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Sun 19th Jun 2022 09:41

Session 50: Sink or Wind

by Cali Zendyr

We're at the campsite we've scrounged for ourselves and prepare to question Tam. He asks who the hell we are and Wulf says "I am Wulf." There is an awkward silence and we don't offer extra information at first until he asks why exactly we came to find him. Quell tells him a bit about what we learned at the lighthouse and that Egil sent us. He says he hasn't ever heard of or worked for an Egil. Wulf smells fear on him when Quell is pressing for information from him regarding the crystal without saying what exactly we're looking for. We push him until he, slightly panicked, admits that maybe he knows what it is we're looking for but needs to figure out whether or not we're bad guys. At Setluk's suggestion, Quell casts zone of truth.
 
He was sent by Lady Sophie to "keep the light burning" and "guard what the wanderer has left". We convince him that we're not looking to harm anyone, we're trying to break it so bad people don't use it. He says it'll freeze water if you leave it in it, but when it melts not even rats will drink it.He admits that he did touch it with his bare hands once and he vomited and shivered the rest of the day. He doesn't know what it is but he does know that it's bad news. There was a bird call maker in the box with it too but he gave that away to someone else. There was a letter with it as well. He finally pulls out the letter and shard and gives it to us.
 
We make camp and take watch after talking about how bears happen. Wulf hears a bit of scurrying on his watch but sees nothing else. When he switches with Setluk for watch, he tells him a snack was nearby and got away. Setluk says if it comes back he'll catch it for him.
 
In the morning, we eat sausages Setluk purchased back in town. At his request, Quell casts magic on Tam. He was weirdly intrigued by cleric magic during the zone of truth and asked her to do more magic on him, so she gives him something with strength bonuses.
 
As we travel back to town, we come across a mostly natural bridge made of stone. Cali tests the bridge with their foot and once they're sure it's sturdy, they start to cross it. A booming voice demands "WHO THERE????" Cali pulls out their bow, and a troll slowly emerges. Cali squeaks and jumps backward off the bridge. He tells us that this is his bridge and we need to pay him in meats or shinies. Wulf goes to catch something for him, Jade gives him expensive jerky, Cali gives him two strips of cheap jerky, and Quell gives him sea glass. Setluk gives him sausage. While Wulf is gone, Cali teaches him how to spell his name, Grag. He says he is Grag of Bridge, so at his demand, they carve Grag Bridgeman into the rock bridge for him. Jade purposely acts very proud of him for making this bridge and he becomes quite proud of himself. Wulf returns with a stag he caught and he and Tam are both also granted access to cross the bridge. We say goodbye to our new friend Grag and carry on.
 
Quell falls down the same place Wulf did when we first crossed the river, but we manage to carry on and head for town. Tam is fascinated by the leaf boat and wants to make one. We discuss how good we are at swimming in case we sink, as the leaf boat is riding pretty low with six people. Once we reach the other side of the river, Tam offers to have us meet Lady Sophie. We discuss it and determine that we have a meeting tonight (where Vren's meeting place is) but would love to meet her in the morning. We part ways with Tam, and Setluk offers to help tonight. We discuss the plan and Jade tells us that she plans to talk to him regardless. We don't come to a super solid plan yet.
 
