The party left Lord Ingerson's Castle and went back in time to the doomed city of Istar to insure that two members of their group did not alter the course of future history.  After much work and adventure they finally began the task which they had to do, and the vampiric member of the party went to the Kingpriest to request the removal of her curse of vampirism.  After explaining her predicament to him and finding no solution that she would agree with, Shanna left and used magic to meet up with some other members of the party.  Meanwhile, the rest of the group planned the rescue of their imprisoned friends.  Shanna managed to escape the Temple along with Questor Blacksteel and they traveled to an alleyway near the docks.  At this point Shanna was ambushed by living shadows but between herself and Questor they were able to defeat them.
    During this, Vale and Raiken had gone to get Stormcrowe after the mage of the Starchaser fell unconscious.  They were ambushed in a dark alley while trying to reach their friends but luckily Stormcrowe heard the fighting and was able to come and help, along with Ajax and Onyx. Arkus, who had escaped Questor at the Temple of the Kingpriest, also appeared in the alley.
    Meanwhile, the barbarian warrior Haans Gueten had awakened in the Flying Pig Inn and escaped through a window.  He was greeted by a shady figure named Galen Bayle, who told Haans he would take him to his companions.  They traveled through the sewers and reached the site of the ambush.  Galen was reluctant to help, but Haans did not hesitate and charged into the fray.  The attempted thievery was quickly thwarted and the party made its way back to the ship, save for Stormcrowe, who returned to the inn so that he could spend the night in the company of a particular bar maid.
    Meanwhile, a newcomer named Damon had managed to bring Palamar out of his odd sleep and discovered that the mage had been traveling upon the Astral Plane of Existence.  The mage went up onto the deck and kept to himself for the rest of the day.  Vale took Onyx back to the Starchaser and let her dive back into the water where she returned to her black dragon form and spent the night.
     The party slept well throughout the night and someone was sent to fetch Stormcrowe that morning.  He returned to the ship with Vale and Raiken after purchasing some new clothing for them at a local tailor's shop.  When they got back, they were shocked to see that during the night a party of thieves had infiltrated the Temple of the Kingpriest and rescued Sasha Swiftblade.  Meanwhile, the crew prepared the ship for launch and soon after it had sailed out of Istar and begun on its way to Palanthas.
     However, the voyage unfortunately did not pass uneventfully.  After about one week of sailing, a vicious attack was launched upon the Starchaser by the terrible serpent Astautha.  The battle was of epic proportions, concluding with a powerful spell cast by Questor Blacksteel which hurled both him and the sea monster off of the prime material plane to another place.  During the course of the combat, Shanna was eaten by Astautha, and was forced to try and survive in the stomach of the beast for awhile, where she met an odd dwarf named Toric Ironbender.  He was released back onto the sea when the serpent was defeated, but Shanna was not to be found.  The planeswalker Zanthus also returned to the group as well and aided the ship in its defense.
     Meanwhile, Shanna had been rescued by two Solamnic knights on a patrol in the area, but she had developed a raging fever and they were skeptical of her chances.  However, they decided to bring her with them, hoping that she would be able to hang on to life.  Back on the Starchaser, a darker side of Onyx was revealed a few hours after the serpent attack, in the form of a vicious temper tantrum. Maeve somehow managed to calm the young dragon, but it has put a bit of a shroud on her innocence.  Toric has also been brought aboard the Starchaser, but he was very suspicious and stole Vale's sword, threatening to use it if anyone attempts to attack him.  Unfortunately, the frostbrand adhered to his tongue and he had quite a bit of difficulty separating the two.
    Back with the others, Stormcrowe and Maeve departed to fetch Onyx something to eat, leaving her in Stormcrowe's quarters with the locked chest containing Broomhilda.  While they were gone, she decided to get rid of the broom once and for all.  As she picked up the chest to throw it over the balcony into the sea though, it fell open and the broom was let loose.  It immediately attacked Onyx and in a wild fight they nearly ended up trashing the entire cabin.  The rest of the party came to her assistance though, and when Stormcrowe finally arrived he disabled it with a command word and it was put away once more.
    Vale and the red robed mage then headed across the deck to retrieve his sword.  After they managed to calm Toric down and retrieve the weapon, then they sent him below decks to get a bath before heading to Onyx's quarters.
    Quite a few of the group members had gathered within the cramped cabin, so Maeve shooed them out and sent them to the mess hall.  Vale remained with Onyx and they spoke of their past, until the young dragon drifted off to sleep and the ranger followed the others to the mess hall.  Within he met with Ajax and they spoke outside about possibly ways to retrieve the crystal.  Unbeknownst to them, Damon observed the conversation from the shadows.
    Meanwhile, Shanna and her companions had encountered a young woman by the name of Rachel Lintolip.  She was a friend of Sir Aden and entered their camp soon after night had fallen.  Shortly after she arrived, Shanna revealed her true nature to the knights and to Rachel.  Each one had different reactions, but they accepted her and agreed that she would travel with them to Palanthas.  The next day when they set out the sounds of a battle reached their ears and they went to investigate.  In a small forest clearing, an elf was battling a female warrior known as Tempest.  After a heated exchange of words, Shanna recognized the elf to be Questor Blacksteel, and she then learned that her group had been launched into the future.   More

(OOC Note:  Due to the varying time periods that the party is operating in, another page has been developed to cover the progress of Questor, Rachel, and Shanna in the future.  To view it, click the link above.  -- Raist)

