Party continued on into the Beholder city.

Crossing from the outer city to the inner city the party encountered a large killing field and were ambushed by a pair of beholder guards.

They killed them with little trouble and them moved into the city proper and moved to investigate the closest structure with light.

They investigated and found wo beholds in their home.

They succeeded in killing them and looted the house.

XP: 1200XP per player.

Treasure:

Coins 196 pp, 1367 gp, 440 sp, 3300 cp Gems Alabaster (13 gp) Aquamarine (350 gp) Black Pearl (500 gp) Black Pearl (600 gp) Chrysoberyl (110 gp) Coral (100 gp) Coral (110 gp) Green Spinel (60 gp) Ivory (40 gp) Jasper (50 gp) Peridot (55 gp) Rose Quartz (45 gp) Rose Quartz (50 gp) Tigereye (10 gp) Zircon (40 gp) Total value = 2133 gp Masterwork Items Masterwork Spear (302 gp) Total value = 302 gp Magic Items Cold Iron Masterwork Longsword (330 gp) Heavy Steel Shield (+1 shield, Defiant) (4170 gp) Light Hammer (+2 weapon) (8301 gp) Oil of Fire Trap (cr, 775 gp) Oil of Shrink Item (cr, 750 gp) Potion of Cure Serious Wounds (cr, 750 gp) Potion of Heroism (cr, 750 gp) Scroll of Barkskin (cr, 150 gp) Scroll of Dictum (cr, 2275 gp) Scroll of Dominate Monster (cr, 3825 gp) Scroll of Earthquake (cr, 3000 gp) Scroll of Form of the Dragon III (cr, 3000 gp) Scroll of Scare (cr, 150 gp) Studded Leather Armor (+1 armor) (1175 gp) Wand of Cure Light Wounds (cr, 750 gp) (inscription provides clue to function) Wand of Magic Missile (cr, 750 gp) (inscription provides clue to function) Total value = 30901 gp

Party fought Beholder Cultists.
Killed 10 of them and was awarded 2000 XP each.

Party acquired 10 Longswords +2 and 10 half-plate +3.

The party looked over the huge 2 mile wide cavern and saw random point sof light glowing form buildings.

They descended straight down the side of wall from the tunnel and found themselves in an empty space.

They moved east about 100’ and encountered ruined buildings made of sheets of stone along a roadway moving north/south.

Continuing past the road and building they encountered another set beyond and another road.

At this point they were accosted by a large group of skeletal warriors, which they defeated rather easily thanks to Dregnoth nuking the party and Kargin casting a disruption on his hammer and Rorek’s blade.

The party earned 15,000 XP (3,000 each) and found 3,500 GP of stuff in the houses they searched.

The party returned to V`Ral and had Immeral returned to flesh and then set about aquiring a Cauldron of Resurrection in order to resurrect Kargin now and other party members in the future.

They also acquired a regenerable Stone to Flesh gem.

The party then head back out now 3 days after they first left.

Moving back down the tunnel, the part passed the half mile mark where the previous encounter took place, but another couple hundred feet on , they were accosted by 2 beholders.

After eventually defeating the beholders, the party aquired a number of gems and 2 potions of Extra Healing form each beholder.
Total Gem value = 3498 gp

After returning Immeral and Onaga back to flesh, the party continued down the tunnel.
This time they were tossing continual light bullets down the hallway in front of them for better vision. About 1500 feet later they encountered another beholder, but they got the drop on him and it did not live long enough to do anything.

This beholder also had 2 potions of Extra Healing and a bunch of gems on it.
Total Gem value = 9930 gp

After defeating this beholder, the party moved another quarter mile (noa bout a mile in from the original teleportation barrier of the mythal, the tunnel opened about 1000 feet up the side of an enormous cavern so large that it holds an entire ruined city.

The party earned 11,770XP (2,340 XP each)

XP awarded was 7,500 (1,430 each)

The party continued down the volcanic crater on the plane of water that tey had track the lair to.

At the bottom of the crater shaft, they found 3 dragon sized tunnels going off in various directions. The party went to the north and encountered a small village of Sahuagin that attacked the party on sight.

Eventually defeating all the Sahuagin, the party moved back to the crater shaft and this time noticed an opening to the southwest hidden by an illusion.

Tracking down this one they eventually came to what was obviously the dragon’s main hoard and lair.

The party earned 4504XP each.

The party used Speak with Dead and scrying magic to locate the location of the brine dragon’s lair ont he elemental plane of water.

