S035: Lost Time

The Menagerie return from the Feywild, and lose 3 years

General Summary

7/30/2022 The Mighty Menagerie (3)

Around... Fellnight 9, 2020 KC, Late Evening (☣️Feywild Time☣️)


  Corrupted Feywild near Cottage on Kampos north of the Spider Forest of the Feywild, Feywild, Skola Vale The Dark Rain Forest, Kampos Recap
The party awoke deep in the Feywild, seeking a Hag who could help fix Skola Vale's mysterious stasis. After lightening their overburdened Bag of Holding and using a magic eight ball for Guidance, they discovered a cottage surrounded by white stone statues and guarded by a mysterious elven woman named May. The woman, tended by blood-capped gnome-like creatures, invited them inside, but three basilisks emerged and attacked. The party fought fiercely—Bastion transformed into a giant ape, Barlo crushed skulls with his maul, and Shadow's arrows found their marks—until all three creatures were slain, though Barlo was briefly Petrified by one's gaze. May then revealed herself and her sisters to be hags who tended the "fallen fey" statues, explaining that the Feywild was corrupted by an ancient Arch Fae's attempt to create a conduit between planes. She proposed a bargain: defeat a powerful lizard terrorizing corrupted Ruins and plant a special seed there, and the hags would help restore the Skull of Veil.
  The party followed May's directions to ancient purple Ruins surrounded by Shadowfell portals, where a massive Behir—a Serpentine creature crackling with electricity—burst from the ground. The battle was intense and dangerous, with the Behir's lightning breath searing Barlo and its lair causing stone to crumble on Sas. Bastion's fire magic was amplified by the Feywild, Calliope manifested the creature's deepest fears through Illusion, and Shadow's precise arrows weakened it significantly. After Barlo scaled the stonework to engage it in melee and endured electrical blasts, the party's combined assault brought the Behir down as it attempted to burrow away. They harvested its valuable thirty-pound horn, which would vibrate near dragons, and twenty-five pounds of unique blue scales. Calliope and Sas then planted the hags' seed in the Ruins and watered it, observing the Shadowfell corruption begin to recede as they rested before returning to complete their bargain with May.
 

