"Well, this is Dendar everyone. The Nightmare Serpent worshipped by the yuan-ti. It's known for swallowing nightmares. Other than that theres nothing interesting here and I think we stopped whatever was causing the evil here. Let's go back and report to that individual from the Emerald Enclave we saw earlier." Craben suggests to the group.
You survey the scene, the now-dead frog-men lie on the ground foaming and Ashen Rock has now taken the bodies back towards Port Nyanzaru, leaving the clearing almost empty (except for the untouched bodies of the frog-men, and you all) as rain begins to pour down from above...
"What's the point, we took care of what we came here for, Craben, If there's nothing here you want to do, we can probably go ahead and go back to the port."
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"The hero sought to save the world.
"If I keep trying, I'll be able to win," the hero thought.
But the harder the hero fought, the further the world seemed to tumble away.
Drowning in doubt, the hero could not even save themselves.
Hero, if you still believe in a brighter future, hold in your heart a thorn that can pierce all doubt."
You make your way back through the dense jungle, the pitter patter of the rain upon the myriad of leaves creating a soft rhythmic beat. Nevertheless, the overwhelming heat seems to almost smother you, as you find that even with only an hour of travel and combat you're sweating profusely. Eventually, though you push through the brush and find yourselves back in the bustling city of Port Nyanzaru. Noticing you, one Tabaxi leaps down from a towering rope bridge, while another briskly follows the first. As they draw closer you see that the first is Screaming Wind while the other is Ashen Rock. Once Screaming Wind has gotten close enough she speaks, again, just barely audible. "Well done heroes. Thank you for your assistance. Nevertheless, Ashen Rock only briefly searched the area before bringing back his comrades. Did you find anything?" She cocks her head like a cat might - which of course makes sense.
Yosben grabs the Dendar amulet from Craben and presents it to Screaming Wind. "We found this and some weird frog people... lots and lots of frogs..." Yosben trails off, remembering all the previous encounters in the jungle.
Screaming Wind nods. "You said... frog people? Hmmm... the grung do not normally venture so near to the city. Did they have anything on them? Ashen Rock did not find too much, but I'm sure that they had more than what he found."
Screaming Wind looks down and mutters something under her breath. She then looks back at each of you. "Well... Ashen Rock found, something. It's a letter." She then nods towards him as he unfurls a small scroll. However, the language is not written in common, nor any other language any of you know, and as your pondering what it is, Screaming Wind continues. "It is in Grung, and although my translation is a little bit rusty, I believe it says something along the lines of: They must bring a... 'current' no... 'present'... ah! Gift to the 'matron.' Afterward, the 'gift' is to be sent to a 'prince...'" She then looks back at you all. "Well... I don't know how helpful that was, but clearly you have done good work. As for the amulet, I remember Soggy Wren, in one of his most-sober moments, saying something about pieces of an... amulet? You'd best have him take a look at it." She then bows deeply. "Thank you again for your help. The Emerald Enclave is in your gratitude. Speaking of which, if there is anyone who would like to pursue maintaining the balance of nature and civilization, your membership would be a welcome addition to our number." Screaming Wind stares at Gwen specifically, seeming to await a response (from everyone).
"Well, this is Dendar everyone. The Nightmare Serpent worshipped by the yuan-ti. It's known for swallowing nightmares. Other than that theres nothing interesting here and I think we stopped whatever was causing the evil here. Let's go back and report to that individual from the Emerald Enclave we saw earlier." Craben suggests to the group.
You survey the scene, the now-dead frog-men lie on the ground foaming and Ashen Rock has now taken the bodies back towards Port Nyanzaru, leaving the clearing almost empty (except for the untouched bodies of the frog-men, and you all) as rain begins to pour down from above...
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"So... shall we head deeper into the forest" Yosben says, awkwardly trying to break the silence, looking towards Gwen in particular.
"What's the point, we took care of what we came here for, Craben, If there's nothing here you want to do, we can probably go ahead and go back to the port."
"The hero sought to save the world.
"If I keep trying, I'll be able to win," the hero thought.
But the harder the hero fought, the further the world seemed to tumble away.
Drowning in doubt, the hero could not even save themselves.
Hero, if you still believe in a brighter future, hold in your heart a thorn that can pierce all doubt."
~ Guild Wars 2
Yosben shrugs. "Okay. I just thought there may be more to investigate."
You make your way back through the dense jungle, the pitter patter of the rain upon the myriad of leaves creating a soft rhythmic beat. Nevertheless, the overwhelming heat seems to almost smother you, as you find that even with only an hour of travel and combat you're sweating profusely. Eventually, though you push through the brush and find yourselves back in the bustling city of Port Nyanzaru. Noticing you, one Tabaxi leaps down from a towering rope bridge, while another briskly follows the first. As they draw closer you see that the first is Screaming Wind while the other is Ashen Rock. Once Screaming Wind has gotten close enough she speaks, again, just barely audible. "Well done heroes. Thank you for your assistance. Nevertheless, Ashen Rock only briefly searched the area before bringing back his comrades. Did you find anything?" She cocks her head like a cat might - which of course makes sense.
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Yosben grabs the Dendar amulet from Craben and presents it to Screaming Wind. "We found this and some weird frog people... lots and lots of frogs..." Yosben trails off, remembering all the previous encounters in the jungle.
Screaming Wind nods. "You said... frog people? Hmmm... the grung do not normally venture so near to the city. Did they have anything on them? Ashen Rock did not find too much, but I'm sure that they had more than what he found."
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"Sadly, we didn't check. Too occupied with the amulet, I guess." Yosben makes a mental note to do that a little more often.
Screaming Wind looks down and mutters something under her breath. She then looks back at each of you. "Well... Ashen Rock found, something. It's a letter." She then nods towards him as he unfurls a small scroll. However, the language is not written in common, nor any other language any of you know, and as your pondering what it is, Screaming Wind continues. "It is in Grung, and although my translation is a little bit rusty, I believe it says something along the lines of: They must bring a... 'current' no... 'present'... ah! Gift to the 'matron.' Afterward, the 'gift' is to be sent to a 'prince...'" She then looks back at you all. "Well... I don't know how helpful that was, but clearly you have done good work. As for the amulet, I remember Soggy Wren, in one of his most-sober moments, saying something about pieces of an... amulet? You'd best have him take a look at it." She then bows deeply. "Thank you again for your help. The Emerald Enclave is in your gratitude. Speaking of which, if there is anyone who would like to pursue maintaining the balance of nature and civilization, your membership would be a welcome addition to our number." Screaming Wind stares at Gwen specifically, seeming to await a response (from everyone).
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