've ever met someone as honest looking as Gunnloda, but you're pretty sure she wouldn't be able to lie convincingly if she tried.**

[8:41 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Sound idea!" Martyn follows her up.

[8:42 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia trundles along with the others, exhausted from the encounter with the apparitions.

[8:43 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows

[8:43 PM] DM: **Gunnloda follows you all up then ducks behind a wall, picks up a covered body, and heads north in the direction of the temple.**

[8:46 PM] DM: You move some stuff around, but most everything was burned, ruined, or destroyed in the fire. It seems to have been a simply decorated and built house with little furniture or decor. Seems like he spent the majority of his time and clutter-making downstairs in the basement.

[8:49 PM] DM: You all head north, **Gunnloda following behind until you reach the town square where she turns to the temple instead.** The carts outside have mostly been emptied of goods and there's a sign posted with an arrow towards the Cask. You can hear a bit of music coming from the open door of the tavern.

[9:53 PM] DM: Ravaphine notices Gunnloda entering the tavern. **She glances around and starts heading toward the kitchens.**

[9:53 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine waves to Gunnloda and motions her to come towards the group

[9:54 PM] DM: **Gunnloda gestures back with a finger (one minute) and disappears into the kitchen.**

[9:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine excuses herself from the group and follows gunnloda

[9:56 PM] DM: Before you can enter the kitchen, **Gunnloda nearly runs into you coming back out. "Oh! Hello, dear. I was just checking in on them."**

[9:57 PM] DM: **"Did you need something?"**

[9:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Just wanted to say hi" Ravaphine says as she peeks into the kitchen

[9:58 PM] DM: There's two people back there making food.

[9:59 PM] DM: **"Hi?"**

[9:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Do you happen to know why there is a sign out front?"

[10:00 PM] DM: **"Aye. I asked one of the men... Bergam, I think it was, to put it up so people would gather in one place instead of wandering about the city. Seemed smart."**

[10:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns  back to the half-elf, her attention returning after watching Ravaphine leave, "Sorry, I can't seem t' recall, where did ye say ye were from?"

[10:01 PM] DM: Cyan: "I'm not sure I did. I woke up this morning in Westband."(edited)

[10:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That's a smart idea," Ravaphine says to Gunnloda, "Would you like to come join us up at the bar? We made a new friend"

[10:02 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I'd love to."**

[10:02 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: They walk up to the others and Ravaphine introduces Gunnloda to Cyan

[10:03 PM] DM: Cyan holds out her hand. "A lady of the cloth? Pleasure to meet you. Cyan."

**Gunnloda shakes her hand. "Same to you. Name's Gunnloda."**

[10:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Westband, Bellbury, all that travelin' I've done and yet I've never heard of any of these towns. Are we even on the same world?" Urrak poses the last question more to herself than the others. "Y' seem right casual with this whole thing, Cyan. Y'familiar with this kind of mad magic?"

[10:08 PM] DM: "Magic? I suppose something like this could only be magic... no. Not this particularly. Teleportation, I assume?"

[10:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Mass, random teleportation, aye." Urrak drains the cask and places it on the bar behind her "It's been, an interesting day and a half t' be sure. I'm just lucky to have a group with me, would hate t' go through this nonsense alone. Do you have a group? Or are y' just as lost as the rest o' these folks?"

[10:11 PM] DM: Cyan: "I've talked to a few here or there, but mostly they're just fishers and farmers. You lot are the most interesting folks to come through so far."

[10:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We're all just trying to get back home, do you want to join our group and help us all get back?" Ravaphine asks the half-elf

[10:15 PM] DM: Cyan: "Can't say I wouldn't enjoy a little adventure. What exactly did you have in mind?"

[10:16 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh just teleport to strange places, fight things, find magical fragments to fix the .. teleporting thing."

[10:16 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Someone DID mention food, didn't they?" Martyn interrupts

[10:16 PM] DM: Cyan raises an eyebrow and a slow smile crosses her face. "Now that sounds like a story."

[10:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine sticks her hand out for Cyan to shake "What do you say? Welcome to the team?"

[10:18 PM] DM: Cyan takes her hand. "Does this team have a name?"

[10:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Martyn and...the team of attractive and strong women, even more so now" Ravaphine says

[10:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak chuckles and says "The Poni Express"

[10:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "That too"

[10:21 PM] DM: Cyan looks confused. "The Poni Express? That's... random?"

[10:22 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We'll explain it to you when we get there. It's a long story"(edited)

[10:23 PM] DM: Cyan: "Luckily I love long stories."

[10:27 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine tells Cyan the whole story about Poni and the dead body, and the teleportation and purpose of finding the components

[10:28 PM] DM: Cyan seems very interested in the story.

[10:28 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What do you say? Still interested?"

[10:29 PM] DM: "Sure. Assuming I don't randomly disappear."

[10:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Afraid there's no guarantee o' that"

[10:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Sadly we can't guarantee that, but we can all do what we can while we have our resources"

[10:31 PM] DM: You spend the rest of the day chatting with each other, popping in and out of Bellbury, and eating, drinking, and relaxing.

## Session 9

 *[*9:01 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos finds himself going about his day as normal when he's suddenly standing in the center of a town square he doesn't recognize. There are some larger buildings, one that looks like a tavern and another that looks like a temple, but the square is empty... **all except for a dwarf woman in chainmail with red hair staring at you.**

*[*9:02 PM*]* Nolanos*:* "um... hello? where.. where am i exactly?

*[*9:03 PM*]* DM*:* **"Ah, a new one, I see. As far as we can tell, we're in Bellbury. It's all a great long story, but we've got good people trying to fix the problem. My name's Gunnloda, at your service." She holds her hand out to you.**

*[*9:06 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* its a pleasure to meet you *shakes hand*

*[*9:07 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda: "Would you like a drink? Or I can try to explain things."**

*[*9:07 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Both? Both is good

*[*9:08 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda laughs heartily. "Excellent choice."**

*[*9:08 PM*]* DM*:* She puts a hand on your shoulder and leads you towards the tavern where she pulls a mug of ale for you.

*[*9:09 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* " Cheers" raises mug. *"*And thank you for this generosity"

*[*9:10 PM*]* DM*:* **"Come. I'll show you the culprit." She leads you back out and south. Eventually you come across a smallish house that's burned to a husk. She leads you downstairs to the basement where a magical portal stands.**

*[*9:11 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* God, what happened here?

*[*9:11 PM*]* DM*:* Looking through the portal, you can see two tieflings, an elf, a half-orc, and a strange bird-like creature standing outside of a tower.

*[*9:12 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda: "This gnome named Poni was playing with arcane magic and building this contraption. Something bad happened and ZAP! We were all ripped away from our lives. These people are trying to fix it. If we walk through, we can join them, but it's not without danger. You look like you can handle yourself, though."**

*[*9:14 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Danger? Danger is my middle name" Nolanos tries seem smooth but it ends up being really awkward and he knows it. "... heh."

*[*9:15 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Clears throat. "No but seriously I'm on it"

*[*9:17 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda shakes her head. "If you say so. I think I'll join you though. These folks tend to get in more trouble than they should."**

*[*9:17 PM*]* DM*:* She steps through the portal and you can see her inside the picture now.

*[*9:17 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Alrighty then." Steps forward.

*[*9:18 PM*]* DM*:* The scene around you changes!

**[9:17 PM] DM: Gunnloda shows up outside.**

[9:18 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos follows shortly behind.

[9:18 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Um hi."

[9:18 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't like the sound of that."

[9:18 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Good morning everyone. I brought someone new along. I'm sorry, I don't think I caught your name."**

[9:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Gunnloda!" Seirixori blurts out, glad to see her.

[9:21 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Hello, dear."**

[9:21 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I think it's safe to say we know then what was the culprit of the ----great, another one."

[9:24 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia is a bit startled by the sudden appearance of two figures and begins to reach for her greataxe but relaxes when she sees the familiar face of Gunnloda along with an unfamiliar one. "Ah! A new companion!"

[9:21 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Hi everyone, my name is Nolanos, and this here" gestures to the clockwork raven on his right shoulder "is Reyes. I tink tinkering is fun." He immediately realizes that was a horrible joke but goes with it anyway

[9:22 PM] Alex - Nolanos: another what?

[9:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna unsheaths her shortsword once again, approaching Nolanos and pointing it at the raven. "What is that? Who are you?"

[9:22 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I - I just told you."

[9:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: It's apparent she's acting on instinct

[9:22 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ?

[9:24 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna sneers, eyeing the dragonborn with fire in her eyes "It's an abomination."

[9:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Enna, please, we're trying to avoid fighting right now."

**Gunnloda: "Now dear... there's no need to be drawing your weapon on a new friend."**

[9:26 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I wouldn't consider anyone who plays at being a god anything akin to a friend."

[9:26 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "It's a great thing I don't consider myself one then."

[9:27 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "A friend?"**

[9:27 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "A god"

[9:21 PM] DM: Coin: "This rune is teleportation. Activated by Master Bakar's voice, but it doesn't work since he died."

[9:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Y' don't remember what the man sounded like?"

[9:22 PM] DM: Coin opens his mouth and you hear Master Bakar repeat an incantation. "He died. Magic stopped working."

[9:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks to the left hand wall, greeting Gunnloda as she passes. She places a hand on a odd bit of mortar

[9:23 PM] DM: You can feel the stone shift under your fingers like if you gave it a good push, it would move.

[9:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Magic is dangerous business. Half o' those who use it, shouldn't" Urrak pushes the stone

[9:25 PM] DM: The stone swings open! It's a secret door, possibly put there as a failsafe in case Master Bakar ever locked himself out.

[9:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak is so fascinated by the door she almost doesn't hear what's happening with the newcomer. "Oi, you lot, look 'ere!"

[9:27 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Th - there's a door now?"

[9:27 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Then what, pray tell, do you consider yourself, making things that weren't meant to be?"

[9:28 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I've known the works of your type, and nothing good ever comes of it."

[9:28 PM] DM: You are all standing outside the tower (the entry's not big enough for everyone). Urrak's inside poking at walls.

[9:28 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Look," Seirixori steps in front of Enna, "let's deal with one thing at a time. Urrak found a door, the faster we get this tower done, the faster you can yell at the new guy more."

[9:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Some kind of secret room, odd metal strips along the walls"

[9:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Two doors...seems interesting enough t' check out"

[9:29 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I am a student of science."

[9:31 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna balks at Seirixori stepping between her and the newcomer, hackles raised.

[9:32 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Enough about me though, I really think we should focus on the task ahead, lest we get killed"

[9:35 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I'm sorry... I didn't realize bringing you through would cause such an ordeal."**

[9:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "It's nothing I haven't experienced before to be honest"

[9:35 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Reluctantly, Enna lowers her sword. Staring straight through Seirixori at Nolanos, she says "Fine. As soon as I make sure of something."  She says to Nolanos, "Show me your arms."

[9:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I appreciate the sentiment though"

[9:36 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I'm not sure what that will prove, but fine"  Shows arms

[9:37 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Without the armor. Please."

[9:37 PM] Alex - Nolanos: sighs and removes the armor

[9:38 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Do you always ask new people to strip?"**

[9:38 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I don't recall being subjected to it myself."**

[9:39 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Yeah, what is all this about anyway?"

[9:40 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna ignores the comment by the dwarf, staring intently at the dragonborn's arms. She sheathes her sword, content and relieved, if only a little. She turns toward the door that Urrak opened and heads over. "I'm good for now. Just keep that thing contained."

[9:40 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "i - Okay?" quickly puts armor back on

[9:40 PM] DM: Peeking through the now open secret door, you see a room, rounded wall along the left side and straight walls to the right. There are two visible wooden doors. The floor here is flagstone and the walls plastered, but there are regularly spaced metal strips along the walls.

[9:41 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori awkwardly pats Nolanos' shoulder and moves into the room.(edited)

[9:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Are ye done havin' yer spat? Come on elf, not all life is tryin' t' kill ye. Few of us 'ere would kill for ye." Urrak walks into the room after Ser

[9:43 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well, I for one welcome a helping hand," Brimeia chirps heading in with the others

[9:43 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Hm..." Seirixori walks towards the stone she notices slightly more noticeable than the rest.

[9:44 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "You'll thank me someday for my precaution." Enna follows into the room.

[9:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "There's a raised stone here."

[9:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns to Seirixori "A raised stone? Can ye move it?"

[9:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Urrak wait, something clicked when you stood on the stone."

[9:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak looks down at her feet, raising her hands a bit in a cautious stance "Clicked...? Alright, looks like a puzzle. Should I stay here?"

[9:51 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I wouldn't move far if I were you, this place could be booby trapped to hell"

[9:55 PM] DM: Martyn appears behind you outside the tower.(edited)

[9:55 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Helllo then! What goes on here?" Martyn says

[9:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Hey, Seirixori. There's some wires...or pipes? Behind the door there, could ye check them out? I don't want to move lest I set somethin' off"

[9:56 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Sure..." Seirixori says uneasily, but does as she's asked.(edited)

[9:56 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I'm not the new guy anymore!"

[9:57 PM] DM: Seirixori, you see something behind the open secret door, but you can't reach it because you'd have to shut the door... and Urrak's in the way.

[9:57 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Sorry, what's going on and why does Urrak look nervous?" Martyn asks

[9:58 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Urrak stepped on a thing and I can't check out what it is because Urrak is now in the way of the door I need to look behind. We're doing great."