Summary

After defeating the massive electrical Behir and planting the mysterious seed in its lair, the party took a brief rest to tend their wounds and salvage valuable parts from the fallen beast. Shadow noticed a subtle change in the area—a faint haze had begun to settle over the pools scattered throughout the cavern. While investigating, she discovered a scattered collection of coins, including 131 Electrum pieces and 487 Gold, which she divided among the group. Barlo examined the ancient stonework surrounding them, recognizing the runes as a variation of Loross, the ancient Netherese language they had encountered beneath the Ziggurat. Though he couldn't decipher their exact meaning, he carefully copied the symbols into Grognard's journal, hoping that Umbercresct or further study might reveal their secrets.
  With their business concluded, the party decided to return to May's cottage to see if the elfin maiden had upheld her end of their bargain. They navigated back through the twisting paths of the Feywild forest, eventually arriving at the cottage where May greeted them from beneath the great tree. When they confirmed they had slain the beast and planted the seed, May reached into the tree itself and withdrew a long blue Crystal. She crushed it in her hands, mumbling arcane words as the fragments fell and disappeared into nothingness. Her eyes briefly turned milky white before returning to normal, and she declared that the Skola Vale had been restored to its proper state, no longer flickering between planes.
  Though Barlo and Shadow harbored suspicions about May's true nature, they accepted her word and prepared to leave. As they walked away from the cottage and passed through the gates, Barlo glanced back to witness a disturbing transformation. The lush greenery within the fence withered and died, revealing a landscape of decay and death. May's beautiful form melted away, exposing her true appearance—pallid green skin, a large hooked nose, and the unmistakable features of a Hag. She smiled knowingly at them as the Gate closed, her red-capped minions continuing their sinister Work among the Dead gardens. Calliope realized her fey heritage had allowed her glimpses through the Illusion all along, though the full truth had been hidden until now.
  The party ventured back into the Feywild forest, moving cautiously through the darker regions where patches of skylight filtered through the canopy. Shadow led the way, but soon noticed something unsettling—the path markers she had scratched into trees appeared different, almost as if someone or something had altered them. The forest itself seemed to be playing tricks, filling her with doubt and unease. As they emerged into a clearing on higher ground, they heard rustling in the nearby trees. Shadow sent Princess, her owl Familiar, to investigate, and the bird reported movement approaching through the forest.
  Suddenly, three Blink dogs burst from the treeline, their yellow-brown forms flickering in and out of existence as they ran desperately across the clearing. Close behind them came two displacer Beasts, their tentacles writhing as they pursued their prey. But the true horror emerged moments later when the ground began to shake and trees started falling. A massive reptilian head crashed through the forest, followed by four more dragon-like heads of different colors. The creature was enormous—a Dracohydra, stretching over a hundred feet in length with five terrible heads and massive wings breaking through the canopy.
  Bastion and Calliope immediately recognized the creature from their studies, warning the others that it possessed multiple breath weapons and could Regenerate its heads unless struck with radiant damage. Before they could fully process the threat, one of the heads snapped forward and crushed a Blink Dog in its jaws, killing it instantly. Bastion reacted quickly, unleashing a powerful barrage of fire that struck one of the green heads repeatedly, causing it to shrivel and break away from the body. But their hope was short-lived—within moments, two new green heads sprouted from the wound, and the Dracohydra now had six heads instead of five.
  The creature reared back and unleashed a devastating multi-colored breath weapon in a wide cone, incinerating another Blink Dog and severely wounding the displacer Beasts. Shadow immediately cast a Web to try to restrain one of the Beasts and provide cover for their escape, while Barlo shouted for everyone to run. The party fled into the forest as the Dracohydra's remaining heads struck out at the fleeing creatures, killing them with bites infused with acid, ice, fire, lightning, and poison. Shadow sent Princess flying in the opposite direction as a decoy while she scooped up Artie and ran with the others. Behind them, they could hear the terrible sounds of bones cracking as the Dracohydra began to feast on its kills.
  The party successfully escaped the clearing and made their way through the forest, guided by the helpful Almiraj they had befriended earlier. They eventually emerged from the darker woods and found themselves approaching the Familiar territory of Skola Vale. Calliope noticed shimmering areas appearing and disappearing throughout the landscape—portals between the Feywild and the Material Plane, now functioning as they should. But as they stepped fully into Skola Vale, strange changes began to manifest. Bastion's hair suddenly grew longer, and a beard sprouted on his face. Sas appeared more mature, with small mushrooms growing more prominently on her shell. Barlo felt older, his joints aching and his gray hairs more pronounced. Most dramatically, Artie suddenly grew to his full size, his Armor snapping off his expanding frame.
  Barlo's Confusion turned to Alarm when he realized he had no memory of entering the Feywild at all—his last recollection was preparing to journey into the forest days ago. The others tried to explain what had happened, but Barlo couldn't comprehend the lost time. Bastion's communication device began emitting strange static, and when he checked it, he found a Message explaining that they had been gone far longer than expected. The Elder of Skola Vale soon appeared with her assistants—a Pixie, a Half-Orc, and a Gnome—and delivered the shocking news: three years had passed in the Material Plane since the party had entered the Feywild.
  The Elder explained that the village had been repaired and improved during their absence, and that their Airship had been fully restored and enhanced by her assistants. A statue had even been erected in the center of the village, honoring the party as the heroes of Skola Vale. She warned them that the time distortion had occurred because they left during the instability, but assured them that traveling through Skola Vale's portals should now be safe. Bastion used a powerful restoration to return Barlo's lost memories, causing three years of experiences to flood back into his mind in an instant.
  As the party began to process this revelation, Shadow demanded to know the whereabouts of her brother Beast and the Dryad they had rescued. The Elder's Pixie assistant claimed ignorance, but Shadow's suspicions were immediately aroused. Before the confrontation could escalate, Beast himself appeared alongside the Dryad Deodara, who angrily accused the Pixie Apple Cedarfrost of kidnapping her to be used as breeding stock for meenlocks. The Elder immediately trapped the treacherous Pixie in a magical binding and had her taken away for questioning, while promising to investigate the full extent of the conspiracy.
  The Elder then offered the party a keep and lands to the north if they would clear it of dangers, and informed them of the growing threat of the Bloodhands mercenaries who had attacked Skola Vale three years prior. She explained that the river flowing through the village connected to both the Feywild and the Material Plane, eventually reaching the mountains in the north and the ocean to the southeast. She also revealed that the party's actions in the Feywild—planting the seed for the Hag in an area tainted by the Shadowfell—might have unforeseen consequences. Exhausted from their ordeal and the shocking revelations, the party decided to rest for the evening, knowing they had much to discuss and many decisions to make about their future adventures.

