The Crystal Voice 05-02-2024 [[Goryn Alone (I)|<- Previous Session]] ### Recap ### Summary * We follow Thorfinnur, a druid of Doberwood that wanted to drive away the pillagers but finds the destruction left behind by Goryn, Tonk, and Baba. * Wildshaped as a spider, Thorfinnur trails behind Goryn to catch up and thank him * Unbeknownst to him, Thorfinnur accidentaly gets pulled along into the elemental plane * Goryn, Baba, and Thorfinnur find themselves in a stone wasteland. Surrounded by gravel fields, mountains, craiglands, and badlands. * In the distance a huge mountain on which a whole city is carved looms * The party starts walking towards the mountains but get stopped by a patrol of Xorn. * The party learns that minerals and crystals have special powers in the earth plane. * Being offered a certain mineral to understand their language, the Xorn say that the party must enter their mouths. * Jumping in the creatures mouths, the Xorn bring the party to the mountain. * At the Granite Gates of Torkuns Citadel, the party must talk to the door and ask for entry. * Once inside the party is put on a trial to prove their worth and faith. * In the first trial the party must survive walking a large stretch of quicksand. * The second trial the party must escape a corridor with crushing walls. * In the final part of the trial the party must defend children from a beast. * Having proven themselves the party gets transported to the Crystal Dunes in the mineral plane. * Among the sands of the Crystal Dunes the party meets with Mork. * Mork helps Thorfinnur home, applauding his dumb bravery. * Mork confronts Baba on his past and helps him find his path to redemption and sends him back. * Mork talks with Goryn and explains how he has been trapped within the bindings of Alher. * Trying to help and guide Goryn, he beseeches him to head to the south where a large confrontation is due. ### NPCs * **Mork.** One of the lords of the Mineral Plane. Together with his brother Gork, they are the protectors of the pale skins and revered by them. * **Torkun.** The Earthshaker, High Primordial of Earth, ruler of the Elemental Plane of Earth. ### Loot