after some debate, and many lore drops, the group decides to head back to the elven camp to make a military report. once there, Alicia is immediately under reprimand for disppearing, and Kay, in disguise, asks about a 'Jentilda" using the ALias Jen. The topic they bring up is one the elder does not want to talk about. Erei brings up the fact we fixed a shadowfell portal. The elder is scrupulous, but says that that would be helpful if true.
While info digging,
'Jen' also gets us access to the portal! sorta. By pretending Nimako is a servant. Nimako after giving a look is quick to go along with it- they do need to check it out, after all.
Going through to the other side, Nimako sees what she and Mallori found. deciding to play a bit on expectations, she rips the druids head off and brings it over, saying she took care of it (technically true, even if it was with help prior). may as well bring it back all the way to tatina though!
"thing is i do want to help you in your objective, however, we cannot do it from here. I kind of need to reach the city of lost names... by myself." "you want to leave?" "I wouldn't leave if i could your company is quite pleasant but, i am trusted with in the dragon army and in my lords entourage, and if i say, reach that place, they would immediately let me in. I could be an insider for you..." Erei gets ahead about intel and espionage "I wouldn't be that type of insider. I'd be there for you to get there, and help you once you arrive. I imagine you'd cause quite a ruckus." "I don't think i'm keeping you captive or anything? But don't you need a body or something?" "Of course." hearing this, Kay want sto talk to caradoc hearin erei's side of the conversation., "what are you discussinon with Ereicross? what are you trying to do?" "we were making a plan. "what kind of plan?" "I am ready to help you, but the information to get is in the city of lost names to give you upon reaching it." "Do you promise? to not betray us and do as you say?" 'Of course." BINDING PLEDGE, YOU FOOL OF A GHOST. "Well, this is my most friendly goodbye before we see eachother again. I sincerely hope you'll reach the place before you see me again :)"
We turn in the iron and construct head and info to tatina, and tatina meets the new party members!
Cudgel is storming to us! "well met, it's been quite a while." "yeah sorry, we got caught up in a lot of side quests... Levin's taking over the MInotaurs!" E "So he's dead." "Noo!" "is he still aligned with Kalaman?" 'Yes." "then I don't care." "Is anyone open to being a ghost host?" "I said I could do it-" "I don't fully trust you to not take control of someone against their will." Erei "This scary dwarf maybe not be the person to ask-" Caradoc "She has soldiers! Under her so if one of her employees wants to-" "what are you talking about." "we have a spy to send. but he needs a host." "I don't want to take a chance being betrayed again." Cudgel "Any spare prisoners?" Erei "well we have found someone we've interrogated that had been accompanied by some draconians that exploded upon being taken out..." Cudgel
We finally make it to hearts hollow after fighting the clay golemn and saving glistern from spiders... and erei is super eager to imake proper introductions to Nezra, for, reasons. Erei wastes no time saying that we have something for her, the orb of dragon kind shard!
