<strong>Notable NPCs</strong><br/><span class="bbc_u">Captain Welterforge</span>: an irrepressibly cheerful, one-eyed dwarf, Captain of<em>The Narrow Escape</em>. Noted for his sailing expertise and one of the few able to navigate the journey in relative safety having done so four times.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Commandant Lessa Vin</span>: Military commander and leader of the forces in Point Respite for the Dominion.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Quartermaster Nils</span>: The quartermaster of course, accomplished blacksmith and has a yet to be defined relation to the Commandant.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Tirig Graft</span>:  “but you will refer to me as Lieutenant Graft if you want to keep your teeth.” A nasty man and overseer of the newcomers to Point Respite.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Jacob</span>: A mysterious gaunt, spidery man with a staff and two dwarf women companions he seemed to work (and lust) for. Passing money to Vin. – note only Lazerette knows this<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Queen Enra</span>: Wearer of the Giris crown, rumored to be personally funding the Second Expansion Fleet.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Tabetha</span>: Gopher for Lessa Vin.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Doctor Catherine Seabreeze</span>: A member of the Magna Sophia and administer of the Point Respite Chapterhouse, although not entirely by choice. She stated her archaeological expertise is primarily dwarven and early Girissi.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Kelcis</span>: Alpha male of the Saurian village and deflowerer of virgins.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">Rhiss</span>: Matriarch of the Saurians.<br/><br/><strong>Game Mechanic Notes</strong><br/>A safe journey from Nuln to Dra Sirdu Superb (+5), while a return trip would be Epic (+7), if the weather was favorable.<br/><br/><strong>Our Journey</strong><br/><span class="bbc_u">Orders from the Commandant</span><br/>Go and seek a cave, a day and a half northeast from Point Respite by food, that is not natural and guarded by a giant (building sized) spider. We are not to kill it, instead we are to collect information about it and as much spider silk as we can carry. Eight others were sent on a similar mission and have not returned. We are to be paid thirty crowns for scouting, half-crown per pound of silk and fifty crowns for recovering any of the previous scouts (presumably their bodies).<br/><br/><strong>Party Observations</strong><br/>The island appears to be altering the natural traits of anything brought over and the more into the wild one travels the more the traits are similar to the oddities in the native species. It appears to be actively assimilating everything on it, although at a slow pace. For instance the plants brought over for agriculture may take 10 to 20 years before they are completely altered.<br/><br/>The ape-creature’s blood had a viscosity was far from natural. Their wounds did not bleed or leak so much they oozed. Perhaps like a demon or a creature of elemental nature.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u">The works of Yemilio</span><br/>Yemilio, in addition to his many contributions to the great libraries of his time, was a rather notorious racist when it came to what he saw as "low elves." Ironically, his most famous work is a collection of long, detailed interviews with literally thousands of non-elves. This list includes, most notably, seven dragons (only three of which are still alive), three heads of a particularly lucid hydra, dozens of treants, dryads, and other nature spirits, many hundreds of humanoids, and an entity which called itself "Ngesh." The entry devoted to the last interview disappeared from every existing copy of the book a year and a day after Yemilio semi-publicly issued copies. The name only remains in incomplete copies or vague references. In an event unlikely to be a coincidence, Yemilio vanished on that same date.<br/><br/>The Saurians appear to have had more extensive contact with the Dominion or other places of Nuln for some time. Kelcis having quite a collection of items. Some dating back several decades. Whether these were scavenged from wrecks or actively acquired is still a mystery. The village itself seems to be protected or at least affected by some kind of magic that seems to be emanating from their violent actions. Their Matriarch is of an advanced age and is far larger and looks more dinosaur-y than her offspring.