61. King Tav Crabs Report

General Summary

• Warden buys a copy of the Salvation Times, Issue 12.

• The party travel to meet with Daine and Pierce.
• In Vathirond, Warden buys magic inks to transcribe spells into his ritual book.
• They meet up with Daine and Pierce a couple days east of Starilaskur. They offload the cannon and some of their salvage.
• They discuss how things are back home, Daine is annoyed with Kyn. Terfel has been attending meetings on behalf of Prince Oargev in the "Covenant of the Grey Mist". They are trying to discover the cause of the Mourning.
• They discuss the newspaper, it mentions them twice! They're not sure about having an interview with the paper. They also think they should get paid for their story appearing in the paper.
• They camp with Daine and Pierce for the night and discuss their time in the Mournland. It's strange, it seems those who entered it in the early days have gaps in their memory.

• The party arrive back in Salvation. They sell their salvage to Belaluur for 250 gold.
• They reminisce about their lord and saviour, their light in the darkness, Bartholomew the Shadow Marches Marsh Frog.
• Garundah informs Lozaal of a Cannith Warehouse that probably hasn't been looted yet, before it goes on the salvage board.
• Lozaal goes to the Salvation Times to speak to Gerthin Soldorak, the editor. He asks when he will receive payment for her using his story in the newspaper, and is disappointed to learn he won't be paid. He then tells her a more in depth version of their foray into the Mournland, with embellishments.
• Lozaal asks that Gerthin not implicate them in stories about the Emerald Claw, they don't want to be targeted.
• Have no fear, the Mist Walkers are here.
• There is a misunderstanding, and Gerthin is intimidated by Lozaal. Tbf, he is very big and very scary.
• Warden goes to clear up the misunderstanding. Who knows if that was successful. There is also some discussion about the use of the word "humanoid".
• They finally go into the Mournland, following the directions that Garundah gave them. A mile east into the Mournland, then follow the road north until you reach the head of a warforged colossus.
• 10 miles north, they're travelling through what seems to be a preserved battlefield. The pristine, fresh corpses of Brelish, Cyran and Karrnathi soldiers litter the sides of the road.
• Warden spots movement in the corpses. Dax' Athla goes to investigate, poking corpses.
• She pokes corpses until one of the mounds stands up. Oh shit.
• It's a Carcass Crab! It almost kills Dax in one turn.
• Dax misty steps away and flees on Zedd.
• Lozaal drives the horses forward and the other jump on the wagon, using spells to slow down the crab. They disturb an additional crab as they go.
• Warden uses plant growth to slow the crabs further. This disturbs a further two crabs. Fuck.
• The party escape, running down the road until they reach a tavern that seems to have been cleanly cut in half. The "King Tav".