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25th of Jestaní

We've got a Mountain to Climb

by André Pelnar

  • I've got rope, Faolan's got rope

  • I contact Anwyn via sending to ask her if she knows anything about a white dragon near Salmis

  • We purchase the climbing gear off of the previous group that backed out of the deal

  • While doing inventory, Anwyn shows up as a silver raven

  • Agapios has killed several of her knights, and seriously injured her in dragon on dragon violence. Her ice breath is rather...spicy

  • She gives us a couple of vials to deal with the cold for about a minute. The dragon didn't like landing, she picks up her victims and drops them. If we survive our encounter, Anwyn would like to recover so Argent Raven artifacts.

  • We hire someome to take us to the edge of the lair of Agapios for 500 gold, Alexios K, a brave soul who's not afraid of no dragon

  • We leave a note for Bea and Gash explaining what we're doing, and that they should contact Anwyn, Jim, and the Valeria family.

    • Day 1
  • A leisurely trip through the mountains

    • Day 2
  • Trees thin, we're in climbing mode.

    • Day 3
  • Things get interesting. While I'm climbing the rockface, I lose my footing right before I fall into a deep ravine, as I proceed a little more carefully then on. We can tell tomorrow will be more challenging.

    • Day 4
  • While going over a ravine, I lose my footing and slip, I reach for some of the small shrubs on the ravine walls, but they are pretty small. Faolan manages to wack the ice axe at my feet and grabs my leg before I fall. Hesior and Faolan help me set my leg.

  • The dragon spots my flamboyant choice of headwear

  • It is actively getting cold.

    • Day 5
  • It goes from relatively doable climbing to a sheer cliff face. Vertical.

  • On the start the day, we find out pitons missing and already placed into the final stretch of cliff. The guide says that whoever (Hesior) placed them did a good job.

  • Faolan checks the first two, one a little more wiggly than the other. We decide to cautiously use them, checking them with a hammer on our way up. The rope on the other hand, comes right down.

  • The people of Salmis probably see at least me and my hat climbing up this last stretch.

  • We reach the top, Alexios going all the way to plant his flag. We make our way to the dragon's lair. A chain of ten glyphs of warding prevents our approach from the back entrance. The main entrance

  • Agapios shoots a ice blast towards us, and tells us to turn back. We explain that Hadrian is after one of the items of her lair, and that he will keep coming no matter how many times she kills him. Unable to convince her to part without without exchanging one of ourselves for an icy life of being one of her "trophies".

  • We tell her we'll think about it and return tomorrow. We decide to bring some offerings, like a cow, in hopes thaty her mood will be different or more receptive to offerings tomorrow.

  • We'll contact Anwyn to try and convince her to help us with a potential confrontation, perhaps herself or some of her knights.


    • By the end of the day, we've settled on two distinct plans:
    1. try diplomacy, fall back on violence
    2. Bring Anywn, assume it'll start shit, get the sword leave. Perhaps the two can combine, we try diplomacy and if it fails we tell Anwyn to do her thing.

    Continue reading...

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    2. Gorachenya Day 1-4
    3. Gorachenya Day 5-6
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    25. Arrival in Salmis
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