beyond_the_veil: episode 55

beyond-the-veil/episode/pt6-convergence.md

@@ -342,3 +342,38 @@ Cassius joins us on our trek to the north.
 
 As we decide the leaders are privately making some decision.
 When Ozen comes out we return to our airship and begin to return to Daein from this island.
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+## Episode 55: Northern Voyage
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+Air-ships are traditional sea-faring vessels refitted with arcane technology, lifted aloft by powerful enchantments rather than sails alone. At their heart lies a bound elemental or core crystal, often drawing on air or aether magic to generate buoyancy and propulsion. Runes and sigils carved into the hull channel this energy, keeping the ship suspended and stable, while sails or wing-like constructs catch and redirect currents of magical wind to maneuver through the skies. Skilled artificers and mages must maintain the delicate balance of these enchantments, as a destabilized core could mean a sudden and catastrophic fall.
+While they resemble pirate ships in structure—complete with rigging, cannons, and planks—their function in the sky is both tactical and perilous. The crew relies on navigators attuned to ley lines and storm currents, since natural weather and magical disturbances can disrupt the ship’s lift.
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+As we take out last night in Stonemarsh.
+Camilla purchases 3 health potions. Neil and Bit swap magical items, `Ring of Spell Storing` went to Bit, and the `Cloak of Protection` went to Neil.
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+### 19th of Heimdalas, Wendegos (Wednesday)
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+We head down to the tavern where Noxx, Miwyfe, and Cassius are talking and packing for the journey to come.
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+> The temperature is measured in Freyenheight
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+Our first day of travel is going well, it slowly goes gray -- eventually turning dark. A steady snowfall comes as a result, it does not hinder movement at this point.
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+We arm wrestle in our free time and Bit destroys Camilla.
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+Camilla and Neil go off looking for flowers. They find a cart, and when they approach they hear a chewing noise.
+As we approach the cart, Neil sees something in the cart with antlers. Camilla throws a dart at the deer.
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+The face of the deer cracks down the middle as it gets hit. A tenticle grows from its leg and supports its weight.
+We fight a mangled monster of a deer, successful after Camilla lands the killing blow. This deer had a lifesteal concept.
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+> The party (minus Camilla) levels up to 9. Camilla was already level 9.
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+Investigating the beast's body the inside of it was decaying. The outside held its appearance like it was infested. Small bits of a tenticle are wrapped around the veins and arteries of the animal. A yellow hue to these paracites.
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+Inside the cart Bit sees a man that was eaten by the beast. The hands are tiefling, likely dead for a few days.
+There is also another human against the back of the cart with a visible wound across the chest.
+There is also a sack and a piece of paper in back ones hands.
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+Camilla finds a ring, inscribed in infernal. The inscription reads: 'Although the blood of the infernal runs through my veins I will not let it define me.'
+I grab the paper, it is a poorly drawn picture of a tall figure with long hair, a woman, with two smaller figures. The text reads: 'So you do not forget what we look like'