The Gem of Sammaster's Eye

Silverymoon, the Gem of the North, is in danger; in danger of being left out of its great destiny. A doom that was foretold by the First Speaker, Sammaster, in centuries long past. Sammaster's will and his prophecies must come to fruition. To say that they must, however, suggests uncertainty. Sammaster's words will come to pass, with some assistance.

Main Characters
Ienagar Whitehorn aids in bringing about the mass chaos that will be wreaked once Dracoliches rule Faerun. -- Played by Ryan Neenan Teirom Prutt seeks answers about the death of his old friend, Thasidus Stoneridge. -- Played by Ignacio Jaramillo Lady Stalkwind searches for the one she loves. -- Played by Dan Rogers

Dead Players
Markus Ahenobarbus Galeo comes to Silverymoon hoping to avenge for his fallen brothers. Instead, he finds a new purpose.-- Played by David Jaramillo Odal Phasewind desperately desires to be reunited with this childhood friend, Ara Youngblood. -- Played by Keith Novack Dolbek Meyer betrayed the Silver Cell and died a traitor's death. -- Played by Ignacio Jaramillo Roon Maxist was killed in the battle between Ronaya Youngblood and Taern Hornblade, the High Lord Mage of Silverymoon. -- Played by Dan Rogers Thasidus Stoneridge defended the Silver Cell and gave his life to protect his comrades. -- Played by Keith Novack Malendore Donruite sought prestige and power and planned to use the Cult of the Dragon to do so. However, he'll never reach his goals. He is killed by the young silver dragon, Elariymmsarl. -- Played by David Jaramillo

Main Non-Player Characters
Ronaya Youngblood runs the Silver Cell after killing her husband, Eldrin. Eldrin Youngblood did not follow Sammaster's teachings. This path, lead him to death.

Supporting Non-Player Cast

 * Cult of the Dragon: Silver Cell:
 * Ara Youngblood is in Silverymoon again and is still determined to find Crest Valeur.
 * Alan Farrels is average.
 * Kentz Turlen is another business mind in the Silver Cell.
 * Prelpit Stalkwind sought out the enemies of the Silver Cell. He was recently killed in battle with a group of orcs.
 * Deifling Starmourn was brutally tortured by the Harpers and gave up information. He gave his life in hopes of some redemption.
 * Citizens of Silverymoon
 * Crim Dolthwick serves and protects Silverymoon with an inquisitive mind.
 * Dile Pan-Loon runs a small group of thugs known as the Pan-Loon.
 * Geoffry Taenas causes trouble for Malendore and the Silver Cell in both life and deah. He was killed by Malendore.
 * The Guardian Dragons of the Silverymoon Pass
 * Symarra Brightmoon takes the guise of an aged woman and offers shelter from the cold to people travelling the Silverymoon Pass. She is suspicious of the Silver Cell members.
 * Elariymmsarl, the young son of Symarra Brightmoon, takes a more active role in protecting the pass but is now held captive by the Silver Cell.
 * The New Dragons of the Silverymoon Pass
 * Sneighfanglen, with her son and servant, has made the Silverymoon pass her new home. She is enormous, powerful, and proud.
 * ????, the hot-tempered, arrogant, and cruel son, does as he wishes.
 * ????, the frost giant, serves his dragon masters without question.
 * Other Supporting Non-Player Cast
 * Maxamillion Rockefeller deals with imported good. He is a business associate of Eldrin Youngblood and may be tied to a shop on the Pan-Loon's turf.
 * Priscilla Rockefeller, the young daughter of Maxamillion, is naive and quite enamored by Roon Maxist.
 * Kamate Toshiiro has ties to the Pan-Loon as well as a shop in the area. He is a mystery to the Silver Cell.
 * Corrin Blackwing reveals secrets about Ara, the catalyst for much of the internal strife within the Silver Cell.

The Story
For the last sixteen years the Cult of the Dragon has operated unimpeded in Silverymoon. This is due to the very careful work of Eldrin Youngblood and the Silver Cell. While not overtly working towards any of the Cult's ideals, the Silver Cell is an important financial contributer to various Cult activities. However, the acts of Eldrin's son, Ara Youngblood put the Silver Cell at risk. In a move of desperation, Eldrin Youngblood calls out amongst his brothers in various cells of the Cult of the Dragon for assistance. Four Cultists, Dolbek Meyer, Malendore Donruite, Roon Maxist, and Ienagar Whitehorn answer the call. They will try to help fix the mess that Ara made.

