CHAPTER 1: Story 1: An Act of Faith

OVERVIEW

Welcome to the realm of Kismet! The realm of FATE AND DESTINY. Everyone here has a fate. Everyone here has a destiny. The known world drifted between chaos and order - until the first civilization - The Kingdom of Jua. Built by the gods themselves, and order was given to Kismet for the first time. The nations separated and were given different abilities. Jua The First Kingdom, the land of education and religion. Where the rumored GOLDEN CITY is hark those with much tenacity (+2 Wis) and dex (+1).
Those who hark from Liabon carry a dark secret but have mastered the art of music and entertainment. The Winter Event of the Seasons is held every year by house Liabon. Those who hark from this kingdom receive +2 Charisma / +1 Wisdom.
Those who hark from Milele or Reservist play their cards close to the chest if you will. There is always an angle to work. +2 Dex / +1 Con. Those who come from the Mito Mitatu are strong warriors. Strength is their gift. Many have been known to share a few laughs, too. +2 Strength / +1 Dex / +1 Charisma.

IN THIS CAMPAIGN

In this campaign, our heroes will uncover secrets. Face foes both old and new. Meet interesting characters. Fight many, many bad guys. Go shopping at the many different magic shops. And fight or talk your way out of fighting dragons! In the desert campaign, there is a dragon, a very powerful one that I suggest you stay clear of because you do not want to fight it.
This campaign will also have a thieves guild. Hopefully, you have a criminal contact.
There is a portion of the campaign that will help you if you can talk to plants or animals as well. Not everyone can be a druid, but it helps if you have some druid-like qualities.
There is at least one beholder, a slue of sea elves, who rescues a merman and uncovers a secret plot that, well, let's just hope you can dodge fireballs.
With all that said, I hope I have given you some insight into how to build your character.

WELCOME TO THE KINGDOM OF JUA

In Jua, the first Kingdom, AKA the Kingdom of the Sun and the land of the 5 Kings there has been a tomb has been robbed. The Tomb of the first King of House Liabon, the founder of the Kingdom of Liabon. His temple was found demolished and descrated. The guards of the temple where found dead.
Every theives guild, bounty guild, and mercanry that has heard of the Kingdom of Jua is looking for the stolen artifact.
The only people who have knowledge of the temple of Liabon are people from the state of Liabon, and they are not known for being World Travlers. Many of them stay in the misty and murky and dark state of Liabon. Not many have even seen the residetns of Liabon.

Plot points/Scenes

ACT I

Recruiting Heroes

Welcome to the REALM OF KISMET in The Kingdom of Jua. Those who know this tropical paradise also know of the many different religious sects, including the Holy Crusaders, who worship Jua, the sun god. Summer in the kingdom is one to behold. Travelers come for the Summer solstice gathering in the oasis. Others come to find MYTHICAL GOLDEN CITY of JUA, while others come to find peace, prosperity and religion.
Jua is known for its desert oasis that also holds many bands of raiders. Jua is also known for GOLDEN CITY, which no one has laid eyes on, and is believed to be the birthplace of the JUA himself.
With the many different villages, towns, and cities in Jua they all peril in comparison to the 4 great PRYAMIDS.
These Pryamids hold the burial chambers of the Four Great Kingdoms and their leaders. JUA, MILELE, MITO MITATU, and LIABON. These temples are the crown jewel of Jua. The first one was errected to Jua in the 1st Age. Now the 3rd age (750 years), people come just to get a view of the pyramids.

WELCOME TO BAKKU

Bakku is small village. Not much goes on here. It sits on the cusp of fertile land to the southeast and desert, everywhere else. Bakku is only a 2day journey to the capital city of Jua. Where you will find all of the religious temples, bathhouses, spas, tea shops, textiles, and everything you could want. But in Bakku, you find a trading hotbed for radiers and marauders. The village is small, newcomers are spotted immediately. Regulars are welcomed.
Those who are regulars know about the Goblin problem. The Goblins stay away from the capital city, but every where else is fair game. There are many radiers in the desert but the goblin hoarde is one you do not want any problems with. Adventures and Mercinaries have been coming to BAKKU to try and get and audience with Ashanti. House Liabon is a very rich house and 2 weeks ago, their pyramid was desecrated and imploded. The security of Jua's investigation prooved to be goblins, but those who call House Liabon home, belive it to much more.

LOCATIONS

Sippin Liabon: The local tea shop. Owned by Ashanti (Elf).

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Ashanti is a noble woman plays everything a bit close to the chest.

INNS:
The Blanket Inn. 3sp/night.
SULTRY SWEETS. 5sp/night. The entertainment may cost you extra.

INTRODUCING OUR CHARACTERS

Where would everyone like to start? There is the Market, a tavern, an inn, and THE tea shop. In the town square there are a few wanted posters of known pirates, goblins and even the Goblin King. Baaku is a town where people come to hide and escape. No one chases down criminals here. Even if they are well known. The town doesn't have a police presence but the presence of House Liabon is enough to cause folks to act like responsible citizens.

TEA SHOP

This is Ashanti's Tea Shop and she will do a Tarot Card reading for anyone from House Liabon.

INN

Travelers and business folks are in the inn along with a few guides.
PERCEPTION CHECK DC 8 -- you know these guides are not guides but at a glance at their hand you see a pyramid inclosed in a sun. THE YELLOW PHOENIX HORDE. If pirates are known on the sea, then the Yellow Phoenix Horde are the pirates of the desert.
HISTORY CHECK DC 10 -- You know that the Yellow Phoenix Horde is a worshiper of ARWAN, god of life and death.

Inciting Incident:

Then. In a flash. You hear three loud explosions. If you are in Sippin Liabon:

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DC 12 Con Saving Throw or take 3d6 fire damage - half on a success.

Once you come outside you see the HOUSE LIABON PYRAMID IS CURMBLING.

BAKKU City 40x60 There are 8 Goblins running away with 2 barrels of water.

As you arrive at the Sippin' Liabon you see the back of the building has been blasted off. The three dragon born guards are badly hurt. You can see that one of them has a broken arm and the other has a gash on his neck and needs a healer quickly. He will be dead in 3 turns as he is losing a lot of blood.

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The Goblins would never tell you who they are working for. Those who are caught, quickly slit their throats. In The Name of Zairel!!!!

Trying to make sense of everything is MADAM ASHANTI, the Liabon Elf and owner of this establishment. In the finest black and red dress and an tribal peircing going from her nose to her ear, she sits in the chaos to great you. (Island Accent) "Sorry for the inconvience, we had a few ruffiens come through my establishment and stole this months sipment of fresh water."
There are only a few town malitia here to investigate.

What would the Party like to do: The town guard believe this to be the work of the Goblin King. He lives deep in the desert and once he gets a hold of any items here in any of the villages they are lost.

Ashanti and her Dragonborn guard who bore witness call BULLSHIT. The believe it was her rival, Farmer Joe. He supplies water to the goblin tribes and other neferious gangs in the desert. She asks you to bring Farmer Joe and his accomplises back to her for further questioning.

