The larger party continues their preparations for the next part of their journey. Nala tells the party about their destination. Baala’rug and Daear uncover some draconic lore. And Finnith undergoes a trial to learn the final secrets of rune magic.

These Campaign Diary posts are where I discuss the campaign I play in and our most recent session!

Recap

Last session, the party began planning and preparing for their travels to Nala’s homeland. The upcoming journey will be short, since they now have access to the teleportation circle sigil sequence. Namfoodle Scheppen gives the adventurers some helpful information—Baala’rug learns about a magic item that can be made from an amethyst dragon’s hide, and Finnith learns that the firbolgs of Ithilest can teach him what he wants to know.

In this session…

Daear casts legend lore to discover more information regarding the amethyst dragons. Between legend lore and Nala’s own recollections about the dragonborn, they learn about the Draconic War. Many of the gemstone dragons sacrificed themselves to end this war between metallic and chromatic dragons. The magic they called forth transformed the area into the desert it is now, and it created a seemingly bottomless hole in the center. Above this is where the central city of the dragonborn lands is built.

The lost records of the Draconic War were inscribed on gemstone dragon scales and hidden in the pit. The group concludes that they will investigate this further once Nala’s family is safe.

Next, Daear uses teleport to take the group to Ithilest. The firbolg elder, Carthon, is not enthusiastic about the group visiting. But they fulfill their duty and take Finnith to the trial site. There, Finnith speaks with an ethereal being named Saki. Saki asks Finnith about his past, present, and what he intends for the future. After he answers, Saki shows Finnith a vision of a mysterious figure and a blue flame going out. She gives him a Feywild shard and tells him that he has passed the test. The shard will be useful “when the time is right.”

With that, the group returns to Alame’a. Finnith casts Mordenkainen’s magnificent mansion so that the group has a place to stay. They then return to the topic of plans for when they reach the dragonborn lands.

After that discussion, the group will send Finnith and Daear to attempt to teleport to the diamond dragon so that Finnith can procure spell components for raise dead and the like, just in case.