Field Reports 16: Return On Investment

The fall of the web was not as easy as it seemed. Even the planning stages were tense and filled with doubt. Frustration was in the eyes of some members as they had truly had their fill of this god-forsaken city. Things went according to plan as they could until they didn't. Bringing back Duo and the stone was not the hard part. It was having him hand over the stone that seemed the most troublesome. He even threatened to leave the group if they planned on taking it away from him. Thankfully with the combined efforts of the team, they successfully killed the Web, retrieved the stone, and freed the city of Invenas. All in a days work for our heroes, right? Enter a man lost out of time. Once a statue, a man by the name of Hoshino, a victim of the Web, has now joined the group. We find ourselves saying goodbye to Voyas and meet a distant cousin of Rig. Eventually, they made it back to The Heartwood and Amina. They give her the stone and she assures the group that Nymora is indeed safe. They return back to Nymora and it is as if the siege of Nymora had never taken place.

We return to Bosco, Thai, and Morz in the midst of their gem heist. There the three of them encounter a gem dragon who does a significant amount of damage to the group. There's a plead for their lives and a fragile truce is forged. Morz will stay behind and the two rogues will travel with the dragon that they name Sage. Together they aim to put a stop to Olmaz and his Infinity Bazaar. On their way to Mechfall Bosco and Thai exchange details of their past, and Thai tells Bosco of the party he briefly ran with which led him back to the bazaar. Eventually, they arrive at “The Twisted Antler”, a speakeasy where your coin is of no value, but the real currency is information. They meet with some old associates and allies. With their help, they set forth a plan to take down Olmaz, but first, they have to stop their pursuer. The three set a trap that is successful though things don’t always go to plan. In a fit of rage, Bosco removes his amulet, alerting The Ringleader that he is in fact alive.

There’s so much happening and we pick up with arc 16, “Return On Investment ”. How will the rest of this story unfold? Find out next time on the Medusa’s Cascade: Collateral Damage!

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