Session 25: Chult Report

The Rat Pack wastes no time going to Chult to meet with Crucelia. Little do they realize, but they're not the only one's after her.

Welcome to Beautiful Chult

Unsure of where to land, Glebnor eventually located a spire in the middle of the ocean with spelljammers flying around it. Someone at the Spire psychically hailed her and identified the location as the Spelljammer Academy. They were directed to enter through the top of the stone Spire where there was a large dock for spelljammers. Fascinated by the Spelljammer Academy, Azid and Kouvian asked more questions about it. It was explained that the navy's purpose was to defend Toril and explore the far reaches of the spheres.
On the ferry to Chult, the party spoke to an excited cadet named Tomin. Tomin went on about how exciting the city of Chult was with its markets, dinosaurs, and a colosseum devoted to dinosaur races. The cadet did warn them not to leave the protection of the city walls, though, because the Jungle of Chult was filled with undead and dinosaurs and, worst of all, was the King of Feathers.
As soon as the party arrived off the docks, they were bombarded with incredible sights. Dinosaurs were being used as pack animals in the docks or as street ferries for people throughout the city. Overwhelmed with the city's sights, they found a young urchin to guide them through the market and across the city to the Scaled Tavern, a dive bar at the city's edge.
In the tavern, the barkeep recounted what he knew regarding Crucelia. He said three clockwork machines took her out of the bar not long ago. When asked for more details, he told them that the clockwork had only recently started appearing in the city and always returned to the Jungle when their business was complete. With nothing more to learn, the party made their way to the city gates with posters warning of the King of Feathers posted all over.

The King of Feathers

Glebnor led the way into the jungle, following the trail of the clockwork. Eventually, it led them to a large, misty clearing. Crucelia was tied to a stake in the center of the clearing. The clockwork was also there, and they appeared to be fighting two ankylosauruses. As the party grew closer, they saw that the dinosaurs were zombies, and there was a third grung zombie approaching an unconscious Crucelia.
Not about to let a zombie eat their contact, Azid sent a firebolt at the undead grung. As the noise from the blast echoed, a roar could be heard from all around them. With no time to waste, Kouvian and the others started approaching Crucelia. Just as Kouvian untied her, a two-headed tyrannosaurus rex covered in tan and golden feathers flashed out of the mist and bit down on him.
The King of Feathers flashed in and out of the mist biting and swinging its mighty tail at anyone nearby. Heavily wounded, it began to flee, but not before Stinkbreath could land a killing blow with his crossbow. 
With the focus off of the monstrosity, the group had to contend with the zombie ankylosauruses and the clockworks. Compared to the King of Feathers, these were no challenge, though. After defeating them, Crucelia fled back to the city. Kouvian investigated the clockworks and recalled that they were the same kind as on Collier and that Master Carvedous controlled them.
Stinkbreath and Azid went to check out the corpse of the King of Feathers, but they were shocked to see that it was gone. Azid tapped into the residual magic of the area and felt that the jungle was under a powerful curse that could turn corpses into undead at an extreme rate. Unwilling to face an undead King of Feathers, they quickly fled the jungle and returned to the safety of Chult.

The Annihilator

The Rat Pack found Crucelia nursing a strong drink at the Scaled Tavern. She thanked them for their help and bought them all a round of drinks. Once she realized that they were the contacts sent by Quranis Kuilanya, she led them to a private booth where they could talk in detail about what she found.
First, she covered the players. Zagar was the leader, and he had two lieutenants. The first was Master Carvedous, who was in charge of constructing a device called The Annihilator. The second was a dragon-like creature called General Margrax who served as Zagar's enforcer.
Second, she told them about The Annihilator. It was a destructive device that could potentially destroy entire spheres. Carvedous required three more elements to construct the device: The Throne of the Gods, The Sphere of Three Parts, and an Artifurnace. Crucelia believed that Carvedous had a base in Chult because he searched for the Throne of the Gods. Luckily for the group, he was in the wrong jungle. Crucelia revealed that she knew where the Throne of the Gods was and was willing to repay the group by showing them where. However, before they could get it, they would have to travel across the ocean to another jungle in the land of Maztica.