Ashes of the Past

Fate’s chosen goes through the dragon’s lair. Leona finds a crystal orb of Telepathy, and a

Wand of Wonder. Atlas finds a Scimitar of Speed, and a Cape of the Mountebank. Elden finds a beautiful set of dwarven plate armor, and an owl statuette. Kesra gets a ring of Featherfall, and boots of speed. Alexander finds a Cloak of Displacement, and a staff of power. They also take quite a bit of gold and platinum.

They return to Grassgrave to meet up with Amelia. They discuss the possibility of putting a permanent teleportation circle on the ship, but decide it's too much of an investment.

Elden asks Leona to accompany him and heads to a cemetery in town. He finds Malrian's headstone, and Leona asks about the person, and he tells her the story, ending with his foster mother sending him away to the army. He also sees her tombstone, having died 10 years prior.

As Elden and Leona return to the tavern, she gets a sending from Roman, telling her that he misses her and he stopped by Wolfecrest looking for her. Meanwhile, Alexander has been plying Atlas for information about I'ollyn. Atlas leaves a gift with the blacksmiths for Salix.

Before they leave on the airship, Kesra tries her new Ring of Featherfall by jumping off the airship while it's still on the ground. They set off, heading for I'ollyn. Captain Burke warns them that they could have a hard time getting back across the border into the Empire. She also says that they could be attacked by elementals along the way.

Leona tells the rest of the group about the message from Roman, and the group in turn tells Atlas about Roman. Leona reaches out to Xytharia to warn her, and hears back from her that Harmony and Malamir's shop was destroyed by Fey, and neither of them survived.

Atlas asks the captain about where he might obtain some thieves' tools and is able to acquire some from a shifty man named Mitch. Atlas asks him for a refresher, and Mitch demonstrates on the captain's quarters. Kesra spends the first evening after learning about the magic shop staring into a drink at the bar. Alexander commisserates with her for a while.

Alexander finds a quiet moment with Atlas. They talk about the benefits of martial training and Atlas' history with it. Alexander tells Atlas he should stop discouraging Kesra. They argue heatedly over Atlas' role in making sure that Kesra is ready for Lorekeeper.

Leona tries to enchant some of the dragon scales and claws, but can't seem to work it out. Sometime in the late morning, Kesra comes to her room. She asks Leona why people follow the gods. Leona tries to explain that she feels like Sarenrae sometimes knows her, and other things about the world, better than she does. She thinks the same is true of Pelor and Kesra.

Elden takes out the owl statuette and learns how to use it - it turns into a giant owl, and he lets it fly around for a while. Atlas is there, watching, and talks to Elden. He says that he thinks his path is changing, that he needs to watch the shadows more. He also warns Elden that his armor is going to be really uncomfortable in the desert.

Later in the day, Leona finds Alexander, who is enjoying the sunshine. She asks him about scrying magic, and, in particular, whether the target of a scrying spell knows that they are being scried on. She's considering scrying on Roman, and they discuss that. She decides to give it a try before bed, and succeeds. She sees him in her bedroom, collecting hair from her hairbrush.

The next day, Elden catches a glimpse of smoke rising from Grassgrave behind them. They reach out to Xytharia and Salix to find out what's been going on, and inform King Theo as well. Leona also informs Aureo. Captain Burke warns them that that night is when it's going to be turbulent. Kesra stays on deck with Elden for a while as he watches the smoke rise from his hometown.