The Sundered Way

[The Lost]

Zokk does not know the game, but when told, makes a stick for the drak. In draconic: "SpeAAAk drAAAgon?"

[spiderwrangler]

"Preacher, you get into the weirdest adventures... but glad you're back."

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Renny leads you to a patch of sand and jams his finger in the ground a bunch of times. "Hurr, hurm."

He grabs some rocks and drops them in the holes and covers them over. "Hurr. HUUURURURRURRURR!"

He stands up throwing his arms over his head and spins around chaotically. "Hurm." He points along the shore of the lake, leading you shortly to a massively gnarled tree, its branches heavy with odd fruit. They are pear shaped, but each is about bite sized. "Hurr?"

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Griff looks at Zokk inquisitively, but the words don't seem to elicit any more response than if he was speaking nonsense.

[The Lost]

Zokk pats the dragon dog and makes a stick to throw for Griff and throws it.

[M0rtimer]

"I think I get it. You didn't eat them, you planted them? Or, did you plant some, and eat some? And this tree, and a bunch of the other things that happened, are because you planted them here? I see..." Ulmwin nods, considering.

"I guess that means this fruit might be magic! Though whether it's harmful or not, is hard to say... Did you eat any of them Renny?"

[spiderwrangler]

He hurrs and slaps the ground.

He shakes his head at eating fruit, but rubs his tummy and looks at you hopefully. "Hurm?"

[M0rtimer]

"Not just yet Renny - We should make sure it's safe first. But you can try some if it is." he conceded, perhaps a bit foolishly. He's going to investigate the fruits from a distance, maybe try plucking one, but not eating any yet. He'll see if he can figure out anything just from examination... And also looks around for any animals or other critters nearby.

Nature;Perception: 1D20+1 = [14]+1 = 15
1D20+2 = [3]+2 = 5

[spiderwrangler]

They look ripe, but don't line up with the description of any fruits he's heard of before. It seems likely that they are magical or at least magically formed, for a tree to have gone to fruit so soon...

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Griff has fun playing stick.

[M0rtimer]

I'm assuming Ulmwin sees no animals in this verdant oasis, then.

Ulmwin frowns for a moment, and then asks Renny to just give him a couple moments - As he begins casting detect magic as a ritual. That should help reveal any potential lingering magic... Perhaps.

[spiderwrangler]

((Nothing too noticeable, with a 5.))

Lots of conjuration and transmutation magic trace around you, particularly on the tree. As you look, the fruits seem to pulse... ones that seem mundane suddenly glows with magic, then fade as others glow. It's a rather disorienting flashing effect.

[Rodgeir]

"Glad to be back. Ye get up to anything while aye was away? Let's go in before it gets cooking out here."

He walks with Szartha, Galt and Tren back to the tower chatting with them.

[M0rtimer]

Ulmwin thinks things over for a moment, before collecting a couple more fruits. And hands over a couple to Renny to carry, too.

"There, carry these ok? No eating them, yet. We'd want Coljin close." he let's know. He could have Renny eat one and be ready to heal him, of course... But in case these were somehow poisonous, a better equipped healer would be for the best.

[The Lost]

Zokk continues to play fetch with griff, following thier gnome friend as they do so.

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

Randy decides to do a little independent investigating since it looks like the danger has passed for now. He starts by examining the ground, looking to see what tracks are present.

survival: 1D20+5 = [1]+5 = 6

Looking at the ground, newly covered with a layer of deceased sand golem, Randy quickly concludes that he's not going to find anything significant HERE. He shakes his head and moves towards the water's edge to try again.

[spiderwrangler]

Dornikal has a mostly pleasant catch up with his former employer and coworkers.

"What was that about your clan failing?", Tren asks, worriedly.

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"Hurm." Renny remarks decidedly, helping Ulmwin collect fruit. ((How many are you planning on taking? There were dozens to start.))

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Randy doesn't see any animals or signs of animals beyond what one would perhaps expect to see in a desert morning. Whatever brought the water and vegetation to the desert doesn't seem to have brought any animals with them.

[Rodgeir]

"Aye honestly have no idea. The voice said something about keeping a secret and then that meh clan had failed. Sounded like something from a long time ago but they didn't know the secret or how we'd failed."

When they get inside he asks Szartha,

"Oh, can ye identify items? Grabbed some during the retrieval. Speaking of which, where's Kreldoran?"

[spiderwrangler]

"Oh... I'm sorry to hear that, but at least it wasn't something that happened recently?", she says, trying to console you.

"Sure, I can take a look. I think he was pacing the outside of the tower, trying to get a look at the damage that sand thing did."

[M0rtimer]

(How big are they? I'm guessing Ulmwin can carry at least three in his hands without any issues, so with Renny taking four... Maybe seven to start with? That's a decent sample size to share if it seems harmless enough. )

[Rodgeir]

"Aye appreciate it Tren, thank ye. No much aye can do to change the past but something is happening with them now. Maybe the two things are related or aye'm just putting some slate and granite together without cause."

Dornikal pulls out the box with the orb to show Szartha,

"Thing we was after is in this. Got a girl killed."

He puts it back before passing the rest of the items to Szartha.

"When ye got time."

[spiderwrangler]

((They are roughly the size and shape of a 'pear tomato', small enough that they can be consumed in a bite or two, but are dense.))

[spiderwrangler]

Szartha (and any others that join him that can cast identify) take the time to go through the haul of 7 items that Dornikal and Randy were able to snag from Pembleton's vault.