Scenes

Short Rest and Rune Investigation

After defeating a Behir and planting a seed in the Feywild, the party takes a short rest, during which they investigate the area, finding coins and examining ancient runes on stonework.
  • The party takes a short rest after defeating a Behir and planting a seed in its lair.
  • Shadow performs a perception check, noticing a slight haze over the pools in the area, indicating a subtle change.
  • Shadow investigates the area and discovers 131 Electrum and 487 Gold pieces scattered about.
  • The party examines stonework with runes, noting its resemblance to structures seen beneath a Ziggurat.
  • Barlo attempts to decipher the runes, recognizing them as a variation of Loross, an ancient Netherese language found in Grognard's journal.
  • Barlo attempts to draw the runes from the stonework, initially struggling with accuracy.
  • Barlo uses his proficiency in forgery to create a more accurate copy of the runes in Grognard's journal.
  • The party discusses that a college professor, Umbercresct, or Grognard's journal might provide more information on the language.

    • DM Updates and Planning

    The Dungeon Master provides out-of-character updates on potential future game mechanics, including a new system for magic items and the use of World Anvil for campaign information, before the party decides to return to the Hag's cottage.
  • The DM discusses potential changes to the Crafting system for magic items, aiming for more flexibility.
  • The DM mentions using World Anvil as a tool for campaign notes and lore, advising players about potential meta-gaming.
  • The party decides to return to the Hag's cottage, where they had previously made an agreement.

    • Return to May's Cottage and the Ritual

    The party navigates back through the Feywild forest to May's cottage, where she performs a ritual using a blue Crystal to fulfill her end of the bargain, restoring the Skola Vale.
  • The party uses survival skills to navigate back through the Feywild forest towards the Hag's cottage.
  • They arrive at the cottage, finding May, the elfin maiden, tending to a large tree.
  • May greets the party, acknowledging their return and assuming they have fulfilled their part of the agreement.
  • The party confirms they defeated the large lizard and planted the seed.
  • May retrieves a long blue Crystal from the tree, which she then breaks into pieces.
  • As the Crystal pieces fall, May mumbles words, and the pieces disappear, her eyes briefly turning milky white.
  • May declares that the Skola Vale's problems with the Material Plane are fixed.
  • Barlo and Shadow express suspicion about May's true nature and intentions, noting her devious personality.
  • The party observes May's red-capped helpers performing chores, appearing protective of her.

    • The Hag's True Form and Departure

    As the party leaves May's property, her illusions drop, revealing her true Hag form and the decay of her surroundings, confirming the party's suspicions.
  • The party decides to leave May's property.
  • As they exit the gates, Barlo looks back and sees the land inside the fence decaying and dead-looking.
  • May's Illusion drops, revealing her true form: pallid green skin, a large nose, and a stereotypical old witch appearance.
  • May smiles at the party as they walk away towards the forest, and the Gate closes behind them.
  • Calliope realizes her Fey nature allowed her to partially see through May's illusions while on the property.
  • The red-capped minions maintained their evil appearance, unaffected by May's illusions.

