Green Waters Rising

Scribe Notes

Summary

GM: Bernard
Season: Summer 823 WK
Night: Tuesday
Location: Birdlands
Level: Medium

Party

1. Jaycey – Played by Anne
2. Aurora – Played by Keith
3. Eugene – Played by Sam
4. Sau Rus – Played by Ian
5. Rayne – Played by Annuskha
6. Grizelda – Played by Jacqui

Employer

Captain Karnos

Mission

Investigate a Life Draining Zone in The Great Shallows

Pay

5,000sp each, personal salvage rights, arcane points.

Scribe Notes

Session One

Day 1

This must be the first time I had been in one of the upstairs meeting rooms. The Men/Women in Black aka Guild Security were there as well as some other adventurers, only a few I recognised. While I was trying to figure out why there were at least three necromancers in the party and why they had been requested, and was Jaycey, who hadn't arrived yet, their Minder, Grizelda came in to complete the sextet. There had to be a story for the Times in this. So we decided to sort out our party dynamics before talking to our party employer. The Man in Black did tell us that our employer was Captain Karnos, who represented a concerned group of merchants, and wanted us to deal with some sort of anomaly in the northern part of The Great Shallows.

What I was told about the rest of them was:

Grizelda Felspar - She had changed a bit from when I last saw her. She was once a Hill Giant but was now more of a tall human. She described herself as bear like in bulk and demeanor. Rune mage and shape shifter, being able to change into bear form. She was also Chaos tainted, which was also something I was unaware of.

Eugene. He is a 6’4” tall Necromancer and accompanied by two undead companions.

Sau Rus. Him I had met before. 5’5” tall, carried a glaive, and is also a necromancer. He collects body parts and is able to insert functional body parts into other people. We had previously discussed him giving me butterfly wings so I could fly but now I have my Air Wings, I don't need to take that option any more.

Rayne – a female human wearing blue blue and white. Originally she had been an air mage like me but, at some point, had added necromancy to her magic.

Jaycey – a hobbit female illusionist. She was introduced by a clay golem who then stated a desire for world domination. I had only ever met Jaycey once, when I interviewed her for the Seagate Times so I was rather looking forward to adventuring with her. Maybe she could help me get in touch with my 'inner hobbit'.

As for me, I'm Aurora, a female elven air mage with a touch of fae magic. I used to have access to the entire College but, after a rather unfortunate incident, where my fae fanaticism nearly lead to my death, I agreed to have most of it Shrived away. I love to fly. Most of my time lately had been dealing with my manor and also attending the Western Kingdom Royal Court. Currently I was wearing an outfit that looked like an inverted flower, complete with leaves and petals.

Both Rayne and I volunteered to be scribe. We decided to defer the decision of party leader until Jaycey arrived. It seems that she was held up doing something for Guild Security. It was best not to ask.

Captain Karnos was brought in and we discovered that, while in the Great Shallows, he had observed some strange green lights. Further investigation showed that they were surrounded by some sort of 'anti-life' zone that instantly killed seagulls entering it as well as several sailors. Some sort of extreme life drain was concluded. We would be paid 5000sp each as well as salvage rights to investigate although we had to provide our own transport. He was adamant he was not pushing his luck by going back. An eerie green glow had been seen in the sea and it was possible it was associated with a small island with a tower on it.

Once Jaycey arrived, Rayne was elected Party Leader although I hadn't really noticed as I was trying to figure out the best way of flying 1500 miles - also how long it would take. Cloud seemed to be the best bet and it turned out Rayne's Cloud spell was better than mine.

By now it was rather late. I had intended to do some research in the Guild Library that evening but it seems that the Guild Library can be rather spooky at night. So I decided to leave it for the following morning. I was lucky enough to find Aaron in the Guild Pub so we spent the night together.

Day 2

After a rather delicious breakfast, made by Aaron's mother, and including bacon which she does to perfection, I rejoined the others. What I discovered that Jaycey, Eugene, and SauRus looked as if they had a very rough night. Jaycey even had panda eyes, despite the illusion she was using. It transpired that they had indeed visited the library after dark and had experienced some unexplained phenomena that had basically 'freaked them out'.

I also discovered Rayne's dragon can be as playful as a cat, if it wants to. It is also much more heavy than a cat. I thought I was going to crack a rib.

Grizelda tattooed us with the runic tattoos needed for our continued good health while on adventure. I got mine first so I spent the time, while the others were getting their ones, doing research into the Shallow Sea and my party members, just in case there was something I needed to know that they hadn't mentioned. What I discovered about the Shallow Sea was it was full of reefs that could rip the bottom of ships so there were quite a few sunken shipwrecks there, Some of it was occupied by a theocracy of merfolk dedicated to the demon Vephar who also kept Aventi (aquatic humans) as slaves. Some escapees were hiding out on the outskirts. There was no mention of any green lights at all.

