The Beginning

Along with Mikah I free a Minotaur in the tomb next to him, I hope he can fight, we'll need all the help we can get. I'm just about dead as it is.

I get blasted by another one of these gods damned traps trying to free Mikah, stupid buttons, stupid traps. I'm so done with this place, I'm burnt and bloodied, this is not a good start to this battle ahead.

Our guest adventurer has died. We were too late, Snow held them after their lifeless body fell from the iron maiden. We don't have time to mourn, the prime dragon will be upon us soon.

I fly off to find some key and meet up with Evac, he has the Queen who's apparently been trying to off herself and a medallion around her neck. I tell him to go, I follow behind urging him forward.

Evac frees me from my tomb and we explore some, I free Eris from a tomb further down when I hear a terrible kerchunk! Turns out our new tebaxi Paw got blasted into an Iron Maiden. We're struggling to free her. Mikah got stuck in a guarded tomb somehow.

She's trapped us against her will.

The Frost Queen tricked us.

The symbol of the five clawed dragon paw in the colour of the chromatics are the mark of The Watch, followers of Orenar.

There is a second portal in this room that leads to the ice plane, it's providing a cold chill that keep the space frozen. There is serious magic in play here.

We're informed the prime dragon visits the feeding grounds once every 4 days to hunt orcas. The queen suggests us to visit a nearby town to recruit aid for our fight, the town Othys. He requires the town to sacrifice females for him to breed with to create prime dragonborns. Im wondering if we will have to fight them as well.

We enter the portal and are greeted by whom I assume to be the Frost Mother

I decide to enchant my mech with the gift of the Flametongue, should things go south I hope the mechanical beast can lend us aid with burning claw attacks.

I suddenly don't recall why I was so flustered earlier. Ioune claims to have taken a memory from me, I feel much less stressed so I'm grateful for their aid.

After Tiamat floods my mind with visions of her time with Evac I take sanctuary in the temple district. I finally have time to find an empty temple and, while doubtful it will work, I place the crown and pearl I was once gifted by Ioune on the pedestal within after rearranging the toppled over benches. They speak to me in my mind and then form before me, it is relieving to see them after our last meeting. They tell me of things. The library of time. The library of knowledge. If I heighten my peity to them I will have access to this place and will know how to summon Oblivion. A library of endless knowledge. They also tell me that one of us will not reach the end of this journey in life, it is to be expected in a quest as dangerous as this one but the news is still hard to bare. I wish to see my sister return to this world, a safer world, but if I shall die I hope that we still succeed in our journey even if I can not see it. As long as she returns to a new, safe world I will be happy for that. I would sacrifice myself for a future in which she can thrive.

We will leave in the morning, anything we wish to prepare we will need to do so today.

Lure it or wait for it to come to it's feeding hole and plan an ambush there potentially. A food based offering mayhaps. It will know we are there, we can get items to shield our dragons from it's senses. A necklace of shielding to shield our soul from being seen. As well as a potion of Greater Restorations and four potions of Supreme Healing each.

Ambush will be best to avoid Zarith retreating to their lair and bunkering down where they are strongest.

Center Citadel will be important to remember.

cold moon is gaining the attention of Ithis the Prime Fire Dragon.

There have been reports of cultists in the city that upon arrest seem to vanish from their cells.

Snow speaks to the High rulers and informs them of the Moon Scepter that is apparently located in a district outside the city. Apparently this is important to the High Mistress. Mikah brings up the Teifling, apparently Astaria is attempting to usurp the High Mistress. She believes her to work for Soth as the crown and scepter had gone missing a few weeks back. She heirs from the Frost Plane. The missing items were being guarded by frost spiders and trolls from the frost plane and were overheard speaking that they were told to protect them for Lord Soth.

I see a purple tiefling among the council who seems frustrated, scowling at the High Mistress. Mikah may bring it up during his and Snow's meeting with Star.

