Session 24

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This session was played on October 10, 2017. It lasted 5 hours, 11 minutes.

## Synopsis

Each of the group members had a nightmare sent by the kraken. Seir's affects her rather severely and she ends up with an apathetic view of the situation. There's awkward conversation, then Ryleigh shares what happened during her escapades the previous night with Seifer. After some slight deliberation, they decide to head down into the tunnel to try to find the component. While Urrak throws Nolanos against the wall and calls it scouting, Seir makes everyone else uncomfortable with her new-found googly eyes.

## Trivia

* The second leg of the tunnel connects to the fort, specifically the part of the prison that Ryleigh failed her perception check to spot when she found Seifer.
* The date of this session is blank because while it is Day 7 as far as anyone in the group knows, time exists at a different speed on this plane compared to their home plane. For every hour they spend in Bleakmourne, only half an hour has passed in Bellbury so it is only 7pm in Bellbury when this session started. This fact was never able to be determined by the players in-game as nobody was poofed in and out and nobody picked up on Eloise's comment when they return.
* The dream Nolanos had was the least backstory-oriented as he had no backstory at the time. Instead, he dreamed of demon!Ryleigh. The place he was not supposed to be was her bed. The black armor and axe were clues to her identity.
* The nightmares all offered clues to different backstories or marked the beginnings of personal arcs in significant ways. Cyan having Ancy's face, Ravaphine's guilt over not helping her mother, Gunnloda's backstory and Kendall's prominence in her life, and both of Seir's arcs (Devil's Food and Of Gods and Tieflings) were all present. While Ryleigh's backstory did not at the time specifically include mind control, it did include the feelings of having an uncontrollable, monstrous side. The mind-control portion of the backstory was a later addition that fit nicely with her nightmare.

## Transcript

Nolanos:

As you slept, your dreams were fragmented. You dreamed of the day you managed to build your first clockwork animal. You dreamed of that time you were finally able to open the chest that was hidden behind the false wall. You dreamed of the day you first made Reyes fly. You dreamed of a bear in a warehouse. You dreamed about finding a place where you were not only welcomed but wanted. Then you dreamed about sleeping in a bed in a harbor town and the great, fire-breathing monster that burst through the door. It was cased in pointed, black, demonic armor, it’s eyes blazing white hot. You were in its place, you knew. You were not supposed to be there, but you were. As it raised its great, bloody axe over its head, you squeezed your eyes shut, but instead of severed flesh and broken bones and *pain* you felt a breeze across your scales. You opened your eyes to find yourself on your back on a rocky beach, but before you can be thankful that the axe demon was only a dream, you see a massive tentacle slide out of the surf, wrap around your ankles, and drag you into the sea. Roll a Wisdom save.

*[*6:16 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((15))

*[*6:22 PM*]* DM*:* You wake up in whatever the equivalent of a cold sweat is for dragonborn, but you're ok otherwise. As you wake up, you find Ravaphine opening her eyes from her spot seated on the floor.

## Ravaphine

[5:52 PM] DM: Though you trance instead of sleeping, it doesn’t stop your mind from producing what could be considered dreams, though you usually have at least some control over their content and direction. Tonight, like they do frequently, your thoughts turn toward the mother figure you’ve had for the last hundred years. You see her, sitting up in her bed, writing a letter that you know will never be read. A shadow stretches over the floor and up the bed and as it crosses her face, you watch as her skin sags, her eyes become hollowed, her hair thins. As you get closer to this ancient husk, she reaches out and points a gnarled, withered finger at you and though her voice cracks as though her vocal chords had stiffened to the point that they were non-functional, you hear her voice in your mind as clear as day. “You were supposed to tell her. She could have saved me.” She falls lifeless against the pillow, a desiccated corpse that turns to dust and ash as it hits, and in that cloud of particulate you see an image form. It’s you, lying on a beach, unconscious, as a great tentacle reaches out, wraps around your legs, and drags you towards the sea. Roll a Wisdom save.

[6:22 PM] DM: You pull yourself out of the dream in a cold sweat, but with no further complications. You see Nolanos sitting straight up in the bed.

[6:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine attempts to steady her breathing and heart rate back to normal when she also hears her roommate stirring about in his bed. She walks up to sit on the edge of the bed. "Hey are you okay? Bad dream?"

[6:29 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos wakes with an abrupt start, panting as though he would never be able to breathe again, very disturbed by the dream he just had, but then he realizes that's all it was. It was just a dream... His breath begins to slow as he calms down. "Oh my god..." he mutters. "That was just... oh my god..."

[6:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I um... Yeah. Yeah, it was a bad dream," he responds, slightly dazed. As he says this, he looks over and sees that Ravaphine also looks like she had a rough night. "I should ask you the same... Are you alright?"

