Session 2x4

Session 2x4 occurred on 22 Feb 2021. The players were blinks(Hawthorn), Ivy (Otsa), yourGMJack (Marshall), Theos (Skarn) and DrWreckage (Galen). Their goal was to retrieve the bodies and treasure from Session 2x1.

## Summary

Immediately after leaving Dryvault, the group was spotted by a pair of chimeras. Unable to hide from the creatures, the party was forced to fight. Hawthorn was downed almost immediately from a blow from one of the creatures, and both Skarn and Otsa were hit by the venomous tail barbs of the other. Focusing their attacks on one of the two Chimeras, the party was able to discourage the chimeras and drive them off.

After recuperating for the night in Dryvault, the group set out again along the same path. The group reached Cragfall Cave and entered via the same entrance as the adventurers in Session 2x1. With the help of a willpower transfer from Galen, Skarn used stone-singing to create a staircase down over the waterfall. However, in the process, he inadvertently disturbed the tomb of a dwarven death knight.

## In-character tales

### Marshall's ledger

*The handwriting in Marshall's ledger is cramped and messy.*

**Orders**

1 blacksmithing hammer (repair, personal)
[still no forge, but felt good to fix things again]

**Goods**

+4 packs of torches (damp)

**Notes**

* Some sort of griffin or chimera right outside of town. Don't leave alone. (Idea: armor that protects from their poisoned spikes?)
* Stonesingers are excellent crafters: just by chanting, Skarn made a stone staircase from the top entrance of Cragfall Cave down to the pond where those poor adventurers died. (Reminder: ask what song that was, it was great to fall asleep to)
* Restless dead in and around Cragfall Cave: a body with one hand, and some sort of Dwarven royalty? (For tomorrow: ask a dwarf if they have royalty, and whether they ever had royal smiths)

### Otsa's tale

I'm beginning to think that this land doesn't want us crawling about. We barely got ten miles from town when we were beset by these winged beasts. They've a nasty venom, Hawthorn can vouch for that. It's a miracle that we scared them off before we all died.

We eventually did make it to the cave, and Skarn worked his awesome magic upon the stone, but before we could make our way into the bowels of that mountain some... thing emerged from the depths. I heard tell that it's a prince, some dwarf of old, now a creature of fury and undeath. My wishes of good luck go to whoever is brave enough to venture down there now.

### Skarn's engraving

*As you descend into the quarry, you notice that a portion of the stone cliff face nearest town has been smoothed. A set of engravings have been carved into the now-smooth surface:*

Engraved on the wall is a finely-designed image of Eclipsing Chimeras: Human-faced, quadrupedal, bat-winged terrors, covered in armored hide. Beware their shooting, stinging tails!

Engraved on the wall is a finely-designed image of adventurers and Eclipsing Chimeras by Skarn. Skarn the dwarf is crawling. Marshall the human is smashing the tail of an Eclipsing Chimera. Otsa the orc is cutting the hide of an Eclipsing Chimera. Hawthorn the half-elf is crawling. Galen the half-elf is waving a blanket. The artwork relates to the driving off of the Eclipsing Chimeras by adventurers in the mid-spring of 1165 AS.

Engraved on the wall is a finely-designed image of Jasna the dwarf and elves by Skarn. Jasna is greeting the elves. The artwork relates to the leading of the Company of Daughters by Jasna the Matriarch in the years before the humans crossed the mountains.