    • Feywild Forest Journey and Strange Scratches

    The party attempts to stealthily navigate the Feywild forest, but Shadow notices strange changes in the path markers, causing unease.
  • The party decides to travel cautiously and quietly through the Feywild forest.
  • Shadow casts Pass Without Trace to Aid their stealth.
  • Shadow, leading the way, notices that some of the path markers she had scratched into trees appear different, almost as if someone else had altered them, causing her to doubt herself and feel on edge.

    • Encounter with the Dracohydra

    The party stumbles upon a clearing where Blink dogs and displacer Beasts are being hunted by a massive, multi-headed Dracohydra, leading to a chaotic and terrifying confrontation.
  • The party emerges into a clearing, noticing it looks different from when they entered the forest.
  • Princess, Shadow's Familiar, investigates a rustling sound and reports seeing creatures.
  • Three Blink dogs leap out of the treeline, blinking in and out of existence as they run.
  • Two displacer Beasts emerge, chasing the Blink dogs.
  • A massive Dracohydra, with five dragon-like heads of different colors, bursts through the trees, causing them to fall.
  • One of the Dracohydra's heads bites and instantly kills a Blink Dog.
  • Bastion and Calliope Identify the creature as a Dracohydra, noting its resemblance to Tiamat and its ability to regrow heads if not dealt radiant damage.
  • The party learns the Dracohydra has multiple breath weapons and attacks.
  • Bastion casts Scorching Ray, hitting one of the Dracohydra's green heads, causing it to shrivel and break off.
  • The Dracohydra immediately regrows two new green heads in its place, now having six heads.
  • The Dracohydra unleashes a multi-colored breath weapon in a 60-foot cone, incinerating a Blink Dog and severely wounding a Displacer Beast.

    • Flight from the Dracohydra

    Faced with the overwhelming power of the Dracohydra, the party makes a strategic retreat, witnessing the creature's destructive capabilities as it dispatches the other Beasts.
  • Shadow casts Web to restrain one of the displacer Beasts, hoping to Slow the Dracohydra.
  • The party decides to flee into the forest, with Sas Sending Princess as a decoy.
  • Shadow picks up Artie and retreats into the trees, signaling the party to run.
  • Barlo shouts for everyone to run.
  • The Restrained Displacer Beast breaks free and flees into the woodline.
  • The Dracohydra kills the remaining Blink dogs and displacer Beasts with various elemental bites.
  • The party successfully escapes the Dracohydra, hearing the sounds of cracking bones as it consumes its prey.

    • Return to Skola Vale and the Time Jump

    The party successfully navigates back to Skola Vale, only to discover that three years have passed in the Material Plane, causing physical changes and memory loss for some.
  • The party, guided by Almiraj, exits the forest and finds themselves back in Skola Vale.
  • Calliope notices shimmering areas, indicating portals between the Feywild and the Material Plane.
  • Upon entering Skola Vale, the party experiences physical changes: Sas appears more mature, Barlo feels older and has more gray hairs, and Bastion's hair and beard have grown.
  • Artie, Shadow's Owlbear companion, grows to his full large size upon entering Skola Vale.
  • Barlo suffers memory loss, forgetting all events that occurred in the Feywild.
  • Bastion's Scroll of Telescription emits static, indicating a magical disturbance related to the time Jump.

