Session 25: Tol'Enay
Evening, 12th High Summer, 498 CE
- The party arrives at the foot of the mountain with the Al Un Redan, the Ten Thousand Steps, that lead to Tol'Ga'a, the Temple of the Open Palm.
- After two hours of climbing the steps, the party finally arrives in Tol'Ga'a.
- Sanglant and Remy head to the temple, so Remy can offer the lily to the blue pond of Tol'Ga'a.
- At the blue pond, Sanglant meets a monk named Mo.
- Mo tells him that he is the first monk from Tol'Enay that has made the journey during the Easterly Winds.
- This troubles Sanglant, as this is one of the ceremonies that the monks of Tol'Enay enjoy greatly.
- Mo also tells him that a few weeks ago, there was an earth quake, and then after that a mysterious traveler had been seen visited some of the southern temples.
- The party suss out that the earthquake lines up with when the Void was created by Father Redrose, and the Traveler roughly lines up with when Cidmuir arrived in Cel'Edor.
- Revana goes into a field to attempt to speak with the trees and plants there.
- She does this, and begins communicating the plants around her.
- The plants tell her that she was the first elf to talk to them in many years, and that elves used to do this often.
- Revana asked about Terra, and they told her that the world is different now that everything is so far apart.
- They tell her that the earthquake was from south.
- After they finish talking, Rev notices a blade of grass dance around her, until eventually resting on the palm of her hand.
- Ekhart does another quick scan of his book, until eventually finds that there is a small scuffed mark he didn't notice before.
- He recognizes it at the alchemical symbol for alcohol.
- Not sure what it means, so retraces it over with his pen.
- The party discusses what they've learned, and wonders if the mysterious traveler Mo mentioned was Cidmuir, and whether the earthquake originated from Dwarfheim.
- The party gets a room at an inn named the Dry & Shapeless Ram.
Morning, 13th High Summer, 498 CE
- In the morning, the party leaves Tol'Ga'a, heading south.
Evening, 13th High Summer, 498 CE
- Eventually, the party arrives in Tol'Enay, the Temple of the Drunken Master.
- While they are far away, Sang notices that the smoke stacks of the temple are not emitting any smoke.
- He knows that this means that the brewery isn't running, which is very strange.
- Ekhart uses his magic to project his mind in the temple, and he sees several monks dressed in the colours of the monks of Tol'Delaar.
- As the party gets closer, they confirm that they don't see any Tol'Enay monks and the monks of Tol'Delaar appear to be patrolling the streets.
- The party sneaks into a resisdent's house that Sang is familiar with, a potter named Conny.
- Conny confirms that they have been in lockdown for a few days, since the monks of Tol'Delaar invaded Tol'Enay.
- She says she remembers a human man that looked like Cid joining the temple before the monks arrived, and the Traveler the monks were with didn't match his description.
- Conny also mentioned that Cid was with Laef when she arrived, but Laef left a few days later, traveling south.
- Revana uses her magic to scry on Cid, seeing where he is.
- She finds that Cid is meditating in a wooden room with Langston.
- The party then plans to break into the temple, and potentially extract Cidmuir (and Langston too!)
- Under cover of dark, the party travels to the temple.
- Revana casts Pass Without Trace, and the party successfully sneaks behind it.
- They use theRuby Rose to locate Cidmuir's exact location.
- Revana shapeshifts into a bird, and flys around the tower to identify the guards and their schedules.
- Sang eventually runs up the side of the tower to the 7th floor, as Ekhart takes himself and Remy via a Dimension Door, and Revana lands on the window.
- The party enters the hallway undetected, and eventually they reach Cid and Langston.
- Cid is delighted that his brother has arrived to save him.