When we last ventured to the Great Basin…
The race was on to find Oisin after he took the news that Daalvis Zidba was the thief of the Sword of Divinity that you were chasing. After Gwen’s familiar spotted Oisin entering the Trobreryn Arcane Academy, she switched places with it in order to catch up to Oisin. When she went to talk to him in the entrance, he wasn’t interested in hearing what she had to say and cast Icy Prison on her. Soon the rest of the Task Force with flight abilities, Meru and Zorro, arrived. After each unsuccessfully attempted to dispel the block of ice, Meru pressed forward to find Oisin while Zorro freed Gwen from the ice with a few well-placed sword strikes.
Soon you had all gathered outside the large lecture hall were the Mages’ Guild Summit was taking place. The hallway was empty, so while Gwen attempted to track Oisin (no small feat given the hard stone floor), Meru opened the door and interrupted the proceedings taking place inside. This certainly garnered some amount of ill-will from the mages, but quickly revealed that Daalvis and Oisin where not in the lecture hall. Meanwhile, with the aid of a Tracking Mark Gwen was able to pick out Oisin’s tracks. They lead up another flight of stairs and to a nearby classroom. As you gathered outside the room, presumably ready to burst in, Oisin opened the door.
Faced with a clearly angry group, Oisin raised his hands in an attempt to talk everybody down. He said that Daalvis had admitted to being involved with the thief of the sword, but also feared for his life as a member of an organization which had been twisted by new leadership. Eventually you moved into an adjacent classroom and discussed what could be done with this new information. Purposed plans included:
- Luring Daalvis Zidba, his aid (whom Oisin stated was a true believer of the current LAKE leadership) and the sword to some remote location where they could be kill the aid and seize the sword.
- Storming the Isle of Ruin, where the sword is being kept, and having Daalvis help them gain access and betray the rest of LAKE once they arrived.
- Having Oisin attempt to infiltrate the Tower of Torrents solo. This one was not overly popular with the rest of the group.
Ultimately, no concrete decision was made, although plan 2 was the leading contender. Either way, it became clear that you would need a way to safely get to and from the Isle of Ruin. Oisin decided to solve this one by Scrying on Headmaster Altair Aquila and then Teleport to the small village on the Isle of Ruin which exists to support the Mage School. He was successful, earning you and way on and off the island. Meanwhile, Gwen returned to Kerkrad via wild shape and learned that Vessimur Yutros had won the Herske Election. The other important news topic from the person that she talked too was something about the destruction of the largest grain warehouse in Arendelle, which has the potential to exacerbate a nascent food shortage. Oisin also glimpsed Daalvis' aid, an extremely young boy dressed in blue.
We now resume early on Shimmerfall 12th as you awake in your rooms in the Grey Owlbear.