The journey back to daggerford
it's been a lot. something about this shrine has brought her some peace. working to clean the shrine. some connection. It's odd. Gods are her brothers thing, not hers. Croash would also be confused by her
glowing warmth. odd.
Zalia hears a voice in her mind. is this statue talking to me? im not religious. lion like creature. huge maine. gold. chauntea somehow and blood hunter connection.
garden celestial. chauntea.
"Naga, do you see this?" what? " some celestial"
Infernal HUNT flash of vision of goblins and the symbol of the beating heart.
It seems like it wants me to hunt down the rest of the beating heart cultists.
Garden gnolls. leonals.
Guess I've got a new bounty now.
Zalia, you have experienced something unique and important.
naga will listen for a beating heart. need to follow. glad we are together. still have a book to find!
we look through the room.
we get a little lost in all the things.
toane stealithy finds some special loot and finds the book.
flip through it.looking for a particular passage.
secretly finds the page on hollyphants.
very neatly slices out the binding on that page.
JACPOT
naga runs over and is excited about finding the right book.
the group here is part of a large cohort. many may have fled back to other areas or we killed them.
Zalia finds a series of maps. call over Corash. I think we have a new adventure ahead of us brother.
Corash is ready to retire but will contonue for his sister.
NE, southern edge of the high forest. between daggerford and the high forest. low hilly region forlorn hill. northern mountainous region. no X mark the spot. infernal notes but cryptic. series of steps or passages leading to it.
other fetures I see there.
notes of castles. drwan castle icon.
general
firehammer hold. norht
souther blood gate keep.
more time and resources, can identify more.
zalia is becoming more and more like Corash which corash finds interesting.
Millie goes to the statue and will druidcraft a little folloer on the crascks in the stone as a thank you.
we feel very protected here in this shrine. LONG REST maybe?
Zalia is peaceful and happy by this shrine. but then Toane mentions the damn drakenbeast and Zalia gets her fire back and runs after the beast with Toane's pushing.
toane finds a corridor that we missed.
no sign of the creature but we hear the cleaking of metal and the sounds of chairs being dragged.
broken dish. water splashing. kitchen prep area.
choice curse words in undercommon. summon goblin. gutteral screw shorg. and a huge clatter.
zalia opens the door. chef hobgoblin.
sack, stuffing all the foods.
sausage for whiskey.
i only joined up for cooking.
ok....
it's gonna report to the boss.
where is the boss.
idk. I give him whiskey and take the sausage and cheese.
corash joins
the vale, the hilly part, the mountain. the crumbling spar.
they tried to make me put a villager on a spit.
this is why they mmmust die.
the villagers must be there.
Millie, come have a peice of cheese, it will help!
pairing cheese with alcohol sounds amazing. he should open a shop.
Toane says no cheese from hobgoblins!!
RUDE
milie takes some alcohol and cheese.
Zack with a K not a Z, that's his cousin. DON"T TRUST HIM.
he will go to daggerford to try his luck.
Do you need a camp chef?
Zalia gets to excited and grabs his hand and shakes it and hires him.
Naga askes about dryads and him.
Now that it's safe. we can have a rest and test his food to see if he is the right fit for us.
toane snares the door.
he cooks up a storm!!
Naga passes out.
Zack, you're hired!! DELICOUS
Zalia gives him a bottle of whiskey. you shoudl keep it safe. You should take it now or I'll light it on fire. That's a waste.
Toan'e gives zack the electrum brooch as a cash advance.
Zack is imrpressed that we took out gavala.
LONG REST> great food!
zack has one cleaver that is his pride and joy.
scouted. all looks good.
Let's go!
to the dryad first
SNACKBAR? resto for Zack
cheese wiz
Perception
halfway to the dryad. Zack and i are chatting food and restorant anmes
Much meat. and cheese. in small font.
goblin footprint points out Zack.
Kvn is passes out from bottles of whiskey in the bush.
millie talks to passed out Kvn.
gives him the update.
zack doesn't think kvn will live without us.
we adopt kvn. Zack needs a soup check in a suit.
Zack grabs the goblin and puts him in his bag.
Bag Goblin. take out pop up restorant.
we make it to the dryad's grove.
Zack offers the drayd cheese.
we borke the chain.
naga seems more broken. I've died a few times- NAga.
asking about what to do on the book. who to bring it to now?
banished trickster god?
dryad scoops out a pile of dirt. there is a hole. do you see anyhting in particular.
after a few minutes, water starts the fill it. whatever you are dealing with, filled a void, close to what should be there but is different. diferernt intentions.
don't want to risk Zalia dying by not filling their end of the bargain.
leave the book with dryad? dangeous?
NO
you should deliver it but be mindful that it could start a series of events that you would be responsible for. weigh your friend's life.
well, i've died a few times already, probably be again. i'll keep my bargain and be responsible for the dividends
drayad wants cheese. hasn't had cheese in ages. Zack is happy !
corash feels for divine energy.
you took a big risk saving me. I'll stay with you as much as you want me to. to help clean up the fallout.
I do need to make it to the villagers and the drakenbeast. but i'll stay with you.
the responsiblilty is mine -Naga. I need to keep up this end of the bargain. but you are welcome to come.
millie watches the stars again. vaguely humanoid shape in her star hands . strange, shocking.
millie really squash her history and past down. doesn't like thinking about it. petrified crospe of a dead god floating in the astral plan. read a book about this.
mountain ranges in the astral sea.
Millie has to do some fancy rich person breathing excersizes to calm down from this.
it's morning. Zack is making a fantastic pancake breakfast with a hungover kvn stirring the berry syrup.
mimosas, pancakes, cheese.
Zalia is passed out but will def want food.
Zack is inspired by the mimosas from the badger,
goodberry reduction
zalia loves zack.
millie is quieter. something simple and yummy.
pretty ring of constellations. polietly dismisses the god stars
oyfannen stops by and thanks us for freeing the river.
travel safelty.
don't typically barter or trade in material possessions, offers us gold or gems or a few trinkets.
pair of boots, shabby cloak, ring. could part with one.
1000g equivelant of gems.
why gems? why not just gold?
what am i going to do with a gem??
250g gems each. toan'e divisdes.
Zalia loops an arm in both naga and corash arm and yell "well let's go then!"
As Zalia drags Croash and Naga off, Naga turns and thanks Oyfannen. He will always be welcom ein the grove
see you in a different mood next time.
pretty good one now.