Monthly Archives May 2012

Deciding that the deserted desert city seems like a splendid thing to visit, the group uses Lubbitch’s influence (and 1000gp) to weasel more information out of the village elders. After some to and fro and fro and to, the group sets off on the carpet of flying for a tour of the blasted landscape of the Sea of Dust. Riding on the carpet is some fun, with the group druids using control wind and weather to reduce the amount of sandblasting and baking that goes on during the flight.

They arrive on site about three weeks before the ruins are scheduled to rise from the sands and spend time with scouting and divine divination to decide on a likely location...

…as the plucky hobbit sails through the air, the ‘cat’ vanishes and Bud lands back on the ground. The gem is used to determine that the cat is ethereal, and pursuit is debated for a short while before the group resumes moving away from the denser mushroom areas. They climb out of the forest an into a meadow that broadens as they move along.
After a few moments, the ground begins to shake as an elephant-sized ‘puppy’ bounds down the trail. Alarmed by the idea of combat with the creature, they play fetch with it instead. Passing beyond the now sleeping pooch, the group sees a manor house with frog butlers. They bribe one to gain access to the place and spend a pleasant afternoon with the Dutchess – a bearded dwarven gal who is a few rocks shy of a quarry...