The party gets a glimpse of the past, leading to concerns for the future
Score: 378 | 07/06/19 |
Day 6 (late afternoon)
The party return to the surface. Heskan passes over the body of the Shadowsworn which Arinet had guarded whilst she went to speak with Fentanas about the encroachment on the sacred space. The party talked amongst themselves before they were joined by the Fentanas. He thanked the group for their efforts, forgiving the trespass.
Later Arinet came to speak with them and spoke to them about their plans, mainly involving a journey to the Queen of Ravens. Arinet asked them to join on their journey to Duskhaven. She mentioned that Fentanas had decided he would offer them a Spirit Quest should they have wanted to journey into the lake and that it would have helped settle matters of the encroachment. Hearing this Braith, Elnorin and Heskan decided they would undergo the trial. Ruric Ironfoot decided against attempting it due to his struggle with Ashkeeper. Fentanas spent the next 24 hours Hallowing the ground where the Sorrowsworn would be interred. Braith ventured out to give some food to Bankanir.
Day 7
The party relaxed somewhat. Ruric learned a new spell from Arinet before giving a sage the history of the dwarves. Heskan repaired his armour and spoke with the sage about dragonborn. Elnorin served the day as a translator. Braith traded some of the wood they gains for some supplies.
Of particular note, Ruric discovered that Door was partly made of a metal called Orium. Ruric traded some more valuables for a sample of the ore.
Day 8
Braith, Elnorin and Heskan undertook their spirit quests. Elnorin and Heskan journeyed together whilst Braith undertook a personal quest.
Awakening in a misty place, Braith followed her feelings to the south. There she found a clearing, an apparition (assumed to be of Syndrid 'The Mad') and two animals. The apparition told her he was a memory sent to guide someone like her. She would have to follow either a horse or a raven to discover things. Braith followed the horse and journeyed south. She covered many leagues but eventually came to Glencapall, or at least an ethereal version of it. Here she relived the attack by the Regni on the Morini during the Vannin Unification War. Next she saw Ban Lior conduct a ritual summoning something into Odhran whilst removing his own eye. Finally she saw, on the throne at Dun Regni, a possessed Odhran. She learned of a cult, present within the Regni, that was bent on serving Asmodea.
Heskan and Elnorin appeared in a similar realm. Striding to the north they came across a similar apparition with a huge, white wolf and a raven. Following the raven the pair journeyed close to the Maelstrom of Echoes, something that began to tear Elnorin apart. Heskan's presence allowed Elnorin to remain whole and they continued to the foot of the Fortress of Memories. Here they saw 14 Eladrin arrive via a spell, the centre figure holding a tuning fork similar to the one used by Kartash. The central figure screamed in frightened fury as she seemed to be stripped of her memory. She disintegrated one of the figures as the thirteen surrounding her began to transform into vulture-like humanoids. One of the figures attempted to get a magic item on to her but was disintegrated by a bolt of arcane energy. Heskan and Elnorin took the initiative with the dragonborn succeeding in getting the mask to onto her. She asked 'Who am I' before the image faded with the pair learning that the Queen of Ravens likely knew nothing of her past but, at least at one point, knew how to travel between worlds.
Braith, Heskan and Elnorin woke up. The party discussed what they had discovered, resolving to journey to Duskhaven.