The Endless Divide - Episode Eleven

## Synopsis:

Luya Barie set out months ago on an expedition to cross the Endless Divide, also known as The Quiet Lands. She and her crew were seeking the eastern coast of A'lune. No one ever heard back from them until one day, a message was sent to the Court of Abishot through some sort of magic. 25 words came from Barie:

"We almost died on journey. Found massive city in quiet lands. Cannot get back. Too dangerous. Met their wizard. They need help. Safe currently. Luya."

Abishot hired the Whispering Cutlass to seek out this lost city of the Divide and its citizens. Over 100 individuals set out on the journey.

This is the eleventh adventure in The Endless Divide Saga.

This leg of the journey features a clockwork dragon, a dangerous escape through the ruined city, a warforged underground hideout, and a search for a laboratory.

## Mercenaries:

* Bandin Volward Deepburrow - Deep Gnome Rogue (Sponsor: Faithful Boar of the Circle of Faith Guild)
* Brutus Logjam - Half-Orc Barbarian (Sponsor: Briney Rickington III of House Stefarni)
* Darksteel - Aasimar Warlock
* Xane - Genasi Paladin / Cleric (Sponsor: Xilon Harkus Starrati of House Stars)
* Tyel Morna - Aasimar Cleric (Sponsor: Xekral Shadhavar of House Shadhavar)

## Adventure Summary:

**Day 74 continued (17% Caravan Supplies):** While the mercenaries were speaking with Luya, the purple worm appeared and attacked the group, but was blocked by the barrier. The worm suddenly stopped, then began tunneling underground. A giant shadow covered the mercenaries and Luya advised the group that they needed to get further into the city and get underground. The group looked back at what was making the shadow and realized that the creature was able to pass through the barrier with ease and was pursuing the group.

The group stopped in a ruined courtyard in an attempt to hide out. The creature landed on top of a tall building, finally revealing itself as a giant clockwork dragon. The mechanical menace sprayed a black oil over the courtyard and the group. While the mercenaries were caught off guard, the dragon lit the oil on fire, causing destruction to the area and the group.

Darksteel fell down unconscious, but was healed quickly by Xan

Several members of the group attempted to attack the dragon, but were unsuccessful in stopping the beast. Some of the attacks had done some damage, but after several successful strikes, the dragon appeared to shift and shake and the attacks were no longer causing damage.

The dragon then flapped its wings and created a loud clap of thunder, which caused the wall it was standing on to fall. The dragon then rose again into the air.

Luya yelled to the group to continue running deeper into the city, and they followed.

While the group passed multiple buildings, both Darksteel and Bandin (archaeologists) determined that the city, or parts of the city, were created by the Wizards of Perlin, which was not the first time the group had heard of this name (Brutus and Xan heard the Fey creature Yanaliah mention this name).

The mercenaries turned down an alley when suddenly the dragon landed some thirty feet away. Bandin suggested a plan to the group and Brutus threw Bandin on top of the dragon's back. Bandin activated his immovable rod, a maneuver that had been successful against a giant rock monster so many days ago. The immovable rod went into and through the dragon. The dragon began to shift around the rod, somehow molding the rod into its body.

Luya pointed out an underground entrance and the group followed. The dragon took to the sky with Bandin still on his back. Bandin was able to get a view of the city from high up before the dragon swooped down towards the group again. Bandin was able to jump from the beast in a dramatic fashion and make his way underground with the fellow mercenaries.

While underground the mercenaries came upon hundreds of warforged, which Luya said assisted her with surviving. Several warforged ran outside to attack the dragon, but were immediately consumed. Other warforged told the group, "We have been here since here began. We cannot leave because of the flying monster."

The group asked who the wizard was that Luya mentioned in her message and she directed them to a warforged named Grey 12.

The group decided to sleep underground until night fall, when the dragon supposedly does not fly.

**Day 75 (16% Caravan Supplies):**

The mercenaries meet with Grey 12 who informs them of his failing memory. He tells the group in order to restore his memory they need to find a laboratory. He warns the group of the flying creatures "pets" that come out at night.

The group cautious leave the tunnels in search of the laboratory. Bandin had informed the group of a large building in the distance he saw while on the back of the dragon that could possibly have been a laboratory or some sort of school.

The group travel through several districts (Blacksmith's, a seedy alley, a library, residential areas, and a mercantile area) and run into several large lizard creatures, which the group easily dispatch.

After several hours of searching, the group finds a facility that looks safe and takes shelter as the strange lizard creatures were pursuing them.

## Outcome:

After a brief meeting with Luya Barie, the group immediately gets attacked by a giant clockwork dragon. The group barely escaped and met with Luya's warforged wizard Grey 12, who then sent the group on a search for a laboratory to help regain it's memories.