Session Zero Intro: Aila and Balial
Aila, Recent plans have not gone as expected, first the school, now you've been turned away by the Dwarfs of Mt. Benari. Your search for Pure Obsidian has led you to push deeper into the unforgiving and savage lands of Gora, Mt. Benari was your first option, and with most of the notes in Aavaroses journal destroyed only one more place is mentioned, a Mt. Komiki. From the info gathered by speaking with locals and scouring libraries in Balisar you've found this mountain to be further south, just bellow the city Bendora. Lost in thought you accidentally bump into the back of Balial.
Balial, you've been in search of a teacher for a long time now, magic has been the key part to achieving your goals most of your life and now that you've found someone who can show you how to use this gift, you've flourished. Not but a month ago you could only cast one spell, and now six, this Aila person isn't one of your favorites to be around, but she is helping you learn, and knowledge is power. Shes been trying to find some rock or something and says you have to head to some town called Bendora, but where you go doesn't really mater to you as long as you learn more about magic. After passing through a town called Ventu you've kept to the road and are heading south toward a town known as Pino. on your way their you've taken in the scenery while Aila has taken to one of her many books. You've been pushing through a jungle almost the entirety of the journey, and while eyeing your surroundings keenly you feel something bump into the back of you.
Description of environment
Encounters Option One: Giant Constrictor snake Page 324 MM, DC 13 Perception Check They find a small cart knocked over near the path, there is loot, however upon closer inspection there is a huge snake eating the corpses of the drivers. This cart belonged to a young couple of traders that where unknowingly helping Jasmine escape from High Seeker Maako Tealeaf, he caught up to them and Jasmine ran while Maako and his Steel Beasts were busy killing the couple. There are burn marks all over the cart and the cart was clearly tossed from the road over to the side. Loot: Gold locket with picture of couple inside worth 5 gold, 4 days of rations, 50 Ft. of hemp rope, short bow, quiver with 15 arrows
Option Two: A group of young adults (Bandits Page 343) are injured by burns. A group of three people see the group if they aren't stealthing and ask for help, one of there group has horrible burns and is passed out, they seem recent. this can be combat or social encounter. Bandit Names and races Joshua Human Male, Xix Black Dragonborn Male, and Fizz Human female Fizz is the one burnt Gifts if helped: 10 gold pieces, Info on local plants and animals, Info on Jasmine and Steel Beasts Loot if attacked 13 gold pieces, 1 day of rations, grappling hook, water skins (3), Scimitars (3) poor condition, Light crossbow (3), And bolts (30), 10 Ft. hemp rope, Leather Armour set (3) poor condition Bandit info: They where attempting to mug some girl in fancy clothes when some metal animals that looked like dogs but bigger came out of nowere and attacked the girl, the girl hid behind Fizz forcing her to take the attack, the attack was fire breath, the girl ran, and the dogs left to chase her.
Description of environment
- Day, About noon, Summer
- Many jungle plants all around the edges of the narrow stone road
- Hundreds of distant animal sounds
- River slowly moving to the right of the road, west of road
Encounters Option One: Giant Constrictor snake Page 324 MM, DC 13 Perception Check They find a small cart knocked over near the path, there is loot, however upon closer inspection there is a huge snake eating the corpses of the drivers. This cart belonged to a young couple of traders that where unknowingly helping Jasmine escape from High Seeker Maako Tealeaf, he caught up to them and Jasmine ran while Maako and his Steel Beasts were busy killing the couple. There are burn marks all over the cart and the cart was clearly tossed from the road over to the side. Loot: Gold locket with picture of couple inside worth 5 gold, 4 days of rations, 50 Ft. of hemp rope, short bow, quiver with 15 arrows
Option Two: A group of young adults (Bandits Page 343) are injured by burns. A group of three people see the group if they aren't stealthing and ask for help, one of there group has horrible burns and is passed out, they seem recent. this can be combat or social encounter. Bandit Names and races Joshua Human Male, Xix Black Dragonborn Male, and Fizz Human female Fizz is the one burnt Gifts if helped: 10 gold pieces, Info on local plants and animals, Info on Jasmine and Steel Beasts Loot if attacked 13 gold pieces, 1 day of rations, grappling hook, water skins (3), Scimitars (3) poor condition, Light crossbow (3), And bolts (30), 10 Ft. hemp rope, Leather Armour set (3) poor condition Bandit info: They where attempting to mug some girl in fancy clothes when some metal animals that looked like dogs but bigger came out of nowere and attacked the girl, the girl hid behind Fizz forcing her to take the attack, the attack was fire breath, the girl ran, and the dogs left to chase her.
Plot points/Scenes
Towns Aila and Balial passed through
- Braus
- Sinoe (this is where they scoured libraries to find a new place for pure obsidian)
- Balisar
- Mivon
- Ventu
On The road to Pino
- Intro at top of page
- Find cart/ carriage Perception check DC 13
- Trick, avoid, or fight snake (the see burns, dead bodys, and with DC 12 investigation check they find locket and dress fragments
- Leave cart, hour passes in game
- Travalers (Xix, Fizz, and Joshua)
- Heal, Fight, walk/ run away
- If healed they offer info/ if killed they give more physical loot
- arrive in Pino 20 mins later