[6:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She grabs a towel and hands it to Nolanos. "I will be okay. I'm just glad it was only a dream. Should we head out to go find the others and some water?"

[6:49 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Thanks" Nolanos says with a small smile as he accepts the towel.  "We probably should head down, i suppose." He pauses.  "Do you... do you want to talk about your dream?"

[6:53 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "It was about my mom," she breaks eye contact and looks off to the side. "She's sick and I didn't want to leave her but I was doing a favor for her when I got transported to Bellbury. So being gone this long is making me feel so guilty because what if something happens while i'm away?" She hugs herself and changes the subject

[6:53 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "How about you? do you want to talk about your dream?"

[7:02 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "It's been, what? A week? I'm sure that, if your mother is anything like you, she's okay." Nolanos says, hoping to comfort Ravaphine. "And she'll still be okay when you get home."

[7:06 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "As for my dream, it uh. It's a bit hard to even find the words to explain... I just felt so...alone? I've always been alone, so I should be used to it, but it was different this time."(edited)

[7:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "You're too nice," she says with a small smile. "And you won't be alone because you have...us!" she reaches her hand out to cover his.

[7:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She retracts back and coughs. "Speaking of the others, we should head back downstairs and see what they're up to"

[7:14 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos smiles as his face blushes warmly. "I am certainly glad for that," he says, briefly tightening his grasp on her hand.

[7:15 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos clears his throat. "You're right, we should check up on everyone."

[7:18 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine gets up and motions for Nolanos to follow her downstairs

[7:19 PM] Alex - Nolanos: And follow her, he does.

## Ryleigh

[5:52 PM] DM: You dream that night of axes. Body after body felled by the swift swing of an axe. You see the young guard at the gate, flustered and nervous, then his head at his feet. You see Hux, his face guarded but grateful… until his head falls to his feet. You see your brother smiling at you and nodding, and his head at your feet. You reach out to him, but it’s your own hands holding the axe. The world starts to spin and head after head rolls past your feet as your arms turn to a blur. Captain Seifer, a bandit, a golem from the town you failed to save, the wizard that created it, Lord Daybrand, a mercenary, a guardsman, your hands run slick with the blood. That genasi from the tavern, the elf and dragonborn who stole your bed, Gunnloda, Zunis, Rukiya. You struggle to keep moving and when you look around, you realize you’re waist deep in a river of blood, surrounded by the heads of everyone you’ve ever known. You try to drop your axe, but your fingers are curled too tight around it. Suddenly, there’s a sharp tug at your ankle, another, and then, you’re dragged under by a tentacle wrapped around your legs. Roll a Wisdom save.

[5:55 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((14))

[6:15 PM] DM: You wake up in a cold sweat, but little other effects beyond that. Once you look around the room, you realize that Zunis is sitting on the bed, near the same place he was when you fell asleep, getting into his armor.

[6:17 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Trying to shake the nightmare away from her memory, Ryleigh inhales and exhales a few breaths very slowly. She starts to stand, "would you like help with Lord Zunis? I know getting my armor back on is a pain when alone."

[6:32 PM] DM: He glances over at you and shrugs. "I can mostly handle it. My armor's not quite as complicated as yours, though if you need a third or fourth hand, I'd be glad to help."

[6:34 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh smiles, "that would be excellent, thank you." She moves to put her armor on.

[6:48 PM] DM: Once he's got his armor on, he helps you with yours then picked up his book.

[6:50 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh opens the door for Zunis and gestures for him to go first.

## Gunnloda

You're back in the darkness, the caves beyond the Bastion. The whispers are crawling in your ears like spiders while your hunger gnaws at your belly and leaves you weak. You reach for Kafar through the bars of the cage, but as you touch his fingers, you realize he's already gone. His head rolls to the side and dissolves into a black muck that runs down his body, eating everything it touches. You pull your hand back in fear and the door to your cage pops open. You struggle to your feet and start to walk, but everywhere you go, you see the black muck eating at the bodies of those you've known, those you've loved. Your parents in their noble robes, facedown on the ground as the muck eats their feet. Your cousins, your friends, the children at the temple in Forsa. And there, ahead of you,  the first two people you've seen alive... Kendall and Seirixori. You have the choice. You can save one, but only one, and only if you act quickly. But then, before the choice is made, the muck reaches out a tentacle that wraps around your legs and pulls you back into it.

## Seirixori

[5:52 PM] DM: As you slept, you found yourself surrounded by confusing images. First it was the elven man you saw in the portal, but when he jumped through the window, he turned into your mother as you last saw her, pushing the bow into your hands and begging you to run. As she fled into the trees, you chased after her, only to find Gunnloda standing in a clearing, clutching at her neck. Red blood seeped through her fingers, staining her tabard, and she fell to her knees as brown russet mold covered her body from bottom to top. You stepped forward and the mold turned to a flock of butterflies that burst outwards, revealing the halfling form of Takara with that maddening smirk on her lips like she was laughing at you but you don’t quite get the joke. You turned to see a pond at your feet and when you looked inside, your reflection wasn’t yours, but Mielikki’s… until a ripple disturbed the image and it turned into you… not a reflection, but an image, of you lying on a beach, unconscious, as a great tentacle reached out, wrapped around your legs, and dragged you towards the sea. Roll a Wisdom save.

