General Summary
The airship is attacked by 2 giant birds, one of which is carrying an egg
A member of the crew is bitten in half, whilst Godric is carried away
The larger bird is taken care of (mostly by Kenshin), plummeting to the ocean below
The smaller of the giant birds manages to get some distance away, but Eva is able to Dimension Door to it, grabbing Godric's ankle
The bird is slowed by a Darkness spell, which allows Eva to Dimension Door herself and Godric back to the ship, though not quite on deck
Godric hangs onto the side, as Eva begins to fall. Marty slows her descent with her broom, whilst Atlas heroically jumps off the side to catch the falling warlock, using his Immovable Rod to stop them falling
Transformed into a giant eagle, Veda manages to save the falling egg, which the group decide to incubate on the ship
The ship continues east, enjoying a mostly uninterrupted journey. Of note, the group spot a cloud with giants walking atop it, a plume of smoke rising from Mount Flarus, and a perpetual storm that Tobur Fûne identifies as "The Deep"
After a few days' travel, Carestalan finally comes into view. The ship heads north to find a suitable landing site, setting down on the continent's northern shores
Tobur believes he saw a walled settlement roughly 6-days walk to the south. Along with the captain and Weddy McDowel, the party head off on horseback, riding through the long grass of the open plains
After a while, Eva's new bat familiar spots some movement in the grass on either side of the party. The group comes to a stop, and whatever is in the grass begins moving towards the group
Giant lizard creatures burst from the grass, attacking the group. Thankfully, they are not too difficult to take care of and the group are able to press on
The party rest for the night in a clearing made by getting the horses to stamp down all the grass. This proves to have been a great idea, as more of the lizards are spotted on the clearing's edge, unwilling to attack the group in the open
Continuing on, the group spot some crows circling up ahead. Upon investigation, they find a dead cat-person currently being eaten by one of the giant lizards
Godric charges the beast with his steed, instantly killing it
The party investigate the corpse, seeing that this lion-man is quite well dressed, as well as being armed and armoured in the gear of a hunter
Speaking with the deceased creature, they learn that he is a Leonin called Y'za Pridemate. He is part of a guild known as The Pride of the Hunt, who are monster hunters. He apparently was killed by one of these "Raptors" when he let his guard down
After some discussion, the group decide to resurrect Y'za, who very startled by these strange beings around him... proceeds to scream
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