    • The Elder's Revelations and Pixie's Deception

    The Elder of Skola Vale greets the party, confirming the three-year time skip and revealing the village's repairs and a new statue in their honor. A confrontation ensues regarding a Dryad and Shadow's brother, exposing a Pixie's deception.
  • The Elder of Skola Vale greets the party, expressing relief at their return.
  • The Elder reveals that three years have passed in Skola Vale since the party left.
  • She explains that the Skola Vale's connection to the Feywild has been stabilized, but the party's time Jump was due to leaving during the instability.
  • The Elder mentions that the village's ship has been repaired and improved by her assistants (a Half-Orc and a gnome).
  • A statue honoring the party has been erected in the center of Skola Vale.
  • Bastion uses a Greater Restoration scroll to restore Barlo's lost memories.
  • Bastion receives messages from Lars and Ursa via his scroll, indicating they were trying to contact him over the three years.
  • Calliope receives a letter from her father.
  • Shadow inquires about her brother, Beast, and a Dryad, but the Elder and her Pixie assistant claim no knowledge.
  • Shadow confronts the Pixie, who denies involvement.
  • Bastion's brother, Beast, and the Dryad (Deodara) appear, with Deodara accusing the Pixie (Apple Cedarfrost) in Sylvan of kidnapping her.
  • The Elder traps the Pixie with a blue magical glow, and her assistants take the Pixie and Dryad away for questioning.
  • The Elder explains that Deodara was kidnapped by the Pixie to be used as a 'seed' for meenlocks.

    • Skola Vale's Offer and Future Prospects

    The Elder offers the party a keep and land in exchange for clearing it of dangers, and discusses the Bloodhands mercenary group and the unique properties of Skola Vale's Feywild connection.
  • The Elder explains that the time jumps are a risk when leaving the Feywild from outside Skola Vale's portals.
  • She offers the party a keep and land to the north of Skola Vale if they clear it of dangers.
  • The Elder reveals that the mercenary band that attacked Skola Vale three years prior, the Bloodhands, has grown in power and organization.
  • She mentions that Reginald (a contact) has been investigating the Bloodhands due to his own encounters with them.
  • The Elder clarifies that the river flowing through Skola Vale is part of the Feywild, bringing unique magic to the area.
  • She explains that the river eventually flows into the Material Plane, connecting to mountains in the north and the ocean in the southeast.
  • The Elder warns about portals appearing on the edges of town and in the forest, advising caution.
  • The party informs the Elder about the Hag and the Dracohydra they encountered in the Feywild.
  • The Elder acknowledges the Dracohydra as a 'Draco Hydra,' an arcane experiment, and thanks them for the warning.
  • The party decides to take a long rest, and the Elder offers to show them the ship and discuss the keep in the morning.
  • The party discovers they have leveled up to level 8 due to the three-year time skip.
  • The DM notes that Artie's Armor would have snapped off due to his growth during the time Jump, requiring it to be fixed.

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    Session Conclusion

    Left in Village of Skola Vale -- about to head to River's Keep
      Experience & Leveling Milestone Experience: 6680 Each | Total: 34000 (Next Goal: 34,000) Group Levels up to Level 8
      Current Location: Left in Village of Skola Vale -- about to head to River's Keep

    Missions/Quests Completed

    • The party is able to return to May Greenteeth and the "curse" is fully lifted. Now they return to the Village and find they have just lost 3 years in the exit, but the portals with the Vale are now working. So that shouldn't happen again if they enter and exit the Feywild through the village.

    Character(s) interacted with

    Characters

    • Abbot Grok

    • Adrex Lhamboldennish

    • Apple Cedarfrost

      A pixie assistant to the Elder, initially appearing innocent but revealed to be deceptive. She was involved in the kidnapping of Deodara the dryad to be used as a 'seed' for meenlocks and was trapped by the Elder's magic for questioning.

    • Brother of Shadow Belly of a Beast

      Shadow's brother, who appears in Skola Vale alongside the dryad Deodara. He was previously sent into the Feywild and his whereabouts were unknown to the party due to the unpredictable nature of Feywild exits.