By the time I got back, the others were done, so we went searching for Aaron to get our Greaters. We found him at his forge which had a large tub of water in it. He was in the process of dipping chainmail in it before ripping it apart and eating it. This was something I didn't know about and I hadn't realised he needed that much iron in his diet. I decided not to ask, at least not at this time.

During the ritual which involved the banging of hammer on anvil and inhaling the smoke from the burning myrrh, some of the others heard eerie whispers. I saw the vision of the Fae King that nearly sucked me in and now had a recurring role in my nightmares. I offered that as a Nightmare for Jaycey to use.

Next thing to get - Lessers.

Session Two

Those were easy to get as Grizelda provided us with cookies. Unfortunately we were only allowed one each. The rest of the day was studying maps and gathering supplies. I was packing a picnic basket. I wanted apples but the Guild Kitchen was annoyed that someone, or something, had eaten them all. I had to make do with pears.

Day 3

Next morning, we took off on Rayne's cloud. I was navigating so I advised Rayne to follow the south coast of Confederation Bay then, when we ran out of Confederation Bay, she should steer in a south-westerly direction until we reached the coast of Palestrina. The trip was going well, with reasonably good weather until we flew into Palestrina airspace and encountered a range of mountains that rose higher than the altitude we were flying at. Ooops. I knew there was something I should have checked beforehand. Presumably those were the Appennine Mountain Range.

So we turned and flew parallel to the range until we found a low enough pass we could fly through. But, there was a complication. I heard the call of a rather large bird of prey. First I thought it was an eagle or some other large raptor but it turned out to be something larger and nastier, a roc. I wasn't even sure we could even deal to it until it and Dragon started an argument. We managed to slip through the pass while they were continuing to argue. Just after getting through we were being intercepted by a bright light, presumably an angel. Was it annoyed because we had three necromancers in the same place? Whatever the reason, it was more maneuverable than us so, while I was debating whether or not to fly off on my own wings to find out what it wanted, Rayne spotted some clouds ahead and decided to fly us into it and hide until it went away.

The clouds turned out to be culumino-nimbus and they were brewing up for a storm, which we soon discovered we were in the middle of. The whole area, and us, were getting statically charged. All our Ranger north bumps were gone. Even Jaycey's Wayfinder was rapidly spinning in all directions. At least three times we were hit by lightning. All we could do was keep going and hope we made it out in one piece.

It was late afternoon by the time we flew out of the storm and, by now, none of us had any idea where we were or in what direction we had gone. I suspected I was going to get the blame for getting us lost. Fortunately Sau Rus spotted a landing site on a coast. I was starting to wonder if we had been blown as far south as Thonia.

We landed on top of a cliff overlooking the sea and set up camp. Someone saw a green light in the sea and Sau Rus detected a powerful and dense concentration of undead down there. An undead cuddle-pile? And there was a good chance there was a Greater Undead in the pile as well. I was starting to feel rather anxious at this point. Grizelda fortified the camp with rune sticks but, instead of the runes glowing a soft white, they were glowing a deep red and deep green at the same time. Rather eerie. Jaycey covered the camp with an illusionary terrain then spotted something shining in the water. So she insisted I cast Flying on her so she could go get it. She lost sight of it and couldn't find it.

During the night, watches were kept. During the first watch, Eugene reported an 'eye in the sky'. SauRus and I were on next so, while he watched the sea, I watched the sky. Somehow dawn arrived, rather quickly I thought.

= Day 4

Dragon got into Jaycey's cream bun supply, presumably devouring the lot while Grizelda's bear got into my picnic basket and ate the entire contents, smoked bacon, cheeses, bread, butter, some jam, even the pears, as well as destroying the basket itself. Neither Jaycey or I were very happy about that and it looked like all the rest of our meals were going to consist of illusionary food. Does that mean we are consuming illusionary calories? And can that actually sustain us?

Finally I took my best guess as to where to go and we took off, heading north west. If I was right, that should take us right over the Great Shallows. I knew I should have got a sextant before we left.

Mil-Sci

Daily pattern

‘’How much time does the party spend sleeping, eating, traveling, doing rituals, etc each day’’

Travel Magics

‘’What travel magic options does the party have, how far per cast/or per day if duration is longer than usual travel time.’’ ‘’Can the party eat/sleep/etc on the mode of transport.’’

