11: Stay Hydrated Homies
General Summary
The party rested after their fight with Banjax, and while they slept they all shared a dream. They were in a forest glade in mid autumn, with Banjax. She appeared different, more herself, and she apologized for her actions. It was her nature to bring about change, not destruction. In the millennia she had been alive she had lost track of the difference and it took the party’s heroic struggles to remind her of the importance of that difference. With an eloquent farewell (in truth more suited to midsummer than autumn but we take our inspiration where we can get it) she offered to take the hands of the party before returning to her realm.
Lapus, Lia and Darius all believed she was sincere and allowed her to take their hands while Krollo and Elsid remained skeptical. When they awoke, those who had taken the fairy Princess’ hand held a small enchanted cloak pin.
The one given to Lapus granted her the ability to add the value of her wisdom save to her armor class for one round or to use it in place of another saving throw once per day. Lia’s gave her the ability to polymorph into a fairy for up to an hour once per day. Darius’ token allowed him to reroll a save against being charmed or frightened three times per day.
Nephelle, recovered from her injuries, prepared a breakfast for everyone and, in her study, pored over a map of Terrapatria with her party as they worked out where to go next.
Gethorax had only just left Burse and it would be some time yet before he would reach the great swamp. Mount Cruach, which Lapus had heard stories of as a living mountain would be somewhere in the east of the country and its nature and whereabouts were unknown. Alteus too was far away, but Anatole, having left around the same time as the party, despite traveling by night, would surely be arriving in Mercatura presently. It was decided therefore that he should be dealt with next.
Happily, a visitor to Nephelle’s home some time ago left a portal to his tower open in her garden shed. He never did return, but the portal remained active. The tower stood but a bare few miles from Mercatura.
After giving each party member two potions of healing and taking the dragon egg to her hatchery for safe keeping, the giant took the party to the portal and they went through.
The tower, once a grand structure on an island in the middle of a lake, was now a ruin in a fetid swamp. One small boat remained serviceable however and so the party climbed aboard and rowed for the shore, and the eternally benighted city that stood nearby.
Their trip was arrested by the appearance of a hydra which attacked their boat, destroying it, but not before the party had grievously injured it. Lapus polymorphed Darius into a giant crocodile and the party was able to clamber onto his back as Elsid severed the final head, killing the beast.
Lapus, Lia and Darius all believed she was sincere and allowed her to take their hands while Krollo and Elsid remained skeptical. When they awoke, those who had taken the fairy Princess’ hand held a small enchanted cloak pin.
The one given to Lapus granted her the ability to add the value of her wisdom save to her armor class for one round or to use it in place of another saving throw once per day. Lia’s gave her the ability to polymorph into a fairy for up to an hour once per day. Darius’ token allowed him to reroll a save against being charmed or frightened three times per day.
Nephelle, recovered from her injuries, prepared a breakfast for everyone and, in her study, pored over a map of Terrapatria with her party as they worked out where to go next.
Gethorax had only just left Burse and it would be some time yet before he would reach the great swamp. Mount Cruach, which Lapus had heard stories of as a living mountain would be somewhere in the east of the country and its nature and whereabouts were unknown. Alteus too was far away, but Anatole, having left around the same time as the party, despite traveling by night, would surely be arriving in Mercatura presently. It was decided therefore that he should be dealt with next.
Happily, a visitor to Nephelle’s home some time ago left a portal to his tower open in her garden shed. He never did return, but the portal remained active. The tower stood but a bare few miles from Mercatura.
After giving each party member two potions of healing and taking the dragon egg to her hatchery for safe keeping, the giant took the party to the portal and they went through.
The tower, once a grand structure on an island in the middle of a lake, was now a ruin in a fetid swamp. One small boat remained serviceable however and so the party climbed aboard and rowed for the shore, and the eternally benighted city that stood nearby.
Their trip was arrested by the appearance of a hydra which attacked their boat, destroying it, but not before the party had grievously injured it. Lapus polymorphed Darius into a giant crocodile and the party was able to clamber onto his back as Elsid severed the final head, killing the beast.
Report Date
09 May 2024
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