"Okay" Hitome says getting up and slipping on a robe, to see her off.
Malyoxa gives Hitome a peck on the cheek before heading back home. She waves at the paladin as she leaves.
"Hang on, everyone," Auric says. "Water's a bit rough."
"We should be able to, provided the waters don't turn choppy." Toska answers after thinking for a bit.
"I apologize everyone."
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Svanna looks a bit greener than usual.
Auric chuckles. "It's not like you can predict the future, Toska."
Between Drago and Sareash, the rowboat manages to stay upright and comes to a stop on the beach of the island. The first thing Toska and the others notice is the humidity.
Drago threw back his hood, "By the Gods, this air is oppressive."
Auric chuckles. "It's not like you can predict the future, Toska."
"No but I can apparently call it over."
"That's rather curious, we're more likely to get soaked on land than when we were in the boat." he comments as he steps out.
You spot another rowboat about fifty feet from where you landed.
Auric points at the other boat, throwing back his hood and wiping his brow. "That looks like a good place to start."
Toska nods and makes way for the boat.
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Drago drew his blade, "Keep your eyes peeled," He said to no one in particular.
"But I don't have eyes," His sword responded.
"Then whatever it is you use to sense things," The Dhampir responded. With a shake of his head, he looked about.
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The pale one can talk to things... and they talk back. Interesting.
Toska and Drago both see the footprints in the sand easily enough, but only the yojimbo is able to follow the trail once the terrain changes. Once off the beach, the area becomes a swampy morass with water coming up to your knees. In Auric's case, the water comes to his waist.
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Sareash protectively picks up the halfling and puts him on her shoulders.
Knowing her own husband's shortcomings when it came to navigating the land, Svanna assumes the same of Auric and steps in to provide assistance.
"This just gets pleasanter and pleasanter," Toska mumbles.
Toska easily locates the deep parts of the swamp and shows the group what spots to avoid. You soon arrive at a solid mass of land and spot a strange glowing green light in the distance.
Drago looked at the light, "What are they up to?" He muttered to himself.
Drago thinks on the matter for a moment and believes that this island has been transformed somehow by magic. It would either take great power or a constant flow of magic to achieve such results.
"Should we head for that light?" Auric asks Toska.
”Hmm, maybe? I have no idea what kind of light it is. I could go on ahead first?” Toska offers.
Gyrthr nods. "We will follow behind you."
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I wish Sādhanā was here, Drago thought to himself fearing that a shard might be involved. "The amount of magic needed for this level of change is either really powerful or is flowing like a river. Either way, we need to steel ourselves. I'd recommend those that can read the terrain in front to keep an eye out for any other terrain oddities."
Svanna joins Toska at the front of the group.
Toska nods warmly to Svanna when she joins him up at the front.
You proceed toward the green light without any difficulty. After a few minutes you see a crude wooden structure sitting in a deep pool of water. Atop the structure sits a large crystal, the source of the green light. It hums with magical power and you feel the muddy earth beneath you vibrate with its energy.
Drago crouched down then whispered, "That's definitely the source. The question is, who's guarding it?"
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Svanna looks around for a likely guard.
Svanna sees a large serpent swimming in the water just below the surface.
Svanna signs to Gyrthr.
"There's a large snake in the water," Gyrthr says to the others.
"Should we try knocking the crystal into the water and then fishing it out?" Toska suggests.
Gyrthr ponders the question for a moment.
Gyrthr realizes that disturbing the crystal would alter the land in a sudden and unknown way. It would have to be deactivated where it is.
Gyrthr relays the information he gleaned to the group. "I suppose we'd have to get rid of the snake, unless someone here is a secret snake charmer."
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Auric involuntarily snickers.
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"Alright, snake it is then," Drago readying his blade while drawing his family one. He focused on it for just a second, the blade ignited and immediately absorbed into the Dhampirs body, causing his eyes to burn like two blazing torches. "Let's do this."
Svanna signs something else to Gyrthr.
"Svanna says someone will have to enter the water to provoke it or...we could find something suitable for it to eat and lure it away," Gyrthr says. "I think we could handle either situation, just depends on how much energy we want to use on a snake."
"I have an idea, I'll be the bait. Be ready to deal with it as soon as it's out of the water. Any objections?"
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”Nope. Unless you spy a random giant rat or pig nearby.” Toska says as he draws his blade as well.
"I suppose that would be the quicker solution," Gyrthr says. "Wait a moment while I summon my eidolon."
The half-orc closes his eyes and calls forth a two headed wolf.