Session 47 - Side Quest "The Breach"

 As they are traveling along, Angnajuk senses something is wrong on an island, she asks that the party go and investigate. 

Kurash, Mochi and Nox agree to go and check things out. As they alight on an island they find a very well built hut which shows some signs of recent usage. They look around and discover that there are several holes along the bottom of the building that appear to have been made by Rime Worm Grubs.

They head to the workshop behind the building to investigate and find a floor covered in sawdust and a bunch of woodworking tools which don't appear to have seen any recent use. As they move in to look around a Rime Grub jumps out of the sawdust floor sensing food, and attacks.

They party take care of the grub and use mage hand to clear the sawdust discovering that the floor beneath is riddled with holes, they move on to the main cabin.

The Cabin has several windows and doors which are unlocked. They enter and light a fire as they explore the rooms. One of the bedrooms is empty but looks like its been used recently and the other contains a hiding skinny person named Quill. 

Quill thanks the party for coming to his aid, he has been hiding for days since his partner Alinar had gone to collect information on the Breach and not returned. 

He tells them he and Allinar came here after he was researching cosmology and discovered information about a Breach between the Cosmic Plane and the Material plane. He dreamed of its location and had to come and find it. 

They have been here less than a week and found the Breach easily. Alinar is a more robust individual and Quill sends him out with questions, he gets the answers and returns. However he failed to come back this last day. 

Quill asks if they would go out and investigate the Breach with him, He needs the protection and must find out what happened to his friend. 

They agree and head out, it doesn't take long to cover the distance to the Breach and they find a small valley with an ice floor. There are several pillars of Ice around the valley which appear to have some purpose. 

As they move down Quill is suddenly no longer talking which is an oddity, as his constant narrative comes to an end he stares at the black hole in the center of the ice floor. He starts to walk towards it and dives in. The party watch this and looking into the hole they see him floating in space, a smile on his face but unresponsive, his dead eyes stare back at them.

As they watch in horror his ghost leaves his body and appears back in their plane, beckoning them to come join him. They fight off the ghost and lay Quill to rest.

Turning their attention to the pillars they find that they seem to have been crafted by something with very large claws, and emit some kind of magical energy. They move between them one by one looking for clues and as they reach the third one a White Dragon Wyrmling appears.

They fight it out with the Wyrm and there is a notable moment in combat as Nox returns an attack from its breath weapon with one of his own. 

Eventually the Wyrm is overcome by the partys might and they continue their investigation finding the Dragons hoard. Looting this gets them some gold and silver but also a magical shield which they take with them as they return to the Whale to continue their journey onto the Island of the Frostmaiden.