[6:22 PM] Seirixori: ((nat 1's all around foreveryone))

[6:22 PM] DM: Roll a d6.

[6:23 PM] Seirixori: ((1))

[6:24 PM] DM: You have the condition "Apathy" until further notice. You have disadvantage on death saves and initiative and gain the flaw "I don't think anything I do makes a difference."

[6:25 PM] DM: But as you wake up, you find yourself in a bed... a halfway comfortable bed, with Gunnloda sitting at the edge looking at you with concern. Her hair is down and out of its braid, and her armor's stacked in a pile leaving her only in the clothes she wears beneath it.

"Bad dreams?"(edited)

[6:32 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori stares at Gunnloda, but doesn't see her. The nightmare just continues playing in front of her and it's like the elation of last night never existed. "IT'll all happen again, won't it?" She whispers.

[6:33 PM] DM: She tilts her head a little and moves closer, taking your hand. "What will?"

[6:34 PM] DM: There's a soft knock on the door.

[6:36 PM] Seirixori: "Everyone dying." She whispers again, not paying attention to the knock at the door.

[6:39 PM] DM: She squeezes your hand. "Not if I have anything to say about it. That's why I'm here."

[6:42 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori nods, but she doesn't respond.

[6:42 PM] DM: You hear another, louder knock at the door.

[6:44 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori sighs and gets up and opens the door, "What?"  her voice is low and devoid of emotion.

## Urrak

[5:52 PM] DM: You took your rest in the common room of the tavern, unwilling to deal with whatever shenanigans were taking place in the group, but your sleep was anything but restful. You dreamed that night of faces… no… a face. Everywhere you looked, from the burly barman to the dwarven cleric to the tiefling with the crazy horns, every face was hers. That same grin she used to give when she would tell you her plans. The same eyes you’d stared into until you felt lost at sea. The same face you fell in love with what seems so long ago. But they’re wrong. They’re all wrong. None of them would fit in your arms the way she did. That one had way too much hair and this one’s just entirely too short. Worse yet, none of them look at you the way she had… the way she had until the day she left. Then… there! There’s one that matches. There’s the real Ancy. You’d know her anywhere. You run to catch up to her, but she’s always just out of reach, looking at you with grief in her eyes. You realize as you stumble over rocks that you’ve been chasing a ship as it pulls out to sea. She raises her hand in farewell as you wade into the surf after her. As the ship vanishes, too far for you to chase, you feel something around your ankles. You’re dragged under by a tentacle wrapped around your legs. Roll a Wisdom save.

[6:20 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((11))(edited)

[6:21 PM] DM: You wake up in a cold sweat on your cot, but other than that, you suffer no further effects. The cots around you are pretty empty already, and the three doors that your companions are behind are still closed.

[6:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: With a gasp of air Urrak shoots up out of the cot, her face wet from sweat and...tears? It takes her a moment to fully take in where is she is, but when the inn room comes into focus she swivels to sit on the edge of the bed, her head in her hands. She thought the nightmares had stopped, that the memories had faded, but this perilous adventure she found herself in against her will had brought it all flooding back. Why? Why did that mad gnome have to go and fuck with her entire life this way?

After a few moments of deep breathing, and with a quick brush of a sleeve over her eyes, Urrak gets up and tries to see if her companions are also up and about. The sooner the machine is fixed, she reckons, the sooner she can forget again.

[6:31 PM] DM: Are you going looking? and where?

[6:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((yes and out of the common room and onto the private ones))

[6:33 PM] DM: There are three doors. You recall that you were all in the far left one the night before.

[6:33 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak walks to the far left door and pauses at the doorway a moment before knocking lightly.(edited)

[6:38 PM] DM: You wait a minute, but you hear no response.

[6:40 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Rav...? Seir...? Zunis...?" Urrak attempts to look through the keyhole, ears searching for a response

[6:40 PM] DM: Roll perception.

[6:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((2))

[6:41 PM] DM: You don't hear or see anything.

[6:42 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak knocks louder, certain this was the door. She becomes slightly concerned

[6:45 PM] DM: @Seirixori opens the door to find @Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi standing there impatiently.

[6:45 PM] DM: Seirixori: "What?"  her voice is low and devoid of emotion.

[6:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I uh...Are ye ready t' head out...?" Urrak is a bit offput by Seirixiori's tone of voice.

