Session 3

As the group was settling in to the mysterious little gnome's dwelling place for bed, Grey & Cecelia had a little check in conversation about what they had dealt with so far. They shared concerns and were both wary of the current predicament, Grey also acknowledged his interest in the himbo-like half orc, Elar.

Thel, the ever curious wizard, approached Evyann and tried to engage in conversation. Evyann was probably? visited by a presence that no one else in the party noticed.

Cecelia and Grey were both visited by particularly vivid dreams.

In the morning, Evyann awkwardly made her way through the party and out into the cave tunnel in search of that presence that had visited her. Anyone who woke up throughout the night knew that the gnome didn't sleep much, but Euphie, the keen observer noted he slept intermittently. As the group was preparing to leave, Grey sent a message to Meledria and learned that Evyann likely was who she said she was and that the Empress of Thrmia was murdered by the Cycle Disciples.

Before departing, the gnome pulled Grey aside to inform him that he meant the group no harm, and that his name was Professor Excelsior.

The group went on their way, this time with Evyann leading the way. The group marched along when they were beset by beautiful song. Everyone but Thelephora was enchanted by the song and started running towards the source of the noise, while running, Grey was able to break free from the music while the others jumped into a pool of water in a large dark cavern off the path of the main route. The group; Evyann, Cecilia, Kamari, Fen, and Elar rushed towards what they saw as two beautiful sirens in the water. The sirens had only one thing on their mind and began attacking those who had fallen under the spell of the song.

Thelephora and Grey, helpless to stop the enchantment watched from the top of the cliff face in horror. They entered battle with the two sirens, slinging ranged spells at the monsters as their friends were in melee. As time went on and they had taken several hits, their friends seemed to snap out of their stupors, but the damage was crippling, and Kimari, the thief, fell beneath the water. Unable to see him, ranged heals were unavailable, and by the time Thelephora, who had manifested celestial wings could dive into the water, Kimari's body was being dragged away by another hidden siren.

Evyann tried her best to follow after the now captured, and likely dead, Kimari but others felt that a chase beneath the water would prove fruitless. The group, especially Elar and Fen, mourned the loss of their friend Kamari.

While they all regrouped on an island in the middle of the cavern, Thelephora revealed she had recovered Kimari's bag and the contents within, and additionally they found a large chest with several magical items inside. Grey revealed his quest to recover a particular item that Kamari had stolen from the Sorvette Tower, where Grey lived. Evyann cast Identify and was able to relay to the others what items were inside the chest & Kimari's bag and what their magical properties were:

* Two pearls of power, 1 pink & 1 black
* Bright Shard Amulet
* Good Hoe
* Nature's Respite Magical Bow that looked particularly old and corroded
* Bottle of Shadows?
* Sending Stone
* 5 Spell Scrolls
	+ Chaos Bolt
	+ Expeditious Retreat
	+ Snilloc's Snowball Swarm
	+ Warding Wind
	+ Teleporting Spell
* Wand of Secrets

They divided the items between them, and as they passed the items around, the bow reacted to Cecelia's touch, suddenly shedding its corroded and decaying appearance, and appearing strong and well kept. This reaction didn't happen with any other party members and it was clear the bow was meant for Cecelia.

Fen and Elar requested that any spare gold left within Kimari's pack be returned to his son in Cragsbury and the party agreed.