Question Farmer Joe, I will clean up here, if you can deliver my water back, I will give you 5gp per barrel each.

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The Reward is 5gp/each. She will go as high as 8gp/each. She sells the water for 5gp/per gallon and needs to make a profit.

LEVEL UP!!!! LEVEL 2

Scene 2

FARMER JOE'S FARM

Scene: Mildrid The Giant Chicken

On the SouthEastern part of town there is a small farm. The farm looks vacant except for a lot of chickens and one MASSIVE, MASSIVE, MASSIVE Red barn in the back. The barn is at least (Perception Roll + Int Mod DC 15) 20 feet tall, with a 15 foot bar door.

There is a modest size home. In the back tending to the pigs in the back is a Firborg.

Farmer is Joe is very nice and polite. There are many cults in the desert. Yes he does have a relationship with them but he doesn't steal for them.

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Cult of Jathiman (John's Story)
Cut of Baal (Murderous Cult)
Cult of Tiamat
And the Cult of Zairel

Farmer Joe will not let you look around.
Perception Check:

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1 - 12: You see Farmer Joe's daughter making flirty eyes at Lystgian Black and his son is making eyes at Ara.
13 - 15: You hear loud clucking coming from the barn Joe was working at. You also see Ashanti's stamp on a barrel lid outside on the ground.
16+: You see covered up by some brush are the 5 of the 8 barrels that have gone missing.

If you asks to search the barn, he gives you the key to the lock and waits for you get right up on the barn door. Roll Initiative:

Farmer Joe and three kids run and get into a covered wagon. (Peception Check DC 14) You can see the Water in the back of the wagon, however, you hear a loud roar coming from the barn. Bursting through the door is a GIANT FIRE BREATHING CHICKEN and you hear Farmer Joe yell, ringing the dinner bell yelling, "TIME TO EAT MILDRED"!!!

INVESTIGATION CHECK DC 15 (LOOT):
There is a cellar door. The door leads to an old cellar, concrete, and smeered animal poop on the floor. The cellar smells like ransied livestock. There is nothing down here but sacks and trunks.

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INVESTIAGTION CHECK DC 15 (LOOT):
22gp / 41sp / 68 copper.
Chicken feed.
Farm tools (shovels and picks).
A jewel, ruby (History DC 15 -- a Funeral Ruby worth 50gp. It came from the raided Liabon Temple) *Mind Crystal (Careful)* (You take the damage while offering to save three creatures that were affected)
A ring (unidentified RING OF TEMPORAL SALVATION),
3 Potions of Healing,
Mystery Key,
A map of Temple Liabon with three locations circled and one has an X through the circle (a secret door in the throne room, and the circle with an x has monster (written in elvish)).

LEVEL UP!!!! LEVEL 3

Act II

House Liabon Keeper

Scene 1

Ashanti is thankful you bringing back the head of Joe the farmer. Her bodyguards are stand always at the ready.

Joe was an old competitor who gave way to the goblin tribes. By no means are the Goblins and goblin supporters the only threat in the desert but he is a big threat. She asks for his head and takes his head into the cellar where she tells you, "I need to asks him a few questions."

Ashanti knows everything going on in the desert.

A third bodyguard walks up with a sack of gold. She gives the gold to the Cleric. There are 32gp in there (for all of you). Her third Bodyguard takes the head and goes back into the cellar.

Ashanti's Mission
"I know you didn't kill the bodyguard out of the kindness of your heart. You want House Liabon reward (The reward is tickets as honored guest to the Fall equonix festival 6 months from now, as well as property in the Liabon kingdom and 1000gp / each). Something is amidst in the realm and Agents of House Liabon and Jua have tasked Ashanti, the most versed of these Agents to uncover what is admist in these lands.
It all started when our Araignée, a desert guide in Siset and a member of house Liabon took into a hortoculturist ****DERRICK'S FORMER BUSINESS PARTNER**** on an expedition.
Araignée manged to get a message back saying the kept talking about Janthiam and retribution. He kept asking him about his dieties and telling how we weren't meant to be ruled and how to take our power back. When they reached a goblin camp, the man turned Araignee over to the SORAC the Goblin King in exchange for the riches at the Liabon Temple.
Your mission is to find the Araignée, who is probably still being held captive in the goblin camp, and find who destoried our temple, and what was stolen. When you get to the temple throne room, Ashanti wants you to send a sending (She hands a spell of SENDING) and she will SCRY you to help you take an inventory. She also gives Newt - A RING OF SPELL STORING.
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(This is the map you found at Joe's Farm).

For Araignée safe return:

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Ashanti will give you 100gp for Araignée safe return and his family is offering 200gp/total for his safe return. For an accurate inventory list of what was stolen Ashanti will give you another 100gp/each and for the safe retun of missing items (if not damaged) ONE ticket (there are four of you, if you want four tickets you will have to continue to do jobs for her) to the Kingdom Liabon Fall Cabere't.

Araignée is just a child 38 year old Elf at The Academy of Jua who was a desert guide to earn extra coin. Araignée was a mapmaker.
You will probably need a desert guide. There are guides in Siset. Fairly priced. Some haven't been corrupted by the YPH (Yellow Phoenix Horde) or The Goblin Tribes.

The tribe who robbed me was the Batiri Tribe. That would be a great place to start. You might also think of taking a stop in The Capitol City to see Araignée professor. Araignée did study map making and maybe his professor could have a more updated map than your guide. Maybe not. (PERCENTAGE DIE).

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Zairel has gathered three evil deties - Baal, the Whispered One, and Tiamat to help him raise the nine hels and bring about the destruction of the realm. (SHOULD NOT COME UP HERE)

Ashanti tells you: "There are many cults in the and radiers in the desert. None more dangerous than the Yellow Phoenix Horde. Ashanti employs your to find out what cult was responsible for the destruction of the Liabon Temple."
DESERT CULTS:
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Cult of Tiamat
Cult of Orcus (Sorac & Goblin King)
Cult of Jathiman (Main Story)
Cult of Zairel (at war with Arawan)
Cult of Bhaal

[quote]Ashanti does not know much about the Jua desert except that it is full of dangers and peril. She tells you, in order to navigate the desert you will need a guide. Jua, is a city of scholars and religious nuts. No one in the city is capable of roaming the desert. She instructs you to go and to the a neiboring village close by on the north side of town, The village of Siset.

Scene 2: Finding the Batiri Tribe

The Village of Siset

This village looks like an open air market. If you would like to trade there is someone here that would gladly trade with you. Antique shops, magic shops, but nothing here looks like it can be trusted. Everything looks stolen, or collected from the desert. This trading post is the home to many gangs, thugs, scum and villany, and but their are a few upstanding in the crowd.
As you walk into town, there is a Blind Gnome sitting on a stool, he holds his hat out, his eyes, sparkle with diamond. Inside of his hat are a few copper pieces. As you walk by he says, "Hello, travelers? Do you mind if I bother you for a copper piece or two. I would like to get an apple."