    • Caireall Donoghuei

    • Cormin Bogletigle Neyer

    • Dalkur

    • Deodara

      A dryad who was kidnapped by the pixie Apple Cedarfrost to be used as a 'seed' for meenlocks. She is a close friend of the Elder and appears with Beast, angrily accusing the pixie of her abduction in Sylvan.

    • Elder of the Dawngreets

      The leader of Skola Vale who greets the party upon their return. She is knowledgeable about the Feywild and its effects on time and memory. She informs them of the three-year time skip, the repairs to their ship, and offers them land and a keep. She is a close friend of Deodara and takes action against the deceptive pixie, Apple Cedarfrost, using magic to trap her.

    • Father of Barlo, Jade Gift

    • Grognard

      An individual whose journal contains writings in the ancient Netherese language, Loross, which the party has encountered before.

    • May Greenteeth

      Initially appearing as an elfin maiden tending to a large tree at her cottage in the Feywild, she is revealed to be a hag with pallid green skin and a stereotypical witch-like appearance. She made a bargain with the party to fix the Skola Vale's connection to the material plane, which she fulfilled using a blue crystal. She is devious by nature and has red-capped minions.

    • Melios Lamphi

    • Morenars Neyers

    • Relia

    • Shadow Clan Shaman Hidden Depths

    • Sister of Barlo, Sapphire Branch "Branch"

    • Redcap

      Minions of May who perform odd chores around her cottage and appear protective of her. They main-tain their evil appearance even when May's illusions drop.

    • Blink Dogs

      Canine creatures with yellow-brown fur that can teleport short distances, appearing and disappearing. Three were seen fleeing from displacer beasts in the Feywild forest and were ultimately killed by the Dracohydra.

    • Displacer Beasts

      Feline-like creatures with tentacles that were seen chasing blink dogs in the Feywild forest. They were also victims of the Dracohydra's attacks.

    • Dracohydra

      A massive, multi-headed reptilian creature with five (later six) dragon-like heads of different colors and wings. Each head is capable of elemental bites and breath weapons. It is an arcane experiment and a formidable foe, capable of regrowing heads unless dealt radiant damage. It was encountered hunting in the Feywild forest.

    • Almiraj

      Creatures that the party had previously helped, who assist in guiding them through the fields back to Skola Vale.

    • Half-orc assistant

      One of the Elder's assistants, knowledgeable in magic related to ships, who helped repair and improve the party's airship during their three-year absence.

    • Gnome assistant

      One of the Elder's assistants, knowledgeable in magic related to ships, who helped repair and improve the party's airship during their three-year absence.

    • Umbercresct

      A college professor and acquaintance of Bastion, mentioned as a potential source of knowledge regarding ancient runes and languages.

    • Reginald Ivoryclaw

      A contact mentioned by the Elder, who has developed a network of spies and is investigating the Bloodhands mercenaries due to his ongoing civil war with his uncle.

    Creatures

    Created Content


    2023

    9 (Lowsun)

      • Fellnight 3, 2020 KC, Evening
        • The Menagerie return from the Feywild and the Skola Vale situation is fixed.
    — Timeline of The Mighty Menagerie

     

    Memorable Moments

    May's illusion drops as the party leaves, revealing her true hag form with pallid green skin and a stereotypical witch appearance, while her lush garden decays into a dead wasteland.
      The party's suspicions confirmed as they exit the cottage gates
      A massive Dracohydra with five dragon-like heads bursts through the forest, instantly killing a blink dog. When Bastion severs one head with Scorching Ray, two new heads immediately grow back.
      The party encounters an overwhelming foe in the Feywild forest
      > "Fucking run!" > — Barlo
      Shouted after witnessing the Dracohydra's devastating multi-colored breath weapon incinerate creatures
      The party returns to Skola Vale to discover three years have passed. Bastion has grown a beard, Barlo has aged with more gray hairs, and Artie has grown to full size. Barlo has lost all memory of the Feywild.
      The devastating effects of the Feywild's time distortion upon returning to the material plane
      Shadow's brother Beast appears with the dryad Deodara, who angrily exposes the pixie Apple Cedarfrost's plot to kidnap her for use as a meenlock breeding seed. The Elder traps the pixie with magic.
      A dramatic confrontation revealing the pixie's treachery after Shadow demanded answers

