23rd Eyre 998 YK
- The party discuss mapping the valley, and the ethical questions that raises.
- They decide they will map it, but won't give the map over until they find out why it's needed.
- Mieno brings them some food and offers them a cave to sleep in, but they decide to stay next to the fountain with the amulet in it.
- Warden tries to Identify the Codex Anathema. He loses his voice.
- Roughly 4 hours into the rest, they were disturbed by a horn and sounds of fighting.
- Mieno demanded answers, they said they meant no harm! She implored the party to help.
- The harpies were being fought by gnolls, goblins and some ogres.
- It was a long, brutal fight. Every break in the fighting allowed them to get a short rest as the Irian manifest zone reinvigorated them.
- When Terfel's echo appeared, one of the gnolls called him a "Kell Knight"
- The Droaamites began to flee, and Mieno called for the harpies and party to pursue.
- "If they escape they will return in greater numbers! Kill them all!"
- Charge into the tunnels!
- The harpies drop torches periodically to light the way, the fighting is vicious.
- The party enter a large cavern and see Mieno fighting a large gnoll with a glaive. Mieno is losing.
- The party fights through gnolls, and see the leader get the upper hand on Mieno, pinning her to the ground.
- Terfel teleports past the gnolls and rushes the big one pinning Mieno. The gnoll speaks to him.
- "Words have been spoken, easterners, and the Pact has been paid. Droaam deals with Droaam. The Haunting Song will be destroyed... but you don’t have to die with them."
- Terfel obviously wasn't going along with that, he fought the big gnoll.
- The fighting in this room was the most violent, with almost everyone on low health. Both Dax and Terfel drank from their Iriadiated (lol) water, gaining the benefit of a long rest.
- Eventually they managed to take down all of the gnolls.
- Mieno thanked them, and they asked if they could map the valley. She said they would discuss it in the morning.
- Dax gives Warden some of her Iriadiated water, but it doesn't return his voice.
- The harpies clean up, and the party return to the fountain caked in gore.
- Time to rest!