BLIND GNOME

The Blind Gnome (NIDRID) has studs in his eyes, because he sold his eyes for food. His son takes care of him, but right now, he's traveling in the desert. He's do back any day now. Can I trouble you to look on my head, I fear someone may have stolen my hat. (they did)
Oooooo those bandits! The Yellow Phoenix Horde. Siset is overrun with these bandits!!! Theives that live in the desert. If you get me my hat back, I will have son take you on your journey into the desert, for me. I don't have much money but my son is does pretty well from his excursions into the desert. Plus, you smell like adventures and no one comes to Siset unless they are looking for adventure or trouble.
"My hat was purple and orange pointy thing. Find me hat, and I'll talk to me son."

Helping the Blind Gnome

Sitting at a table are 3 men and 1 Woman (*Perception Check -- 2 elves (Level 3/fighter), 1 black dragonborn (Level 3/Monk), and 1 Dwarf (Level 3/Barbarian)*) eating a plate of roast duck, drinking ale, and wearing some rather fine clothes, but they still look like bandits. Perception check, you see the Blind Gnome's hat.

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YELLOW PHOENIX HORDE

Confronting the Yellow Phoenix Horde

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As you confront the Yellow Phoenix Gang their leader, the short and rough Dwarvish woman, her hair braided down her back. They all of tattoos of a sun setting behind a pyramid. The Leader tells you, that this desert was first inhabited by the Yellow Phoenix Horde. Anything, found in this desert belongs to us, despite what any of those goblin assholes might think! Siset belongs to us! They are all Level 3.

BOOKMARK (Start 4/14 game)

LOOT (DC 15 for everything): 25cp
28sp
12gp
the clothes and hat they stole
3 Potions of Healing
Stone

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of Good Luck

2 Wands (Unidentified):

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Wand of Magic Missle (Uncommon). A stick.

A bag of holding
and a looking glass (ARCANA CHECK DC 17 - looks magical - but right now you don't know how to use it).
You have no idea what the wand, looking glass, or stone do until they are indentified.

Returning The Blind Gnome's hat

Upon returning the Blind Gnome's hat (He is a very powerful wizard and can Identify these items for them).

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***If you buy him an apple or 2, they will cost you from a local fruit vendor, 2cp/per apple. 12 apples are in a crate and the fruit vendor will sell them for 20cp or 2sp.***

The Blind Gnome is greatful. He tells you his son has returned. He gives a rather heavy dragon gold scale. He pulls out of his pouch with no problem. If you take it make a strength check DC 18 to hold it. (The scale ways a quarter ton. 500 pounds.) The Blind Gnome tells you to give this to his son the half-orc named TAFU. That way he will know it is from me. Check the market or the tavern. He loves a good drink.

Entering Shop 1: Levi Clothing Merchant

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Directs them to Jewelry Merchant

Entering Shop 2: Jewelry Merchant

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Directs them to Ale and Water Merchant

Entering Shop 3: Ale & Water Merchant

At the Ale and Water Merchant, you see, (PERCEPTION CHECK DC 8) in the back the only half-orc you have seen all day. Drunk and smells like rotten pig shit. He drunks like a sailor and there are about 8 empty mugs and they keep coming as he is trying to conduct business with two VERY VERY WEALTHY looking travelers. Ara would precieve their clothing as a very wealthy family or house in Mito Mitatu.
Tafu *7'4 half-orc (Fighter level 8)*:

These wealthy travelers are offering him 15gp a day to take them to The Oasis. For a good time. It is a twelve day journey to The Oasis and back, by SAND BOAT!
Tafu is not passing that up. It doesn't matter if it is a favor for his dad. (Persuasion DC 13. Intimidation DC 15.)
The Wealthy Travelers are too afraid to get tied up into some Goblin business and will either travel alone or take their business elsewhere.
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You can convience Tafu and the Wealthy Travelers that having an adventuring party with them is worth the risk of fighting off attackers. DC 15 - PERSUASION

Tafu thinks it would be wise for the travelers to have adventures with them, as they can help keep them safe from the dangers of the desert. He tells you they will need some gear to cross the desert first. The only gear shop in town is The Capitol City.

Getting Gear

Tafu tells you and the Wealthy Travelers that you will all go together. You will need gear. He gets all of his gear from the Xing Desert Shop.
You will need a Sand Boat, to rent. He normally takes travels into the Capitol City to get a sand boat. Those can be rather pricey. There are two boat sellers in town, Monty and Lucious. The closes shops are in the Capitol City.
Tafu would also tell you, it is a good idea to talk to Nathan Lu, a Gnome at the Academy. He is a good friend and has mapped more of the desert than Tafu has. He knows a lot about the desert cults, feuds, sandworms, dust mephits, and dragons in the desert. Tafu says any knowledge he can give can be helpful and if you get into any trouble, just say "Cool Moe T!" - he will take you to his magic emporium. Tafu is going to get a drink.

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Trina and Basil would like Lucious boats better, because they are made and cristened in Mito Mitatu. Because of this they will offer to split the sailboat. They will pay for their days travel 150gp, to the Oasis. However, they will not pay for their travel.

SEE CAPTIOL CITY OF JUA

Capitol City of Jua Down Time Activites

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Walking into the city, you see a long line of Tiefling refugees. There are guards checking them and yelling, Refugees to the right! Everyone else to the left. Tafu takes you and says they are going to the left. We are travelers.
At the gate the Tafu has no trouble getting in, he says they are travelers and they are only in Capitol City for one day, two tops. The Guard stamps his passport and says they are you're responsibility.
The captial city is massive. The is a hustle and bustle of people moving throughtout the city. Tieflings stand agazed at the people moving thorughout the town square. There are all sorts of races here in the town. Human, Halfling, Half-Orc, and Bugbear. The town is majority human but the capital city is a melting pot. Well policed. Buildings made of sand and clay the touch the sun but cast shadows on alleys. An ankle deep river runs through the town. A City offical yells in front of a directional post, "REFUGEES HEAD TO HOAR'S TEMPLE."
Tafu knows where he is going and expects you to keep up. He asks where are we going first? Or do we just want to meet in the town square in 3 hours?
The Academy is to the north. Monty's sand boat shop is to the north, and Lucious Sand Boat Shop is the south. THE TAVERN is to the east, the Castle is to the West.
There is also a wanted poster and missing persons posters on a board as a town cryer gives the news of the dar. PRINCE SHALO DECLARING ALL CITIES UNDER KINGDOM RULE SANCTUARY CITIES. THE ROYAL WEDDING OF THE YEAR BETWEEN PRINCESS ZUMI AND BARRUKE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CENTURIES THE JIKOT EMPIRE IS OPENING THEIR DOORS TO OUTSIDERS. REFUGEES SQUAT IN HOUSE OF MISSING FAMILY, ALSO GO MISSING! (SEE SIDE QUEST FOR MISSING FAMILY)
PERCEPTION CHECKS DC 8 -- Ashanti is wanted by decliration of the royal family of Jua for questioning. Pirates, Bandits, Goblins, and YPH thugs (10gp / per). There is a picture of a Bugbear (25gp). There blacked out picture with the name PIRATE HANS NEMUE (50gp alive 200gp dead, and 25gp per associate), SORAC The Goblin King - no picutre (500gp).

