"The leader in this area is to the northwest (indicating D2)"
”What else is guarding this place? Other kinds of creatures? Other kinds of giants, maybe,” the huge troll snarls.
"There are mainly slag giants and more fire giants. The leader of the area is a salamander."
"A salamander? Interesting... let's pay her a visit then" Leira tries to remember all she knows about salamanders as the group moves forward.
"Salamanders..."
Sid you know that salamanders have damage reduction except against magic, they are immune to fire but vulnerable to cold and they have a 10ft reach with their tails
"Ok, cold... what do you thing about paying them a visit then?" Leira smiles and takes her falchion with both hands.
Assuming we have no better idea of where to start looking for trouble, Leira walks in the direction of the salamander leaders.
"Let's do it. I don't care about the soliders, I want to take out each of the generals."
As you head to the salamander's cave you pass a storeroom which seems to be used for storing dry goods, together with food and water.
"I am a bit hungry. What about you? Dare to have a short stop?" Leira is happy to check the goods at the storeroom and eat some dried meat and fruits, drink some water.
Once done she moves forward towards the salamanders room.
Eat light before big fight. Celebrate with feast later. Zavier advises.
Dolgrym will cast Detect Magic, to look for anything useful in the storeroom as the group passes by.
Sid follows nervously.
The majority of items in the storeroom seem to be food and drink and mundane items such at pitons and rope. At the very back Dolgrym finds a single immovable rod
”Well, what do you make of this? I wonder why we can’t move the thing,” he asks the group.
Zavier heals 23 damage, using up four charges from the wand.
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Dolgrym will cast Barkskin on the wrestler.
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[i]The immovable rod hasn't been activated if you want to take it.
Moving on you come to the a huge cavern which is filled with the roar of flames and rushing air. The heat in this room is sweltering, and a hazy smoke fills the chamber's upper reaches. The ceiling has been chipped away in places, and chimneys from what appear to be seven ovens climb the walls. A low wall of stones encloses a bed of hot coals in front of the eastern oven. Carts full of ore sit in various parts of the room.
In the room are three fire giants and what you assume is a salamander wielding a short spear
"Who the devil are you and what are you doing here ?"
"We are here to prevent the formation of a giant army. You would return to the plane of fire and quit your involvement here."
Yes, we have destroyed many and walked up to you without you even knowing. Do you think you will be the first to survive us? Hah!
"What is a salamander helping the giant kings?" Leira raises an eyebrow and takes the good guy role after Zavier's intimidation "Take it this way, you have the opportunity to join the winning side and take over what remains once we have "convinced" to stop their war gathering"
"I will not join you, but I will leave this place and go back to my own plane, would that deal satisfy you, and what would you look for in return."
"We can deliver a message to some of your rivals in the volcano if you wish in addition to let you escape alive" Leira looks back at the others and whispers "Would you give her also some minor treasure from our stash?"
Zavier shrugs and nods.
”Fine by me,” growls huge sized Troll Dolgrym.
"The way behind us is clear. Leave any non-giants you see alive. They are under our protection and I have the means to find anyone on any plane and bring justice to those that do not abide by agreements. Tell us anything important about what is ahead of us, including about the true leader of this place. Who are King Tytarian and Queen Quivixia?"
"On this level, there are mainly fire and slag giants. If you head north you will find yourselves in the dragon's lair. The giant Tesharat is there, and he is a powerful ally of the Storm Tyrant.
If you head southwest you will find yourselves in the temple area. There are more fire giants there, mostly clerics. Their leader is Queen Quivixia who is the wife of the fire giant leader Tytarrian. Going all the way down will lead you to an open caldera where the storm tyrant's sky vessel is anchored. I have not been down there too often, the King and Queen have ordered me to stay on this level unless ordered otherwise."
Leira thoughts a bit about it "This Tesharat is probably the greater danger. With the Orb of Red Dragonkind that Naximarra told us, the Storm Tyrant can fully control him. The earlier we deal with, the better"
"After that, I think it is best to visit the Queen before trying to find and deal with the King. The orc slaves told us she is the more reasonable of the two leaders. Maybe we can struck some kind of agreement with her" the young girl proposes sneezing by the end of the sentence.
"I agree. That seems like the best course of action. That you. Now you should return home the way is clean and you are free. Shall we kill a dragon? Does everybody have the energy and resources for these fights?"
”It might be worth our while to take a rest, so we are tip top before a dragon encounter. Memorize the appropriate spells and such...”
I will need to fly. Zavier points out.
"I have plenty of magic still, but my flying resources only work on myself" Leira shrugs "If we leave now they will have a chance to regroup, but I guess it is safer to rest anyway and recover ourselves"
"Mister Giant weight here we will be back in 10h. Alright I will teleport us out... bamf "then I will use greater teleport to return us to that spot tomorrow. Dolgrym Communal Air Walk or Air Walk will be the best option for Zavier to fly, I can provide people with heroism so spells do not affect them as much I can cast protection from fire if someone what to cast resist energy fire."
You teleport away. On your return the salamander is still there, she says farewell to you and then teleports away herself.
"Good" Leira enjoys the long rest and readies the next day with her usual spells:
magic vestment
greater magic weapon
defending bone
And casts communal resist fire on the group before going after the dragon.
She also casts hunter's bond on the party "Let's make sure we hunt down any accompanying giants"
Dolgrym takes troll form again and casts Communal Air Walk on the crew. He then casts Barkskin on himself and Zavier.
Sid gets some spells on himself and Gallant.
Communal Protection from energy fire on the group. You have 120 points of protection.
Once everybody is ready, Leira indeed starts up walking towards the north "It is time for some real heroics"
She casts on self, adding to the mix, shield of faith and ironskin.
Sid casts Shield on Gallant.
This large volcanic cavern is split into an upper and lower level, with a rippled cliff of hardened volcanic rock separating the two. The north side of the cavern has a jagged hole open to the outside. Several large piles of shattered bones fill inner recesses of the room. At the back of the cavern, looking out at the entrance leading outside two fire giants stand guard. On the southern ridge are 3 young red dragons
"I don't know where the big one is but it may show up midfight so be ready for a surprise."
Sid will haste the group.
"Well, let's be cautious then" Leira casts righteous might at the first sight of giants. She quickly doubles in size!
Profiting from Sid's haste and Dolgrym's air walk, Leira readies herself to charge at the closest giant!
As the group decides on a plan, Dolgrym asks for a moment so he could cast a summoning spell. His plan is to cast Summon Nature’s ally 7, to summon triceratops and set them up for charge attacks against the giants, while the group deals with the dragons.
Gallant is ready to jump in and slay some dragons.