We each receive a badge of the Lunar Resistance and a choice of an item. Ring of Cold Resistance or Enchant one item we have with fire energy, the Flamtongue enchantment can do additional fire damage (3d6 fire)

will eet the "Frost Mother" I assume this is another term for the Ice Queen. She requests us to add Paw to our journey to take notes for her on the two entities who are "not to be named", she speaks highly of them. Apparently Paw is a captain in the Lunar Armada. When we meet with the Frost Mother we are to address her as such. Star claims there is a treaty with the Frost Mother to bring her to power above the dragon Zarith who they claim to be a tyrant. High Mistress Star now asks if we have any questions. Evac tells her about dragon eggs that are awaiting care from a dragon of the crystal kin. Do not crush or destroy the prime portal until after the dragon is killed otherwise it will become a new type of god. If the portal is still open it's soul will depart and return to it's plane. When it dies there will be an arkenstone, it will take us to Orenar. We are one of many groups to face our foes. If we die there we will die for good, there are no second chances, our souls will join the river. The order will give us each a soul gem, if it comes to pass that one of us falls in battle if we are within' 60ft of them we can react and break it and their soul will enter the split gem instead of being absorbed into the river. It will remain there until Soth falls. Us spellcasters have received one blue ethereum crystal but it will exhaust us when used, a trade of power.

When we enter we are out of atmosphere in an observatory like vessel orbiting above Star City, the others moons can be seen from here as well. One one side of the Queen is Oobei and the other standing on his chair is the spymaster standing not even a foot high. The queen addresses us and gifts us with a lunar blessing. +18 temp hitpoints, cured wounds, cured exhaustion and we are immune to fear.

We arrive to the council, the introduction of Snow was a bit sloppy poor dear must be a bit tired today. I am introduced after and we enter the room to meet the High Mistress Star.

The temple is very vacant other than the coin and a statue of a sweet tiefling female with a coin slot in her forehead. Inserting the coin awakens the essence of Timora who grants me a gentle blessing. +1 luck point to be used as I please.

I take time in the morning to enter one of the vacant temples, there is a double headed coin on the floor, this is a coin of Timora, she is the one who blessed all halflings bountiful luck. I had other plans but perhaps this temple should be dedicated to her, I will find a different one for Ioune after the meeting with the High Mistress.

In the middle of the night I'm awakened by the sound of a creature giving birth, a dragon by the sounds of it, I wasn't aware this establishment was designed with this kind of thing but it is many years since my time so who knows? What an odd thing to hear in an Estate.

We will be meeting High Mistress Star tomorrow Queen of Moons, as well as Spy Master Nibbles and the Tabaxi we met yesterday the High Arcanus Oobei. Upon entering the room I'll be staying in the blank walls and floor shift to resemble the fey nature of my homeland, bioluminescent foliage, a stream and a sleeping leaf similar to ones I had nested in before which wraps around my form like a cocoon giving my talons a rest from their frequent state of grasping an perching, a welcomed change I wasn't aware I needed.

As night falls a new face makes an approach, a white tabaxi who calls herself Pah. Ubay, another tabaxi instructs us to enter the Lunar Estate where we will be resting.

Return Tiamat to our world

I place Eris's scale on the altar of the temple she chose, it changes in Tiamat's image and the goddess reveals herself to me and grants me her blessing and items to aid me. She may also come to my aid in our battle on our planet.

Staff of the Red Dragon (ivory class) This will help If you run into any trouble let me know (Divine Intervention 10% to call Tiamat for aid) d8 of any chromatic to any save or attack spell.

Eris want the temple on the right, she gives me a scale. I carry the scale to the alter and it grows more and more heavy before it thumps against the pedestal. All the tiles become glossy and rainbow in hue, reflecting in colours. The curtains turn white and the roof shingles become chromatic dragon scales. Tiamat appears, lounging casually in revealing attire. "I'm going to give you something special, I don't normally give things to mortals but you followed the plan just right" -Fizbans platinum shield spell once per day- Orenar burned his soul and ascended on this planet, he'd have to burn 1,000 souls throughout the multiverses. He'll have to find himself across the multiverse. "Evac has something against my Piece of Ass, while he's a creature of my brother's creation there is much I can do with... that"

I need to speak with Eris about how to start a temple for Tekesis (Tiamat). I'd like to stay here in the gardens tonight, to pray and meditate. I need to try and reconnect with the gods and to thank Selune for blessing my sister. I did not choose Eris over the gods out of selfishness, I made my decision based off of my faith in the god's return. The gods were defeated once, we all were, I hope with the aid of the dragons we will have a better chance to reclaim our planet. We need all the power we can get.