Crisis in Jua Desert

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Jua is in the middle of a crisis. Nomadic desert tribes of Gnomes, Tieflings, and Halflings, have been fleeing the safety of their villages because of the YPH and Goblin battles. The Capitol City of Jua has issued an ordiance by decrea of the Jua Royal Family to all subsequent city states to let all desert refugees into their city walls.
Many citizens of The Capitol City have been pushing back with against the refugees. There just isn't enough room in the city. The lower city is overrun, and the mid city is starting to get the overflow. There has a been an uptick in crime. The residents of Jua have blamed it on the Nomads, but the Nomads believe some of the more unsaviory citizens are using them to commit hanius crimes.

The Academy of Jua

If you are looking for Nathan Lu he is currently at his inlaws flower shop.

Barruke's Wedding

Flower Shop

Owned: Gale Summers (Halfling)

Upon approach of the flower shop you see 5 Dwarven Royal Guards (AC 18 / HP 24) and 5 Red Dragonborn Royal Guards (AC 14 Natural; +2 Red Dragon Scale +5 Shield = 21AC / 28 HP) .
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Town guards have different stats Jikot Dwarf Guards -- AC 16 / 22 HP
Coya Town Guard -- AC 18 / 25 HP

On their shields you see two different crest on the guards armor and shields but they seem to be working together.
HISTORY CHECK (DC 15)
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Dwarven Guards -- have a shield that is a scorpion and a sun and mountains. This is the crest of the Kingdom of Jikot (Northern Jua).
Dragonborn Guards -- The Kingdom of the Coya Empire of Milele.

NEWT ONLY -- You would also know that the Dwarven Kingdom, Jikot is a warrior kingdom. Hill Dwarves who are desert miners and warriors. However, the Kingdom of Coya is a diplomatic kingdom that holds a lot of secrets.

If you try to get inside:
The Guards cross their spears and battleaxes. They do not say a word. Off to the side are the two Captains (HP 31). The Dragonborn Captain politely asks, "The future Queen Mother of our kingdoms is picking flowers for her wedding, please give them a few minutes."

If you decide to wait:
30minutes. They still need time. Flower shopping. You know how it is.
30minutes. Still no sign of them moving inside.
The Captain will not answer who is getting married but he will only say the Kingdom of Jikot and the Kingdom of Coya.
2 hours later. The Queen Mother of Jikot (Dwarf) and her duaghter the Princess ZUMI (Dwarf) and a Half-Elven Man long flowing hair, not locs but a perm. HISTORY CHECK DC 20 for names

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Zumi (Dwarf) and Barruke (Half-Elf)

Inside Flower Shop

Making it Inside past the guards

Inside the shop there is a HELP WANTED POSTER - Gale the Half-Elvish is looking for the Gold Dragon, Ether and the Golden City. Inquiring about the poster.

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The Gold Dragon is gone and if the Gold Dragon is gone then so are the secrets of the Lost City of Jua - THE GOLDEN CITY. Believed to be built by the Golden Dragon Ether, but only her descendants know how to find the map that was in her temple. There are rumors that a Blind Gnome is a decendant of the Golden Dragon Ether, but Nidrid is old and senial. Barely knows his own name.
The florist tells you if you are interested in this mission she can take you to a mirror, that will take you to the town of Ywnae

There are 10 more Elite Dragonborn Guards and Dwarven Guards (10 total).
PERCEPTION CHECK DC 12 -- There are 2 love birds looking at a boquet of Sand Rose flowers. The woman says, "these are a sign of good luck in the Jua Desert." The Man, half-elf, says you are all the look I need.

After Guards and Royality Leave

Nathan is in the back shaking someone hand. PERCEPTION CHECK DC 12 -- The two Kings of Jikot and Coya exit the back room.

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Nathan was invited to the marriage between Zumi and Barruke. The Wedding is in 3months and he is excited. Nathan would divolge it is quite strange that the a Jikot known for being warriors and have been in an endless blood fued with Coya would couple. Nathan can't make sense of it but it's not on him to make sense of it. Nathan is excited because this is the first time outside citizens have been allowed inside of Coya in over 500 years. He cannot wait to see the wonders of the city. He hasn't gon since his was a boy!

The flower shop smells of pure ellations. Happiness. There are roses, lilies, and all manners of dandilions and sunflowers. The more magical flowers are kept in a case but there is a book if you would like to view a flower. Roll d100.

Nathan Lu loves travelers, but he knows how tumochous the desert is. He asks you to meet him back at his office within an hour and he will give you his latest map on how to traverse the desert.

NATHAN LU'S OFFICE

Adorned with artifacts over from over the desert, there are some that glimmore and others that call. ARCANA CHECK DC 18 -- There are two very rare staffs on the wall (Indentify: Staff of Thunder and Lightning) and (Voyager Staff). ARCANA CHECK DC 5 -- You know that Nathan isn't just a cartography but he is a very, very powerful magician.
If you are looking for maps. He would tell you this time of year is Purple Worm Feeding season and Dust Mephits migrating season. Running into Dust Mephits means you will probably run into some purple wormlings.
See Nathan Lu's Secret Magic Emporium (Gnome Nidrid told you if you see Nathan, tell him he said to help you on your journey)
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Ring of Spell Storing -- NEWT

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Cloak of Displacer -- Ara
Lightbarer -- Derek

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Ring of Resistance (Poison) -- Lt. Stygian

THE BOATS

MONTY'S SAND SAILORS

The smell of sand and purple worm toxicins fill the air. The shop is guarded by 3 rather large BUGBEAR. Sitting at his desk with pamphlets and brocures scattered about, is a rustic old sailer with an eye patch. Human. He yells at the bugbear.
"you stupid beast! How are we supose to make money if you keep losing my fucking boats! Shit. Go in that desert and don't come back until you find that fucking boat!"
Monty, an aging man with locks and beard that goes to his navel sees you. He smiles. Beliving you didn't hear him. He attempts ot put on the charm.

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Asking one questions is one too many:
Are you with the Jua State Inspection. You have to tell me if you are! That fucking Lucious is a lie. My boats aren't stolen. You can't steal what's already been ship wrecked and comendered by the Yellow Phoniex Hoarde.
I know the rules to this game. I don't steal from that fucking Winnie Company. We only take ship wrecked parts from Sir Samson's Trading Post. Boats are little shittier but we soupe em up and they will air glide across the dessert like your surfing on a cloud! That's fucking guarantee.
PERCEPTION CHECK DC 12 (DC 8 for Ara) Monty's Sand Sailors are rustic thrown together air boats that traverse the desert. Any Sailor with their weight can look at these poorly constructed machines and know these are a death trap waiting to happen.

