SE05 : EP27 - A Gift for the Future
General Summary
About a week ago Tenants Jurron reported a dig site found to the Arcane University. Horizonian imagery alluding to the Travelers to lead a team of archeologist and scholars to the site. It is situated on a relatively isolated part, hence the strange occurrences.
Jurron is a highly advanced world, but more built less on magic but more on mechanical ingenuity and the nacent use of steam technology. Heat and soot hang in the air as the party leaves the storm drains and cisterns they arrive in. Taking a well trod path out of the port city of Wraithymn they ascend over hills and valleys until finding the site encircled by tents and crates. Mo'Bahn discovers a set of riding horse tracks. Kayla points out there are few signs of people as they approach. Getting low and approaching the odd setting. Yith discovers signs of stuggle and even spots of blood. They find a stew that has yet to go cold.
Voices rise from the other side of the camp where torchlight plays on the surrounding ruins. "Thats the last of them." "Yup we moved 'em all."
The group stiffens. Mo'Bahn points with his trunk where his great ears have pinpointed them. The group follows Eñahkais leads a stealthily approach on the hole in the ruins that descends down tot he voices. A earthen ramp leads to open door frame recently excavated. Two goblins stand over a fire newt. Beyond them are ahalf-elf in robes talking with a Hobgoblin. To onside are the rest of the camp collected as a pile of corpses.
The Hobgoblin speaks "Bodies are moved, horses hidden. Let's go." and he and the Half-elf begins descending down.
Mo'Bahn dives forward and combat explodes. The party charg in a lay waste to the two goblins and the fire newt. Under the cover of the darkness spell the hobgoblin tries to flee into the ruins. Pryce cuts off his escape leaping ahaead of him with misty step. As the changling stares them down the Hobgoblin pleads for his life. He drops his equipment, weapons and armor clattering to the floor. He states his name is Born, he and his crew came to collect the loot inside the ruins. Mo'Bahn holds Born up as the group openly discuss his fate. They set him down and push him to lead them further in. Pryce
comments that they may need to invest the theives guild Born is in league with.
They come upon a chamber with elaborate carvings of Horizians and The Travelers . One large central frieze in a door with a metal handle protruding from it. Gara's vestments door. As they examine the handle noticing simialr construction to a Signal Ring. As that connects Alistair grabs and turns the handle, a seam of light forms around the carvings edge as the door swing in. A voice enters Alistair's is sounds to his ear as if's Gara "Walk through and face the test." He speaks to himself and then relays the message to the group.
They tBorn to the wall and the party heads through the portal. Mo'Bahn leaves a badger and twin pathers to "guard" the hobgoblin.
After feeling a gentle sensation of plane shift before finding themselves in a pool of stark light within a very large cave. As they collect their senses, they hear fine rock sliding and tapping on themselves. In the gloom they hear the shimmer of gemstones tapping and grinding. Out of the darkness an adult Topaz Dragon rears itself to full height. It roils with aggressive body posture. The party draws weapons. They begin to atack as the dragon steps in and over them. Soon ir charges its breath weapon and unleashes a spew of necrotic spray. Teh party is battered, Alistair falls to the ground nearly knocked out. They re group and fight on. After a long few minutes they break the shell of the dragon and finish it.
The topza hide of the dragon reshapes and reforms until the gens are inset in the jewlery and elaborate dress of a beautiful woman. She complements them and hands them an orb. It is a prize they are to give the victors as an obligation to Gara. Without much conversation she leaves, disappearing into darkness beyond the light.
Returning through the way they came they find the Hobgoblin escaped in their absence. They shrug off his loss as they approach the other other carved door, and place the orb in a sculpted hand. Beyond its door is a massive room with friezes of Mind Flayers spelljammers. In the center is a dark green gem set in a staff. As they take in the room, Alistair grabs at the staff. The sense of weight is immense as energy shoots through his arms. Mo'Bahn and Kayla aproach and help him with the weight and feel the energy. yet they cannot lift is out of it's base. The rest of the party joins and once they all touch it the walls shift and have light dance along the carvings. Explosions and beams of mystical energy play out a war upon them. Until the stone fades away and the room is a swirl of space battles. As the chaotic scene plays out a dark massive form takes shape. It s an Alpha Terasque and they see it's form bound to this staff. The room returns to stillness.
They then take the Staff od Dummoning home to Horizon.
Report Date
26 Dec 2022
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