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Post by Daos on Jul 26, 2018 9:28:11 GMT -8
Drezden returns to the room with the sleepers. None of them seem to have any items of interest on them, but above each altar is a lantern glowing with an unnatural light that doesn't seem to come from flame, as one might expect. The light never wavers or flickers, but is just a soft, steady glow.
Gribben finds no evidence of a secret room within the sleeper's room. Returning to Margarita, he asks his question, and she answers, "No, these books were written a long time ago. Back before Colderan died the first time, I'd wager. But there was that nursery with the baby nightshades that Drezden chopped up. I imagine they were the new ones."
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Post by GreyWolfVT on Jul 26, 2018 9:38:16 GMT -8
Drezden goes back and informs Margarita "I did find something near each sleeper a strange light that isn't light or flame. What do you suggest I try? Should I break the lanterns? Or do you want to come take a look Margarita?"
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Post by Dram on Jul 26, 2018 21:14:12 GMT -8
Gribben Lets go investigate the lanterns.
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Post by Daos on Jul 27, 2018 10:16:11 GMT -8
Margarita follows Drezden and Gribben to the sleeper room and examines one of the lanterns. "Well, it's definitely magic," she concludes. "But not a typical light spell. If these are what we are looking for, there's only one way to be sure. Crack one open and see what happens."
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Post by GreyWolfVT on Jul 27, 2018 11:22:55 GMT -8
Drezden nods listening to Margarita then does as she suggests takes out a hand axe and swings the blunt end at the lantern near the first sleeper. "Almost did that before i got the two of ya but wanted to make sure before I just went around smashing things."
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Post by Dram on Jul 27, 2018 17:00:36 GMT -8
Gribben takes one of the lanterns looking for a easier way to open the lantern. Seeing Drezden using his axe.
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Post by Daos on Jul 28, 2018 10:20:07 GMT -8
Gribben examines the lanterns. They do not appear to have any normal way of opening; as if whoever designed them either neglected to consider that, or intentionally did not want them to ever be opened.
Drezden smashes the lantern near the first sleeper, the middle aged man. As soon as he does, the glowing light inside it flies around the room, then gently lands on the sleeper, before being absorbed into him. The man fidgets, as if having a bad dream. His eyes flutter open, and he sits up abruptly, looking around in confusion. "What in the...where am I? Who are all of you?" he asks, wide-eyed and confused. "Last thing I remember, I was herding a flock of sheep back to the farm before the sun set."
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Post by GreyWolfVT on Jul 28, 2018 12:34:58 GMT -8
Drezden "Good that worked everyone smash the lanterns." the ranger glad that worked simple solution to a complex problem. "Long story short evil creatures took you and these others here and we are saving you." the rangers puts it simply then smashes another lantern with his hand axe's blunt end.
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Post by Dram on Jul 28, 2018 17:42:41 GMT -8
Gribben follows Drezden lead and begins smashing the lantern.
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Post by Daos on Jul 29, 2018 10:12:59 GMT -8
The party breaks open the lanterns, one by one, and each time the result is the same. The glowing light inside the lantern is released, returns to the body, and the sleeper awakens. The shepherd, Hiram, helps in reorienting the sleepers as they wake up. There's Boront, the dwarven tinker who was ambushed on the road side (he grumbles a bit that it took the party so long to free him, but otherwise appears grateful), Franter the guardsman who passed out in an alley and woke up here, Marabele the housewife and her son, Thorginn are happily reunited. There's Omella the spinster farmer, the one whose bedroom the party earlier investigated. And a truly unlucky merchant named Norban who was robbed and knocked out by thieves, then found by the nightshades. Eragyn, the cleric of Cyric that went missing long ago. And of course, Eringard and Maria are happy to see the party again.
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Post by GreyWolfVT on Jul 29, 2018 12:07:28 GMT -8
Drezden informs Boront "We helped get the dwarves back in the Eyrie dunno if your of that clan but figured you might want to know there are more dwarf kin back in the daggerdale aside from myself and Gimak here." otherwise the dwarf ranger goes back and searches the dead mage and takes any items of interest or use off the corpse and lights a torch and sets the mages body aflame then helps escort the rescued sleepers back into town and prepares to report to the zhent captain that their cleric of cyric is returned.
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Post by Dram on Jul 29, 2018 16:28:35 GMT -8
Gribben- Welcomes Eringard and Maria. He relays the events that happened after they were taken.
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Post by Daos on Jul 30, 2018 9:52:20 GMT -8
"I'm no Brightblade, but if what you say is true, and they have retaken the Eyrie...that's some big news, at least as far as merchants around these parts will be concerned," Boront comments.
Drezden returns to Colderan's body, but Margarita already picked it clean, so he destroys it and then leads the others all the way back to the entrance. Along the way, Gribben regales the sleepers on what happened while they were gone. Some had been asleep for weeks, others had only missed a few days.
When the group emerges into the daylight, the Zhent guards there in the temple ruins are so startled, they spin around and draw their weapons. They clearly had not expected to see the party again, much less the missing townsfolk. "At ease," Franter says to the guards. "The threat's over. The dream fever is no more."
The guards sheath their weapons. "Then you lot should report to the constable right away," one says to the party. "He'll want to know immediately."
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Post by GreyWolfVT on Jul 30, 2018 9:59:00 GMT -8
Drezden nods "That was my plan. I'm headed to his office now." he looks to the survivors "Feel free to go back to your homes and families. You should be a lot safer now." then he thanks Margarita and Zedd "I appreciate you two coming along with us." then to Gimak "You've been a great help Gimak feel free to return to the tavern or come with my and Gribben I leave that to you heck you could go back to the dwarves in the Eyrie as well whatever suits you best." with that said the dwarven rangers heads to the constable's office with Gribben and whomever wishes to join them.
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Post by Dram on Jul 30, 2018 19:12:20 GMT -8
Gribben asks Margarita what he found on Colderan's body. What did find on Colderan's body?
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