Session 63

PCs (lvl 18): Dornal, Morg, Torak

The expedition through the jungle continues. Kass Pahr is killed, while most of the remaining halfling scouts leave. The PCs are left only with Dede, the former leader of the halfling.

After defeating a trio of deadly skittering horrors, the party is met by a warband from the halfing leader Basha. The warband brings the party to Basha, where they are interrogated and put to the test.

Having satisfied Basha's curiosity, the PCs are brought to the Valley of Pakk the elder, the master of the way Korgunard was looking for when he entered the Forest Ridge. When they meet the elder psionicist, Pakk informs them that Korgunard is in the Sancturay, not far away from them, but he's so focuses on his meditation that it won't be possible to meet him.

When the party insists on talking to him, Pakk joins their mind together and send a telepathic message to Korgunard. The avangion replies, visibly strained, asking the party to meet him the same night at the Temple of Ral, a building not far from where they are currently.

Session 62

PCs (lvl 18): Dornal, Morg, Torak

The party returns to the Desverendi Valley, thank to Dornal's word of recall. Korgunard is missing, and the Spirit of the Land tells the PCs to seek him beyond the mountains, and into the Forest Ridge.

The PCs cross the mountains, and arrive at Outpost Zero, a forsaken place where a few lost souls are seeking sanctuary, together with hundreds of halfling refugees, escaping the crazed thri-kreen coming from the west.

At the Outpost the party enlists the help of a local guide, a human going by the name of Kass Pahr. He speaks the language of the halfling, and knows several halfling scouts that can accompany them into the forest to seek Pakk, a powerful psionicist, and the reason Korgunard travelled to the Forest Ridge in the first place.

During their trip through the jungle, several of the halfling scout disappear or are found dead. After some investigation, the PCs find out that Kass Pahr himself is guilty of the murders. It seems he has a bone to pick with the halfling, and a special hate for Pakk himself. Since they need him to continue the expedition, the PCs decide to not kill the murderer, but keep a closer eye on him.

Spellbreaker

Martial melee weapon (greatsword), very rare (requires attunement) 

- You have advantage to saving throws versus spells and spell-like abilities while you're attuned to this weapon.

- You have a bonus of +2 to attack rolls and damage rolls with this weapon.

- While wielding this weapon, you can cast the counterspell spell (d20+5) once per short rest.

- When you score a critical hit against a spellcaster with this weapon, you inflict 7 additional damages.

Session 61

PCs (lvl 17): Dornal, Halbarad, Morg, Torak

After saving the island of Avegdaar from destruction, the PCs travel to the island of Morgazh through a long patch of treacherous mudflats.

A pack of skeletal hounds attack them when they arrive to the island, and the voices of the dead haunt their every step.

Proceeding further east, they encounter the remains of two ancient armies, both sides destroyed by some cataclismic event centuries before. When they arrive at the ramparts surrounding the fortress of Akarakle, an undead legion tries to stop their advance. The party defeats the undead, and proceed to the fortress.

There they meet the spirit of Haakar, the leader of an ancient order of preservers. Haakar reveals to the PCs the location of the Water Hammer, an artefact capable to destroy the Psionatrix. The party enters the armory, and retrieves the artefact.

Session 60

Dwarven Banshees

PCs (lvl 17): Dornal, Halbarad, Morg, Torak

The PCs fight against the fire drake, and defeat it. As a reward, the wolf-headed giants bring them to the island of Avegdaar. On the shores of Avegdaar the party meets the wreck of a couple of silt skimmers, still haunted by the banshees of their dwarven crews. The party destroys the undead, and then they put their souls to rest by burning the wrecks.

The volcano of Avegdaar is becoming more and more active, something needs to be done. The PCs travel to the volcano, and on their way they meet a group of desert giants. The giants seem to recognize Trenbull as the "fire-eater", the one that keeps the spirit of the volcano at peace. In fact, they have mistaken him for Trenbull's father, Markus.

The giants bring  the PCs to Markus, and Trenbull reunites with his father. But there's no time to lose, the volcano is about to erupt! Markus uses his druidic power to protect the PCs from the searing lava, and guides them at the center of the volcano, where they face a fiery Spirit of the Land. Only by defeating it can they stop the volcano from exploding an obliterating the whole island.

Sesison 59

PCs (lvl 17): Dornal, Halbarad, Torak

The PCs return to Bitter Well by hitching a ride on the back of their newfound friends, the giants of Lake Island.

In Bitter Well they find passage on a silt skimmer bound to Charass, a merchant outpost where they hope to find  a way to get to the first of the islands of the Road of Fire.

In Charass they meet with Trenbull, a member of House Allraam'ke. Trenbull's father, Marcus, was a member of an expedition that explored the Road of Fire. He's been lost for many years, and Trenbull yearns to go and look for him. When the PCs share with him their own desire to travel the Road of Fire, Trenbull joins them and arranges passage with a couple of wolf-headed giants. 

On the way from Charvass to Dhuurghaz, the giants are attacked by a silt horror, that kills one of them, and sends the other running. The PCs defeat the creature, but are stranded in the silt. They do not lose hope, but manage to convince the running giant to come back. After Dornal uses his holy powers to resurrect the dead giant, the expedition proceeds to the island.

When they reach Dhuurghaz, they find the remaining wolf-headed giants in trouble. A rival clan has stolen their flock of erdlus, and they wolf-headed giants are not enough in numbers to retrieve them. The PCs offer to help, in exchange for passage to the next island.

The party follows the tracks of the erdlus, until they reach the lair of the enemy clan. But when they arrive they're wewlcomed by the charred carcasses of erdlus and giants alike, and then a fearsome roar originating from a nearby cave. It looks like the Fire Beast of the volcano has awoken from its sleep.

Session 58

PCs (lvl 16): Dornal, Halbarad, Morg, Torak

The PCs are guests of the giants, but they soon realize that the Shadow Man has preceded them, and taken control of the clan. The party is made prisoner, pending judgement from the giants.

The Shadow Man makes his appearance while the PCs are in their cell, proposing an alliance, which the party refuses.

Not long after, the Urikites, now free, inform the party they have made a deal with the giants. They will go free, while the PCs will be sacrificed to the water spirits the giant venerate.

The PCs ponder their fate during the night, when they receive a psionic message from Korgunard. The avangion seems to be in distress, and informs them to not return to the Desverendi Valley, but to continue their quest.

During the same night, Maluk the giant, the chieftain's son, visits the PCs to propose a deal: he will help them escape if they will help him stage a coup, and kill his father.

The PCs promptly agree. The night after, with the execution scheduled for the morning, Maluk frees the party,and together they kill the chieftain.

Now that Maluk is the new chieftain, the PCs plan the next step of their voyage.