ADVENTURE BRUNCH #49 - 10/17/20 - Pool of Purification

General Summary

The party of Croxia, Cyrus, Jingles, Shakax, & Zura loaded up and road out on a self moving mining cart and headed back to town. It took a few days to travel from the abandoned stronghold back to Fort Dragon's Breath in said cart laden with goods. There was a significant debate as to what to do with the cart, the goods, and how public to be with their precious treasures. They put all they could into bags and sent Shakax standing in the cart like Captain Morgan through the front doors to the Warbringer hold of Fort Dragon's Breath for temporary storage and safety opting not to drive it themselves through areas anyone could see them.
The rest of the party followed Shakax to where he was immediately debriefed and thanked for his initiative and services to the Warbringer Clan. The debriefing was lead by Clan Chief Marikaxs Warbringer and the First Dragon (Equivalent to the Rank of Major), discussing the logistical opportunities the location and how to go about claiming and developing the area for the Clan's use. The dragonborn talked for some time, mostly disregarding the rest of the party as Shakax's hierlings. The following was determined:

• The location is going to be named Warbringer Lookout
• The First Dragon, a defender squad of the Warbringers, and members of the Thu'um Sorciere will immediately move out to occupy the location and cleanse it of the membrane & miasma
• Shakax and his hierlings should return in 1-2 weeks to delve into the mine and secure it

Post securing the mine, it will be developed into an ongoing resource to fund further enhancements, research, and development for war efforts. The following is the prioritized queue of enhancements:

• Barracks: Housing Troops
• Blacksmith Level - 0: Arming Troops
• Teleportation Tower LvL: 1(Shakax Proposed): Allows Teleportation to anyone with the spell of the same name and limited teleportation from Fort Dragon's Breath to Warbringer Lookout and vice versa for anyone in the company of a Warbringer
• Alchemy Lab LvL: 1(Shakax Proposed): Stockpile/Develop Unique Potions
• Battle Ring: Allows the training of troops; can train generic dragonborn units and swap their abilities, and can train dragonborn NPCs and swap their abilities

For showing the initiative to complete one of the Clan's longterm goals without prompting Shakax was promoted to the Rank of ¼ Dragon (lowest level of officer). He is assigned to the First Dragon and was granted the following upgrades:

DM Note: I had to reward how thoroughly Shakax has been invested in. His gear, quests, & play time. All that while being stuck at level 2 surviving and thriving. Well done!

• Increased Privileges: Officer level accommodations at Warbringer facilities
• Increased Pay: Earns 10% more pay for Warbringer quest completion
• Command Feature: 1x per month Shakax can reassign a Warbringer NPC, Defender Squad or Attack Squad unit for 10 days for a justifiable reason.
• Upgrade Skills: He chose 1 of several skill upgrades; It is assumed he has been training at this and is just now completing it. Brace: As a bonus action, you can gain advantage on all ability checks and saving throws against effects made to shove you until the start of your next turn.
• Patronage of Effendi Makeda: Was gifted 1x Riding Drake egg w/ high draconic runes on it. It should hatch in 20-40 days.

The party left Shakax to Warbringer business for the next few days and dispersed to complete a variety of tasks:

• Croxia - spent roughly 1000 gp in party funds for identify services at the Enchantments & Goods Emporium across the street from the Jorasco Healing House
• Cyrus - ate numerous mushrooms and plants he had harvested over several adventures, the results of which left him with 1 days worth of violent exploding diarrhea AND knowing at least 1 effect of each of the items he ate.
• Zura - Sat around joking and chiding Cyrus as he sat exploding from his back side while still eating yet more mushrooms and mystery plants. She summoned her Herald Curace to her and she sent him out on various tasks she needed done while she was in town.
• Jingles - Traveled via Moonbeam to a hunting lodge of the Cat Lord. There he met a dying tabaxi by the name of Kite in the Wind a refugee of the Kotal Kahn & Tlāloc war across the continent of Maztica. Kite in the Wind urged Jingles to make a shrine and possibly a temple near the lodge. The Tabaxi need the Cat Lord and all the allies they can find before it's too late! After healing and stabilizing Kite in the Wind, Jingles responded by being annoyed that there was a new cat in what he considered his domain, and brewed some poison while he contemplated what to do about these revelations.

The party met up again roughly 3 days later to go to the Sun Temple and purify the fey creature they had brought back from the Eldergleam. They met with Effendi Ima Al-Bakr The Arch Druid of this areas Circle of The Sun, Bembo, Ta'labi, Aeson (apparently not a fan of Cyrus) the current skeleton crew to this Sun Temple as all of the other druids were at Zura's Stronghold mending the Sun Tree located near there. Effendi Ima Al-Bakr explained the process to the party. She was going to purify the fey. This would leave her vulnerable and cut off from her usual senses. Bembo was to be literally at her back to protect her. Everyone else was to deal with whatever was expelled from the fey as it was purified and under no circumstances could they be allowed to leave the Sun Temple. Many, many shadowy & malevolent creatures where expelled by the fey. Some made of pure shadows that were easily dispatched, and several were extra-large black crawling oozes. Last but not least were monsters--vicious terrible monsters made of blood. Fortunately for the party, they were more interested in breaking the seals near the doors and escaping the area than murder. After some close calls, the party was successful and the fey was purified.
The fey asked, “Who are you people?” to which The Arch Druid hissed while raising her hand to silence everyone else. She gave a slow staccato speech (DM Note: which none of the players took notes on nor could recall, enraptured perhaps?) stating that on behalf of all members of the Circle of the Sun she declined to identify any of them and denied the opportunity to compact or accept a reward from this fey for assisting him. The fey questioned the wisdom of this choice but the Arch Druid repeated herself three times. Just before the fey flew off on his gossamer wings the Arch Druid said "I only speak for my flock you are free to compact with them if they dare to compact”.
The Fey turned to look at her with a grin that was too large for his face, and laid back down in the Arch Druids lap moaning, groaning, and feebly beckoning the non-druids to come and be rewarded. Aslam, not being a fan of magic or magical creatures, was suspicious and denied him three times. Jingles said "I can ask for anything?" and contemplated for some time, but inevitably denied him three times as well. Zura compacted and asked for a specific favor to be completed in an unspecified time. When everyone was of accord the fey manifested an amber sword and cut a temporary window in space and time and walked through to a green place, the gate closing upon his entry.
The Arch Druid thanked everyone for doing a good thing for the sake of the doing and rewarded the party:

• To the Druids granted the rank of Initiate; with that comes discount training: You are offered discount (125 gp) training to better help the circle. You are assumed to have been working with a trainer for some time and the effect is immediate. You may choose 1 of the following:
  • (Combat Trainer) Become proficient in one kind of weapon of your choice (Quarterstaff, Spear, Singing Sticks, Scimitar, Bows, Daggers)
  • (Healing Training) Permanently swap a known standard Druid healing spell for a different rarer one
  • (War Casting Trainer) Permanently swap a known standard Druid damage dealing spell for a different rarer one
  • (Summoner Training) Permanently swap a standard spell for a new summoning spell
• To the Fighter granted a pouch of 10 pp
• To the Ranger granted the rank of Aspirant of the Circle of the Sun. As such all members of the Circle of the Sun must provide you free room and board within any Druid Grove or Sanctuary for the purpose of sanctuary or respite. Also, 7 Arrow of Seeking
• To the Warlock granted the rank of Aspirant of the Circle of the Sun. As such all members of the Circle of the Sun must provide you free room and board within any Druid Grove or Sanctuary for the purpose of sanctuary or respite. Also, a Fey Token.

The End :D

Report Date

21 Oct 2020