PRICES
Single Salior -- seats 2 -- 100gp/day
Spinter Salior -- seats 5 -- 250gp/day
The Voyager -- seats 8 & has 2 cabins -- 400gp/day

LUCIOUS'S BOAT

This shop is like walking into a prestine shop. No smell, no nasty guards just advenures, salesmen, and one Half-orc man, LUCIOUS, watching his salesmen rent his boats.

PERCEPTION CHECKS DC 10 -- Lucious notices Ara (or Newt). In noticing them, he runs down to stop you from talking to one of his more inexperienced salesmen.

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Lucious would never tell Ara that these boats are made from Winvie. INSIGHT DC vs Lucious's DECEPTION (Straight D20) -- will alert you that he's lying about where the boats come from.
HISTORY DC 8 -- Lucious is a known pirate, wanted on every Island. (DC 13) -- His reward is worth 200gp. You last heard he was locked up but now he has resurfaced here. (DC 15+) Returning his corpse to the capitol City is worth 500gp.
PERCEPTION DC 12 -- Lucious has 8 wanted pirates working with him. (50gp Reward for each. Lucious is 250gp reward)
Lucious would try to swendle you into renting a boat.

Small -- (built for short distance travel 1 - 2days) 10gp/per day -- fits 5 compfortably. If damaged the boat will cost you 100gp.
Sail Boat -- (built for distance 3 - 5 day travel. Speed depends on the winds). 25gp. Avg. Speed 2/hex per day (slow pace). Fits 8 comfortbaly. Only 2 cabins.
Keelboat -- (built for speed but not long distances) -- 20gp/per day. Fits 8 comfortably. Total cost if damaged or lost, 200gp
Long Ship -- (built for distance and speed, the fastest boat in his fleet, has 4 cabins in the lower deck for sleeping) -- 25gp/per day -- Fits 12 comfortabl. Total cost if damaged 500gp.

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BOOKMARK 4/28/2024

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Off To The Oasis

Scene 1

Conversation with the travelers you learn them to be from Mito Mitatu. They are titans of industry there and would know ARA. The towns are not as big or as religious as Jua, but there is a giant Volcano near their village that some of the townfolk still believe gives them speical powers.
Their names are TRINA and BASIL. Trina tells you, you should stay in the Oasis for a bit, they have extra mask. They will even pay your ticket into the orgy.

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The Summer Oasis, is a place where every Solitace and Equonix titans of industry come to release themselves in sexual perversions without shame.

Tafu takes the helm. He knows exactly where he is going. He believes it will be safer to leave the boat docked at the Oasis, and to pick it up after they get what they need from The Batiri Tribe.

Yellow Phoenix Revenge

The first day is normal. You can see the giant palm tree in the distance. You are making great time. What you thought would only take you three days, is probably going to take you only two. As night sets in ROLL PERCEPTION CHECKS +13 On second watch: You hear howling in the distance. Coming up beside you is a war party on horse back and in a smaller and faster Sand Boat.
FIGHT

6 Bandits, 1 Bandit Captain and 1 Mages. (Athletics Check for thos jumping onto the boat) They try to take the boat. You notice once they jump and try to take the boat the Sun setting Pyramid tattoo on them. This is the Yellow Phoenix Horde.
***The boat has AC (roll d20) and HP (roll d100) depending on what they get.***
The two boats on the side of you are going to try and ram you. The boat on the left is trying to ram you. The boat on the right is firing at you.
Roll Initative:

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They weren't coming after you, they were coming after the boat. They get paid a lot of money by Monty and Lucious to steal these boats and return them. If the Goblin Tribes would've found them, they would've sold them into slavery.

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Loot From their Ships:
Left Ship:
6ep
68gp
118sp
200cp
+1 Shortsword
Right Ship:
72sp
432cp
3 gallons of drinking water

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Potion of Clairvoyance
Cloak of the Protection

Tafu suggest towing one of their boats, they do not have to pay the boat rental fee for a damaged boat. This way the Wealthy clients, Trina and Basil can have the boat they wanted and only pay for that boat.

Scene 3: The Oasis

After your fight with the Yellow Phoenix Horde, you make you to the Oasis. Do you choose to spend the night here?

You are welcomed by 3 beautiful elven women and three beautiful elven men. They welcome you to THE SILVER HOLE. A place of wonder and mystic and posh getaway for the elite, all are welcome if you abide by one rule. No clothes! All must be bare as the day the were born!
If you do not wish to partake in our getaway, you will be offending the great and wise silver dragon. He does not want to harm anyone just have a bit of fun.

You have the option to stay here or if you want to hit the road, you can. Tafu doesn't care. He's down to clown and he's also ready to get on the road.

Choosing to Stay

There are all manner of elite in this isolated getaway. The most promonate families from all across the realm.

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Bugbear, Yogi of the Jikot, a silver exporter. Duke of Milile, Half-Elf Simon Roy, Dwarf, Alvin Sundergaurd from house Sundergaurd, sailiors and rivals of Winnie's family also of Mito Mitatu, world renouned cleric of Selune, Lilly Octu. Not to mention Trina and Basil

This is very elite party. Knowing someone here are having proof of blackmail of any of these party goers could prove to be very useful, but could also get you in a lot of trouble and possible be wanted in the town that these people are from.

THE NEXT DAY
Trina and Basil thank you for getting them there safely, they asks if you want to stay for the festivities. There will be other celebrations. The Oasis mainly has inns. No magic shops. A Tavern if you want to grab a drink before traveling.
Tafu tells you that it's best if we leave the boat here. At least here, they know its safe.
***DM WARNING: Tell players to take the water. This will be the last warning the DM will tell them to take water and if they do not drink in the desert they will suffer a level of exhaustion. 1 Level per hour. The only way to get ride of exhaustion is a long rest.*** **********************BOOKMARK 5/18 SESSION*******************************

Journey to Batiri Tribe

After traveling NORTH WEST for 6 or 8 hours, you hear barking and yelping in the distances. It's almost night, about the time you should be turning in. PERCEPTION CHECK DC 10 -- You spot 3 Worg feasting on a what looks to be a corpse in the distances. About a mile or a half mile away. You know, Goblins are close.

Here in the open desert there is no where to hide. Tafu will tell you, its best to park the boat here, cover ourselves in sand, but if you feel any tremors, run, haul ass. Sandworm is coming. And it's sandworm mating season too, so we might run into some babies or we might run into momma, either way, their venom can us all down, just by watching someelse get ate. They are normally dormate at night though.
Tafu's suggestion, sneak in, get who you need to get and get the fuck out.

Batiri Campsite

_{Batiri Campsite Map}

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They kidnapped a kid, a few days ago. They take all captives to The Goblin King, SORAC, in Nasir Mmoja. Xac will be a hero and given a bigger command in the desert if he shows up to the goblin king, Sorac, with a boat of this size. But they have to travel through Káfsi Kin. A camp of Hobgoblins, Goblins, and Worgs. They are mean sons-of-bitches. Once they get past Kafsi Kin, it's a day journey maybe 2 through the sand storm. People go in, but no one come out. No way around either. The storm don't attack Goblins. Say we taste bad. (Tafu would know these are Dust or Sand Memphits). But don't worry Xac protect you, if you promise not to kill Xac. It's 4 day journey by boat.

