Adra Chronicles (S10 Helios)

Adventurers assisted with a shipment of valuable Celemrion goods being unloaded at the docks and followed up on a jewelry heist in town earlier that day. The goods were unloaded safely and the adventurers caught several thieves at the docks; they also found and captured many of the thieves responsible for the jewelry heist, but several thieves escaped with the jewelry.

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Adventurers traveled to clear the Adra beaches of skybeasts, but were overwhelmed by the sheer number of beasts as well as a small group of skeletons; they also cleared out some of the route on the way through the marshes to some recently-discovered ruins.

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Adventurers patrolled along Adra’s coast as well as inland areas to deal with a variety of threats that had developed in the area. Among the threats they dealt with were brawling sailors, ulgats eating farm crops, a group of pirates taking shelter from the storm in a nearby cove, skybeasts at the beach, and swamp gremlins along the river road.

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Adventurers investigated some ruins unearthed in the delta; they were able to access these ruins and had a series of visions inside. Another group rescued a pod of dolphins that had been beached on the shore, and learned that the dolphins were fleeing from something under the water.

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Adra was assailed by a hurricane today; adventurers spent their day fighting through the weather to handle those threats brought in by the hurricane’s presence. First, they attempted to flush a sea serpent out of town before it could build a lair in town; but were defeated. They then tried to make their way to protect weather mages working a ritual to shield Adra from the hurricane, but were unable to fight past the weather. They they returned to the sea serpent, and this time lured it out of its lair-in-progress and led it back out into the ocean.

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Adventurers worked to rebuild Adra in the wake of the hurricane. They made their way to the city archives and helped clean out and reorganize the records there, with the hope that finding the maps of city streets and buildings would help the rebuilding effort go faster. With that done, they took a ship out to a ship waving a white flag and pursued by a Celemrion vessel; upon intercept, they discovered that the person aboard was a Gildmark diplomat with news that Celemrion – previously an ally of Gildmark – was about to declare war on them with no known motive or reason. They returned with the news and the diplomat, and the city immediately began preparations for war.

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All Hallows brought many ghosts in on the wind today. An entrance to some ruins beneath the city of Adra were discovered in cleaning up the storm rubble, and adventurers went to explore this: there they found the ruins of a temple to the Olden Gods, with another passage leading somewhere down beneath it. They also went to the docks to try to rid them of the strange sea creatures that had taken over them: small creatures that took the forms of sea anemones, sea stars, small crabs, or slugs and seemed to reproduce very quickly. They took some of the creatures back to Adra for studying on a future date.

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Adventurers spent this day preparing the city for possible invasion by Celemrion in the coming days. First, they fortified the coastline to prevent Celemrion ships from landing and troops from making their way up the beach; they not only protected the builders but assisted with their own carpenters, and ensured the coast was well-fortified. Afterwards, they trained new recruits to the Gildmark military to help them gain some basic fighting skills.

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No event today due to real-world holidays.

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Adventurers first made their way to an inn south of the city where incoming Gildmark soldiers were expected to move through; they cleared out a group of gnomes who were pretending to be animals and taken over the inn, then returned to the city to explore a section of cliffside along the coast that had spontaneously changed color. They discovered a sea-cave beneath it and were brought there by a group of dolphins they had helped previously, and were greeted at the cave entrance by someone who appeared to be one of their innkeepers but turned out to be an impostor. The impostor fled deeper into the sea cave, and the party returned to Adra to check on their real innkeeper.

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No event today due to real-world holidays.

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With the war with Celemrion reaching Adra at last, adventurers today turned their focus inwards. They dealt with groups of Gildmark soldiers who were fighting one another, and discovered that many of them were actually strange grey beings taking the shape of Gildmark soldiers. Afterwards, they followed rumors of a strange, shifting blue creature giving boons and misfortune to travelers along Adra’s coastline; upon speaking with it, they discovered it was a servant of the newly-discovered “Shifting Goddess” and were themselves changed by the encounter.

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Adventurers took the war to Celemrion this week: they fought hard until nearly all Celemrion forces were cleared from along the shoreline, ensuring a safe and defensible zone around the city. Afterwards, they headed south to rescue a Tlatlapatal delegation trapped by Celemrion soldiers, and were able to get them safely back to Adra.

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Electives: With the storm blowing in, adventurers decided to rescue shipwrecked sailors from along the beaches before they could be eaten by sea monsters. They rescued both Gildmark troops and Celemrion troops, the latter of which they captured.Clubs: Another huge storm blew into northern Adra: this one bringing waterspouts all along Gildmark’s northern coast. The first group of adventurers searched the coast for shipwrecked troops, both rescuing Gildmark troops and capturing Celemrion troops stranded on the shore. The second group of adventurers decided to investigate and deal with strange undead that were washing up on the shore with the storm; they found many strange variants of undead, many of them with storm-powered abilities. Upon taking one undead back to be identified, they found that the undead – or the original bones – were several centuries old.

