Session 8: The Splendor of the Elves Report

16 AUG 2019   25 AUG 3024 Ǎ12 36288 Ê1     The party, minus Seren, wakes up and finds themselves in a small hollow. They are healed (even those who were at 0 hitpoints), all of their gear is present, and their memory is very hazy. They each think that they just had the craziest dream. They dreamed of being questioned and roughed up by the creatures they fought, who also spoke a strange language.   After some exploring the party finds sacks hanging in the trees. Further investigation reveals that these are the lost patrol and the 4 elves that had accompanied them to rescue the lost patrol. Their memory, like the party's, is also very hazy.   After being revived, the elves want to report back to Glorfindel. So everyone starts to head back and meets Seren on her way back to find them. They all return to the outpost. Glorfindel is happy that the patrol has been recovered, but not about the situation. Bucar insisted that they continue on their journey, and leave it to the elves to discover what happened.   The party makes it to Shira-Mar with no further disturbances.   As the party approaches Shira-mar, they notice that the walls are made of giant living trees. Inside the city there are buildings on the ground and built up in the trees. There are platforms that lead from the ground level and connect with the 12 levels of the city. The city is not visible from the outside. It is protected by some sort of illusion spell.   The party was escorted to the 12th level to visit the king & queen. The king, Hri Man'duas, asks each of them to tell him of their people, tribes, and clans. The queen, Hule, had been using her magic to find things and is tired, so the party does not yet meet her. They are granted the title of Friend to the Sheh’Bah. Their background will be documented and they will be given a golden medallion, which will be exchanged with their current ones. They can come back to visit and trade with the Sheh’Bah whenever they like. They may now greet the elves with the word Amatulya (Elvish greeting pronounced ah-ma-TOOL-yah. It means Blessed Arrival), while presenting their medallions. They are taught to bow and how to interact. They will now encounter no hostility, nor rudeness.   Each party member was also be given a script worth 500GP, to be used in the city. The elves do not operate the same as the humans. All basic necessities, such as food, water, shelter, etc. are freely given. They take only what they need. Items are only purchased when they are taken from the city, mainly by strangers.   The party takes their time to visit the libraries to seek information, to visit the armory shops and purchase elven weapons and armor (All of these are +1 magic items). The party pretty much finds what ever +1 item they need.   In the library, they find information on creatures that they may encounter in the wild. There is no need to catalog these. They will simply have to make a history check - DC10 - to recall the information. There is a limit to their knowledge, as they have been isolated for some time. Scrolls and books on the forgotten enemy is not found.   Aldric and Yendaya have an interesting fight.   The party retires to their rooms for the evening.