     

    Locations

    • Corrupted Feywild near Cottage on Kampos

    • Feywild

    • Kampos

    • Material Plane

    • River's Keep

    • Skola Vale

      A village that serves as a unique transition point between the Feywild and the material plane. It features a large tree with a building carved into its base, a river that flows from the Feywild, and shimmering areas indicating portals between planes. After the party's three-year absence, a statue honoring them has been erected in the center of the village. The village has been repaired and improved, and the connection to the Feywild has been stabilized.

    • Spider Forest of the Feywild

      A magical forest within the Feywild, characterized by darker skylines and patches of light. It contains confusing paths with strange, possibly altered markers. The forest is home to various creatures including blink dogs, displacer beasts, and a Dracohydra.

    • The Dark Rain Forest

    • Village of Skola Vale

    • Darkstone, Behir's Lair

      The location in the Feywild where the party recently defeated a large, electrical lizard-like beast and planted a seed as part of an agreement. The area contains pools with a slight haze over them and scattered coins.

    • May Greenteeth's Cabin

      A cottage in the Feywild where an elfin maiden named May resides, tending to a large tree. The sur-rounding property initially appears as lush greenery but is revealed to be decayed and dead-looking after May's illusions drop. Red-capped helpers perform chores around the cottage.

    Items of Note

    Factions

    Misc

    Related Reports

    Original Notes

    The party investigates the area.
      Returns to May Greenteeth, she frees the Village of Skola Vale.
      They return to the forest and the Illusion is let down, they see the Green Hag and her decrepit cottage now.
      Come out of Forest at wrong part, see some Blink Dogs being chased by Displacer Beasts. Which seem to awaken something in forest - a Dracohydra and it starts lashing out.
     

     


      
    

    
Dracohydra
...Blink Dogs
2 Displacer Beasts

     

    The Battle:


      Combat Round 01, Not LISTED THIS TIME
    R.1

      Dracohydra kills a Blink Dog before initiative.
      Bastion asks if everyone wants to run or fight... He moves forward a bit, still in woodline. Casts Hex, and Scorching Ray... which leads to table talk about the stupid rule on spells.
      spells and bonus action
    rules on Bonus Action casting time spells (PHB p.203):
      Bonus Action: "A spell cast with a bonus action is especially swift. You must use a bonus action on your turn to cast the spell, provided that you haven’t already taken a bonus action this turn. You can’t cast another spell during the same turn, except for a cantrip with a casting time of 1 action."
     
     

      So instead we went for the Scorching Ray at level 3 by itself. With some hits, including a crit. The curse seems to be gone and so it hits for FULL DAMAGE on the Dracohydra. 3 hits on one head and it shrivels up and falls off. It has lost a head.
      Blink Dog runs up to and sees his Dead friend. It attacks and is smacked by the Dracohydra, so it blinks out towards the cliff
      Dracohydra shoots multicolor energy in 60 foot cone at the creatures in front of it. Causes Fire damage, kills the first Blink Dog in front of it, burns both the Displacer Beast to near death. It crawls forward to the Displacer Beasts. Two more heads grow from the head that Bastion took out. It now has 6 heads.
      Shadow casts Web on the Dracohydra and Displacer Beast. Draco is not affected, the right Displacer Beast is stuck and Restrained. The left one is fine. "are we run-ning"? and picks up Arktos. Moves into the trees.
      Displacer Beast s uses its tentacles on the Dracohydra, 2x. One hits. It runs to woodline.
      Barlo steps forward a bit. "You might wanna run!" Holds run action, yells out to the Blink Dog.
      Calliope uses cloak to camouflage and moves into forest towards shadow
      Arktos is held by Shadow, he is scared.
      Displacer Beast, stuck, tries to break out and is free. He books it to the woodline. retcon: Dracohydra reactions... So the first one actually died as all the heads attacked and the corpse continued forward. Uses one last reaction on the last one... they're both Dead. As the bites hit their effects also is applied.
      Sas Runs
      Bastion sends Princess towards Dracohydra... to lead it away. Screech. Bastion runs.
      Blink Dog doesn't get its Blink so it runs.
      Dracohydra one of the heads grabs the Displacer Beast in front, then moves to the other Displacer Beast.
      The party runs off... Pass Without Trace by Shad-ow.
      
