In the aftermath of the final clash at The Mace and Flail, thr group gained three more cards from the Deck of Many Things: Monstosity, Construct and Fang (which Oryx Valeshade is holding on to and will respawn the Naga in fours days. The group started by familiarizing themselves more with Echo Dawn Silvertail of Feather-Hoot, who asked how the group got to where they are now, Castus Wolfe relayed that during the battle he briefly visited space, grĂące Ă High Priestess Nyx, and saw a comet hurling toward Chandri.
The group milled about, looking at the chasm for awhile before Huckleberry remembered the creatures in cages above. He threw a magical cage with a fire elemental down the chasm, hoping to see it reach the bottom. Instead, he found that it took ~5 seconds until the magic in the cage dispelled, and another ~20 seconds until the light of the elemental could no longer be seen. The chasm turned out to be Sharâs domain.
The group killed two cursed scholars Nothics , and took their eyes before finding some young Wyrmlings. Someone could tell that they were starving, so Echo cooked the eyes in some bear fat and fed the Wyrmlings before the group opened the cage. Once released, flying beasts did not attack the group, but did start to incinerate all the other evil creatures. The group decided to save only the Flail Snails (X6). The only creature that didnât die to the flames was a cambion, who screeched in pain as the Wyrmlings refused to relent. In pity several of the members of The Sea Wolf attacked to put it out of itâs misery. Oryx Valeshade and Huckleberry struck the killing blows and were cursed momentarily before Newt stepped up to heal them. With nothing left to eat, the Wyrmlings flew away, down the dark chasm. Castus Wolfe said a quick prayer to Bahamut.
Upon reaching the ground floor, which reeked of unspeakable odors, Castus Wolfe noticed that Splint and the barmaid were despondent. He offered for them to take up residence at Rocktide Cove, in exchange for armor and they agreed.
Suddenly a courier ran in. He presented himself as a servant of Baron Agnon and delivered several messages and pieces of mail. He then started writing an account of what transpired, and attempted to make a painting of the group. Newt snatched his drawing supplies and ran away with it so that he could not capture their likeness (Huckleberry was a little disappointed as he had never been drawn before).
Letters Received:
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Huckleberry received a letter from Belladonna, letting him know the The Sea Wolf has been upgraded and she wishes to be the first mate
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Castus Wolfe received a letter from his wife, Camille Wolfe, with updates of his family. One of his younger brothers has fallen in with a bad crowd and Castusâ Children are doing okay, expect for the youngest, Arryn, who has fallen ill with a mysterious illness. His older brother, Leonardo Wolfe, is dealing with the Panthia Rebellion.
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Oryx Valeshade also received a letter, which he secretly read.
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Echo Dawn Silvertail of Feather-Hoot received a note from Mokato asking about updates and about an upcoming meeting with all Deans at the Imperial Arcane Academy
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Newt did not receive a letter
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Mysterious Group Letter: One of the letters that the group received was unintelligible at first glace but it turns out that it was written partly in orcish. Although it took some deciphering, it turned out that it was from some sort of secret society that had âbeen watching usâ and âwill be seeing us soonâ. The message then poofed into GP 200.
The courier begins investigating the rest of the building to finish his write-up and eventually leaves to report back to Baron Agnon.
Newt sees the moon outside one of the windows and rushed outside to feel the fresh air and commune with the moon in a religious dance. Echo Dawn Silvertail of Feather-Hoot is intrigued by this cultural phenomenon and follows Newt out. She ends up poorly dancing with feathers flying around, compared to Newtâs rehearsed and elegant footwork. Castus Wolfe plays a mesmerizing vocal gig. After some dancing and if in answer to Newtâs prayer the moonâs phase shifted from waxing gibbous to first quarter and she was blessed by SelĂ»ne. Meanwhile, Oryx Valeshade remained indoors to set some simple traps and then joined Huckleberry and Pippin Tangletoes to go loot Gaiusâs room. There were several pieces of treasure that everyone in the group found there.
Feeling good about leaving The Mace and Flail to the reinforcements from House Wolfe, the group then descended the mountain and finally re-boarded The Sea Wolf. After some discussion, they decided to sail to Rocktide Cove before finding the home of the Imprisoned Dwarves.
On the passage Belladonna told them about some ships/ship upgrades available in Coral Bay and about a bounty for an Aboleth nearby (GP 2,000). Castus Wolfe gave a brooch he found from Gaiusâs room to the dwarves who marked a new location on our map!