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2nd of Yoweth

Session 35 - Demonic Beast and Desert Travels

by Kaito "Oreson" Brinejaw

In the morning we awake and I cast Speak with Dead on Silan.
 
My first question: What were you going to say when Titan's Bane was mentioned?
"I know that name"
 
My second question: How do you know the name Titan's Bane?
I see an instinctual twitch of the eyelid at the question, then it says "Titan's Bane are known to some in Laelosia".
 
My third question: Did you work for Alistan Preen?
After a long pause he responded with "I work for a dangerous man with deep pockets and a quick temper".
The pause made me think he didn't want us to know.
 
My fourth question: How far does the Rhukta Syndicates influence reach out of Hashal.
"The syndicates reach is most of Sansura"
 
My fifth question: Are there people hunting Titan's Bane?
"Yes" with a whispering breeze.
 
After that, I start my hour ritual to create a chisel made of a harder metal than the sealed box with scratching coming from inside using my Channel Divinity.
I then chisel a small hole into the box and Ape's look in to find a small white furred creature, about the size of a squirrel.
As I'm making the holes with the chisel, the creature is slowly getting closer to the holes. It then jumps out of the hole and attacks.
 
It latches onto Ape and stuns him, then attacks Malaphor and instantly downs him, and his shoulder starts turning to ash. I banish the creature and start tending to Malaphor's wound; at the edge of the open wound as it starts to close are black tendrils of wispy smoke coming off of Malaphor.
 
We start our journey towards Midelina to find Rosie Zeryl and try and convince her to take us to Chankata.
 
Unfortunately for us, it's the middle of summer and we're approaching the hottest time of the year, while in a desert. We finally get to Jarda and cross the large bridge to get to it.
 
On the right, is a tower just off to the right of the town, same design as the one we saw near Osmo, with a golden domed roof.
 
As we get in to town, we see no one around, but we do hear some rumbling further in, and hear a loud female voice, but not loud enough to know what she's saying, as well as her speaking Sansuran. We estimate there's about 100 or so buildings within Jarda.
 
As we step into the town square, we're met with a dusty cloud of footsteps and movement. Seeing market stalls, but clearly there's a commotion. In the middle, next to a golden gazebo like structure. A middle aged woman wearing purple and whites, custom armour, heavy looking gem on her forehead. Flanked by two blue and white matching leather armour holding polearms.
 
We notice that the gazebo looks entirely made of metal, and in the centre, knelt down is a man, hands behind his back and covered in dust with a guard standing next to him pressing his polearm into the mans back. We get the gist that this is likely a punishment or a trial. Group of women beside the gazebo crying and pleading. A guy in the crowd in front of us turns round and told us that the man in the gazebo is on trial but he doesn't know why.
 
The guard next to the man pulls a lever, and we hear pulleys and gears, as the man and guard disappear down out of sight. A short time later and the platform comes back up and just the guard comes back up. The man that was knelt is no longer there, the crowd then starts to disperse.
 
Looking around the square I notice a sign on a building that says "Baheer's Mundane Magics". The other bit is a few tents with some individuals sitting around, currently over a big pot throwing leaves into it. I trade my Circlet of Concentration for a Portal Wand which I give to Ape.
 
We go to a tavern called The Passionless Lyrer to spend a few hours until late afternoon to then make our way towards Midelina.
 
Malaphor goes to rest and after he comes back down, he buys some drinks and Ape and myself notice he looks very unwell.

Continue reading...

  1. Session 1 - New Beginnings
  2. Session 2 - Drunk and Disorderly
  3. Session 3 - Crossroads and Giants
  4. Session 4 - Lorger's Thicket
  5. Session 5 - Pentareach Beginnings
  6. Session 6 - Pentareach Rumble
  7. Session 7 - Friend of the King
  8. Session 8 - Forgotten Ruins and Mystery
  9. Session 9 - Blacktop's Secret
  10. Session 10 - Depths of the Blacktop
  11. Session 11 - Morgan's Mystery
  12. Session 12 - Visions and a Cleansing
  13. Session 13 - The Long Road
  14. Enemies
  15. Session 14 - Laelos Arrival
  16. Session 15 - A Royal Mistake
  17. Session 16 - Revenge and Truth
  18. Session 17 - Trouble and Research
  19. Session 18 - Lonely Toad and Proposition
  20. Research
  21. Session 19 - Vellsten and Disappearances
  22. Session 20 - Wear-wolves, bears and rats?
  23. Session 21 - Heroes of Vellsten
  24. Session 22 - Raven Queen's Champion
    12th of Morne Yowa
  25. Session 23 - Revelations and a Chaotic Victory
    14th of Morne Yowa
  26. Session 24 - The Manor and Word
    15th of Morne Yowa
  27. Session 25 - Isaiac's Maw
    15th of Morne Yowa
  28. Places of Interest
  29. Allies
  30. Session 26 - Manor Gains and Desert Travels
    22nd of Morne Yowa
  31. Session 27 - Hashal and Partha
    23rd of Morne Yowa
  32. Session 28 - Hashal's Rift Ki
    23rd of Morne Yowa
  33. Session 29 - Sol'Partha
    24th of Morne Yowa
  34. Session 30 - Partha's Mystery
    24th of Morne Yowa
  35. Session 31 - Odror Partha's Fall
    24th of Morne Yowa
  36. Session 32 - Odror's Sentinel VS The Paragon
    1st of Yoweth
  37. Session 33 - Asgorath Revelations & Beast Rescues
    1st of Yoweth
  38. Session 34 - An Exotic Rescue
    1st of Yoweth
  39. Session 35 - Demonic Beast and Desert Travels
    2nd of Yoweth
  40. Session 36 - Malaphor's True Self
    2nd of Yoweth
  41. Session 37 - Triumphant Winnings
    3rd of Yoweth
  42. Session 38 - Sailing the seas and Chankata
    6th of Yoweth
  43. Session 39 - Asgorath's Chosen United
    7th of Yoweth
  44. Session 40 - The Doyen's Teachings
    1st of Uthwix
  45. Session 41 - The Ninefold Rise
    1st of Uthmix
  46. Session 42 - The Ninefold Scatter
    3rd Uthwix
  47. Session 43 - Troll's Denthoum
    3rd of Uthwix
  48. Session 44 - Denthoum's Spectator
    3rd of Uthwix
  49. Session 45 - Talona's Plant
    4th of Uthwix
  50. Session 46 - Diege Entities & New Headings
    5th of Uthwix
  51. Session 47 - Poacher's & Mystery Dice
    5th of Uthwix

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