10th Nymm, 999 YK
- They spend about an hour discussing the prophecy that the Oracle of War gave.
- They have some theories about the prophecy, in particular Warden works out that there are 6 full moons in sequence during Long Shadows this year. Dax also theorises that the six moons could be referring to the Dark Six.
- Lozaal investigates the Oracle after Zedd brings it back, deciding it's probably not going to explode. He's unable to deactivate the Third Protocol.
- The party, who can all cast Cure Wounds, heal everyone as much as they can, with the exception of Warden, who uses his hit dice like a big boi.
- Ready to proceed, Warden turns into a draft horse to pull the wagon.
12th Nymm, 999 YK
- Mid-afternoon, the party encounters a lone traveller on the road: an old hobgoblin woman. She has a cart loaded up with trinkets, and she wanted stories.
- Lozaal recognised this woman as Sora Esma, a figure that even the Dhakaani had records of. She is effectively the goblin equivalent of Santa Clause. They say she has a thousand friends in a thousand places, and holds a thousand secrets for each of them.
- They each tell her their stories, and she gives each of them a trinket related to their story.
- Lozaal gets a hermit crab living in a skull, named Kevin.
- Warden gets a hollow black dragon egg, the exterior painted with scenes of Gatekeepers warring with aberrations.
- Kalshana gets a handful of lettered teeth in a box that, when shaken and opened, always spells out your name.
- Dax gets a lantern whose flame burns silver, but casts longer shadows than normal.
- Jayne gets an animated rat skeleton in a bottle, supposedly a pet of the Lady of the Plague.
- Grantha got some trendy new shoes from the Shadow Marches, called "crocs"
- Mathilde got a 200lb potato. Neat.
- Audrey got a broom that makes things dirtier, rather than cleaner.
- Sora Esma then threw a bar of soap to Lozaal, labelled "Gnome Repellent"
- Sora Esma also remembered that it's Llyr's birthday tomorrow, and has a gift for him! A full Cyran royal guard regalia including doublet, tabard, belt, boots and blade custom-tailored to be worn by an owl.
- Upon hearing that Kalshana has been carrying cheese for almost 2 years, Sora Esma gives her a new cheese in exchange for her throwing away the old cheese. It's "Rust Munster", a cheese for warforged!
- In exchange for one of Lozaal's trinkets, Sora Esma gives him a small wooden bird cage which contains a mote of dead-gray mist. The mote swirls and dances within the cage but never leaves its confines.
- Sora Esma informed them that if they wish to see her again, when they use the Light at the Crossroads, they simply need to say "Grandmother knows best."
- After Sora Esma leaves, the group have a pretty deep discussion about children and the issue of warforged reproduction.
- "Old people are not to be underestimated"
13th Nymm, 998 YK
- The group arrives back at Salvation.