Session 31: Illmater take the wheel Report

General Summary

Its dinner time and Aaliyah is introduced to Alder, Mineros and the children. Stories are shared and food is had. During the night shift Alder and Medella have a conversation in which Alder confesses to his dissent from the Children of the Broken, and what he fears to be something wrong within him. Medella confesses to the murder of Tyllana an archbishop in her commune after catching her over the dead body of Arthur, a young child newly brought to the commune. Alder shares his mistrust of the commune and his fears that they might not be following Illmater at all, and that there is a darkness that dwells within Riverview. This is why he spends most of his time in Reun helping the poor and broken. He has found peace with the Children of the Stained Hands. He reveals to Medella that his time on earth is quickly coming to an end and that Medella must act on her newly found revelation.
The next days are riddled with shared stories amongst the group. Krom, Aaliyah and Medella are all enamered with the children who are just as fascinated in return. Torcoll tries to bridge the divide that formed earlier between him and Mineros. Mineros is more than happy to share his knowledge and love for food and Illmater. After a few days travel the two parties part ways, and our ragtag team of misfits continue their road towards Reun.
Lush farmscapes, browning vineyards and flowing grassland make up the most of their travels. Aaliyah dresses up for the occasion and dons her military uniform. The slums are mudfilled, with tents, bedrolls and ramschakled shacks which are used as homes scattered about. They witness violence, con artist, food lines and guard corruption along their ways. Upon approaching the guards stationed outside the main gate they are greeted by a Half Orc women adorning the sigil and armor of the sleepless. She tells them that a certain Mr. Garnielle is expecting them. The party is suspicious and spends quite a long time talking in circles, but decide in the end to follow the guards up into the middle market district to greet Mr. Garnielle.
The Griffon Brewery stands two stories tall, with finely carved wooden architecthure of draconic design. It smells of spices and incsense. Upon entering the establishment they are met by low lit red light and strong smells along with mellow jazz music and a warm smiling golden dragonborn clad in fine red and blue robes. He welcomes Aaliyah and expresses his concern for her safety.
Mr. Garnielle invites the party to wine, food and dialogue, to which the party agrees. He then exposes how he came to know of the party, his past in the Chromatic order council, how he is working to stop the dragonborn invasion, his reach and influence and his secret position as the master of counter intelligence and war. He reveals what he knows about the dragonborn plan.
The dragonborn are working to find five elemental titan hearts, which are to be brought deep below the sanguine water. This is where Tiamats physical body was burried. The hearts are to be connected and filled with pneumatic energy gathered from kidnapped Etherborn and other entities of strong pneumatic essence. This will fuel the body and give tiamat a physical vessel again. This is to be done at the 24th of december when the stars align in the sky said to be when the weave is closest to the material plane and all magic is stronger. Garnielle also reveals that the Dragonborn have managed to lose two of their titanhearts. Garnielle gives insight into Balbalar, Kroms uncle whom has been missing for some time. He reveals that Balbalar visited his establishment some odd 30 years ago looking for help in healing a dying firbolg child. Garnielle did not have the powers to do so, but told of an acquaintance of his in Darkweld. Aaliyah asks about the resistance and Zinata. Garnielle says that there is a dragonborn resistance working within Darkweld, but that he does not know of Zinata. He also inspects Aaliyahs arm and says that her brain implanted glyph is quite an experimental one, it seems that the metal used to create her cannon arm is slowly growing and merging with her bone structure.
Garnielle tells the party that he has a plan to stop the dragonborn invasion, or at least temper it, but he needs their help. They are to meet with a friend of his, root out the dragonborn intelligence operation in Reun and catch a dragonborn operative alive.

Rewards Granted

minus 1 gold, 1 copper piece and three rations.
So much fucking lore...

Character(s) interacted with

Alder, Mineros
Children: Jen Ezra Jacob Millena
Reun Slums: Con man selling Lifeless Loche saltwater, Orc assailant
Half-Orc female guard, tired human male guard, halfling male guard
Mr. Garnielle

Campaign

50 Shades of Grey

Protagonists

Krom

Neutral Good Firbolg (Far Traveler)
Rogue 5

43 / 43 HP

STR
14

DEX
16

CON
14

INT
8

WIS
14

CHA
10

Torcoll of Clan Airgid

Chaotic Good Hill Dwarf (Soldier)
Sorcerer 7

61 / 61 HP

STR
12

DEX
13

CON
16

INT
8

WIS
11

CHA
15

Medella Illmatari

Human (Identified Caucasian Female)
Cleric 5

37 / 37 HP

STR
14

DEX
12

CON
14

INT
8

WIS
18

CHA
10

Aaliyah

--- red dragonborn ()
fighter 5

36 / 44 HP

STR
16

DEX
16

CON
14

INT
10

WIS
10

CHA
12

Report Date

12 Jan 2023

Primary Location

Reun

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• The Dragonborn Scourge
• Zinata, my Zinata