Session 19

Setting: Serenity Sanctum

NPCs: Gentle Claw, Sharp Steel, Swaying Breeze

The next morning, the team meet with Gentle Claw, who is gathering intel from the messengers he sent last night. They learn the Tower Eternal is sending help, who will be led by Lorali. The Order of Valor of Gale will also help. The Guiding Light Church is surprised to hear Mykiela is in Gale, and so they are sending members her way. She is to remain there until they arrive. They ask Gentle Claw to send a messenger to the Orc city of Urkodrol, and to ask for Kyle.

A team from Spiwynn University arrive, led by Cameron Spindlewick, son of Corlin Spindlewick. He is able to provide information about the Fire Lake tribe that reside underground at the base of the volcano.

Durzo reunites with Altuna of House Sondarr. As they talk, he divulges that he was blinded by Drow poison when he was young. She asks to collect a sample of his blood later, so that she can study it at the University. She then tells her own secret; that her city is in league with a city of Illithids, that have taught them to harness their own psionic energy.

Mykiela realizes she will need to cast the Tongues on one of her teammates to communicate with the tribe, so she sleeps the rest of the day to prepare new spells.

Lo'Kag settles into a cramped meditation chamber. He is eventually able to drift into the Spirit Realm. It looks as desolated as it did before. He travels to the Raven Spirit temple, and communes with it. The spirit tells him that the war is going poorly for the people of Brightforge. The creatures of Kraet are fighting hard, and are also attacking the spirits. Lo'Kag awakens and fills in Rhaine and Durzo. He asks that they head to Brightforge next once they complete their mission in Gale.

The leader of Urkodrol, along with Kyle, arrive. After a short argument about releasing their weapons, they discuss Mordeus and the Fire Lake tribe. They will not meet with the tribe, but will fight alongside the Order of Valor if it comes to war.

Setting: Mount Inferno

The Monks expertly guide the team to a cave entrance to the Fire Lake tribe. Swaying Breeze and Rhaine are chosen as the emissaries. The guards agree to allow them inside after Rhaine shows them the old Platinum piece they found in the Amber Blossom Tea House. The whole team are led through winding passages to a large cavern where the Chieftain is, along with a dozen tribesman. The group gives him the coin, and explains everything. Altuna is able to help by revealing the words on the note that they found with the coin. The Chieftain sends people to stop Siril Goldenwood, and to bring him to him. There is fighting among the tribe, and one attacks the Chieftain. A fight ensues.

Altuna, Mykiela and Durzo dispatch the warriors in the first cavern, and Durzo is able to heal the Chieftain.

Rhaine and Lo'Kag run to stop Siril. They find the tribesmen dead, and Siril holding the orb over a river of lava. He is accompanied by two more Shadow Walkers. Rhaine and Siril are evenly matched, but Lo'Kag grapples him from behind. Rhaine takes the orb and runs to the cavern entrance. Azoth is there and takes the orb, immediately disappearing and flying to the mouth of the cave. And that is where the session ended ...