Session 63: The Huntress
General Summary
After the caravan from Great Zesh had passed the Ynidu caravan continued its journey northwards. The next day we discover that Eshiq Asyf has gone missing - we suspect that he left in the night to chase after the Zeshi for vengeance. His faction among the Ynidu choose a new leader and the caravan continues north. Within a few days we reach a large well held within an enclosed caravanserai.
The Caravan camps here, and we are not alone. There is another caravan traveling south that is resting here. Among them is an Empire man gambling with the local Ynidu. He seems to show some interest in the party, and Euphrasia soon discovers the gambler had been kicked out of a game for using magic to alter the dice. The group is immediately concerned that the Magistratum may have caught up with them. The group is rapidly divided with Eban and Euphrasia wanting no dealing with the others and their trouble with the Empire, lest their families become embroiled in a Magistratum-led investigation.
Morthak takes the pragmatic approach and along with Gemris approaches the gambler who we learn is named Orin. He is a former soldier of the Empire who sought solace elsewhere after an altercation with a commanding officer. Skulk, who has been watching Orin carefully, overhears him humming a few bars of the mummer’s tune, Ennadrea's Choice.
Skulk approaches the group and joins the discussion, and after revealing he is a Mummer we quickly learn from Orin that Sister Garael is our mutual friend and that Orin, although not a mummer himself, was looking for us to direct us to the Nomad who can teach Mylla to control her burgeoning powers. Orin switches caravans and joins us as we head north. Even as we leave, the group is still in conflict over the older members issues with the Empire.
After a days travel north Orin tells us that we will need to leave the Caravan come the morrow to begin searching for the nomad. The group reaches out to the Ynidu they felt close with, including Otux, and say their goodbyes. The caravan encamps for the night in the shelter of a long ridge, looking out over the moonlit dunes. As most of the camp was sleeping, Skulk notices his dagger of warning vibrating. He calls out an alarm as torches arc tumbling through the air, tossed down from the ridge above!
Lizardfolk and their thornbeasts rain down from above, and a moment later we see the dark wings of a dragon high above. Many Ynidu are slain up and down the caravan line, and the untrained combatants among the Ynidu begin to scatter and flee as the dragon joins the fray. Euphrasia uses the idol to summon an Air Elemental, destroying the gem within, and commands it to assault the dragon. The attack seems ineffective. A moment later, Eban’s bubble shelter is dispelled and the real Dragon Zitonai alights behind him, the dragon above revealed to be an illusion. Zitonai seems strongly focused on Eban who repeatedly dodges out of her grasp until she finally manages to drag him down under the sand. As Lizardfolk are dropping left and right, Zitonai burst from the sand ready to face the rest of the party, followed a moment later by a fleeing Eban, who has polymorphed into a bird to escape the pit, which is quickly falling in and threatening to bury him...
Maps
Caravan Ambush
Missions/Quests Completed
Met with Orin Balagansar
Character(s) interacted with
- Otux
- Orin Balagansar
- Tehmina
- Zitonai the Burnished Huntress
Date Commenced: The 2nd day of Cyt, 1622 TER
Date Concluded: The 5th day of Cyt, 1622 TER
Report Date
12 Sep 2021
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