49.0 - Research
Sil'Ferrous now will occaisionally see "ghosts" of things now that he's used the last charge of the water temple thing.
Holg is angery at Paritet people due to failed sanity save with Ånd.
Ixen can feel the presence of chaotic forces, as well as their absences. He knows the location of Ild, and the general direction of any other living dragon. He is immune to fire damage, but vulnerable to cold.
Kallista +2 sanity check for rifts. Can control the destination unless rolls <10=Amalgamation. Rolling a 1 tears open an uncontrolable rift that has stuff start pouring out of it. Korinth gives instruction to focus on pulling on the threads of time magic from the other world, this gives more control.
Atani took dream research flyer
Wind magic is out of wack because there's no energy magic to counter balance it, unless And releases some of it.
Plot points/Scenes
Recap
New powerful items were obtained form Bevarelse's vault as the group continued to debate their course of action. At last, the decision was made to rekindle Vand's heart and travel to Riner Is to meet the author of Sil'Ferrous's book and do some research.The Plan
Current Day Water Cycle Day 21 Confirm if they want to rekindle Is's heart. If so, Bevarelse will need to get to Riner Is. Remark that it might draw Omdanne's attention, but it's a low chance since there's plenty of bevarl stone at the peak and it's also clouded with Is's "power" which is not Omdanne's domain. He can't go through the Amalgamation, but he can meet them there. Will also give them a small medallion of Script stone with "Sviðe ja, a'kem rø næ. (You did not fail him.)" to present to Zlae. Also, will Valki continue with them? Get to Riner Is, higher DC to get them precisely at the peak. Rift was suggested, but if they don't want to, then the Himmelafs can get them there. If Himmelafs, then they will need to stop for the night at Havon. Bevarelse will also ride with them as he recovers. Have Korinth instruct Kallista about how to start pulling on Time magic when reaching in to the Amalgamation. Find those threads and pull them with the elemental magic. It can speed up their travel, and help stabilize the rift. Drop a hint that despite her sire's ambitions, he still hasn't managed the faintest bit of control over this kind of power; she's learning quite well and could continue growing, strong enough to prevent Paritet or the like from ever coercing her or her family ever again. Of course, Korinth's release would not only speed up her learning since he could show her so many examples of new magic, but could help overthrow Paritet and then they wouldn't be a problem anyway. Arrive at Riner Is. Ixen collapses, shock of the power of Is negating the power given by Ild. Not unconcious, but definitely dazed and not really there. Riner Is is not as cold as you would've imagined; it's still really cold, like 0 degrees. The ground is nothing but barren stone covered in a sheet of ice. Rocks of various sizes and pointiness take the place of any vegetation that would be here. There's a chiseled winding, icy staircase leading up to the peak. And still standing out against the color pallete of the area in a near semi-circle are several large naturally-formed towering walls of rock turned to Script stone, and covered top to bottom in large(er than you've typically seen) Script engraving. Opposite the stone is what is far more recognizable as a dragon skeleton, the whitest bone you've ever seen, in a more "preaceful" position then you've seen the others. And far below to the east, you can just brealy make out the small town of Fellbe, the smoke of burning hearthfires giving it away from it's cloak of snow in an expanse of winter. Zlea ambushes and attacks them until they can show the crest Bevarelse gives them. His spear is definitely nothing shabby, but is very plain. Zlea description. His black hair hang hangs in a mess around his head, though he doesn keep it out of his face, but it might just be frozen that way. His rather well-kept leather armor is dark nautral color with yellow colored embellishments. His skin almost as dark as his leathers and he stands about 6'5" tall. His green eyes hold a different kind of intensity than someone else who looks almost exactly like this guy; Zaru. Conversation with Zlae. He will also be stuck in that loop. He is aware that time has passed, but he only remembers yesterday as the day Pritet launched their attack on Zremak, and Is joined, Bevarelse wrote on the stones and charged him with protecting this peak and Is's remains, and Is clawing and staggering back up to the peak bleeding ice-blue blood and terribly scorched across her neck, and then she died; and he waited for Paritet's inevitable assualt upon the peak, but they haven't come yet.- What info does Zlea know about the past? He knows everything up to Is's death; so he does not know Vira is dead, Omdanne was wounded, that Paritet has reigned for the past 136 years. Vira isn't a villain, just chose the wrong path. The same with his brother. But that does not stop him from fighting them. He wrote Elemental Equivalence right before Vira rallied the people to her to defeat the root cause of so many struggles.
- About the tablets? Tablets? In the Amalgamation? Acting as "seals"? It was broken while the dragon was dead, but repaired upon their resurrection? Then it seems likely the "seal" is a representation of the barrier the dragons provide; each individual seal part of a greater barrier around our world. The beings released with each seal? Perhaps they are pulled or trapped close to our world, being of the Amalgamation that closely mimic the manifestion of elements.
- About the Amalgamation? Is that what it has been named? It is some other world with strange creatures and constantly in turmoil. I know that rifts tear open when a dragon's power isn't used. I did not study them much; only as Vira's voice grew louder. And then there was no time left for research. But I think this links to the "seals"; I think this world is somehow tied to the In Between, or at least the magics that comprise it are. Mortal's magic is the prime example; it comes straight from the Amalgamation, just with far less resistance than calling upon elemental magic.
- About the balance of elemental magic? That it is a chaotic process, but it always balances itself out. At least, while the dragons are around. Without the dragons, who's to say? If mortals
If Ild dies or is resealed and Ixen is somehow alive, I'd like him to revert to Kilith. I'm kind of roleplaying an angle that Kilith isn't dead or even really gone, just the will of the dragon has taken over his body. (In fairness, that's what he asked for.) So if the dragon "goes away", so does Ixen. Up to you, just wanted to throw the idea out there. Cool cool. The reason I asked for quill and parchment at the end of the last game is because Kilith is going to write a short "I'm still alive" message that somebody in the party can pick up, if that's cool with you. I imagine that in the morning almost all of the parchment is crumpled up on the floor with splotches of ink on them, the only uncrumpled (or possibly also crumpled) piece left on the table is the one with the message. I figured Holg would be the best candidate as he's probably the only person who would handle the situation with the delicateness it probably requires. Also Ixen is probably late to come down to the group that morning because he was struggling late into the night and is tired. The message would be something like "I am alive. Kill Ild. Don't let Ixen know." Or perhaps the message is discovered while we're already en route to Riner Is. That might actually be better.
Relations
Allies
Valki: https://5e.tools/bestiary.html#assassin_mm plus fire resistance and can cast thaumaturgy cantrip, hellish rebuke at 2nd-level 1 per long rest, darkness 1 per long rest. Charisma is spellcasting ability.
Backdrops
Encounters
Zlae stat block: Alyxian the Absolved
What I need
- Effects of Sil'Ferrous's flyers
- What info does Zlea know about the past? About the tablets? About the Amalgamation? About the balance of elemental magic?
- Uh, probably the merging effects for Is, just in case someone from the party takes it.
DC 20 Sanity check
success = Wherever she thought of going
failure = coin flip
Havon
Riner Is
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