LOOT: 400cp
98sp
280gp
4 captives: All students (1 elf Nifre (female from Amani), 1 human Carl (male from Mito Mitatu), 1 half-elf Sxlu (Male from Liabon), 1 halfling Vercy (female from Port De La Sol)).
bag of shinny buttons
rings and necklaces none of which are magical (Apprasal value is 25gp/each)
bottle cork
+2 Quaterstaff
+2 Shield
2 handaxes
Smoldering Armor (Smoldering Plate Armor gives you an AC 18),
3 spell scrolls (UNIDENTIFIED -- Disguise Self (Lv 1) Magic Missle (L2), and Greater Restoration(L3)),
Alchemy Jug.

Heading Káfsi Kin

Are you traveling during the day or at night? Are you taking a long rest?
As you begin your travel, do you take Xac with you?
After about three hours of traveling, you notice the ground starting to move and shake. Perception Check +14 (if at night w/ disadvantage +16). Tafu knows exactly what this is, PURPLE WORM!!!! There is a purple spin moving towards you! This is none other than a Purple Sand Wormling (new HP 98)!!!
After the fight do you want to make camp or keep going?
[url:https://www.thievesguild.cc/harvest/creature.php?id=310]Harvesting The Purple Wormling[/url

Back on the road

Once you are back on the road, after about nother day of travel, you make your way to Kasfi Kin. The ruler of Kasfi Kin is a Hobgoblin General, FEUK (Fey Uck).

Sandworm encounter

Kasfi Kin

This Goblin Stronghold does not look any better than Batiri, but these Goblins see your boat and they present themselves has hostile as you are trying to make your way through. Worgs bark at your ship. The Goblin General approaches, his chest puffed out, one eye goughed out, he has no fear! And he demands the boat it will be a fine prize for the Goblin King. (Xac will polymorph into a dragon to help win this fight.)

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LOOT:
72gp
200sp
500cp
Scroll of Dispell Magic
+1 Short sword
+1 Leather Armor
+1 Hand Crossbow
Potion ofLightning Resistance (x2)

You find a journal tons of books on the Cult of Janthiman. The Aurthor of these books calls herself Raya Green (Derrick would know the name Raya as long time scholar and friend) and she is in faxuated with the cult of Janthiman.
Everything the writer found lead her to Port De La Sol. While he was in De La Sol he got to eat Dinner at Omar's with General Bolsa and other religious leaders. General Bolsa spoke of 4 ancient relics used to bring back 4 avatars (but never named them ****Put this in Ashanti/Aaron's spill in Chapter 4***). The Journals abruptly stop, as was on her way his way to Liabon for the Fall Equonix party as Ashanti's Guest. These books were written about 15 years ago.

SAND STORM AND Fighting the Dust Memphits

There is no way around this duststorm and it is between you and Nasir Mmoja. Tafu gives a sending stone to Xac just incase everyone gets seperated. It is stained with ale.
Approaching you from the north (Intelligence Check DC 8), is a 10 mile wide dust storm. DEX SAVE (DC 8 -- take 1d6 damage) sand and dust start to kick up. Tafu tells you
The wind kicks up, blocking out the sun. Pellets of sand come through. The boat is lifted in the air as the 80 mph winds wipe through the boat. Planks on the boat start to come up as winds ripe and rage around you. The boat has 30 hp and it fails all of its save but it can be repaired.
DEX SAVE DC 12 (take half on a success) -- 5d6
Inside of the dust storm are Dust Memphits.

After the storm

As the winds rage the boat hall cracks almost splitting the boat, just on the other side of the sand storm is the sun. Tafu knows the storm is almost over, and to hang on. The boat is trusted in the air. Make a Con Save DC 15 (This will determine where you land). If you fail, you land near the cave w/Xac. If you succeed you land near A Nasir Mmoja (w/ Tafu).

MADEYE SIDE QUEST

Set up: You have been out for an hour. In the horizon You see the ship, completely submurged by sand. It can be dug out but it will take days to dig it out by hand, unless you have mold earth spell. Then you can magically move the sand, or our allow it, if it is done creatively.
But to your suprise you see the mouth of a cave. Perception Check DC 5. You hear a loud grunt, snore, whatever is in that cave is huge. By the entrance you see covered in the dirt three dead kobolds. They where a blue cloak with a crest (crest of tiamat). HISTORY CHECK DC 10 -- General knowledge check.

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You would know this is symbol of the 5 headed dragon is the The Hand of Tiamat. Its members are known as hands with its largest established church in the city of De La Sol. You would know their members are persecuted by the followers of Bahamut.

Tafu tells you: We need to get out here. this caves belongs to Madeye, we just left here and do you know what she will do to us if she catches us in her lair. We need to get the fuck out of here now! Best case scenario the other group will either meet us at the boat or at the Batari camp.

Arrive to Nasir Mmoja

***SEE STORY 1 / CHAPTHER 3***

Themes

Side Quest

Help solve the Refugee Crisis

All of the Nomdic tribes you see are very closely knit. The GUARDS hoarde everyone to different locations called, "THE REFUGEE ZONE" a part of the lower city that is now over run with Desert Tribes.
PASSIVE PECEPTION -- You can see that the lower citizens of Jua are not to pleased with their new roommates.

Talking to any Nomadic Desert Tribe member.

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The Goblins and the YPH used their village as a battle ground. It took them roughly 20 days to journey to the Capitol City. Capitol City is much more accomodating. Jikot is requiring refugees to take up arms in the Orc conflict while Grimm Bay and Wander Port have demanded refugees help with the pirate probelm around their boarders, leaving many to die. Prince Shalo is scheduled to make a decision of the Tiefling Refugees can stay in the city or if we will have to be nomadic and be banned from Jua all together.
You are told to talk to Raxulus. RAXULAS (Tiefling) -- Leader of the Su Wan Desert tribe and the defacto leader of the Nomdic desert tribes. He is currently dealing with an issue at THE SAINT'S PICKLE (a rundown inn across from the temple of SUNE).

Meeting Raxulus

The Saint's Pickle

A number of guards surround the outside of the temple. They are not letting anyone in. You see the clear leader, Raxulus, a purple and black Tieflings, young in age, and his horns haven't fully started to curl yet. He looks to be in his early 20s but he sounds like a grown man. Those in the crowd cheer his every word.

The Guards say they will find a new place for them but the SAIN'T PICKLE has closed their doors to them. Moans come from the crowd. Raxulul says they did not do anything wrong. Many of the desert tribes worship Sune and the celestials of Jua. This is wrong.
Raxulus tells you that one of their own ANNA BEE, is being held captive for the slaughtering of nine priest. Raxulus knows Anna Bee. She is a Tiefling and a member of his tribe. He has handled tribal disputes for years, but the guards are holding her without just cause and are set to execute her with out a due trial.
Raxulus believes you can help. Find evidence. Any evidence that Anna Bee did not do this and help me prove her innocence.
The First place to check would be the Murder Scene -- THE SOUL SHRINE.