[6:50 PM] Seirixori: ""Not that it'll matter, but sure." she turns and gives a small smile to Gunnloda and steps out of the room.

[6:51 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Are ye...feelin alright there Seirixori?"

[6:51 PM] DM: As Seirixori walks out, you see Gunnloda, unarmored, sitting on the bed frowning, her hair down over her shoulders.

[6:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Oh, gods I uh...hope I'm not...interruptin'...anythin'" Urrak turns a light shade of pink

[6:51 PM] DM: At the other end of the three rooms, another door opens and Zunis walks out, followed by Ryleigh.

[6:52 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Sorry Lord Zunis, would you might tightening my back strap a little more?"

[6:53 PM] DM: Zunis: "Of course." And he does, making sure all of the shiny black steel of Ryleigh's armor is snug.

[6:54 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "thank you" she responds and moves toward where Urrak is standing, "are you alright? your face is flushed?"

[6:56 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Aye! Aye, I'm fine. It's eh, a bit hot in here I s'pose" Urrak adjusts her armor a bit "Are ye ready t' head out?"

[6:57 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh nods, while still observing Urrak's odd behavior with interest.

[7:00 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori frowns and starts to head back to the room, to apologize to do anything, but just can't get herself to do it.

[7:05 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Right, well...I guess I'll see ye all downstairs then." Urrak leaves the room, feeling uneasy, and walks downstairs

[7:09 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori watches them leave and waits for Gunnloda as she stares at the wall, frowning.

[7:11 PM] DM: Gunnloda comes up and takes Seirixori's hand. "Come on... you can tell me what's wrong while I get ready."

[7:17 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori nods and stares at her hand, clenching and unclenching it, "I don't..." She sighs, "This is stupid. Nothing I do  is going to matter. I couldn't find my mom after 4 years and I still can't even with that assholes help. Why am I even bothering with any of this?"

[7:22 PM] DM: She pulls you into the room to sit on the bed and shuts the door while she starts pulling her armor on. "Because you know it's the right thing to do. Do you want to talk about it?"

[7:29 PM] Seirixori: "My mom is gone and all I did was stand there and wait until everyone was dead. I tried to help those lizard people and instead helped them get away with killing other humans? What's the point?" she clears her throat, the dream flashing before her, "No matter what I do, nothing has really changed. You died. You died and I couldn't do anything." she says in a whisper.

[7:31 PM] DM: She sits next to you on the bed and puts her hand on yours. "I'm not dead. I'm right here. It was just a dream." She closes her eyes and suppresses a shudder. "A terrible, awful dream, but a dream."

[7:35 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah," is all she says, staring at their hands. "Yeah." She grasps Gunnloda's hand and squeezes. Trying to believe, but she doesn't.

[7:39 PM] DM: "You'll feel better once we're back h--... once we find the component and get back to Bellbury." She leans in and kisses Seir's forehead before standing to finish getting her armor on and braid her hair back again.

[7:41 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori flushes a bit and plays with the end of her own hair as she waits.

[7:46 PM] DM: She finishes up and holds her hand out to Seir. "Let's get out of here."

[7:48 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori nods and grabs her hand, "Yeah." And heads down to the others.

## Downstairs

[7:07 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh follows Urrak downstairs to wait for the rest of the party.

Downstairs! You guys find the room downstairs quiet, but not empty. There's a new person behind the bar.

[7:10 PM] DM: It's about midday, if you could see the sun behind the ever-present clouds.

[7:10 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh walks over to the barman ((the same on from last night?)).

[7:12 PM] DM: Zunis follows you down as well.

[7:12 PM] DM: There is a new person behind the bar! Another human, an older woman this time.

[7:13 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak follows a bit behind Raleigh, still a bit shaken from her restless night

[7:14 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Excuse me, are the kitchens open yet?"

[7:15 PM] DM: She raises an eyebrow. "Has been for hours. It's the lunch hour. What can I get you?"

[7:18 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "What are you serving?"

[7:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine makes her way downstairs with a Nolanos in tow. She sees the others are sitting at the bar and grabs a bar stool

[7:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Good morning, all"

[7:21 PM] DM: Woman: "Pickled haddock with beans or seared mackerel with leeks."

[7:23 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "I'll take the seared mackerel with leeks, and a water please."(edited)

[7:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Mornin' Ravaphine." Urrak looks around a bit before continuing "Hey uuuh, did ye notice somethin' was off about Seirixori this mornin'? More than the usual melancholy I guess."

[7:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We left her with Gunnloda last night, and I haven't seen her since. She's the only one who can get her to open up, so maybe we can talk to her later once she feels better. It's been a rough morning"

[7:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I guess yer right." Urrak folds her arms and leans on the bar

[7:26 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Did you all sleep okay?" she turns to Ryleigh "Sorry we took your room last night, but we figured you poofed back home. What time did you come back in this morning?"

