Recap The party scouted the old thieves' guild, then ambushed the cultists in the tavern, blowing lots of stuff up. They engaged with two young black dragons outside. As the fight progressed, the enemies chanted, “We stand armed and dangerous before the bloody fields of history; Devoid of dogma – but ready to carve, to defy the transient: Ready to stab forth with our penetrative will, Strain every leash, run yelling down the mountainside of Man: Ready and willing to immolate world upon world. With our stunning blaze. And let them all sing that WE were here, as Masters, Among the failing humanoid species, Our being took form in defiance, To stand before your killing gaze, And now we travel from flame to flame, And tower from the will to the glory! BEHOLD TIAMATT! OUR MOTHER WILL RULE THE WORLD!” The fight against the black dragons went according to plan, then white dragons and an abishai were released as well. Ron continued to fireball the nearby clusters of cultists. A young red dragon entered the fray as well. The party fought well, but were separated from each other, becoming increasingly cut off. With Urd and Ailekk moving to safety, Ron, Rurrick and Cassius were put into the line of fire. Almost dead (less than 20 hp), Ron shapeshifted into a giant ape and ushered Rurrick and Cassius into the burnt up tavern. Ailekk, wanting to retreat, attempted to gather hair from Urd’s hair and was fought off. The party got back into the tavern foyer, killing the young white dragon and Urd subdued the Abishai, but as Rurrick, Cassius, and Ron sought sanctuary the young black and then white dragons got their breath attacks back and went in for the kill. Cassius, Rurrick, and Ron all went down. The young red dragon came in, telling them all to “Kneel before the might of Tiamatt.” Assuming this meant subservience was a possibility, Urd went with Ailekk. Ailekk, Urd, and Crow all fled. They met Madormi and Olzion outside, Madormi specifically was very upset. They dragons grabbed up Urd and Ailekk, taking them back to Dravens’ Port to get allies, hoping their friends were still alive. The Ride Home Ailekk and Urd don’t ride back to Dravens’ Port, they are carried. Madormi grips Urd hard, as though she is hugging him a little too tightly. Olzion is a bit more careful with Ailekk, whom can fly anyways. He does his best to make sure Ailekk is comfortable, using his from legs to make somewhat of a platform from which Ailekk can sit and meditate. Madormi and Olzion fly close to each other, having a discussion that passes both in and out between Draconic and Common. They talk about the danger of Jamesyth, the blow this would be to Dravens, how they learned in Dravens that their armies were winning, and how they prayed to Bahamut that Cassius, Rurrick, and Ron were still alive. Urd thinks of his friends, waiting to be rescued, How surely they must be alive. How Rurrick had just met his family that he’d never known, the Roarenshales. He thinks of the offensive preparedness of Jamesyth’s forces. How they’d had few mages, now assassins. Their setup had been much different from the other encounters. This wasn’t just a tactical station, they’d attempted to attack an unholy enclave of Tiamat. He attempted to understand the significance of this whole ordeal. [Make an Int check and and Wisdom check]. Ailekk tries to meditate. Images of Druar-driag keep coming into his thoughts. Also images of how its lair is so close to Cassius’ brother. How Volandra and Kalrithni are in Trymmond looking for passage to go solve multiple problems. He thinks of Kalrithni’s grubs she gave Ailekk, but also about Anna’s immeasurable power, how she said she would meet Rurrick in Thrinegrove with the druids. Ailekk’s mind goes to the dark, he thinks about them all being dead. His mind dwells in the darkness. [Make a Wisdom save], if that is successful make a [Wisdom check]. Approaching Dravens’ Port, the city seemed little changed from when Ailekk and Urd left, yet so much had. The town was a town rebuilding, and now at war. People were building defensive towers, with small markets about. The pair of Bronze dragons flying overhead directly into the castle was enough to stop and get everyone’s attention.
