General Summary
The Circle of the Sword
- Alton expressed a desire to possibly not go through with his plan of peeking into the ethereal plane but then decided to do it anyways.
- Rust and Farren offered Alton some healing in case he should encounter trouble
- In the ethereal, Alton found the area lit by a warm orange light coming from what seemed like the ghost of the boulder that had fallen.
- There were six ghostly warriors facing outwards, guarding the pool of water.
- The pillars were lighting up in sequence.
- When Alton approached the pool, the ghosts bid he halt.
- He tried to persuade them to let him approach, but they did not react.
- He offered the aid of the chosen of Luin, which prompted another ghost to emerge.
- "Not you" he said, and demanded to know Alton's motivations.
- The ghost warrior claimed that the body of the deceased Gristletangler, the mother of the hags, was sealed within the pool.
- Farren and Alton suspected that Alton's bird, Vaena, was able to see him in the ethereal plane. She expressed concern that Alton was making a foolish decision by going alone.
- There was a Valkyrie hovering over Krumbleton. She knew a bit about the area, but no great details.
- Rust attempted to draw a line in the dust to connect the pillars. This angered the ghost. By some miracle, Alton persuaded the ghost to calm down and explain.
- Alton sent a message to the captain, explaining what the place was and to tell Rust to stop.
- Rust revealed that the eye of the mother of hags was in his bag from Myviira's castle.
- Harold made a valiant attempt to destroy the eye, but it resisted. He relented only after Rust put the eye back in his bag after one of the ghosts possessed Harold momentarily to prevent him from tossing it into the pool.
- Four other ghosts emerged and moved to attack, but the captain persuaded them to back down.
- Alton learned that the pattern of the pillars was some kind of runic sealing spell. The ghost taught him the symbols for "sword" and "sealed".
- Alton decided not to try to get into the pit and the party waited for him to return.
- Three children (2 human, 1 elf) and a few older ghosts passed by as he waited, ignoring him.
Rust Reveals Loot
- Huggs returned to Rust. He appeared somewhat changed.
- Rust identified all the items taken from Myviira's room.
- Rust teleported the ship to Sen's without any issues.
Family Reunited
- Wyn surprised Harold then attempted to tackle, first Ryltar, then Farren, then Alton.
- Harold initially revealed that Ryltar's tongue had previously been removed, but the captain convinced her that it was just a bad joke.
- Alton wanted to go test his theories about the new magic he had discovered. Wyn insisted on coming too and dragged Ryltar with her, holding Alton's hand in her other hand.
Incomplete Business
- Idano waited on the ship.
- The captain planned to return her after recovering enough of the treasure.
The Treasure at Last
- Finally at Sen's/Harold's Landing, the party and Donnie's crew set to work sorting through the treasure. Emptying the first chest yielded a mound of treasure, a sideways tower, piles of skeletons and at least one stuffed "doll" that was stabbed by Donnie.
Plans for the Future
- Harold and Donnie exchanged barbs relating to an imminent pub crawl rematch. The tone concerned Alton.
- The captain consulted Sen regarding the possibility of curing Ryltar at the circle of Luin. Sen expressed some concern.
- Harold discussed plans for Harold's Landing and New Nananana with Sen, revealing Gantar.
- Sen was shocked, and somewhat excited. He sent a message to the Lythini Remnant concerning the plans.
- Alton broke the arcane lock on this door using the "unlock" symbol with his blood.
- Krumbleton convinced Fernando that that just happens naturally to doors sometimes. He and Farren went to investigate nonetheless and found that it was Alton and Ryltar tinkering with some new old magic. Rust repaired the door.
- Alton broke his door completely and infested the ship with roses using the "Rose" symbol. Harold cleaned it up with control flames.
- Rust looked into repairing the broken sword of sunlight and combining more magic items, and found he did not have the knowledge for how the former was enchanted.
- Harold and Rust, with help from Sentinel, set out to work repairing the massive windmill at Harold's Landing
- Rust and Alton, with help from Ryltar, looked into using the symbols for enchanting.
- Krumbleton, at Atha's request, attempted to explain to Alton how to pray.
- Alton tried leaving money for Lyra "Aurolyr" under his pillow. He was told she accepted offerings in the form of warm drinks, sweet drinks, or alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, so he went off and found a decanter of endless wine (purchased from Donnie from the treasure). He left it on a shelf.
Rewards Granted
- Mass amounts of treasure
Report Date
07 Mar 2023
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