December 15th, 2019
Iustitia, Intinerantur 11th, 1193 (continued)
Guardian Bert Prater is the priest of the temple of Madri that agreed to send out Graynor and Camael to work for the Inevitable Order. The church of Madri often helps out in various causes, which is why Graynor and Camael were lent out. Madri helps often with the Inevitable Order and the Church of Breen.
We report to Nadal from the Inevitable Order. He is very interested in what we found; he fakes interest in our discovery of the Architects, but his feeble lies are easily pierced. He is more interested in the map, star chart, and portal. He asks for the map, and we give it to him. Nadal says the portal will likely be investigated further. The Prophets, the clergy of the Inevitable Order, have had several visions that have been coming true. The portal we were sent to investigate was part of one of those visions. This is the second of the visions that have been confirmed through investigation.
The marks on our necks have begun to fade and now look more like tendrils. Nadal advises us to see his friend, Laern, a wizard in the city, about the marks. He is an unaffiliated wizard, though he is closest involved with the Magic Circle, a loose collection of wizards.
The assassin was in the custody of the Legion of Bones, a guard troop for the nobles, when he died. They occasionally help with the normal guards. There is a rumor that he was not human, thus far unsubstantiated.
Laern asks about the attack when the soul was stolen. He specifically asks about the dagger used and whether or not the gem in the dagger was black or clear, of which it was the latter, and if the dagger was made of cold-iron, which it was. Laern believes the dagger is a very old magic item, called a Mindstone Dagger. The purpose of these daggers is to steal the souls of important individuals. Once the daggers get to a certain number of powerful souls taken, the daggers activate. Other important people have recently been killed, and it could be related to this. I may be biased, but these notes seem much more complete than Joe’s.
If the dagger used was a Mindstone Dagger, and if we were present during the stealing of a soul, the markings on us would likely be the result of a now fading residual magical influence.
Samjogo and Tinley look into the Legion of the Bones. They are located in the Gardens. Their purpose is also to further the power of the housed they are attached to. These guards guard house Rane, a noble house with a negative reputation. The Ironwald Downs Historical and Horticultural Preservation Society is the group that decides which houses are on the noble court, which decides which house guards guard the nobles. The society is known to be bribable, in order to get on the court. They term it a donation.
A Legion of the Bones member in full plate speaks to Samjogo and Tinley. He does not seem to believe their story about representing a powerful anonymous party interested in the alleged Mindstone Dagger. The murderer who died in their possession, allegedly cast a spell to take his own life.
Joe, you get 381 gold and 2 silver. Make sure you tithe, bitch.
Mors, Intinerantur 12th, 1193
The party heads out to retrieve the left-behind cold-iron ore.
Spend the night in the ruins.
Vita, Intinerantur 13th, 1193
Travel back to Ironwald Downs.
Sell the ore and leather.
Joe, you get 198 gold. Make sure you tithe, bitch.
Mare, Intinerantur 14th, 1193
Camael receives a note that Nadal wishes to speak with us. Goudhur Rane visited Nadal’s superiors. He is the leader of the Legion of Bones. He brought the knife Samjogo and Tinley were asking about. It was a Mindstone Dagger with a clear crystal, meaning it was spent and the souls were released. Nadal recommends not approaching the Legion of Bones or the Rane family in the future. Commander Rane seemed to indicate the prisoner may have not been human as well, his internal organs somehow seeming serpentine. Goudhur took the dagger back, and Nadal believes it could be used again. The High Prophet believes one way of destroying the dagger would be to take it to Heaven and quenching it in any natural waters there.
Nadal would like us to look into the mountain that collapsed in the South, near Vallyn. There is also a Bear Leader that disappeared, near Coran’s Pass in the Blackstone Region. The noble child he was watching over is fine. In Westermoor, a village in Ironwald Downs, a brigand was spinning wild tales about the stars coming down and talking to him, and about the forest moving and walking around. Nadal would be interested in us looking into any of these as they all may be involved in various prophecies.
The brigand is closest to us, so that seems to be the direction we are headed.
The reason these prophecies is of a concern is that they may have something to do with calling the Outer Gods. These are powerful beings that are not true gods but are very powerful. They are completely amoral chaotic beings that perform evil acts but not for evil intent. They bring destruction and ruin.
Nadal gives us a one use sending stone we can use in our travels. He also gives us an item from Commander Rane, another puzzle box. When opened, there is a button that when pressed makes it slightly warmer. Then when closed back up, it projects a 3D model of a foreign solar system.
Joe, you get 20 gold from Nadal for spending money for the trip.
Terra, Intinerantur 15th, 1193
SIX DAYS OF TRAVEL!!!!