Adventures in Cormyr - The Doorway from Everywhere.


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The past few days have been long and tiresome for Nira. She has felt the joy and sorrow of finding and then suddenly loosing new friends. Her body and mind aches from the fearsome fighting and server emotional turmoil. Leaving her horse in the cares of others, she sorts through her few belongs and settles in for the night. Finding a comfortable spot on the ground outside her tent she ruffles though her bag and with withdraws both her mandolin and drum. Closing her eyes she whispers a simple incantation (Ghost Pipes) over her drums. Opening her eyes, she smiles as she watches the drum take a life of its own and then as if on some silent que she begins to strum the strings to her mandolin.

OOC: Just plain Perform 14 +2 from Ghost Pipes (Lost Empires of Faerun) No bardic music
 

Glandred settles down and listens to Nira's playing, something about it tugs at her memories, something that doesn't rise to the surface no matter how much she wills it.
 

Thodan

After finishing a meal in the mess hall, and listening to Nira play her music for a while, Thodan stands to retire. "I suggest we all get a good night's rest. We may not get another for quite some time." With that he walks to his bedroll, content to sleep out under the stars.
 

Vardrin keeps to himself after arriving near the Crater, not out of any need to be alone, but in order to take time to study some spells. He nods in time to Nina's music, a small smile coming to his face. He closes his book at Thodan's comment, as prepared as he will every be for the following day's work.
 

Leaving early in the morning you follow the map Captain Dunman gave you to the ruins, following the newly made roadway around Tilverton you manage to catch a glimpse of the Black Crater, the crater itself appears to be a circular depression a mile across, three roads can be seen leading up to the pit.

Even from a distance you can see that the pit appears to contain thick black fog, as you stare at the black fog within, you begin to get a sense of sinister movement, which sends a shiver down your spines.

Resuming your trek you follow the trail north around Tilverton until it meets up with the old Moonsea Ride, after travelling for 3 hours you spot the cairn you were told about, looking southwards as directed and see the remains of the ruins approx 5 miles southwest of your current direction.

Leaving the Moonsea ride means travelling across five miles of gully-ridden, rock-strewn, sun-baked, snake-infested wasteland.

OOC: I forgot to mention that before you left Lord Hawklin's manor you were given a piece of parchment which contains the Netherese alphabet, this is to let you confirm whether or not the ruins are Netherese in origin, also you were advised to keep the mounts you had requisitioned from Eveningstar, and you were each given leeway to buy standard supplies up to the value of 1000gp.

And finally the reward for this mission is 6000gp worth of gems each with a further 6000gp's each in three months time, also you were allowed to purchase items from the crown repository of magical items, so any and all expenditure should be completed before we progress any further.
 

Leonara

“I'm glad we only have to face a band of brigands. I don't really want to know what kind of vile forces lurk inside this blackness,” Leonara says as they can see the Black Crater. Even this far away, Stalker is visibly uneasy while they travel, but as they put more distance between themselves and the crater, the large canine seems to grow calmer.
 

Glandred eyes the crater speculatively as the group passes"I wonder whether that has soemthing to do with my missing memories?" she muses to herself as she rides.

"Glad we have the horses to ride over that land, it looks snake infested to my untrained eyes" the she-dwarf mutters to no one in particular.
 

Thodan

Thodan surveys the land before them with a practiced eye. "Indeed, friend Glandred, the Stonelands are snake infested. And not just by the snakes that slither. These lands are truly untamed. From the stories I've heard, all manner of foul beasts infest this place."
 

Vardrin shades his eyes as he looks over the Stonelands. "Barren and desolate. Good to hide in, good to disappear in. Probably should have someone scout ahead, look for any potential trouble. Might be best if we can find an alternate way in."
 

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