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Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. The secret door moved with a smoothness that belied its size and stone composition. It did not really matter if it was magic or technology. The benefit was that it was quiet. This new hall was not decorated but it was illuminated with more lit braziers so...

Cycle: 497. Day: 139. Season: Harvest. The party does not specifically need to scale any cliffs or use their hands much, but the mountain is steep, and reaching the base of the spire, atop the peak, takes a total of four days. Nothing of a threat is encountered during the climb, and the view...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Without the benefit of any aid other than their own skills and talents, the necessary recovery time is agonizingly long; but fortunately, it does not have to be spent being completely inactive. Jaguar is able to generate his own light using one of his stone...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Each of the three spiders flexes the bite causing more physical harm and injecting more venom. The two young men prove to be quite resilient against the toxin, but the physical damage is quite significant. Jaguar Mahoao knocks one the spiders away with...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. A quick look around before entering the structure shows that this swamp is not only occupied by the single pyramid but several other partially sunken buildings as well. It is completely unreasonable if not impossible that everything was constructed in a...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. As was suspected, there was nothing of value or interests on the Shadowkin. The four monsters are given a quick end and left where they are laying. Moving around the pyramid to the right, there is a set of steps in the middle of that side that lead up to an...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Jaguar Mahoao and Whisper prove to be quicker than their enemies, but the Echoes are able to close the distance to melee, and the two young men must try to avoid being struck. Jaguar shoots his dart into the same Shadowkin as before. The physical and...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. I am sorry for the delay. With the storms this week, I have lost electricity every day. This is not my own drawing, but the image is close. The ears are too large. Though the Shadowkin are in a frothing rush to attack the two young men, they appear to be...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. As soon as it is light enough to see, which is predawn, the two young men agree to separate from one another and move toward where they had seen the fire from the evening before. The air is thick with moisture and the temperature is already warm. It had...

Lathir removes the cloth from his face and declares for the party. "It took me a second to realize this, but much of this, including the stench, has been fabricated with magic. The horrible smell is part of an illusion. The rest of you may have means of distinguishing what is real from what is...

Lathir shakes his head. "I will say more than one thing. I almost suspect something like a bear or even a larger reptile can enter here from another location and is using the dank hole as a lair." He takes a simple piece of cloth from a pouch and ties it around his face in hopes of reducing the...

Cycle: 498: Day: 83. Season: Stasis. Departing on peaceable terms, the two young men continue to follow the suspected path that the witch had taken. The direction of travel is toward the coast, which they think should be two days distant, at most. During the day, normal flora and fauna are...

Cycle: 498: Day: 82. Season: Stasis. The individuals of the party preparing their camp are average in height, a plain brown color, and lithely athletic. There is some variation in coloration and physique, but none would be considered to be dark or pale. Their thin, wispy hair is significantly...

Cycle: 498: Day: 82. Season: Stasis. The two men dry quickly enough as they move and the care taken to check their gear is important and prevents the loss of anything. It still takes a couple of hours to backtrack upstream. When the two arrive at the suspected site, the witch is, of course, no...