Loose
threads: There's a new travelling troupe of ex-bandits about; The Shalak'ui building up their forces once again; A small community of fetchlings hide out, hoping for reprieve.
Short summary: the party travels to the Watcher's Tribe village to speak to Karok about getting about to Final Landing. On the way the party is set upon in the night by a group of bandits. Silvia Olos, Naomi, Zullo Hornscar and Tara Tuladefuse the situation without violence. Once they arrive at the Watcher's Tribe village, Karok provides another crystal. The party goes to Final Landing and are immediately greeted by members of the Aramir Hideaway. The party follows them and delivers most of the goods they brought to aid the refugees of the Shalak'ui occupation of Final Landing. Some of the party stays to help steal an artifact in transit from the Shalak'ui.
Full report: Oh happy days! The quest that this one posted is getting done! The party shall be myself (Bhitzaoji Ocitra), Silvia Olos, Dretal, Naomi, Zullo Hornscar and Tara Tula. All new and very competent friends. We are going to go to Final Landing, to distribute some rations and water to help those who have been displaced and injured by the Shalak'ui. The biggest issue is that we have no way of getting to the Shadow plane at the present moment. Hoping that Karok, will be able to provide another shard for the ritual that got us there the last time we set off to the Watcher's Tribe village.
We travel off to the village but are approached in the night by bandits. Dear friend Dretalwakes the party and Silvia Olos begins weaving her spells to an amazing degree. She uses cunning, honeyed words and her spells to disarm the bandits and set the stage for Naomi, Tara Tula and Zullo Hornscar to use their entertainment skills to possibly set them in a new direction. Once the night is over the party reaches the Watcher's Tribe village and are greeted by the guards. After a little bit of discussion we are allowed entry. (You'd think they'd be a little more willing to work wit 2 of the people that ended the plauge that was killing so many of them. must mean that the Order of the Lily still has a long way to go to repair relations with them). After a short time we locate Karok and it turns out that they do have another shard! Oh very happy day! After Delivering the letter to Tarn and Tarka for the First Landing's Second Annual Lunar New Year Tournament. With a brief good by to the Watcher's Tribe village we set off to the ritual site.
At he ritual site friend Silvia Olos lets us know that they have other things to attend too and departs from the group. Naomi expertly conducts the ritual but at a cost to herself. It seems to leave her in a weakened state for a time and this one does their best to help them get around. Especially seeing as, not far from the spot that the portal took us, Dretal and Zullo Hornscar spot some figures flitting in the shadows. After a few moments of discussion between the party and the group in the shadows we learn that they are a part of a group granting asylum to those who have been displaced by the Shalak'ui. We follow the group from the shadows to their leader named Yalamirsce. They seems a competent person and are only looking to help those they can. He graciously accepts the donations that we offer of supply and the like that the guild has so graciously donated to the cause and takes us to their quartermaster, Aremeka, so that they can all be properly accounted for. It is here that Yalamirsce in forms the party they know of an important artifact to the Shalak'ui being delivered not to long from now and they would like some assistance retrieving it. Myself, Dretal, andNaomi, agree to help them but Zullo Hornscar and Tara Tula agree that they have finished the intended mission and decide to recall. Which is fair given the information we were not just given but saw on the way into the hideout.
It appears the the Shalak'ui are once again amassing their forces and using Final Landing as a staging point. The Shalak'ui's presence here is far greater then the last time we were here and this one is worried that they may be looking to launch another attack on First Landing. Hopefully the artifact that Yalamirsce speaks of will give us a more consistent way to return here to disrupt the Shalak'ui and what ever they are planning.
We travel off to the village but are approached in the night by bandits. Dear friend Dretalwakes the party and Silvia Olos begins weaving her spells to an amazing degree. She uses cunning, honeyed words and her spells to disarm the bandits and set the stage for Naomi, Tara Tula and Zullo Hornscar to use their entertainment skills to possibly set them in a new direction. Once the night is over the party reaches the Watcher's Tribe village and are greeted by the guards. After a little bit of discussion we are allowed entry. (You'd think they'd be a little more willing to work wit 2 of the people that ended the plauge that was killing so many of them. must mean that the Order of the Lily still has a long way to go to repair relations with them). After a short time we locate Karok and it turns out that they do have another shard! Oh very happy day! After Delivering the letter to Tarn and Tarka for the First Landing's Second Annual Lunar New Year Tournament. With a brief good by to the Watcher's Tribe village we set off to the ritual site.
At he ritual site friend Silvia Olos lets us know that they have other things to attend too and departs from the group. Naomi expertly conducts the ritual but at a cost to herself. It seems to leave her in a weakened state for a time and this one does their best to help them get around. Especially seeing as, not far from the spot that the portal took us, Dretal and Zullo Hornscar spot some figures flitting in the shadows. After a few moments of discussion between the party and the group in the shadows we learn that they are a part of a group granting asylum to those who have been displaced by the Shalak'ui. We follow the group from the shadows to their leader named Yalamirsce. They seems a competent person and are only looking to help those they can. He graciously accepts the donations that we offer of supply and the like that the guild has so graciously donated to the cause and takes us to their quartermaster, Aremeka, so that they can all be properly accounted for. It is here that Yalamirsce in forms the party they know of an important artifact to the Shalak'ui being delivered not to long from now and they would like some assistance retrieving it. Myself, Dretal, andNaomi, agree to help them but Zullo Hornscar and Tara Tula agree that they have finished the intended mission and decide to recall. Which is fair given the information we were not just given but saw on the way into the hideout.
It appears the the Shalak'ui are once again amassing their forces and using Final Landing as a staging point. The Shalak'ui's presence here is far greater then the last time we were here and this one is worried that they may be looking to launch another attack on First Landing. Hopefully the artifact that Yalamirsce speaks of will give us a more consistent way to return here to disrupt the Shalak'ui and what ever they are planning.
Bonus quest:
Bhitzaoji Ocitra, Dretal, andNaomi set off to go and retrieve the artifact that the Shalak'ui are transporting. Eventually the group happen up on a large figure in black full plate weilding a great sword pulling a cart being escorted by 2 other robed individuals with wicked shortblades. The party springs into action to take down the foes. Myself and Naomi make short work of the armored combatant while Dretal keeps the other 2 busy. eventually we down one of the robed figures and the other trys to hinder the group by casting darkenss. Though in the end this did nothing to extend their life as Dretal gets the final blow. in the cart we find a great deal of treasure and the artifact that we came for. We loot the cart and after we move away Naomi takes a look at the artifact and begins to inspect it. With only a short look it seems like she is beginning to piece together what exactly it does. she requests to hold onto it for further investigation as we head back to the Aramir Hideaway to give the rest of the rations we brought before recalling home.
Anwser: Happiness (in Saqqaran)
Anwser: Happiness (in Saqqaran)