[9:59 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Does the raven speak? Can the raven look? Also who is the raven? or the person the raven stands upon?"

[10:00 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Yes actually"

[10:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I son't know if this tile is set t' blow or not, but Seirixori, move around me and try and get out. I'm gonna move, and I don't want ye t' be injured"(edited)

[10:03 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos nudges Reyes a bit and she flies into the room with the doors

[10:05 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori nods and tries to move around Urrak and leave the room.

[10:05 PM] DM: You all watch as a mechanical raven takes flight and flies over all your heads into the room. Nolanos, you can see there's a box behind the door with tubes for pipes or wires sticking into it. You recognize it as a sort of control box.

[10:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A bloody tin bird....?" Urrak watches Reyes fly into the room, mindful to stay in place

[10:07 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Is there anything we can do to help?"

[10:07 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna backs up out of the room for to make room for Seirixori

[10:08 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Urrak, I can try and pull you out, unless you have other ideas?"

[10:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, I'm gonna jump as far as these legs'll carry me right out the door"(edited)

[10:09 PM] DM: Coin backs out of the room.

[10:10 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Should we move? We should move, huh?" Brimeia backs up, away from all the presumably magical nonsense that might be triggered

[10:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori now moves out of the room once everyone is out of the way.(edited)

[10:11 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn shifts as well, putting the whole party between him and Urrak

[10:11 PM] DM: Is Reyes staying in the room?

[10:12 PM] Alex - Nolanos: No Reyes is coming back

[10:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak takes a few deep breaths, sets her eyes on the open door and sprints out of the room

[10:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak is sweating furiously(edited)

[10:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I...I heard two more clicks"

[10:15 PM] DM: click

[10:15 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Um."

[10:15 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "One when I stepped off, and one after..."

[10:15 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Ohh no."

[10:15 PM] DM: click

[10:15 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Close the door!"

[10:16 PM] DM: Coin: "What happened?"

[10:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak bellows for everyone to get out of the tower "Clicking in floor, possible explosion, not good, RUN!"

[10:16 PM] DM: click

[10:17 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Tries to identify the source of the ticking

[10:17 PM] DM: It's coming from the second room.

[10:17 PM] DM: click

[10:19 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Reyes, lets go" Reyes flies into room 2 again trying to find anything else worth noting

[10:19 PM] DM: click

[10:20 PM] DM: You don't notice anything different about the room except the clicking.

[10:22 PM] DM: The ticking is coming from the control box. You don't notice anything else.

[10:22 PM] DM: click

[10:24 PM] Alex - Nolanos: I carefully move into the room, trying not to step on more moving tiles

[10:25 PM] DM: click

[10:25 PM] DM: whine

[10:27 PM] DM: Nolanos dives back into the first room as a bolt of lightning shoots through the room, bouncing between the different metal strips.

[10:28 PM] DM: You both take 1 point of lightning damage.

[10:28 PM] DM: click

[10:29 PM] DM: Nolanos actually takes no damage from the shock.

[10:29 PM] DM: Reyes takes one point.

[10:31 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos carefully goes back in and tries to disarm the thing.

[10:31 PM] DM: So you go back in and shut the door to access it?

click

[10:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What is that fool lizard on about..." Urrak watches Nolanos go back into the secret room in wonder

[10:34 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "....So is this thing blowing up or not."

[10:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Not yet I suppose..."

[10:37 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "OK. SO. There's a control box in there that I'm pretty sure,if I can disarm it, we can pass through safely."

[10:37 PM] DM: click

[10:37 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Go on then."

[10:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Yer clothes are singed...what happened in there?"

[10:38 PM] DM: click

[10:38 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nol uses the thieves tools to do the thing(edited)

[10:39 PM] DM: Nolanos disappears back into the room and you all see the door close.

[10:42 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Did... did i do it?"(edited)

[10:42 PM] DM: The door opens and you see Nolanos on the other side.

[10:43 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "LIGHTNING AMIRITE?"

[10:43 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos grins excitedly

[10:44 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "The traps been disarmed, let's go"

[10:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak claps Nolanos on the back "Ye mad devil! Good work!"

[10:45 PM] DM: Reyes is perched on Nolanos's shoulder again.

[10:45 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Right." Seirixori walks by Nolan, and into the room that had the clicks.

[10:46 PM] DM: You see two doors along the walls.

*[*10:46 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos boops Reyes on the beak with the tip of his finger, kind of like their own version of a high 5

*[*10:46 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna follows the party, keeping a wide berth between her and Nolanos

*[*10:46 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* Urrak walks back into the trap room behind Enna

*[*10:47 PM*]* DM*:* Coin and Gunnloda will pull up the rear.

*[*10:47 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda: "Nolanos, dear, are you ok? That looked a bit... dangerous."**

*[*10:48 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori looks at the two doors, wondering if more trap-like things are nearby. "Anyone good at looking for traps?"

*[*10:48 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Chuckles warmly "I'm quite alright. That was actually the most excitement I've had in a while"

*[*10:49 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos and Martyn both have thieves tools.

*[*10:49 PM*]* Kyris - Brimeia*:* "See? Knew our new friend would be a credit to this motley band!"

*[*10:49 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* " I can look for more traps?(edited)

*[*10:49 PM*]* Kyris - Brimeia*:* "Is there uh.. any more of those?"

*[*10:49 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Well, it's only been three days and we've run into plenty, so stick around I guess? IF this asshole lets you." Seirixori motions to her bag where she shoved poni.

*[*10:52 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* looking for traps

*[*10:53 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* on floors doors and walls

*[*10:53 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* also looking for a way to open the doors

*[*10:54 PM*]* DM*:* You don't see any traps. The door is a normal looking wooden door.

*[*10:54 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* I check the other door for the same things

*[*10:55 PM*]* DM*:* You see no traps.

*[*10:55 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* I cautiously open the door

*[*10:56 PM*]* DM*:* Which?

*[*10:56 PM*]* DM*:* Ok!

*[*10:56 PM*]* DM*:* When you open the door to this room, you can see a tall ceiling, maybe thirty or forty feet high, and a long staircase going around the edge of the wall. There are long cracks in the plaster of the exterior wall, some pieces entirely broken away and crumbled to dust at the floor. Tucked into a corner of the room, almost beneath the stairs is a suit of armor, covered in dust and some bits of the plaster that had cracked above.

*[*10:57 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* I investigate the suit of armor, making sure not to trigger any traps along the way

*[*10:57 PM*]* DM*:* How are you investigating it?

*[*10:59 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* visually at first

*[*11:00 PM*]* DM*:* It looks like a suit of armor!

*[*11:00 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* is there anything else in the room that stands out

*[*11:00 PM*]* DM*:* Just what's in the description.

*[*11:01 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* I leave and go into the other room

*[*11:01 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* also carefully

*[*11:01 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* and looking before i walk in

*[*11:01 PM*]* DM*:* Opening this door, you see shelves and crates along the walls. On the far wall, you can see another teleportation sigil.

*[*11:02 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori, impatient of all the things, moves into the first room Nolanos entered and looks around.

*[*11:03 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* Urrak looks on, watching Nolanos and Seirixori "Have y' found any more traps?"

*[*11:03 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "there seems to be a transportation sigil in here"

*[*11:04 PM*]* Kyris - Brimeia*:* "Ugh. More teleporting magic?" Brimeia grumbles.

*[*11:04 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna follows Nolanos and Seirixori into the next room, stepping carefully.

*[*11:04 PM*]* Jonathan- Martyn Hornback*:* martyn steps past the rest of the group to peer into the room where Nolanos had gone. "You all right in there?"

*[*11:04 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos walks in, looking for traps/ anything of note on the way to investigate the sigil

*[*11:04 PM*]* DM*:* Coin: "Yes, we used them to move around."

*[*11:05 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Can we use them t' get t' where this ring is?"

*[*11:05 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos, the room seems to be full of normal goods. Dried foods, parchment, cloth, etc.

*[*11:06 PM*]* DM*:* Coin: "They don't work. He died."

*[*11:06 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* "The sigils are attached in some way to your friend?"

*[*11:06 PM*]* DM*:* Coin: "His magic."

*[*11:06 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "There's some stairs, let's just try that." Seirixori slowly makes her way up, trying to keep an out for more traps.

*[*11:07 PM*]* DM*:* You don't see anything suspicious.

*[*11:07 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna follows Seirixori up the stairs

*[*11:08 PM*]* DM*:* At the top of the stairs, there is another wooden door.

*[*11:08 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Return to the first room and follow up the stairs(edited)

*[*11:08 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori opens the door slowly peeking in.

*[*11:09 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna follows Seirixori, keeping an eye out for anything unstable or traps

*[*11:09 PM*]* DM*:* Opening this door, you enter a sort of triangular shaped room with a narrow hall that leads to another triangular room on the other side. In the other room, you can see two creatures, purplish with spines along the back and one giant green eye. It has clawed hands and feet and a hunched-over posture. They look at you, back at each other, and continue to tug at the item they both hold in their hands.

*[*11:10 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* Urrak follows the others

*[*11:10 PM*]* Jonathan- Martyn Hornback*:* Martyn follows behind Urrak

*[*11:10 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna whispers to Seirixori, "What do you see?"

*[*11:11 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "riiight," Seirixori steps back, "So, gross purple creature things, ignoring me for now, uh," She turns back to the group behind, "suggestions?"

*[*11:12 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* "I'll take a look." Enna peers behind Seirixori, trying to see into the room.

*[*11:12 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Anyone know what these things are?"

*[*11:13 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Purple creatures? Strange..."

*[*11:15 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Can I take a look?"

*[*11:16 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "You should probably be in front to be fair," Seirixori mutters, trying not to show her slight jealousy, "have at it." She moves out of the way to let Nolanos move in.

*[*11:17 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna moves back from the door. "Have a grand time."

*[*11:17 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Sorry, I don't mean to step on your toes... I'll just.. yeah." Awkwardly steps forward

*[*11:19 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Specifically, i try to see what they're tugging at

*[*11:21 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* whispering, i tell everyone "These are nothics! They're known to infiltrate arcane academies and libraries and other places of learning"

*[*11:21 PM*]* DM*:* It looks like a scroll of some kind.

*[*11:24 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "They're fighting over a scroll. Ideas anyone?"(edited)

*[*11:24 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* "Killing usually does the job, I find."

*[*11:25 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Can y' sneak up on 'em?"

*[*11:25 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "I'm inclined to agree with the killing"(edited)

*[*11:25 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* "I'll go ahead."(edited)

*[*11:25 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "and the sneaking now that you mention it"

*[*11:26 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna pulls her bow around from across her back and begins to move forward. "Any of you with armor feel like providing some backup?"

*[*11:26 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Can someone shoot one while I sneak up on the other?"

*[*11:27 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "I'll be here if things go south"

*[*11:27 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* Urrak draws her greatsword

*[*11:27 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "excellent"

*[*11:28 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna nods, and sneaks forward into the room.

*[*11:31 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* I sneak in, pull out a dagger, and move up behind them.

*[*11:32 PM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna sneaks along the wall, bow drawn and ready to loose an arrow in case she's spotted.

*[*11:32 PM*]* DM*:* When you enter the room, the nothics look at you and say something none of you recognize as words. One takes the opportunity to try to grab the scroll from the other, but the other grabs tighter and they start fighting again.

[11:34 PM] DM: As you travel through that narrow hallway, you both suddenly feel sick and are poisoned. Until further notice, you have disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks.

[11:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "FUCK"

[11:35 PM] DM: As you close in, the nothics turn towards you both and say something again in that language.

[11:37 PM] Alex - Nolanos: I draw my  rapier and forget the sneak attack(edited)

[11:38 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna feels woozy and shakes her head to try to regain focus. She draws her bow, readying to attack.

[11:39 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "THE HALLWAY IS POISONED I THINK. BE CAREFUL" Coughs woozily(edited)

[11:41 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "What's happening?"**

[11:43 PM] DM: Nolanos thrusts forward with his rapier, but the nothic side-steps it.

[11:45 PM] DM: They both turn on Nolanos.

[11:45 PM] DM: One of them swipes at you with two claw attacks. The first misses wide, but the other hits for 4 damage.

[11:47 PM] DM: The other closes and attacks for 6 damage and the other attack misses and he stumbles into the other nothic dealing damage to it instead.

[11:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori moves into the room and sees the nothic and Nolanos getting hit by them, "Well, I shouldn't be surprised." Seirixori casts healing word on Nolanos.

[11:50 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Bless you and your beautiful face"

[11:51 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "If you say so, dragonborn." Then she turns to the nothics closest to her and flings a small flame at it.(edited)

[11:52 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "UMM<"\

[11:52 PM] DM: The flame shoots forward and singes the nothic.

[11:53 PM] DM: You don't notice anything odd.

[11:54 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna casts Hunter's Mark, trying to regain her focus while sick.

[11:55 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: She draws back her bow and looses an arrow at the nothic she marked, aiming for its eye.

[11:55 PM] DM: The arrow sails wide of the target.

[11:56 PM] DM: Enna retreats to the corner.

[11:57 PM] DM: Martyn steps deeper into the room.

[11:59 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn attacks with witch bolt

[11:59 PM] DM: The attack fails to land.

[12:00 AM] DM: Brimeia goes into a rage and rushes into the room.

[12:02 AM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia swings her axe in a large arc toward the nothic

[12:02 AM] DM: The greataxe comes down with a grunt and slashes through one of the nothic's arms.

[12:03 AM] DM: The nothic's arm falls limp to its side.

