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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ormazd" data-source="post: 5701737" data-attributes="member: 24334">First the back story for Fiona and Jack, the rogue and warlord who recently joined the party:The Emperor is allegedly dead.Teleportation has ceased to work correctly over long distances – detrimental to sending news.Leska is rounding up wizards.Weather is unnaturally cold. Random massive storm came and went, summoned by an instructor at Lyceum working for Ragesia.In Seaquen – post hurricane – people are hopeful, rebuilding, but there is an underlying concern about the Ragesian army. The city is loaded with refugees, mostly inland.Adventurers wanted at Lyceum! Jack Weaver and Fiona are signed by by Lord Vortberd. Interview with Simeon in the morning. Other members of our party are Tryane, a female wizard, Qidan a half-orc fighter, and an elf named Talberon. Jack, Fiona and Talberon have a drink at Hemingways – Jack and Talberon are pelted with cheerfully incessant questions from the Halfling.The next morning at Lyceum, where everyone seems extremely busy and focused on their tasks, Kiernan Stekart takes the party to see Simeon. He is assembling specialized groups for important missions. Wants this particular party to go after the Torch of the Burning Sky, which can teleport entire armies anywhere in the world. Rumored to be at last location of Coaltongue – Castle Korstull – which is 3,000 miles from Seaquen. Paying $5,000 now and $25,000 upon the retrieval of the Torch.Talberon is chronicling his adventures in a book. He plans to bring it back to the elves to encourage them to be less insular.Shop for equipment – meet next morning at Lyceum.Tryane uses a scroll from a bundle given to her by Simeon to summon magical horses. Head NW through swamp – the river through Dassan should be thawed but it’s still frozen.First night Talberon can’t find a good campground. Jack and Fiona hide a tripwire around the camp. It’s very cold. Keep traveling north for several days. Talberon writes in his book, always formally polite and serious. Tryane is bored and wants to “blow stuff up” and Qidan doesn’t talk.Pass through not-so-burning forest of Innenotdar 3 days later. It’s 30sq miles with a river, no leaves, and a lingering smell of burnt wood. Talberon weeps. Fiona thinks elves can come back and heal the land, maybe inspired by Talberon’s book.That night we can see one of Ragesia’s 5 armies outside Gate Pass. Head west across plains, battling shard storms and vortexes and a windstriker.Simeon’s cloaking seems to be working, party passed a few scouts who might otherwise have seen them. Stealth becomes more vital.Army between party and castle in a long-term camp. Decide to travel at night, skirt around the army. As the sun sets, a red glow on the horizon becomes evident. Move south to get around the army and see dark, roiling clouds, red lightning, fiery rain and burnt land. The castle is within the storm. There is no other way into the valley. The storm ebbs and flows, but is unpredictable. Rain is not just fiery, but also necrotic. Fiona wants to get info by spying on army, but can’t get the party to go along. Tryane sends a message to Simeon, who advises us to go south to Dassen and join up with another group in Bresk. There is another army camped outside Dassen at the head of the Alydi Pass which leads into Dassen.The party was spotted by Ragesian scouts and attacked by a red dragon wearing a bone mask. The dragon ripped through them, killing Tryane, Qidan and Talberon. Jack and Fiona escaped and Fiona managed to retrieve Talberon’s journal as they fled. Wounded but alive, they continued on to Bresk.</blockquote>

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