Quest Start
Loose threads: How did the runes get into the portal room?
Participants: Jack Eisenworth, Nox, Nernis Rose "Silver" Thorn, Tuesday
Location(s): Elemental Portal Shrine
Full report:
The party gathered bit by bit around a crying water Mephit sulking in the city fountain. They decided to assist it by helping it back to the Elemental Portal Shrine, so it could mourn its lost friend and work out its feelings.
On the way, they stumbled upon Nox and let him join the quest. They were eventually attacked by a pair of Gryphons, which were quickly defeated and then chased down and hunted by Rose "Silver" Thorn. Nox skinned and harvested the bodies so they wouldn't be wasted.
Once the party arrived at the Shrine, they found strange shadow bubbles covering parts of it, and a strange tent with an even stranger merchant found outside. After some dealings with the merchant, Tuesday lost their colours and sadness. Rose "Silver" Thorn received some strange orbs that would be helpful when the time was right.
After entering the Shrine, the party saved an Unknown and a Unknown, Guild members, from what looked like shadow Mephits that were tormenting them and speaking Draconic. The party defeated them, saved the Guild member, s and one of Rose "Silver" Thorn's orbs exploded in a bright burst of light, dispelling the first shadowscape bubble at the bottom of the tower.
The party headed upstairs carefully, getting ready for more shadow creatures and ambushes.
The party cleared a few more of these strange shadow realm bubbles that overlapped with the Material Plane, with the exploding light orbs, meeting more shadow Mephits and some shadow-drake type creatures. It was tough going, but eventually they made it to the last bubble, fighting what seemed to be a haunted relic or something as such. Eventually they defeated it and a shadow Mephit, thwarting their plans to open a portal into the Shrine. Talgra made notes of the runes used to make the portals and then Hesk made sure to destroy them.
As the last shadow bubble burst, the party found themselves in the portal room, with Talgra the scribbling nerd. Once things calmed down, the water Mephit made a small example of a shrine for his friends, and the party worked together to make a proper sized version of it out of nearby rock and stone. The party was met by the strange merchant again. The Sunseller appeared as suddenly as they vanished once they handed out some items.
In the meantime Nernis was outside interacting with a strange grave. After interacting with the grave, and the others interacting with the merchant, each party member gained a Relic of their own. They then recalled without further issue, leaving the Guildies to deal with the aftermath of the Shadow Plane attack.