January 13th, 2024
Plane Out of Time, Day 5 (Continued)
We head back to the Tavern Out of Time and catch Stormrift up on our meeting with Ziggs. Stormrift is pretty interested in our metal orb. While using detect magic, he can see a new magic tether that is on everyone. He then confesses to being a dragon and tells us his true name, which is like some melodic harmony that we can’t accurately pronounce. He recognizes the name Ziggs as a herald of Kaajh’Kaalhb; one of the five heralds that the ancient heroes fought. Stormrift was part of a group that was hunting heralds in the Dark Tapestry before the time of those heroes.
Stormrift gives us a coin and tells us we need to contact the Court of Inequity (Sarama) when we get back home. We should ask for a Representative of the Eye and tell them about Kaajh’Kaalbh. He also mentions that the Temple of Conquest (Barnabas) could also be of assistance– they are a militant church, sort of an evil version of the Temple of Salvation (Madri). Both churches helped hunt Kaajh’Kaalbh back when Stormrift was active.
Ralzer investigates the orb some more and finds that it has a plane shift effect keyed to the city of Nightengale. We then inform Nehu that we will be trying to leave tomorrow.
Plane Out of Time, Day 6 – Mare, Ignis 11th, 1194
Ty goes ethereal one last time before we leave. It looks the same as before and he can’t see the tethers. Sigmund makes a couple of attempts to dispel the tethers with magic, but it doesn’t work. We then channel our mythic energy into the orb to activate the plane shift.
The spell goes off and we are in a desert with Nehu– the tethers are no longer present. Ralzer determines that the closest settlement, Hearthstone, is north and we head that way, uneventfully.
Mare, Ignis 12th, 1194
We arrive in Hearthstone and find out that it’s actually Ignis 12th– only two days have passed since we entered the last portal.
We spend two days in town shopping and crafting, then catch a boat to Aldtown Crossing, and spend 8 more days traveling to Ironwald Downs.
Mare, Ignis 26th, 1194
We arrive back in Ironwald Downs and visit Nadal to catch him up as best that we can. We muse on how both Stormrift and ourselves are agents against Kaajh’Kaalbh and ended up being trapped there. Ziggs also seemed like he was trapped; was he, too, against Kaajh’Kaalbh? Nadal asks about the elder brain and wonders how it didn’t seem to notice us at all. It should have been able to detect us within 100ft. Something similar has happened a few other times; a strange pattern. Maybe our spark makes us harder to notice. Nadal wants to borrow the Pnakotic Manuscripts and he’ll take point on allying with the Temple of Conquest.
We visit the Church of Inequity and get an appointment for tomorrow around luncheon. We then sell stuff for the remainder of the day.
Terra, Ignis 27th, 1194
We visit the Church of Inequity for our meeting. At first they try to foist us off on a lower level priest, but we make it clear that a Representative is needed. We are taken to the largest library that we’ve ever seen to meet with the Representative, Halver. We know that gifts are appreciated, so we give him the draconic book that we’ve had for months.
Halver is aware of Kaajh’Kaalbh’s calling signs, specifically the plant growth, spellgorging, purple light, and the mindstone dagger. We talk about our meeting with Ziggs, which is a name that he recognizes, and he asks about the plane we were trapped on. Ty mentions her book and it’s origins. Halver says he will look into getting us a meeting with a Judge.
We head to the Parish of Everlasting Knowledge (Avarra) to visit Mikail and catch him up on what we have been doing. He knows of the five heralds of Kaajh’kaalbh and tells us what he knows about them, as follows:
- Alistar – minotaur, buffer
- Blitzcrank – construct, has very long reach and can pull towards him
- Nasus – controls wind, steals life force, tanky
- Yorick – shepherd of souls, summons unique shadows and banshees
- Ziggs – creates alchemist-like bombs that function better than normal, can create minefields