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2/27/2022

brega's cobbler shop

Miran Flintbraid attendant


faein woman: inkar vass

Absently playing with a green little bag . watching , listening.


need to summon Safira later for message from Illya.


need a tree. BIG tree

visit neverwinter and grab the books over night. see if my lady is there.

NEED TO FIND SENDING STONE. Magic shop. https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/sending-stones

longest I will be without see my lady.



not thrilled with red wizards. will I have to bit off that one guy's head....

magic, I wonder if I can find a magic shop somewhere...

hopefully safira. lady Claug!!!


im not sleeping here.



ivy and smig decide how to talk to the cobbler shop guard. smig walks up with ivy kinda hiding.

guard pushes him aside 'who are you?' did you have a receipt, is that why you are following me?

red slumber has good beer. smig invites him for a drink.

smig and him sorta bond? I'm glad you got shoes.

guard will see ous later. don't stay out too late. some places are rough.

5pm now! Smig is going to buy him a drink.

dire felka

strong ale here. gonna play dice!!!


dark and cold, all residents seem to go inside.

Khashana looks for a tree.

the city is built funky. past the red slumber, off to the side and more forested area. not sure if park or edge of forest. but big pine tree!!


Khashana fits her dire wolf head into the inn and realizes that's not appropriate and unshapes.


people eating and drinking in the bar. off to the side, angry brother mertens. empty teapot by side.

Drobin asks brother mertens what he is reading. Brother mertens instensly protects the books and growls.

I'm catching up on my books -BM thought they would help


Borhter mertens is upset that he has no books. I ask where he left them. in his room.

Khashana offers to grab things for people. Going to neverwinter tonight. he is confused.

Brother Mertens actualyl does give me his key!! get his books.,

get something for ivy.(her pack?

Lady Claugillmatar first tho.


we get a communcal table.

waitress takes our order.\

Smig tab

dire felka is okay to drink on smig tab.

Khashana wants a steak. Steak is a new order for her. She has never been vegetarian. balance and natural is fine. however, normally she would get more of a stew, not just steak. a bit odd. Dragons influence.

Ivy wonders


Brother mertens also got a steak. I try to cat chirp at him happily. I don't do great but didn't offend.

We update BM on what the city is like.

smig asks BM if he knows how to play dice. asks us.

A dwarf next to us knows dice! but you do need dice to play


Dorbin wants to see the titles of the books BM is reading.

thicker book: on the folley of karsus.

history of the nether scrolls

on the trial of deus orgexis

two more but turned awy. cna't see

thin pamphlet


Jeth ask about BM's speciality. red larches, at least used to be. but then found those journals and now have to be that one.

A specialist on Ilsana Loyalspell. not thrilled. very upset.

he doesn't like us and doesn't find us scholarly.

Umber hills, 1000 of years, I know everything about them -BM

BM notices dorbin's interest in the book and turns them to him

a spell jammer odsyssey.

fascinating and dark, hard to come by: The Lineages of the Greater Daemons, Vol. 3: Inhabitants of Azzagrat, the Argent Palace, and the Court of Graz’zt (dorbin)

Jeth buries his face.

Dorbin wants to borrow. BM tells us how he himself copied each of these books including the binding itself. let's dorbin look but will be mad if dorbin damages it


Ivy gets excited to tell BM about her book in human flesh.

I can only think of three others like that! -BM

He wants to read it. Ivy says it's religious and explains it.

Ivy debates outloud if she trusts BM enough to share this info with him. It was written by a god.

BM's pupils just get GIANT

that book belongs in the library! He wants to see the book!!

Ties to IIsana. it relates, he needs to see it.

Ivy agrees to let him look at it as long as she is there. it was a gift from the god.

He doesn't seem too shocked.

It is actually DOCTOR mertens. but he has us call him BM still.

Ivy is also a doctor too! mortuary sciences and necrotic magic. sister Ivy.