[12:05 AM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak runs in and throws a dagger at the already injured nothic

[12:05 AM] DM: Urrak's dagger sails forward, avoiding Brimeia and lands square in the chest of the nothic.

[12:06 AM] DM: Coin enters the room.

[12:06 AM] DM: **Gunnloda also files in. "Is everyone ok?"**

[12:07 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Define, okay." martyn says

[12:07 AM] DM: **She fires a sacred flame bolt at the nothic. The nothic fails to dodge and takes the radiant damage in the shoulder.**

[12:12 AM] DM: Nolanos sinks his rapier into the thing's gut. It howls in pain and is severely hurt.

[12:12 AM] DM: Nolanos disengages from the fight and ducks into the corner.

[12:13 AM] DM: The first nothic spins and attacks Nolanos.  Both his attacks miss.

[12:13 AM] DM: The other swings on Brimeia with its one good arm. It hits for 8 points of slashing damage, reduced to 4 due to rage.

[12:15 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori decides to try out something she recently learned and tuns into a Panther.

[12:16 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna shoots an arrow at the nothic she had marked earlier

[12:17 AM] DM: The arrow sinks into the nothic's eyeball and it falls to the ground, dead.

[12:17 AM] DM: The other one turns towards you and hisses.

[12:18 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn moves across the room and fires with his short-bow(edited)

[12:19 AM] DM: The arrow hits the nothic in the thigh.

[12:22 AM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia stomps over to the next nothic and swings her greataxe at it with a mighty roar

[12:23 AM] DM: Brimeia's axe unfortunately swings wide with an 11.

[12:23 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "You tried and thats what counts?"

[12:23 AM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak runs towards the nothic and swings at it with her greatsword

[12:24 AM] DM: Urrak's swing also goes wide.

[12:25 AM] DM: Coin steps up and throws a dagger. It also goes wide.

[12:25 AM] DM: **Gunnloda heads into the fray!**

[12:26 AM] DM: **She fires another sacred flame at the nothic but it dodges.**

[12:28 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos takes advantage of the nothic's distracted state, stabbing it vigorously

[12:29 AM] DM: Nolanos prison shanks the thing right in what's probably the kidney.

[12:29 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "DAMN RIGHT BITCH"

[12:29 AM] DM: It turns its eye on Enna, the person who killed the other.

*[*12:30 AM*]* DM*:* It turns its rotting gaze on you and you take 14 necrotic damage.

*[*12:32 AM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori runs at the creature and tries to bite it.

*[*12:34 AM*]* DM*:* Seirixori misses the charge attack and the bite.

*[*12:35 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna's soul goes ow

*[*12:36 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna casts Hunter's Mark on the remaining nothic, and then shoots another arrow.

*[*12:37 AM*]* DM*:* Enna's arrow flies true and again, the creature takes it right in the eyeball and falls to the ground.

*[*12:37 AM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos throws chicken soup for the soul to Enna

*[*12:37 AM*]* DM*:* The creatures lie dead.

*[*12:37 AM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* Urrak loots the corpses

*[*12:38 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* "And stay down, son of a bitch"

*[*12:38 AM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos picks up the scroll and inspects it

*[*12:38 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna leans against the wall, winded.

*[*12:38 AM*]* DM*:* Martyn and Coin will have to join the others eventually.

*[*12:38 AM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori heads to Enna and headbutts her and then walks back to the corpses.

*[*12:38 AM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "what the hell was so important about this thing"(edited)

*[*12:38 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna: ????

*[*12:39 AM*]* Kyris - Brimeia*:* With the fight over, Brimeia calms down from her rage and searches the bodies for anything of interest

*[*12:39 AM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* "Enna! Did you like the book?"

*[*12:39 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* Enna walks over to the corpses and joins the party.

*[*12:39 AM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda walks to Enna and puts her hand on her shoulder and heals her 10 points**

*[*12:39 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* "Thank you."

*[*12:39 AM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "These things are even uglier up close"

*[*12:40 AM*]* Kyris - Brimeia*:* When she looks up she turns to Seirixori. "Oh hey, when'd you learn that new trick?"

*[*12:40 AM*]* DM*:* Urrak, you find 2 other scrolls tucked into the bookshelves.

*[*12:40 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* "What does the scroll say?"

*[*12:40 AM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori paws at the bodies and then sits next to Gunnloda. Seirixori does a small roar at Brimeia because guess who can't talk.

*[*12:40 AM*]* DM*:* The rest of you find several books about magic.

*[*12:40 AM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos stows the scroll away to inspect later and searches around the room for other cool things

*[*12:41 AM*]* DM*:* If you have access to the spells on the scrolls, you can read them. Otherwise, you just know it's a magic scroll.

*[*12:41 AM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* Urrak hands the scrolls to Seirixori

*[*12:41 AM*]* DM*:* And you should not ever try to read a scroll out loud if you don't know what it is. lol

*[*12:41 AM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "You'll make better use of these than I...Oh wait"(edited)

*[*12:42 AM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori grabs it in her mouth and then nudges Gunnloda to hopefully convey to take it from her.

*[*12:42 AM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda takes them and pets the panther on the head.**

*[*12:42 AM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Aye, right. So yer a big cat now..."

*[*12:42 AM*]* DM*:* **She opens them... "I don't recognize these."**

*[*12:43 AM*]* Leigh- Enna Meliamne*:* "So why were these things so invested in these scrolls?"

*[*12:43 AM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos walks up to Seirixori and asks "permission to pet?"

*[*12:44 AM*]* DM*:* None of you know anything else about nothics.

*[*12:44 AM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori purrs at Gunnloda and pokes her bag trying to motion to put the scrolls there. She sniffs at Nolanos and waits but then nods.

*[*12:45 AM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos scritches Seirixori's head behind the ears

## Session 10

[2:19 PM] DM: DAY 3, 1:40 PM BELLBURY TIME

You're currently in the dilapidated wizard's tower with the kenku Coin who has asked you to help him reach the top floor so he can retrieve an item promised to him by the wizard Master Bakar. Bakar appears to have blown up part of his tower with whatever he was working on and now the teleportation sigils Coin usually used don't work. You just slaughtered two nothics and took three scrolls from the room. Some of you are poisoned (Disadvantage on all ability and attack rolls), one of you is a panther. What would you like to do next?

[2:24 PM] Alex - Nolanos: does anyone have spells/potions that can cure poison?

[2:25 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I can detect it, but not cure it. Maybe it will wear off with time?"**

[2:26 PM] DM: Coin joins the others on the library side.(edited)

[2:35 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We best be gettin' outta here, lest more of us get sick"

[2:35 PM] DM: You can see a door there in the room on the west wall.

[2:36 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'll second that."

[2:36 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Right. Onwards and upwards"(edited)

[2:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak moves towards the door, but pauses before opening. "Tinkerer, can ye sense a trap?"

[2:37 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Let me see" Nolanos checks for traps before progressing

[2:38 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Looks clear to me"

[2:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak opens the door slowly

[2:39 PM] DM: This room has another staircase that leads upwards to the third floor.

[2:40 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Curiouser and curiouser"

[2:40 PM] DM: You don't notice anything specifically, but you can tell there's daylight at the top of the stairs and the smell of fresh air.

[2:42 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Thank god, it looks like there's an end, or at least an opening to the outside. Let's get to the top. I need some air."

[2:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Agreed, let's go." Urrak walks up the flight of stairs

[2:43 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna follows behind

[2:43 PM] DM: As you climb the stairs, you notice the plastered stone of the walls and ceilings is cracked, then singed, then missing. The entire upper corner of this room appears to be blown out. There's bits of rubble across the floor, mostly piled to the outer wall, but for the most part, it seems the explosion caused most of the rubble to either fly out and away from the tower or otherwise disappear. There's a corner of the interior wall that's broken away revealing both a look into the adjacent room as well as piping that ran through the wall. There is another wooden door on the farthest end of the interior wall.

[2:51 PM] DM: Luckily those of you who felt the effects of the poison feel much better.

[2:54 PM] Alex - Nolanos: I carefully walk in anyway

[2:54 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Looks like this is where the batty wizard lost control with that explosion."

[2:55 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "This is why I don't mess around with all that mystical mumbo jumbo. Only causes trouble..." Urrak mumbles as she slowly steps into the room

[2:55 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna walks in after Nolanos

[2:56 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Heartily agreed, Urrak" Brimeia nods

[2:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak peeks through the crack in the wall

[2:56 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "See anything?"

[2:57 PM] DM: Urrak, all you see is an empty, long room. You do notice the pipes that you're looking past have ruptures in them.

[2:58 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "What is all that piping for?"

[2:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Pipes are ruptured, may be more o' that poison y' ran into earlier"

[2:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'd say be careful, regardless"

[2:59 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Agreed. Not looking to fall ill like that again anytime soon."

[2:59 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steps forward and attempts to see if she can smell anything out of place.

[3:02 PM] DM: There's an odd smell, not poison, exactly, but something chemical you can't really place.

[3:03 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Does it smell like the hallway downstairs?"

[3:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori shakes her head no.

[3:04 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Let's go ahead then, everyone hold your breath to be sure. Can't be taking any chances."

[3:05 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Everybody ready?"(edited)

[3:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, slow n' steady"

[3:07 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna walks toward the wooden door but stops short of opening it. "Trapsmith?" She looks over at Nolanos and nods at the door.

[3:07 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Be careful, dear."

[3:08 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Let's go, I guess" Nolanos checks for traps and holds his breath before opening the door

[3:09 PM] DM: You notice no traps on the door!

[3:09 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Taking a fresh breath, Nolanos opens the door

[3:09 PM] DM: This lengthy room is bare of anything but another door at the other end.

[3:11 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos quickly but carefully makes his way to the next door, checking for traps there as well

[3:11 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna follows behind

[3:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak follows close after

[3:12 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Upon noticing no traps, Nolanos gestures that he wants to open the door, looking for any arguments first

[3:16 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna gestures to the wall, showing nozzles in multiple spots that look like the same material as the other piping

[3:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak nods, as she'd noticed them as well. She motions for the group to get out of this room and onto the others as soon as possible

[3:18 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna motions to Nolanos in a "hurry up" fashion

[3:18 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos, having already checked for traps, opens the door(edited)

[3:20 PM] DM: This room holds several small cages, many with the corpse of a creature that must have died in the explosion or its aftermath or due to starvation when Master Bakar was unable to feed them.

[3:20 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia nods at the gestures and follows quickly

[3:20 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos investigates the room for anything suspicious or traplike

[3:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What a madman..." Urrak steps into the room and looks around at the cages

[3:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori enters the new room with Urrak and co.

[3:22 PM] DM: You can easily recognize some of the creatures. Birds, a cat, some rats. Some of them look like they may have some sort of injuries or other oddities to them before they starved. Some have incisions and stitches.

[3:22 PM] DM: Nolanos, you don't notice anything trap-like, but you do notice that the stone floor around the door feels... spongy.

[3:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "A power-hungry mad wizard mutilating and experimenting with life? Color me surprised."

[3:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Coin, what in the world was Bakar up to with these creatures?"

[3:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna sounds thoroughly sickened as she says this

[3:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Spongy stone? What the..."

[3:23 PM] DM: Coin: "Wanted to improve creatures."

[3:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Improve? How?"

[3:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "That's horrific."

[3:24 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna looks about to lunge at the kenku "You don't--- you can't just--you let this happen?"

[3:25 PM] DM: Coin tilts his head. "Cats want to fly too."

[3:25 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: As Brimeia steps into the room she lets out a quiet noise of shock and disgust. "Devilish dabblers," she grumbles.

[3:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori makes to laugh and nods in her panther form at Coins comment.

[3:25 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "I dunno, Coin. Doesn't look like it worked too well."(edited)

[3:26 PM] DM: Nolanos, you notice that the sponginess might be from something on the other side of the door, but you don't know what. It is kind of sticking to your shoes and making it hard for you to walk, though. It's like you're standing in dough.

[3:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I've seen enough, let's get done with this as soon as possible."

[3:27 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Guys... you may want to check this out..." Gestures at the ground(edited)

[3:27 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "If the bastard hadn't already blown himself up, I'd strangle him myself. Let's get out of here."

[3:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "The floor...it's soft? What in the nine hells..."

[3:28 PM] DM: Coin: "Not out. Up."

[3:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "What do you mean, soft?" Brimeia frowns, not liking the sound of that.

[3:28 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Huh?" Nolanos steps back, looks up, and sees... (?)(edited)

[3:30 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Sighing, Nolanos carefully opens the door

[3:31 PM] DM: Opening this door, you're immediately greeted with a strange pinkish-purple lump of flesh with several eyes and mouths. Behind it is another cage, this one larger and broken. It starts babbling incoherently with its many mouths all speaking over one another in what sounds like a number of languages.

[3:34 PM] DM: Nolanos is overcome by the madness of the babbling and throws his hands over his ears. His turn is skipped.

[3:35 PM] DM: Brimeia is also overcome with madness, but she takes off running in a random direction, which happens to be back the way you came.

[3:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori attempts to go through the door to get to the creature and bite it.

[3:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos is gently rocking in the corner "MAKE IT STOP"

[3:43 PM] DM: The panther leaps into the room and bites down on one chunk of eye and tooth.

[3:43 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "This is a gibbering mouther. The thing runs on insanity and is powered by some dark, dark magic! Everyone keep your wits about you!"

[3:44 PM] DM: **Gunnloda comes into the room and fires a Sacred Flame into the mouther**.