[7:31 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh waves her hand in dismissal, "It's no problem, I got a separate room because I didn't want you lot to be tied to me if something went wrong while I was out...but I'd rather explain more on that once our entire party arrives."

[7:31 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos approaches the barwoman (is that even a term?). "Do you have just toast?"

[7:31 PM] DM: She rolls her eyes and goes back to the back.

[7:37 PM] DM: After a minute she returns with what each of you wanted (cp each) and a loaf of toasted bread for Nolanos.

[7:39 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh hands the copper over, "thank you."

[7:40 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Thank you," he says as he pays her. "I meant no offense or anything with the order; I love seafood. I just don't think my stomach can handle anything more substantial than bread right now..." he awkwardly explains.

[7:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Would we also be able to get two glasses of water please, Miss?"

[7:43 PM] DM: She sets glasses and a pitcher of water out for you.

[7:43 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "thank you" she pours a glass for nolanos and hands it to him

[7:44 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Do you want to split this with me?"Nolanos asks Ravaphine, gesturing to the plate of toast(edited)

[7:48 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak looks around the bar nervously for a few moments and quietly orders an ale

[7:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I would love some" Rav takes a slice and bites into a slice of dry ass toast while trying to not make a face "Yummy..."

[7:49 PM] DM: Gunnloda, now fully armored, and Seirixori come down the stairs hand-in-hand.

[7:50 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine chokes on the toast when she sees the two come downstairs "Hi! Good morning!"

[7:50 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos also takes a bite and coughs a bit "wow um. I thought this would've come with butter or something," he laughs

[7:51 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Oh hey! Good morning"

[7:58 PM] Seirixori: "Hello." Seir mutters, sitting and pulls Gunnloda's hand into her lap and plays with her fingers absentmindedly. Not paying attention to the words being spoken around her.

[7:52 PM] DM: So! You're all in the same room. It's midday.

[7:55 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "SO. Now that we're all up, I think we should figure out what we're going to do next."

[7:56 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "You know, once everyone's eaten and such"

[7:56 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh looks around the bar and lowers her voice so that only the party can hear her, "Last night, I followed the guards, hoping to chat with the captain, the murderer, and he admitted that the townspeople are forced to give 'the deep' their children and that they are doomed to serve 'the deep' during life and then again in death. I have reason to believe that he is not lying, the fear was there in his eyes. There is something larger at work here. We need to be careful and finish our mission as quickly as possible."

[7:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Wow y'...y' really had a busy night there, Ry."(edited)

[7:58 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Yes, yes I did." Ryleigh looks at Urrak confused.

[7:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We were wondering where you went. I'm glad you made it back safe.  Zunis, did you know anything about the children?"

[8:00 PM] DM: Zunis: "Not until she told me about it last night."

[8:01 PM] DM: Zunis: "...or this morning, as it were."

[8:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We can go pay Hux a visit and see how we can proceed"

[8:02 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Yes yes, let's head out then." Urrak says before draining her ale

[8:04 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Before we go, I think we should keep this information to ourselves. For the time being, because I don't think these people take kindly to outsiders intruding in their business."

[8:04 PM] DM: Zunis: "Are you sure we should involve Captain Drakkar in this, then?"

[8:05 PM] DM: Zunis: "Yesterday, one of you thought he might be the scion, didn't you?"

[8:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I get the feelin' he's in on the whole thing one way or another."

[8:06 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh shakes her head 'no' but waits for the others to decide.

[8:09 PM] Seirixori: "What?" Seirixori says, her attention back to the group.

[8:14 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh looks at Seirixori, "we're deciding rather or not to involve Hux on our adventures."

[8:14 PM] Seirixori: "No."

[8:16 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "We shouldn't lay out all our cards so we will try to see how much he lets on"

[8:16 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "So why don't we help Lord Zunis find the Scion?...we may kill two birds with one stone."

[8:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let's do it. Just as long as we also look for our component as well. We can't waste any more time"

[8:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Sounds like a plan t' me."

[8:20 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Lord Zunis, what are your leads?"

[8:21 PM] DM: Zunis: "It was a shaky one, but there was a woman who came to town a week or two ago on a caravan. She stayed, which seems to be... odd for the area."

[8:24 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Have you seen her since? Or where was the last place you saw her."

[8:28 PM] DM: Zunis: "She works in the lower city. I hear she claimed to have some experience there."(edited)

[8:28 PM] Seirixori: "We could just go back to the tunnels."

[8:30 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh stands, "we cannot be in two places at once. So, which are we doing?"

[8:31 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori shrugs, not caring which they do.

[8:32 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "What information does the lady have?"

[8:33 PM] DM: Zunis: "I haven't spoken to her. I was trying to learn more, but I haven't been here much longer than you all."