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  1. Session 1: Scaling a Lighthouse
    08/?/19
  2. Session 2: Sleeping in the Lighthouse
    8/14/19
  3. Session 3: Finding Anaka's Apprentice
    8/21/19
  4. Session 4: Anaka and the Town Feast
    9/04/19
  5. Session 5: Fighting a Ghost in a Clearing
    9/18/19
  6. Session 6: Meeting the Revenant
    10/9/19
  7. Session 7: Tasha Bloodsail and Her Magic Mirror
    10/23/19
  8. Session 8: Killing a Gang
    12/04/19
  9. Session 9: Making Things Right
    1/22/2020
  10. Session 10: Getting Sappy on a Ship
    2/12/2020
  11. Session 11: A Raccoon Named Kama
    3/4/2020
  12. Session 12: Killing Lady Loaka
    4/11/2020
  13. Session 13: Lizards in the Desert
    4/29/2020
  14. Session 14: Jade
    5/20/2020
  15. Session 15: Diving Down a Magical Well
    6/12/2020
  16. Session 16: Himbo Rights
    7/17/2020
  17. Session 17: Liya Takes Our Blood, and Quell Explores Her Backstory
    8/17/2020
  18. Session 18: Nyala, 5-Star Travel Guide
    8/28/2020
  19. Session 19: Haunted Cairns and Rock Spiders
    9/19/2020
  20. Session 20: Stumbling Into Politics
    10/31/2020
  21. Session 21: Wulf Meets His Pup
    11/21/2020
  22. Session 22: Fighting Zombies in the Woods
    12/05/2020
  23. Session 23: Burying A Suicidal Dead Guy
    12/24/2020
  24. Session 24: Hey, Your Husband's Dead... Here's a Steak!! ...It's Not Your Husband... to be Clear...
    1/02/21
  25. Session 25: Ghostie Tirga da Narei Got That Drip
    1/23/21
  26. Session 26: This LEAF is a BOAT?! (oh and also we're being hunted)
    2/6/21
  27. Session 27: Jade Communes With the Fog
    2/27/21
  28. Session 28: Fighting Oozes In An Abandoned House
    3/20/21
  29. Session 29: Wulf Learns The Dangers Of Mishandling A Corpse
    4/17/21
  30. Session 30: Jailbreak
    5/01/21
  31. Session 31: Wanted, Inaccurately
    6/05/21
  32. Session 32: Ghosts and Mammoth Meat
    6/19/21
  33. Session 33: Jade Is A Monster Fucker
    7/10/21
  34. Session 34: Do Seagulls Have Fangs?
    8/07/21
  35. Session 35: Facetime With Tasha (oh, and Jade is a double agent)
    8/21/21
  36. Session 36: Wulf Dreams of Puppy Piles
    9/11/21
  37. Session 37: Wulf & Jade (separately) Bond With Tulan
    9/25/21
  38. Session 38: The Gang Sees A Psychic
    10/09/21
  39. Session 39: Exploring a Ghost Ship
  40. Session 40: Olav is... Not Dead?
    11/13/2021
  41. Session 41: CALI IS NOT POOR OKAY
    12/11/2021
  42. Session 42: Wise Old Egil
    01/15/2022
  43. Session 43: Christmas Morning, Via Egil
    02/05/2022
  44. Session 45: 44 didn't save
    3/12/22
  45. Session 46: fighting a waiver (that means dragon)
    04/03/22
  46. Session 47: Hole-ception, Donut Hole if you will
    4/30/22
  47. Session 48: Scry City, Bitch
    5/14/22
  48. Session 49:
    6/4/22
  49. Session 50: Sink or Wind
  50. Session 51: Scouting Our Meeting Place
    8/27/2022
  51. Session 52: Battle on the Beach
    10/01/22
  52. Session 53: Wulf Sneaks onto a Ship
    10/15/2022
  53. Session 54: Wulf Is Not Allowed Near Windows
    10/29/2022
  54. Session 55: THERES A TROLL (Beast) IN THE DUNGEON (outer fields)
    11/12/22
  55. Session 56:
    12/10/22
  56. Session 57:
    01/15/2023
  57. Session 58: Quell is Cali's Imaginary Friend
    01/28/2023
  58. Session 59: SECRET TUNNELLLLLL
    02/11/2023
  59. Session 60: I'm gonna dip you in butter
  60. Session 61: We're Looney, We're Tuney
    04/1/23
  61. Session 62: The Mother Herself Said She's Alive!
    4/8/23
  62. Session 63: Wulf DoorDashes Rats
    6/10/23
  63. Session 64: Are We Dead? Are We On A Boat? Will There Be Meat?
    7/1/23
  64. Session 65: Cali wants the Tea
  65. Session 66:

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