![[SL-15-1.png]] ## Desnus 10th, 1124 AR This morning we were greeted by another new face on the main floor of the [[Nine Lives Tavern|tavern]], much to our surprise all things considered. I did not get a name as the entire situation quickly became chaotic, however they were described as an "old friend" by [[Parting Leaves]]. He had just come into town from a nearby location, coming to get some information before heading off to inform people at the capitol of the situation. On his way in he did not see the missing townfolk, so they must have gone a different direction, or they may have gone through the wilds rather than stick to the roads. As for why the situation devolved quickly, we were given money and items. I do not think the majority of those with us have seen a large sum of money before, and as such they were very impatient to see just how much they were getting. At first we received 180 gold pieces, and we were told that we had a 50% discount on +1 Weapon Potency runes. The man who had just come in also tossed us a wig of storing, which given we all have a full head of hair went to [[Skelly the Skeleton|Skelly]]. [[Aian Nuh Monahbi|Aian]] rushed off to use his portion of the gold to get the potency rune applied, after which he was quickly asking around for a loan to pay for a Striking rune, something that nobody was willing to give him. [[Gobby]] and [[Crescent]] also purchased +1 Weapon Potency runes, while [[Zoey]] ended up getting set of "Handwraps of Mighty Blows", which essentially just do the same thing as the runes but for fists. We were also given salvage rights over the general store, as the owner had left, but we were warned not to be over-zealous. The remaining people in town still needed some things from the store, so we could not just take anything. People upgraded many of the kits they had on hand from what I heard, I did not go as all the things I am interested in getting I will have to build. They are also outside my abilities as a crafter, but that is beside the point. While [[Kiara Ironfang|Kiara]] and [[Xander Ironfang|I]] were reading in [[Nine Lives Tavern|the tavern]], [[Parting Leaves]] did leave for a bit and come back with a small Bag of Holding for me, which I greatly appreciated. It takes quite the load off both of us, perhaps I will use the space to fit some higher quality camping equipment. Once everyone had returned, [[Parting Leaves]] gathered everyone around to distribute a few more things. I quickly understood why he seemed a little annoyed with [[Aian Nuh Monahbi|Aian]], who was still asking people for a loan. It turns out he had gotten a couple Striking runes for us, one of which went to [[Crescent]], the other of which went to [[Aian Nuh Monahbi|Aian]]. We still need to get one for [[Zoey]], and I should start looking into how to construct Armour Potency runes as I should be able to make them soon. Amidst all the chaos of the day, my umbrella was also behaving oddly. A couple times over the course of the day it opened on its own, somehow undoing my seal. After the third time I decided to give it a bit more of an inspection, as while it should have just been a normal umbrella it was fairly old heirloom, so I thought some magic could have possibly awoken. This turned out to be correct, as when I opened my umbrella it began to pour water out of the underside. This was frustrating, as I was suddenly soaked and needed to very quickly begin working to fix whatever magic had stuck itself onto my umbrella. With some investigation I was able to determine that the magic was extremely unstable, and as such I could use it as the base for applying a normally complex magical effect to the umbrella. It took roughly an hour to completely stabilize, but in the end the magical energy was now funneling itself into some runes I had applied to the shaft. With an brief incantation all of the water aligned magical energy will fire out of the tip, blasting a target with significant force. Unfortunately the magic gathers slow enough that it is only usable once per day, but it is a good trick to have in my arsenal given my penchant for freezing things. --- ## Desnus 11th, 1124 AR Last night was quite the event, though nowhere near as bad as the night before. Late into the evening I ventured to the bar to get [[Kiara Ironfang|Kiara]] and [[Xander Ironfang|I]] some water as we had finished up for the night. On the main floor I found [[Gobby]] unconscious on the floor, something which was not out of the ordinary. What was, however, was the stream of water pouring out of their mouth and onto the floor. I grabbed their convulsing little body and dragged them outside while shouting for help from [[Aian Nuh Monahbi|Aian]] as I worried they might drown. Both he and [[Crescent]] came running down the stairs, helping by both cleaning up the water in the [[Nine Lives Tavern|tavern]] and getting [[Gobby]] into a safe position for someone who is vomiting while unconscious. During this process [[Aian Nuh Monahbi|Aian]] determined that [[Gobby]] was vomiting seawater, quickly drawing a connection to the water they drank at the chapel. I should also note that [[Gobby]] expelled at least 10 times their body weight in water, so this was absolutely some sort of magical effect. After about 15 minutes [[Gobby]] began to sputter and cough, shooting awake from the trance they were seemingly in. Once we had cleared their throat and made sure they were safe, I asked some questions about what they experienced. They spoke about standing on a calm ocean, rain falling upwards into the clouds. They could see a person in robes out in the distance, but could not reach them as running seemed to do nothing. The dream ended when [[Gobby]] shouted to try and get the person's attention. This quickly reminded me of the dream sections of [[The Tales of The Bastion]], however those portions of the story are written in convoluted and confusing tongues which leave much up to the reader's perspective. One item of significant consistency in the dreams was a [[Lighthouse]], however [[Gobby]] claims there was not one present. Perhaps it is a similar phenomenon, but the source of the effect is different from the one that [[The Bastion]] experienced. Once everything was said and done I returned up to [[Kiara Ironfang|Kiara]] with the water I was supposed to be getting. I quickly fell asleep out of exhaustion, and when I awoke I remembered having dreams of seagulls. [[Aian Nuh Monahbi|Aian]], [[Zoey]], and [[Crescent]] also had such dreams, and I believe it is tied to interacting with the saltwater present in the area. [[Zoey]] had swam in a small pool of it back at the chapel, and the other three of us had just interacted with it as it came out of [[Gobby]]'s mouth. It seems that [[Gobby]] had the strongest reaction to the water likely because they drank it, although they were the first to douse themselves in it when it was found in the caves below the baker's house. > [!Session Note] > The title of this session is a reference to the events of [[Gobby]]'s dream, which likely occurred at a very different point in time if [[Solas Deireanach]] is any indication. "[[Tym Tailor|Tym]]" was used instead of "Time" to tie the name to the previous one, and as a joke.