Sandrin had the idea that we could build some shielding against lightning for the Arngeir, to make it safer to approach the floating island we spotted from the Howling Cliffs. The Caves of Koylos seemed the natural place to look for the large amount of living crystal needed so that is where we headed together with Xeviouz, Zil, and Daldorer.
The trip to the caves was entirely uneventful, the others talked about trying to ask Sif, the spirit guarding the caves from a Crystal Dominion trying to enter our world. Or maybe it was someone named "the Hidden" that was doing that? I was not entirely sure.
Sif, as it turns out, had been building a trap for the Crystal Dominion, and only needed some namegivers to take it to the breach so it could "absorb" the horror. An extremely simple task if you ignore that the trap, a thirty pound stone egg, acted as a beacon for every horror in the caves.
We made our way down and were quickly ambushed by a pack of what looked like kotili, except made of crystal. In the surprise one managed to grab the egg off me and started to run away with it, while another got a good grip on my thigh. Those things have a nasty bite if they can grab hold of you. Sandrin was swarmed by a couple and knocked out while the others manged to recover the egg and finish off the constructs.
As we started looking into some first aid, Zil found a statue of astendar carved in the cave walls, which seemed to still carry some of the passion's power. Zil treated our wounds like only a questor of Garlen can and we decided that we should just charge for the breach before too many horrors noticed us.
Zil infused me with the spirit of a fire marauder and we ran for it. We also ran straight in a bunch of horrors, including two that seemed to project darkness around themselves and a giant snake thing that kept making a weird noise that went straight to my bowels. Despite all this we managed to destroy the foul things without too much difficulty and the snake learn that biting a troll that is on fire is not a good idea.
Horrors cleared I continued to run for the breach and managed to punt the egg into it without another interruption. What followed was one of the most eerily beautiful and disturbing sights of my life, as the crystals extruded by the Crystal Dominion through the breach eagerly folded themselves in impossible ways into the trap. The corruption in the rest of the cave seemed to follow suit and soon it was done. Sif emerged from the floor to thank us and was more than happy to provide us with a large amount of living crystal.
We also discussed the future of the caves, Sif really want some amulet of theirs back, and what to do with the trapped horror. We floated several options but opted for Sif burying the egg until we had a better idea.Statistics:Posted by sigfriedmcwild — Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:26 pm
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