EDIT: Six other magic items, so I'm just gonna burn through that wand.
Bartan identifies all but the chain shirt and slippers.
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Paige eyes the treasure with wonder as Bartan explains what everything is. I once had a cloak of eagles splendor that could make one fly. But besides that wonderful item, I have never seen such treasures.
Khayal picks up the scimitar, This could be a powerful weapon against the right foe.
This sword will need a name as well. Flame's End? Fire Snuffer? Ice's Touch? Yazi, you are good at naming things. What do you think?
Hajar would have expended all of his healing to make sure everyone was fit to move on. And then we trust in Khayal's packing and Yazi and Paige's survival rolls!
The adventurers set out at first light, and trek around Pale Mountain, finding themselves at the fording spot at the Pale River again.
At the Pale River Hajar and Yazi can't get the animals moving through the swift-running current. Khayal and especially Paige have much better handling of the donkeys, cart, and camel. Yazi, Khayal, and Hajar did get dunked at least once each.
On the other side the adventurers continued East, back to their home town.
Bartan helps out in any way he can with the journey, but has no real riding or survivaling skills.
After the dunk in the cold Pale River, the adventurers get their items dried off and continue back to Kelmarane. The Brazen Peaks are quiet, save for the desert animals and birds. The Carrion King's patrols were the reason so few monsters were found - they were usually beaten off or given an ultimatum that none found acceptable. Now that the Carrion King (and his possible successor) are dead, and the House of the Beast (nearly) cleaned out, the gnolls of the region have little reason to congregate. The local gnoll tribes will most likely fall back into their normal bickering.
The first night after fording of the Pale River passes uneventfully.
You have dreams, a little disturbing, of a distinctly erotic nature all night. While at first enjoyable, the dreams turn into situations even you would find worrisome, then panic-stricken, each time.
When you wake up, you are breathless, restless, and fatigued.
for later, after the repercussions (and cussing, if I know Yazi) of the night.
What dreams?
Khayal wakes up not fully rested. He takes his dream from last night as a sign that it is time to be back with Shirin.
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While she goes about her normal rolling about and moaning in her sleep eventually her moves becomes fevered and fidgeting and her usual pleased sounds stops before the waking world relieves her. "Bwa-F&@%?!?!" she mumble/shouts as she rolls awake.
Looking tiredly at her companions she gives a sigh of relief. "Oh good, you're all human again." she states nonchalantly.
Khayal raises an eyebrow at Yazi comment but nothing more. He has learned better than to ask.
Bartan awakes with a shock after the terrible dreams in which Yazi and Paige were both participating in a "manage-a-troix" with him, but then they turned into evil succubi and started sucking the life out of him.
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Seeing everyone else restless Yazi speaks up. "Bad dreams for you guys too? Damn, I was having a really good one-you were there, and you were there, and-" she goes on, pointing out everyone present while wearing a silly and lascivious grin, almost to the point of drooling before her face goes straight to an annoyed blankness. "And then everyone turned to bugs. And then there was all the eggs and they kept coming..."
She cuts herself off as she shudders.
I too had bad dreams, but I shall not speak of them. Khayal says with a little concern.
She was Khayal says simply before quickly packing his stuff and getting ready to leave.
Paige sits up with a start. Howling coyote-nuts what a dream! That was TERRIBLE!
It was horrible! Er, well, not at first. I...I...*blush*...I had an "encounter". With an Owlbear. It used it's feathers to...I can't say it.
We have officially been out here too long. Khayal thinks after Paige's comment.
Khayal does his best to ignore the conversation. He walks over to the mules and gets them ready to move. he then looks around for a bit of edible vegetation before setting off back towards Kelmarane, eager to leave this place and that dream in the dust.
"Oh my dear Paige, who are we to judge your fantasies? Mine included you two lovely ladies."'
So despite the restless night, the adventurers continue southeast along the Pale River, going back to their hometown.
The next night.
Hajar and Paige's shift, before dawn.
While you are maintaining your watch, you hear in Celestial...
"Hajar, come to me... come to your reward..."
You turn and see a beautiful dark-haired woman, dressed (if you can call it that) in revealing attire, at the edge of your vision to the West, on the sands. She is holding her arms out to you, inviting you to come to her.
You hear "Hā jí'ěr, dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái... Lái nǐ de jiǎnglì...", in a light, airy voice coming from outside the campsite.
Who goes there. Name yourself, why do you call out! Hajar says, hands on Tempest. He uses his Sun Sight to peer into the soul of the "woman"