Session 25: The Mountain

NPC's
Blue Moon, Silver Man

Location
Palevaulten, Unnamed Hill, Unnamed Village, Unnamed Mountain

Summary
Cryllos, very pissed at Blue Moon, fruitlessly tries to sweep their legs, and he looks like he is about to lose it. Unfazed, Blue Moon gives boxed lunches with unknown popular characters on the boxes and tells the party that the wisp is also a watcher from the Court of Dreams. Nonamé finds interest in dissecting it, which makes it to freeze in fear. The party follows the wisp up a mountain and a long staircase, where, at the top, sits an old, rotting temple. Inside, there is a flowery meadow with a cottage in the middle. Inside the house, they find Greg, in his usual cottagecore home, complete with a plate of scones. He pours cups of tea for them. After yet another round of introductions, he tells the party that he is ready to give their powers back, or perhaps give them a new one. In turn, the party must pay for his work. They settle on completing an errand: To climb a mountain on the east, enter the cave, which a dragon lives in, and only take an artifact. Since the cave has a magic seal, only mortals/half-mortals can enter.

The party walks and find a gigantic, lifeless mountain of dark stone. On the bottom, they enter a village of 100-200 people and are told of a town meeting from a meek, teenage guard. They see many elders sitting around a young girl, muttering, "does she have to her?" and "She was chosen." The elders explain that the dragon wants a sacrifice of a young adult monthly, which they saw a strange behavior. The party asks to be the sacrifices in her place, which the elders accept. The party goes to sleep, but Cryllos senses that he is being watched.

The next morning, the party is lead to a stone dome and instructed to stand in the center. 3 tall gargoyles grab them all and fly up the mountain and into the cave. Inside, the floor is covered in gold, jewels, and other shiny items. The gargoyles toss them in a pit, and they begin to vaguely smell some stew. Alastor flies out the hole to see a cast iron pot, with a proud gargoyle chef standing above it. He gets Shade and Nonamé out and scares him into the stew.

Misc.

 * 1 Ingot, the common currency for this new continent, is the equivalent to 5 Petals, which was used in Arbora.
 * The Silver Man advises Alastor to go to the Isle of Eltica.