Mikah places the gems in the fountain, a water nhyad seems to form in spirit. They call themselves Eldath. The fountain overflows as water floods the streets, it is crisp, clean, and pure.

I plant the seed of Gaia first in one garden, the tree grows very fast and I have to fly backwards quickly. I recall the World Tree back in the day. The tree grows two, huge lanterns on each side with statues within them, the lanterns are the size of a luxurious house. On the left is a statue of Gaia, the second is Sune, the goddess of beauty, light, love and nature. Aphrodite's Twin sister, her flower is a rose while Aphrodite's is a lily. I plant Eldath's seed, this tree bears lanterns with Eldath and Selune in the second garden. I make a silent prayer to the deities of nature and the celestial bodies.

Ruby dragon scale is needed to bring the gem deity to us. Tekesis and Sardior will be in the temples on either side of Fizban.

Fizban wants us to bring the god of the gem dragons to this realm. Sardior, highest of the gem dragons. Dragon Deity of Neutral Dragons. Also the dragon god of night, secrets and psyonics.

Mikah takes the platinum scale and the spectre of Fizban to his chosen temple while I remain outside to find a good spot in the gardens to plant the Tree of Gaia.

Arrive in Star City

We've arrived in Star City, we'll rest here before carrying on to the primal planet to face the primal frost dragon.

150000g potion of supreme healing May want to look into scrolls. We'll need to prepare for a cold journey as we'll be headed to the Cold Plane "Argonna" where we will speak to the Ice Queen. Argonna has a massive ice lake that the prime dragon will drink and eat from. Zarith is their name.

There is a religious district, the temples lay empty. Fizban is summoned before Elandra (Mikah's fiancee? wife?) and requests a temple in the city. Mikah tells her about the rogue red dragon and the Miralith and the everpool.

There are many beast races here, kenku that can speak, winged kobolds, arakokras, and many others. It would seem I don't need to pretend to be nonsentient here which is refreshing.

The guard wanted a pellet, I gave him two. Not too sure why I had two but there it was. He seemed excited to know they are flamable, something to entertain him, at least someone appreciates the work put into making those.

"Plug, Pull, then Remove" the correct order to use the Arkenstone, Do not Pull first.

Corg the guard speaks up to us calling us The Chosen. They have been instructed to guide us to the city. The arkenstone will need to be programmed for Starcity.

Evocation magics are two tiers higher on the Red moon we will be arriving at once we travel through this portal.

The entrance to Starcity awaits us guarded by elves, they bore witness to us and our dragons, one of the guards bears regalia of Selune. Selune too needs to be brought back it seems.

She gives Mikah some sapphires and tells him to place them in a fountain in a religious place. Once used to communicate between the high priests of Eldath, they will create a waterfall where they are placed.

"Plant these seeds, one for Gaia and Eldath" There is bound to be a place in Starcity to plant these seeds. Mishakal, Eldath and Gaia need to be brought back.

There is a tree here at the place of power with the face of the deity Gaia, there is a Nymph Serena who we've met before though she does not yet know us. She explains Gaia to me, she has a bag of seeds to take to various places. They will grow worship trees bearing the face of Gaia, they can produce world root (wyrdwood). She states "do not bring back the Chained One, Orfus"

Our arkenstone will take up to Star City, meet with High Mistress Star and tell her we are on a mission from ethneria and need to go to the frost lands. Should we fail the planets, the moons, will face oblivion.

The Place of Power

We reached our place of power and meditated, Eris has reached her full size.

Eris, the hatchling that embodies part of Tekesis, lands behind me with a thunderous thud.

