Session 12
Rescue Mission
Rescue Mission
Shred receives an invitation to meet a Veiled Alliance contact, Faldar, at The Parched Palette in Tyr. Taking Safi with him he learns that Mahlanda is being kept by a slaver's caravan outside Tyr and will be leaving in the morning. Faldar has obtained a writ allowing the group to be hired on as guards. This will allow them to join the caravan and then plan her escape.
The group joins themselves to Avram's caravan as guards and are assigned to an inix with a howda. The group spends the first day and a half scouting out the caravan and learning how things operate. They learn that the inside giant walled wagon, being pulled by two mekillots, is an iron separating operation. They also make contact with Mahlanda and learn that she was on her way to meet them at the safe house when they were attacked by the dwarf Warlock Obadias who is somehow being empowered by the elemental. She also explains that there must be someone on the inside of the veiled alliance to have gotten so much information for the attack.
Mahlanda describes a plan she has concocted that will aloow her to use a primal source of magic to make contact with a group of giants near Altaruk. During the attack the group can use the distraction to escape and she explains she has contacts with the Veiled Alliance inside the fort-city. For this plan she needs a wooden or stone bowl, a piece of metal, and something to float the metal on. The group easily gathers these things for her and she makes contact.
Late in the day, as the group approaches an oasis the mekillots begin to break from their keepers and attempt to head towards the water when the giant b'rohg's attack. Hurling giant boulders they create the needed distraction. The group grabs Mahlanda and make their way away from the chaos. Morhen uses his arrows to take out some of the giants and the giants fire back with hurled boulders nearly killing a couple of them before they finally make their escape into the badlands.
On their way to Altaruk the group approaches a small pool of water surrounded by a few scrubby bushes bearing silver berries. They were then attacked by a cluster of crodlu. It was a bit of a challenge, especiallly when Zyel stepped into a patch of chokedust, blinding her until she could clear her eyes and lungs of the fine powder. Zyel was able to knock unconscious one of the Crodlu and she took it with her in order to train it.
Perched at the crossing of the Great Road from Urik, the People's Road to Gulg, and teh Trade Road south they finally reach the fort-city of Altaruk. Mahlanda explains that Arisphistaneles is a good man and supports the Alliance when he can. She explains they should be safe.
Morhen, Safi, Zyel and Shiv explored the environs of Altaruk. Zyel is fascinated by the silt in the silt sea and the ships used to sail it. Morhen visits the merchant houses but cannot gain entrance. They also meet a crazed dwarf that the locals call Birk Suntouched. They also learn a couple of things about Altaruk. (Notes in Discord)