Upon approaching the lair they wer eattcked by a large force of Sahuagin, which they defeated, earning 4,650xp.

The Sahuagin had about 900gp of random coinage/gems on them.

During the downtime while the party was creating items, researching spells, etc, Rose asks them to go take care of a dragon bothering an ally in the island kingdom.

The party defeated an Adult Brine dragon and was awarded 3,200xp each.

Dregnoth found 600gp in gems/coin and a Wand of Pyrotechnics with 40 charges.

The party returned successful from their mission and took 6 months off to work on personal development.

Party treasure was divided and sold off.

All characters received 110,000 gp.

The party enters the third cave to be immediately attacked by a group of Laputans.
Defeating the initial warrios, someone summons some more mana elementals which they defeat.

One-Shoe checks a passage behind the Laputans and gets spooged by an Ochre Jelly.

Continuing to search to the south, the Party is suddenly attacked by a Laputan wizard bearing a glowing crystal.

Rorek of people recognized the effect as the same type of power that attacked V`Ral back before the Obelisk was online again.

Ohh Forbiddance, what a great spell. It allowed the alchemist to lay claim to our kills, and prevented the Dragon from fleeing. It was a good night for the party.

After clearing cave 1 the party proceeded to cave 2 and found Mana Elementals.

Killed 11 and were awarded 4,290xp

The first few fight result in some minor treasure

Staff of the Adder 800 cp, 4000 sp, 2300 gp, 50 pp, 2 x Amethyst (100 gp), 2 x Chrysoberyl (100 gp), Coral (100 gp), 3 x Garnet (100 gp), Jade (100 gp), Pearl (100 gp), Tourmaline (100 gp), Armor of Resistance (chain shirt, cold), Iron Bands of Bilarro, +2 Weapon (hand crossbow), +2 Weapon (light crossbow) 700 cp, 8000 sp, 2600 gp, 160 pp, Fine Cloth Vest trimmed with Fox Fur (25 gp), Fine Cloth Pennant threaded with Silver (25 gp), Silk Robe (25 gp), Ceramic Vase (25 gp), Feathered Mask (25 gp), Iron Candlesticks (25 gp), Gloves of Thievery, Pipes of Haunting

Party continued fighting the manathereal trolls in the ravine cave. finally defeating all of them.

The party earned 3,600 XP each and the following treasure.

Ravine Cave 1: Manathereal trolls Coins510 pp, 6000 gp, 19000 sp Gems Alexandrite (300 gp) Alexandrite (400 gp) Amethyst (110 gp) Aquamarine (200 gp) Aquamarine (600 gp) Azurite (9 gp) Chalcedony (40 gp) Deep Blue Spinel (600 gp) Golden Yellow Topaz (400 gp) Golden Yellow Topaz (700 gp) Hematite (9 gp) Jasper (60 gp) Lapis Lazuli (14 gp) Malachite (11 gp) Rhodochrosite (6 gp) Silver Pearl (90 gp) Tourmaline (130 gp) White Pearl (110 gp) Total value = 3789 gp Magic Items Bag of Devouring (-) Potion of Spider Climb (300 gp) Psionic Items Cognizance Crystal (7 points) (16000 gp) Crawling Tattoo of Energy Bolt (750 gp) (Command thought is psionically imprinted) Gloves of Object Reading (3000 gp) Psionic Tattoo of Animal Affinity (300 gp)

The rest of the even passes uneventfully.
About mid morning Rorek notices troll tracks coming out of the trees to the east. Half hour down the path the party comes to a small ravine.

Ravine is north/south with a creek heading south and east.

The ravine has 3 caves. the party entered cave 1 and fought trolls.

The first day is uneventful with no signs of of anything unusual or signs of a cause for the events that have happened.

During first watch the party is attacked by a party of manathereal trolls.

After defeating 3 trolls and banishing the rest, the party finds traces of them coming form the north. 3250xp + treasure

500 cp 8000 sp 2600 gp 100 pp Bloodstone (50 gp) 2 x Carnelian (50 gp) 2 x Chalcedony (50 gp) Chrysoprase (50 gp) Citrine (50 gp) 3 x Jasper (50 gp) 2 x Onyx (50 gp) Dust of Disappearance 700 cp 7000 sp 2500 gp 130 pp Bloodstone (50 gp) 3 x Chalcedony (50 gp) 2 x Chrysoprase (50 gp) Citrine (50 gp) 2 x Jasper (50 gp) Moonstone (50 gp) Onyx (50 gp) Quartz (50 gp) Sardonyx (50 gp) 2 x Star rose quartz (50 gp) 300 cp 7000 sp 1400 gp 130 pp Fine Cloth Robe trimmed with Sable (250 gp) Fine Cloth Tabard trimmed with Ermine (250 gp) Coral Dice (pair) inlaid with Copper (250 gp) Marble Medallion inlaid with Brass (250 gp) Ornate Silver Mirror set with Obsidian (250 gp) Carved Ivory Drinking Horn set with Sardonyx (250 gp) Cloak of the Bat Wand of Wonder Figurine of Wondrous Power (marble elephant)

