Ferrous Fortune Hunters: Session X

We should likely consider Mary's character a lost cause, as she hasn't shown up to either of these two sessions and the regularity is about on my last nerves.

They rested a moment, and reached the camp of the scavenger people, who all camped in the bottom of a chasm with an optical illusion excellently hiding the entrance to the cavern. Warned of the dangers of wandering the area alone, the party convinced the band to tell them where they might be able to find the Mender (minion of Law mentioned last session it would possess the means to send them home).

The Mender, assuming he hadn't already continued on into the Mounts of Eternal Grief surrounding the plane, would likely be in the Citadel of Reminiscence. The head of the band of men asked Jorn (Adam, archer) to keep an eye out for any strange bits of information he might 'remember', and handed a tome for him to carry for when it happened and assured Jorn that he would know what he was talking about when it happened.

So they travelled, eventually reaching the small forest surrounding the Citadel, which turned out to be bruised and diseased in ways similar to that of human flesh. Open sores, purple bruises, flaking dead skin, all covered the plant life of this forest. After a short time within, they were interrupted by a humanoid, demonic vulture that stood a full 11' tall. It attacked the party, and was eventually taken down, though the spores thrown Kagemane (Pat, Executioner) & Antric (Jon, Armiger) damaged them severely when it finished growing into a veritable bush on them. They rested for an hour, which was enough time for Audrious (Jon, Arcanist) & Antric to contract a vicious form of Demon Fever. Stumbling out of the forest, they reached the Citadel.

It seemed to be a massive crystalline citadel, with an open entrance, that was filled with a fog-like mist and many large floating bubbles. Each person constantly heard small whispers in the back of their minds, and when Jorn touched a large bubble (which popped), he suddenly remembered viewing a hamlet from a bird's point-of-view and watching the townspeople pointing at him as he moved by. Fascinated, he began to poke many more bubbles, gaining various memories of what seems to be various angels/minions of law performing deeds both great and small. He jotted down in most every detail what he gleaned from these bubbles. It would seem even the mist was actually countless minuscule bubbles that popped and granted tiny snippets of memories (syllables, the sound of a word, etc).

It was then that they heard/felt a shaking in the hall, "Who dareth disturb the Citadel of Reminiscense?!" With a Jurassic Park moment, the ground shook and a 12' tall human giant with angelic wings & a massive crystal maul in one hand turned a corner into view of the party and walked towards them. The bubbles didn't ever pop, but simply slid around him. He asked why they were there and stealing memories they were not worthy of having. The party apologized profusely, and said they merely wanted to have an audience with The Mender before he passed on into the Mountains of Eteranl Grief. The giant was swayed and told them to stay there, blowing at them such that suddenly none of the bubbles would enter the immediate area where the party was standing. Without much more response, the giant turned around to fetch The Mender.

After a time, an angelic ghost floated before the party and was informed of the party's plight and that of the town where they were trapped in this realm of dead angels. It felt sorry for them, and gave them his weapon, a dagger sized sewing needle with a golden thread wrapped around the base for a handle and a tip so fine and sharp you couldn't even see it. He informed them to be careful, for the fabric of the planes is as sensitive as their flesh and it needed to be stitched back home. With profuse thanks, the party ventured forth to the stranded town to fix its dilemma, stopping by the scavenger camp to return the tome with Jorn's recorded memories.