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Tomb of Annihilation (Session 13)

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  The party is battered and broken after the gauntlet of traps in the House of Man & Crocodile then fighting the undead when they left but they find more trouble in the form of Goblins! Demanding the treasure they found, the unusual Goblins all wear wooden masks that look ant like in their design. With everyone wounded nobody makes any threatening moves and Alyssia tries to cast a spell. The others distract enough for Alyssia to cast the light cantrip on a runic stone she found in a dig years ago. They convince them that was the treasure and the Goblins greedily take it. One thing cause Alyssia to pause though as she notices a similar mark on their masks as the control amulet for the construct they seek. Offering to put on a musical show she is rejected as the goblin states only Goblins allowed in Yellyark. Pleased with their treasure they depart into the jungle leaving the party behind. Deciding to quickly but cautiously move on before the Goblins realise they've been tri...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 12)

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  The camp up for the night then finish exploring the camp. A small burned down shrine to Torm being the only thing of note they decide to explore the house of the man and crocodile. Thavakean takes the lead and nearly drops down a 20' deep pit! Remembering the wooden boats and jetty outside they soon make a bridge to cross safely. The next problem they come across is a blade trap. After getting slashed horribly Thavakean manages to jam up part of the wall reducing the blades swinging in but the trap remains active. Undril follows behind as Thavakean climbs a ledge and Alyssia gets Solus to scout the path ahead. As Alyssia moves in and nearly dies, Undril heals her and lifts her up to pass to Thavakean above without triggering anything. The party soon recall the tale of Man & Crocodile and start carrying each other on their backs. The bizarre move works and they find they don't trigger anything climbing up to the next ledge. Following a pattern they see they carefully proce...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 11)

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The silhouettes soon resolve into a flock Pteranodons! As they soar in to attack the party they move quickly to intercept. Alyssia roasts 3 as they swoop in with her Burning Hands and as one dodges the brunt of the blast is swoops into Crumb jaws as the Allosaurus tears it out the sky. Thavakean joins them slashing away as the rest of the Pteranodons dive bomb into the party attacking Orion and Undril. Between multiple Sacred Flames from their entourage, Alyssia & Orion slinging spells and Thavakean's mighty blade they soon scatter the Pteranodons. The ones that didn't flee soon fill Crumb up and the party continue their journey. A foggy day leads to some slow travel and the lack of water takes it's toll. Thavakean offers his share suffering exhaustion but protecting the party. Relief arrives with the following days rain and finally across the river they spot their destination; Camp Righteous! The first challenge involves crossing the river. Some clever use of Alyssia...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 10)

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  The party leave the Emerald Enclaves hide feeling refreshed and barter for an extra Rain Catcher before leaving on their journey. Heading deeper into the jungle, the steady rain a constant companion the party are surprised to see a Giant Constrictor Snake dart out a tree tearing into Thavakean. Taking it in his stride the group quickly rallies throwing Rays of Frost, Sacred Flames and Chromatic Orbs into the unfortunate animal. Even Inete steps forward to heal up Thavakean before beheading the snake as it struggles to  slither away with frost covering it's writhing form. That evening dark whispers in the forest leave the party on edge and despite searching around they find no sign of anyone... A couple of days travel later the party find themselves near the River Soshenstar again and they realise they got turned round a bit. Thavakean and Eku figure it's only put them about a day behind so nothing to worry about. A brief encounter with some other explorers travelling by cano...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 9)

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  The party sit down and think on their options and decide to hire Eku. To make it more affordable though they decide to take Inete up on her request to head to the Aldini Basin and use the 100gp towards the guide hire. Spending the rest of the day making final preparations, stocking up on supplies and enjoying a final civilised bath. The first few days of travel are fairly easy going with only the occasional Chultan spotted as they approach the River Soshenstar's exit. On the third night they make camp in a spot clearly used by other travellers and spot a scrap of red cloth. Drag marks show a boat was banked here recently but are long gone now. Could this be signs of the Red Wizards? A heavy mist descends on the fourth day but the party guided by Eku and Thavakean make good progress. They decide to cross the river to the West bank and Undril is nearly swept away! Thavakean stumbles trying to catch her and the two are swept down river about 50 feet or so before making it back onto ...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 8)

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  Thavakean meets with Volo who expects to get the dinosaur back and sell it. Instead Thavakean is fond of the Allosaurus and intimidates Volo into selling it to him for 100 gold instead of the 300 Volo wanted to get. Meanwhile Alyssia heads to the Temple of Sune to make ready for the evening meal with the Merchant Prince. When Alyssia get back she attempts to convince Volo to part with a copy of his book but stumbles over her words before sheepishly handing over the 50 gold. The evening meal with Wakanga goes well. The party learns of his Wizard friend who went out into the Jungle with a Construct but never came back. Wakanga promises a Spellbook or item from his collection plus a discount on magical items at his shop should the party bring back the construct and control amulet. The next day they arrange to meet with Eku - the guide interested in ridding the jungle of evil and seemed to know of temples and ruins. Eku seems to receive the party well enough and explains her standard...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 7)

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  The great Dinosaur Race Day is finally here! Having spent time with Crumb, Thavakean feels a good bond and ready to race. To prepare himself he spends the morning walking the brightly painted road memorising the course while the others see what they can find out. Recognising the dangers of the water jets at the Temple of Gond, Orion waits there ready to help. Meanwhile Alyssia stays near the start looking to disrupt Nirsalli - a Deep Gnomes with a Deinonychus named Jungle Princess and Saralon gives Thavakean a good luck Guidance tap as they are about to start. The beautiful Merchant Prince Kwayothe addresses the crowd and racers explaining the course that will run will start at Goldenthrone crossing the bridge to the Temple of Savras then loop down past the Temple of Gond and round under the Temple of Sune’s bridge then dash across the edge of the Merchant’s Ward towards the Old City gates. The racers then pass through The Grand Souk before finishing in the Colosseum!  Wishi...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 6)

