Sessie 9

Kaelor and I (Gotumir) arrive at the cranes as newcomers, we walked a pad overgrown and by the look of it not wel kept. During our walk we encounterd a few bodies, with, so far we could identify claw marks al over them.
We enter the cranes and for the first time we can fully take in the these marvels of engineering, in our life we could only ever see the top and the rest was up to our imagination. Here we encounter some Ivory Order soldiers, but the differ from the ones we are used to in the Bowls. On our way we did however encounter a few cages, when observed we could see locked up Beastfolk and Druids. At this moment in the journal remains unclear.
 
We enter a tavern and upon arrival we are greeted (not negative, nor positive). When seated we get served something that can't really be classified as liquid, but the taste however so strong. After we get settled a rather loud and by the look of it disorganized party enters the tavern. We overhear a few things from their adventures the previous day. From their stories I can make up a few points:

They visited the alter of the god Gond, whom created the pulley system of the cranes. Apparently because of the size of the cranes, his powers are needed to operate the cranes.

We also hear something about a commander of the Ivory Order, named Tharian(?). From the stories I can make up that he is quite an authoritarian figure, whom is responsible for the incarcerated Beastfolk and Druids. Furthermore he wants to demolish the cranes to produce weapons, instead of repairing them.

Then I hear something about an interesting dwarf named Bramthrum, from the stories I can make up that he has a part of the god Gond living inside him. How does that work and how can he survive the powers of a god?

Turns out that they know about a beast with huge claws and feathers(?). Their description would explain the bodies we found during our travel. Some people believe that the druids are responsible for this beast, but we hear that the are the ones who try to contain this beast. But why are the locked up, if the want to help?

Kaelor and I decide to introduce ourselves to the party. During our introduction these are a few of the things we notice:

Juniper: a elf who comes out quite mean and a bit condescending. By the look of her clothes she is used to a good life;

Ruha: a half orc who is pretty pressing and gullible. Do not call her manly, my ears cant's survive another scream;

Thorgoth: a dwarf we didn't really notice Thorgoth at first glance. First impression is that he doesn't speak much, not weird considering his party members. I get the idea he knows his way around the cranes.

After we have introduced ourselves, we suddenly hear a scream outside. It's calling for Juniper, apparently his name is Piet, of all the names in Zyrokhill this must be one of the weirdest names I heard. Kaelor and I join the party outside, they get an assignment to discover the forrest beyond the footpath, we decide to join them. When we reach the end of the path we have to make a decision do we continue through the night or do we make camp. After some debating we decide to setup a camp to get some rest, Kaelor and I do not have a lot of trust in this parties survive ability during the night.
 
During camp we talk with the party and learn some more about their quest:

The Forges want to repair their infrastructure, with the biggest struggle being the cranes themselves. The goal is to once again deliver the products to the Goddess administration(?) and the Coin Square(?). The Coin Square was overrun by plant zombies, how does this work? We learn that this monster still lingers in the sewers somewhere, do we have an idea where?

Thorgoth his quest is repairing the cranes and return them to their former glory. Long ago his family was involved with this infrastructure and invested magical credits (still unclear how the work?), when invested the create a magical bond with that piece.

Sounds like even here the Ivory Order are divided, there are settlers who (unlike Tharian) want to repair the cranes for prosperity. The found the old magical control unit, but from what I understand, are absolutely clueless how these controls work.

The party also found an 300 year old dwarf, named Bramturium. He still holds knowledge how the cranes work, the cranes are infused with a part of the power of the god Gond. How is that even possible?

From their stories I can summerise the parties goals:

Don't let Tharian hinder the settlers in their quest to repair the cranes;

Interview Bramthurium for more information. This is apparently easier said then done;

Repair the cranes, so they can be used once again.

 
During our night we decide that three party members will keep watch, Juniper, Ruha and Kaelor.
The first watch is quite uneventful. During the second watch however, Ruha falls asleep.... Suddenly a giant spider appears, the creature attacks Ruha the first misses, but the second.. During this time we are all trapped in a spider web, everybody seems tho get loose. I however am wrapped it what seems like the strongest web known to man, and even with my massive reborn strength I was not able tho get loose.

In the end Ruha and the others manage to kill the giant spider, and of all the irony I'm completely smothered in spider goop...