Session 3: Secrets of the Sand Report

General Summary

Last we left off, the Funguise entered the elven farming town of Didun where Shrumbo decided to make an acquaintance with the Grandfather tree. After some discussion, he was told to seek out Ehlark within the Temple of Rillifane Rallathil. The group made their way across the town and stopped at the local tavern of the Thirsty sage where they ate and partook of a few beverages before making their way to the temple; however, Warden went to the smithy to begin working on his new weapon he'd planned out. They entered the temple and ran into a goblin woman with a shrine in the back right corner dedicated to the Raven Queen. The goblin introduced herself as a cleric named Wash who retrieved Ehlark for them and had a discussion with Shrumbo regarding his request from the grandfather tree. He advised them to rest and return to the tree in the morning for the trials to commence. That evening, they entered the tavern again to find it livelier with a group in the back and an elven woman in the back being loud and drinking dressed up with her silver hair down. Balazar challenged her to an arm-wrestling competition and lost...twice...although the second time might have been the help of a potion of giant strength she had on her person. As the festivities died down, Abnor took a chance with her and was immediately escorted back to her house for an evening of enjoyment. All this time, Shrumbo had decided to return to the tree to prepare himself and the battlefield for the battle to come. During this time, the grass around the tree exploded in growth, making the terrain around the tree harder to move around. The group assembled at the tree where a massive battle ensued; after a hard-fought victory, the group rested and then proceeded to the spot where they were promised to allow a grove to grow. The group gathered their things together and returned to the temple where they were given instructions on where Shrumbo was allowed to plant. Gunthar spent some time discussing some things with Wash and she handed him a book on the Raven Queen in hopes that he might find peace. The group exited Didun and planted where they were and where they were not supposed to. Continuing their journey, they found themselves in the mountains and entered the town of Aritan. This city allowed for no magic. Magic items immediately lost their luster and all forms of spells just seemed to fail. The group did not stick around long and got some information from a local bar and an item shop that sold magic items, so they had been told. Exiting the town, they made their way to the temple of the Golden Dragon where they were greeted by a War Forged named Master Revenance. Entering the temple, they were escorted to the indoor garden where Abnor spoke with Master Galadan and learned that the soil that they had been carrying was actually crystalized lives and the souls of the departed. He explained that Master Greekka had fallen in battle; however, his soil was processed and transferred into the war forged. After a lengthy discussion, Abnor went off to let off some steam while Balazar and Gunthar played scooby-doo. After some keen investigation, they found a secret room before Abnor was able to catch up to them. Taking them outside, Abnor explained the soil and as they were attempting to figure out what to do next another assassin was spotted in the distance watching them.