Epilogue
Dramatis Personae:
Winry Steamgear, the Rock Gnome Alchemist Artificer Wizard
"Critical" Bumbersnoot, Winry's Dachshund Mechanimal Construct
Dunderbittles, Winry's ClockworkLadybug Weave Spider familiar
Dunderbittles, Winry's Clockwork
Oskar Heartforge, the Shield Dwarf Werewolf Priest of Moradin
Jak Foostus, the Minotaur Monk
Bex Thriceorphaned, the Goliath Juggernaut Barbarian Circle of the Crescent Druid
Trip Hazard, Bex's Golden Cat animal companion
Trip Hazard, Bex's Golden Cat animal companion
Comrades we have lost:
Mara Quinn, the Water Genasi Revenant Werewolf Sea Sorceress- turned into a vampire, then killed by the party, then risen as a revenant, and killed again by the party
Carmina Taenfeather, the Human Knight- stayed behind
Amara aka Lady Talina Neverember, the Human Noble- stayed behind
Lady Sylvia Sweetwater, the Human Rogue- stayed behind
Amara aka Lady Talina Neverember, the Human Noble- stayed behind
Lady Sylvia Sweetwater, the Human Rogue- stayed behind
Gill O'Darby, the Human Ranger- stayed behind
Edwarda Eldersprok, the Rock Gnome Transmutationist- killed in explosion
Alphonsa Eldersprok, the Rock Gnome Eldritch Knight Transmutationist- crushed like a can
Edwarda Eldersprok, the Rock Gnome Transmutationist- killed in explosion
Alphonsa Eldersprok, the Rock Gnome Eldritch Knight Transmutationist- crushed like a can
NOTE: Things will be mostly from Winry's perspective, anything in italics is from a third party view, since the artificer can't be everywhere at once.
***** Ches 22, 1490 DR (The Year of the Star Walker's Return), Dtakkar, Lantan
I had Bex shift us back to Lantan, and we were back in that little room with the portal. We surprised the guards, again, and were taken to Captain Tinderflint, again. At least Jak didn't attack the guards this time. Everyone thought we were dead. The time issue that was happening made nine months pass outside of Lantis, even though we'd only experienced two days. Everyone had written us off as dead nine months ago. We told her what all we'd encountered down below, and that Oskar had sent the Demon Lord away, hopefully ending the breaches.
Once we were done, we were taken to Amara in the infirmary. We finally got to see the beauty of the city, where there were incredible steam-powered airships flying above us. The infirmary was in the Temple of Gond, and we were taken to a private room. Oskar smashed through the doors, to find Amara, sitting between two hospital beds, one with Sylvia and one with Gill. Carmina was sitting near the window. Both Amara and Carmina tackled Oskar as soon as we walked in.
Amara told us that four days ago, on the Spring Equinox, Sylvia and Gill fell ill; as did many others, including Lord Neverember. Old wounds were beginning to open on everyone, and it looked like Sylvia and Gill were slowly rotting away. She said there was a strange energy in Chult that began on the Equinox. She'd hired adventurers- including my cousins, Ella and Bella- to investigate and hopefully fix whatever was causing this; they just left yesterday.
Later that night, Oskar attempted to raise Edie, but it didn't work. He said it was like there was nothing there to grab onto. Both Moradin and Gond answered the call in the spell, but her soul was just out of reach. My heart sank.
We were able to find a teensy bit of blood of Ali's in that gorget, just enough for Oskar to attempt to bring her back. Oskar then began the 24 hour ritual to raise Ali, and I prayed to Gond harder than I ever had before. The gorget began to rattle as he started the spell, a rune shone through the metal, and he began to see a gnome forming around it, and then her soul was yanked away from him and flew to the southeast- toward Chult.
Amara sent a message to the adventurers she'd hired, letting them know what had just transpired. Though I asked her not to tell my cousins that it was Edie and Ali that this had happened to, I figured it would only distract them. They're younger than me, and a bit more excitable.
*****
We all settled in, looking for ways to fix whatever was broken with magic. Hoping we could find a cure before more people we loved died. As I sat down with a book, the baby goat bleated twice and vanished into thin air.
***** Lantis
In the rubble of the central tower, a single spiderbot, glowing with purple-white energy, dusts itself off, and climbs on top of the gate, beginning repairs.
I had Bex shift us back to Lantan, and we were back in that little room with the portal. We surprised the guards, again, and were taken to Captain Tinderflint, again. At least Jak didn't attack the guards this time. Everyone thought we were dead. The time issue that was happening made nine months pass outside of Lantis, even though we'd only experienced two days. Everyone had written us off as dead nine months ago. We told her what all we'd encountered down below, and that Oskar had sent the Demon Lord away, hopefully ending the breaches.
Once we were done, we were taken to Amara in the infirmary. We finally got to see the beauty of the city, where there were incredible steam-powered airships flying above us. The infirmary was in the Temple of Gond, and we were taken to a private room. Oskar smashed through the doors, to find Amara, sitting between two hospital beds, one with Sylvia and one with Gill. Carmina was sitting near the window. Both Amara and Carmina tackled Oskar as soon as we walked in.
Amara told us that four days ago, on the Spring Equinox, Sylvia and Gill fell ill; as did many others, including Lord Neverember. Old wounds were beginning to open on everyone, and it looked like Sylvia and Gill were slowly rotting away. She said there was a strange energy in Chult that began on the Equinox. She'd hired adventurers- including my cousins, Ella and Bella- to investigate and hopefully fix whatever was causing this; they just left yesterday.
Later that night, Oskar attempted to raise Edie, but it didn't work. He said it was like there was nothing there to grab onto. Both Moradin and Gond answered the call in the spell, but her soul was just out of reach. My heart sank.
We were able to find a teensy bit of blood of Ali's in that gorget, just enough for Oskar to attempt to bring her back. Oskar then began the 24 hour ritual to raise Ali, and I prayed to Gond harder than I ever had before. The gorget began to rattle as he started the spell, a rune shone through the metal, and he began to see a gnome forming around it, and then her soul was yanked away from him and flew to the southeast- toward Chult.
Amara sent a message to the adventurers she'd hired, letting them know what had just transpired. Though I asked her not to tell my cousins that it was Edie and Ali that this had happened to, I figured it would only distract them. They're younger than me, and a bit more excitable.
*****
We all settled in, looking for ways to fix whatever was broken with magic. Hoping we could find a cure before more people we loved died. As I sat down with a book, the baby goat bleated twice and vanished into thin air.
***** Lantis
In the rubble of the central tower, a single spiderbot, glowing with purple-white energy, dusts itself off, and climbs on top of the gate, beginning repairs.
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