Lone Lore

Bidding the Cult of the Dragon adieu, the party began to walk into Phandalin. The town consisted of forty or fifty simple log buildings, some built on old fieldstone foundations. Old ruins—crumbling stone walls covered in ivy and briars—surrounded the newer houses and shops, showing how this must have been a much larger town in centuries past. Some newer buildings were set on the sides of the road, which widened into a muddy main street of sorts. Oddly enough, some ruins appeared newer than others. Many people looked up as the party approached, but all returned to their business as they went by. Galanodel asked around for his friend, Trym, but no town-goers seemed to recognize the name. Speaking to a barkeeper, he described how his friend looked: halfling woman, dark hair, dark eyes, a minor green tint to her skin. The barkeeper recognized who he was asking for immediately, but she noted that he was describing Phandalin's sheriff, Haara. She could be found in the Townmaster's H...

Castellan Cressaro led the group through the castle. They passed many giant-sized rooms housing art, giant-sized furniture, and other odds and ends. Descending multiple sets of giant stairs and moving through long, spacious hallways, the group finally reached the ducal chambers. "I have no interests in the matters of smallfolk." Duchess Sansuri turned down the party's request to use her conch of teleportation . The party tried to reason with her, explaining their purpose in bringing down a blue dragon that was aiding in overthrowing the storm giants. However, Sansuri made it clear that she would rather aid in this overthrow than help the "puny" party restore the Ordning. She ordered her castellan to block the exits and commanded the party to surrender. The party was quickly thrown into a room with many humanoid-sized cages. Chained to the wall and floor was a bronze dragon, one that the party had not seen for some time. Felgolos, the Flying Misfortune, was muzzl...

Multiple dwarven guards greeted the party as they approached. After hearing the party explain the assassination plot against the king, the dwarves explained that the adventurers would be allowed within the city as long as all non-dwarven members wore coverings over their eyes. "Only the dwarf may proceed without a blindfold." Cleverly disguised as a dwarf, Kimberly was the only party member allowed to proceed with sight. Delsephine, who was previously following the party, seemed to have disappeared into the shadows. Dhrys, tailing the party, saw that she entered the front gate through a discreet tunnel and observed the appearance of her contact: a feminine presenting drow. The party was led into the citadel by two guards. Following closely behind, Dhrys saw other dwarven guards start following behind the blindfolded party. They were led down a series of tunnels and hallways, past some openings and gathering areas, and finally down a darker passageway. Dhrys crawled up the wal...

One of the prisoners, the moon elf woman, let the adventurers know that she was a princess named Halani Meliamne and that she wanted to return to the Moonwood, the home she was taken from. She said that while she would not be able to give the adventurers anything beside her gratitude, she could promise safe deliverance of the other prisoners to the nearest town. As a result, the airship set off to the west, towards the Moonwood. "I do actually have something to offer. I have information." Along the way to the elves' home, the princess spoke up once again. She informed the adventurers of a plot that the yakfolk were involved in. The yakfolk have an ability to possess other creatures, and within the last week, they possessed some dwarven prisoners and sent them towards Citadel Adbar, reportedly to assassinate the king. With this news, the party decided that they would head to Citadel Adbar directly following dropping the freed prisoners in the Moonwood. On the way to the Mo...

The fire giant duchess asked the adventurers why they were rifling through her things. When no one answered, she attacked! Her two ogres in aprons rushed forward with giant rolling pins, swinging them at the party. She drew a massive greatsword and begun swinging at the brave adventurers. However, the party was able to ward off the attackers, defeating the two ogres and forcing the duchess to surrender. She grabbed Galanodel and began to make a run for the duke, but was halted by the rest of the party, standing strong against her attempted flee. "You may take whatever you'd like, just let me live." The party made off with all of the contents of the chest as the duchess sat on her bed, clutching her wounds. Moving quietly, they were able to avoid the discovery of Duke Zalto. Upon reaching the yakfolk village, things were a little too quiet. No one seemed to be out and about in the village tonight, despite the disappearance of one of the chief's wives. Taking advantage ...

The airship quickly made its way due east, heading towards where the oracle said the Duke would be residing. Late into the evening of their seventh day of travel, the party saw what looked to be a village atop a spire-like mountain range. They decided that this must be the village of the yakfolk. Dhrys and Kimberly decided it would be best to approach as two travelers who were seeking an audience with Duke Zalto, the fire giant lord. They set up a way to communicate with the rest of the party telepathically, then flew down from the airship with the help of a fly  spell from Kimberly and pounded on the gate closing off the main part of the village. A tall, furry creature resembling a mixture between a yak and a man opened the gate and asked the two travelers what they wanted. "State your business." Dhrys spoke up and claimed that the two wanted an audience with the fire giant lord, Duke Zalto. Seemingly surprised that the adventurer knew the whereabouts of the duke, he further...

After retrieving three relics (a giant's golden tooth, a mithral spear tip, and half of a giant's mask) from Uthgardt burial mounds, our adventurers made their way back to the temple. The party, now consisting of Lucien, the aasimar, Nadhrys, the drow, and Seamus the fairy, became acquainted with two other interesting people on the airship: Galanodel the thri-kreen and Kimberly the... human? Upon reaching the Eye of the All-Father, the party was reunited with Harshnag, the friendly frost giant, after a tenday of travel retrieving relics. Harshnag was delighted to see the party once again, and ordered them to speak with the oracle to be delivered their fates. The party moved through the already open portal, and placed the relics onto the ground in the center of the oracle's chamber. The torches on the six giant statues surrounding this area burned bright as the chamber rumbled and the relics sunk into the floor. The oracle spoke clearly to the party. "Travel east, o’er ...