Chatting with Bryce about Indarin
We are talking with
Bryce. Bryce Henry Fitzwilliam III.
He has a theory of the
World Eater. A trader visited a world he expected to do trading on - but only found black and brown sand. Another group went to a different world. Several such entries. He noted when the last time it was recorded to be alive and when it was dead. There’s a series. World eater => (Stormy suggests
Amanita).
Races were eaten/consumed by the darkness.
There’s a timeline.
(has map) How long take? 200-500 years.
We were told to go back to the beginning. What stage was
Verdenhold in? Was what we saw the first step? Was the first step the death of the
Great Tree or
Frostgrave ? Amanita may still be on the “current” world.
There might be scouts beyond Verdenhold for the “next next world”. Our world was in prepwork for Aminta’s arrival?
What would it take for a mushroom queen to feel comfortable living in our world? (We share about the pantheon.) This is very dangerous indeed!
The pattern suggests and unsatiable appetite. The evil is the only thing left. The balance is off.
Complication - the gates tend to fade after the world dies. Will need to find a way to Dimetris. And travel backwards all the way though the chain to the beginning. Theory it should work.
Cernan Aelar - sees portals so we should be able to find them.
It will be difficult.
Possible that people escaped the devoured worlds? May be traveling the planes?
Stop the world eater - then deal with the other worlds.
The devouring is short sighted mass consumption
Mushroom has to find another once it’s consumed all it can. Sends out spores.
Should it be "pray" or "prey"? — Cita
Bryce will give us a copy of the map. We have to give him info back to see if his theories are.
Portal to Dimitris? Find one: latest word was a report from a certain Githzerai. A monk, member of
Karros el Lumen -> knowledge is light (the conclave)
Pak’kon - turned the knowledge of the latest dead world.
Not a random where they went next, but we don’t know enough to discern the motives of why they chose the next world.
Bryce is aware of other places - dead is not empty. Sometimes the essence of life hangs on and is angry.
We ask about the beings taht lived on Dimetris. Seemed to be populated by ”monsters”. Farling was simpler.
Stormy’s pen
Xerox is recording everything.
The dead (incorporeal), we may be able to communicate with them.
It is possible that Amanita is not the world eater. But we *think* she is.
What do we need to do?
deal with the group/cat lady
find Pakkan - the gith (in monk enclave). (His report was 218 years ago.)
what do we need to do to prepare - he’ll send us additional details if he finds them.
Stomy gives Bryce a kiss on the cheek in thanks.
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Rowan expected it to take a few days to research Kasumi. He needs to go do that. Can we entertain ourselves for a few days.
We’ll hunt for the gith monk.
Stormy makes a copy of the dead world with her
Xerox pen (named after the patron saint of scribes) .
Fight
Rowan takes us there. We are in a seedy part of town.
A horned gentleman is in our path. His lucky day -
Kasumi is paying him well. Hmm! Txtibmlet - his name. TALL Tiefling. 4 attacks.
Wings fold out of his back and flies over to
Cita Sarez.
Cita is hit hard.
Thoradin hits the guy hard, so does Stormy.
Tix can stab if you get close.
Rashid Fen Rey blinds Tix.
Landis misses.
Cita Sarez takes him out.
Loot!
1200 GP - from somewhere different (green tinge) - rowan knows that’s the sigil coin. (Green shink)
leather armor +2
2 + 2 scimitars
boots of the vigilant
cloak of protection
Rowan opens the gate and we go through.
Oriental-ish building.
The guard does not know us. Time passes.
The master is willing to speak with you. You can not draw weapons in this sanctuary.
We are lead up to a gith.
Rashid wonders about the layout of the floor and the map. Gurd’s Keep - 12 was the magic number. circles can be helpful to the magic. The building is a nexus of power and helps it circulate. Playing with magic that exists in reality.
Master Grakkon. We all bow.
Know that this is the most likely path of which you speak. Pakkon has since passed. But we know a way you may reach Dimitris. But I know thee nothing.
How familiar are you with the World Eater.
know that I am bound by my code in the temple: know there is a path for us.
if we help “the people” would owe you. (The gith.)
--one of this temple preceded forth some time ago on a pilgrimage. Blamrow - his name. Has not returned to us. They fear he has met an end. He had with him a sacred relic from the temple. Knowledge is light. We have but few sacred lamps. It was one. There is a path along the outer planes - the planes of the elements. Take as a pilgrimage. Could set us on the path.
the path carries them from element to element. Pray walk. Blamrow began at the Plane of Air Believe he walked toward the plane of ice. Not think he reached the plane of water. Look for anything out of the ordinary that may have distracted him. New knowledge is part of the pilgrimage - can also result in loss. They lost knowledge.
the path has been constructed - it is a safe path as long as you remain on it. He may have been taken off the path.
no time constraint. Relic is not in danger, they want it back. it would be difficult for others to understand its use.
what do we need to prepare?
Grakkon will send us to it when we are ready.
how will we know if we find him or the lamp. Grakkon brings a lamp - rounded pyramid shape. basketball size. Blamrow took the red and yellow one.
if we find Blamrow - he can continue and we bring news.
how will Blamrow know it was us (Thoradin is wise!) Grakkon has someone bring a void box (1inch square) - literally nothing inside. No air no light. In this way Blamrow will know it was sent by Grakkon.
Before we go
Stormy wants her tattoo. 1 tattoo that won’t use an attunement slot.
Rowan can help us sell the stuff.
At Fell’s 4 of us Get Tattoos
Thoradin gets a flight modification spell. - Blue, black and grey feathers up his arms. They look like real feathers. Will take several hours for arms to heal and the tattoo. 800 gp.
Stormy gets her tattoo. 14K GP. It’s like getting my hair dyed. At first it’s uncomfortable like a helmet. Initively know it’s protective. (resistance to psychic damage. know something is happening use a compelte action, are immune to psychic damage.) If someone looks at me from the side highlights. from the top chainmail web of coloring across. (she gives Fell a hydra tooth that she carved).
Cita has issues with flying things attacking her. Fell will think on it and come back. Up her CON. A runic shield on her back. Steel plate and a woven basket effect, beautiful and solid. Feels wrong at first. Then feel health and better than ever! 60K
Rashid does similar to Cita. 20K
Cernan looking at protection tattoo. He'll think about it and return when we're back from the planes.
we buy silk rope 100 ft.
Other potions of healing
healing 50 gp
greater 250 GP each - 4d4+4
superior 1000gp - 8d4+8
-> we buy 4 healing, 2 greater per person
Cita wants a few dramatically long silk scarves (15 ft long) - 25gp per scarf (shadow weave) (Cita = 3) - from pool, Stormy gets one (25gp from own gold)
Chuck is freaked out about possibly going away from Sigil. So he will stay. Stormy makes sure he'll be ok. He has a horde and a backpack that holds it. He’s good.
Stormy is thrilled to see
Shimmer again.
Plane of Air
Grakkon makes a portal to the plane of air. Stone path with nothing underneath it.
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