Report: Wyvernwater Gem
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Jasda
I fully support getting the support of House Mossmere for the Crown Guard, however to get their interest I expect we would need to find them a magical artifact of some significance, make a magical discovery, find some significant knowledge of the region or something they would approve of.
No doubt recovering one of the other elemental gems would gain their approval if study was made of it
Adrian
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To ensure the pool is clear for the divination I will work with Elsa to test my theory on elemental essences.
She will be given a scroll of water jet and water essence and tasked to cast the spell through the essence in the pool to clear any impurities that would interfere with the divination.
If she manages this suscessfully perhaps not all peasant mages are incompetent
Adrian
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A divination was performed. It revealed a figure at a crumbling ruin of a castle slowly being rebuilt.
The castle appeared very ancient from a forgotten kingdom.
Unfortunately I do not recognise where it may be as it doesn't resemble any ruin I know of in the region.
I believe locating one of the other elemental gems may allow us to learn more as he will undoubtedly send people to try and take it which can be interrogated
Adrian
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An expedition to the Stonelands yesterday uncovered who holds the fire gem.
A fire giant by the name of Emjra. We fought through a volcano and into a mine where the giants appeared to be mining gems as offerings to this Emjra who wasn't there in person but communicated through a magical device.
Unfortunately an exact location on Emjra was not ascertained so more information is needed.
I'll try and hire the skulls to ensure we get the elemental gems.
Adrian
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Emjra is reported to be a king of the Stonelands giants who has had a few run ins with expeditions of House Mossmere.
I'll enquire where these were and search for him, I would not be surprised if it were around the Caves of the Sun as Fire Giants like heat and the cave contains lava
Adrian
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I spoke with House Mossmere and it is said they encounter the giants most near the ruins of Hilthal which is where the White Witches Tower is.
I'll take a group over the next few days to seek to recover this gem for study
Adrian
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Yesterday I took a group to where House Mossmere reported giants had been seen.
We went deeper into the desert and located a cave of giants and fire elementals, we came across a priest making offerings to a statue of Emjra and were able to learn that Emjras lair is in Mount Balrock.
Mossmere will provide a guide in the next few days. The fire shard will be recovered and studied
Adrian
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The shard of fire has been recovered from the fire giant Emjra. It is clear it contains great powers however they seem to be sealed off
I theorise that as all the gems were created by the same mage that they must be brought together to fully awaken their powers.
I'll begin mounting expeditions for the other shards
Adrian
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I took a group and thoroughly explored the kings and queens abyss caves in search of clues to the Earth Shards location. Alas no traces were found.
Perhaps it is in a forest or the tunnels that snake around the city itself.
Further searches will be made. The shards must be recovered by the Crown Guard or trusted nobility and proper study conducted for the betterment of the realm
Adrian
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I will try and form a new contract with the Skulls to assist searching for the shards and delivering them to us should they locate them and we are not present
No doubt this will be expensive but so far they have proved competent and ensuring we have the gems is worth some expenditure
Adrian
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A possible shard has been recovered by myself, an Archer of the Fellowship and Landric, Bannerman of House Cormareil.
We discovered a path to some ancient ruins at a high peak of the stormhorns accessable through the frozen Kingdom.
Inside we battled strange magical creatures and undead as well as beasts from the underdark.
We came across an inactive portal and found a chest containing a runic stone.
I'll perform study upon it to discover if it is a shard or a lead to recovering one.
Adrian
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Initial study indicates the stone is not a shard, it doesn't contain enough magic.
It would appear just to be a keepsake or token yet I suspect it may have hidden secrets, Due to it being found close to a inactive portal perhaps it is a key
Further study will be performed
Adrian
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Study of the token revealed drowish markings on it and that it is a portal stone.
Myself, Amakiir and the Skulls went to the Abyss caves and located a portal arch, the stone revealed a portal but it was inactive.
No doubt an activation word or some other key is needed to fully activate it, considering there are drow markings in the caves I expect Drow can be found close by and one can be made to divulge the secrets.
Adrian
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Another possiblilty may be the inactive portal arch in the lower ruins, There are writings in undercommon in the ruins and although transplanted from the underdark and dead a Sussur tree.
It would at least eliminate this possibility if it doesnt respond at all
Adrian
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Myself, Amakiir, Matilda and Tristan performed on a raid on a drider and spider infested ruin in the Abyss caves, Alas no useful information was found on how to activate the portal
The search will continue
Adrian
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We have learned that the Earth Shard is located in the underdark in a place known as the Fell Grove.
The water shard is in the Stonelands with the Castellan in Dymiias citadel.
I'll formulate a way to access the underdark and place it in this file
Adrian
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I believe an entrance to the underdark can be created in the Abyss caves, At the end of a webbed tunnel with a drow decoration in it there is a hidden grate to a lower cave.
From here It should be possible to open a hole, Earth essence could be used to empower a spell of Iron Horn to crack a passage open.
Adrian
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Yesterday I showed House Cormaeril and Glendur the Archer the lower cavern where I believe a hole could be opened to the underdark.
Other possibilities for reaching the underdark are the lower ruins, Perhaps the portal there could be activated, Glendur also reports a drow temple was found in the Hullack, A way may be possible from there.
My preference would be cracking a way open as whatever has the Earth Shard would not expect that yet all avenues will be explored
Adrian
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Last night I took the Skulls and Elsa to the Stonelands to search for Dymiias citadel, we began searching in the region known as the Niedlig Citadel, A large goblinoid camp is located in the region along with a statue of a goblin making an offering to a dragon.
A back way into the caves of the sun are also acessable though no traces of undead as I'd expect were seen in either area
further searching will be conducted
Adrian
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I have been leading expeditions to search for potential paths to the underdark.
Myself and Amakiir searched the deeper ruins, we have determined that although deep a path is unlikely to be found there .
An expedition to the hullack found a cave in the Firefall grove near the webbed maze this could be looked into to see where it goes if anywhere.
It is doubtful a way exists in the maze itself although a search was conducted by myself, Glendur and Elsa.
So far the cave or creating a path from the Abyss caverns seem the best choices
Adrian