Journeying north for a half day the party finds an ancient a manacite pillar, with signs the laputans have recently cast a ritual of some type here.

V`Ral sends a team to investigate.

The party continues north for the rest of the day with nothing bothering them.

They make camp 2 days out from V`Ral and on 2nd watch, are accosted by Laputans riding nightmares. 3,450xp + treasure.
Feb 7 Laputans

1000 cp, 8000 sp, 1700 gp, 120 pp, Bolt of Fine Cloth (25 gp), Leather Talisman (25 gp), Pewter Brooch (25 gp), Feathered Sash (25 gp), Spell Scroll (Cure Wounds), 2 x Potion of Healing 400 cp, 12000 sp, 1600 gp, 120 pp, Fine Leather Coinpurse inlaid with Brass (250 gp), Carved Ivory Drinking Horn set with Zircon (250 gp), Spinel Dice (pair) set with Moonstone (250 gp), Silver Cloth Vest (250 gp), Dragonscale Choker (250 gp), Amethyst Goblet (250 gp), Bag of Holding, Elemental Gem (fire), Potion of Hill Giant Strength

Nothing happened the rest of the day after the fight with the Bronze serpents and the night passes uneventfully.

The next day passes uneventfully, but that night in second watch they are set upon by 6 Alhoons.

They eventually defeated them earning 5900xp per player.

wake up and being a spiral search pattern. no encounter that day or night. next morning encounter mountain giant with glimmerskin. Party fought until the glimmerskin planeshifted away with the mountain giant. >insert recurring character here<

search around and found that the giant had teleported in and then gathered some materials before setting an ambush for the party.

Awarded 4,000xp per player.

After discovering this the party continued on their search pattern.

about 1pm they find a sheared off hilltop. upon exploration it was found to have been mined for a manacite vein.

They report and a wizard pops in to map the area.

continuing on, they encounter a pair of Bronze Serpents and readily defeat them.

Awarded 2,500xp per player.

Having successfully defended the Manacite caravan, the party returned to the capital and were reward well.

Dregnoth broke out the writ from the dwarven casters telling the kingdom court wizard to spill the beans on the locations of known spheres of annihilation. Two are in Laputan control, one of which is rumored to be part of the power source for their Laputan capital. The second is said to belong to the Laputan wizard’s guild.
A third was known to have been around the isles approximately 1000 years ago. No one knows its location now.
The fourth is rumored to belong to an arch wizard somewhere on the Eastern continent.

After consulting with V`Ral, Rose decided to send an official ambassador to begin negotiations. While waiting for hte ambassador to arrive, the party searched for a location to build a temple to Roland.

The ambassador, a Rolandite, arrived the next day along with a guard squad of 4 dwarves and 2 battle ogres. The party then took their leave of the islands by means of asking the obelisk to arrange a teleport.

Once back in V`Ral, the party debriefed to Sorvani, Rose and all the casting guilds. Letting everyone know what has been learned about Manacite and the Laputans.

After of week of this, the party was visibly read to get out and the locals were more than ready for Dregnoth to move on. A messenger arrived asking that they leave for the NW patrol route where mysterious glowing horses have been reported.

The party teleported with the obelisk to the last known location and were confronted by a pair of Nightmares.

After defeating these, the party camped for the night. 2000xp per player was awarded.

Party fought large Laputan force that arrived on a 200+ foot platform.

Defeated 24 Laptuan’s before they self destructed the platform.
11,000XP per player.

By this time the party was entering the foothills of a large mountain range that could be seen far to the south.

The party continued tracking the salamanders to the south and encountered and defeated a group of 3 salamanders around midmorning.

XP Awarded: 4500

Following the fresher trail, the party found a large river slicing through a large ravine just after mid-day. Inspecting the ravine, they found a two cave entrances on the far side. Zook tried to sneak closer, but ended up having to walk almost 1,000 feet ahead of the party in order to hear anything besides the party.

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