BM is missing key pieces. doesn't understand how it all fits.

please get teh books. need them! titles and about them.

Phaerimm Arcanology -book

Volo’s Guide to All Things Magical -pamphetl

Ways of Lost Power-rare. don't mention it. will get in trouble for coopying. (The god eaters!)

BM asks for a heavy alcoholic drink to get through all this!!

talks about threads and researching.

On the Folly of Karsus- archmage krasus.

netheries. the science behind how the city floated.

netherill had insane skill. the archmage was looking for new magics

wrest the mantle of godhood from a living god.

mystrial, the goddess of all magic. didn't work.

Karsus alkmost did actually wrest that power!

somewhere here in the crashed floating city.

Here, i've copied the exact replica of illsana's notes from the library book.

footnotes mention the other tomes. iilsana' research.

Phaerimm Magic grubs. not alot known about them. singel most terrifying magical creature. extra planar creatures. drove the reasoning for the netheries to refine their magic.

able to tap into the weave directly. travel bettween planes of existence at will. AND the different spheres of existence. SOOOO different.

will is this culture now? BM hopes they are not living and would NOT call them 'people'

giant floating worm creatures.

Smig compares the creatures to himself. multiple planes.

BM wants to hear about the planar travel.

netheries abducted these creatures and study them.

Khashana doesn't love that. Humans of some sort -> creatures


Spell jammers. sailing vessels that can travel between planes of existence. and difference worlds even so.

the spell jammer's fantasy is techincally considered fiction BUT BM doesn't think so!!

moon travel on a spell jammer.

War of Bones.

Ways of Lost Power hand written account in the netherisize alphanet. deep magic. ancient arcanolgy. god eater.

2nd half is burnt. can't read it.


terrifying creature- ther eis a whole planet of them somewhere.

schools of magic.

a thenth nether scroll somwhere!!

how to warp the weave.

BM doesn't understand why the demon book is there. Not sure the connection.


"the weave" - magical ability. Everything is tied together and influences each other. This rumored nether scroll explains how to bend our understanding of magic and make it work another way.

magic ceased to exist long enough for the cities to fall. this scroll caused that.


owlbear is VERY rare. BM is kinda tipsy. he is loosening up. Happy to talk to people about all this. He is so excited.

three weeks ago, coughs, can you belive it. an emissary of the raven queen shows up and wants to know about iisans loyaspeell and wants to know about her. VALON!!!!!!

Ivy admits to meeting the raven queen. BM played cards with this person. lost a lot. talked a lot about IIsana. they needed to find the same steps and talked about the skull. The skull needs to be found to avert disaster. Sorta threatened BM into telling him about the skull. Raven would peck out eyeballs.

BM IS DRUNK>

BM told lies. he pointed "valon' in the wrong direction. Can't trust anyone.

parts of merkel:

scythe, crown, head, 2 legs, 2 arms, chest?


high forest somewhere. blighted forest?

thean presence large here. yup. liches. sas tam- thay does things their way but a lot of thaenin people don't agree. Khashana don't kill all the red wizards.

many artifacts in the forest - rumors

Do we think that they serve merkel? idk!! they stick out. it's odd

is there a center of learning for the red wizards here with how many of them are here? maybe? gotta ask someone else.

Red larch, (red slumber) probraly not named for red wizards. not super sure there is a connection between the two. the innkeeper is second generation thaen. red sash.

Ivy takes his drink. Bm is having fun!


Ivy wants to talk to mayor. he would know more. and ivy is friendly.

smig looks for fully robed people.

Smig Smigs.

BM gets another drink!! oh no! Ivy says that we will just have to let him learn hangovers on his own in the monring.

good, gives khashana more time to get home.

too late now for

BM is SOOO drunk. Jeth asks to borrow the books and promised to take care of them. BM is drunk and accepts. Khas want sto go to neverwinter.

Smig picks up the poor past out BM and brings him home. gorgeous hotel room. single bed.

