Session 22

The team tries and successfully negotiates with the bugbears into not fighting. The team explained who they were there to see and luck would have it that they have a truce with Pyran and they will take them up the mountain. As they traveled the team came across a what appears to be a large avalanche that is blocking the road upwards, there is a cliff to one side so they have to figure out a way over or around it safely.   Zorkxire tries to climb up but can only get so far before its to treacherous to go any higher, so they try to go around using ropes as a tether to one side. They move in teams of three, first up Click, Zorkxire and Violet the rest of the team is holding the rope that is secured to them in case of issue. As Click is the first to make it around he is spotted by a group of berserkers that have a camp just on the other side. As they attack, Zorkxire and Violet loose there grip and are now dangling off the cliff side as the rest of the team struggles to hold on tight to the ropes. Click takes out one of them and has just enough time to bring the two dangling to safety before being attacked again. Eventually the three overcome the attackers and the rest safely make it across. The bugbears did nothing to aid them and laughed at our hero's for the way things played out as they made camp for the night.   They team wakes the next morning and after a few hours of travel make it to Pyrans house where they are greeted by the man himself. He nodes to the bugbear leader as to acknowledge things are OK, who in turn looks back into the surrounding trees and nodes as well. There is some rustling from there but things eventually silence, the team suspects that they have been watched the whole time and as the last of the bugbears are now gone they can hear laughter echoing though the air. Pyran walks them the rest of the way up cliff-side to a clearing, he waves his hand and his house appears. Once inside he is very hospitable and has dinner prepared, it appears somehow he knew they would be arriving today.   During dinner Pyran say that there must be lots of questions you all have I will try to answer them. The team asks about the bugbears and he explains that they have an arrangement but doesn’t go into any further detail, he then changes the subject. He said you must be here because of the piece of the artifact that you received from Ebaris and are looking for the other pieces. He tells the team that there were five apprentices under Isaac, he was working closely with him to create this artifact, and had completed it in order to trap Paxius but as they were about to use it, one of them betrayed the rest of us, Kalucus. He was working with Paxius the whole time and he was aware of what we were trying to do, and instead Isaac was trapped instead. Unexpectedly the artifact broke into five pieces, we each had one but Kalucus also got his hands on one of them as well. We took the other pieces and scattered to protect them and to come up with a plan to reunite them and free Isaac. He then presented the team with his piece and said that Zinn and Sildus will arrive tomorrow with the rest that they have.   He explains that once the pieces are assembled they and placed on the obelisk, he provides the team with a scroll that will need to be read once the pieces are assembled and in place. It will open a portal where Isaac may leave and Paxius can take his place. In order to accomplish this Paxius must remain alive for the transfer to work, he can be unconscious but must be still breathing. He also provides a map to the location of the tomb where the obelisk is placed, its just outside of Ukors. After diner Pyran waves his hand again and the main living area has very comfortable bed rolls for each party member. He said to get some rest and we will meet the others tomorrow.   After a very comfortable sleep the team wakes to breakfast and Zinn and Sildus arrive. They present their two pieces as well and tell the team that they are not allowed to directly interfere as it would be against there masters teachings. But what they can do is provide some information that will help them in there journey, they tell the team if they head down the river at the base of the mountain that if their timing is correct they should run into Kalucus and his small battalion near the town of Salburg, he is traveling with the final piece to the Colosseum in the White Wastes. They must get to him before he reaches his destination, the place is two heavily fortified to get in there and get out alive. They wish the team luck on there journey and Pyran just as the team is heading out presents them with a special seal to present to Ebon, he will give you one of his boats to take down river that should get you there in time to intercept Kalucus. Click mentioned that they had met him but he showed no signs that he knows you, Pyran explains that they are friends and he help keep his secret and just tells people there is an old hermit that lives here as to hide my identity.