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The party return to Port Nyanzaru. On the boat journey back though Julian finally manages to open the box revealing a stash of gold and a sending stone. He takes the stone and shares some of the wealth with the party. Night has fallen now and when they arrive at the docks some figures Julian seems to know approach. They take the stone and hand Julian some things before melting into the shadows. Julian thanks the party for the help handing them a Charter of Exploration and the offer of the Tabaxi guides or 50gp towards a guide of their choice. Instructed to let the bar keeper know at the Thundering Lizard when they decide. With that Julian bids them farewell saying he has things to do. The part start heading through the dark streets towards the Inn but stop as they hear a booming war horn echo across the city. The locals soon start running about panicking and Orion catches mention of "the undead are attacking". As the screams of the locals surround them they remember Undril wa...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 5)

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The party met Volo and soon found him to be a source of many tales. One they hear involves a green dragon. Her bones marking the location of a hidden treasure trove. Another tale they hear an ancient beautiful Chultan Queen Zalkoré. Her only memorial being the garden palace of Nangalore.  While Alyssia and Saralon talked to Volo, Julian played some tunes and picked some rival pockets while Orion and Thavakean chilled or crashed out. Alyssia was keen to buy Volos new book but 50 gold was a bit much. Volo offered a solution with a dinosaur race! It turns out he bought one while drunk and looking to make some money back. They let him know they are interested but it's still a couple days away. The next morning the party decide to help Julian on his heist and travel to Fort Belurian. As they walked through the gates Julian slipped off skirting the shadows of the Bazaar. Alyssia and Thavakean soon meet the Castellan of the fort; Gruta Halsdottir. who questions their reasons for visi...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 4)

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The party wake refreshed in the Thundering Lizard. While Thavakean & Alyssia start prepping for the Colosseum, Saralon and Orion head out into the city to try dig up some rumours. They discover the Flaming Fist operating out of Fort Belurian require Charters of Exploration for expeditions heading into the jungle and also talk of a missing airship from Halruaa. The colosseum auditioning fight begins with Thavakean rushing forward a throwing a Javelin into his muscley thug of an opponent drawing first blood. Alyssia runs forward launching a dagger at the other opponent, a sailor with a toothy grin. The dagger narrowly misses however as the sailor runs up inflicting a grievous wound on Alyssia. Meanwhile up in the stands a roguish man observes the fight. Doing some dexterous knife tricks he tries to distract the fighters. The bright sunlight from Chults sun reflects off his blade distracting the salior. The rogue casts an appraising eye over the people and deduces they are a party a...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 3)

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Our adventurers finally reach Chult & Port Nyanzaru! Greeted at the dock by a half gold dragon named Zindar. Zindar is the Harbourmaster and while taking Captain Ortimay's docking fees chats to the party and after Ortimay mentions the pirates Zindar tells them there's bounty for bringing the pirate ships and Captains in. A Tabaxi approaches them as they walk onto the harbour proper asking for a gold he needs to make abet and offers to show them about a bit. Alyssia agrees paying the Tabaxi who shows them some of the city. Port Nyanzaru is an explosion of colour and activity and they are soon shown some of it's sites. Xandala leaves the party but gives a malfunctioning Sending Stone to Alyssia saying it can send but not receive but to let her know if any sign of Artus and she'll reward them. The bathhouse proves to be a popular option after spending about a month in the cargo hold of an increasingly stuffy ship. After cleansing the ocean from them the party heads to...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 2)

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Our session begins with Undril Silvertusk explaining she needs help getting to Camp Righteous Xandala - who was rescued from a shipwreck is also heading to chult looking for her father Artus Cimber. He is an adventurer who has travelled to Chult. Captain Ortimay impressed with the daring rescue offers the use of her ship if the characters can bring her a map with the her an accurate map of Chult that shows the exact location of the ruins of Nangalore and Orolunga. Looking at the map the party ask about Fort Beluarian which is a place owned by the Flaming Fist mercenaries company. They are trying to gain ownership of chult. They also apparently demand adventurers pay for a Charter of Exploration. They also find out 7 Merchant Princes rule Port Nyanzaru owning the monopoly of trade on the island. A few days from Chult the Captain comes down to warn about pirates coming down on us to rob us. Ortimay and Xandala are keen to avoid confrontation. The pirates board the ship and beg...

Tomb of Annihilation (Session 1)

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Our adventure begins with and muscular shaman-like figure. Koragal the Skywatcher - a Goliath is visted with horrible visions of death and of cruel red robed Wizards. In these visions the Wizards seek a powerful artefact in a land of mighty lizards and dead things. Koragal call forth another grey skinned Goliath grey skin with brown braids and frost coloured eyes who says "Skywatcher?". The Skywatcher turns to Thavakean Thunderwatcher Nalakolake and tells him he is chosen to head South on the Great Hunt and to stop these Red Robed Wizards in a land of giant lizards and jungle. Meanwhile in a Temple of Kelemvor a young Half-Elf's thoughts turn fondly to her mentor who's journal she now holds in her hands. Her mentors journal had many anthropological notes from his travels and mentions a desire to journey to Chult, one of the last unexplored areas in Faerun. When the Temple announces it requires a volunteer to investigate some "Death Curse" disrupting resurr...