The orc friend finds Smig! we should play dice tomorrow! the drunken dwarf said he would show me. dire felka offers to teach him.

Dorbin is overpouring his alchemy on the table again.

Dire felka has a receipt for you! and pulls out a dagger with dried blood. brega's paperwork isn't his strong suit. No more questions huh? no more mentioning the Family? Stop running your mouth!

smig smigs

do you know my uncle White tony? He's dead!!!

you could also be dead.

dire felka just says "take the dagger, go play dice"

dice date is still on.

the river is REALLY deep. dire felka likes Smig.

Smig hidden step. and goes to sleep on BM's floor.



dorbin is avoiding the topic of our rooms. BM will take care of it. and he runs away.


jeth offers me a room.

I go to a tree and go to neverwinter. back to where i was last.

I have an official letter to be there.

straight to lady claugillamatar.

I know exactly where she is.

I attempt to twist the doorknob and not luck so I knock.

male elf loungewear. glass of wine. humid room, plants everywhere. strange statues everywhere. we were so bored without you. you just disspaesred.

Kas tells ALL. party members.

Vas says thaens are horrible. no backbone.

INTERESTING>

vas has no idea where safira is.

Mom is in her study.

Study with BIG window. fire off on the side.

big

plants.

Illya wants wine. I bring her some.

I did not drink without her.

safira is out in the courtyard.


did you practice the shape.

i have some time in the forest to really stretch myslef.

my dragons hate thaens. I hate thaens i guess.

no respect fore the higher magics.

should respect them for their politics.

we caht grazz and amazi a bit.

Illya gives me a stone amulat

cat amulet. for me!!!

a present for safira so that I may practice my SHAPE

a gift of good news. lord neverember has granted Vas several households.

Well deserved!!!!

truly where would you be? truly!

grateful for all the teachings


Bonds with Vas A LOT> this could actually work well. Im into him again.


gives me some money.

they bought out a textile mill. I call them handsome.

he gives me 300 gold.

Vas has his first meeting with lord nevewinter.

I super charm them and fluff their egos. but I believe it

Vas points out my green steak of hair. I love it. he loves it.

Look for dragon books too! Noine

I get ivy's bag, BM's books and safira.

sleep and go back.


jeth tries to not so obviously get the books. spell jammer and demon ofc.

Ivy practices swords.


azargrath, home to grazz. 45-47 layers of the abyss. temperal river aka river of salt. in triple realm. in argent palace realm. jeth went to that argent palace.

tieflings, cambions,

offspring: he has seduced MANY mortals and lots of offspring

emazi is the youngest. holds the 6th seat of his court

duchess of the 6 ring. cannot locate who her mother is. deep connection with emazi, mertens notes from iisana.notes are scattered. emazi- any reference, see questions "is this a reference to ______" etc

several underlined questions:

the most interesting: does god's blood run through her veins?

iisana has most of the fasctination with emazi specifically.

iisanan had a n interest in the lineage. she did her research.

Spelljammer is flowery clive cussler book.

Jeth is not thrilled by it.

city on the moon like bM mentioned. on the trial of the stars. the alingment of the crystal spheres. the planet of the terrasque.


dorbin tries to put his hand in the bag to get the grazz book. whoops, dropped it. finds instead a package. a hand with several gems. dorbin adjusting the eye pieces. Dorbin has more work todo on this thing he is messing with.

falls asleep on his potions.


Ivy does her nightly sword practice and do a quick look on nethery scrolls.

a lot of names. many she doesn't know. some she does. rumor search for lost magic that may or may not have every existed.

looking for god of death stuff. ivy falling asleep. but something about this "god eaters" sticks in her mind. why would iisana look for this.


ivy sleeps well for once. reassurance that she is on the right track. sleeps with the book next to her.


Jeth alrams the room


Must visit regularly my lady.

