Session 4: The Cerulean
General Summary
On this episode of Dream Thieves...
Our heroes, now back at Bandit beach, asked Gildur some questions about his ancient order. How many members were there? Only Gildur and Jacques remain, as the previous members were recently wiped out in an unknown attack on their most recent mission.
Gildur continued unfolding more of the basic information about dream thievery, including Dream Diving and the use of the Dream Bracelets and Dream rings. Heroes can enter into the dreams of anyone in the world as long as they can slip one of their dream rings onto their finger. But whose ring is used may have unexpected consequences...
During a "basic" dream dive, our heroes are transported to a new, psychic plane of existence, the dream plane. If their HP falls to zero, they'll simply be ejected from the dream world. If the dreamer's HP falls to zero, the dream world collapses, and all heroes and projections are ejected from the dream world.
Heroes spoke to Connor, a researcher from the City of Union investigating the Red Snare, a piece of research apart of a greater study on the natural habits of bandits, brigands and marauders.
Our heros saw two goblins near the lakeside. They spoke to Dip Dip, a goblin fisherman trying to catch a beast in the lake. Heroes gave him bait to catch a fish, and suddenly the fish appeared! Dormogal, scourge of the northern seas, ate Dip Dip whole and dove back into the lake below. They seeked advice from Dip Dip's sister Teeka, who said that Dip Dip had gotten into just as much trouble many times before, but if they could save him from the clutches of the fish, she would be grateful.
Teeka mentioned that she had seen mounted city guards visiting the area looking for information on a wanted person. One horse was mounted, Teeka called him the "Pretty boy Red Night."
They inspected the owlbear nest.
A canoe was found sitting neglected in the woods. The heroes hid its location in case they needed to use it for a potential river escape.
The heroes met back up with Amelia and with Jacques help, managed to pull another skiptrace hourglass out of the discarded armature. However, to everyone's suprise the armature came to life! He gave the heroes a warning that not all was as it seemed within Araby Armatures, and in his final moments of life gave gervil a small map of something related to Stockton Araby and his business. Jacques agreed with the armature, emphasizing to the heros that Stockton Araby is not to be trusted.
Aeða convinced Amelia to give the heros the skiptrace hourglass.
The group checked on the griffon and met a baby owl bear named Gibi, sister named Bigi giving it chickpeas, their native food, to help with their hunger. Gibi said she wasn't supposed to be playing far away from her mother. The Gryffon is now named Charles Hippo, was in a fine mood.
The heros met with the sea elves, Harvendel and Triss, who were at first hostile, they said they should get rid of the pirates who were in non authorized space before they speak with them again and they may help fight the red snare.
The team checked back in at the pirate tavern, only to discover that Princess Penelope had struck a pirate for disrespecting her personal space. Down in the basement, she was distraught with thoughts of her own life, torn between her options. She decided she wanted to becomes a barbarian. With some encouragement from the team, Princess Penelope because the Dream Thieve's first sidekick.
The heros, now having a chance to rest and regroup from their day thus far, shared about their pasts, how Aeða was in a family of assassins, Azriel was shipwrecked and enslaved, how Gervil was a scholar in training. Torentous shared that he had a special individual in his life named Duplia. But when it was time for him to continue sharing, a black spot, necrotic in nature, revealed itself and protested further disclosure of his past.
Azriel heard that a strange illness is overcoming the members of Azarum, and it has something to do with The Dead Duchess, the most famous Casino, Brothel and showroom in all of Somaria.
Torentous convinced Gino to meet on solid terms with Captain Fiona Wynne, with flowers and song. Fionna was upset when seeing Gino, but was amenable to his visit. Fionna eventually acquiesced and forgave Gino from their past, and asked the heroes to stay and celebrate the reunion.
Azriel walked down into the depths of the Cerulian to retrieve a bottle of wine for the party, but soon discovered that there was a demonic shark hidden in a tank in the cargo hold. On further inspection, a mysterious demon woman greeted him, warmly yet strangely, as if they'd met before. She invited him "back into the family" and branded him with a symbol of the 8 hells. The brand was more symbolic than magical, no bond or contract was made, just a symbol that he was of high interest to the army, or leadership, of the 8th circle of hell.
As Azriel joined the party back upstairs, a battle began! The shark broke free of its prison and transformed into it's real form, held back by the magical cage it was in. Dip Dip's fish resurfaced, joining the battle as well!
Will our heroes survive their first ship to shore battle? Find out next week on Dream Thieves!
Aeða Mɛlñɛriæn
Azriel Carynthian
Torentous Tenaysius
Gervil Norev
Report Date
24 Sep 2023