Twelfth Session
| Campaign | The Primordial Campaign |
|---|---|
| Game Date | Tuesday, April 21, 2021 |
| Start Date | Mamir 26, 261 IM |
| Start Location | A young black dragon's den near Kara, Aydahar Confederation |
| Ending Date | Mamir 26, 261 IM |
| Ending Location | Kara Chantry of Jormungandr, Kara, Aydahar Confederation |
| Absentees | David McIntyre/Rayjok |
| Next Session | Thirteenth Session |
The Twelfth Session began with our heroes in the lair of a black dragon. The morning began with the general feeling that the party had overstayed its welcome in the dragon's lair and they moved on into the forest toward Kara to fetch some breakfast. Before leaving the cave, everyone felt the earth shake and heard a giant "WUMMMMMM" noise that was accompanies by a shockwave that blew leaves and blossoms from trees everywhere.
The party left the cave to investigate. Mounting their riding lizards the rode a short distance toward Kara when they noted that there must have been some sort of blast that blew the blossoms and leaves in a direction away from the city. While breakfasting, Panamon Cree's imp noted a couple of figures walking nearby in the forest with a very suspicious gate.
Dead Reckoning
Panamon Cree and Matteo Alleman headed into the forest to investigate the two figures, who upon closer inspection appeared to be ugly looking Aydahar. After being addressed, the pair turned and began to shamble toward Panamon and Matteo, the former blasting them apart with Eldritch warlockery. The pair seemed to be fairly well dressed for Aydahar and their corpses exhibiting many days of decay. Panamon's burns were not their evident cause of death.
The Walls of Kara
Emboldened by their Aydahar guides, our heroes rode their lizard mounts through a shanty town and up to the city gates. Suspicious of the humans, the female Aydahar, Didara Samat explained to the city militia that the were traders. The guards inspected the 4 chests of papers purloined from the previous adventure and determined them to be taxable goods, levying a 40 gp tax, which the party reluctantly paid.
Entering the city, they discovered Kara to be a very vibrant and active city. Much of the city's construction was unlike the stone edifices to which they were familiar, but rather constructed from trees and giant bones (presumably dragon). The party made their way toward the city's citadel, Kara Citadel, where they hoped later to find more evidence of the "WUMMMMMM" disturbance.
The Thirsty Human
The party alighted at a tavern very near the citadel, which in the Adahari language was called The Thirsty Human. A stable had quickly came out to assist the party in taking care of their mounts while a concierge addressed their needs, speaking mainly to Didara and Obsidian. Greef Roake expressed a desire to have a private dining area so as not to be disturbed by other guests. The over-eager concierge was only too eager to see to everyone's needs and directed the party to a private dining room, while their sleeping rooms were to be prepared.
The party was treated to a round of Dirty Scarabs, a beverage which when spoken in common Otani sounds distinctly like gin and tonics. Alas, Matteo Alleman was not able to force the concoction into his throat, the rest of the party drank with great relish. A round of the house delicacy was ordered, Hurcules Beetle on the Shell which appeared to be a giant beetle, gutted, the innards cooked and prepared and then stuffed back into the beetle.
While the non-Aydahar members of the party ate reluctantly, the Aydahar members ate as though they had never tasted anything quite so delicious in their entire lives. During the meal, the party experienced another "WUMMMMMM", this time considerably louder and more menacing than the one they heard earlier.