[3:45 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna casts Hunter's Mark on the mouther as a bonus action

[3:47 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: She then takes an arrow out of her quiver and draws it back, loosing an arrow at the mouther

[3:47 PM] DM: The arrow flies through the air and catches the mouther in one of its throats.

[3:48 PM] DM: Coin! Succeeds his wisdom throw, enters the room and throws a dagger. It disappears deep in the flesh.

[3:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks into the room, greatsword drawn and slashes at the mouther

[3:51 PM] DM: Urrak's sword slices through, splattering black ichor across the walls.

[3:54 PM] DM: Enna manages to spin away from the chemical glob as it sails towards Coin and explodes in a bright flash, but **Gunnloda, Coin, and Nolanos are all blinded until the end of the creature's next turn.**

[3:55 PM] DM: It also reaches out and tries to bite Urrak.

[3:55 PM] DM: It fails to hit.

[3:57 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos moves to the corner, trying to get away from the mouther

[3:58 PM] DM: You are no longer insane, but you can't move from where you are.

[4:00 PM] DM: Nolanos manages to blindly fire at the thing and catch it in one of its eyes.

[4:05 PM] DM: Brimeia moves back into the room.

[4:05 PM] DM: Seirixori whimpers at the noise and fails to act this turn.

[4:06 PM] DM: **Gunnloda swings at the thing with her warhammer and clocks it for 7 damage.**

[4:08 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna moves back, finding a good vantage point

[4:08 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: She shoots another arrow at the mouther

[4:09 PM] DM: The arrow hits with a sickening squelch and it's gasping its last breaths.

[4:10 PM] DM: Coin!  In his madness and blindness, Coin lashes out with another dagger. He slashes Nolanos for 6 damage.

[4:11 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I'M NOT THE BAD GUY, FRIEND"

[4:11 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "ALSO OW."(edited)

[4:12 PM] DM: Urrak has to grit her teeth and try not to let the madness in. She loses the rest of her turn.

[4:12 PM] DM: The creature spits again, this time at the space in front of Enna.

[4:13 PM] DM: **Gunnloda, Coin, and Nolanos are no longer blind.**

[4:13 PM] DM: And it tries to bite at Urrak.

[4:14 PM] DM: And fails again.

[4:16 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos wipes the grit from his face and shoots the mouther

[4:17 PM] DM: The arrow flies past Urrak and into the creature and finally, all the mouths fall silent.

[4:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak breathes a sigh of relief as the voices stop

[4:17 PM] DM: The creature sort of melts into a puddle of flesh.

[4:17 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Ding dong, asshole"

[4:17 PM] DM: Coin blinks at Nolanos. "Sorry."

[4:18 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "God that thing was gross"

[4:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Horrifying"

[4:18 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Oh its okay, I don't have any hard feelings"(edited)

[4:18 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Good lord, is there anything good that can come from arcane magic? Ever?"

[4:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak cleans her greatsword of the ichor and sheaths it.

[4:19 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna walks over to the fleshy puddle and retrieves her arrows, wiping them clean on her armor.

[4:18 PM] DM: **Gunnloda flicks her warhammer, some of the ichor falling away. "Yes, yes it was."**

[4:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori gags and coughs at the awful taste of the creature.

[4:19 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak offers her waterskin to Seirixori, "Fancy a palette cleanse?"

[4:20 PM] DM: **Gunnloda looks over at the panther. "That probably didn't taste good, did it? Here." She pulls a hunk of dried meat from her bag and holds it out to Seir.**

[4:23 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori gladly takes the meat from Gunnloda and awkwardly tries to drink the water offered as well.

[4:20 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos follows suit and retrieves his arrows as well

[4:22 PM] DM: Coin pulls his dagger out with two fingers, and if a beak could cringe, it would.

[4:22 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Hmm? Over already?" Brimeia shakes her head as if trying to shrug off the odd feeling from before.

[4:23 PM] DM: So in this room, you now see another door along the same wall.

[4:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "How close are we to the top, Coin?"

[4:23 PM] DM: Coin shrugs. "Half? I don't walk. I don't know."

[4:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak sighs, "Might as well push on"

[4:30 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I suppose so. Anyone want to take the lead?"(edited)

[4:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks to and opens the next door

[4:31 PM] DM: You see stairs leading up.

[4:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks up the stairs, slowly

[4:31 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna follows behind

[4:31 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos goes next

[4:33 PM] DM: Again, as you climb the staircase, you see sky instead of ceiling ahead of you. The floor is partially missing, parts still crumbling to the floor below. Turning around from the top of the stairs, you can see a door.

[4:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos nudges Reyes, who checks around the other side of the broken room

[4:35 PM] DM: You see broken walls and floor, lots of rubble, but not much else besides a door.

[4:37 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Reyes lands and inspects the other part of the room more closely

[4:37 PM] DM: It's full of rubble. Not much else to see. This floor is probably where the explosion actually happened.

[4:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak goes to open to door

[4:39 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Reyes comes back to rest on my shoulder

[4:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeis stands near the front with Urrak

[4:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos stands near the back but away from the edge, bow at the ready

[4:41 PM] DM: There are shelves here that once contained potions covering the walls near an alchemy station, but many of the vials have shattered, possibly due to the concussive force of the explosion. The fluids splattered across the wall and dripped down into a viscous puddle of goo. There is another sigil on the wall opposite the alchemy station.

[4:43 PM] DM: You see a lot of shattered glass and splattered liquids. They're not really distinguishable, but if you'd like to look through the wreckage, you can roll Investigation.

[4:44 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna kneels down, inspecting the splattered liquids, making sure not to touch

[4:45 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Reyes glides in and lands on a shelf, hopping along it as it looks for things

[4:45 PM] DM: Enna finds a whole potion (17) that has a cloudy green color and a jellyfish-like bubble in the center.

[4:46 PM] DM: Urrak finds one (18) that alternates between a thick, vivid green and the appearance of plain water.(edited)

[4:47 PM] DM: And Brimeia finds... that some of the goo is moving.

[4:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "It's an ooze, and this one loves the taste o' metal"

[4:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Be careful, everyone"

[4:50 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Be careful with your weapons."

[4:51 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "All the potions must have come together to make this monstrosity. Yikes."

[4:51 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Reyes, come back!"

[4:53 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia rages and jabs the ooze with a javelin!

[4:54 PM] DM: It jabs the thing!

[4:55 PM] DM: **Gunnloda! Will come in and Sacred Flame it from a distance because she does not want it to eat her armor.**

[4:55 PM] DM: **It takes 4 radiant damage and seems to recoil.**

[4:56 PM] DM: The ooze reaches out a pseudopod and swings at Brimeia.

[4:56 PM] DM: It whacks her for 3 bludgeoning damage (reduced to 1) and 3 acid damage.

[4:56 PM] DM: Coin! Is going to hang back because nope.

[4:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak, not wanting the thing to eat her prized greatsword runs up and punches the ooze

[4:59 PM] DM: Urrak runs up and stomps the thing, causing it to splatter and fail to reform.

[5:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Remind me to get some new boots after this..."

[5:01 PM] DM: G**unnloda chuckles.**

[5:01 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Well that was interesting" Nolanos enters the room and fully checks the shelves for potions that may still be intact

[5:01 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna smiles a little, appreciating an excuse for some levity after the situation with the cages before

[5:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori moves towards the other door and sits next to it, waiting.

[5:03 PM] DM: You don't find any other useful bits.

[5:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: The panther form of Seirixori vanishes and her Tiefling self is sitting on the ground, her chin resting on her hand, "Let's get on with this."(edited)

[5:04 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Still more to go," Enna agrees

[5:04 PM] DM: Coin: "Bad when red woman is better choice."

[5:07 PM] DM: Nolanos disappears and Coin jumps. "What happened?!"

[5:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, we've been dealin with the effects of another mad wizard with a penchant to teleportation"

[5:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Mind ye, any one of us could poof out just the same at any time"(edited)

[5:08 PM] DM: Coin repeats "poof" in Urrak's voice.

[5:08 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well, there's goes the traps guy. Anyone want to take the lead on that?"

[5:09 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I guess we'll just have to watch our feet and tread carefully."

[5:10 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'll take the lead, should anything happen to explode in my face. I can take a hit" Urrak moves to open the next door

[5:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori scrambles to get up and away from the door before Urrak opens it.(edited)

[5:11 PM] DM: Opening the door, you see the floor is pretty much completely covered in rubble. There's missing bits of the floor fallen into the floor below and walls that have fallen into heaps.

[5:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Tread carefully. Floor seems unstable at best"

[5:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak moves to explore the room

[5:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seeing the mess in the next room Seirixori decides she's going to go back into a beast and change into a Wolf.

[5:16 PM] DM: Urrak manages to scramble over the walls to the stairs.

[5:17 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori tries to follow Urrak.

[5:19 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Good wolf"(edited)

[5:19 PM] DM: The wolf is on the stairs.

[5:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Good job, Ser"

[5:21 PM] DM: Urrak, when you look up, you can see that the stairs go around the narrow part of the tower up to a floor high above. It's crooked though and it might be difficult to find footing.

[5:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Before anyone else almost kills themselves..."

[5:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori barks and walks up a couple more stairs, tilting her head to see if she can hear any movement on the next floor.

[5:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna takes the hemp rope out of her bag. "Urrak, catch?" She throws one end of the rope towards the half-orc

[5:23 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia sidles over cautiously

[5:23 PM] DM: The rope tumbles over the edge.

[5:23 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Welp."

[5:24 PM] DM: You don't hear anything. It's also like... 20-30 feet high.

[5:24 PM] DM: You can pull the rope back up though.

[5:24 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna pulls the rope back up and tries again

[5:26 PM] DM: You can catch the rope without falling.

[5:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Got it!"

[5:27 PM] DM: You can tie it to something in the alchemy room?

[5:27 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak ties her end of the rope around her waist

[5:27 PM] DM: The rubble's not really anything large enough to anchor.

[5:28 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna holds the rope and anchors it on something sturdy in the alchemy room(edited)

[5:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia tries not to look too closely at anything but the path in front of her.

[5:29 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Okay, now we have a failsafe."

[5:25 PM] DM: Seirixori, if you're going up, roll acrobatics.

[5:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Not hearing anything, Seirixori slowly heads up the stairs.

[5:26 PM] DM: Serixori starts moving up the stairs, and other than the odd tilt and sway of this upper end of the tower, doesn't notice anything.

[5:27 PM] DM: You reach the landing and see a ladder to the next floor up.

[5:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Where did that dang shapeshifter go...?" Urrak mumbles to herself

[5:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori contemplates trying to get up the ladder but decides to wait for her companions. She sits next to it, keeping an ear out for any strange noises.

[5:31 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Urrak, hold steady and brace it."

[5:31 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia runs her hand along the rope to help keep her on course

[5:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, will do!" Urrak braces herself against the walls of the stairwell

[5:32 PM] DM: Brimeia's trying so hard not to pay attention to the height that she misses the loose rock and slips. She falls to the floor taking 3 points of damage.

[5:34 PM] DM: The sudden fall caused Brimeia's grip on the rope to falter and she slipped over the edge to the floor below taking an added 7 points of falling damage and landing prone on the floor in room 8.

[5:36 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "OW" Brimeia yelps.

[5:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "BRIMEIA!" Urrak leans to look down and sees her companion prone

[5:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "YOU ALRIGHT, MATE?"

[5:36 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna moves forward, hearing the thud and Urrak yelling. "WHAT HAPPENED?"

[5:36 PM] DM: **Gunnloda, from the other room: "What happened?"**

[5:36 PM] DM: Coin: repeats the sound Brimeia made when she yelped and fell.

[5:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Damn clumsy Tiefling fell through the floor!"

[5:38 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh, no! Are you ok, dear?"**

[5:38 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'm coming over. We'll get her back up."

[5:39 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna moves through the door, making her way along the edge of the wall

[5:40 PM] DM: You manage to make it to the stairs safely.

[5:41 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Where did Seirixori go?"

[5:41 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna begins heading up the stairs

[5:42 PM] DM: You make it halfway up the long spiral stairway. Another to get to the top.

[5:42 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Urrak, make sure the Tiefling gets back up okay."

[5:42 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ugh. Maybe I'll just stay here," she grumbles

[5:43 PM] DM: Enna's foot slips as she tries to transition through the tilted stairs.

[5:43 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Shit"

[5:44 PM] DM: She manages to sprawl out and stop just falling prone and taking 4 points of damage from smacking her face on the stair's edge.

[5:44 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Ow. Graceful."

[5:46 PM] DM: **Gunnloda finds herself sitting right next to Brimeia, flat on her back.  "Oof."**

[5:46 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna gets up and steadies herself again, attempting to make her way up the steep slope of the stairs

[5:46 PM] DM: Coin peeks over the edge and makes the sound of a deep sigh.

[5:46 PM] DM: **Gunnloda sits up. "Oh... hello, dear. Glad I didn't land on you."**

[5:46 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, you too?" Brimeia sighs toward Gunnloda

[5:47 PM] DM: Coin manages to get to the stairs with Urrak.

[5:49 PM] DM: You manage to catch yourself from falling again, but you're definitely starting to feel a bit queasy.

[5:49 PM] DM: You can crawl to the top.

[5:49 PM] DM: Coin: "Up?"

[5:47 PM] DM: He repeats the sounds Brimeia and Gunnloda made when they fell, complete with the clanging of Gunnloda's armor.

