Malkaria Session 87.5 - The Emerald Eyes Within the Grotto

<p>SESSION EIGHTY SEVEN - THE EMERALD EYES WITHIN THE GROTTO - Having been successfully lured away from the battle, The Strange Ones now follow Xul “The Drowned Blade” through the cursed forest. The unnatural oppressive darkness that presided over the forest, held at bay only by Alistars starlight, now seems to wane as they walk further away from the fighting. After only a few moments the pitch seems to slacken and the shapes of the forest around them take form. Ahead, Xul strides confidently towards the center of the forest, his sickly green hood covering his masked face and his sinister longsword illumination the path before him. The sounds of battle rapidly grow less and less profound…although, The Strange Ones are not certain if that is because they are walking away…or because the battle is drawing to a tragic end. The flora of the forest seems to quiver and retreat at Xul’s approach and before long you are standing on the slime covered beach of lake of laments. Xul slowly turns, his mask writhing with ethereal tendrils and his jade eyes piercing the veil of flesh and charisma. His arm stretches out over the murky water which flees at his command. The poisonous fumes that fill the air are dissipated at the churning of the water. As the congealed water parts a path of ancient stepping stones is revealed. Xul silently stands, his eyes beckoning you forward…into the lair of the Darthmore Galgaroth…</p><p></p><p>Hello and welcome to our Dungeons and Dragons Homebrew campaign. We are a close group of friends who have been playing Dungeons and Dragons together for over two years. We just started our second homebrew campaign “The War for Malkaria,” which takes place in the material world of Masathea roughly one hundred years after the events of our first homebrew campaign. Our cast currently consists of seven players:</p><p>Zack - The Dungeon Master</p><p>Kyle - Rathanax the Orc Oath of Vengeance Paladin of Orthax.</p><p>Robbie - Allistaire Thanason, the Tiefling Celestial Warlock of Morgat.</p><p>Madison - Linvala Abernathy, the Human Oath of Redemption Paladin of Arathus.</p><p>Jeff - Valanor Quintelanar, the Elf Assassin Rogue.</p><p>Thaxton - Nicholas D. Altemor, the Half-Elf College of Lore Bard.</p><p>Jake - Merrel Ferrossa, the Human Artificer Armorer.</p><p>Alyson - Renalia Valreign, the Dragonborn Arcane Trickster Rogue.</p><p>We thank you for checking out our content and hope you enjoy it as much as we do!</p><p>Disclaimers - We didn't create the music used in our sessions (excluding Nicholas's song), nor do we own the rights to it. We highly recommend you visit Spotify and search “Through the Portal...” which is the playlist we use to listen to a variety of excellent music created by truly talented artists (Link provided below). We didn't create Dungeons and Dragons or any of its affiliated content (Link provided below). We simply play a homebrew version of the game and post the recordings in hopes that others might enjoy the content. This content is a homebrew version of Dungeons and Dragon 5th edition so some of the rules might be slightly different from traditional games. All HOMEBREW content within this recording is the intellectual property of the Dungeon Master and Players. Please enjoy listening to our HOMEBREW content but refrain from using our content without crediting its source.</p><p>Through the Portal / Credit</p><p>https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DsKRov1ivEmnbS8eQyM8f?si=186a71de6f7a475b</p><p>Dungeons and Dragons Official Homepage / Credit</p><p>https://dnd.wizards.com</p><p>Wizards of the Coast / Credit</p><p>https://company.wizards.com/en</p>