Session 5: The flame and the gust
General Summary
Cleansing the crystals
Althea and Xabu are travelling through the kelp to see the crysal formation under the waves, while Felix stays above in the boat. As Althea starts to investigate the base of the crystal, Xabu swims to the top of the tallest crystal and begins the rumbling intonations of the ritual of cleansing. Althea feels a rush of arcane energy burning into her brain as the ritual begins, and as the pain subsides she can feel a psychic connection to her tortle friend. At the periphery of the kelp clearing, a swirling vortex of silver flame appears, with a myriad of forms twisting through the flame. A vast serpentine form twists through them all. As the flames appear, gray mist forms begin trying to push through and stop Xabu in his ritual. After a fierce underwater battle and swarming mist creatures almost overtaking Xabu, the ritual completes and a blast of energy destroys the mist, as well as the taint in the crystals. The flames subside, leaving only the great serpentine creature, a spectral form remaining behind to speak in Xabu's mind...The orcs and the door
Ruslan, Stumps, Relic, and Gnarles end up sneaking up on some orcs who seem to be searching a small clearing for something. Ruslan speaks a little bit of orcish, and tells the group that they are tracking someone. His gaze narrows and he fires an arrow at the orcs before anyone can stop him. Near the end of the battle a shockwave shoots across the team, shaking the trees and all combatants, but knocking the orcs to the ground and stunning them. The heroes manage to kill two orcs, an orog, and two ogrillon and only take moderate wounds themselves. After the battle, Stumps feels a course of energy flowing through him and finds his wind spells boosted. A short search of the clearing showed a metal hatch that had recently been cleared of thick sod and pried open with a metal object. On the front of the door was a familiar symbol - a tree with intricate gearwork for half of its trunk.A new workshop, a new ally
Opening the hatch, Relic climbed down the ladder and found a woman, barely conscious on the floor. Rumyana was barely alive and clearly had multiple infected arrow wounds in her chest. Relic healed her and Ruslan rushed to her side. The imminent threat to life gone, our heroes looted the room. Most of the items in this ancient workroom were long since turned to dust, but they did find three sets of magical candles, an intricate clockwork gnome, two potions, and a unique shield that hovers in front of a metal handle held in the hand. As Relic picked up this shield, blue energy crackled along the surface and a voice spoke from the shield. "Ahhh I have been waiting for so long! I am Buscador, the Seeker!" Buscador explained that he was created for Relic- to prepare him and perfect him for their destiny. He also was contractually obligated to tell Relic that there is one more like him- Protegar, 'the highly inferior'. The team went back to Brevin's Gap, badly needing a rest and time to make a plan for what comes next.Rewards Granted
Potion of Climbing 2x potions of healing 3x Candles of Telescription Clockwork gnome (unpowered) Buscador
Missions/Quests Completed
Cleanse Brevin's Gap - complete Rescue Rumyana - complete