[5:48 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "That creature... Come on, dear. Let's at least dust off." She stands and puts her hand out to Brimeia to help her up.**

[5:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia reluctantly clambers to her feet, accepting the cleric's assistance

[5:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Thanks."

[5:49 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna decides it's safer to crawl than attempt to walk up the stairs and makes it to the top

[5:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, Coin, you can go up. We've two people we need to get still"

[5:50 PM] DM: Coin calls up to the top. "More rope?"

[5:51 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "That's all I've got, unless wolfy here has some hiding in that fur of hers"

[5:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak grabs her climber's kit and hands Coin the rope

[5:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "'Ere, more rope for ye"

[5:52 PM] DM: He takes it, looks at it, looks at her, looks at it, looks at her. "How is this going to help?"

[5:53 PM] DM: **Gunnloda cracks her back. "Do you need healing, dear?"**

[5:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak moves to throw one end of the rope to Enna

[5:53 PM] DM: The rope falls right back down in her face.

[5:53 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia, looking a bit sheepish, answers, "Yes, please."

[5:53 PM] DM: Coin moves past Urrak.

[5:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Augh--damn"

[5:54 PM] DM: **Gunnloda puts a hand on her shoulder and heals her for 9 pts with a smile. "You'll be ok."**

[5:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak turns to the hole, ignoring Coin and yells "BRIMEIA, GUNNLODA, GRAB THE ROPE, I'LL PULL YOU UP ONE AT A TIME"

[5:54 PM] DM: Coin comes tumbling back down the stairs.

[5:55 PM] DM: He's oddly silent when he does, though.

[5:56 PM] DM: You guys at the top can see up into the top room though. It looks like a decorated space.

[5:56 PM] DM: **Gunnloda gestures to the rope. "Do you want to go up?"**

[5:57 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Let's finish this..the others seem to be okay."

[5:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori nods and shakes her head for Enna to go up first.

[5:57 PM] DM: **Gunnloda yells up: "Let us know if we need to come up for anything!"**

[5:58 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna calls down the stairs, "Urrak, make your way up here.""

[5:58 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We're jus' leavin' 'em then? You sure?" Urrak yells up(edited)

[5:59 PM] DM: **Gunnloda carefully edges over to look down. "That's a loooong way down." She moves back over to where Brimeia is. "Think I'll stay over here."**

[5:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Alright, you two stay put! We'll be back for ye!"

[5:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak goes to climb the stairs

[6:00 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "We've got to move on and we've already cleared those areas. They'll be able to back up our rear in case anything happens. And I don't trust that Tiefling to get up these stairs with the way she's been fumbling."

[6:00 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia doesn't bother going over the edge to look and stays put. "Ah, someone reasonable"

[6:00 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Should we go back to the stairs at least? Through the Death Rooms?"**

[6:01 PM] DM: Coin follows you up with your rope.

[6:01 PM] DM: You make it up!

[6:01 PM] DM: And he tumbles back down again in a heap of feather and claw.

[6:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori, tired of waiting, decides to try and somehow get up the ladder.

[6:02 PM] DM: You've had enough time that with a few tries you can scramble your way up.

[6:02 PM] DM: While the smaller items of this room are scattered a bit, and anything round has rolled against the outer wall, this is clearly a personal space. There is another sigil on the wall that allowed Master Bakar and Coin to teleport directly from the entry to this room. There's a bed on one side and shelves, a chair, and a desk around the edges.

[6:02 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna follows the wolf up the ladder

[6:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak follows close behind

[6:03 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pokes around the room to see if there's anything useful.

[6:04 PM] DM: Coin is battered, but he really, really wants to get his thing.

[6:05 PM] DM: Coin uses the rope and crawls on all fours, taking a full 10 minutes to climb carefully up the stairs.

[6:06 PM] DM: Coin pulls a door open to a set of drawers and small closet. He opens one of the drawers and pulls out a small ring.

[6:07 PM] DM: He sets it on his finger. "Coin can fly. Meet at potion shop and I will bring MAGIC SHARD?!"

[6:08 PM] DM: Coin: "You can have other things" he says, gesturing at the drawers.

[6:08 PM] DM: He starts moving back towards the stairs.

[6:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "...I hate that damn bird." Urrak wraps the rope back into a neat coil and places it back in her pack

[6:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Might as well look around."

[6:08 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori looks in the drawers Coin pointed to.

[6:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak searches in the drawers as well

[6:09 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well, do you think the other rooms any safer than this one?" Brimeia asks Gunnloda

[6:10 PM] DM: Enna and Urrak can find a whole bunch of stuff in there. 90 gp, 1000 cp, some fine cloth 19, two small silver mirrors 20&21, a vial of perfume22, a cloak of blue and silver23, another of blue and gold24, a finely made dagger25, and a necklace in the shape of a heart26.

[6:11 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I think we're safe enough here. The floor wasn't crumbling under us here."**

[6:12 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori, seeing that Urrak and Enna are really the only ones who can carry stuff, tries to make her way back down.

[6:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah good. Let's wait til the rest get back then"

[6:13 PM] DM: After piling all the stuff in Urrak's bag (bc it's easier) you all very carefully make your way downstairs.

[6:15 PM] DM: **Gunnloda greets you all. "All clear up there? Where did that bird run off to?"**

[6:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ran to his shop, we'll have to meet him there for the shard"

[6:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori changes back into her regular form when they meet Gunnloda and Brimeia. "Are you alright?" She asks Gunnloda

[6:17 PM] DM: **Gunnloda shrugs. "A little sore. I'll be glad to be back on solid ground."**

[6:17 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "And you Brimeia? That was quite a fall"

[6:17 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia's eyes dart furtively for a moment. "Uh. Fine. 'm fine."

[6:18 PM] DM: **Gunnloda smiles. "She'll be all right."**

[6:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Well, Coin took off, so we might as well get out of here and back to the shop."

[6:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye. Sooner the better"

[6:19 PM] DM: You all make your way back downstairs and toward the shop. Coin meets you in the alley outside the shop with the shard.

[6:19 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak reaches for the shard and asks "So just what does this magic shard do, anyway?"

[6:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Upon further inspecting it, she realizes it looks similar to the pieces of the component

[6:20 PM] DM: Coin: "I don't know."

[6:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Let's just get out of here," Seirixori pulls out Poni and readies to teleport everyone out.

[6:21 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Seconded."

[6:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sounds like a plan"

[6:21 PM] DM: **Gunnloda says "Yes, please," and puts her hand on Seirixori's shoulder.**

[6:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pushes the button when all the touching happens.

[6:22 PM] DM: You all appear back in Poni's basement.

## Session 11

[7:11 PM] DM: DAY 3, 3:30 PM BELLBURY TIME

After the odd encounter with the kenku named Coin, you traveled back to Bellbury to rest for the night. Some of you might have just recently popped in and headed to the Cask to check in while the rest of you are coming back from Poni's basement... leaving Poni on the desk in his workshop so he wouldn't bug you while you rest.

The Cask itself is lively again. People are eating, drinking, shouting at one another. There's a card game going on in the corner, and a number of faces, some of which you've seen before, others seem new.

[7:13 PM] DM: **Gunnloda follows you all to the Cask, but disappears into the kitchen rather than sitting with you.**

[7:30 PM] DM: **Gunnloda walks over with two tankards of ale and sets one down in front of Seirixori. "You look like you could use this."**

[7:34 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori jumps a little, "Shit," she mutters before taking the drink and stares at it, "thanks." She only takes a small sip before setting it back down,  fiddling with the tankard. She opens her mouth to say something else, but can't seem to find any words.

[7:35 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Mind if I sit, dear? Or would you rather your space?"**

[7:40 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori puts the tankard up to her mouth and takes a huge gulp, "You...uh you can sit."

[7:41 PM] DM: **Gunnloda takes the seat across from her. "Was it the eye thing?"**

[7:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Choking on her drink, Seirixori laughs, "No, no. I just...figured maybe Poni could help me out with something, however, as usual, he could not."

[7:47 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I'm not sure he could help you with anything. Do you need to talk to someone? I'm told I'm an excellent listener."**

[7:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Almost immediately upon popping back into the basement, Urrak begins to rush towards the stairs. She knows many hours have passed and have likely cost her a lucrative job back home. The coin taken from this last encounter feel hollow in her pocket, as she is never sure when she'll be back home. Worse still, her reputation will surely take a hit

[7:38 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "...Need a drink" seeming to be the last audible words from her lips as she exits the basement

[7:42 PM] DM: The Cask itself is lively again. People are eating, drinking, shouting at one another. There's a card game going on in the corner, and a number of faces, some of which you've seen before, others seem new. Gunnloda and Seirixori are sitting in a corner with tankards of ale.

[7:43 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak is in a mood, but takes comfort in the presence of friends, she grabs a tankard of ale and heads towards Seir and Gunnloda

[7:47 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks over, cask in hand and sits down silently, takes a large swig of ale and sets the cask down slightly rougher than normal. After a moment she mumbles "s'rry t' interrupt"

[7:49 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori chews on her lip with her sharp teeth and opens her mouth to give a little insight but nearly bites her tongue when Urrak shows up, "Maybe some other time," she says while scooting as far back as she can.

[7:51 PM] DM: **Gunnloda offers a sympathetic smile before turning to Urrak. "And you? D'you  need to talk about anything?"**

[7:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I...It's nothing. All this teleportin just...I suppose I'm startin' t' feel the strain is all." She takes another swig

[7:53 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I can sulk elsewhere if ye were in the middle o' somethin'. Truly sorry for disturbin'." Urrak says, turning her head towards Seri towards the end

[8:07 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No, it's fine. Misery and company and all that, right? There wasn't  much to say anyway, dead friends,  missing mother,  you know." She shrugs and then stares at the drink in confusion, realizing she definitely said far more than intended.

[8:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "That all certainly sounds like somethin' mate. Y'know we've all got problems, if ye like, ye air yours. Old friend of mine used t' say it 'elps."

[8:11 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Is there... does this always happen when you drink this stuff?" Seirixori asks, still looking at the drink she's been fiddling with.

[8:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak laughs as well "In vino, veritas." She takes another swallow of ale

[8:12 PM] DM: **Gunnloda chuckles. "You must just be under a lot of stress, dear. I can get you water if you'd rather."**

[8:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes, water, I like water." Seirixori looks at Urrak, "In what?"

[8:14 PM] DM: **Gunnloda stands, pats Seirixori on the shoulder as she passes, and goes to get some water.**

*[*8:15 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "In wine, truth. Though, this be ale."

*[*8:18 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* She nods but her eyes follow Gunnloda, "I don't think I like it very much."

*[*8:26 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "I don't blame ye. There's somethin' wicked about drink. But hey, who doesn't want a little bit of wickedness every now n' then?" Urrak finishes her cask and stands to refill. "Y' want anythin' from the back?"

*[*8:27 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda reappears with another plate piled high with different foods for the table and a mug of water for Seirixori.**

*[*8:27 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Looks like I was beaten t' the punch. I'll be back."

*[*8:29 PM*]* DM*:* She sits, piles some of the roasted meat on top of a piece of bread, and starts eating.

*[*8:30 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Thank you, Gunnloda." Seirixori eagerly takes the water and food, "I think that taste from earlier is still flowing around. You're the best. " she says quickly, shoving a piece of food in her mouth to stop herself from talking.

*[*8:30 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda smiles. "It's no problem, dear. Why didn't you just swipe it with your claws though?"**

*[*8:33 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "I was not thinking, to be honest. I hadn't really done that before."

*[*8:34 PM*]* DM*:* **She laughs. "You were one of those kids that put everything in your mouth first, weren't you?"**

*[*8:38 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "I..." Seirixori thinks, a moment, "my mother used to tell me I'd bite someone's hand if it came near my face, so yeah."

*[*8:42 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "That's 'ow orc babies show affection" Urrak booms over Seri's shoulder as she puts down two full casks of ale. She grabs a bit of meat and quickly devours it, a small smile on her face as she chews

*[*8:45 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "Varun probably thought otherwise when razor sharp teeth pierced his dragonborn tail." Seirixori chuckles a little sadly.

*[*8:46 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda: "Friend of yours?"**

*[*8:48 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "He was. Not really sure if he's alive to be honest. " she states, sitting up now and messing with a piece of food, not eating it.

*[*8:49 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda: "i'm sorry. That's never an easy thing to deal with."**

*[*8:52 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* Seirixori shrugs, "Probably better that I don't know." She rips the food she has but doesn't eat it. "So... where do you go when we're not all in this empty town?"

*[*8:55 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda: "Where's home, you mean? Right now, a place called Forsa. Big town, bit bigger'n this one."**

*[*8:57 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "What did ye do, before all this mess?"

*[*8:59 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda: "Did? I serve the Host how I can. Usually it's by feeding people, especially those who can't feed themselves."**

*[*9:01 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Suppose I should've gathered y' were a woman of the cloth. Apologies. When it comes t'all things divine I've little experiance."

*[*9:02 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda smiles. "It's all right, dear. I'm not your average preacher."**

*[*9:03 PM*]* Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi*:* "Certainly th' first I've seen with a warhammer" she sips more ale and smiles(edited)

*[*9:04 PM*]* DM*:* **Gunnloda: "It's good for tenderizing." She grins and winks.**

*[*9:05 PM*]* Felicia - Seirixori*:* "You're much nicer than anyone I've come across..." Seirixori pauses a moment, " You're all weirdly nice. "

[9:07 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'll take that as a compliment. 'Weirdly nice' is weirdly one of the kindest things any folk 've called me."

