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Sat 16th Jan 2021 12:20

Secret of the faerie dragons

by Sir Caradoc Brown

After journeying for two days in Mystra's Amulet, we finally found the secret grove of the faerie dragons! And it was quite a sight to behold! Faerie dragons darted and swooped across the clearing, playing with their purple mage aconite that we had come seeking. But before I get caught up in the wonder of the scene, I should explain what happened previously.
 
After our dreadful encounter in the Quag with the ogres and the shadow figure, we spoke with the Autumnach town mayor, a well-dressed green dragonborn named Verotosh. He knew nothing of the ogres, the shadow, or the name Ravina, but he advised us to seek answers at Hag's Roost. Apparently the townsfolk tolerate the presence of a particularly enigmatic hag who lives out on a small island in the Quag. She is reported to be surprisinglybenign and offers advice to seekers who ask it, if not freely. Two of the items that she will accept in exchange for information are Blindcap Mushroom or Mage Aconite. Not wanting to seek the mushroom near the layer of a known black dragon, we chose to head to Mystra's Amulet, where faerie dragons create mage aconite by breathing on the crystals of the forest.
 
Mystra's Amulet is a wonderous place! Although Rega kept fouling the air with curses about Mystra, who he seems to take great offense at. The forest floor was covered in strange blue fruits, which B Phrygian determined contained random unknown magical properties. We put a few in our bags to try to sell but determined not to eat any after unknown magic was involved. The first day we wandered for hours in the forest and caught only the briefest glimpse of a fairie dragon before it fled. We were however, accosted by two rainbow colored Flail Snails. B Phrygian learned the hard way that their shells reflect magical attacks. Fortunately I saw this, and decided to focus on healing everyone while Aivyn and the other dragons took care of them. We took the shells with us on our way out of the forest. B Phrygian is sending them to the Loremaster, who can apparently craft something special with them.
 
We eventually gave up the search and decided to camp out for the day. While I slept, I had a visit from Raphael. He was pleased that I am finally fulfilling my pact to seek adventure. In fact, he appeared to me so that he could give me a boon! He gave me a tome he called the Book of Fate. Whenever I need assistance or am trying to learn something, I can write in the book and Raphael might help me out with some information! Furthermore, it contains some special power that allows me to cast spells! So far I only have three spells written in the book, but I hope to be able to add more! Magic is so fascinating!
 
Anyways, the next morning I suggested a new course of action. Given that faerie dragons might be too shy to appear for humans, I proposed that Aivyn, Miirthana, and Xalar go looking for the grove by themselves. The others agreed so the dragons headed off. While we waited, Rega decided to make a stew with some of the magical fruit to see if that would attract any dragons. It didn't attract any dragons, but it did attract two very perturbed wind elementals. They blew past us, dealing grievous injuries, but thankfully didn't stick around. During the brief encounter, Welphina was hit so hard she began slipping towards death! I quickly pulled out my Book of Fate, and used it to cast Healing Spirit, casting a true magic spell for the first time. Thank Deneir, it worked! Welphina, and the rest of us, were brought back to perfect condition by the Watchful Eye's power.
 
Shortly afterwards, our dragons returned to us. They had found the secret of locating the faerie dragons! Apparently we had to eat the strange fruit in order to find the grove. I'm surprised that Miirthana was the one who discovered this and not Aivyn. Given his penchant for trying new foods, I'm amazed that he didn't try eating a fruit before Miirthana. Regardless, seeing no alternatives, we all ate one of the fruits. Aivyn and I seemed blessed with additional fortitude while several of our companions had more detrimental and psychedelics experiences. After consuming the fruit, we all seemed to posses a sixth sense leading us to the grove.
 
And that brings me back to my original topic, the grove of the fairie dragons. The floor was covered in mage aconite, but I did not think it proper for us to take any without permission. Thankfully, the faerie dragons were incredibly gracious and friendly hosts. Through Reya's mindspeak, and Miirthana's fruit-induced telepathy, they told us that we could each take one crystal, and also that we could stay the night in the grove. That was incredibly generous of them! After B Phrygian stumbled through a drugged performance, I tried to entertain them with some Thaumaturgy. I like to think that I was mildly successful.
 
After staying the night and picking up the Flail Snail shells, we made our way back to Autumnach. It was already late by the time we arrived so we went to sleep. I had strange dreams of wolves that gave me a fitful night's sleep. I wouldn't mention it, except that Aivyn had similar dreams. Anyways, today we are going to investigate the town records to prepare for our trip to haggle with the hag. Tomorrow is the Day of the Creators. Since we already missed the Song of Reflection, it would be nice to be in town for the celebration.

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