    Back aboard the Starchaser, the night passed and gave way to a gloomy morning.  The passengers and crew of the ship awoke to see that unnaturally large birds were circling above the ship.  The birds were composed of crows, ravens, and vultures.  Above the sky was grey and overcast.  Onyx was the first to awaken, and she immediately headed to Stormcrowe's quarters and informed the red robed wizard that she needed to change her form.  He allowed her use of his balcony while he went on to the mess hall to speak with Maeve.  Vale joined them at the table some time later and they began to discuss the island of Mai-Tat.  Outside the vessel, Onyx and Ajax teased each other, and it began to seem as if the half-elf may have feelings for her.  As breakfast comes to an end, Damon suddenly jumps up from his seat and shouts for them to get the black dragon out.  Onyx rushes down to Vale's quarters, and after several more moments of this the strange Damon comes to his senses.
    After a discussion with Damon, Vale assured Onyx that everything was fine.  Soon after the party arrived at the island of Mai-tat.  Onyx and Vale traveled into the jungle on an exploration trip, but were overtaken by a strange magical mist that put them into a deep sleep for several hours.  When they awoke, they found that the sun was setting and that Tyr was gone.  Onyx deceived Vale by telling him she scented Tyr heading inland, and so the two of them set off to find the ferret.
    After darkness fell, Vale climbed onto Onyx's back so that he would be able to travel without hurting himself.  However, Onyx soon sighted a deer and took off after it at a mad pace.  During the rush, Vale was knocked off and he tumbled into a ravine, bouncing off the shell of a huge rhinoceros beetle and then landing unconscious in the mud.  After the baby black dragon finished her meal, she turned back to search for Vale.  Eventually she found the ravine, as well as the huge beetle and a newcomer named Quickblade.  It attacked her, and a fight ensued between the monster and the three adventurers.
    Once the battle was over, Vale recovered the shell of the insect, while Onyx and Quickblade tended to their wounds. Back at the camp, Ajax awakened from a nightmare and embarked on an expedition to reach Onyx. Along the way he encountered a strange traveler in the jungle, and directed him to return to the camp where he would receive aid. Ajax then traversed the jungle and arrived at the jungle ravine shortly after the fight there was complete. Onyx and Quickblade entered into an argument and the dragon left, skulking off into the woods. She disappeared into a strange mist and there she met a strange woman wearing black robes. Onyx was taken to another area where she was able to rest.  Meanwhile, the same mist swallowed up Ajax, Quickblade, and Vale. They dreamt that they had become dragons, though for each of them the dream was quite different. They awakened near the beach, far from where they were before.
    Back on the beach, the strange traveler had entered the camp and convinced the party that he was in need.  Meanwhile, Palamar returned from a horrific trip through the jungle with a broken ankle and several other injuries.  He also told the others of something he had seen. Stormcrowe and
   Damon departed to investigate Palamar's claim that the massive bones that once occupied a large part of the beach had animated themselves and slithered down into the ocean (before leaving, Stormcrowe left his pack of potions near the fire and had also conjured up a magical hut on the island).  While they were gone, the stranger revealed itself to be a monstrous humanoid creature, a foul form of man-snake hybrid. A terrible battle ensued.
    But as the others fought for their very lives on the beach, Onyx had been taken to see a strange old woman, who spoke cryptically and with an odd phrasing.  She spoke of a way for Onyx to be with her family and possibly save them when they were slain...but Onyx was skeptical.
    As their discussion continued, the old woman bade her to drink of a potion she had concocted.  As she did so, she was plunged into a deep slumber...and found herself in a strange environment.  The landscape around her was once fertile, but it had been destroyed.  The blasted husks of farms were all that remained.
    As she progressed further into the dreamscape, she met with a filthy young boy named Eric.  He spoke of "death on black wings" and told of how his village had been destroyed.  Onyx continued onwards, and found her father and half of her siblings slain in the road...apparently by dragonhunters.  She traveled north and came across her mother and a young hatchling named Onyx.
    Meanwhile, the party on the beach and in the forest (the future group) fell into a deep slumber as well, when a mysterious mist overtook them.  They found themselves as dragonhunters, preparing an ambush for a family of black dragons.  They had slain the father and many of the wyrmlings...all that remained was the mother.  They were not aware that they were dreaming, even though complete strangers walked alongside each other as friends.
    Suddenly, the mother dragon swept down from above and caught Palamar and Stormcrowe in its talons.  She flew off and dropped them above Onyx, leaving her offspring to slay it.  Onyx was not aware it was her companions, but she did bring them to the ground.  The others arrived on the scene and a huge battle ensued.  As Onyx finally slew Vale, the dream came to a conclusion...but only after many of the party had been slain or badly wounded.
    The party awoke back in their separate times...and realized that the dream had been shared by all of them.

Next Era

Last Recorded RPG Time
Current Year:  2 PC
Current Month:  December, Phoenix (Ergoth), Frost Eve (Plainsman), Frostkolt (Solamnic), Cold-Lode (Dwarven), Winter Come (Elven), Blessings (Kender), Reward (Goblin), Habbakuk (Godtime)
Current Day:  Monday
Current Time:  Late Morning
Current Moon Phase:
Solinari:  Waxing
Lunitari:  Waxing
Nuitari:  High Sanction
During this time period, all wizards receive two additional spell slots, +1 to all saving throws, and one additional effective level, due to the fact that Solinari and Lunitari are aligned and Nuitari is in high sanction.