A fairly plain band of platinum, set with small blue gems.

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Ring of Swimming
Ring, minor tier, uncommon
You have a swimming speed of 40 feet while wearing this ring.

An iron rod capped by fists on both ends. There is a small button next to one of the fists.

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Immovable Rod
Rod, minor tier, uncommon
2 lb.
This flat iron rod has a button on one end. You can use an action to press the button, which causes the rod to become magically fixed in place. Until you or another creature uses an action to push the button again, the rod doesn't move, even if it is defying gravity. The rod can hold up to 8,000 pounds of weight. More weight causes the rod to deactivate and fall. A creature can use an action to make a DC 30 Strength check, moving the fixed rod up to 10 feet on a success.

A small silk bag containing a handful of hard, dark beads.

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Bead of Force x 5
Wondrous item, minor tier, rare
1 oz.
This small black sphere measures ¾ of an inch in diameter and weighs an ounce. Typically, 1d4 + 4 beads of force are found together.

You can use an action to throw the bead up to 60 feet. The bead explodes on impact and is destroyed. Each creature within a 10-foot radius of where the bead landed must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or take 5d4 force damage. A sphere of transparent force then encloses the area for 1 minute. Any creature that failed the save and is completely within the area is trapped inside this sphere. Creatures that succeeded on the save, or are partially within the area, are pushed away from the center of the sphere until they are no longer inside it. Only breathable air can pass through the sphere's wall. No attack or other effect can.

An enclosed creature can use its action to push against the sphere's wall, moving the sphere up to half the creature's walking speed. The sphere can be picked up, and its magic causes it to weigh only 1 pound, regardless of the weight of creatures inside.

A necklace adorned with an arm gripping a heart carved from a ruby.

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Periapt of Health
Wondrous item, minor tier, uncommon
1 lb.
You are immune to contracting any disease while you wear this pendant. If you are already infected with a disease, the effects of the disease are suppressed while you wear the pendant.

A green and brown hooded cloak, worked with leaf and vine patterns.

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Cloak of Elvenkind
Wondrous item, major tier, uncommon (requires attunement)
While you wear this cloak with its hood up, Wisdom (Perception) checks made to see you have disadvantage, and you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made to hide, as the cloak's color shifts to camouflage you. Pulling the hood up or down requires an action.

A small wooden box containing a partial deck of cards. The cards contain well rendered depictions of various creatures.

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Deck of Illusions
Wondrous item, major tier, uncommon
This box contains a set of 31 parchment cards.

The magic of the deck functions only if cards are drawn at random (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). You can use an action to draw a card at random from the deck and throw it to the ground at a point within 30 feet of you.

An illusion of one or more creatures forms over the thrown card and remains until dispelled. An illusory creature appears real, of the appropriate size, and behaves as if it were a real creature, except that it can do no harm. While you are within 120 feet of the illusory creature and can see it, you can use an action to move it magically anywhere within 30 feet of its card. Any physical interaction with the illusory creature reveals it to be an illusion, because objects pass through it. Someone who uses an action to visually inspect the creature identifies it as illusory with a successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check. The creature then appears translucent.

The illusion lasts until its card is moved or the illusion is dispelled. When the illusion ends, the image on its card disappears, and that card can't be used again.

A small statue of a fly, done in some sort of dark stone.

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Figurine of Wondrous Power, Ebony Fly
Wondrous item, major tier, rare
A figurine of wondrous power is a statuette of a beast small enough to fit in a pocket. If you use an action to speak the command word and throw the figurine to a point on the ground within 60 feet of you, the figurine becomes a living creature. If the space where the creature would appear is occupied by other creatures or objects, or if there isn't enough space for the creature, the figurine doesn't become a creature.

The creature is friendly to you and your companions. It understands your languages and obeys your spoken commands. If you issue no commands, the creature defends itself but takes no other actions.

The creature exists for a duration specific to each figurine. At the end of the duration, the creature reverts to its figurine form. It reverts to a figurine early if it drops to 0 hit points or if you use an action to speak the command word again while touching it. When the creature becomes a figurine again, its property can't be used again until a certain amount of time has passed, as specified in the figurine's description.

Ebony Fly.

This ebony statuette is carved in the likeness of a horsefly. It can become a giant fly for up to 12 hours and can be ridden as a mount. Once it has been used, it can't be used again until 2 days have passed.

[Rodgeir]

Dornikal expresses interest in the fly!

((I'll put everything on the loot sheet.))

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

(( Randy or Tess could make the most use of the cloak. ))

[Rodgeir]

"Great! Some of this we come in handy. So ye think we should dress up for tonight? Aye got meh new robes aye could wear."

He looks to Szartha,

"Should we bring something? Like a plant or... Maybe a shovel? They like shovels, right?"

((How much time is left before dinner? If there is enough Dornikal would like to work a gem if he can. Give him time to commune with his god.))

[spiderwrangler]

((You have the day.))

"Yeah... I mean, they sounded like there were planning on building a city here, so... it's kind of a housewarming, but in our honor?"

[Lurks_In_Shadows]

Randy makes his way to the oasis edge and tries again. First he looks around to see what he can.

perception: 1D20+3 = [4]+3 = 7

Then he tries again for tracks.

_: 1D20+5 = [6]+5 = 11

He's still feeling a bit disoriented from his "trip" by transport spell.