[8:36 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "We're wastin' time 'ere. Lets head down t' those tunnels 'fore someone closes them off. The sooner we get that component the sooner we can escape this mad town."

[8:37 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Very well, we'll go to the tunnels and retrieve the component."

[8:38 PM] DM: Zunis: "If we could go to the beach on the way, I can send a message to my people about the new information we have."

[8:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine looks visibly upset about the mention of the beach

[8:40 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Alright then,  let's head out." Urrak leaves the Inn

[8:40 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: she follows

[8:41 PM] DM: Zunis follows, and Gunnloda nudges Seirixori to prod her along too.

[8:43 PM] Seirixori: "If we must." Seirixori mutters and follows.

[8:44 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "It's important that we relay the information to Lord Zunis's people. So we WILL stop by the beach first and than proceed to the tunnels."

[8:46 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Lead the way then. "

[8:49 PM] DM: So you all head out of the Oyster and past the two guards at the gate. You head down the twisting road to the lower city, but back around the walls to the beach.

[8:50 PM] DM: You watch as Zunis walks out into the surf off the side of the docks area. Once he's about waist deep, he reaches into a pouch at his side and pulls a piece of paper out.

[8:50 PM] DM: Perception checks?

[8:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((8))

[8:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((6, crit fail))

[8:51 PM] Seirixori: ((nat 1~ 7))

[8:51 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((4))

[8:51 PM] DM: You see him bend over, talk to the water, and let the paper go. He wades back to shore and says, "Shall we?"

[8:53 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh nods then turns to Seirixori, "where were the tunnels?"

[8:53 PM] Seirixori: "One of the warehouses. Leads under the lighthouse."(edited)

[8:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Let's go"

[9:00 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh heads the direction Seirixori pointed.

[9:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows

[9:03 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori stares out into the ocean for a few moments before quickly turning and following everyone.

[9:04 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak follows the group(edited)

[9:04 PM] DM: You're heading back to the warehouse with the tunnel?

[9:05 PM] DM: Nolanos will lead you all through the light crowd to the warehouse.

[9:06 PM] DM: It's not hard to slip inside while nobody's looking since the majority of people are out by the docks.

[9:08 PM] DM: Inside, you find crates, barrels, and sacks full of materials and a stack of crates along the back wall.

[9:09 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((can I see if anything here is of use))

[9:09 PM] DM: Sure. Investigation.

[9:10 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((20))

[9:10 PM] DM: You find lots of nails, bolts, canvas, raw steel and iron, and other materials that you might use on ships or to build ships. You don't see any foods or anything like that.

[9:11 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Over here" Nolanos moves toward the trapdoor

[9:12 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "How'd ye find this, Nolanos?"

[9:14 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Seirixori's nose, mostly."

[9:15 PM] DM: When Nolanos pushes the crates aside, it reveals a trap door. There's a ladder that goes down about 10' then a tunnel that leads north. It's only wide enough for one person to walk through at a time, so you will need to determine what order you're going in.

[9:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Can you see okay, Nolanos? Or is it too dark?"

[9:16 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I have a lantern, it should be okay. At some point I really should put a light on Reyes though," he chuckles

[9:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Who needs a lantern when you can do this!" ravaphine puts her hands on nolanos' shoulders and casts light on the dragonborn

[9:18 PM] Alex - Nolanos: If it's even possible, Nolanos's immediate smile is even brighter than the light that is coming from his body. "This is amazing."

[9:19 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((Ryleigh first))

[9:22 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((nolanos second))

[9:22 PM] DM: So!

[9:23 PM] DM: You head into the deep dark tunnel, only big enough for one person at a time.

[9:23 PM] DM: Perception checks!

[9:23 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((7))

[9:23 PM] Seirixori: ((14))

[9:23 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((16))

[9:24 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((14))

[9:24 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((BUT THE TUNNEL ISNT DARK BC NOLANOS IS A LIGHT BULB))

[9:24 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((19))

[9:25 PM] DM: You start heading through the tunnel.

[9:25 PM] DM: It's really long.

[9:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Doesn't look like this tunnel is used very much"

[9:25 PM] DM: It's heading north-ish, you think?

[9:27 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh draws her weapon, and continues down the tunnel.

[9:27 PM] DM: As you continue, there's a slight turn in the tunnel towards the left and up.

[9:28 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak yells  a bit from the back "Did someone just draw a weapon...? Do ye see somethin up there?"

[9:29 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "No, I don't see anything but this tunnel isn't used frequently and its best to be prepared."

[9:29 PM] Seirixori: "Took a while before we found anything of note, last time."

[9:29 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: As a precaution, Urrak draws her sword

[9:33 PM] DM: The tunnel starts arcing more upwards, which you can all tell from the way your calves start to ache.

[9:33 PM] DM: Perception checks?