    

☠️ The party killed nothing.

      
    

    
t Combat XP: 5,000 (1,000 Each) | Total: 28,320 (Goal: 34,000 [genesys-dice:triumph]
**Included in Final Milestone of Session**

      Death & Devastation so the party retreats into the forest and the monstrosity is more interested in the meat than the group.
      They find their way out to the exit of the forest and they quickly find their way back to the Village of Skola Vale.
     

    Lowsun 3, 2023KC


      They exit. Some discussions as Barlo has, once again forgotten his time in the Feywild.
      The Elder of the Dawngreets finds the party, alerts them to the lost 3 years. Shows the statue. Notifies them of a property they are allowed to se-cure if they clear it of dangers. The Adventurer Class Airship of the Vale, v.2 is done, but something seems to be awry.
      She had two assistants, a Fairy named Apple Cedarfrost, and two individuals that did not get named yet, a Half-Orc and a Gnome.
      Names of the two
    Cormin Bogletigle Neyer & Morenars Neyers
     

      Questions about the past, and about Brother of Shadow Belly of a Beast which then is broken up as Brother of Shadow Belly of a Beast and Deodara show up accusing Apple Cedarfrost of being the one who kidnapped her and took her to the Meenlocks.
      After the reentry to the Material Material Plane, there was strange static -- especially for Bastion. It is believed to be old "message" spells that "expired" or something.
      There were messages for the group though:
      Please try to not read others' letters until you have proper in-game access
      Barlo's Letters

     

      Bastion's Letters

     

      Calliope's Letters

     

      Sas's Letters

     

      Shadow's Letters

     

      ...
      
    

    
t Milestone Experience: 6680 Each | Total: 34000 (Next Goal: 34,000) [genesys-dice:triumph]
t Group Levels up to Level 8 t

     
     
    **Left in Village of Skola Vale -- about to head to River's Keep **

     
     

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    04 - Return to the Rainforest
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    Area Map | Kampos (Simple & Color)
    Kampos, much of the land is not fully explored and that which has been exploited has been settled by the more anthropomorphic species of Dierde.
     
    City Map | Village of Skola Vale
    Just referred to as the Village of Skola Vale, or even Skola Vale it is the village in this wide green valley. This vale exists both in the Feywild and the Material Plane in The Dark Rain Forest on Kampos.
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    Session 035: Lost Time Report

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    Campaign
    The Wild Cards
    Protagonists
    Bastion Bladesinger
    /
    Sas W.T. Rayce
    Calliope Galanodel
    Barlo
    Chaotic Neutral Tabaxi (Smuggler)
    Barbarian 8
    85 / 85 HP
    STR
    18
    DEX
    16
    CON
    16
    INT
    10
    WIS
    11
    CHA
    14
    Shadow in the Snow
    Report Date
    30 Jul 2022
    Primary Location
    Village of Skola Vale
    Secondary Location
    Feywild
    Wild Cards
    Organization | Feb 17, 2026

    The Heroes of Outding Refuge and Kampos

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    Timeline of The Wild Cards
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    A simplified view of key events for the campaign of The Mighty Menagerie

     

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