February 03, 2024

Hook

TSB;EoA: Amid This Somber Sleep Session 4 (Mordrik, ???)

Plot Synopsis

While discussing with the other 2 parties the large group sails towards the island in the black water along a glowing red line. When the arrive the see an ancient city outfitted with neon-esuqe lights accenting just about everything. The ship is approached by an emissary and after some communication with Tal acting as a translator, the party is brought to Kea, one leader of the city of Brineel. They are told about 2 forces that keep reality in balance, Luar which pushes in, and Batin which pushes out. Kea is going to collect information on how to reestablish balance but in the meantime the party will need to collect something. One group goes to a machine to help fend off the void sickness, the other is going to a mine to collect a way to communicate across planes.

The party teleports to the mining town on Di-Bhrog, where after discussing with a very rude merchant and getting some translating gum they get directions to Mine No. 5 which should have the red ore they need. They enter the mine, all but Fianon being provided with a safety hat and pickaxe (he was rude to the generally carefree guard.) Fianon angers a miner and gets pinned to a wall, but the party negotiates his freedom. They go deeper when Fianon’s and Ujyaku’s claustrophobia take effect and Ujakyu runs out while Fianon is being held by Suiken. As they descend Cyrus feels a shift in reality but doesn’t think much about it. They find the red ore and Suiken shatters it with a punch. The thing about this cave is the red veins of ore (not suitable for their purposes) run through it and act almost as wires, but shattering the ore Suiken has taken part of the system down and party won’t be able to take the short way back (the shift was a teleportation). While this is happening Fianon, able to be freed, dashes off and Cyrus runs after, jumping past a cave in from the punch but not able to get back before the system goes down. They run for a while but get nowhere. Cyrus manages to calm FIanon down with a lullaby and they mine a bit. Meanwhile Suiken does some actual mining while Rik collects the shards, they collect some miscellaneous ore before starting out down the long road.

Meanwhile Ujyaku has been mentally communicating with Rik and has gotten over her fear (for now) and runs in. Unfortunately, the system is down in a certain area so she gets teleported in but gets thrown past the end point (like throwing something up to a high shelf you can’t reach) and also gets stuck in the cave. This is where the session ends with 3 groups stuck in the mines. The story continues in 3 threads titled Lost in the Minds (character names).

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