[9:08 PM] DM: **Gunnloda doesn't know how to react to that so she just makes an 'aww' face.**

[9:09 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I'm usually jus th' big scary orc lady. And get paid 'andsomly for mostly" she takes an another swig but her mood seems to sour a bit as she remembers the job back in Chaldra(edited)

[9:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori awkwardly pats Urrak on the shoulder, "maybe I should get paid for having devil blood."

[9:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I know a bloke or two who might. Y'just gotta work on look a might bit more intimidatin'"(edited)

[9:16 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Usually the teeth and the horns work out pretty well. " she shrugs.

[9:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "'Specially by campfire light I reckon" urrak says with a grin

[9:19 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "What do you do?"**

[9:22 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Me? Pretty much anythin' what involves muscle. 'Ad a job lined up before all this teleportin' mess t'escort a man through a patch of dangerous wood. Could've gotten quite the payout for it but...he almost certainly hired someone else by now. But yeah, jobs like that, shakin' down folks fer debt, mean muggin to make negotiations happen a bit faster...hell a pit fight or two. I haven't much talent other'n fightin' might as well use what I 'ave."

[9:23 PM] DM: **Gunnloda raises an eyebrow. "I see."**

[9:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Uh... well when Mielikki doesn't make me stay with the clan, I'm... searching for someone.  Definitely not as exciting."

[9:26 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Mielikki? That your... leader of some sort?"**

[9:30 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She shrugs,  "No. Yes? She's goddess of the...forest? I've never actually asked but she gave me a place to stay when I didn't have one anymore so...i just check in with her sometimes." Seirixori rubs her collarbone. "I wouldn't go back if it weren't for her, honestly. The druid clan isn't very nice, even worse now that Unastine is on some mission for Her."(edited)

[9:32 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh! My apologies. I haven't heard of her."**

[9:36 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I'm sorry, I don't mean to pry, but... you've met her?"**

[9:39 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sounds right complicated. Though I imagine dealin' with literal gods would be..." Urrak finishes her cask and grabs  a link of sausage and a roll, "Gruumsh speaks t' me mum sometimes, in 'er sleep. Though I hear that's common for Fullbloods."

[9:40 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "That one I have heard of. Not one I think I'd like to meet."**

[9:42 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I have. After some unfortunate circumstances, I was brought to her. I never got a  explanation other than she wished to 'aid' me. She kept me alive, but no one else. I was too angry at her for it then. Didn't want anything to do with her or the druids, but gets I am."(edited)

[9:45 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Sometimes your path chooses you, whether we like it or not."**

[9:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Suppose that's a right tidy way t' put things."

[9:47 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "If there's one thing I've learned in the last couple decades, it's that the gods are a confusing bunch."**

[9:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine notices her companions inside of the tavern and waves before she makes her way behind the bar(edited)

[9:50 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Greetings, friends!" Brimeia announces from the doorway as she enters. "We found another.... fellow."

[9:51 PM] DM: Everyone in the tavern stops talking to look at Brimeia for a moment, then goes back to what they were doing.

[9:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "They sure know how t' make a scene, eh?"

[9:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She pours Belrom a pint and slides it down to him down the bar then makes a tray of drinks for her companions before bringing it to the table

[9:52 PM] DM: **Gunnloda chuckles. "Seems so."**

[9:52 PM] DM: Belrom takes it and downs half of it in one go before refilling it and following.

[9:53 PM] DM: Belrom: "Didn't know you ran this place. I mighta stopped in more often."

[9:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "...It's a recent development" She says to Belrom

[9:53 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine approaches the table and says out of Belrom's earshot "We've got a local. Almost. From a  neighboring town. Knows a little more about this place than anybody else"

[9:54 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Did we miss anything exciting?" Brimeia asks, plopping down into a chair near the others

[9:54 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna follows the party into the Cask a few steps behind, and makes her way over to a table. She grabs a spare rag and takes off her quiver, taking out her arrows to better clean them after the last gooey encounter.

[9:57 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Enna, why don't you come join us?"**

[9:55 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No." Seirixori hunches down a little, uncomfortable with the sudden presence of everyone.  "Nothing exciting. "

[9:57 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Oh?" Brimeia raises an eyebrow. "You look a little pink. Well... pinker than usual," she chuckles

[10:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: " I don't usually drink." Is the only thing she says and eats the, probably cold, food in front of her.

[10:01 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, what's the occasion?"

[9:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Jus a little chattin' is all. Who's this fellow?" Urrak turns to Ravaphine

[9:59 PM] DM: He's a dwarf, brown skin, dark hair and braided beard, wearing traveling clothes. He looks like a mixture of bored and irritated, and he's standing maybe a touch too close to Ravaphine.

[10:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "This is...you know, I never got your name" Ravaphine says while stepping slightly away from the dwarf. "He transports ore to this town"

[10:01 PM] DM: "Belrom."

[10:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "A workin' man. Suits me fine. What kind of ore y'bringin in? A cousin o' mine mines silver in Dragonskeep"

[10:03 PM] DM: Belrom: "Different kinds. Mostly iron."(edited)

[10:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Can never 'ave enough iron" Urraks words are beginning to slur ever so slightly

[10:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Ignoring Brimeia, Seirixori turns to Gunnloda, suddenly remembering the tower from earlier. "I know I asked earlier, but are you sure you're ok? I didn't see it, but that height of falling doesn't look fun."

[10:05 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh, no, it knocked the wind clear out of me, but I healed it up all right. Nothing left of it but a bit of a crick in the back."**

[10:10 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I'm glad," Seirixori mutters.

[10:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I'm glad to see you are all safe"

[10:09 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia frowns a bit at being ignored but brushes it off quickly enough. She's not unused to a bit of brusqueness, though admittedly not usually from her own kind.

[10:08 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "do tell about your last encounters. have we more components yet?"

[10:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, one more. From damn bird fellow"

[10:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "He and that shopkeep were...odd." Ravaphine says while looking at Seirixori.

[10:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Never met a shopkeep, jus that odd bird. And 'is master's tower? A disaster to be sure."(edited)

[10:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia shudders at the mention of the tower. "Horrid place," she mutters, mostly to herself

Seir catches Ravaphine's eye, "What?" She  asks, shoving fruit in her mouth.

[10:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Seirixori over here charmed the pants off of that shopkeep"

[10:12 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Just about," Brimeia chuckles

[10:13 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori groans and lays her head on the table, "That was the worst idea. "

[10:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "well we appreciate your daring sacrifice, Seirixori"

[10:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "It was totally a sacrifice," she says into the table.

[10:14 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, reminds me. Yer the wizard 'ere Ravaphine. Can y' tell me what this is?" Urrak pulls out a potion from her pack. It's a green color that slowly changes to the color of clear water towards the top (18). " I haven't a clue and am damn sure not gonna taste test it. Found it in Bakar's tower."(edited)

[10:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What an interesting looking potion" ((do I taste it to find out?))

[10:15 PM] DM: You can.

[10:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine holds the bottle up to the light, opens the cap and tries to identify its contents by tasting it(edited)

[10:16 PM] DM: It actually shifts back and forth between vivid green and clear when you move it. It's not layered.

[10:16 PM] DM: It's a potion of acid resistance. It gives you the ability to ignore half damage from acid for an hour.

[10:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You've got yourself some acid resistance for those nasty spitters coming at you"

[10:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Blessed be. Some protection from all this trouble we seem to end up in"

[10:19 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh, that reminds me. Here you are, dear..." She reaches in her pack and hands Seirixori the two scrolls Seirixori'd given her in panther form. "I'm afraid I couldn't read them."**

[10:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh! Thanks, I forgot about these." Seirixori opens one to see if she can read them.

[10:22 PM] DM: You can't read them either.

[10:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I can take a gander at them if you would like"

[10:24 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori hands the scrolls to Ravaphine, "Have fun. "

[10:26 PM] DM: Ravaphine- you can tell by looking at the scrolls that they're scrolls of Unseen Servant and Alarm. You can use scrolls to cast the spell one time without using spell slots, or you can copy them into your spellbook with the right items, but the scroll is lost when you do.

[10:06 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna looks up from her work at Gunnloda's comment. "I suppose a good meal would suit me well, though I'm not one usually for the family dinner scene." Enna picks up her arrows and makes her way over to the table

[10:07 PM] DM: **Gunnloda gestures at the platter full of breads, meats, cheese, and fruit. "We've got plenty of food, but to be honest, I was hoping to talk to you about that scene with the new dragonborn fellow."**

[10:09 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna's shoulders raise ever so slightly and she begins to pick at her bracer. "Can't be too careful, with everyone popping in and out. Didn't know where he'd arrived from, is all."

[10:11 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Seemed a bit harsher than necessary. Do you have problems with dragonkin?"**

[10:13 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "It's not the dragonkin part of him I have a problem with, I assure you. I don't have much patience or respect for those who tinker with the unnatural order of things."

[10:14 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "And what exactly constitutes 'unnatural'?"**

[10:19 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Creatures were not meant to be built by men. Constructs, undead, anything not by the gods, they have no will of their own, shambling corpses obeying to no fault."

[10:21 PM] DM: **Gunnloda turns back to Enna. "I'm not fond of the undead myself, but surely something as cute as Reyes can't be bad."**

[10:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "The tinkerer and his wind up toy truly ruffled your feathers there, eh elf?"

[10:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Did someone mention Reyes? I'm quite proud of her to be honest"

[10:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Also hello everyone!"

[10:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Eeeey it's th' tin man 'imself!"

[10:23 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Let's just say I have reason to be wary of someone showing up near my person accompanied by a construct."

[10:24 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I see... well, can we at least agree to keep it civil and avoid demanding our allies strip at your command?"**

[10:24 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna anxiously adjusts her bracer and notices the dragonborn entering the tavern. "Speaking of."

[10:24 PM] DM: Belrom perks up. "Did someone say strip?"

[10:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Hello! Have a seat." Ravaphine pulls out a chair for the new face "I don't think we've met before"

[10:25 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I didn't-- sigh I was looking for something as a precaution, I'm not about to proposition you all."(edited)

[10:26 PM] DM: Belrom: "Usually I might not mind a proposition, elf, but you seem a bit too prickly for my taste."

[10:28 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "... it would seem I've missed quite a bit?"

[10:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "One thing y'haven't missed is a drink. 'Ere" Urrak hands a full cask of ale to Nolanos

[10:29 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well that's a shame," Brimeia chuckles at Enna's last statement

[10:30 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna catches Brimeia's response to her comment, opens her mouth to say something and finds herself speechless, closes her mouth again, not sure how to comment

[10:29 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "This town isn't the only thing here that can make people disappear, dwarf. I'd watch your mouth were I you." She says to Belrom with a wry smile

[10:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori awkwardly makes her way under the table to get out,  "Right,  I'll be back. " and she heads outside to the citrus grove for a short time to breathe a little and give herself some much needed space.

[10:29 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Well thank you, friend" Nolanos gladly accepts the beverage " cheers!"

[10:30 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos raises his glass, motioning to clink

[10:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak raises her cask "Cheers, scalemale'

[10:31 PM] DM: Belrom turns to Ravaphine. "So... you wanna get out of here now or wait around a bit?"

[10:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Lookit this cheeky dwarf. Y'two have a lil  midnight rendezvous planned?" Urrak says, with a tipsy grin

[10:35 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: " I'll have you know, my heart sadly belongs to another" Ravaphine says as she remembers the blue-haired beauty from the other day

[10:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Oh? Do tell! ..er if you dont mind, that is"

[10:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Rava's got a crush she 'as"

[10:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine coughs and snaps out of her daydream. "it's uh, somebody back home"

[10:36 PM] DM: Belrom frowns. "Right. Should'a known better than to keep following you crazy people around." He leaves to refill his mug.

[10:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Gonna give the man the smallest case 'o blue balls ever recorded"

[10:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak laughs at her own dumb joke and finishes her ale

[10:40 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Honestly I should have expected that from him" Ravaphine says, also chuckling at Urrak's joke

[10:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "So, what is your name" she asks the unfamiliar face at the table "I've heard about your last adventure. I'm glad you made it out of there okay" ( @Alex - Nolanos )

[10:42 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna turns to speak to Nolanos. "Apologies about my...overreaction earlier. It's not often I find myself  with company like yours as an ally rather than an enemy"

[10:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori comes back with a few of the citrus fruits, eating one as she attempts to get back to her seat, "Did the creepy guy leave yet?"

[10:44 PM] DM: You see him at the bar, scoping out the place to find his next target.

[10:44 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Nope."

[10:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "If he's botherin' ye, I can always dropkick 'im out th' door. Like puntin' a ball..."

[10:46 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I would rather be hit on by you than be anywhere near that guy," she says to Brimeia, "that is not an invitation. "

[10:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak laughs heartily for a good while, calming down to earnestly say "Don't worry, Bri, we'll find ye a girl soon."

[10:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia chuckles, "I'm not sure if I should be flattered or wounded."

[10:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I think the only hitting anybody will be doing is Urrak hitting that guy's head over the bar"

[10:49 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "We can insist he desist if you want."

[10:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak wipes a small tear of laughter away, "Cannae do that. It'd splatter like a tomato"

[10:50 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "That's not a mess I'd like to clean up."**

[10:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "The dwarf clearly wanted one thing, and Rav 'ere is savin it fer someone special"(edited)

[10:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Do you lot have any loved ones back home? Parents, spouses, children?"

