We begin this week’s session around 8pm on a side street in Four Winds. We were on our way back to the Portly Frog when we were ambushed. A few blocks away from the battle we have a dead elf and our soon to be dead prisoner. After questioning the Seawillow elf, Kron gives the prisoner a sword before Kron kills him and takes his ears. Tena says some final words over the unknown bodies.
Not long after some minor cleaning we arrive at a
lively Portly Frog. We meander through the crowd and at times Kron and Tena experience
sensation of being watched. Unfettered we arrive with purpose.
A mix of races are present including a couple of firbolgs,
one is currently singing beautifully. It is hard to discern the genders of these two. We are soon hailed by the house band to a table to share drink and go over the plan to get us to the secret study.
During our sit-down we see a Maxwell House vendor bring the coffee Eabrossi ordered. This naturally upsets some of the food truck vendors.
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| Maxwell's Coffee |
The performers play up to Eabrossi who returns to an established reputation
from today’s earlier performance. Denemel (From Earth, Wind, and Fire and Water) relays the plan to get some of us
into the collection of works in between the stage acts.
It's not long when Denemel leads Tena and Aevum around the back of the
Portly Frog dome. He leads them down a set of stairs to a heavy stone door, past racks of
wine in the cellar until he finds a hidden key. With the key he opens a door to
a study where most of the tomes in here are very large- sized for a giant. Otherwise
the books are organized by disciplines and topics of study.
Adel’s books are large as are most of the books, the lighting
used here are mostly continual light sources. Eventually Denemel leaves the two to their research.
Up top at the Portly Frog Kron is challenging folks to test
their strength against him. It isn’t until the Firbolgs Skeline (she) and Eche (he), a romantic couple has completed their acts when Kron finally has some competition. It is Eche who accepts the challenge which inspires Kron to build up the
crowd minor shows of strength and a pose down.
Down in the study Aevum finds a secret section of stairs
leading up but doesn't investigate further. The statue however, used to activate the secret section, seem heavy and made
of led. We find other statues also made of led. (we find out later these led
lined statues are safes and could be eventually opened by good+ performance checks) Tena
probes the area magically and discovers several tomes, the shelves have magic auras as
well as the obvious sources of light.
It is not a problem finding all six of Adele’s books and the first thing we learn is that Adele is/was a cloud giant...
Upstairs, after much build up, Eche is finally seated with Kron. All bets are made with the winner receiving
10% of the pot. It was a great-good natured battle with Kron winning the contest
and splitting the winnings evenly with Eche.
In the midst of the revelry, a minotaur runs in with strange purpose acting suspicious. Kron points him out to Eabrossi as the odd minotaur 'casually' leaves. Kron then calls for a messenger…
Below in the study…
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| Adele |
The first thing the prince was looking for is information on giant
travel magics and activation methods. In the first couple of hours he finds
collected tales of flying citadels ruled by various giant clans inferred to as
titans. These citadels use magic similar to the magic they seek.
Adele claims to be a decedent of Hyperion and hails from his domain.
Q: Are there any locations indicated that align with what we know?
A: there is a location mentioned more than once and that SpraggleTower. Agamotto is mentioned more than a few times and as a matter of TRUE fact as is the orb
of Agamotto. (There are three orbs of Agamotto).
Up top: the party is still going on strong however Eabrossi discretely
leaves to join the others in the study below. This is about the time when the messenger returns with Kron's girlfriend Finlilly Farfaw.
Below in the study:
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| Orb of Agamotto |
Q: Did Adele ever witness the Orb of Agamotto and if so, where?
or did she speak to someone?
A: It is in the possession of the Titan Coeus as a dowry for
his wife
Q: How old is this collection?
A: Pre Earth. And the ‘expert’ books were left behind for
others.
Q: Was there greater insights into the magic of time?
A: Those magics depend on the area you are in/at. Each of
these flying citadels are like demiplanes which comes with its own set of
physics and rules.
Q: What is the ‘giant’ term for what we are calling reflecting
pools.
A: there is a consistent reference to embassies and diplomats.
The ‘pools’ are ‘embassies’ and travelers are called ‘diplomats’
After six hours Denemel comes back down and retrieves the group
and they are led back upstairs where the party has died down.
Leaving around 2 in the morning the two halberd men that was
watching us had clocked out for the night. We stay to the main roads on our return
to the Grand Dome.
On the way we are attacked by three half-fiend flying minotaurs-
possibly from the resolute clan. Baphomet’s faithful.
Kron’s weapon undergoes a minor awakening gaining a minor
intelligence and knowledge planes equal to Kron’s level.
We gain our 4th character level and end back at the
Grand Dome where both Zaigan and Aevum have nightmares that night. The next day
it will be September 7th.
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