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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aartvb" data-source="post: 9486494" data-attributes="member: 7035557">Session 19 (8-9-2024): Meeting Katrina and the Dragon's BargainFebruary 1stThe session resumes on the island where the group previously stopped. The captive woman on the island introduces herself as Katrina. She wants to return to civilization and seems capable of using magic, as she has a component pouch. She expresses her disdain for the Ragesians.Katrina decides to accompany the group on their journey to face the dragon, so the party continues with six members, split between two boats.After a while, they spot a goblin darting away in the distance. In a quick drive-by from their boats, they manage to take him down.Later, they hear a loud screech and decide to dock on another island to investigate.From a distance, they spot a large green dragon. Manadagr and Katrina are made invisibility, and Wyll sneaks behind, detached from the group.However, the dragon immediately senses their presence. The group attempts to bluff their way out of the situation, but it goes poorly.The dragon attacks. Seeing Dolly nearly get bitten in half right away, the group decides to retreat. The dragon watches them from the air. After some time, negotiations eventually open up. The dragon reveals that her egg has been stolen and offers to speak with them if they can recover it.The thief was a man with an unkempt appearance, blue eyes, brown hair, and a beard. He was last seen in Seaquen.Deciding to head back to the city, the group brings Katrina along.When they return, they notice a hawk that seems to be spying on them.On their way back to the city, they hear a horn and are approached by five elves—Shahalesti. They want to check if the group are Ragesian spies but ultimately let them pass.The leader of the group introduces himself as Talan.Katrina expresses curiosity about the tube Kruggli is carrying, which they received from Rantle. It turns out the tube was meant for her—Katrina is Rantle's sister.Apparently, Rantle misread a message that Katrina once sent to him. He hadn’t held it over the fire to reveal the hidden message.<code class="bbCodeInline">Personal note: This was a typical situation of me internally screaming: 'Look back at your notes, you're supposed to be looking for a Katrina!'. First I had Katrina ask lots of questions on where they came from, so they would mention Gate Pass. Katrina could then ask for Rantle, who is there. But they refused to mention Gate Pass! 😂 When they were searched by the Shahalesti, I had Katrina see the tube, which she recognized. The group was like: 'do we have a tube??'. I said: 'ctr-F the notes!' Then it finally dawned on them that they had a tube, and that in fact this woman was the one who was supposed to receive the tube!</code><code class="bbCodeInline">This is the reason I have them make shared notes in this campaign - it helps a lot in situations like these.</code>February 2ndThe group heads to the Lyceum to gather information about dragon eggs. They attend a class taught by Dougan Rambausen, an expert in magical artifacts, and decide to ask him about the dragon egg.Dougan explains that dragon eggs are used in a variety of magical items, such as potions or weapons.He is familiar with the dragon in question, who is named Naizelasa.Afterward, the group heads to a part of the refugee camp where the black market is rumored to be located.They discover that a man named Nathan Lowduke is attempting to sell the egg for thousands of gold pieces. Using magic, they convince him to sell them the egg, even though they don’t have the money he’s asking for.We steal the egg, and Nathan, not happy about being swindled, cries crocodile tears.The party takes a boat back to the dragon. As collateral, they give Naizelasa a 300 GP diamond and the Necklace of Mage Hand. In return, the dragon agrees to lend them a magical lyre temporarily.Afterward, the group returns to the island where they slept the previous night.[ATTACH=full]383238[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]383239[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]383240[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]383241[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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