The Gathering at Portwatch

The party, less Dacso, travelled to Portwatch to check on Rori and his gathering. While the event only felt like a day for the Party, they were actually gone for an entire week.

You return to Porion where you meet Snapper again who is fascinated by Raas and his ability to fly. He takes you in to see Archmage Vendys who rewards you handsomely for the information you give him and asks you to see this task through by going to Portwatch and finding a gnome Sorcerer by the name of Rori who he thinks matches the description you give. After a brief visit to Torbin and a rest you head out to Portwatch. Upon arriving at the town it is completely covered by a grey-black fog. As you enter the town it is devoid of life and the river is not flowing. Skeletons and a strange creature with a single green eye walk the streets, you defeat them with relative ease before hearing a taunting voice laughing at you through the fog. Some of you follow the voice which wants to know your motives for being here, the voice seems to know more about you than you'd like and is very interested in mischief. Eventually Rori manifests in front of Henrietta and Arodeyr and proposes a duel. If you win he will give you answers, if he wins then you will be bound to do any task he asks of you. Reluctantly you all agree and the duel ensues. Rori is strong and uses a host of magical abilities. Raas goes to strike him and Rori turns to flames before your eyes, leaving a bag in his place and a charred note in Gnomish. Smodi is asked to translate the note but he refuses, wild shapes into a panther and runs off to the wilds. The fog clears and the town returns to how it always was with people walking the streets and the river flowing freely. You stand confused in the streets, pondering your next move.