Dorei Verda

After resting, the group said their goodbyes to Derrick and his crew, who were preparing to leave for home themselves as well. After having gotten a couple of eggs together with the hunters for to write Rary’s Telepathic Bond into her book, Tara and the group left for the Dorei Verda.

On their way they came across a host of spiders and spiderlike monstrosities attacking a caravan of elves. The party quickly joined into the fray and together they were victorious.

Since the group was planning on going to the same place as our intrepid adventurers, they wisely decided to go together, and with barely any further problems the group went to the Dorei Verda. On the way the elves (or at least, the poetically inclined amongst them) talked about their myths and stories to an entranced Alruna and Tara. The elves in turn, where kind of interested in Alruna, perhaps even unhealthily so.

When they came at the Dorei Verda, a massive city build on a gargantuan twice over humanoid statue, with the Dorei Verda’s ruling dragon, the Green Dragon that was there to finish the great war nested on the head of the humanoid.

As they came in they came to a death rite, where a dying old elf relinquished his life to serve his family further into undeath. The people of the Dorei Verda believe in serving beyond death, and these burial rites play a major part in their culture, both practically and spiritually.

The traders remained at the outskirts, whereas the party entered the city proper. Once inside, the party split up. Though with a wry wit, Meicoril and Arthur finally tried to overcome the issues from their pasts and try to get along together to a jeweler, a smith and a magic item shop. They manage to gain the objects and enchantments they desire. Hurray. That being said, they dislike the prospensity of the the color green, so heavily utilised.

Tara had 2 tasks: she went first to the destitute (for an elven tower, it still beats out Ael’Tas’ destitute areas by miles) Zordarfin family, Ahzeks family. She was rebuffed rather harshly by parents that had clearly completely shut Ahzek out. She ultimately left a note before leaving, because regardless of the parents monstrous indifference, they do deserve to know. She also wanted to sell her Animate Death scroll, but ultimately, when faced with families who couldn’t afford their relatives being raised, she gave the scroll away to one of those grieving families. When she returned to the tavern they stayed at she just focussed on scribing the scroll in her book, and, the morning after she finally managed to procure the scroll she wanted most: Find Familiar.

Alruna in the meantime spend part of the night amongst the elves of the dorei lattum, who were just a little too interested in her to feel comfortable with. After the evening  passed into the depths of the night, she returned to the party. Something was just off about those darn elves.

Just before that, during the lightning storms Meicoril was shown images, illuminated by the lightning, of a castle in the clouds, featuring gigantic humanoids. In gratitude and drunk with the storm, Meicoril decided to go hunt a sacrifice for Talos. Arthur, having nothing better to really do decided to join her, and together, clearly blessed and favoured by Talos  they slew a Behir in his name.

After an exciting evening all went to bed (apart from Tara, obviously) and the day after that, after shopping for whatever they still needed, they left for the port, ready to get back to Ael’Tas.