We resume following a brief exchange with the bounty hunters who are chasing Sp’op
The party fights the bounty hunters, downing Zal’gor and Kraxus
Crank managed to escape, narrowly dodging getting charmed by Abarrane
During the fight, Arcturus manages to catch back up with the party
Upon seeing the bounty hunter threat taken care of, Sp’op emerges from his cave he was taking cover in, and thanks the party for their help
He offers a personal shield, which was left behind in his ship, as payment
Before leaving the area, Sp’op finishes Zal’gor and Kraxus, whom the party had stabilized and bound, by slicing their throats
After continuing back down to Pinecrest Farms, the party camps out under the big oak tree
While setting up camp, Geir inquires about the origin of Abarrane’s powers, to which she seems confused by his accusations of deals with devils, wizardly training, etc
During the night, Abarrane feels a presence watching her, but is unable to figure out why, or see anything nearby
The next morning, the party takes their boat back to Waverly
Abarrane has a new dress on made from a very high quality material
They checked in with Duke Geren Masto, and also dropped Sp’op off, so he can lay low in town, away from his crashed ship, which may draw unwanted attention to the area
They inform Masto that the light in the sky was a red herring. He suggests checking the library in Fairhaven for new potential leads
The party then departs from Waverly, traveling at a brisk pace through Oakrest and on to Fairhaven
Along the way, traffic is light and they make good time
The party seeks out the Fairhaven inn, and purchases good food and rooms
While eating, Arcteurus asks about his fellow traveling companion’s stories
Abarrane offers that she studies calligraphy, but took up a job record keeping/accounting for the Steed and Scroll since calligraphy alone does not pay too well
Auro mentions he handles deliveries for the Steed & Scroll, both on land and sea
Arcteurus states that he’s out looking for supplies for his crew, but also enjoying a little leisure time
Geir says he sells ice during the summer, and helps citizens of Oakrest file their taxes during the winter. They have paid 30% less in taxes for the past 6 years
Geir then asks Abarrane how she likes the Celestara Grove, to which she replies it is very beautiful, but also seems to imply it isn’t too exciting
Abarrane then changes the subject to ask about people’s families
Everyone else decides they would rather go to bed than talk about their families
The next morning Abarrane has on another fancy new dress
Geir finds an owl familiar named Altair
The party goes to check out the library
Geir finds and copies a shatter scroll
The rest of the party tries to find information about magical crystals
They learn that magical crystals can serve many different purposes
Even the hardest known crystal can be scratched by Adamantium without damaging the Adamantium
The crystal under Waverly definitely did more damage to the Adamantium wedge than it did to the crystal, so it is significantly stronger than any known crystal
They then direct their search to celestial matters
They learn that Coatles were created long ago by an unknown god, and are typically found protecting something, and are capable of speaking
They also learned that everything was created by primordial energy, including the gods and mortal souls
Some motes of rogue energy also shot off forming powerful unpredictable beings
Not much is known about these beings, because none have been encountered in millennia
It is known that some of them were benevolent and some were evil
