Session 5: Expedition to the northen forest Report

General Summary

Picking up a researcher for their quest to explore and gather information about what is happening in the forest. Traveling to the settlement in the forest. They saw patches of land randomly in the terrain have become stone or like tundra climate. Looking in the previously visited settlement, they found the corpses of plant zombies not having any plants in them. The previous lush forest here now a stone covered landscape as they left the settlement last time they were here. After some time in the settlement, the decision to show the researcher how an active "pinecone" behaved. Going to a "Pinecone" they know was active a couple of weeks ago, now have a different sequence. Indicating that more of the pinecones have been messed with or been removed. During their investigation beside a pinecone, it changed is a sequence again. Signaling something happened to one of the just 2 circle distances away. Deciding to take the pinecone with them, making only one active. During there travel to the last pinecone. They stumbled upon a druid being chased by dryads. Seeing this druid in need. They dispatched the dryads with ease. Talking to the druid, it seems she was trying to remove the last pinecone to stabilize or letting nature take over. Some of the members believed that the druid was lying when she told about this. After taking the last cone, an earthquake lasting 30 minutes happened. After a few hours of walking the forest was no longer to be seen. Their trip to the ship, the druid disappeared in the thin area. With some clever spells previously gathered. They saw the druid running towards 2 giant spiders. That was a bit away. One of the giant spiders attacking the group while the druid and other spiders ran south. Seeing through the illusion of the druid and having a discussion with the group, they gathered they have been tricked by a Green Hag. But they had pressing matters to attend to. The researcher having the necessary information, the group decided to sail back to Haimio. During their trip north before an intersection in the river. The researcher wanted to look into a previous dwarven city he had heard of. The researcher was willing to give gold to them for doing this detour, they made there was further inland. After a day of traveling, they came across a huge water lock. Engraved into the mountain range, and stretching about 100 meters up the mountain. They entered the lock and looked for people to operate the water lock. With no response, they decided to investigate. One in the party using Spider Climbing boots managed to get up the water lock, and their pet pseudodragon. After a while, they managed to find the operations for the water lock. When inside this large cave they saw an abandoned dwarven city. On some streets, they found petrified dwarves, in the abandoned houses it seemed they left with no sign of struggle. They took a day to explore this city and got deeper into the mountain. By following a canal they came to an intersection and proceeded to walk to an abandoned mining operation. The mining operation was around a huge ravine with several layers. Going down several dwarven made elevators they accidentally were transported to a new place. Floating rocks, howling winds surrounding them, and a great colored rift as far as the eye can see. After some investigation, they discovered they could jump into the rift returning to the abandoned mines. After everyone returned to the mines, they were meet by a huge Balor forcing them to leave.

Campaign

The Sea Nymphs Adventures

Protagonists