We must meditate here for an hour, those of us with dragons will be reunited with them upon completing our task. We must focus on our reason for fighting, for being here. As always my reason has and will always be making the world safer for my sister and those who can not fight for themselves. I will fix this world, or at least try my part in healing what has been broken.

We reach our place of power, here is where our dragons will be able to gain their power and grow.

We sweep the cavern to see if we missed anything. I find a large brass crab, I look it over and determine it to be an apparatus of the crab. One of our newer members, Greywall, gifts a wand of wonder to me finding little use of it for himself. I think I'll have some fun with such an odd magical piece.

Snow turns the Cerberus into a cat and Evac tosses the beast from a cliff into the abyss where the blood from the hanging individuals were being drained into that odd device.

Two of our new party members have lost their souls and the Merelith is absorbed into the soul pool, only the Cerberus remains.

Timora has sent us her blessing, we all received a luck point to use within' 7 days.

We enter the tower, I don't know if we will survive this encounter without the aid of our gods, our dragons, one can only hope. and try...

+ 1 potion of Greater Restoration (vitality?) + 2 potion of Supreme Healing

Merelith apparently has a device that can shoot fireballs, delightful for a bird like myself...

We are to face a great enemy up ahead, I hope we are ready for it but I have my concerns.

Tiamat (Tekesis) speaks to Ophelia

Tekesis seems to have taken a liking to me despite everything, they inform me that if they or my dragon were to die they would be absorbed into the other and mentioned Oblivion quite a few times. They said it would be something to research once we are where we are meant to be. It seems my choice in hatching Eris was wise after all, for now at least.

Ioune made calculations with Tekesis (Tiamat), they seem to have taken a liking to me despite everything. "That's going to be a problem for me, when we get to ascension. We're going to have to make a decision. There can only be one us she is not me and I am not her. Oblivion will come for us, the planet, killing one of us or merging us would restore the balance. When you all do get to the end, it will be you who determine the fate of the world. When you get to your spot seek answers about this Oblivion. The gods fear Oblivion, it was what Ethos was in the beginning and the end." "If your dragon or I were to die we would be absorbed into the other, we would not truly die." This will be important later, I believe this truly. Oblivion is a common word with her, it will be important as well.

Ethneria calls to us from down the hall. She'll open a path to our (elven) place of power where we'll have to face a guardian of Soth. We'll be able to reach Star City from there where we'll need to speak to Star. Others of us are already on their way to Necrocia. We need to find the Arkenstone before we travel through the portal. Arkenstone will be able to direct teleportation to a specific area. There Marilith is terrifying to mortals. It is our first trial. We will be fighting the Prime Ice Dragon and then battle with Orenar along with others we have fought with before. The world will pull itself back together over time. Then, if we survive we will get to choose to remain mortal or ascend to godhood, after fighting Tiamat of course... Marilith - Demon, known for 6 arms, serpentine lower body and the upper body of a woman. Capable of limitless teleportation, truesight, magic resistance, magic weapons, and make 7 strikes per turn. Resistance - cold, fire, lightning, bludgeoning, piercing, slashing from magical and nonmagical attacks. Reacts every turn of combat. Can Parry attacks. It can use it's reaction to add 5 to it's AC if it can see the attacker. If it grabs you it's tail attack automatically hits. It can catch arrows. No vulnerabilities. Well, we're doomed...

"I command you a compelled duel, we will fight for our place among the gods or you turn your back and are forgotten forever." Those who wish for no place among the gods are free to live their lives out as they please. "She offers Mikah a place among the gods for him, or Anvar."

Tiamat? The dark version is awakened, the good is residing in my dragon partner Eris. She claims she will continue to aid us, but will continue her task to bring chaos to the world. It seems my decision to keep tabs on Tiamat didn't follow through as I had anticipated. Now there is two of them. Hopefully Eris is strong enough to counter her darker counterpart, now there are two forces of chaos in this world.

