Chapter 4 Intro

Quinn comes to lying on a stone slab in the middle of a small wooden house. All the furnature have been removed to make way for circles of chalk making out long strings of celestrial words. Standing over you with a bowl once full of diamond dust, is a halfling man standing on a stool wearing the robes of a follower of the sun god Pelor. His stern look softens as he says, "Welcome back Quinn Saters. I am Count Morbaine of Andegar, Dean of the Andegar College of Healing there. Please rest, your traveling companions are just outside."

It was three weeks ago that you watched him fall in the battle against Gallowside and King Ren'thok. Trudging through the snowy mountain peaks you were found by a group of tiefling conducting a coming-of-age ritual on the mountain. The appearance of your group struggling to get through the icy terrain caused a stir. They turned back and took you down the mountain providing you with warmth through the use of those heating pockets Kava is so fond of. You arrive at their home, the sulfur mining town of Snake Belly. The smell of it at first still a ways from the mine was unbearable and the first night you could not sleep from the smell, but now the smell has faded into the background of life. The town of Snake Belly (named for the mythological origin of the Broken Spine Mountains, sometimes called Snake Butt by the inhabitants on account of the smell) is reminiscent of Clear Creek but with a sizable tiefling population.

During that time you have holed up in the Ox Tooth Tavern going over your recent trouncing by Gallowside. You think up what to do for your next move. There are the other Remnants, "The Scales sit on the Peak of Last Resolve, The Diadem is in the trove of the Copper Dragon, and the Cloak sits on the Shoulders of the Knight of the Sun." The Mirror of Eberron is in the possession of Gallowside and Kalarel the Vile. Kava is still afflicted by her purple eye, still hearing voices from nowhere. With downtime you have practiced and honed your skills bringing them up to new heights.

You preserved Quinns body as best you could including wrapping him in burial cloth. Nobody in Snake Belly had the ability to conduct a ritual to raise him from the dead. Instead, a messenger horse was sent with all haste to the Andegar College of Healing for assistance. Nobody expected the Dean himself to arrive and nobody expected that he would perform the ritual for free. Now, Count Morbaine exits the house emptied out for the purpose of raising your friend from the dead. He wears a smile and shining robe robes of Pelor despite the chalk and blood on his hands.

Taking a rag and wiping his hands of something, he starts with crisp pronunciation: "He is back with us now and with time he will be back to his old self again. For the time being, expect nausea, loss of appetite, moodiness… Erm… It's good to try to get him into a routine again or maybe a nice hike in the mountains to get him used to his legs. Here is a lotion to rub on his joints and here is a bit of the knowledge of Andegar." He hands over a basket containing a scroll wrapped in gold ribbon and a jar of a yellow cream. "Do you have any questions about his recovery?"