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=== Chapter Six: [[The Temple of Xipacna]] === | === Chapter Six: [[The Temple of Xipacna]] === | ||
[[Xipacna]] - for that was the name of the beast - soon falls to the great magic and [[moon]]-blessedness of the Company. Undeterred by this battle, the Fishwives brave further into the catacombs of the temple to face the mighty [[mind-flayer]]. Through the power of song, the Company elicits the goopy elixir of the snail god [[Tecuziztecatl]] and, thus fortified, plunges into a flooded crevasse to combat the [[hideous aboleth]]. From the depths of the temple, the Fishwives swashbuckle their way [[wiktionary:excelsior|ever highward]], putting to an end at the points of their bright blades many abominations and rescuing the wise and cunning [[Elven]] diplomat [[Aldon Endir]], who in the tomb had slumbered for a thousand [[Dolorianian Regnal Calendar|years]]. Finally emerging atop the pyramid, where they had battled [[the hag]] but weeks ago, they survey the new land for which they have already shed much blood. | [[Xipacna]] - for that was the name of the beast - soon falls to the great magic and [[moon]]-blessedness of the Company. Undeterred by this battle, the Fishwives brave further into the catacombs of the temple to face the mighty [[mind-flayer]]. Through the power of song, the Company elicits the goopy elixir of the snail god [[Tecuziztecatl]] and, thus fortified, plunges into a flooded crevasse to combat the [[hideous aboleth]]. From the depths of the temple, the Fishwives swashbuckle their way [[wiktionary:excelsior|ever highward]], putting to an end at the points of their bright blades many abominations and rescuing the wise and cunning [[Elven]] diplomat [[Aldon Endir]], who in the tomb had slumbered for a thousand [[Dolorianian Regnal Calendar|years]]. Finally emerging atop the pyramid, where they had battled [[the hag]] but weeks ago, they survey the new land for which they have already shed much blood. | ||
=== Chapter Seven: [[The Marquis' Estate]] === | |||
Upon returning to Port Skaug, the Ka-Ess put on a lavishly (some would say ruinously) expensive ball for the rest of the [[High Captains]]. Ilabrar, with his new weretiger senses, seemed to smell a literal (and perhaps metaphorical) shark as they mingled with the various Captains. They were entertained by an orcish opera of the antique style, a boxing match in which [[the half-orc]] prevailed, and of course a number of [[well-oiled, nubile dancing lads]]. | |||
The revels were interrupted by news of an attack on the Marquis' estate. The Fishwives raced to their patron's abode, finding a well-trained unit of hobgoblin musketeers, several dangerous mercenaries, and a horrifyingly-mutated fish-priest. They defeated their foes after a hard fight, but not before the Marquis was slain by assassins. Ardrick managed to revive him with the Holy Light of Kord, but the assailants escaped on manticores with their prize: [[the red gem]]. Several | |||
=== Chapter Eight: The Voyage to Lome; An Idyll in the Feywild === | |||
En route to Lome, the Fishwives encountered a supernatural fog and a ghostly ship. Sathul was able to make brief psychic combat, and the ghosts begged for the release of death. | |||
They soon encountered a mist-covered island with great stone pillars. Ilabrar, conversing with local [[ents]], realized this was the [[Tomb of the First Archdruid]]. Inside lay a giant skeleton on a stone bier and a doorway to [[the Feywild]]. The party went through the sorcerous gate with startling alacrity, ending up in the magical forest of [[the summer lands]]. Ka-Ess was again taken in by a hag, but after a brief and confused fight the Fishwives made their way to the Court of [[the River King]]. Ilabrar was taken on a detour by a familiar tree, but got a very fine set of clothes out of it. | |||
The party met several [[Fey lords and ladies]], who seemed to recognize or mistake some of them. A strange [[Visitor from the End of Time]] arrived and exchanged several gifts. The Fishwives returned to the material plane slightly before they arrived, though had the good sense to avoid a paradox. | |||
=== Chapter Nine: The Ancient City of Lome === | |||
=== Chapter Ten: [[The Gnolls of the Burning Arrow]] === | |||
== Cross-Index: Location == | == Cross-Index: Location == | ||