Seldonis is woken next, full of sass as expected. Next is Aphrodite (Silver) who comments Snow is reacting as she should, Snow is crying in a corner, poor dear. "I hate you" She states Snow's love is not strong enough. Halflings are now immune to feeling fear. "I don't hate you, I'm disappointed in you" Somehow that might just be worse.

We reach a new chamber, there are statues of Aphrodite, Artemis, and Ioune. There are more statues further along. Mikah awakens his god and with some convincing wakes Artemis (Shiver) who does not remember Snow, he blames her for not waking him and has taken the hunting prowess from Tabaxi race and has given it to Tortles. The Raven Queen is awakened next. She gives Mikah her blessing in the mark of a Raven upon his forehead. Ioune emerges as an old man with a turban, it unfurls as he steps out. He states " the other decisions weren't wrong, but they weren't right either, they were your decisions" Selfishness was calculated - I was selfish, but he is somewhat proud I did not get the chance to interject. My decision was not made of selfish desires but calculated thoughts, Tiamat was my dragon, it seemed unwise to have the previous goddess of chaos running amok unsupervised.

Snow tries to waterboard me in a magic fountain! How rude! Do I look like a duck?!

Paladine's got some sass.

Unbeknownst to me Mikah has rescued Paladine who's soul is now absorbed into a weapon. Silver is alive and fighting somewhere as is Shiver on another plane.

Whilst the others explore further into the caverns I continue cutting down body after body, I move them together so I may set them ablaze and release their essence from this dark tomb. I light the fire, using my magic to keep the smoke at bay so the smell of burnt corpses does not linger. I whisper soft prayers so their spirits may find peace.

Evac and Mikah are dealing with the ritual device while I cut bodies down.

Above the blood ritual there are spider like beings and several hundred other species hung and being drained of their blood, a minotaur, a half-orc, a kinder, a half-elf, one of the beings has a tattoo of Paladine. I recognize this body from Hero's Feast, it's Kyncaid. I'd like to cut them down, burn them so their bodies may rest.

Mikah has summoned me further into the cavern, he seems to wish for me to read something. I investigate an odd alter, "Blood Summoning Portal" it says that I'm able to read with my Eldritch Sight. There is a symbol of two daggers with a chain connecting them. The symbol belongs to a Cult called the Silent Stalkers, they are heavily into sacrificial magic to open portals to Necrocia. Worshipers of Lord Soth.

Mikah is nowhere to be seen, he's probably gone ahead but it's difficult to tell.

In an attempt to gather more shards I miscalculated the crystal, it had a fault and exploded in a terrible manner. I'm now spending time plucking crystal fragments out of my feathers.

We investigate an old cavern, what seems to have once been a mine. After a grueling battle we come out on top though one escapes. We are free to investigate the cavern. Lesser Fire Primordial Soul - Eris informs me that whomever trapped it was planning on using it for possibly a spell of some kind. If a Normal Dragon consumes a greater soul they become Primordial Dragon and loose themselves, Orenar has consumes many souls. Larger shards would be considered Etherium Crystals. - No negative effects known. Red Crystal - Restore spell slot of 3rd level spell slot or lower, 1-2 charges. - Roll percentile if 50 or higher gain 1 level of exhaustion. Green Crystals - Restore spell slot of 5th or lower. 1-2 Charges. Blue Crystal - Restores spell slot of 7th or lower. + 2 large red shards + 55 red etherium shards

We fight the creatures but one escapes, this will certainly come back to bite us later.

Snow cracks some of the bones causing a loud echo, luckily the voices ahead do not seem to notice. Myka and I go ahead. We see creatures Myka calls Formians, cursed form of Giant Kin. They have two evil eyes, they can use these to do psychic damage and one can be deformed by these. He tells me these are agents of Soth collecting layline crystals. We know these are Ethereum Crystals. We do Not want to fight these things head on.

A boulder sits in the middle of the room, large bones of a previous explorer (possibly 15ft tall) lay crushed beneath it. There is evidence the stone fell from the ceiling, most likely some kind of booby trap. There are echos of voices further in.

