Journal 40: Brawlin' Around Chaussy
General Summary
As with most of our stories, we start the day discussing a plan. Eryn Valdorin X tells us he wishes to go to Westfold, ascend the throne and unmask the pretender. We learn that an old acquaintance of some of us, Nathaniel Jr., is/was a translator in Westfold. His father was executed. We decide that we will try and find someone that is able to teleport us around, and if this fails, will continue on horses to Littlebrook.
Since we have to wait on the trader (Alessandro) that has our Bag of Holding, we can 'relax' for a few days. Meanwhile, the bar, we are residing in, is filling up with people. Tonight is brawl night! First, one has to get past Flaccid Pete and several other ruffians in a wrestle-on-top-of-a-plank-if-you-fall-you-lose match. The winner will have to fight Heskan Kepeshkmolik, a dragonborn with a large two-handed sword. Rael enters the fight, barely manages to get past the ruffians and face off against the dragonborn! The battle is pretty epic, but unfortunately Rael loses. It is *very* close though.
The next day Wren & Eryn go to see the local 'library' (also known as a large attic filled with books). The rest goes looking for a wizard that is willing to teleport us around... for a price. They learn that to the north lives a druid, Yelren, who might have such powers. Two days east lives a wizard (in a tower, obviously).
The next day we meet up with Alessandro and receive our bag. We also purchase a pair of Matching Magic Shells that allow us to communicate over vast distances and some herbal ingredients for the druid. Alessandro has some information about the current goings-on of the kingdoms. We buy horses from the locals to speed up our travelling. Then we hit the road! After almost forgetting Eryn and Sirius, we actually do head for the druid!
After some unremarkable travelling we enter Ampleforth, a small village. People seem on edge; after talking to some trappers we learn that fiery wolves have been burning things around Ampleforth. They are very afraid of them. The trappers are Gilmaec & Bhalam, dwarves. They know Yelren; Yelren sometimes visits the town, mostly on a schedule. He is gone for a tenday now. They offer help in finding Yelren. We gladly accept. Meanwhile, Rael receives a message from Ulfgar... Morbelgion is going to cast his spell in 12 days! Oh noes! They are casting ritual circles around the underground city.
In the forest we manage to find a fiery scar/crater, which hosts some entities. Several fiery wolves lurk around the scar. They don't attack just yet. The only non-wolf entity in the fire doesn't react to most languages we speak, but do talk in Ignan/Primordeal! Shynt talks to it. It turns out it is Yelren, who is stuck in fire elemental form. Yelren has sealed the portal to the plane beyond but is unable to change his form back. We manage (after several tries) to dispel his fire form, and he is Yelren the Firebolg once more.
Hurray!
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