12th, 13th, & 14th of Lenzin

I've slacked a bit and haven't updated this over the last couple of days when I should have, so I'm updating this now. There was nothing particularly critical, so I'll spare the details I usually provide and give more of the quick version of events.
 
12th
I came down and the group was talking amongst themselves in idle chat. Ashton and I found that our magical items they acquired from the dungeon turned a different color. My bracer turned bronze instead of green, with a dragon motif. A delightful irony to whatever gods may be watching, I'm sure. The conversation then turned to Chael inquiring about magic and the creatures that I had mentioned before, including angels, devils, blink dogs, and dragons. He inquired about dragons. As usual, I kind of seized up a bit. Never have been comfortable talking about the beasts.
 
"Dragons... steer clear of them."
 
I explained as best I could, although Chael got oddly enamored by the idea of dragons and their strength, which I admit was rather annoying. Thankfully, I managed to change the subject to discuss what the group's plans were that day.
 
Harper, Ashton, and Mara, and I headed to the Temple of Kord later to talk with some contacts there. They met War Cleric Rebald. We inquired about the shadow creature that Louiza was on Harper's behalf, and Rebald didn't have much info, but offered to help. He mentioned that the portal we found may have been the abyss. Harper provided a sketch of Louiza to him to identify her later.
 
Mara then asked about the strange fruit that we found off of the creature in the dungeon. Rebold didn't know anything about it, but pointed us in the direction of the archivist. Archivist Tully. We headed up a set of stone steps to the second floor of the temple to see the Archivist. The area was lined with bookshelves of various texts and subjects.
 
The Archivist called Mara "Lady Mara" after hearing that he knew her grandfather. He identified the fruit as a weapon from the old war. They helped create superior soldiers. They take the dormant energies and magical abilities of a creature and bring them forward to the forefront. With a lot of creatures they begin to resemble more of other things further back in their bloodline. IE: Harper might sprout wings or start smelling of brimstone as he's descended from Devils. If a human eats it, you might become a little less human. It's called "Tree of Life Fruit" in the old Elven tongue. It's meant to bring someone back to a more primordial state back when men were bigger and monsters were bigger. Referred to as something of a "heromaker" among the elves. There were a few notable warriors known to have consumed those fruits. The last known recipient was Valeris Windstrike. He was particularly well known on the front lines during the last major war. He was a fearsome person who even drank the blood of some of his stronger victims to take on their power.Some believe he may have been a vampire, though he could walk about in the light. He was Elven. The last war came to a cease fire 150 years ago. He was defeated in one of the last battles as they retreated across the countryside. Once we had inquired about all we could we left.
 
The group later went to the blacksmith and met up with Chael, Velvet, and Glory. Everyone did some browsing, some did some shopping, etc. Ashton bought some armor and got his sword upgraded and Mara inquired about her sword as well.
 
 
Between the 13th and 14th
 
These two days tended to blend together as we generally went and did our own things. As much enjoyment as I'm getting spending time with my companions (friends?) it's also nice to get some alone time again. I do have things I'd like to look into and I'd rather not bother them with my problems.
 
One of the things I accomplished was I went to the Prismatic Eye and spoke with the proprietor. I was looking for some magical items to hopefully improve my arsenal, but sadly the only item he seemed to have was a wand that allowed for the detection of magic in the vicinity. Admittedly I did splurge a bit and bought the wand as I felt it would be advantageous to have. He didn't have anything else I was looking for to try to empower my spellcasting, but did mention he may be able to get other stocks in later.
 
The other thing I of course did was further my research into dragons. I sought information on the two items below, and what I found was limited:
 
Dragon types associated with fire - Dragons who produce flame exist in 3 varieties: Red, Brass, and Gold. Red dragons are widely considered evil, and Brass and Gold are considered good. Brass and Gold are much more rare and solitary creatures to encounter. Red dragons favor rocky terrain and nests in mountainous regions. Gold dragons prefer to nest closer to society while Brass dragons are more prone to rocky locales, preferring caves and underground terrain. However, Brass and Gold dragons are not known to have lived in these lands, so that does limit my research into those. While it does not offer conclusive proof... based on what else I know I can only surmise my answer.
 
Noteworthy dragon history of the world in relation to the old war - Dragons were not employed in the war as they are rare in these lands and are thought to not want to get involved much in mortal affairs. However, it's theorized that the elves imprisoned a red dragon and used its essence for weapons creation.
 
Overall, my findings were minimal, but still fruitful. I'll have to continue to look into this.