DnD Monday #66(316) Played 2019 11 25 - DRACOLICH (Tarsakh 3rd, 1490)

INTRODUCTION

When last we left Team Food for Wyrms, 

they were arriving at the town of Longsaddle

and not just a little surprised to find that it was missing

or hiding

or invisible, but no, not invisible ... 

Well, where is it?

SCENE 01 - O where, o where has Longsaddle gone?

The group approaches LONGSADDLE, but it doesn't appear to be there.

• MOSS is back with the group.
• GILIMBA is feeling strained, having been killed, made undead then resurrected by the REVIVITOR orb.
• She seems very on-edge as if suffering after effects from being killed and resurrected.
• She agrees to point the ANIMATED ARMOR back in the direction of LONGSADDLE
• She had mentioned in a SENDING to her father what has been happening
• She wants to go home "I'm never leaving LONGSADDLE again!"
• She reaches what should be the perimeter of LONGSADDLE and starts looking around frantically.
• She won't go any further, and seems very confused.
• "Where did it GO? It's got to be here!?"
• MOSS begins poking around with the haft end of his pole arm to see if he can find anything "invisible"
• ANDREA has been here before and recognizes the general area AND knows LONGSADDLE's wizards are an odd and powerful bunch.
• SHAMIRA: "Did you hear anything about the town moving"
• GILIMBA: "Who would move a town?"
• ANDREA: "Someone who didn't want it attacked by an undead army!"
• GILIMBA: "Ah, yes. They probably hid the town!"
• MOSS is blasted backward 90' through the air when the haft of his pole arm touches ... something.
• GILIMBA: Checks the area where this happened but can't bring herself to touch it.
• MOSS: Yells "We're not a threat!"
• GILIMBA: "I'm home! Let me in! Are you here?! Hello?!"

An elliptical event horizon appears in front of you. Through the opening, you see what looks like LONGSADDLE.

• You might be seeing through a shield
• You might be looking through an effect at a far away place
• An armored woman appears. She looks you over carefully, paying particular attention to GILIMBA.
• Behind the armored woman is a barrier effect, and at her feet are glowing runes.
• 10' in front of you - an elliptical opening in what LOOKS TO BE an invisibility effect
• 25' in front of you (behind the armored woman) appears to be some kind of energy field effect.
• She motions for the group to move forward.
• MOSS steps forward, the rest hang back. JED advances slowly. Eventually the rest advance.
• The armored woman continues to look you over.
• ARMORED WOMAN: "What sort of business do you have in LONGSADDLE ?"
• ANDREA: "I've been here before, and spoke with ZUUR and GILIMBA about the strange phenomenon that have been happening in the area.
• ARMORED WOMAN: Motions GILIMBA forward. A stone amulet around her neck begins to throb ... the woman smiles.
• ANDREA: "We wish to report our findings and discuss next steps."
• JED: "And return a resident to her home."
• GILIMBA: Stares at the village beyond the energy barrier.

PERC CHECKS: You notice that the village is MUCH less busy than it was the last time ANDREA was here. And those who can be seen are troops, armed and on patrol around the edge of the village

• GILIMBA: "Where is everyone"
• ARMORED WOMAN: "Only the Knights of the Guardian Brotherhood are here, the others have gone.

NOTE: The DRACOLICH departed the scene after depositing KELEVRA in the forest after shaking him off its tale.

• ARMORED WOMAN: "My name is Maestra Ekaterina Adinov, chief of the Guardian Brotherhood. I believe your story. I will send you to where ZUUR and his council are hiding"

Looking at GILIMBA

• "ALL of them, or just yourself?"
• ANDREA: "There's a lot to report, I think more of us should go than just GILIMBA."
• EKATERINA: "Agrees ... we have the situation well in hand locally ... the KGB never fails ..."
• JED: "GILIMBA, I do have items available to me that a wizard can use. Would you like any of them?"
• ARCANE FOCUS (ORB): Gilimba happily takes the ORB from JED.
• GILIMBA (TALKING to herself): "If I go HERE, then ... BUT, if I do THAT ..."
• EKATERINA: whispers in GILIMBA's ear for a minute or two
• GILIMBA: "OK, you all come with me, and we'll each take one of the Guardian Brotherhood with us, for protection, that way, I won't be alone, and I don't want to be alone, 'cuz being alone is bad, well, for me, for now, well ... yeah."
• JED: "Are you familiar with these Knights of the Guardian Brotherhood?"
• GILIMBA: "I'm not OVERLY familiar with them, but yes, they are stationed here in LONGSADDLE for our protection. I just don't see them very often.
• MOSS: "What should we do with ... them" ... pointing back to the ANIMATED ARMOR. They still carry their "peronsal trasport pallets"

(BALGRI rejoins the group having fallen asleep on one of the pallets).

• GILIMBA: "I think we should go and I think we should go pretty soon."
• SHAMIRA: (has the revivitor orb) - suddenly realizes that the REVIVITOR ORB is pulsing with heat energy. It's never done this before.

A dim, but visible green light glows THROUGH the bag SHAMIRA keeps the orb in.

• ANDREA: Remembers that when two or more of these stones are near each other, they start reacting to each other's presence. Your best guess (INSIGHT) ... there may be another one of these somewhat close by.
• "There are three of these things ... when they get close to each other, they respond to each other. So, I suspect one of them just got closer to us."
• GILIMBA: Looks around a bit confused as to what to do.
• MOSS:  "Something's coming."
• ANDREA: "SomeONE ... with an orb ... is coming."
• EKATERINA: "That explains much ... Two of these would be a much greater threat to those who seek your doom, than one"
• ANDREA: "And the undead can't carry one with them, nor would they bring it in this direction."
• BALGRI: "But ... how can I get in a fight? Talking with an old man doesn't sound like a pending fight ..."
• BALGRI: "Tell GILIMBA's father and tell him what's going on. Since something that can kill us all might be approaching, I should stay here and consult with it using blut force trauma".
• EKATERINA: "The undead cannot carry the orb, but someone working for them could ..."
• GILIMBA: orders the ANIMATED ARMOR to follow the orders of those who stay behind (BALGRI)
• ANDREA: "SHAMIRA may want to stay behind as she has the orb, and if allies are approaching, you'll want it with you when they arrive (if they arrive)"
• MOSS:  "How about ANDREA and GILIMBA go meet with ZUUR and the rest of us stay behind to meet with whoever's approaching."
• MOSS:  "And with my military background, can I take direct command of the ANIMATED ARMOR"

The group agrees
As the party walks around the glowing runed circle between the two event horizon spheres
Runes represent destinations for teleportation

• EKATERINA stops and directs ANDREA and GILIMBA on how to activate one of the runes ... JED recognizes the rune for CANDLEKEEP.
• JED gets a bit nervous about being regularly teleported to places unexpectedly. Both exciting and frightening.
• JED, GILIMBA and ANDREA are heading to CANDLEKEEP, each sporting a member of the KGB (KNIGHTS OF THE GUARDIAN BROTHERHOOD)
• JED: "Every time I go to CANDLEKEEP, I end up getting transported somewhere."
• SHAMIRA: Feels the heat coming from the REVIVITOR intensifying
• SHAMIRA: Feels the need to look to the NE ... There's a group about 5 miles out. Shamira KNOWs ... it's THEM!
• EKATERINA: "If you need to contact me, just yell. Loudly. It works."