Into the Gray

Session Summary

We begin by making our way back to the main road with Elzira, Star, and Arachne, after Wash mysteriously vanishes. We travel for about 6 hours and make it back to the main road around midnight. I suggest to Twinkletoes that she make a hut for our safety before we sleep, and Sylvia stays with us for the night. In the morning, Sylvia offers to help us break down the camp, and I cook us a delicious breakfast before we part ways. After we return to New Flavem, I go to a restaurant and ask about magic item makers. We then go to see April to ask her more about New Dawn. We show her a crest we found in a hideout, but she recognizes it as being related to a smuggling ring from 50 years ago. We also show her star charts that we found and she suggests talking to an astronomer to read them correctly. She warns us that Perfrind, one of the nearby towns mentioned in the notes we found, is destroyed and dangerous to visit.

Log

Wash becomes apparition-like and fades away. Arachne, Star, and Elzira flash away.

We decide to make it back to the main road (6 hours travel) with estimated arrival around midnight. We’ll rest there and head back in the morning.

Elzara and Sylvia are out front, I walk just behind Elzara and Twinkletoes walks by me.

We beeline to the road. We make it for a few hours and realize that we haven’t seen anything for a while. It seems weird. About 3 hours into the trip Sylvia nods at the trees that protect the road barely visible in the distance.

She checks that we want to carry on to make it to the trees without any rest.

We manage to make it to the treeline without issue!

Around midnight (Sunday the 28th) we arrive to the road.

I don’t notice anything like water nearby. I ask Twinkletoes if she wants to make her hut for our safety before we sleep. She looks around for the safest place to pitch it.

Sylvia says she’ll rest with us before heading out in the morning. I tell her not to disappear in the morning so I can cook her a decent breakfast to start her day off right before she goes.

I knock out and spend the second half of the night drawing her a picture to remember us by while keeping watch. Through the night I don’t hear anything too unusual.

It’s 8:30am when Sylvia gets up. She asks if she can help us break down the camp. I decline and thank her again and slip her the drawing. I cook a phenomenal breakfast. #cooking

We have awkward goodbyes and part ways.

We begin the walk back to New Flavem. We pass a few caravans on our travels back. Twinkletoes waves and says hello as we pass people who are on weekend travels.

At noon we finally arrive back at New Flavem!

We head to the closest restaurant. As we eat I start to ask the staff about magic item makers in town.

“You mean like, enchantments?” There is a town that is well-known for enchanting weapons but it’s not here. It’s a few towns over to the south-west called Kansem.

After lunch we head off to see April.

We walk in and see April. The door is closed. After the third knock there is some shuffling. April opens the door and gives a quizzical look. “I’ve seen you before, right?”

Arachne zaps back into the group!

April’s eyes go wide and says to be careful doing that around here. She invites us in and rushes to get paper to document the answers to her questions. “The gods teleport you around?”

After some questioning, I interrupt to say why I’m here. “I’m here to ask you more about New Dawn.”

She seems a little muddled and wanders off. “Oh, yeah!” She grabs papers. We converse to remember where we left off last time. She seems to remember that I wasn’t particularly interested in New Dawn last time.

I explain my vision of the animals and the warehouse. She goes back to asking us about the teleportation and visions, how long has this been happening, aka how long have we been traveling together.

It’s been a month and a few days, which Twinkletoes knows.

I also pull out the drawing of the crest on the flag we saw in the hideout to see if she recognizes it. She says it seems related to a smuggling ring not used in like 50 years. She asks where we found it.  #clues

I try to give directions and warn them about the heavy trapped rooms as well as the chair buttons. I warn her about the illusions and everything else.

We try to explain the Wash situation.

She is so fascinated. We arrange that she’ll put a candle in the window if she’s ever in ongoing trouble. She wants to try and find a way to communicate with us long-distance.

After some questions, Arachne shows April one of her orbs to see if she recognizes it.

She does not.

I ask her whether she knows where New Dawn HQ was or where their warehouses were.

She gives us some nearby towns to check out. Perfrind. We saw notes that mentioned this place along with star charts. I pull out the star charts. She seems baffled. I point out that an area on the map is circled. #clues

She pulls out a different star chart. She’s trying to figure out how to read the map I grabbed. The locations don’t seem to line up quite right, the stars are wrong. There is a little overlap with a more correct map. The stars off to the east (?) are very wrong. She suggests we talk to an astronomer. #clues

It’s a destroyed town. She says that it would be very dangerous to visit.

However she would love for us to go if we’re comfortable because she’d love the information. She would be able to give us directions.

April is already excited to look into New Dawn. Arachne has volunteered to find a way for long-distance communication.

It’s been about an hour, so we’re about 2:30pm.

She says if we’re right about the company still operating, please try to figure out what happened if she disappears. She quickly walks off.

There are a lot of containers and documents in her house. Otherwise nothing all too interesting looking.

We head off to the same Inn we stayed at before. I pick up my items from storage.

After checking in I go off to ask about enchanting items in Kansem. Twinkletoes tags along.

Arachne goes off to a field.

I arrive at the town center and find a gentleman at the desk. We ensure that we have our magic licenses.

I ask about enchanting items.

He eyeballs us up and down. “Kansem is the best place.” He gives me the name Taveus.

He warns me that it is extraordinarily expensive (1000s gp). He asks me to officially say if anyone asks that he recommended the place in town.

He gets me the address of the place in Kansem after about 20 minutes of shuffling about in another room.

He asks if I have writing instruments. He copies down the address on my parchment.

He tells me where to place mail (a nearby box).

I head off to the general store. 1sp per parchment (pick up 4). #costs

We see a Conqel funk robot that is 100gp. I do not buy it. #clues ^563c4e

After writing and sending the letter I head off to reconnect with my restaurant friends I made last time to get myself a short-term job while we’re in town. #letters

Dear Taveus:

Your name came to me in high praise.

I seek an enchanter to improve the accuracy and deadliness of my quarterstaff. I am an adventurer (and chef) in New Flavem for the next week to rest with my traveling party. I hope to find a mutually beneficial arrangement for your services.

Please let me know what terms are agreeable for you, whether in gold or in unique valuable services I may be able to offer. I often travel far and to strange places and may be able to find people, things, or information that you seek.

In greatest regards,

Pharèl Kismet

5sp per night (Inn). #costs

We’ll reenter at 6pm the same day next session.