Adventure 23

**Real World Date: 2/18/2018**

**In Game Dates: February 1st, 5001 M.E. - February 15th, 5001 M.E.**

**XP: 1400 (Total: 20251)**

## Along the Valu River

The Captain and the first mate, a water Gensai named Gundrun Mistborn, take the party down the Valu River on the **Iron Martyr**. The trip will take about two weeks to get them where they need to go. They travel down the tranquil and massive river for a long time. At day four they reach the city of **Palo**, which is the first stop for the **Iron Martyr**.

Along the docks of the city is a floating marketplace. Various boats float out in the water near the docks, trading and selling their wares. Several boats are linked together and make and share their products and food. As the **Iron Martyr** docks several boats approach them and sell their wares, which the party partakes in. The ship unloads a shipment of ore to the local blacksmiths and they leave.

## Surprise on the Valu River

 **Location** | Valu River

They travel further down the river. Around day seven, they are alone on the river in a particularly wide part of the river. Seemingly out of nowhere, a fast boat pulls up alongside the **Iron Martyr**, it being propelled by a water elemental. Also on the boat are Sahuagin and a Sea Hag. They leap onto the boat and attack the crew. The crew manage to hide while the Captain, Gundrun, and the party fight off the creatures.

After they defeat the creature, Aust checks and makes sure that the hag doesn't have a Hag Eye, which she doesn't. The Captain yells at the man on watch for not spotting the ship approaching, but he claims it appeared out of nowhere. After they loot the bodies, they move on.

## Dreams of Swords and Libraries

Around day ten, Wrax hasa a vision. He is suddenly in a library, which is small but two story. The walls are covered in books except for a small section of a wall with a fireplace. Sitting at one of the two chairs in front of the fireplace is a man, human looking, sipping tea. He offers some to Wrax and talks cryptically about what is happening. After a few moments, Wrax focuses on the location of the sword and realizes that this man in front of him IS the sword.

The talk a bit about how Wrax having a deal with a devil on his soul makes him an unlikely ally of the sword but only time will tell. He also warns him of the time crunch he is under, as the people around him are about to cause chaos and his location may not be stable for long. Wrax suddenly is back on the boat, almost as if no time has passed.

## Defense of Kananga

A couple days late they make stop in the city of **Kananga**. The **Iron Martyr** drops off ship building supplies to some local craftsmen, but they are picking up some local produce from the farmers. However, due to the late hour, they must stay the night and meet with the farmers in the morning. The party does some shopping before sleeping, with Ren convincing a shopkeeper to give him a very GENEROUS discount before absconding with some gear.

 **Location** | Kananga Streets

As they head to their inn to sleep, sounds of battle are heard. A large force of gnolls and other creatures have attacked the city. Many of the towns guard, made up entirely of the **Red Brook Mercenaries**, head to stop the attack. However, a few get through, including several gnolls and a giant. The party fight the creatures and kill them. They are thanked by the leader of the guards, Captain Decius Stormwind, who tells Dhamon that if his target is a new recruit in the **Red Brook Mercenaries**, then he most likely is stationed at their man headquarters in Kitwe, a few days further along the river.

## Last Legs

After waking in the morning, they depart with having picked up the produce from the farmers. They sail for a couple more days before the dock in the city of Kitwe. Ren getting a message from Jorna Aluhm that he is close, and Wrax can tell that the sword is near this city, so they all agree to depart. Not knowing where anything else is located at the moment, the party heads towards the sword, which seems to be just outside the city in a monastery up on the hill.

The party approaches the monastery and a familiar face greets them: Tariq Akhallah. He asks about Erevan and his Dwarf companions, and they catch up a bit. He is the second in command of this monastery and the books he was collecting [DM note: See Issue #4]. Tariq offers them a place to sleep in their guest chambers. He complains about the attack that destroyed their library, saying that the **Red Brook Mercenaries** should have protected them, and he suspects their leader, General Kaias Lorbelle, let it happen on purpose but can't prove it.

## Desperate Times...

Wrax is summoned by the Master Kor, the leader of the monastery. He goes alone to meet him, who reveals that he has the Sword of Unholy Purging in his chambers. Master Kor reveals that he is a divine being called a **Ki-Rin** in disguise. He reveals this and tells him that the sword talks to him as well, and that Wrax needs to take the sword now.

The other party members are relaxing when they heard a loud pounding at the main doors. They rush out to see the double doors bust open and an army of gnolls and ogres and ettins swarm inside. Wrax picks up the sword and he rushes out of the Master's chambers to join the rest of the party just as the forces swarm into the monastery...