4.0 - A Quick Dip Report

General Summary

The rift continues to expand, growing up to about 7ft tall and 4ft wide. There's a swirl of things happening beyond the frame.
As they watch, water begins to gush out of the bottom of the rift in all directions, running down the gentle slope of the pass. It does not freeze, and it's about room temperature.
Flynrich the halfling shucks off his blankets and begins frantically flipping through a book. He pulls out a stick of charcoal and begins writing. He's calculating and cross referencing. He looks to Ivory the tabaxi and shakes his head, eyes fearful. Ivory translates to Rish—the dark haired male elf. "It's too early in the season for a rift like this. This is unnatural."
Rish clearly wants to leave, but Yasmah and Ivory know they can't outrun it, and they also likely can't close it. They need to move. Now. Flynrich scribbles more calculations.
As they talk and Sil'Ferrous studies the rift, a shadow begins to take over the "scenery", starting from the top. As the shadow hits the gushing water, it runs with it. As it touches the party, it becomes solid and wraps around their feet, pulling them down into the shadowy water.
They get pulled in and it's black, but they can see themselves. They don't see each other though. But when one of them calls out, they sound like they are next to each other.
Sil'Ferrous casts Light, and the area around each person is revealed as the darkness recedes like ink on paper.

Atani

Atani finds herself in a verdant glade. It's peaceful and quiet, but she gets a familiar feeling, like a dream she's had before.
Then there's a rustling, and out from the shrubbery comes a small creature being attacked by a shadow. The tall shadow rakes claws down at the fleeing creature. The creature escapes as Atani intervenes and attacks the shadow figure.
The figure fights back, but Atani keeps most of it's attacks at bay. She lands hefty blows with her staff and hooves, each hit dispelling some of the shadow.

Holg

Holg finds himself in a cramped workshop, full of strange contraptions and tinkering bits. There's a man with his back turned to Holg in front of him. Holg asks who they are. The man turns to to Holg. He's an orc, and squints at the spot Holg is standing in.
The orc tries talking, but Holg can't understand what he's saying. The orc keeps pointing to the watches, repeatedly saying something to Holg. Then the large clock behind the orc is consumed by shadow, forming into the same figure Atani and Kallista see.
Holg fires his magic at the creature, and after a few spells, a few of the orcs words make sense in Holg's head. "Time. You need time. The answer is in time."

Kilith

Kilith feels the sand between his toes, but it's incredibly foggy and grey. A man slowly appears in the distance.
It's the man Kilith Released, with a continually bleeding wound in his chest. He attacks Kilith.
Kilith puts up Sanctuary, and the man has a hard time attacking. The shadow inhabiting the man's form get angry, prompting Kilith to call it Korinth.
The shadow ceases its attempts to attack Kilith and instead targets Atani.

Sil'Ferrous

Sil'Ferrous is surrounded by a dome of bronze, and standing on a flat plane of it as well. He sees a small spot on the ground in the distance. He walks to it and finds it's a small puddle of ooze.
He tries to scoop some of it up, but it suddenly rises into a tall pillar of ooze. It reaches for Sil'Ferrous, who backs away and keeps his distance.
Sil'Ferrous takes notes on the "oozes" behavior and actions, eventually tossing some acid after hearing his companions tell him it's not actually an ooze.

Kallista

Kallista finds herself in a dark ravine, towering walls on either side and behind her. Just ahead is her sibling, being attacked by a the same shadow that Atani and Holg see.
She fires at the shadow, missing her first few shots. She recognizes the shadow as probably being a demon, but they are incredibly rare to come across.
Her next few shots land solidly into the shadow, arrows appearing periced into each shoulder on what everyone else is fighting. Her last shot strikes into the center of the shadow's chest.

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The group tries to prompt information out of the shadow, but it only seethes and claims that it's master tasked him with bringing them all to his master.
When the shadow dies, darkness encapsulates everyone again. A sliver of light is visible ahead and they head to it. As they approach, the light takes the same shape as the rift entrance. Through the frame of the rift, they can see the silhouette of a tabaxi, but they can't make out any more. The figure clinches his raised hands into fists, then drops his arms in frustration. The opening closes, and the party is once again swallowed in darkness.
They feel themselves getting pulled through the darkness. They are suddenly blinded by the bright light of day and chill air in their lungs. The wagon is in front of them, the merchant group just beyond that. Yasmah hears them talking and runs over.
The merchants are confused. The party was just sucked into the shadow, just a second ago. How did they suddenly end up over there? The merchants start to keep their distance from the party, but Yasmah is fascinated. Flynrich seems extra cautious around the group.
The finish the descent down the pass, traveling just a bit further from the base before making camp.

Missions/Quests Completed

• Closed the rift

Character(s) interacted with

• Rish
• Yasmah
• Ivory
• Flynrich
• Korinth

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Player Characters

• Kilith
• Atani
• Sil'Ferrous
• Holg
• Kallista

Report Date

14 Aug 2020

Primary Location

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Secondary Location

Isvey Pass

Date

Flora Cycle Day 4

Ataxia

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