• Rayne Cloud Rank 10. 34 mph, 2 day duration. 1500+ miles range per cast.
• Aurora Wings of Air Rank 20. 50 mph, Permanent, Personal
• Aurora Flying Spell Rank 20. 50 mph, 10.5hrs, 525 miles ranger per cast. 10 targets.

Watch Order

Day Watch. ‘’Used when stationary, or on a larger transport such as a ship’’
First - Eugene, Grizelda
Second - Sau Rus, Aurora
Third - Rayne, Jaycey

Night watch
First - Eugene, Grizelda
Second - Sau Rus, Aurora
Third - Rayne, Jaycey

Marching Order

Skirmish Formations (Front)
Double File	Single File

Buffs

Vision

Vision without Spells

• Aurora - Elven Witchsight
• Rayne - Human vision.

General Buff Notes

Buffs listed in the table don't need to be detailed, other buffs not on the table must be mentioned at the time they are cast.
Y means always on, N/- means never on, 'Sit.' means when the party has time for buffs before a fight.
Weapon Spells which weapon/s it is going on normally should be noted also

Long duration buffs

Magic	Rk	Effects	Dur	Au	Eu	Gr	JC	Ra	SR	Dr	Ja	An
Disguise Illusion (JC)	15	May alter your appearance up to 15% height, 30% weight, both voice + clothing and either race or gender. May not be Located	16 hrs	N	Y	??	Y (Permanent)	??	??	??	??	??
Vapour Breathing (Au)	10	Makes unsafe gases breathable	330 Mins	Y	Y	??	Y	Y	??	Y	??	??
Darkvision (Eu)	6	110ft of sight	7 hrs	Y	Y	??	??	Y	??	??	??	??
Gift of Necrogency (SR)	20	-25 infect -6 Drain - 65 Fear	25 hrs	Y	N	??	Y	Y	Y	Y	??	??
Resist Cold (Au)	6	Shift effective gauge up by 2	7 hours	Y	N	??	??	??	??	??	??	??
Wraith Cloak (SR)	16	26 def 17 stealth 5 DR	8.5 hrs	Y	Y	??	Y	??	??	??	??	??
Animate the Living	10	+5 PS	6 Days (Ritual)	??	Y	??	Y	Y	??	??	Y	Y
Rune Shield (GZ)	14	+19DEF, +2FT&EN PROT, floating sml rnd shield (no hands, no md modifier, can be sacrificed to avoid one spec grev)	15 hours	??	??	Y	??	??	??	??	??	??
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Short duration buffs

Magic	Rk	Effects	Dur	Au	Eu	Gr	JC	Ra	SR	Dr	Ja	An
Heroism (JC)	10	+11% Def to Target, 11 modified Fear checks (all allies and target) and 11 to reaction rolls (neutral observers)	100 mins	??	??	??	Y (Permanent)	Perm (Rk 14, +15%)	??	??	??	??
Spectral Weapon (Eu)	6	+7 SC +2 DM	11 mins	N	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??
Spectral Weapon (SR)	17	18 SC 6dmg	22 mins	Y	??	??	??	Hand & 1/2 (Stored)	Glaive	??	??	Hand & 1/2
Weapon Flight	6	+7% s.c., +2 DM, Returning.	11 Min.	??	??	??	??	Bow	??	??	??	??
Resistance to Light	20	+42 resist light based attacks, see in rank 20 Light, protection form non magical light	210 mins	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??
Smite	12	standard D counts as 10 in weapon or spell damage - 5 charges	17 min	??	??	Y	??	??	??	??	??	??
Create Rune Weapon	6	D-5+2 damage for D10 pulses	11 minutes	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??	??

Calendar

Summer
	Moonday		Duesday		W'ansday		Th'rsday		Frysday		Reapsday		Sunday
	Beltane
Meadow (1)
			1	Guild Meeting	2		3		4		5	White Lotus	6	Seagate Light Festival
	7		8		9		10		11		12		13
	14		15		16		17		18		19	The Castellan Borderers Ball	20
	21		22		23		24		25		26	Seagate Crafters Ball	27
	28		29		30
Heat (2)
							1		2		3		4	Seagate Guildmasters Ball
	5		6		7		8		9		10	Seagate Races	11	The Duke of Carzala's Summer Ball
	12		13		14	Midsummers  Eve  (Faerie Day)	15	Solstice	16		17	Seagate Summer Fair Day	18	Seagate Summer Fair Day
	19		20		21		22		23		24	The Castellan of Brastor's Summer Ball	25
	26		27		28		29		30
Breeze (3)
											1		2
	3	Day of Death	4		5		6		7		8		9
	10		11		12		13		14		15		16
	17		18		19		20		21		22		23
	24		25		26		27		28		29		30