Nujel’m, Trammel, Chesapeake (PaxLair Times) – May 27, 2013 – by Ashlynn – Any period of peace and calm is always only temporary. Old foes return to seek revenge, or the vacuum left by defeated enemies is inevitably filled by those with even greater ambitions. This is a lesson that has been learned by many over the weekend.
Earlier this week volunteers were called to the city of Moonglow to meet with Lady Vasheri and the Mage, Valdemar. Apparently there had been word of attacks on Minoc by creatures made of earth and rock. Royal Guardsmen had been dispatched and the attackers were being kept in check though with some reported difficulty.
After an explanation as to why we were summoned, we escorted the Lady to the bank where we soon heard that the Lyceaum had also come under attack. Making haste to the famous scholar’s institution, we encountered creatures similar to those described during the Minoc attacks.
Reaching the Lyceaum we discovered an enormous crater in the central courtyard with small fires everywhere. As we attempted to evacuate the scholars, a great earthen dragon erupted from the ground and attacked us. The creature was eventually slain and so we fled to Nujel’m with the scholars in tow.
A Request from the Commander
The following day, Commander Gwen called us all to Vesper and tasked us with shipping medical supplies to the city of Nujel’m for the benefit of the rescued scholars. The crown provided three vessels for our use but lacked skilled captains to pilot them. Instead I was amongst one of those given command of a ship (which I christened the “Midnight Orchid”).
We docked at Nujel’m before heading into the old town outside the walls full of adobe brick structures that the Commander affectionately referred to as “the slums” – this being where the scholars were apparently staying. However it wasn’t long before the same creatures attacked the city, forcing us out of the slums and back into the city proper.
But our enemy was determined to vanquish us and capture or kill the scholars (and perhaps everyone else in the city). The Commander decided it would be best if we retreated to the ships with the scholars and as many citizens as possible. While the Commander organised the evacuation, we simply had to keep the enemy at bay.
It was a hard fought battle but we managed to raise anchor and set sail just as the enemy overran the docks. We sailed for Vesper, soon making landfall and leaving the scholars to stay at the Youth Hostel. As we docked, we also heard that the Sultan of Nujel’m had managed to escape the city with most of his court.
During our debriefing, Ozog mentioned two other artifacts similar to Poseidon’s Fury and Vulcan’s Kryss. Something called a Terr’Ania Jewel and an Aereta Gem. I can only assume that with the defeat of Vulcan we have simply awakened another of his kin. As all we encountered were creatures of earth I can only assume that whoever was behind the attacks commanded the power of the Terr’Ania or Earth Jewel.
The Commander has asked me to find out more from Ozog about what he learned, apparently on a previous trip to Sorcerer Dungeon in Ilshenar. Meanwhile no word has been heard from an expedition sent to investigate Moonglow since the attack and I can only presume they have been swallowed by the earth.
In the meantime I can only hope there are no attacks in the immediate future. The scale of the attacks suggests someone or something with greater ambitions than Vulcan and this does not bode well for the times ahead.