It is Thursday, June 10th, cycle 2213.
We have 787 cycles until Y3k.
We have been fed well by the hobgoblins, bug they make it clear that it is time for us to leave.
Animus is affixing runes to equipment as we prepare to set out to the East. We are going to investigate the second X on the map.
Actually, we all decide to travel to the Dwarven settlement in the South-West first. We are hoping we can get some domesticated Velociraptors to ride to the second X on the map.
Traveling starts off peaceful and uneventful.
On the second night, Samara casts Alarm.
Jerrex sees trees moving in the distance. He thinks that there is a wind storm that will hit us today. We prepared and were able to take minimal damage before resting for the night.
Eventually we come across a ton of crates laying in the dessert. There are about 30 of them. With Laramie's That's Odd ability, it appears that some of the crates are unopened and sealed. We search through them while some people keep watch. The crates mostly contained pottery. The mysterious liquid around them are oil. The wood doesn't seem to be from around here, it was likely from a trader traveling through the dessert. Quilliam takes a detailed inventory.
During that night's watch, we hear the sound of something alive to the north of us. This is likely the Dwarven settlement.
We finish our travels to the Dwarven Settlement. It is a terrace-like settlement. We can see the water source flowing into the city. The homes appear to be very well built.
The city is called New Font. It is a level 6 settlement.
Laramie and Drakthar go out to sell the items using Laramie's underworld lore. We find an inn called the Knight's Rest. Inside, there are booths. There is a man flanked on both sides by people like Drakthar. He is smoking a large cigar. People refer to him as The Comic. He wants goods, but off the books. Laramie buys him another round of drinks before heading over.
The deal goes well. We get going rate + 10%. He also learns that his real name is "Sans".
In his downtime, Sitka goes to the base of where the water is flowing down from the mountain. He finds an orchard that is being worked by the undead. Sitka finds the foreman and strikes up a conversation. He offers his services to work on the orchard. The Foreman's name is Alan Folkright.
Samara is visiting a shrine to Taran to try and find out more about the local dieties. She brings [Avel] with her.
Toshi does performances around town for 2gp/day. He finds out about Strike Belfort, who is the head of the New Font settlement.
Jerrex and Thrunk catch up while talking about their weapons.
It is now the end of the first week. We decide to stay another week. We need to find mounts and maybe more money.
We buy a total of 6 dinosaur (horse) mounts. We also buy a map of the entire dessert using our underworld connections. We now know the location of Blackstar.