Session 15: Terra-fied

The adventuring party are trapped in Blackwater, surrounded by magical spikes that impale those who try to leave. Unsure of exactly what best to do for the moment, the group decide a consolidation and information-gathering effort was their best course of action. Abe and Maurice began by a shopping trip to the local general store to see what supplies they had left. They inquired about empty bottles that could be used for more of Maurice's experiments, however they walked away with a large supply of milk instead as they could theoretically become empty bottles.

Meanwhile, Elisen, Aggie, and Billy went searching for the rumoured earth genasi, whom they eventually found in the Blackwater hotel by requesting information from the attendant at the front desk. They were able to visit her in her room, and there they met Terra the earth genasi. She proved to be quite an interesting individual; obsessed with insects and buglife and also magically gifted. She told the group that she had come to this world on a whim from Tyria, the name of the world both she and Elisen hail from. She claimed to have no connection to the creature demanding books and wreaking havoc on the town. Elisen and Aggie were able to sense a feeling of unease and dishonesty from Terra, and Billy was looking at the bugs. Aggie invited Terra to a made-up "support group for weird people" in the local saloon that evening, and Terra said she would consider attending.

The two halves of the party reconvened and exchanged information, telling them all about their interaction with Terra. The group together go walking through the town, visiting Seth the gunsmith where they asked him further questions about the books, though he was only able to repeat information they already knew. Abe, Billy, and Elisen eventually went looking at the makeup of the ground and the dirt around the entrance to the town in the areas where the "rock man" had apparently sprung out of, although again they were unable to find any useful information.

Aggie and Maurice, however, remained suspicious of Terra and so they decided it was worth investigating the hotel further. Aggie attempted to sneak through the back halls of the hotel looking for any sort of information, although she ended up being caught and her haphazard impression of a health inspector did not go down well. Maurice had gone straight up to Terra's room in the meantime and engaged her in conversation. Aggie was able to make her way up to the door for Terra's room and eavesdropped on the outside of the door while Maurice spoke to Terra. Maurice intimidated Terra into divulging more information than she had previously, and he learned that Terra was not remotely interested in the Bibble, but rather that she was in this world searching for a different unknown artifact. Terra also divulged that she has a pre-existing knowledge of Elisen and who she is, and Terra stated that she does not trust Elisen. The reasons for all of which were not given. Despite the tense nature of this conversation, Maurice and Terra managed to part the conversation on relatively good terms.

The group met up properly later that evening, and Aggie insisted on the group spending time in the saloon to give the appearance of her fictional support group just in the offchance that Terra would actually attend. Surprisingly and fortunately, Terra did join them in the saloon and she joined the party in a night of more-or-less camaraderie. Together they ate and drank and chatted until late into the evening. Terra even demonstrated some of her magical ability when she turned Aggie briefly into a chicken, a move which was largely beloved by all.

However, just as the group was wrapping up the fun when a large boom was heard outside the saloon. When they rushed outside, they discovered a large explosion had occurred at the stables near the spot where they had investigated the dirt, and now earth elementals were crawling out of the ground in that same spot while a fire raged across the roof of the stables.

Along with Terra, they rushed toward the spot and began fighting the elementals and defending the townspeople. They successfully fought off the earth elementals and Aggie was able to help the stablehands extinguish the fire. After that excitement, they returned back to the saloon and slept off a rather dramatic day.

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