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Mon 10th May 2021 12:52

The Next Steps - Exploration Continued

by Shyrene Windheart

We decided to survey the area the next day and set out with that in mind. Heading north, we found some pools with a Nyad, she mentioned a black dragon when we talked with her, but paled and fled when realizing she had. Moving northwest, we found a raised marsh with copper deposits and we came across a humongous turtle being tended by some druids. One of the druids who serve the 'Old One' say that this area is holy lands to them. The copper lodes carry on to the northwest, where we also found a teeming bed of crayfish. Heading south and back towards the village we found cinnamon groves and sugarcane fields.
 
We spent the night on the dragonfly then moved it northward to survey some more. We found more copper and raised marshland. We surveyed between the two lakes, the smaller one we're calling Crayfish Lake. We rested again and in the morning we wake and I remembered the dragon lair now.
 
We moved north along Long Lake and continued surveying the area. We been finding food and water without difficulty and we're moving through the jungle fairly easily so far. Shortly after midday however, we were attacked by Yuan-ti. Mule dropped during the fight, but Geode kept him up and Umlilo's familiar was lost. We fought hard and were victorious. The Abomination had a satchel with 3 scrolls and a magic box in it. The scrolls were Contact other Plane, Teleport Circle and Time Stop. The box was waterproof, which Himo claimed quickly.
 
We finished our surveying for the day after a short rest and made our way back to the ship.