[9:33 PM] Seirixori: ((11))

[9:34 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((11))

[9:34 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((13))

[9:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((25, nat 20))

[9:34 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((19))

[9:39 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Wait, look at the wall up here. Can you feel the difference? It looks like it's an illusion" rav waves her hand over the wall

[9:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Wait what?" Nolanos feels the wall Ravaphine is referring to(edited)

[9:41 PM] DM: You can put your hand right through the stone.

[9:41 PM] Seirixori: "Missed that last time."

[9:42 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "What is it?" Ryleigh asks from up front.

[9:42 PM] DM: Ryleigh, give me another check.

[9:43 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "seems like an illusion. The wall up here is not really here"

[9:45 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "We should check it out, yeah?"

[9:45 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Sure."

[9:47 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "everyone take a step backwards so they can reach it"

[9:48 PM] DM: So you maneuver yourselves around so you can maintain walking order and Ryleigh puts her hand through the illusion... finding a tunnel further beyond that again points north and up.

[9:48 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): She makes her way through the tunnel.

[9:48 PM] DM: Ok! You're going up. Perception checks all.

[9:49 PM] Seirixori: ((26))

[9:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((25))

[9:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((5))

[9:49 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((9))

[9:49 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((5))

[9:51 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((also from this point forward, Nolanos looks for traps))

[9:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine pulls Nolanos slightly back and whispers loud enough for Ryleigh to hear "Now this tunnel seems very well used so please be careful"

[9:53 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "thank you" she says from the front.

[9:53 PM] DM: Roll an investigation check for me to use, Nolanos.

[9:53 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((19))

[9:54 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Will do"

[9:54 PM] DM: You travel for a while this way, but you finally get to a point where you can see a difference in the tunnel ahead. The rough walls start to even out to smoother, worked stone.

[9:55 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I think we might be in another entrance..."(edited)

[9:55 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "We should probably turn back."

[9:55 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh sighs, "wonderful."

[9:57 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "It ain't easy manuverin' in here y'know"

[9:58 PM] Seirixori: "The footprints were the other way."

[9:58 PM] DM: Ok! So you all to the rear march and head back down, taking a right once you're through the illusion and heading on again.

[10:00 PM] Alex - Nolanos: When they get back to the original tunnel, Nolanos leaves a small mark at the base of the wall next to the illusion so that it can be found more easily on the return trip.

[10:01 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: They do the thing, and Ryleigh leads the party yet again(edited)

[10:01 PM] DM: So you manage to rearrange yourselves in the original marching order to continue deeper.

[10:03 PM] DM: Ok, continuing on, let me get another perception check from Ryleigh and Nolanos.

[10:04 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((2))

[10:04 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((6))

[10:04 PM] DM: You continue a little further and now everyone can roll.

[10:05 PM] Seirixori: ((12))

[10:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((25))

[10:05 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((still a 6))

[10:05 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((19))

[10:06 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Feels kinda like...fresh air's comin' through 'ere. Not as humid, I suppose."

[10:07 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "We must be getting close to the end then."

[10:08 PM] Seirixori: "Yay."

[10:11 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Rav, I think I might need to be normal, light-less me now. Could you dispel it in a minute?"

[10:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine dismisses light

[10:12 PM] DM: Ok, so you walk forward a bit more and the tunnel does seem to open up a little bit, then a little bit more.

[10:14 PM] Seirixori: "Oh I forgot, sorry." Seirixori mutters making her way forward and touching both Nolanos' and Ryleigh's shoulders and casts darkvision.

[10:16 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Bless you, Seirixori. Much appreciated"

[10:16 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Woah. Neat!"

[10:16 PM] Seirixori: "Sure."

[10:17 PM] DM: So ahead of you, you see a bit of a cave. As you step through, give me another perception check.

[10:17 PM] Seirixori: ((20))

[10:17 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((10))

[10:18 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((8))

[10:18 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((10))

[10:18 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((11))

[10:20 PM] Seirixori: "The prints we found last time are still here, a day or two fresh."

[10:21 PM] Seirixori: "There's fresh bootprints now, though. Which is what we were trying to follow last time."

[10:23 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh attempts to sneaks into the cave?

[10:23 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos sneaks ahead.(edited)

[10:23 PM] DM: Now that she's pointed them out, you do see them, bootprints that come from the tunnel through the dust ahead of you.

[10:24 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak attempts to sneak as well

[10:24 PM] DM: If you're sneaking, roll a stealth check.

[10:24 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((23 snek))

[10:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((18 sneak))

[10:26 PM] DM: Nolanos is going forward alone?

[10:26 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak runs after Nolanos "I'll go with ye"

[10:27 PM] DM: Nolanos and Urrak sneak forward and come to a corner... which they disappear behind. The rest of you can no longer see them.