MUST PRACTICE MY DRAGON

visiting Llya will have to be every couple days due to resting from the spell. long rest needed.

see if I can fly between places.

bring my dragons a present!


Could fly to leilon or kryptgarden then teleport.

dragon form is exhausting

BUT I HAVE TWO GREATER RESTO SPELLS


NEED TO FIND SENDING STONE. Magic shop. https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/sending-stones

longest I will be without see my lady.

Extra

your hair has a metallic green streak, and I am going to add that in direct sun your skin shimmers metallic green

Ivy can watch Kashana slowly get influenced by dragons and Kashana can watch Ivy slowly gain imposter syndrome and stress induced insomnia


Ilya : Claugilyamatar : Old Gnawbone

(CLOG-ee-lee-uh-MAT-ar

Vas: Vorgansharax/ The Maimed: Lord Vasari


Vas would be a pet name that only Ilya and Khas could use... same with Ilya



Recap: Khashana has spent the last several months spending most of her time with the two dragons and learning from them how to navigate the political elite of Neverwinter where "Lord Vasari" is a member (good luck Kim 🤣 ).

Every once in a while, she has a moment to have tea with Ivy, visit Leilon, or see Votig but that is very very rarely due to the dragons.

This bonding with dragons has given her the rare ability to turn into a form of green dragon but it is very exhausting and may have some big consequences.



and what you were saying earlier today is that Green Dragons are very concerned about status and considered themselves to be more superior to humans/ work on staying superior.

And with the time that Khashana spends with them, she too should be starting to see them as superior to humans as well? Both dragons are persuasive and attractive and Khashana is way too attached and gullible for her own good. I guess in a way, Khashana sees Human politics confusing and frustrating and she sees the Green Dragons as worthy superiors. At one time, she thought humans fascinating but now, after seeing the strange things humans make and the nature they destroy and their fighting, feels the dragons are more worthy?


Favorite Tree Teleports: (a bag of dirt for each one)

Votig's area Gray

neverwinter Black

Old knawbone's area Green

Leilon Yelllow


Some traits that Khashana will have had to work on during this time:

Getting familiar with politics

getting over city fears


Khas does also relate more to the green dragons now and that is OK. I think initially maybe they would have taken advantage of Khas (because green dragons), but over time there is also some true bonding. You decide how far you want to take that bonding.

Dragons are nature. The true power of nature itself. They should be respected and worship and their expertise and knowledge should be revered.

It is only natural to respect the powers of nature and to understand the balance in mortal life.

To learn the languages of those you respect most.

Finding the nature within the city. Learning to suffer the lack of nature in cities for the sake of my dragon.

spending time home with my dragons refueling on nature and dragon form.

any lesser being than Ilya would have never come back after being possessed by that darkness. We should be thankful for her.



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 it will have been about six or seven months in campaign since we left off

How connected will your PC have been with the rest of the party during this time? Probably not very connected. She may come home once a month or two to work on the tree and chat but mostly busy with her dragon, votig and leilon. Has tea with Ivy when we overlap.


 I will say you can make inroads with Claugilyiamatar and her son Vorgansharax (also a green dragon). Claugilyiamatar is seeking inroads to Neverwinter's political elite and will bond with you (and teach you) if you help with that. Travel to Leilon is reasonable, though focus on Claugilyiamatar will mean some but little commune with Votig. You arrive on time to the meeting.

Lord Vasari (in public)

Vas (in private)


Claugilyiamatar and her son Vorgansharax (also a green dragon). Claugilyiamatar is seeking inroads to Neverwinter's political elite and will bond with you (and teach you) if you help with that


a more pull to reptilian life.

Green Dragons are very concerned about status and they want to be more superior to humans. Khashana will need to take this on.

And yes, they aren't "evil"... more that they regard their own well being and standing over the mortal cost of others... to a point.

