Originally posted to the DSC website on May 21st, 2010 and written by Turkmuzan the official loremaster of the Dragonsworn Council.
You begin to read the latest entry from the journal entitled “Chronicling the Dragonsworn Council For Mortals– Korialstrasz”:
May 20th, in the King’s Year 625
Entry Chronicling Activities of the Dragonsworn Council, currently led by Ruby Astherion
The latest report has arrived, penned in an unfamiliar hand, and signed by an unfamiliar name. Ruby had informed me of this change to her council, so I read Paladin Turk Muzan’s report on the latest developments in their prosecution of the Nexus War. The current state troubles me greatly, and I fear for Ruby’s safety. Yet that also pales in light of the development that Nilligos is likely to have acquired the Spell-Loom. Turk’s report seems disjoint and is at times nearly incomprehensible, but this is what I have gathered:
Ruby has announced a bounty on a human female by the name of Amarestine, whom she wished to interrogate. Moralynn Reid has been promoted to a rank of “Elder,” which gives her some measure of responsibility to the dragonsworn. She has been given the responsibility to keep the tavern/guildhall of the dragonsworn running. Biorn has also been promoted, and has been given charge of combat. Turk Muzan has been given the title Loremaster, and is charged to pen and deliver reports of the dragonsworn’s actions. All of these decisions were made known to us prior to their announcement. No objections were noted.
Ruby tasked the dragonsworn to permanently close the portal the Blues were opening on the island in Stone Cairn Lake. The clear intent of this portal was to transport a sizeable army of dragonkin and blue dragonsworn held in the thrall of Malygos, and “rescind the gifts of the arcane from the mortals,” according to Nilligos (through Turk). Ruby was summoned to Aerie Peak for an urgent meeting, and she left the assault on the island to the remaining dragonsworn. Present were Biorn, Moralynn, Lexix, and Turk.
A battle was fought on the island, and the drakonid summoner attempting to open the portal was slain, closing the portal. Next, they began to engage Nilligos, who was harrying the party through the attack on the summoner. They were certainly undermanned for the encounter with an elder Blue, but they fought bravely until they heard Ruby’s distress through their Wyrmstones (note that these stones are carried by all of Ruby’s dragonsworn and enable them to communicate verbally over great distances). Upon hearing this, Nilligos taunted the party, calling their efforts a waste of time, and ultimately Biorn called a retreat from Nilligos in order to assist their besieged Matron. It is unclear whether the closure is permanent, but at minimum, they have delayed the army’s invasion. The mission was probably a success, but our Bronzes would tell us that it is always too early to know anything until it happens. Lexix bravely volunteered to remain behind and distract Nilligos to delay his arrival at Aerie Peak; an act for which she should be commended. The remainder of the party went to the Hinterlands to assist the defense of the Spell-Loom.
Upon their arrival, it became clear fairly quickly that the battle was over. They were joined by the mage Ishuzu, who also heard Ruby’s distress and came to help. The dwarves guarding the keep were found slain, except one who indicated that the assault originated from underground. The party descended into the keep, and found out that a group of Dark Iron Dwarves had assaulted it and taken the Spell-Loom. Much to their dismay, the party found no sign of Ruby, save her monocle. We remain hopeful that she is alive, and we will get to see her again. During a search of the heart of the keep, where the dwarves and Ruby made their last stand, the party was attacked by a new team of Dark Iron Dwarves. From the report, Turk writes that
“Four were purged by the Light, and the Flametongue clan’s fate is sealed. They shall all be brought to Justice at my hand. One named Garren fled back underground, where the Light’s Retribution could not reach him. I beg your forgiveness for my failure; I will not let him survive our next encounter.”
The dragonsworn were able to capture and interrogate one of the Flametongue, presumably the fourth, who gave them the name of Amarestine as the one who brokered the deal to hire them to kidnap Ruby and steal the Spell-Loom. It would appear that after giving this information, Turk slew the dwarf. For one sworn in service to the Life-Binder, this worries us. “I was able to cleanse the soldier after he gave this information,” he wrote, “and we begin with renewed vigor our search for Amarestine. I will paint the halls of the Wyrmhearth with her blood for what she has done.” That last sentence he had scratched out, but I was able to decipher it. As I said, we are worried about him. It is curious that Ruby chose Turk for her Loremaster.
Above all we worry for Ruby’s safety and the safety of all mortals. This development is troublesome. We will send word to Biorn, acting as leader in Ruby’s absence, if we can assist.
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