We've reached the mine, entering there is a lantern lit with a charged red crystal. It brings back memories of our mission in the past that would lock one into place. Thankfully these seem to be just used for lighting.

She wants us to close the gate to the Earthen Plane. We need to get to Star City so we can make it to the planet. We can be sent to the Primal Earthen, Frost, or Fire dragon to fight against them.

We've learned that Snow's displacer kittens have grown and had kittens of their own tenfold, there is an entire race now that she's called Shadow Cats.

A statue is imbued with creation magic "made of pure potential, full of possibilities, life and death" I believe they are referring to the statue we rowed by when we left the mountain.

She introduced herself as Ithneria, she claims to have immense power, she is the daughter of the creator. "There is a place of power located in the mine" She says there are creation crystals there but also unwelcomed visitors from the primal planet. Our dragons will gain power there, she says it's a good place to build statues, temples, to bring back the gods once again through belief. More belief in them means more power for us however, those of us that companioned with a dragon can not build statues.

A stranger approaches the door and speaks with Myka, she has an odd lightning like scar on her face. Summons us all to join them. I fly off to track down the others and encourage them to return to the tavern.

Myka left me out in the hall... rude

We've gone upstairs with the tavern owner, Myka wished to return the chest to her and give her the letter about her boat being returned. It seems dragons, dragon born, and other scaled races are rare if not unheard of entirely. Tabaxi seem to also be rare or unheard of. This may be said for all animal based races. The tavern owner wishes for Myka to return the chest to the mountain where it was found as it was given as tribute. Another stranger with shadows about them came in, said they were going to a mineshaft, spoke of circular power. They came from the last town over, Ellys. Something was seen flying around the mountain, screeching. (Red dragon who was hatched but abandoned) It flew over the town towards the "Old Gryphon's Lair" Northeast of here. Commotion occurs downstairs, seems Snow has gotten herself kicked out of the Tavern again, something about harassing the servers. Snow you poor, enthusiastic thing you.

We enter a tavern, despite my... disdain of touching people I'm doing my best to fit in and have perched on Myka's shoulder. Hopefully I won't have to keep this front up for long, I prefer being perched on something, not someONE. Snow... Snow, Snow, Snow... She bought ten pies in town and pawned them off in the tavern, the barkeep was obviously displeased on Snow unintentionally stealing business away and wound up getting kicked out.

We ride a boat to town and are greeted by a Goliath, the town is called Oleththyr. I'm debating on whether or not I should pretend to be a familiar or "pet" as it were.

We exit the caverns to see a new world, it's not as cold as I felt before when I flew up the wall in my awakened chamber. There is a town Myka seems to wish to visit, our dragons shouldn't be seem right away. We need to find them a lair, a place of power to help them regain their strength. They may be able to polymorph once we find such a place.

We enter a new chamber, there is light being reflected from somewhere illuminating the entire chamber, there are more altars and offerings here. The door has shut behind us. There is another bridge, below in the river are water elementals. I recall this place to be known as the elemental's Maw. Items on the alters will be noisy, it would probably be best to leave them here. Snow is getting tangles from a statue, a bit concerning. "Living Spell" is written on a bottle with swirling mist within it. "Name: Poot" is written below it. Myka seems to know what a Living Spell is. It's a sentient creature stuck in a bottle, Myka takes it with him. The water below stirs, we've over stayed our welcome.

Elemental like skeletons, seemingly autonomous, seem to be pulling stones from the wall and feeding it down a tube that sounds as if it connects to the chasm. We continue towards another bridge, more offering can be found here. There is a letter along with some other items including an adamantium dagger which Myka collects. We cross through the cavern avoiding a trench full of Black Puddings, Myka and I notice an oddly blue sheened stone that turns out to be an illusion. We remove a rod of some magical nature I will take a better look at once we are in a more secure location.

We exit the time chamber together, there are tributes near the door in the form of letters, gold and items. There are food items rotted with time, it seems this location hasn't been visited recently.

Dragon Oath

I have made an oath with Tiamat whom I've renamed Eris, we have exited the chamber together to face this new world as a team.