THE SOUL SHRINE

Interview Quoben

The textile shop is a giant warehouse. Rundown. Nothing to write home about. Some crates and boxes in the back. Quoben isn't answering questions because he always got shaken down by the detectives.
He notices the Genasi. He doesn't like Genasi. His patron is a fire geni, and a genasi is a fucking Geni spawn! He asks you to leave before things get ugly.

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Investigation Check DC 15 -- The textile business is a front for stolen magic items from the desert. Quoben takes magic items the YPH find and curses them and sells them to small town magic shop owners. Owners like Nathan Lu identify all of their Magic Items. But he has a few suckers out there.
Magic Items you find -- Quoben will fight you for them. These are off the books Magic Items.
Bound Light Crossbow of Cacophony -- 2000gp.
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This +1 weapon can only be wielded by an Eldritch Knight or Hexblade, and deals additional damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus.
Once per long rest, this weapon can deal an extra +2d6 thunder damage and the target must succeed on a Strength saving throw (using your Spell DC) or be pushed 10 feet and knocked prone.

Imp's Skull of Chill -- 800gp
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Holds 1d4 charges and cast Cone of Cold.

White Dragon Plate Armor -- 10000gp
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Grants resistance to cold damage. If you have both the White Dragon weapon and armor affixes, you are granted immunity to cold damage. Both must be equipped to gain this benefit. The bearer may treat this as +1 armor.
CURSED: The item is cursed, and attuning to it extends this curse to you. You cannot remove the item unless you are targeted by the remove curse spell or similar magic. As long as you remain cursed, whenever you take damage, you are overcome with agony. You have disadvantage on attack rolls, can't cast spells, and can't add any ability score modifiers to damage rolls until the end of your next turn.

RING OF THE ORC WAR CHIEF -- 1000gp
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+3 to Strength. -2 to Intelligence. -1 to Wisdom. Add 1d8 to all non-magical attack rolls
CURSED: Your fist must taste blood, once per day. If not, then you will take 4d8 damage after a long rest, if you have not killed something, with your bare hands.

Quoben knows what the YPH and the Goblins do to bodies and from everything he saw, it was neither one of there tribes. The only person he can think of that would possibly know what happened is Anna Bee. She might be possessed. There is only one way to know. Interview her yourself. You can't walk straight into the prison. You'll have to take the sewers. If she is possessed find out possessed her and why.
But if he had to put his money on it, it would be the cult of Jathiman. A cult he encountered once in the desert that was ruthless. Traveled in small bands. They could possess an entire town in days. Quoben believes that someone from this cult killed Father Lee.

The Sewers

The sewers glow a bright green color. The smell of acid and posion. Walking in the water is 2d4 damage. You hear loud roars. There is something else in this sewer with you. The walks are sticky and slimey. PERCEPTION CHECKS DC 10 -- on the walls of the sewer you see Giant Leeches. They are about the size of your forearms.
There is a man covered in poison and leeches. He is clearly in prisoners clothing. He can help you get out of here but first he needs help. Approaching are two giant crocodiles. 2 Crocodiles. 5 Giant Leeches.

The Guards are looking for him. "Please do not turn me in." he begs.
He escaped his cell because the new prison they brought in kep speaking abysal. My Abyssal is weak but I kept making out one word. Celestial. The cops and guards have no idea what they she is yammering about. He notices the halo of Ara. He says you are touched by the Celestials. You should talk to her! (He is clearly talking about Anna Bee)

1 Giant Croc. 2 Crocs. 5 Giant Leeches. 3 Guards.

You see 3 guards covered by the giant leeches. They need help. The leeches have gotten under their armor. They are looking for an escaped prisoner.

Questioning Anna Bee

Security is tight around her holding cell. No one except the higher ups are allowed to see her.

Anna Bee sits alone in her sell. Her eyes in the back of her head. She chants the ancient language of the hells, Abyssal. "We will drink the blood of all the gods."
When she sees Ara and Lt. Stygian - Anibis turns to you. She speaks in Celestial, "you and your kind have wrong Jathiman - for that you all shall pay!"
Jathiman looks to kill all the celestial beings. No one shall stop Jathiman. Then in an instance she ignites herself and DEX SAVE DC 15 - 10d6 (half on a save). DM Rolls for 5 officers in the room. 10 officers in the building.

MISSING FAMILY

In the past Month, 3 families in Jua have gone missing. The Doles (Human / Upper City) did some traveling and came back but were not seen for 3 days. When a squating family of refugees went missing, they reappeared as a shell of themselves. Both families are currently being studied at the university and under careful lock and key. Investigate the houses and families.

The Dole's Home

There is an off energy in the house. In the bedroom there is a mirror. DC 18 or DETECT MAGIC -- The mirror is a portal. The longer you stare at it, it makes a copy of you. Rolling an opposing strength check, your COPY will try and grab you and toss you into the mirror world. Opposing Strength checks to Grapple. To throw you into the Mirror is beating your DEX SAVE (10 + modifer (and if your are proficient)) However, if you are proficient the COPY gets advantage on the save.

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The copy's world of infinate shadows is dying. A sun is starting to emerge and cover the world in light. The shadows need people to shield themsleves from this light, and found a magical portal that will take them to a different world.

INSIDE THE MIRROR

There is a world made completely of COPIES that is burning to the ground. The missing families are scared and they want to go back home, but inside of this dark world SHADOW creatures block the entrances.
The families believe they have been here for 5 years, but it has only been a week for the Doles and a few days for the Refugee family.
The father of the Dole's, was killed by a shadow and his rotting corpse provides the only light but it is smoldering. You make out the tendrial sounds of clicks and howls. There are multipule shadows in this room. They are waiting for the light to dim.

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The only way to get transported back is to kill your COPY in the real world. If you can't get back into the real world, then you will need to inhabit an avatar, kill that copy in the real world. You need to wait for someone else to look in the mirror, take over their body (WIS SAVE DC 18) and then kill the Copies in the real world.

MADE EYE HORDE -- SIDE QUEST

HISTORY (DC 12) / SURVIVAL CHECKS (Anything under 15 i the damage you take from the sandstorm)
You have only heard stories about this cave who who it belongs too, the once great and powerful blue dragon, MAD EYE THE GREAT, Now Mad Eye The Exiled. You have stumbled upon her cave.
Perception Check DC 8 -- From inside you can hear rumblings of creatures, humanoid, not draconic, but there is the pitter patter of feet inside.

