Players Present: Seraphina, Nor, Kanye, Eridor, Galliard, Rahn, Elgard

Players Present by Proxy: Zyldi

Players Missing: Kulu

10 gargoyles fly around Kir Sabal. [title redacted] readies themselves for battle along with the Aarakocra warriors. The warriors prove extremely ineffective. They aren’t helpful at all. However, from the temple, Ashara comes and begins to ready a spell. Inside the temple, the other Aarakocra monks start to dance and chant. It’s clearly the perfect time for a party.

The battle against the gargoyles is slow going. Pretty much every one in the party uses nonmagical physical damage, and the gargoyles are particularly resistance to this. Elgard uses his magic wisely and casts Shatter multiple times to greatly injure them – he is the definite MVP of the battle.

Second MVP is Seraphina. The party hasn’t had the chance to rest since their ascent into Kir Sabal, and most are damaged fairly extensively. However, Seraphina keeps a watchful eye on the party and ensures everyone stays in fighting shape. Additionally, she sees this as the perfect opportunity to use her celestial powers. She summons forth her wings and flies to meet the gargoyles for battle in the air. She kills many gargoyles (at least 3).

Kanye gets the award for zeal. He jumps onto one of the gargoyles and ends up surfing on it down to the lowest walkway. He is eventually knocked off the edge, but is saved by an Aarakocra. (He is almost saved by a charmed gargoyle, compliments of Galliard, who believes that Kanye is his most prized possession of the Gargoyle series.)

Nor spends his time trying to protect Ashara as she brings down a storm to try and distract the gargoyles. His efforts are valiant, but the flying power of the gargoyles prevents him from achieving his goal as he would prefer. Ashara is greatly damaged and is unable to maintain her storm.

However, Ashara’s efforts to distract the gargoyles proves fruitful. As it turns out, the dancing monks are not having a party but summoning an air elemental to fight off the gargoyles. The elemental proves to be an extremely helpful ally.

Rahn, Galliard, and Dragle are just arriving to Kir Sabal when the battle begins. They are separated from the rest of the party, but jump into battle without question. Zyldi also fights hard in her bear form. Together, they continue to make (literal) dents in the gargoyles constitution.

After 7 gargoyles are defeated, the final 3 retreat like pansies. The party has saved Kir Sabal, but they are concerned that it is their presence that has brought forth this particularly vicious attack upon the city.

Everyone returns to the monastery to have a celebratory dinner. Everyone, that is, except Kanye, who retreats into the first house he sees and lies down for a long rest.

Waxanara joins us for dinner, and we learn that she is trying to use her magic to learn how to fly. Ashara does not look pleased at this. Conversation is tense, but civil. Nara is still a little diva jerk face.

Afterwards, most go to the library to see the books. Along the way, Galliard buys a pearl and gives it to Elgard. He uses it to identify the wand they found at the dragon lair (it is a wand of fear).

At the library, they finally meet the young prince, Na. He is reading and is eager to share his knowledge. The small boy is absolutely precious, and the glances between the party indicate that they think maybe Na needs to be the next ruler. Galliard offers to raise his parents from the dead, but Elgard and Seraphina deflect the offer so as to not give the boy false hope.

Na is learning how to grow Avocados (from a book ‘It’s The Pits’). Rahn suggest that he grow cows and offers him some jerky.

Before they say their farewells, Elgard creates a James the Giant Peach book for the boy.

Later that evening, Nor and Seraphina meet up to try and determine the purpose of the cloak that Nor looted from the dragon’s lair. They try multiple physical feats and different fighting techniques, but nothing seems any different. They give up for the evening thinking they’ll need magical assistance the next day.

The party leaves Kir Sabal the next day and begins their journey to the Lost Dreams garden of Mangalor for the flower that will allow them to fly. Along the way, they continue to try and determine the use of the cloak. Nor asks Elgard to hit him with a fireball (he happily obliges). No difference in effect. Finally, Kanye suggests it will allow you to breath underwater. Not wanting to get throat leeches in case it doesn’t work, Nor dips his head in one of the barrels of drinking water. Success! The cloak (with hood raised) allows the wearer to breath and see underwater. Who knows how this may prove useful in the future?