The party rushes out of the collapsing temple on Dogwood right into all the shocked guards and researchers.

They decide to run as fast as they can out of the dig site, Vytis Veresy slips, but Dizzy Challi grabs him by the scruff and keeps running.

Quinn Dures shoots a firebolt at the campsite, burning the tents as the party runs away.

Escaping into the woods, the party deliberates what to do with Thyllis Zahor, the old captain of the Eye-Patch.

Deciding to return to the ship, the party returns to find Thyllis Zahor and Jory playing chess (Jory is winning).

Checking over their rations, they find Thyllis Zahor has eaten most of the rations.

The party continues to argue about Thyllis Zahor and eventually vote to kill him, despite heavy protests from Iden Highstone.

While Vytis Veresy, Aeris Moonshade, and Quinn Dures are deciding how to kill Thyllis Zahor in the most humane way, Dizzy Challi decides to stab him over and over again on a whim.

With the previous captain now overboard, the party takes a long rest while getting away from Dogwood.

They decide to travel to Tuft, an asteroid about 8 hours away from Dogwood.

While traveling, they read some of the books they stole from the temple.

The party learns more about The Flanor Family.

• The Flanor Family has recently split as new magical means of protection are becoming more popular.

• Gorson Flanor is the patriarch and leads the more physical division of the family.

• Flinn Flanor, son of Gorson, leads the magical division of the family.

  • He is leading the research on the orbs being mined on Dogwood.

  • Is likely the one who organized the party's capture in the beginning of the campaign.

The party learns that the orbs are both artifacts and naturally mined from Dogwood, but are unsure how that is possible.

Getting closer to Tuft the party sees a large jellyfish-like creature, called a Skywailer, approaching the ship.

• Quinn Dures, Vytis Veresy, and Aeris Moonshade are all knocked unconscious by the creature.

The party kills the Skywailer.

The party lands on Tuft.

• The party goes to a local bar, Jungle Juice, and settles in for the night.

Explosive orbs go off doing 1d6 fire damage per orb.

• Yarrow Rhuut wounded.

• Sinakar Penne drops.

• Edwin Dawnsong heals both.

The group decides to get inside the temple

• They observe the main camp of researchers and note that there are too many to sneak by.

• Looking for another way in, they find a crack in the corner of the temple that may be large enough to squeeze through.

Alli Arcan sneaks up to the crack and tries to see if she can make it wider.

• She is able to force herself through the crack and takes note of the hallway on the other side.

Edwin Dawnsong & Sinakar Penne go back and grab the others.

Once everyone returns, Sinakar Penne attempts to squeeze through as well but gets stuck.

A pair of guards wander around the pyramid and attack the group.

• Edwin Dawnsong drops.

  • Is brought back through medicinal techniques by Alli Arcan.

• An orb is thrown at the group and makes the hole in the temple wider.

After defeating the guards, more guards arrive and group decides to hide inside the temple.

• Alli Arcan leaves caltrops behind to slow the guards down.

Eventually, the group is able to lose the guards chasing them through the hallways.

• Yarrow Rhuut takes note that the walls have a thin layer over them like an illusion.

• Edwin Dawnsong feels through the wall and is able to make out the symbol of Halaman, a Mystic(s).

The group heads down a path only to find that it leads to a cave system.

Fearing the cave, the group turns around.

The group encounters some guards and tricks them into going down a different hall to chase "the group".

Eventually, they find a room with oil in a dais that follows down handrails along some stairs.

• Adam Whitkeeper lights up the oil and watches as the fire burns bright across the room revealing treasure, books, magic scrolls, and weapons.

Edwin Dawnsong takes a couple scrolls.

Sinakar Penne looks for a cooler/magical spear but is unable to find one.

Adam Whitkeeper looks through the books trying to make sense of the temple.

• Finds books about Mystic(s) and a book about a place called Narobi.

Edwin Dawnsong and Adam Whitkeeper are eventually able to piece together that the symbols on the walls, blocked by illusion, are repetitive and specifically represents 12 Mystic(s).

• Landarea, Biljka, Rostlina, Taim, Halaman, Kasvi, Usine, Augu, Bitki, & Planhigyn.

The group finds a stone door leading to a post-chamber with carvings that layer the 12 Mystic(s) on top of each other.

Pushing the stone door open, reveals several plant-like shadows that attack the players.

• Alli Arcan drops.

• Later brought back by sheer force of will.

Adam Whitkeeper shows the shadows the symbol from the door and the spirits stop

The party enters the post-chamber and find murals of the 12 Mystic(s) and notice that their images all bleed onto the floor eventually combining into a single story of Vaxt.

• Through the identify spell cast by Edwin Dawnsong, the group learns that "The Mystic(s) of Vaxt" are pieces of Vaxt and do not just belong to it. 12 pieces of a larger whole.

Guards enter the antechamber looking for the party and the spirits attack them.

• Their explosives go off and the temple begins to collapse.

Through teamwork, the group is able to escape the crumbling temple and are now faced with the researchers from Mythmere University and a ship above from The Flanor Family.

The group spends time on the Eye-Patch speaking to Jory.

They attempt to get information from the captain who tells them his name is Thyllis.

• They throw him off the boat.

• Make him talk to Jory.

• Threaten to kill him.

They learn about a weapon that The Flanor Family is trying to test out.

The ship starts to approach the jungle asteroid, Dogwood, and the group discusses how/where to land to avoid being seen by The Flanor Family's fleet.

After landing, the group disembarks to find the dig site being run by Mythmere University.

The group interacts with a young tiefling researcher briefly before she goes off to find a guard to help her.

The party sees the researcher speaking with a guard and Wanda decides to run up to them and start a fight.

• The group knocks out the guard.

More guards arrive and the party sneaks off using a small creek to hide their tracks.

The group circles the dig site and eventually finds a large pyramid structure at the center of the dig site with researchers going in and coming out with relics and/or treasure.

The guards regroup and bring a ship down to start unloading strange spherical items.

The group is able to grab the attention of two of the guards and knock them out before their orbs drop and go off like a bomb.

The group breaks out of their crates on the bottom of the Eye-Patch.

They sneak and fight their way to the top of the ship.

They tie up the captain and take over the ship.

They learn that this ship and captain are taking them to Dogwood to the temple of the Mystics of Vaxt at the request of members of The Flanor Family.

• Cog hears a voice pushing him to go and investigate the temple

• Vytis is convinced this is a special mission specifically for him so he turns in the ship in the direction of Dogwood and breaks the helm.

Adam & Vytis discuss the involvement of The Flanor Family.

The ship eventually has to land on Ivory next to By the Frost owned by Harl ‘al Fet Askalter.

• They get really attached to Jory.

• They hire The Ronn Sisters to fix the ship.

• They speak to Sittreck about the Pirate(s) and The Flanor Family, but he just gives them weird responses.

• They find Sittreck's journal (left behind on purpose) and read through it to learn that the Absolutists have taken on mortal forms.

Cog & Adam asks Harl if they can bring Jory on their adventure and Harl agrees.

• with the help of The Ronn Sisters, are able to safely remove and adhere Jory to the Eye-Patch.

Characters & concepts also mentioned during the session:

• Phlox, The Critic, Harl ‘al Fet Askalter, Lodgunn Askalter, Frenivy Gry Askalter.