[10:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "This an interview?" Urrak gives a cheeky grin

[10:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Just missing my mom back home, so I was wondering if any of you were also missing your loved ones"

[10:52 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Nope." Seirixori says, shoving the fruit in her mouth.

[10:53 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Not that I'm missing, exactly. Haven't seen my folks in years. Should probably visit sometime."**

[10:54 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak sighs, her eyes dropping to the table "... Me mum's back at the stronghold. She's old, gettin older, she'll not be able t'work soon. Promised I'd visit soon but all this mess is cloggin up the works, as they say"(edited)

[10:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine notices Enna's change in demeanor and hands her some fruit

"Thank you." Enna says to Ravaphine.

[10:54 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia looks over at Enna, who hasn't touched her ale. "Well, you aren't going to let perfectly good ale go to waste, are you?" She raises her tankard toward the elf.

[10:56 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: She replies to Brimeia, "I suppose not" She raises her tankard, and takes a sip

[10:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori steals whatever ale is closest to her and drinks the whole thing, "I thought we were done with the family talk." She hiccups, having drank the ale way too fast.

[10:58 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh dear... are you sure you want to... maybe water?"**

[10:58 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ha. That's the spirit!" Brimeia chuckles

[10:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Now it's a party"

[10:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Doesn't have to be family. Could be friends too. Or animals" Ravaphine makes her way to the bar and avoids eye contact with the dwarf while she grabs a few cups of water and hands one to Seirixori(edited)

[10:59 PM] DM: Belrom has since moved to sit at a table with a few tipsy people.

[11:00 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "You mentioned someone at home, Ravaphine. Question is, is she cute?"

[11:01 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Nope, those are all dead too." Seirixori looks at Gunnloda, "you're pretty. But I think maybe ale works better with family talks. I tried to leave and I came back. Why did I come back?"

[11:02 PM] DM: **Gunnloda makes the 'aww' face again. "Come sit down before you fall over. You should probably eat too."**

[11:02 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna, replying to Ravaphine's earlier question"I keep to myself, mostly. There were folks once, but..it's been some time." Enna raises her arm, scratching the back of her head as if she also is attempting to avoid the family conversation. She takes a swig of her ale.

[11:03 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I don't think I've ever seen such a lightweight Tiefling" Urrak chuckles

[11:04 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori shrugs and does as Gunnloda says, "I've only done this once. Once? Yes, it was a Bad Time."

[11:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine purposefully avoids Urrak's question and focuses on hydrating her friends

[11:05 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Done... what? Drinking?"**

[11:06 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yes. Drinking. After they all died."

[11:06 PM] DM: **Gunnloda sets a couple of biscuits in front of Seirixori with a mug of water.**

[11:06 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn, having arrived in the town square, makes haste for the Cask, where he hears quite a lot of commotion. he barges through the door and declares, "You better have left a tankard for me."

[11:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Martyyyyyyynnnn!"

[11:07 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I think he might make for as big an entrance as Brimeia."**

[11:07 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Bloody hell did you leave me anything to drink? You look sloshed enough i might as well hand you an oar to row your way home!"

[11:08 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Orc's don't get drunk, they get fun"

[11:09 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I may very well agree to that if you'll pour me a bit of fun, too."(edited)

[11:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "welcome back Martyn! What will you be having?"

[11:10 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Something tall and strong and since I can't drink urrak, i'll have whatever she's having."

[11:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine brings over two glasses of ale for Martyn

[11:11 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Y'tryin it make a move on me elf? 'Friad yer barkin up the wrong tree" Urrak laughs and grabs an apple

[11:12 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna sips her drink and does a subtle snort-laugh into her ale as she hears Urrak's response to Martyn

[11:12 PM] DM: **Gunnloda sort of leans over and encourages Seirixori to eat some of the biscuits.**

[11:14 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, more food, ok." Seirixori starts picking them apart, only eating small bits of it, not really noticing that she's pretty much destroying them with her fidgeting.

[11:12 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I fear I left what whit i had at the last town and am only now left with bottomless thirst and pockets too light for their own good."

[11:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Then yer luckily the ale is free"

[11:14 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "i'll drink to that!" Marytn tips the first glass back, and chugs it down. he shudders a little. "I've no idea what it was but i'd like another."

[11:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It's astounding that the amount of ale has barely seen a dent."

[11:15 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Perhaps Poni's ridiculous proclivity with portals has yieldled portly results to the supplies of palatable ale."

[11:15 PM] DM: **Gunnloda frowns. "It's something I am worried about, though. The food more than the ale."**

[11:15 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Poni is useless. He cannot help." Seirixori mutters around the food.

[11:16 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Magic ale? Now that's somethin I can get behind"(edited)

[11:16 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Too right but i wonder if your resentment at Poni is directed solely at our diminutiive friend or at something larger."

[11:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Where is poni?"

[11:17 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "if the gods are kind on me in any regard today, then far away from here."

[11:17 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Sitting in his basement, where he can't mess with us or tell us what to do, for once"

[11:18 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "He couldn't help me with my mother, so I left him in the basement...and I think I might have knocked things over too." She shrugs drinking the water Gunnloda gave her.

[11:17 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "A place of this kind, in this place... it probably sees a hundred or more meals a day, easy, and there aren't that many of us coming through, but the food will go bad or run out eventually if we don't find a way to restock... and you folks will eventually put a dent in the alcohol stores as well."**

[11:17 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Why worry about the food given how much we can drink? the rest will sort itself in the morn."

[11:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Here's hoping this'll be over before all that befalls us"

[11:19 PM] DM: **Gunnloda lifts her mug. "By the grace of Olladra."**

[11:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I noticed a few boats at the dock earlier. Not sure if anybody knows how to operate but maybe people who do can head to neighboring towns and replenish the stock"

[11:18 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "That would require luck, and given how our outings have gone, luck appears to be in short supply." martyn's mood sours and he stares into his drink. he drinks more.

[11:19 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I can always find us food, if there's a forest nearby."

[11:20 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna waves her bow "Best damn hunter this side of....wherever the hell we are, over here. We won't be in want of food."

[11:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Embarrassed, Nolanos snaps out of the stupor he seemed to have been stuck in and  focuses extra hard on the conversations around him "sorry about that. I uh... i don't normally drink?" Its a feeble excuse, he knows, even though its not exactly the truth(edited)

[11:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "What's Poni t' do about yer mother, Ser?"

[11:21 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "He can find people with their things," she points to the bow on her back, "but I've had it for too long now."(edited)

[11:21 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ye've nothin' else o' hers?"

[11:22 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "You wanted Poni to find your mum, Sierixori?"

[11:22 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I've never actually seen you use that bow, now that you mention it. Why waste such an elegant tool?"

[11:22 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Just the bow. I had it before all the stuff," Seirixori mutters into her water.

[11:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "The stuff?"

[11:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Stuff. Im gonna go lie down i think. Maybe Urrak and Gunnloda can fill you in." She stands a little wobbly but makes her way up the stairs to the first free bed she can find.

[11:26 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I'm going to make sure she doesn't hurt herself. I'll be back soon." She follows Seirixori up, making sure she doesn't fall down the stairs.**

[11:46 PM] DM: **Gunnloda does come back down after several minutes, sits back in her seat, and takes another drink of her ale.**

[11:47 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Gunnloda! Friend. you hungry? Thirsty? need a refill?"

[11:48 PM] DM: **Gunnloda smiles. "No, dear. I've got plenty."**

[11:48 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Ah. well. that's quite alright." Martyn gives up. "Look, we had a proposition we wanted to put to you."

[11:49 PM] DM: **Gunnloda chuckles.  "There hasn't been enough propositioning tonight?"**

[11:50 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Not that kind of proposition." martyn shakes his head. "Honest. it's something that me, Enna, and urrak were discussing earlier."(edited)

[11:53 PM] DM: **Gunnloda reaches out to the platter and takes some of the soft cheese to spread on a biscuit. "I'm listening."**

[11:54 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Seirixori is good people. she takes care of us. And she opened up a bit tonight about what's driving her. And how Poni could help her find her mum. we want to help, too."

[11:56 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Helping a friend is a kind gesture."**

[11:57 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "We'd need her bow. and given how much she drank tonight, there's a better'n fair chance that if we asked outright, she'd turn us down flat. But, if someone a bit closer to her asked the same question, offered to help. she might be wiling. that's why i'm talking to you."

[11:59 PM] DM: **Gunnloda raises an eyebrow. "You think because a woman got drunk and called me pretty I'm any closer to her than the rest of you? Besides, didn't she say she tried to use the bow, but Poni couldn't do it?"**

[12:00 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "She said that she feared she'd held on to it too long, meaning whatever Poni could divine from it in the form of tracking was limited. I didnt get that she'd actually tried outright already."

[12:04 AM] DM: **Gunnloda thinks for a moment. "I don't really remember what she said, but I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable asking. If she wants to try, she can try. Honestly, I think I'll probably try to forget everything she said tonight unless she says it again sober. Doesn't feel right to hold a drunken tongue against her."**

[12:05 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "You've a point." Martyn nods. "Thought i'd try anyway."

[12:08 AM] DM: **She nods at Martyn. "You can try just letting her know that you'd help her if she decided to take action herself. No need to be sneaky about it."**

[12:09 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I'll bear it to mind, certainly," martyn lifts his tankard. "Thanks."

[11:46 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "So.. enna... I know we've already spoken on this subject,  but I would like to apologize once more for making you so uncomfortable that first day we met."(edited)

[11:48 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "About my...overreaction earlier. It's not often I find myself  with company like yours as an ally rather than an enemy"

[11:48 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "The last thing i had hoped for was such a rough first impression.  I didn't mean to dig anything up for you.

[11:51 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I will proudly be your ally,  Enna, and hopefully your friend as well." Nolanos offers a warm smile and holds out his hand " if you'd like, i mean" he adds

[11:52 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Answer me a questioon, please. What drove you to create your....companion?"

[11:57 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos thinks for a moment, seemingly lost in memories. "I.. i've never really been great at talking to most people. That is to say,  I've had friends, but never good ones. Never ones that stood the test of time. As such, my passions were steered toward science."

[12:00 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "One day, the day i finally was able to make reyes work, actually, i realized that  i somehow felt more at ease speaking to her than to my peers, even though she can't exactly respond..."

[12:00 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "From people I've encountered who create constructs like Reyes...that passion towards science very quickly turned to dark magic. I've seen some abominations come to life, and a lot of suffering come to pass to gather the materials for such"

[12:05 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Im sorry, i understand this might not sound... well. It might not sound too great, frankly. I detest dark magic as well. No amount of darkness is worth the sacrifice of good, of light."

[12:07 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "There is a line, and i do not intend to cross it."(edited)

[12:07 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Sorry, what's this about lines and crossing then?"

[12:08 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "It's not just magic that can tempt someone to that path, though, you know. There are a lot of different ways someone can find themselves in the service of something greater and darker than they'd initially thought."

[12:10 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos hesitates for a moment, before asking, "what... what happened in your past? I dont mean to be rude or to pry, i only mean to understand..."(edited)

[12:12 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I-if you dont feel comfortable sharing it with me, thats completely understandable" he hastily adds

[12:17 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Stick around me long enough, and it's bound to come rearing it's head after me sooner or later. Maybe you'll get a front row seat. I hope for your sake though, I sneak up on it first."

[12:19 AM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "With that, I think it's time for me to retire. A good night out under the stars sounds nice." Enna drains the rest of her tankard and cinches her bow back onto its sling and makes her way outside

[12:19 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I hope you rest soundly, my.. friend?"

[12:20 AM] DM: **Gunnloda sighs. "That one might need more work than any of the rest."**

[12:22 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "That may be so, but i know she means well."

[12:22 AM] DM: **She smiles at you. "You're a forgiving soul."**

[12:24 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos smiles back, shrugging, "I can't help it, its in my nature."

[12:25 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Lord knows its gotten me hurt before, but it doesnt seem right to pass that hurt over to people who have done nothing to deserve it"

[12:26 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "It's sadly rare to hear that kind of philosophy."**

[12:29 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Well this was an exciting night. Hate to cap it early, but the ale's gone to me head and me head's gonna find a pillow. night all."

[12:29 AM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: and with that, Martyn drags himself upstairs

[12:30 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Night martyn"

[12:31 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "I think it might be about that time. I'm glad you've found your space here in the group so quickly, Nolanos. Good night."**

[12:31 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "It has indeed been eventful. Sleep well, Gunnloda"

[12:32 AM] DM: **She smiles, stands, fills a mug with water and takes it and a biscuit upstairs to leave by Seirixori for when she wakes up in the morning.**

[12:38 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos smiles after her. After a moment, he looks into his pint, sighing lightly. He takes one last sip before standing and heading upstairs, thinking tonight was the best night in a long time.

## Session 12

[8:08 PM] DM: DAY FOUR 9 AM BELLBURY TIME

[8:14 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Well that was a nice bit of rest" Nolanos says, yawning as he walks toward the rest of the group. "Is that bacon?"(edited)

[8:15 PM] DM: **Gunnloda's downstairs, serving food to the hungry, including piles of bacon. She's still in her chainmail, using her tabard as an apron as usual.**

[8:15 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "It is. Eat up. I was afraid it might spoil."**

[8:17 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Well, it'd be horrible to let it go to waste, wouldn't it?" Nolanos holds a piece of bread between his teeth as he heaps some bacon onto a plate and sits down

[8:18 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Did you sleep well enough?"**

[8:19 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "indeed i did! and yourself?"(edited)

[8:20 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Aye. It's a bit nerve wracking, never knowing whether you'll wake up in the same place, though, isn't it?"**

[8:21 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "You make a fair point there."

