COMPLETED: Ruins of Alborect pt. 1

General Summary

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The party's first day in Greensward was an interesting one.  They arrived in the town square just as an execution was taking place.  After the first person hung and the executioner approached the second victim, Gilvamane Hava, several bulls charged the gallows knocking a portion of it down.  Pious rescued Gilvamane, as well as the others still on the gallows.  The rest of the party made short work of the bulls. 
After the situation settled down the area Viscount Demorant Hawthorne approached them for means of recouping the loss of the animals.  He did have an alternative form of payment in one David Moore an archeologist in need of bodyguards on a trek to the Ruins of Alborect.  The party agreed as the alternative was jail time.
Fully supplied they set off.  Along their journey they found a near dead kobold Glik, reviving the creature was easy enough and explained that it was seeking a new home and thought to mine the rocks near the sea.  Soon after the party arrived at the Ruins.
David was intent on his mysterious goal and needed time to research, the party took this time to explore the area.  Aethlin and Ostreleia stumble upon another group of adventurers, Castor Estair and Gavon, traveling with the renowned archeologist Damien Guilder.  Within several hours David had a new direction and they traveled through the ruins almost midway before stopping again for him to gain his bearing.  One final push to the western extent of the ruins lead them to a collapsed obelisk which revealed an underground chamber.  Within they found something not seen for hundreds if not thousands of years old.  Powered down clockwork machines, strange glyphs and magically barriers, but most pronounced was the torus sunk into the floor.  It's surface appeared to be that of glass but it's insides were a tumult of black and purple arcane energies and symbols.  Araz was foolish enough to cross it's threshold.  It revealed to his mind a vast expanse of utter darkness, at it's center a human like figure of pure light could be seen and a voice sounded out to him "Ahh the presence of another... it has been so long".  Soon after this creatures possessed by shadow attacked them and sealed the entrance behind them. 
The party continued to explore seeking desperately for a way out, they saw busts of many figures some identifiable including Berdain Thunderfist , Holly Hamapus , and while they could get the names of all the figures every language known to the party found representation among the busts.  They also found what looked like a portal but there was no discernible way to activate it.  They were able to find egress through a hidden floor in a church of some kind within the Ruins of Alborect.  The way out was blocked by undead creatures that looked to be trying to claw their way in for many years.  Mess was able to identify that spells to animate dead were only short term and there was likely still a necromancer nearby and they should try and evacuate. 
They made a flighty escape back to Greensward traveling with Damien Guilder and party.  Along the way home they were attacked by a giant sandworm, after receiving instruction from Gavon and Castor the party was able to survive the encounter.  They eventually the coast and sought the Kobold Glik.  But were first interrupted by an encounter with some sailors that had to abandon their vessel after sustaining heavy damage during a storm.  Castor having learned more of the party's situation reminded David to have them register at the Adventurer's Lodge at the Brazen Hearth  to receive their payment.  
Upon returning to Greensward they did just that where they were introduced to Meave Grimjaw and Clive Celaden.  They also received 2 new quests Missing Shipments , and Rare Potion Ingredient .  Pious also picked up a bounty for The Demon Bomber .

Report Date

16 Dec 2020