Characters

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Chozen - bugbear barbarian. Ex-pirate whose ship sunk and he is the only survivor. BFFs with Jimmy
Dmitri - gnome fighter. Passionate about everything. Quick to make friends and enemies.
Iris - halfling warlock. Luxon born but brainwashed by parents to worship Moon Weaver
Jimmy - sea elf druid. Your friendly neighborhood Nature Runner (Boy Scout).
Trixie - human artificer/wizard. Mercenary working odd jobs

Strong Start

Standing in front of Iwo Zalarre who can recap the next mission.

Scenes

Cobalt Soul Mission 2: Half-Baked Scheme
- Seven days after the completion of the first mission Iwo Zalarre reaches out via sending stone.
- Wants you to investigate a local baker named Old Man Kruuk
  - Obtain proof that Old Man Kruuk is selling magic items on the black market.
  - Confiscate any magic items found at Kruuk’s bakery and bring them to Iwo.
  - 250 gp up front, 250 gp for proof, 250 gp per magic item retrieved
- Old Man Kruuk’s Bakery (River District Canal - Q1)
  - The place is closed but Kruuk is planning on selling a ruidium shortsword to Ashann
    - She can bid up to 2,500 gp
    - Will attack if someone bids more
      - Surrenders if reduced to 10 HP
    - They may also follow Ashann (chase rules https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dmg/running-the-game#Chases)
- Seven days later they can officially join the Library of the Cobalt Soul
  - Each new member
    - Receives a monastic robe like those worn by other members (replacement 1 gp)
    - Free lodging (comfortable) in Ank’harel
    - Can buy spell scroll of detect magic (10 gp), spell scroll of divination (125 gp), spell scroll of commune (250 gp), and a pair of sending stones (250 gp)
Tournaments at the Bowl of Judgement
- 3 different tournaments (martial, spellcaster, group)
- 4 people/groups in each (2 rounds to win your tournament)
- I have created characters for the other participants and will have the nonparticipating PCs control the NPC fighters.
- 1 fight per day to allow recovery between fights.
- May have the rival party run in to “The Knights of Alyxian” and discuss what they have found out so far.
  - They have been working on joining the Allegiance of Allsight to try and learn more about ruidium (more in Secrets & Clues)
Cobalt Soul Mission 3: Elephant Uproar
- High Curator Jamil A’alithiya wants to talk with the party
- Wants you to investigate the First Eclipse tavern
  - 1,000 gp as a reward
- When they arrive at the Suncut Bazaar, two ruidium elephants are making a ruckus.
  - 1st elephant killed turns into marble elephant
  - 2nd turns into ruidium dust
  - DC 17 Arcana check to find out that elephants were created using magic, with a small amount of ruidium as a material component; in other words, it was never a magic item to begin with.
  - Can follow the path of destruction back to the First Eclipse Tavern
- First Eclipse Tavern
  - The elephants were released by Khelkur the Gull (one of the masters of the Consortium)
  - Kehlkur and Satzrak Runestrider are celebrating their success tavern is empty otherwise.
  - The party is told to leave or else
  - Can find not on Khelkur after battle (handout link in description)

Secret and Clues

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[ ] The sign hanging around the handle of Old Man Kruuk’s has a field of dots that signify it as a repository of stolen goods in thieves’ cant.
[ ] Rival Party
- [ ] They were sent to retrieve a marble figurine of an elephant from a shop in the Suncut Bazaar but it was gone when they got there.
  - [ ] The figurine was stolen from the Allegiance of Allsight.
  - [ ] The figurine was first discovered in Cael Morrow.
- [ ] They were sent to discover a possible second entrance point into Cael Morrow in the River District.
  - [ ] The entrance is rumored to be in the oasis (Life Dome). This is false and was planted by a spy within the Allegiance.
  - [ ] From Carliale Kroogan (person who runs the Life Dome) they found out that if you go deep enough it offshoots into a bunch of maze like caverns.
  - [ ] There is no know connection from the Life Dome to Cael Morrow but Cael Morrow is located in similar caverns at a similar depth.
  - [ ] Relics from Cael Morrow indicate it was the site of a pre-Calamity society originally built above the water.
  - [ ] Carliale thinks natural tectonic shifting caused the city to slip beneath the surface, but the fluctuation of the water level in the caverns seems to defy explanation.
  - [ ] The Life Dome regulates the water flow from the spring to the canals with a combination of engineering and enchantment.
  - [ ] The rivals were ambushed by two invisible stalkers sent by either the Consortium or the Sentinels of Memory
- [ ] They have officially joined the Allegiance (badges, outfits, and lodging)
- [ ] Waiting to hear back from Prolix for more info about ruidium.

NPCs

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