[8:20 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori finishes and makes he way downstairs slowly, she finds her way to the people she recognizes and sits, keeping her head down a little, "morning."

[8:21 PM] DM: **Gunnloda puts a plate of breakfast and a mug of cider in front of Seirixori. "Glad to see you're up and about."**

[8:22 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos begins to tinker with Reyes, making sure its in good condition

[8:23 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Thank you," she says quietly, ignoring the food for now and fiddling with the mug.

[8:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Are you feeling any better today?" he asks Seirixori

[8:25 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: She slowly nods, "Yeah, I think so."

[8:26 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "well that's good"

[8:28 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "If you need an ear, we're here for you."**

[8:28 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos nods in agreement

[8:29 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori puts the mug up to her lips and slides down a little in her seat, "Yeah, ok." she mutters into the drink. Still not at all comfortable with what happened and wondering why she did it considering she hadn't known these people more than 3 days.

[8:31 PM] DM: A woman in plain clothes steps into the Cask looking very confused and **Gunnloda smiles at Seirixori. "Take your time. Let me know." Then she heads over to the new person to get them situated.**

[8:32 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ".... SO about this bacon. it's delicious, right?"

[8:36 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori snorts into her mug, causing the cider to go up her nose and she coughs it out, "Group full of awkward people," she gets out in between. Seirixori takes a bite of the bacon in front of her and nods, "Yeah, it's not bad...um." Instead of eating the rest of it she ends up tearing it into tiny pieces, "How long did it take to put that little guy together?"

[8:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "well I've been working on figuring out the ins and outs of certain parts for about a year or so. she's just been a work in progress really"

[8:42 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "knowing how to build her now though, it wouldn't take nearly as long if i tried from scratch again"

[8:43 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "you could say she's been my...pet project?"

[8:43 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos chuckles awkwardly at his own bad joke

[8:44 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori snorts, "Wow, that's...involved."

[8:46 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Tis the Labor of love and such" Nolanos smiles, shrugging

[8:54 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna walks into the Cask, relieved to have finally gotten some rest

[8:55 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: Brimeia poofs into the square and, knowing the drill by now, heads towards the tavern where she saw everyone last.

[8:55 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Good morning, Enna!"

[8:55 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Brimeia! Good morning to you too!"(edited)

[8:56 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna nods at the dragonborn, approaching Gunnloda and asking for some bacon

[8:56 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "have either of you tried this bacon?"

[8:57 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Its really good."

[8:57 PM] DM: **Gunnloda happily gives you as much bacon as you can eat.**

[8:57 PM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori pushes away the half eaten food, stands and takes the mug with her, "I'll be around the town," she leaves and heads towards the citrus grove.

[8:58 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "be safe!" Nolanos waves(edited)

[8:58 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Where is she off in a rush to?"

[8:58 PM] Alex - Nolanos: He's having a weirdly good morning, it seems

[9:01 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, good morning. Enna, Nolanos --" Brimeia blinks as Seirixori leaves abruptly. "was it something I said?"

[9:02 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: Enna takes the plate of bacon and sits down at the end of the bar, picking at her food. "Have a feeling someone's regretting the overshare from last night. Don't blame her, sounds like there's a whole lot there."

[9:03 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "she probably just needs some time alone, to process"

[9:04 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Sounds like I missed quite a story. How are the rest of you faring?"

[9:06 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Is it possible to be rested and restless at the same time?"

[9:07 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "that seems perfectly logical to me"

[9:10 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "So what do we plan to do now? We all have lives...things to get back to and accomplish. We can't just sit here kumbayaing around a mug of ale forever."(edited)

[9:08 PM] DM: **Gunnloda heads back over to your table with more food and some mugs of cider. "Morning, dears."**

[9:10 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Hello again! Who was that woman you spoke to?"

[9:11 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Just another lost soul."**

[9:14 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah morning, Gunnloda." Brimeia waves. "Well, what do you suggest?"

[9:15 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: there's a crash at the top of the stairs, and a muffled, "Shit." Soon after, thumping all the way, a worse-for-wear Martyn descends. he's got a bump on his head, and an empty bottle in his hand.

[9:16 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "Great, the caster has arrived."

[9:16 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Martyn! You okay there friend?"(edited)

[9:16 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Oh, dear..."**

[9:16 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "i'm not sure what i fought after i passed out but i'm certain i failed to get the better of it."

[9:17 PM] DM: **Gunnloda sets some bread, bacon, and cider in front of Martyn.**

[9:18 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "This act of mercy shan't be soon forgotten." he sits down at the bar and begins to eat, slowly. and quietly.

[9:18 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "this bacon is amazing. you won't be disappointed"

[9:18 PM] DM: **Gunnloda chuckles. "I'll take the compliment. I picked it up from a halfling. Cooked in apple."**

[9:19 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "I'm sure that's an indicator of superb taste but I'll settle for it not biting me when I bite it."

[9:19 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "whaaaat"

[9:19 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "No wonder its so good!"

[9:20 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ahh so that's the secret, eh?" Brimeia scarfs down a couple strips.

[9:25 PM] Leigh- Enna Meliamne: "I'll leave you all to the food." Enna pushes her plate away but not before wrapping up a portion of bread in a cloth and sticking it in her satchel, walking out the door of the cask.

[9:26 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn pauses, mid-bacon. "What's got her riled so?"

[9:28 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I'm not sure..." Nolanos takes a  moment to consider things, but gets up and follows after her. "I'll be right back"

[9:28 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Aren't you -- " Brimeia blinks again as the elf leaves abruptly too. "Do I smell or something?"

[9:29 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Unlikely," Martyn decided. "I suspect there's rather a lot to deal with now that there's sober minds to judge drunk actions."

[9:34 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Well, I suppose there's no point dallying around here, then." Brimeia downs her mug of cider and steps outside.

[9:34 PM] Alex - Nolanos: not knowing where enna went, Nolanos deflates a little and returns to the group, resuming his tinkering on reyes

[9:34 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Do we have a plan? Or are we winging it in a desperate hope of getting free of the little monster-gnome's machinations."

[9:34 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Ah, couldn't find either of the ladies?" Brimeia asks Nolanos.

[9:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "No unfortunately"

[9:36 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I'm starting to worry about Seirixori, she's been gone awhile.."(edited)

[9:39 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Is that a 'we should go look for her' concern? or a metaphysical 'she's checked out a lot lately and i'm concerned?" martyn asks around mouthfuls of food

[9:39 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Both?"(edited)

[9:40 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Right. Well. Our tracker wandered off into the woods but I'm with the idea to perhaps pursue her if we can.'

[9:40 PM] Kyris - Brimeia: "Nothing much to miss here," Brimeia shrugs

[9:42 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: "Well," Martyn pushes his plate back. "I 'spose i'm game if you lot are.'

[9:42 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "What are we waiting for?"(edited)

[9:42 PM] DM: **Gunnloda looks around the bar. "You let me know if you need help. I'll be here."**

[9:44 PM] Jonathan- Martyn Hornback: Martyn stands, "Let's go find a tiefling, then."

[9:44 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos hums in agreement as he stands and walks toward the exit

## Session 14

[8:31 PM] DM: DAY FOUR 11 AM BELLBURY TIME

Urrak finds herself standing in the middle of Bellbury's town square. Again.

[8:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak, resigned to her fate, heads towards the pub in search for familiar faces

[8:35 PM] DM: **Cyan and Gunnloda are both there chatting at the bar, but the rest of the people you've gotten accustomed to are not.**

[8:37 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks up to the two women, "Sorry t' interrupt. But 'ave ye seen the rest of our component huntin party?"

[8:39 PM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Yes, I believe they went to Poni's... around two hours ago?"**

[8:44 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Ah, I suppose I should'a figured." Urrak says with a laugh. "I appreciate the information. Feels like I've been gone for days..." Urrak places a gentle hand on Gunnloda's shoulder "I best be goin' then, somethin' tells me those fools'll need some help. Gods be with ye."

[8:44 PM] DM: **Gunnloda smiles. "Let me know if you need an extra hand."**

[8:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye, you'll be m' first call" Urrak chuckles over her shoulder as she exits the pub and head's toward's Poni's basement

[12:23 AM] DM: To the Cask!

[12:24 AM] DM: **Gunnloda and Cyan are both still sitting at the bar.** Urrak peels off along the way or heads to a quiet corner or poofs or something, but you don't see her show up with you.

[12:26 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Boy am I glad to see you"(edited)

[12:26 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Ah, Nolanos! Back safe and sound are we?"**

[12:27 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "A bit worse for wear, I suppose, but yes." Nolanos gladly takes a seat and rests, very worn from the fight.

[12:28 AM] DM: **Gunnloda hops off her stool and heads towards the kitchen. "Just wait right here, dear."**

[12:28 AM] DM: Cyan: "Any fun stories?"

[12:32 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I dont know if you'd call it /fun/ exactly, but there was a certain element of... drama involved. Important decisions about who to trust and racism and such. I'm not sure where to even start"

[12:32 AM] DM: Cyan raises an eyebrow. "Racism?"

[12:33 AM] DM: **Gunnloda returns with a plate of food and a mug of ale. "I forget if you drink ale or not, dear."**

[12:35 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I do indeed, thank you so much." Nolanos says, smiling warmly at Gunnloda. "And erm, yes, racism. Fun fact: Lizardfolk hate Dragonborns."

[12:35 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Do they? I hadn't heard that one."**

[12:35 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "and another fun fact: apparently it's reciprocated."

[12:36 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "It was news to me as well."

[12:37 AM] DM: Cyan puts a hand on Nolanos's shoulder. "I'm sorry to hear that."

[12:40 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Did everyone make it out ok? I only see you returned."**

[12:41 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Thanks." Nolanos sighs,"It was an.. educational experience, at least. And yes, we all made it out in one piece. Urrak has gone upstairs to rest and Seirixori.. I'm not sure where she went. Probably that citrus grove we found her in earlier this morning."

[12:43 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Poor thing's been under a lot of stress, I think."**

[12:44 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos hums in agreement.

[12:44 AM] DM: Cyan: "Did you find any fun treasure?"

[12:47 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I did actually." Nolanos pulls out the cloak, the wand, and the pearl. "would you happen to know what magical properties the cloak and the pearl have?"(edited)

[12:51 AM] DM: Cyan: "Oh! Well... I'm not really the best person to ask about these things, but... hmmm... the wand's not magical. It's just a focus for spellcasting. Fancy though. Probably expensive."

[12:52 AM] DM: Cyan: "And I've seen one of these before." She points at the pearl. "It gives you an extra little something to cast spells. Not sure about the cloak."

[12:53 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Look here. The gold edging is in Dwarven runes. Looks like a protection spell of sorts."**

[12:54 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "interesting."

[12:57 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: Seirixori stumbles her way in, she sees familiar faces and just wants to turn back but she's hungry. Far hungrier than she thought, so she sits down near them, head held low and mutters, "hey."

[12:58 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Hey.."

[12:59 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Are you... that's... a lot of blood."**

[1:01 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah...pretty sure it's all mine," Seirixori nods, "can I-- is there something to eat?"

[1:01 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Of course, dear."**

[1:01 AM] DM: She goes off to find food and water.

[1:03 AM] DM: Cyan: "I can heal you if you need it. Either of you."

[1:05 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "that would be very much appreciated, actually, thanks"

[1:06 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No, thanks. I'm...it's all just bruises now really..." she says, chewing on her lip. "

[1:07 AM] DM: Cyan heals Nolanos with a little hummed tune.

[1:09 AM] DM: **Gunnloda returns with a plate of food and a mug of water. "Here you are, dear. Do you need any healing?"**

[1:11 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "No--I," the hiccups are back and she sighs, "no, I had some help and I took care of it. Thank you." Seirixori nibbles on some of the food, not entirely sure she can actually keep it down, despite how hungry she is.

[1:14 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Oh, have you guys seen a halfling by any chance?" The food is not sitting well in her stomach and she sighs, drinking the water instead.

[1:14 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "No i don't think so.. why?"(edited)

[1:15 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "There's been a couple here and there. Mostly humans, though."**

[1:16 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "I just...there's been one in the grove with me twice now and I wanted to make sure I wasn't just seeing people I guess. And maybe find out who she is."

[1:17 AM] DM: **Gunnloda: "Have you tried asking?"**

[1:19 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Quite a few times, she doesnt' seem to think it's important."

[1:20 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Thats a bit rude,if not at least strange"

[1:21 AM] DM: Cyan shrugs. "Maybe people just aren't her thing."

[1:26 AM] Felicia - Seirixori: "Yeah..." Seirixori sighs, pushes the mostly uneaten food away and stands. "I think I need to bathe and rest. Also get my armor, kind of left it over there." She turns to Nolanos, "I'm...sorry, about all that." then she leaves to get her armor and decides to rest in the grove, finding a small amount of peace in the rows of trees that she doesn't feel she deserves but will take it anyway.

[1:32 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "I think i'm going to get some rest as well. It has been an eventful day. Rest well, friends." Nolanos gets up and heads upstairs. When he enters his room, he decides he's going to make a small figurine before he goes to sleep. 'It's not much, but maybe it's something,' he thinks.