Episode 8: Where the Wind Blows

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**July 8, 2020**

This week began with the group waking up from their fey dream. Upon waking, Rhistel went over and helped to heal Ridgely who also woke up from his sickness sleep. After this, Ridgely and Pire were interested to hear the story of what had happened in the dream. Koko Dotharl gave a nice summary of the dream, highlighting what she thought was the important parts. Those who died during the dream (Koko and Muud) woke up feeling terrible with one level exhaustion. The ones who survived the dream (Rhistel, Luberos, and Dienaar Josephine) woke up feeling great with 10 temporary hp. Pire, who had been visibly weakened/aged by the Ritual of Dreams, spoke of interpreting the dreams by figuring out how to separate the truth from the dream elements. Something dark stirs in the Fey, and it has the possibility of affecting the entire world (or at least is a larger issue than the Gale). After some more conversation, Ridgely suggested that Pire teach Rhistel the Ritual of Dreams, and Pire consented. Rhistel and Pire went into the tent where a sort of mind-meld passed the secrets of the ritual on to Rhistel, who bore the onslaught of knowledge with great endurance. Pire indicated that Rhistel was now part of his legacy, a responsibility Rhistel did not take lightly. While Rhistel and Pire were busy, Luberos and Ridgely went looking for more mushrooms and berries. Luberos was able to find the local berry and gathered some for his brew. Ridgely was unable to harvest any more mushrooms, but acquired some from Luberos. After this, Pire was exhausted, and Floating Feathers Upon the Wind suggested that the group leave and that Feathers would guide them to the northern edge of the forest.

Upon reaching the edge of the forest, Floating Features Upon the Wind left the group to their own devices. The group sees some trees downed by the Gale at the edge of the wood, and then a relatively barren, rocky landscape leading to the cliffs at the edge of the Isle. The ground was littered with boulders set into impact craters. And beyond, the ocean. Sun was beginning to set, but with the light left Rhistel and Muud were able to see a small air vortex as well as a wrecked ship in the cove 80 feet below. Rhistel turned into a giant frog and leaped from the edge. He survived the fall, and did some scouting of the ship. He found it to be in quite a lot of disrepair - a broken mast, some holes in the hull, and a large boulder had crashed through the deck (but not all the way through the hull). The ship was roughly 40ft long and still floating. Muud ran back to the group to tell them what he'd seen as well as the fact that Rhistel had turned into a frog and gone down. The rest of the group followed, and upon reaching the edge looked for a way to get down. A "path" existed, though it was more of a climb than a walk. The group tied a couple ropes together, tied one end to a boulder, and started to descend. Luberos, being overconfident, attempted to climb down without the rope. He slipped and began to fall, but fortunately was able to grab the rope and save himself. He used the rope the rest of the way down..

Upon reaching the bottom, Ridgely and Luberos immediately went to check out the boat. Koko, Muud, and Josephine scouted out the air vortex along with the cave behind it. Upon getting too close, Ridgely aggro'd the vortex, which turned out to be an air elemental, and a fight began. Muud took quite a beating, but the group quickly dispatched the elemental. They moved into the cave, thinking of it as a place to camp, but also something that likely is related to the Gale. It was made of windswept, flowing rock and covered in druidic runes that Muud could tell roughly translated into symbols of the elements. After a brief peak into the cave, the session ended to pick up next time.