[10:28 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori sighs and bends down to rest her head on  Gunnloda's as she watches Nolanos and Urrak go ahead and whispers, "I'm sorry about this morning."

[10:31 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh stays silent while listening to Seirixori. Since she's unsure of what Seirixori mean by her apology.

[10:31 PM] DM: Gunnloda pats Seir's hand quietly in acknowledgment.

[10:34 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Rav looks to Ryleigh, feeling like a fifth wheel on their bicycle(edited)

[10:35 PM] DM: Zunis shifts his weight to another foot.

[10:44 PM] Seirixori: She takes a shaky breath, her eyes burning. "I feel awful," she whispers again, "things... happened and then I woke up and it just didn't seem to matter. None of this does."

[10:45 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "Your dream?"

[10:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I hate to butt into the conversation, but did you also have a bad dream last night?"

[10:49 PM] Seirixori: "If you want to call it that." She mutters, hiding her face into her hands, taking a deep breath.(edited)

[10:50 PM] DM: Gunnloda nods a little.

[10:51 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh looks around, suddenly interested.

[10:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She gives Seir a reassuring squeeze on her shoulder. "Last night was odd. Nolanos and I also had terrible, awful dreams"

[10:53 PM] DM: She puts her arm around Seirixori. "I don't think I have anything that can help you right now."

[10:53 PM] Seirixori: "You're here."

[10:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine moonwalks away from their exchange

[10:55 PM] DM: She smiles at Seirixori, then adds to the others, "We both had nightmares too."

[10:55 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "This is a strange, strange city"

[10:55 PM] DM: Zunis: "Ah... that... I'm afraid that is likely the kraken's influence."

[10:57 PM] Seirixori: "Of course it is."

[10:57 PM] DM: Gunnloda: "That's good news. It means this is temporary. Once we get you back home, you'll be good as new."

[10:58 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "I really hope we don't encounter it. What message did you send to your people earlier, Zunis?"

[10:58 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh turns her attention back to Ravaphine and Zunis, wanting to give the two lovers privacy

## Urrak and Nolanos

[10:29 PM] DM: @Alex - Nolanos and @Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi make their way forward to a fork in the road. Perception checks please?

[10:30 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((12))

[10:30 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((7))

[10:31 PM] DM: You  notice footprints, but you can't really tell anything from them like direction or anything else.

[10:31 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((Survival?))

[10:32 PM] DM: Sure.

[10:32 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((11))

[10:32 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((18))

[10:41 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Look over here," Nolanos whispers. "These are the tracks Seirixori and I found last time we were here. Something was dragged through."

[10:41 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "Let's see where they lead I guess..." Urrak grips her sword tightly(edited)

[10:42 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Let's do it." Nolanos pulls out his daggers and moves forward.

[10:43 PM] DM: Left or right?

[10:44 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((left))

[10:44 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((which way do the drag marks go?))

[10:44 PM] Alex - Nolanos: (right, right?))

[10:44 PM] DM: Both? In a way? The most obvious ones go from your left to right.

[10:45 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((I follow where ever nolanos goes))

[10:45 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((i follow the direction the dragging goes))

[10:46 PM] DM: So you head thataway?

[10:46 PM] DM: And you see the footprints continue on towards your left.

[10:46 PM] Alex - Nolanos: (yes)

[10:48 PM] DM: Perception checks?

[10:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((2))

[10:49 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((3))

[10:49 PM] DM: Actually, let's go with survival since they're following footprints

[10:49 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: ((3))(edited)

[10:49 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((8))

[10:50 PM] DM: Yeah... the footprints just... jumble together here.

[10:50 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: We keep moving forward

[10:50 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "I think we should get the rest of the group."(edited)

[10:51 PM] DM: You see a bit of a tunnel heading south and the cave opens more to the north. The footprints all go south.

[10:52 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: "I ain't waitin fer the rest o' those lollygaggers. I'm gettin that component." Urrak sounds irritated and anxious

[10:54 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Ok, I see your point, but also it seems a bit too reckless for my taste. Last time i was in here, Seirixori saw tentacle tracks...."

[10:59 PM] Wingy - Urrak D'Akshi: Urrak lunges forward, grabbing Nolanos by hid hood and swinging him around, eventually pinning the dragonborn to the wall of the tunnel. "Listen 'ere dragonboy, I don't know about ye, but I'm fixing t' get as far away from this merry band o' idiots as soon as I can. Unlike the rest o ye apparently, I have a life t' get back to!" Urrak drops Nolanos suddenly and stomps down further into the tunnel.

[11:01 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos is speechless for a moment. He knows now is definitely not the time to bring it up, but makes a note to check later.

[11:01 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "okay, okay, let's just be careful then."

[11:03 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos quickly writes a note for the others saying the coast is clear, approach with caution, etc. and sends it back to the group with Reyes

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