The relationship between Claugilyiamatar and Vorgansharax is surprisingly wholesome, though you do understand that they are both green dragons and would throw you under the bus if it meant they could have permanent human influence.


https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/2257039-youngling-green-dragon

taking on levels of exhaustion or something to that effect... and the ability will come at a certain cost in the real political world of the Sword Coast

A giant eagle can keep up.


Favorite Tree Teleports:

Votig's area

neverwinter

Old knawbone's area

Leilon

I think Khashana still cares deeply for Leilon however they do wish to keep expanding and growing away from the small town they were. I don't think she would be 100% thrilled with Neverwinter political elite because that means politics and big cities but she would do it for the dragon. (I really have no idea why I love this dragon so much,


I'm such an easy target and I already have rose colored glasses for Knawbone

dragon_2.jpg

Vorgansharax is a young green dragon. Very persuasive, very "attractive" (in human form). Oth Claugilyiamatar and Vorgansharax seem to glitter as metallic dragons do... something that appears to allows their human avatar to form.

Claug.jpg

Official DM Recap

Session 2: Smig’s Gonna Smig The party gathers at the Red Slumber, makes some changes to their room arrangements, orders some food and drink, and makes themselves at home. Khashana dips out and makes her way to Neverwinter via “transport via plants”. After arriving in Neverwinter Khashana recovers Hedra Stonewarden’s journal and missives. She then makes her way to the living chambers of Lady Claugilyamatar and her son Vorgansharax, known familiarly to Khashana as Ilya and Vas. Back at the Red Slumber Brother Mertens seems to let his guard down a bit imbibes heavily; deep in his cups he recounts all his studies into the research interests of Ylsana Loyalspell, divulging that he has made hand-copied replicas of each book she checked out from Candlekeep:
On the Folly of Karsus

A detailed account of the attempt and failure of the Netherese archmage Karsus to wrest the mantle of godhood from Mystryl. The Tome refers to several other books in the footnotes and appendices, and has handwritten notes and in the margins: The other books mentioned in the footnotes and appendices are: Phaerimm Arcanology, Volo’s Guide to All Things Magical, and Ways of Lost Power.

Phaerimm Arcanology:

A treatise on the magical accomplishments of this ancient, non-humanoid race.* The Phaerimm had harnessed unbelievable arcane power, including the ability to tap into The Weave directly and the ability for intraplanar travel. It was rumored that their arcane accomplishments lead to Spelljammer technologoies, i.e., the ability top break boundaries between the crystal spheres of the multiverse.

Volo’s Guide to All Things Magical

A pamphlet on the myths and legends of Faerun, including information on the fall of the Netherese cities, The War of Bones, and the legend of Myrkul’s remains.

Ways of Lost Power

A pamphlet, hand-written in nature, and of the Netherese alphabet. It refers to deep Netherese arcanology that influenced Karsus, and to a sect of Netherese arcanologists known only as “The God Eaters”.

History of The Nether Scrolls

A detailed history of the nine rumored Nether Scrolls—magical treatises which embodied the nine major schools of magic: Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy, Transmutation, and Dunamancy.

On the Trail of Deus Orgexis

A maligned tome which claims to document the existence of a tenth Nether Scroll, a treatise on a school of magic that subverted a traditional understandings of The Weave.

A Spelljammer’s Odyssey

A maligned tome which claims to document the travel across the fabric of the Multiverse that connects the many rumored Crystal Spheres.

The Lineages of the Greater Daemons, Vol. 3: Inhabitants of Azzagrat, the Argent Palace, and the Court of Graz’zt

A tome which outlines the lineages and histories of Graz’zt, his court, and its inhabitants.

Brother Mertens also relays that an emissary from The Raven Queen also visited Candlekeep and mentioned something about finding "the skull" and needing to keep it safe. As the evening winds down Smig strikes up a conversation with the orc Dire Felka. Upon Smig’s inquiry Felka relays that White Tony is dead. He also offers to teach Smig how to “play dice” for a small sum of 300 GP.