Session 22: The Soul Monger

"I made it!" Kasimir thinks seeing the beautiful female assimar looking down at him. He turns his head and sees Halveer standing there smacking a mosquito on his arm.
He turns his head back to the assimar. "Who the fuck are you?"
"Avery," she replies. "Pleasure to meet you paladin."
"Welcome back mate." I say. He turns his head my way and says "Did we win?"
"Aye mate." I say. "We did indeed. Nhile there went back in the tomb and retrieved you. Ever the loyal servant. Then Avery used her scroll of raise the dead and brought ya back."
 
We tell Kasimir all that transpired since the battle with the beholder as we make our way back to Port Nyanzaru. The soul monger was destroyed, falling into the lava below it. The infant
god blasted with radiant energy was no more and Accerak, unable to defeat us was forced to flee and spend the next century trying to recreate his foul designs.
 
Our benefactor, Syndra Silvane, is most pleased of our success and is cured of the death curse. She pays us all a handsome bonus.
 
Halveer scurries off to write his memoirs titled: The Tomb of Horrors.
 
Avery, the assimar, spreads her wings and she soars into the clear skies above as the sun sets on the horizon and disappears from sight.
 
Kasimir and Nhile, return to their lands to restart their trade business. Kasimir offers me a job in the business.
 
"Nah, thanks though mate." I reply. "Me pockets are well laden with enough gold to last quite a while. But I hope to visit you one day."
 
"Please do." He says with a slight bow. I watch him and the echo knight and Starfallen disappear into the crowded streets.
 
"I'm starving!" I say looking around. I wander through the market. I spot an open air food establishment, The Thundering Lizard. I can smell a variety of
meats being grilled over hot coals with vegetables. I see a familiar face sitting at one of the tables.
 
"Mind if I join you?" I ask her.
 
Oloma Authdamar first mate of the doomed Star Goddess looks up at me and smiles.
"By all means Lucas!"
 
"Glad to see you made it back to the city." I tell her taking a seat and ordering a plate of grilled meats and a pint of ale.
 
"I am glad you have returned as well." She says. "I felt bad leaving you all. But it was not my quest to complete. Everyone is talking
about the end of the death curse."
 
"I'll drink to that." We clink mugs together. "I figured you'd be on your way back home?"
 
She nods. "That is true. In fact, Captain Thasselandra Bravewing is arriving tomorrow with her new Sky Ship to pick me up!"
 
"Brilliant!" I reply. "I hope you are not planning on flying over Chult again?"
 
"Oh no," she chuckles. "I have had my fill of that. We will return to Halruaa."
 
"That's good. I'd hate to have to come rescue you again." I tease.
 
She laughs, "That would not be so bad." she replies looking at me from the corner of her eye as she takes another sip of ale.
 
I buy a bottle of wine and we return to her room at Kaya's Inn. We sit on her balcony and listen to music coming up from the streets below as the people celebrate
the end of he death curse that had plagued the realms for months.
 
The next morning I roll over and trace the curve of her back with my finger. "Morning she says."
 
"Good morning." I reply with a smile. "Guess you'll be flying off to the stars today."
 
"You can come with me." She offers.
 
"Now that's a finer offer than my paladin friend proposed." I say thinking about it. "What will Thasselandra say?"
 
Oloma shrugs. "Nothing. As first mate I hire the crew. She'll be glad to have you aboard."
 
"Sounds lovely." I smile. "I think I would enjoy seeing where are are from."
 
END