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Electives: While on the road, the adventurers a friendly ogre who complained of being attacked by gremlins; they helped the ogre defend itself agains the gremlins, and continued on their mission.Clubs: Adventurers tested their innkeeper – Marlowe, High Diplomat of Adra – for signs that he might be a disguised changeling; they were unable to find any proof, but still suspected him. Based on these suspicions, they choose to pursue the Tlatlapatal delegation that he said was fleeing to Celemrion; after intercepting them, they discovered the troops were actually trying to rescue a delegation from the Federated Clans that had been captured in Celemrion. The party allowed the Tlatlapatal delegation to continue on their way, after receiving a promise they would return in a few weeks.

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Electives: Adventurers protect a caravan coming from Kurim; this caravan carried wood, which would be useful for rebuilding Adra. They protected it most of the way, and then discovered once close to the city that there were ogre and troll stowaways hiding in the caravan. The ogres and trolls tried to talk with them, but did not seem to speak Gildmark common; the party figured out they were from the Riftlands, then brought them into the city with the caravan.Clubs: A group of Celemrion Troops was seen waving a white flag and trying to surrender; adventurers fought their way through several groups of hostile troops in order to rescue the surrenders. Once there, they talked with the troops and learned that the Celemrion squad was surrendering because they believed their leaders had been taken over by changelings, and that they had gone to war because they were told that Gildmark was planning to attack them. Instead of capturing them, adventurers made an alliance with them and gave them cover to hide in the delta swamps and coordinate plans later. After this, the group split; some of them continued to fight Celemrion and look for more signs of similar sentiments, while others when to investigate the ruins on Adra’s coast. This group found the ruins of an old dock beneath the temple; at this dock was a strange ship and an old shrine to the Shifting Goddess, and three passages that were yet to be explored.

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No event this week due to a school holiday.

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Electives: With the changeling disguised as the high diplomat captured, many minor diplomats – assumed to be changelings as well – were fleeing the diplomatic quarters. Adventurers captured as many of these as possible so that they could not infiltrate other areas, and succeeded in catching about two-thirds of them.Clubs: Adra was once again battered by a great storm: this one bringing thunder and severe storm surges, and which seemed to have a greater impact on humans. The adventurers braved the storm and sailed out to save a ship caught in the storm and sinking. The ship was of a strange build that matched the ruins of a ship beneath the city, and when they arrived they were met with strange half-animal people: half-horse, half-fish, and half-snake, among others. They rescued them successfully and brought they back to Adra.

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Electives: No missions this day due to rain.Clubs: Adventurers went to meet a stranger who had been waiting for them in an inn near the docs. Upon meeting them, he revealed he was from a remote part of the Federated Clans; he then told them a story from the long-ago history of the clan about strange, shifting beings that matched the description of changelings. The group was jumped by changelings partway through the story; despite this, the clansman urged the adventurers to find a way to talk to them and then departed.

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Electives: Adventurers assisted law enforcement in patrolling the road around town to deal with dangers after the storm. They also found signs and rumors of trouble in the neighboring city of Eodra while on patrol.Clubs: Adventurers undertook a longer two-part mission this day. One half of the group scouted ahead down the road to Eodra; once there, they discovered that the city was in the middle of a collapse and takeover by changelings. They were able to pass around the outskirts of the city, and the second half of the group scouted down the canyon until they found a cave where they believed Marlowe was being held. The cave was guarded; the party attempted a rescue, and was captured in the attempt.

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Electives: In order to secure the help of a translator who might be able to speak with the delegation from the Riftlands, this group of adventurers headed into the delta to help the ogres who live there defend themselves from a group of swamp gremlins living in the delta. They were able to successfully defeat the gremlins, and had a fish fry with the ogres and their clan afterwards.Clubs: With half of their party captured, the group responsible for scouting out Eodra the week before searched for a way to free them. First, they climbed up the canyon side to spy on the cave entrance from above; after listening in to the disguised changelings’ conversations, they decided to make a swift attack against them. They cleared out the group guarding the entrance and proceeded into the cave, where the rescue group was themselves captured.

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Electives: In the stead of the other adventurers missing from town, this group of adventurers picked up assisting Adra’s allies by delivering much-needed supplies to the various troops and delegations hiding in the delta. The supplies were delivered safely.Clubs: Meanwhile, the group of captured adventurers found themselves rescued by a nearby clan of Old Ogres. After conferring with the ogres and receiving some hospitality, they agreed to help the ogres with agreements about land and started the return journey to Adra. They chose to take the river route up to Adra, which would allow them to move stealthily under cover of the swamps and delta and avoid detection by the changelings which had taken over Eodra. After a few close calls, these adventurers successfully made their way back to the city.

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Electives: With the help of a translator from the ogres in the delta, adventurers went to catch the Riftlands delegation before they left town to ask what they had come to Adra for. After some discussion and exchange of information, an agreement was reached to include the Riftlands in the coming summit about how to handle the changelings threatening the entire region.Clubs: Adventurers escorted their allies – delegations from Celemrion, Tlatlapatal, and the Federated Clans – from the delta to the city of Adra so that an official summit could commence. They spoke with each of these groups while protecting them from dangers along the delta and on the road, then advised their now-returned high diplomat of their findings. Afterwards, they traveled to nearby coastline to speak with the angel of the Shifting Goddess they had met once before; and asked it several questions.

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