Of Jungle Deeps and Ocean Depths

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*With an exhilerating ride faster than almost anything you've ever experienced, you suddenly arrive in a huge body of water. It would leave you breathless, if anyone was breathing air at this point. The waterfall shoots you out in the bottom of a large sea... or lake. Nearby you see cunningly carved caves decorated with living coral. Around and through them swim other people like Seraphina. She looks far more at home here than anywhere else, and beckons you to come closer.*

"Come, come to my home. We will try to answer your questions, such as they may be," she says in dulcet tones.

 

[Zerth]

Tiana was startled first, when she was totally submerged and only able to breathe water. But soon the ever-cheerful woman was enjoying and marveling the wonders of the underground home of Seraphina's people.

"Thank you," she replied shortly to the invitation, ready to follow Seraphina.

 

[silentspace]

Invelion smiles at Seraphina. As he swims with her through the city, he says "Thank you for your help. Your home is most marvelous and beautiful!"

 

[Erekose13]

Undinar smiles at the site before him. "Indeed, my friend speaks true. This city is beautiful. It reminds me of home, the elves who brought me into their family had a city such as this, though never with such a fantastic transportation system." He follows Seraphina as she leads them into the city, glad to be back underwater where everything made so much more sense. It made him a little homesick to think of the family he left behind. But it was another reminder that he would soon be able to join his grandfather in a palace so much more grand than any he had seen on Faerun.

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

*Seraphina gives another smile at Invelion and Undinar's compliments, and waves for them to follow her through the waters. She swims slowly for the sake of her guests, and in good time, you all arrive in a curiously round chamber that seems to have been made from a gigantic oyster shell. There's a small round window on one side, and Seraphina points to it.*

"This is the chamber of the Ancient One. From here we can see him, and see if he moves, what his moods are. Priests interpret his motions, and from these they can fortell famine and fortune. Look through the window, and see your destination," she says softly.

*The window looks not out into the anenome garden surrounding the caves, but to what seems to be a walls of many different gem-like stones. In a moment, you realize these are scales, scales of a massive serpant-like creature laying in a pile of coils upon coils. Underneath him, the sea floor at his edges shows an opal-like shine, and bubbles wreath his frame.*

 

[Erekose13]

Undinar's heart jumps as he glimpses the object of his quest. "Is that the spring, Seraphina?" he asks in haste. His excitement is obvious. "Friends, the destination for our quest is in sight, come and look at our goal." He watches for a few moments before turning to Seraphina again, "Do you know if he has moved recently?"

 

[Jarval]

"Dear gods, that's quite a dragon indeed..." Mourn looks out at the creature, obviously impressed. He turns to the prince, a deep frown furrowing his brow.

"Undinar, I fear that the protective magics I can muster will be of little use against a wyrm of this size, and if my assumptions are correct, many of my offensive spells will do nothing more than bounce off its scales. We should proceed with all caution, as I am certain that we will be hard pressed to even delay that creature for more than a minute.

 

[Zerth]

"Do we have to go through it's chamber?" Tiana asks. "Cunning it must be, but you said it's not that intelligent. Maybe we could trick it somehow?"

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

"He has not moved too recently. I think he may hunt soon, and then he will leave the spring. There are chambers, underwater caves that go near the spring. We harvest plants that grow about it when he is away," Seraphina explains.

 

[Erekose13]

"Perhaps a more clandestine approach would work best. If we could get close via these under ground caves and then just sneak out and fill this vial while he is away then all is accomplished with the least amount of risk." replies Undinar considering the options.