EndeeSettlement

## History

### The First Phase of Development

Erastus 29, GY4708, development of the new settlement began in earnest. With a working settlement name of Ley Line Nexus (LLN), to be reconsidered when a city had actually been built, Endee conjured several Resplendent Mansions to house those coming through the teleportation circle from Skyholm and make those summoned to assist more comfortable. Grottos were developed around the permanent teleportation circles and furnished. The portal and control stone were developed and sculpted into something perhaps less camouflaged but much more memorable, a centerpiece to build around. Reservoirs and sculpting of the land were paramount to future success.

### Exploration and Selecting a Place to Build

    Desnus 7 to Erastus 28, GY4708, Endee went on an exploration expedition. While he scouted out several potential locations for a new settlement, he settled on an area on the soutwest cliffs of the largest apparent mountain range in the world of Skyholm. As he explored, Endee found three rivers. As he was the one doing the exploring and would be bringing the map information of the world back to the city that had no existing maps of their world, he named them. "Desnus' Tears" for the first river he found as he switched from fast overland travel to taking his time to explore and map out the terrain. "Dragon's Forked Tongue" for the forked river he found directly north of the extremely tall mountain range. Finally, "Nethys' Gift" the one southwest of the tallest mountain in the world and the one nearest his selected site to build the settlement. He also found ruins or some other non-natural feature nearly due east of where he chose to build, high up in the mountain slopes.

    Endee selected the area for the natural mountains, hills and valleys, as well as the healthy vegetation especially to the further southwest. The natural bowl-shape of the steep slopes cupping around natural hills and valleys that then fanned out to forestation very much appealed to the plans Endee had for what he wanted to build there. Once he had decided that it would be the site that would be cleared and built upon, Endee conjured a Resplendent Mansion with his magic to act as a home base for those he would hire to help him to clear the area of dangerous monsters and to protect the permanent teleportation circle he created and linked back to a sister permanent portal outside of the teleportation wards around Skyholm.

A group of both familiar and unfamiliar faces agreed to come with Endee, Nethaniel, and the beings Endee summoned. Lauren Baskers. Forscythe Flair. Tatrix. Angou. And a late arrival that did not introduce itself or want much more than a cut of the spoils, including abducting one of the hostile Mighty Adamantine Golems for some unknown reason. Their first challenge was a trio of purple

    **Mighty Adamantine Golems** that were completely immune to magic. While Endee's companions were not daunted by the constructs he could not hope to harm on his own, their fighting or some unknown stimulus pulled the attention of a surprise beast. A

     **Legendary Space Faring Kraken** fell upon the hurt golems, swallowing one whole. While Tatrix, Forscythe, and Lauren held the attention of the remaining two and meted out quick destruction, Angou charged the Kraken and quickly killed it with a flurry of his many arms. As it died, the Kraken's interdimensional space stomach regurgitated up the swallowed golem. The group made quick work of what was left of the golems. Forscythe wished one to destruction, to keep it dead after it fell. The surprise newcomer hurried the second downed golem away back to the teleportation circle to return it to some captivity in Skyholm before it could regenerate. Endee wished the last dead just as Angou reduced it to an expensive heap of adamantine rubble.

Beyond the site of battle, the group came upon what the Purple Mighty Adamantine Golems were guarding. An odd clearing on the plateau of a rock formation. Endee identified rings of runes around the base of four separate stones, forming a square formation with a completely level and flat patch of ground between them. More investigation and interpretation of the incredibly tiny etched runes revealed that the four stones were forming a sort of permanent teleportation circle. A fifth stone off to the far side was the key. A sort of control stone with a face of active runes that could be activated in a sequence of seven to dial the permanent teleportation circle to the coordinates of another plane. While Endee was distracted being excited about the find and how similar it was to portals in Skyholm able to bring people from other worlds or send them on missions to other planes for missions, the others noticed a few hairline scratches on the currently active seven rune sequence. After a few divination spells, the group identified that a terrified mind-flayer had used the teleportation sequence last to escape... something. Mustering their courage and preparing for another fight, they sent one of Endee's summons in first to check the viability of the travel. Still connected to Lauren with a psychic connection, Terani the Trumpet Archon confirmed safe travel to a black place that obscured sight.

They all agreed to go through and plane shift back after they discovered the fate of the Mind-Flayer that had been so frightened. What they found in that dark plane was a demigod.

     **Mimic Demi God Ku'll'ish Knew** was there, waiting, flexing, in the darkness. Those who were enchanted with True Seeing struggled at the sight of the semi-divine creature, though only Anita the Veranallia perished at the shock of the sight. Liberal use of Antimagic Eye from Lauren. Prismatic spheres. Smiting. A blender of arms from Angou. In the end, Lauren struck the final blow by giving the Demi God Ku'll'ish Knew a taste of his own medicine by scaring the mimic to death with her psionic fear powers.

### Gaining Official Rights to Found the Settlement

Desnus 2, GY4708, Endee and a five-legged representative of the King of Skyholm met. In that audience, Endee petitioned for official rights to explore and found a new settlement outside the city. With his accumulated fame, prestige, and titles, he was given consideration and permission.

*"There is no preference for distance, teleportation may cause issues due to some magic around Skyholm."*
*"No maps. No paperwork. Go. Be safe. Build well."*