Session 32 Rock & Stone Report

General Summary

The companions of Shining Eclipse after waking up on the 9th of Cupid talked with a halfling by the name of Sophy who gave them a crude map to the location of the entrance to the Rock & Stone mine 6 leagues ne of Odesuss. As the halfling left mumbling about how bad the earthquake damage that was going to effect land of Azure as a whole. As she walked out Dagon walked in with the  Duke of Soteropolis and unknown women who was having a conversation with Dagon. Once she entered the Hunter & Cup inn she immediately asked for Baroness Oakencrown and sculled her about the protocols of visiting nobles in other towns where nobles ruled.  Then she thanked the whole group for the rescue of her long lost sister who has been missing for over 20 years. Then she invited the group to dinner at her hacienda after they completed the current job.  She also told the group that she was open for negations with Queen Fowina who she had not seen in 25 moons since there arrival to claim the court fought mineral rights of the claim. The companions could pick up on some tension in her voice when dealing with the dwarves on her property.    The party then departed carefully through her orchards as requested to find the entrance. Along the way as the party was taking a break for lunch Dagwyn smelled the presence of trolls in the wind. The trolls seem to moving in the same direction as they were travelling. The smell continued to move north away from the party. Then around the sixth hour of travel the party discovered a stretch of land that was vastly different from the rest of the orchard. There were rolling hills, groves of cedar trees, and a large redwood tree chopped down to match the height of the fruit trees in the area. This redwood was a 20X30 tall tree. Dagon began investigating the cedar groves that surrounded the redwood. He climbed to the top of the massive tree trunk to see what he could see. When all he could see was miles of orchard trees he started climbing down when he discovered a round door.  Arceven recognized the door as this was the type of door that he grew up in the hobbit holes that he lived in. Inspecting the door he found in the ruins the word welcome friend in halfling.  Once the words were spoken the door open revealing a cave that went deep underground. As the companions began the trek down ward they started seeing the evidence of the dwarves as on the west side of the tunnel was the beginning ground work for the laying of tracks. They could also see some damage of the earthquake. The companions of Shining Eclipse continued on in a slow downward trek at the first league the hard compact dirt began to turn into stone floors. They came upon mine carts that were wedged so they would not roll down the tracks. Going another league the party start to come upon torches and lanterns lighting up the area. After traveling another league the party came upon two heavily armed dwarves with the crest of a Hammer on there breast plates and shields. The group gave the guards there paper and in return the companions were given a round silver coin the size of a grape fruit. Its beauty is like to that of common silver, but yet it is not tarnished or dim. They were instructed to give this coin to the  guards at the gate. They were also warned not to have any funny ideas, or you will be arrested if you do not have this coin when you reach the gates of Bedrock.     The companions continued another two leagues almost reaching the point of exhaustion as they had traveled around 12 hours of travel with a total for the day. Halfway to Bedrock the companions encountered two large spider like creatures who had the bodies of the ebony elf encountered the day before. They also had the ability to use the darkness magic as well. The party reached the village of Bedrock to find a city that was carved out of the rocks that the dwarves has all ready dug out.  The village is in two layers with the living quarters of the dwarves on the second level. The city was carved and fashioned in true dwarven nature as massive stone walls surround the village with room to grow. Big iron gates protect the entrance of the village. The doors have the three banners of the clans with room to add more. The heat of the furnaces is what keeps the area warm as the tempature has dipped since they began there trek beneath the surface of N Azure. The lighting of the village seems looks to have some kind of magical effect keeping the lighting going 24 hours a day. The party makes it way to the visitors district where there are the inns to stay. At the 19th hour a great horn is heard through out the village and mine.  All work seems to stop with the exception of the Military and those that are charged with keeping the furnaces going. One must keep the furnaces going at all time to be able to break down the ore and the heat needed so that the citizens of the village don't freeze to death.  As dwarves and Gnomes went to there homes to be with there families, or head to one of the three inns in the village. The party stayed at the Sly wizard inn where the they ate dinner and gathered intel on the three clans.  Arceven and Marik enjoyed a night of gambling with Arceven concerned about how the house was running the game.

Rewards Granted

• 657  EXP To Jasmal and Raz'thrak.
• 767  EXP to Arceven, Dimmir, Marik, Dagon, Dagwyn, Karrin. 
• 100 EXP for exploration and RP to Arceven, Dimmir, Marik, Dagon, Dagwyn, Karrin.
• A crude map of the location of the entrance to Rock & Stone Mine. 
• 2000 Dragon orbs to be split by 7 for helping the  rescuing of the lizardfolk clan. 

Character(s) interacted with

• Baroness Clodia Alethia ranking royal in the town of Odesuss owns the Alethia Orchards that surround Odesuss. (Female Human)
• Duke Caseo Calvisius Fagus (Duke of Soteropolis) Male Human. 
• Mouzin Thickfist (Inn Keeper) of the Half-Cup inn in Odesuss (female Minotaur)
• Verrana Twilightsong (Inn Keeper) of the Hunter & Cup in Odesuss (Female Halfling) 
• Sophy last name unknown (wondering Druid) Druid for hire with a passion for the animals and the land of Azure. (Female Halfling) 
• Ragnar Rubble (Mountain Guard) Male Dwarf
• Belbak Rubble (Mountain Guard) Male Dwarf
• Krumron Slate ( Waitress at Sly Wizard inn) Male Dwarf. 
• Bonngwyn Slate (Dragon Ante Dealer) Female Dwarf.