The Wayfinders - Expedition to Tempest Isle

Doral takes a close examination of the bones, but finding little of value or interest at first glance he sighs, "Doubt I'll find anything of worth in this mess. All this action and so little coin..."

After examining the bones, he closes his eyes and listens if he can detect anyone approaching or anything odd after the commotion.

AC 19 (T13, FF16), HP 46/46, F +5,R+5,W+5
Eldritch blast: +6/+7, 3d6 damage

"I have some special... abilities. Like summoning the Glaive or seeing in the dark. One of them s the ability to see invisible creatures. As the crystals were destroyed, a demon, I think they are called Babau, was set free. They reached for Kraken's and Midian's head and then evaporated. I think there is also one bound to the crystal we took in the last fight." Glaive answers the questions.

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Whisper closes her eyes at that news and actually rocks backwards a little as if struck.

"That...answers a lot of questions," she says after recovering. "And raises many more. The khyber shards can work as containers for spiritual essences. I think now we know what sort of essences are being contained!"

She goes to inspect the skeletons more closely, looking for the unbroken shards. As she searches, she mutters to herself.

"Fiends used to animate them, give them power...that would explain why they were so much stronger than simple mindless skeletons. And the acid in their claws...babau you say... Different fiends have different powers...maybe they can even extend some of their abilities to their new hosts..."

Abruptly the sorceress looks up at the others as she kicks bones aside and locates a glowing violet crystal.

"This is incredibly bad news. If they're building an army of demonically infused undead...something impossible without the vast number of khyber shards on this island...then it could mean there's a lot more than piracy on their minds."

She grabs up the shard and examines it, then brings it to Glaive and holds it out towards him.

"Can you tell what sort of demon this is without breaking it?"

Amidst the scattered bits of fossilized bones you locate two intact shards. One is badly cracked but seems to be holding together for now. While Dorel and Whisper search the bodies, Midian helps Kraken examine the wound on his arm. The acid seems to have become inert and he doesn't appear to be in any danger. Kraken's healing magic mends the worst of the damage. Midian then turns to his companion and sets about restoring him as well. Whispers revelation has chilling implications given what you now know about the mining site.

Dorel
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While searching the skeletons you come across two pieces of fractured crystal that reflect the light oddly. Using your detect magic spell you note that they both glow with a transmutation aura. One appears to be a dark blue, almost black color and the second is a light pink.
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Glaive
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The two shards taken from the recently slain undead seem to throb in your hands. Under your touch the shards feel almost slippery as if an invisible sheen covered the shard. The darkened interior seems to shift subtly as if something within was stirring. Both of the undead the shards were bound to had manifested the acidic slime, a trait you recall as being associated with the Babau demons. You think it likely that each shard holds one.

The sensation you get from holding the two shards is different from the shard you took from the stomach of the Tendriculos monster a few nights ago. It is likely that a different entity is trapped within that shard.

You think that you may be able to devise a ritual to harness some of the trapped demons' abilities.

OOC - For Roleplaying purposes I'll leave the details of the ritual up to you if you decide to pursue it.
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Doral picks up two shards, one a dark blue and the second a light pink. He stares at them while using his detect magic spell, trying to discern additional information such as the strength of the magic bound to them. "These strange shards have transmutation magic associated with them. Odd... anyone want to give them a closer examination?"

Midian Rightson, human druid

Deuce Traveler said:

Doral picks up two shards, one a dark blue and the second a light pink. He stares at them while using his detect magic spell, trying to discern additional information such as the strength of the magic bound to them. "These strange shards have transmutation magic associated with them. Odd... anyone want to give them a closer examination?"

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"Whisper, you still have your monacle, yes?" Midian asks. "If we make camp ... in a more secure location, that is, Whisper might be able to tell us more using the monacle. Who knows? Maybe they could prove useful in infiltrating the camp."

Whisper nods and peers at the crystals curiously.

"Undead augmented by fiendish spirits, and equipped with enchanted items. We'd better hope this was not a 'normal' raiding party."

She looks up at the others.

"We may want to return to our main camp. We can warn them of the dangers and update their maps. Just in case they're forced to leave the island without us."

AC 19 (T13, FF16), HP 46/46, F +5,R+5,W+5
Eldritch blast: +6/+7, 3d6 damage

"Hm, they 'feel' all alike. All but the one from the plant creature. Maybe it contains another kind of creature?" Glaive answers the questions.

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Shayuri said:

She looks up at the others.

"We may want to return to our main camp. We can warn them of the dangers and update their maps. Just in case they're forced to leave the island without us."

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Midian considers, then nods. "We still don't know if these were being sent because they know someone's landed, or as a simple patrol. If the camp breaks, that might mislead anyone following after these creatures. Maybe we'll get lucky enough that they'll believe we were run off by the menace these posed. Gods know we'll need some luck and surprise if we're going to survive a whole camp of creatures like these."

OOC - So is the general consensus to return to your expedition's camp outside the crater on the shore?