The Loot

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76,635 gp in coinage:
3,900 pp
36,000 gp
16,000 sp
3,500 cp

10 gp gemstones (×2; worth 20 gp total):
Tiger eye (translucent brown with golden center)
Moss agate (translucent pink or yellow-white with mossy gray or green markings)

50 gp gemstones (×4; worth 200 gp total):
Sardonyx (opaque bands of red and white)
Bloodstone (opaque dark gray with red flecks)
Moonstone (translucent white with pale blue glow)
Star rose quartz (translucent rosy stone with white star-shaped center

100 gp gemstones (×4; worth 400 gp total):
Tourmaline (transparent pale green, blue, brown, or red)
Amber (transparent watery gold to rich gold)
Jet (opaque deep black)
Amethyst (transparent deep purple)

500 gp gemstones (×9; worth 4,500 gp total):
Black pearl (opaque pure black), ×2
Alexandrite (transparent dark green), ×2
Topaz (transparent golden yellow), ×3
Blue spinel (transparent deep blue), ×2

1000 gp gemstones (×8; worth 8,000 gp total):
Blue sapphire (transparent blue-white to medium blue)
Yellow sapphire (transparent fiery yellow or yellow-green)
Fire opal (translucent fiery red)
Opal (translucent pale blue with green and golden mottling), ×4
Star sapphire (translucent blue sapphire with white star-shaped center)

25 gp art objects (×2; worth 50 gp total):
Carved bone statuette
Cloth-of-gold vestments

750 gp art objects (×4; worth 3,000 gp total):
Painted gold war mask
Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems
Ceremonial electrum dagger with a black pearl in the pommel
Silver and gold brooch

11 mundane items:
A scroll containing a long epic poem in praise of the dragon
A spinning wheel
A painting by an artist long forgotten by everyone except the dragon
A hogshead (large cask) containing 65 gallons of clean drinking water
A set of seven candlesticks bearing a god's holy symbol
A hogshead (large cask) containing 65 gallons of clean drinking water
A spinning wheel
A small shrine with a statuette, a brazier, and an altar dedicated to a god worshiped by many of the dragon's minions
The battle standard of one of the dragon's ancient foes
A stuffed Monstrosity appropriate to the local terrain

Roll a D6 to see what Players receive: on a 6, Player successful receives all Magic items in the horde. Potion of Water Breathing
Potion of Supreme Healing
Potion of Vitality
Potion of Cloud Giant Strength
+3 Ammunition (+3 Blowgun Needle)
Staff of Thunder and Lightning

PLAYERS RECEIVE EVERYTHING FROM:
Wrymling Horde (DANGER The Blue Dragon)
Potion of Healing
Potion of Greater Healing
Spell Scroll (3rd Level) + (Thunder Step)

If you are spotted, the Kobolds cannot allow you to leave because you will make a nice feast for Madeye The Exiled and her son Danger. Who snips at them barking lightning.

B.L.U.R.G.H
Boxing League for Undersized Realm Goers and Halflings (If the Party Enters a Tavern in Jua)
You enter the tavern and there are rowdy patrons, a fight pit and people screaming and cheering. Copper coins are being passed around like a candy. A fight promoter, a GOBLIN, yells: Alright. Alright. [quote]Welcome! Welcome to the weekly Boxing League for Undersized Realm Goers and Halflings. In this Corner we have Champion from the vicious, nasty, diabolical Yellow Phoenix Horde, The Gnome With No Home, TOY JONES JR (Str = 17 (+3) / DEX = 18 (+4) / Con = 15 (+2) / INT = 12 (+1) / WIS = 12 (+1) / CHR = 11(+0) / Prof Bonus = +3 / AC 15 / HP 22 / +6 to hit / damage (1d6+6 damage)!
The crowd goes absolutely balistic.
In this corner. A Halfling! Standing at only 3 feet tall but 5 feet wide, he claims to be the best fighter in all of nothern Jua, BUTTERBALL TINY HANDS (Str = 14 (+2) / Dex = 13 (+1)/ Con = 15 (+2)/ Int = 10 (+0) / Wis = 12 (+1)/ Chr = 8 (-1)) /Prof Bonus +2 / AC 11 / HP 8 / +4 to Hit / Damage (1d4+4) !!!
(wagers it's a 20:1 odds against Butterball. Which means if butterball wins, you get 20x your original bet).
The Champ always goes first! The fight is quick and embarrassing. Toy Jones, Jr gives Butterball a right and before he can even land the left. Butterball Tiny hands falls out! The crowd laughs. Butterball is defeated.
He hangs his head and runs back to the back. That was the last fight of the evening.

Butterball sees your party of adventures and comes up to you. He says he's better than that and he knows it. He asks you if you can help him train. He wants to beat the Dwarf, MICRO TYSON, the best B.L.U.R.G.H fighter in all the realm, but he needs better training.
Butterball asks you to train him and help him beef up his 6 score stats. In return he can't pay you but he will give you a cut of his prize money.
He can't fight again for another three weeks because he lost. He is doesn't care who the champ is, he wants a rematch against Toy Jones, Jr.
Fighters: 1) Toy Jones Jr. (Gnome) 2) Tiny Liston (Kobold) 3) Oscar De La Halfling (Halfling) 4) Hung Forman (Dwarf) 5) Mister P (Dwarf) 6) YoJimbo Slice (Haregon) -- has a map to the Golden City tattoo on his back 7) Bam Bam (Fairy) 8) Rocky Mightsmallyo (Halfling) 9) Ocus Ali (Goblin) AC 18 / HP 90 10 MICRO TYSON (Dwarf) AC 20 / HP 100 /

Relations

Allies

ASHANTI -- A member of House Liabon. She was already in Jua as an embassary, when she was asked to find the who kidnaped a citizen of Liabon. In trying to find the culprit in the desert, she learned that the tomb of Liabon was descrated. ASHANTI, is soldier to the throne. She will only do what is neccessary to help Liabon. Her goals are always loyal to the king, then herself, then the people of Liabon.
Kelabar -- The Blind Gnome who watches those who go into the desert, warning them that the desert is dangerous. He himself cannot offer them aid to go into the the desert, but he offers his son, Kelabar, to aid adventures into the desert, for 10sp.
Tafu -- The Half-Orc who wil help heroes go into the desert. Kelabar is 22 and he has seen all manner of bandit and beast.

Adversaries

Yellow Phoenix Horde

Bandits and the Recked Sand Boat

Worgs (2)

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Worgs attack when group is about 2 - 3 miles from Goblin camp.

Batiri Goblin Clan

Goblins (7) in their camp

Xac - The Goblin Boss

Stat Block

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The Batiri Goblin Boss doesn't the boy. He knows who does, and he'll take you to him, if you spare his life.

Backdrops

Locations

Village of Bakku

Inns

The Blanket Inn.
3sp/night.
Owned by Gnome Wildri Goldpitch

SULTRY SWEETS.
5sp/night.
The entertainment may cost you extra.
Entertainment will run you 2gp/per person.
Girls are:
Tiefling name Dalia.
Human name Gretchen
Dwarf name Sander.
Sultry Sweets is also Operates as the Only Tavern in the village.
Ale prices:
Mug 4cp
Gallon 2sp
Not every patron is here for the entertainment. There is a stage, a lute, and a drum. If someone wants to string up some nice tunes.