02 - The Mark of a Paragon

General Summary

During a tumultuous night's rest, Dhumkk'd opens his eyes to a vision of a grand colosseum, illuminated by vast torches that spill sparks of ember onto the battlefield. He sees before him two wolves reminiscent to those he has slain, leaking with purple smoke where their wounds would be. They jump upon him, biting into his arms. A voice echoes through the air, telling him to finish the job. Dhumkk'd crushes both wolves with his claws, turning them to a purple smoke that swirls around him. The visage of a tall individual comes into view, with proper garbs and glowing yellow eyes. "Keep getting stronger, kid...we'll work on it."

The bugbear wakes to the morning as the party rises from their slumbers and trance. The storm has passed, and the daylight welcomes them forward. They continue the difficult ascent, the air growing thin as they climb in altitude. They encounter a family of elk, and although they initially provoke it, Dhumkk'd manages to ward the largest elk away. 
The party arrives at a tall stone altar with a glowing gemstone in the center. As each member stands upon the symbol of one of the primordial gods, the stone grants them an emblem scribed onto their palms - Aquai for Gem'ini, Auri for Kalani, Terra for Mender, and Igni for Dhumkk'd. The party is immediately surrounded by elemental guardians and engaged in combat. Some are disposed of more quickly than others; as Mender drops the final guardian with a headbutt, the air calms and they are left with a glowing crystal from the guardian remains.

Another difficult climb leads them to a pointed cliffside close to the isle's peak, where the mist grows heavy. Another stone altar holds curious divets; Kalani places his crystal into the altar, and a road of light reveals itself from the edge of the cliffside into the skies. The rest of the party slots their crystals and illuminates the road in all four colors, extending towards a shadowed floating isle even higher above the mountain peak. The party step onto the road and make their way forward.

Rewards Granted

• Sigils of the Primordial Four (Gem - Aquai, Kalani - Auri, Dhumkk'd - Igni, Mender - Terra)
• Guardian Crystals, placed into the altar.

Character(s) interacted with

• Unknown Individual (Dhumkk'd's vision)
• Elk, Giant Elk
• Elemental Guardians

Report Date

08 Nov 2020

Primary Location

Isle of Veils

A shrouded man from a vision.