Finally we leave this place, back through this warm tunnel, the only thing pleasant thing about this place. It smells like the whole world is on fire, this exist may no longer be valid. Master wisely remembers that his fans amongst the city gave him a potion to see all around him. He warns us of the smoldering fire, and a possible enemy downstream. Law and Renewed Life push down the door, and it crumbles; the Master concludes, most wisely, that Arcane mysteries sorrounded this prison.
(4/6 Pass without Trace) Making wet rags to Master's Plan we head out, into an ashen landscape, it is dry, not a drop of water remaining. Master tells me to lead on trough the smoke, towards the sharpening blade, I am ready to destroy what hunts us. Turns out a boiler from hell has turned this world into ash.
Master orders a tactical retreat as we rush to the eastern edge of the city, we quickly must scale this wall as we are being chased against a dead end. We quickly scale the wall, but master calls to be lifted up by the rope. Varta, comes and looks over the edge and snaps his fingers, lifting the Master the rest of the way.
Finally there is a moment to collect our thoughts, I am able to collect myself (6/6) and quickly clean up as best I can from the soot.
The Skin Changer plays with a bird, one that is growing, after eating a rat, quite the powerful creature. We follow this odd bird, until she remembers it is something that should be gone from this world. At one point it roars at me and tells me us we will get out.This Vinsaka, as they name it, The Annihilation Bird, might be useful.
We crawl our way through the sewers until we find a break in the line and find our way out into a bath house. It seems a sauna and a natural hot spring are in tact. Finally there is time to clean these awful clothes and cook something decent. We take the time to bathe, clean under every nail, scrub every pot, polish every buckle.
It seems this bath contains great power, Master's companions all leave looking radiant, though Master seems beyond himself, and the Spirit Walker looses control and tries to kill the servant, honestly so untamed.
Though it wasn't enough to simply bathe and move on.