Sunday, January 13, 2013

Chronology - The Demons Oasis

1st of Saris: Our heroes reach the Island of Gardens by noon and setup their supplies and startegies for the long trek towards the Pit of the Ghoul. They gather as much supply from the town, 4 camels and dismantle the ship for as much materials as they can. They decide to avoid being spotted by flying away from cities so they head for the Furrowed Mountains between Muluk and Umara.

2nd of Saris: The Pride of Anwar takes off on an heading of straight south to pass between Muluk and Umara. as the airship maneuvers to clear the last of the Furrowed Mountains, the ships rocks heavily. The party are made aware that a two headed Roc was attacking the ship. Since bows and arrows are useless at that speed, they man the ballistas and after a second rock imbeded in the wings, they manage to kill the great beast but the ship as to do an emergency landing. After a perilous maneuver, they manage to land the ship. As night falls on the Furrowed Mountains, our heroes try to think of a way to repair the great ship.

3rd of Saris: As sun breaks the sky, and an elaborate damage assesment, they have to find a way to remove the boulders stuck in the wings and replenish their almost exausted water supply. Ishooq mentions an oasis about half a day away from the airship. Saladin stays behind to research in the library the ritual that will resolve their rock problem while Ramanhi, Ashira, Farooq and Ishooq take the camels and head for the oasis.

On their way there, they are ambushed by eladrin slavers. After dispatching all but one, they learn that those eladrin come from the Feywild and that they need sacrifices. Upon arrival at the oasis with their captive, they meet the eladrin's leader. They ask for permission to gather water. After an akward silence, they are given an hour to gather their water and asked to leave after. As they finish their water gathering, they notice a strange crystal formation on an island at the middle of the oasis and notice a weird, reddish glow as a portal opens above the crystal, and a gigantic, clawed hand comes out of the gate only to cower back in it in time as the portal closes. After confirming with Ishooq that was demon summoning, the heroes decide to eliminate that threat.

Back at the camp of the eladrin, they show up as the leader executes the captive. After trying to convince them to give up their mad dream, the party attacks and albeit their growth in sand, the eladrin where dispatched. Finding canoes at the oasis edge, they ventured forth the island with the enormous crytal at it's center. After investigating the tent of the eladrin leader Emret, they face a summoned creature while being psychicly attacked by Emret. After an intense fight, they eleminate the eladrin warlock and its servant and destroy the summoning crystal. Ishooq warns them that they are several of those in al-Toril and that the breaking of the covenant means that they can be activated. Keeping this in mind, the heroes gather their water and treasure and head back to the airship, where Saladin managed to turn the bolders to mud.

5th of Saris: After completing repairs, the Pride of Anwar takes off, headed for the Genies' Anvil...

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