31. Ghaash'nena Report

General Summary

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• Dax' Athla  sent Ashi and Geth to find the rest of the party, and then went to scout on the Lightning on Water again.
• Vennet d'Lyrandar and Dah'mir were gone, the crew seemed sluggish and like they're sleepwalking.
• The party went to the docks and strolled up to the ship as if nothing was weird, ignoring the herons.
• Terfel, Geth and Breek (Warden 's familiar) board the ship. Dax climbs up the side.
• The crew have glazed over eyes, and seem to be almost sleepwalking. They explore the ship, and find Karth sat at the bottom of the stairs down into the crew quarters. The rest of the crew lie in their bunks, staring at the ceiling.
• They search the captain's cabin, and Dax finds a large siberys shard, and a large khyber shard beneath Vennet's bed.
• They search the rest of the ship, and find the abandoned guest quarters. Terfel recovers the travel papers of Feita (Zil noblewoman), Tomollan (Brelish businessman) and Cira (Brelish mage). Terfel also takes Cira's wand.
• They also find the chains in the hold for restraining a prisoner.
• Kalshana  boards the ship and speaks to the man on watch. They were told by Dah'mir to wait for him and Vennet to return, in two weeks.
• They get Medala to free Karth's mind from Dah'mir's magic.
• Karth explains that the ship was near Sharn when the herons descended upon it.
• Vennet killed the passengers and declared they were going to Zarash'ak.
• Dah'mir and Vennet have left, they said their journey would take 2 weeks and they took some of the crew with them. Dah'mir ordered them to wait in their quarters, and told Karth to feed everyone twice a day.
• Medala awakens Marolis d'Lyrandar, the First Mate. The situation is explained, and Marolis suggests that they take the ship and report Vennet to the House. He'll be excoriated for what he's done.
• The Lightning on Water will wait until tomorrow, in case the party needs a lift anywhere. Then they'll leave for Sharn.
• The party regroups and head to Natrac's historian friend's house.
• Natrac's historian friend turns out to be Bava Bibahronaz. She seems to be running some kind of shelter for all of the lost children of Zarash'ak, as well as her own children.
• The party meet Diad, Mine and Ose.
• Singe recognises Bava's name, and reveals to the party that she's a famous artist. He fanboys for a bit, and she waves him off.
• The party (I think mostly Natrac?) explain the situation to Bava over dinner. She then takes them up to her studio and unveils a 300 year old map of Droaam.
• They're unable to find the Spires of the Forge or the Hall of the Revered on the map. Geth has a brainwave looking out at the city.
• He states that the Bonetree won't have seen chimneys before, Spires of the Forge!
• They find a place in south west Droaam called Taruuzh Kraat, literally the "Forge of Taruuzh". It's the ruins of a subterranean Dhakaani stronghold, with the only above ground ruin being the chimneys.
• Bava gets a modern day map of Droaam and overlays it, the ruins are now in the location of Tzaryan Keep.
• Bava and Natrac explain that Tzaryan Keep is the domain of one of the warlords of Droaam, Tzaryan Rrac. He's an Oni, like an ogre with magic powers, and also supposedly a scholar.
• A few months ago, Tzaryan discovered some Tharashk dragonshard prospectors searching for shards in his land. He sent them back to Zarash'ak without their hands.
• The house wants to keep on the Droaamish warlords good sides, so they sent an envoy bearing gifts.
• The envoy returned with his hands, and apparently the warlord is quite willing to entertain visitors that arrive out in the open, and with gifts.
• He's also supposedly quite conversational.
• Bava insists that the party stay with her tonight, Vennet knows where Natrac lives.
• On that note, Warden goes back to Natrac's house to fetch Urthen.
• Urthen isn't there. Warden asks some local birds if they saw a half orc leave the house. The birds did, and he went into the city.
• Warden isn't able to track him, so he returns to Bava's House.