Lavender Fields and Mushroom Groves- Session 3 & 4
General Summary
The adventuring party had traveled northwest for a few days and discovered Lavellan, The Lavender Hamlet . The group was on the hunt to find the source of the magic that flows across the plains and has been rejuvenating the soils with magical energies. While in Lavellen, The group discovered that a war forged had gone missing in the last few days. This individual known as Shard was helping the local botanist guild find some of their missing researchers after some strange geological activity had happened.
The party had wandered throughout the town to investigate. After speaking with numerous people in the town, searching through shards home, and investigating through the lavender fields, it was discovered that a strange sinkhole had opened up beneath some of the fields. Some of the botanist guild believe that this was related to a plague that was affecting some of the crops that had begun some months back. Because of this, a researcher had begun going below to discover some of the newfound caverns below the town. Not too long after the sinkhole had appeared, one of the guild members had chased away some roguish types that were fleeing from the caverns.
Determines to discover what magics lay beneath the city that blessed the lavender fields, the party descended into the cavernous depths to find the lost researchers and to discover if there was some type of corruption causing the plague in the crops.
In the caverns, the group discovered numerous magically altered or magically summoned creatures that were protecting the caves. These magically created monstrosities were defending what was the left of the blessed parts of the caverns. At some point, these caverns spread far and wide and even to the surface. They were home to a Druid Grove that had a partnership with Dragons or Draconic beings. The Grove had followers dedicated to Sylvanus and Thasmudyan.
In the darkest parts of the caves, a Dragonborn Druid, named Kyanitos was discovered in a slumber. Kyanitos shared he was tasked with casting an powerful protection spell while the elders and protectors were gone. He and the Dragon, Sapphiron, would use fall into a slumber to veil the grove on magic. It appears that the elders and protectors never returned to the Grove for some reason and left the protection veil in place for at least the millennia. At some point, someone breached the magic veil and turned Sapphiron into a undead monster. Kyanitos used as much of his Circle of Spores magics to calm the spirits within the cavers to guide the party to Sapphiron and the missing researchers.
While being exposed to the Circles of Spores magic and the ambient energy within the cave, Buwaya Sunblood was delivered a message from the beyond. Shrax Feather Starborn, an magical aarakocra, called forth to Buwaya. Shrax gave Buwaya guidance on his divine mission. Buwaya needs to find the Mystical City of Silver. Four relics, The Orcish Axe of Opulence , Divine Jewels of Thasmudyan, Feathers of Sarimanok, The Spear of Lightborn Three, were the key to allowing Buwaya to find the Mystical City of Silver.
The Party faced Sapphiron in the lair and vanquished him. Wyren felled the corrupted essence and absorbed it into his body. Somehow, the essence changed Wyren; changing his human by bestowing draconic features and abilities. While investigating the dragon's nest and hoard, the party discovered a tainted and unholy parcel. The parcel contained 3 pages of what appeared to be torn from a Book of Vile Darkness or a similar type of tome. The party theorized that this parcel was somehow placed within the nest months ago by the Obsidian Brigade causing the corruption to spread into Sapphiron and into the magical crops above.
Beneath the nest, the party found Shard and Arabellon, the missing researcher. Arabellon shared he has been researching Magical Reveries, places across the realm that have concentrations of ambient magical or unusual magical properties. The massive magical lake fed into massive tributaries and cataracts nourishing the lands in all directions. Kronk Bloodtusk flew over the lake and used Sword of the Orc-sworn Stormfather to absorb magics into the blade.
The blade awoke supernatural memories that were bestowed to Kronk. Sword gave Kronk the memories of the Stormrunner Knights; magical warriors that rode storms of all types into battle or created storms to defend their lands.
After taking Shard and Arabellon to the surface, the party rested in the Inn deciding where to travel next. Kyanitos shared he was struggling with awakening after at least 1000 years. He has no home or had no idea where his friends had gone. It was possible the elder druids of sages were alive somewhere, but after the Druid Exodus much is unknown. Zavros spent some time channeling his divinity to find a home for or guidance for Kyantios. Zavros discovered that lands within the The Mysterious West would be a place for him. Whether he go on his own or travel with the party for a while is yet to be known....
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