Game Log 26

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-From observation post, Astra says this place is called Beast Valley and all human life will be exterminated when the dragons get annoyed -Find a mechanical elevator -Find 2 tribesmen of a small (300ish) stead -Origard seventh-son (leader), Vinia 4th daughter (wife), Theorl (chief heir) -Option to enter as guests, friends or family. We enter as friends. -the cold in the air is caused by the dragon friends absorbing all the heat and the stead is worried about survival -Party gifts stead with much food (as the friend feast is rather pathetic) -Origard follows Orlanth the Martyr but is thinking about switching to Dragonfriend -Theorl favors Orlanth Rex and is an asshole -Vinia favors staying as martyr as it has served the tribe well -Origard has no one to teach about the ways of the Martyr-agrees to adopt Mankar so that he will have an heir. Theorl is quite unhappy. -Theorl gets annoying and Mantis likens him to the spawn of a broo. This makes Vinia VERY unhappy! -Mankar/Origard go down to perform Martyr rituals before dawn but the bowl is missing! Plus a nasty letter/explosive rune is left behind by Henrick (which explodes on Astra's face as she is the only one who can read it) -Theorl decides to kill Origard but is stopped by Mankar -Origard sacrifices himself as a last gift to the party and releases Mankar -Theorl banishes the party -Party goes south on a boat, see lots of abandoned steads -Mantis goes down and has sex with NIMEA -Party gives gifts to Nimea (some fashioned by Mankar) -Nimea lends us water horses to speed the boats -Arrive at Earlingsford (800-900ish) -Snow has melted just in the area. Jagbash of the Burning Eyes Wyrmfriend has brought warmth and is challenging the Bantar priest (Hralf) for the right to rule the village. Loser dies. The current chief is his brother (Orlanth follower Hrulf) -Dragonewt from quest is found! He think papaya name is nice and decides to change his name -Jagbash gets dragonish. With the help of the party, Hralf succeeds and the Wyrmfriends are killed -Party extorts money and magic from merchants who were supporting the Dragon Priest -Fly with Hrulf to echo caves