Session 36: Journey to a Keep Report

The Menagerie journey to an abandoned keep.

General Summary

8/13/2022

The Mighty Menagerie (3)

Lowsun 3, 2023 KC, Early Morning

Village of Skola Vale, Skola Vale The Dark Rain Forest, Kampos SAS reveals that one of her Letters spoke of her father being held and the party believes he might be held at the keep nearby that the Elder would like cleared out. She speaks of how he has long been gone, since she was young. Shadow also seeks out a leathersmith as Arktos has outgrown his Armor. She was thinking a saddlebag/saddle thing. They also discuss the Blood Hands and how they have grown in size since the party last was on the Material Plane. She paid 30 gp for Arktos saddlebags made out of the old Armor. They go to the Elder's keep to check on the Adventurer Class Airship of the Vale, v.2. In trying to restore it they had to use some outside resources. Cormin Bogletigle Neyer is a Gnome that specializes in Gem Magic. and Morenars Neyers is a half Orc who owns some local mines. He locked them into a conract to restore the ship restoration, but there was.a clause in the contractthat seems to have actually made it his ito some degree. Unless the party uses the ship for a mission to visit another planet and satisfy the clause. He wants them to test it off-planet, visit another planet, and do a recon job.

They take a tour of the ship: (needs a new name) Almost completely new, but the "helm" remains as it is what truly powers its flight. The masts are made from trees, and there seems to plant life "carvings" everywhere and Living Plants seeping out of random parts. The tree masts help Heal the ship. There are blue crystals embedded in the bottom. Ballista at the front. The captain's room has stained glass windows which makes it scry proof. the table offers a here's feast if a proper "sacrifice" of wealth is offered. Below, find 5 bedroms, kitchen storage. talking tubes throughout the ship which an connect two rooms or intercom to all. kitchen has pantry magic to store food, sink with running water from water plane, stove funnels heat from fire plane. the hold has a storage, weapon room, crew hammocks. a forest room which is the elder's private grove and has no memory or time dilation problems... only those she chooses can enter and a Teleportation Circle.

met up with the Elder of the Dawngreets, Morenars Neyers and Cormin Bogletigle Neyer at the gate as they exit. told the mission is all they need to claim the ship and they have 6 months to do this. the keep is 12 hours following the river (thick overgrowth) so .




they buy 2 horses and a cart 120 gp

3 days by road with this. traveling -- 1 nothing happens buit of travelers and commerce 1st watch see a silhoute of a large bird crossing and shadowing the moon. 100 ft wingspan, carrying a cow. Bastion Bladesinger int check: a Roc flying southeast feathers can be used for some Crafting.

Lowsun 4, 2023 KC

2. more normal forest, but still nuances of the Feywild watch hears gurnts and scuffles, smell of ozone. about 100 ft away is a flash of red; a large Troll fighting a flying Flameskull.

Lowsun 5, 2023 KC

3. a cart heading towards party and says he seen them before. Volo, the old guy whith a black bead that calliope tried to steal and shadow tried to rip off. he offered combat gloves of missile snaring a sentinel Shield a spellbook made of skin blowgun +1 staff of swarming insects he had bought a tavern in Wideberth the party sold a shortsword, Behir horn and scales

Lowsun 6, 2023 KC

they crest the hill and see the ruined keep. movement on the grounds, guards -- bugbears, goblins, etc... pulled off the road, set camp quietly sneak to recon

bbs, gob boss, Hobgoblin, goblins 6-8 creatures around the castle roaming about

small broken, cracked, main entry the guards seem new and eager to please -- earning a tattoo Barlo walks up to tak to them, bluff fils.





Jacoby Drexelhand
Gruzzussk D'Achtend
Jacoby's Flameskull
Goblin
Hobgoblin

The Battle:

Next Session is the actual battle!




t Milestone Experience: 1000 Each | Total: 35,000 (Next Goal: 48,000 t

**Left at River's Keep -- about to enter and fight **

Rewards Granted

Experience

t Milestone Experience: 1000 Each | Total: 35,000 (Next Goal: 48,000) t

Missions/Quests Completed

The party get to the keep and find it is occupied

Character(s) interacted with

Created Content

2023

9 (Lowsun)

Lowsun 3, 2023 KC - Lowsun 6, 2023 KC, Early Morning

The Menagerie travel to River's Keep

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