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We head in to recon the terrible Iron Wind headquarters. We take Haeraan's secret path up the mountain and try looking down in again. First thing we notice is that the big black antennae is gone. There are still some iron wind guys walking around. Indeed, Xiax himself is wandering about with two guys in cloaks. (They're about a half mile away.)

Watching for a bit, we notice that Xiax is jus twandering back and forth not apparently doing anything. It's a trap!

Imre thinks about it for a while, and realizes that the big infernal device is to the North northwest. We decide to trick them by marching off that way and ignoring their obvious trap.

Orhan 5 Day 53 TE 6056

Two weeks later, Oathar thinks we are the one's who have been tricked as we return to the Quellbourne area. Imre is convinced the device is off on the lost islands of Mur Fostisyr. Sigh.

Haeraan has a dream and gets a bunch of chess imagery. It goes poorly for us in the dream, so perhaps it is time to retreat. We do get some indications that we discomfited them at least. Imre and Haeraan argue about it about. Oathar thinks they read too much into the visions. We decide to head to Quellbourne. We teleport there and camp outside the city to prepare.

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Woo, we head through the outer city and make our ways to the inner city. Yup, this sure is Quellbourne. We come to the lightning gate. Gearing up and taking all of our poitions, we stride through. Kyrik gets a bit crunchy, but makes it through. Imre on the other hand gets quite hosed down. Ouch. Wow, that was nasty.

After healing Imre, we head in, prep all our spells, and charge the building! The cave drake is there, sitting on the biggest pile of treasue we've ever seen! And we know, because we've seen it before. Battle is joined. Haeraan is covered in the beast's blood and feels it's acid bite! Argh! We fight!

Rar! Claw!

"Fools! You dare invade my lair! You must die!"

Bite!

Imre has a thought... whatever it is, it occupies Imre's mind for much of the combat. Hmmm... Cave Drakes don't talk....Polymorph?...

Claw! Bleed! Argh!

Imre thinks... hmmm... There' ssomething wrong with that dragon.

Chomp! Zap! Bash!

Quellbourne, rooms, sorceror, magician, ...what was missing? illusionist? Wait! It's some sort of illusion!

Pow! Chop! Kerblooie!

Imre claws through the treasure, and gets a magic diamond. He attunes to it, and reboots the room! The dragon congratulates us. "Well done. Greetings and welcome adventurers. I am Rentilincanak. I am the dragon creation of Quellbourne. It has been many many years since any have come to this place and challenged me. I was the greatest creation of the council of Quellbourne. I live! I exist! Given life and sentience by the alchemists, magicians, and illusionists. You have proven to be worthy. How may I serve you?"

Oh by the way, the gem is a 10,000 gp diamond.

"I must go where the diamond goes. No less than four magicians gave up their permanency spells for me to exist. For me to manifest it must be exposed and open. I created the illusionary treasure." He serves to guard, but there's not much left to guard. He's an accomplished illusionist. He can tell us the sad history of this city."

We ask him about the city defenses. He doesn't know where the pass keys are. He shows us an odd shaped key. We go search for Xenon's apartment and find a pass key.

Alynna walks the path of uncursing in the temple.

We go to the entrance complex and search for the treasury. We eventually find a secret door. Oathar gets bashed by trapps and then we all get poisoned. We manage to get everyone unpoisoned and head on in.

Inside are there are 12 chests and a body in leather armor.

We find: 6 bars of Black Eog (100gp each), 3 laen crytals (200gp each), 11,000 tin, 5200 bronze, 1000 copper, 2700 silver, 485 gold, 1400 gold in gems.

A small platinum and laen sculpture (2000 gold). A set of +10 lockpicks from the dead guy.

We teleport back to Kelphor's landing with all of our loot.

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Haeraan gets a status report from his missionary. The missionary is sure that Haeraan has sent him here to test him. Trogli get converted daily though. Lugraki then go by and convert them back. He's learning blamche though in an attempt to earn the respect of the Lugraki.

Oathar pushes the crew hard in an attempt to get back before the new year, but winter does not cooperate and they arrive a week late.

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We arrive in SelKai!