Id: 54ad66fb-0253-4713-8172-cb25b20e8745 SessionDate: 2025-02-23 GameDate: { Day: 17 Month: Istenarum Year: 3322 } Author: Logan Title: Prelude to Rhubarb Text: "As the party saw the mesa that Darseem rests on, they quickly discussed what the code word for the coming revolution should be if they are in public, settling on rhubarb, they made their way to the city gates. They gave up their weapons again as usual, taking the numbers for them in the hope of seeing them on the way out. Proceeding as normal through the town to find Bo'Krylla, someone they can only assume is high up in the rhubarb planning, hopefully not just some random person that invented this idea and is completely on her own. But no sooner had they entered town and started off towards the colosseum they met her in, did they notice the people beginning to make their way quickly into buildings. The sands beneath their feet began to move and shift, pulsing from some unknown source the party began to quicken their step. Traversing the streets became difficult with sands moving around them, Cassian slipped and fell a few times as Dheir tried to get into one of the buildings on the street but was having no luck. They pressed forward, trudging through the sand as if they were knee deep in water before a voice called out, \"Get in here you fools!\" They followed the voice into a home off the street without hesitation, luckily they weren't stumbling into a trap as before them was none other than Bo'Krylla! She offered them rest and explained a giant creature of some sort named V'rack wanders the desert with the Lizardfolk city on its back. As it wanders, it sucks in a large amount of the sands beneath it, this suction causes the wave effect and is considered a strong reason for why the Ember Sands shifts so often. After she finished her explanation, she let the party tell the story of their trip to the Tomb. They explained the various encounters with undead, the murals, the statue, and the spirit over the founder's sarcophagus, then they gave her the artifact piece she requested. She took it, explained that she would be enacting her plan in the morning. The party asked her if there was anything they could or should do when it all goes down. She gave them a fan and some stones, explained they were magical but should work when she disrupts things. She then informed them the rhubarb would start in the morning, and with no one having much of an idea of what will occur when she does this, that we should do what we can to aid the helpless if things start getting violent. They agreed and as the sands began to settle outside, Bo told them to stay in the house that night to rest and be prepared for whatever may happen in the morning..."