Narrative

Day 25 was Friday, 10th Tan 101, with 9 days to Arrynoon and 5 days to Autumn. The party was at Coalment and headed down to the Ice prison on Icefang’s back. As they passed Snowsorrow, the weather became very stormy.

They approached Rimewatch, an outpost around the pylon, and then headed to the town. The town was in a much worse state than when they had left. A white dragonborn took them to the inn.

The party learned that 20 years ago someone briefly woke up. The notes record a warning or prophecy involving dragons breathing the Terror of the Sands out of her prison: “They plot again there pair they plot again” and “And before the black one was cast out they plot again”. One person stood and said, “The mother of many & the mother they plot”. Peridita was identified in connection with this, though the notes also ask whether “the mother” could be Dunnen’s mage.

Dragon full names and titles were recorded. Infestus was “bane of multitude,” “slayer of Ruby eye,” black, and father of the veridican. Peridita was “The Choking Death,” “The whispers in the dark,” and “Mother of many,” and was green. Calemnis Bereth, also written as Girth or literal green again, was wife of death and veridican.

Two plots were identified: the first to get rid of certain cities, and the second to break out Garadul. Most townsfolk were dragonborn and Ice dwarves. The Howling Tombs were identified as where the storms start from. A different Justiciar was present, and the party was not sure whether they knew of them. The party obtained winter clothes that granted advantage against severe exposure. Grubins would take them to the Howling Tombs at 7am the next morning.

Rubyeye had created his own readout of prison status. It required a humanized effigy of the spirit and runes drawn on it, connected both to the prison and to the runes on the prison. Iceland and Arasarath’s prisons were discussed. Refugee camps had been arranged for Garadul’s people. The Grand Tower control centre was accessible and could be used, along with wheels from Rubyeye’s lab.

When shown Salina’s runes, the party learned that they needed to go back to Enwi’s lab. Enwi had been tapping the life force from his prison, and the shade to the system had been replicated across all prisons, weakening them. Access to the Ice prison was through Enwi’s basement with the automations. Three automations were noted, with a shutdown button in the control room.

People, Factions, and Places Mentioned

Coalment, Snowsorrow, Rimewatch, the pylon, the town, the inn, the Ice prison, the Howling Tombs, Grand Tower, Rubyeye’s lab, Enwi’s lab, Enwi’s basement, the control room, and Arasarath’s prison were all mentioned.

Icefang, the white dragonborn, Infestus, Rubyeye, the veridican, Peridita, Calemnis Bereth/Girth, Dunnen’s mage, Garadul, dragonborn, Ice dwarves, a different Justiciar, Grubins, Iceland, Arasarath, Garadul’s people, Salina, Enwi, and three automations were all mentioned.

Items, Rewards, and Resources

The party gained winter clothes that provide advantage against severe exposure. Rubyeye’s prison-status readout required a humanized effigy of the spirit, runes drawn on it, a connection to the prison, and a connection to the runes on the prison. The accessible Grand Tower control centre, wheels from Rubyeye’s lab, Enwi’s basement route to the Ice prison, and a shutdown button in the control room were all noted as useful resources.

Clues, Mysteries, and Open Threads

The warning from 20 years ago points to dragons plotting again, dragons breathing the Terror of the Sands out of her prison, and a connection to the black one being cast out. Peridita may be the “mother of many” and “mother” in the warning, though the notes preserve uncertainty over whether the mother could instead be Dunnen’s mage.

The named dragons and titles connect Infestus, Peridita, Calemnis Bereth/Girth, Rubyeye, the veridican, and Garadul to two plots: removing certain cities and breaking out Garadul. The Howling Tombs appear to be the source of the storms. Enwi’s tapping of life force from his prison has weakened the replicated prison system across all prisons, making Enwi’s lab, the Grand Tower control centre, Rubyeye’s readout, and the automations in Enwi’s basement urgent open threads.