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Dunmari Frontier - Session 74

Skyship Repair: in which Vindristjarna is restored

Featuring: Seeker, Delwath, Kenzo, Wellby, Riswynn
In Taelgar: Nov 24, 1748 DR to Nov 29, 1748 DR
On Earth: Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Stormcaller Tower

The Dunmar Fellowship successfully repairs the skyship Vindristjarna.

Session Info

Summary

  • The Dunmar Fellowship, at the site of the crashed airship Vindristjarna, begins repairs using knowledge from Hralgar’s library.
  • Seeker and Riswynn construct an adamantine harness, a stone console, and a gold and silver focus for the ship’s phasing stone apparatus, while Wellby and Kenzo keep watch and Delwath scries enemy movements.
  • Alesh brings news of Dunmar, and delivers a letter and a Sending Stone to Sura on the party’s behalf.
  • Seeker attunes to the phasing stone, and begins flying practice.

Timeline

  • Nov 24, 1748 DR, evening: Return to the crash of Vindristjarna by evening with Hralgar’s wind blessing.
  • Nov 25, 1748 DR: Work on skyship. Convert Delwath’s shield to an adamantine harness to hold phasing stone.
  • Nov 26, 1748 DR: Work on skyship, finishing the stone helm on which the phasing stone will be mounted; scry on Kharsan, Kadmos.
  • Nov 27, 1748 DR: Work on skyship, converting gold and silver to wire to construct the channeling device. Meet Alesh; speak with her about events in Dunmar and give her letter and sending stone for Sura. Sending with Ulfgar and Govir, who both agree to do research.
  • Nov 28, 1748 DR: Continue to work on the channeling device; scry Kharsan and see army leaving. Seeker dreams of shadow hunter threatening that he is coming.
  • Nov 29, 1748 DR: Finish work on Vindristjarna. Seeker attunes to the phasing stone, and begins to practice flying. Shadow dogs attack at midnight.

Narrative

We begin at dusk, at site of the crashed airship, as the party settles in for the night and begins to determine what is necessary to repair Vindristjarna. From the notes and information gleaned in Hralgar’s library, Seeker, Riswynn, and Delwath are able to determine that three steps are necessary to repair the ship: the construction of an adamantine harness for the phasing stone; the construction of stone console to hold the phasing stone apparatus; and the construction of a gold and silver focus to channel the energy.

Vindristjarna Crash Location

Over the next two days, Seeker and Riswynn work to construct the adamantine harness and the stone console to mount the phasing stone to, guided by Riswynn’s magic and the knowledge of both the Dwarves. During these days of work, Wellby and Kenzo tend the camp and keep watch, and Delawth scrys, seeing Kadmos and company marching in the desert to the south, in the heart of the Garamjala.

On the third day, November 27th, Riswynn and Seeker construct considerable quantities of gold and silver thread with Riswynn’s magic, to shape and forge the final piece of the control apparatus for Vindristjarna. Wellby, however, sees a rider on the horizon, and heads to scout, finding Alesh riding towards the former site of the Stormcaller Tower.

Alesh Portrait

From Alesh, the party gets news about Dunmar. She is riding from Karawa to Sura’s camp, and stopped to investigate the weird lack of a storm near Stormcaller Tower, called the Tower of the Wild Wind by the Dunmari. Among bits of personal gossip and historical trivia, the party learns that a band of Orcs (the Dustthorn Horde, the remnants of Agata’s allies) attacked the border near Karawa, desperate for food. Several were captured and told their interrogators that Agata was behind Karnas’ ascension to the throne, and he was working for her.

Alesh also reported that Cintra has been consumed with dreams, and says that Shakun told her: “My aunts and uncles are playing a dangerous game. That the armies of Karnas and Sura must meet, but not in battle, or the silence will spread and Dunmar will be no more.” Few know quite what to make of this, but at least in Karawa it is still believed the greater danger is from the East. Wanting to convince Sura to march her armies East to be ready to meet Grash if needed, the party writes a letter to Sura and gives Alesh the letter and a Sending Stone to deliver, as she departs.

Meanwhile, Seeker and Riswynn convert 800 gold and 800 silver coins into several pounds of metal wire, and begin to construct the phasing stone apparatus, using a perfect emerald from Grimbaskal’s Hoard as a gemstone focus. As the day progresses, Riswynn also speaks via Sending with Ulfgar, in Chardon, and Govir, in Tokra, both of whom agree to research what they can about Apollyon and his magical artifacts, and will be available for scrying to read notes at sunset in a week’s time.

The next day, Seeker and Riswynn continue to work on the channeling device, while Delwath scries Kharsan and sees Grash’s army leaving.

Undead Orcs Marching

That evening, the night of Nov 28th, Seeker has a dream, a shadow hunter threatening that he is coming soon for them.

The next day, Nov 29th, is spent finishing the work on Vindristjarna. By evening, the ship is ready for flight, and Seeker attunes to the phasing stone and begins to practice flying.

The session ends around midnight, as the party is awakened by the howls of hunting dogs, lead by the shadow hunter from Seeker’s dreams.