Session 1: Help Arrives (Summertide 1 - 5)
Roon Maxist: Roon spends much of his first five days assimilating into Silverymoon. He earns a part-time job at magic shop called A Handful of Stars. He also spends time assimilating with a young woman he met on the tour, Priscilla Rockefeller. He also meets with her father, Maximillion Rockefeller, a business associate of Eldrin Youngblood. After the second meeting of the Silver Cell, Roon, with some help, infiltrate the Pan-Loon.

Ienagar Whitehorn: The gnome also spends much of his time assimilating himself into Silverymoon. He finds a job as a dealer in a small casino. Under the alias of Gandalf the Grey, Ienagar signs up for classes at Arkhen's Invocatorium in hopes of gaining more information on Ara. Sadly, Ienagar can not assist with the infiltration of the Pan-Loon because it is his first night of work. Ienagar starts work on a plan of his own, involving the murders of the homeless and blaming another criminal group.

Dolbek Meyer: Dolbek has some difficulty settling in. He spends most of the five days at the grand library in The Lady's College. He is hounded by an inquisitive student by the name of Crim Dolthwick. After meeting with Crim a second time in the library, Dolbek decides to go to Arkhen's Invocatorium's Library. He assists Roon with the infiltration of the Pan-Loon.

Malendore Donruite: Having already secured one part-time job, Maledore realizes that he is spending more money than he is making and decides to try for a second job. Without any skill, though, Malendore fails to get one. He decides to spend time at the library at The Lady's College. Crim, intrigued by new faces, also speaks with Malendore. Upon leaving the library one night, Malendore finds the Knight in Silver that he had met in his first days in Silverymoon. They exchange some words, but Malendore is uneasy. Unwilling to deal with Crim, Malendore spends the rest of his free time in the library of Arkhen's Invocatorium. Eventually, Malendore decides that paying two gold per night at the Golden Oak just won't work. He decides to move into a less expensive inn. However, on his way to the inn, he once again meets up with the Silver Knight. The Silver Knight walks Malendore across most of the city to the new inn, taunting him along the way. Malendore decides that he must be taken care of.

Thasidus Stoneridge: Thasidus spends his time largely between his daily jogs and working at a tavern. He tries to gain some information on other groups in the area. Sadly this goes very poorly. Thasidus firmly establishes himself as a narc amongst the city youth, and he mistakenly asks one of the Knights in Silver about "...cults in the area." Thasidus assists in the infiltration of the Pan-Loon.

Group Activities Silver Cell Meeting 1 (Summertide 1): The four newcomers, Dolbek Meyer, Roon Maxist, Ienagar Whitehorn, and Malendore Donruite, are introduced to the other members of the Silver Cell. All are present with the notable exception of Eldrin Youngblood's wife. They are informed of the situation: due to the actions of Ara Youngblood, the Youngblood family has garnered much unwanted attention. Allegations of criminal activity and ties to the Cult of the Dragon are being thrown at the family. This puts Eldrin and the Silver Cell, as a whole, in risk. The mission is simple. Get the heat off of the Youngblood family.

'''Welcome to the Silverymoon, the Gem of the North!! (Summertide 2)''': In order to better aquaint themselves with Silverymoon, the new members join a tour Silverymoon that is led by the Silver Cell's own Deifling Starmourn. They are shown major sites as well as some points of interest for the cult members. During the tour Roon Maxist meets Priscilla Rockefeller, the daughter of a weathy business associate of Eldrin Youngblood.

Crim Dolthwick (Summertide 2, 3): During the many visits to the Lady's College's library, Dolbek Meyer and Malendore Donruite meet a young man by the name of Crim Dolthwick. The inquisitve youth admits that new faces intrigue him. He also proudly declares to them that he is a member of the Spell Guards of Silverymoon. The two don't handle the situation very well and end up making Crim all the more curious about them. Dolbek and Malendore eventually decide to go to a different library to avoid Crim altogether.

Silver Cell Meeting 2 (Summertide 3): The second meeting is mainly used as a progress report. Everyone makes reports on their progress. However, Alan Farrels informs Eldrin that Dolbek and Malendore have been seen speaking with Crim Dothwick, a known Spell Guard of Silvermoon as well as a Harper Agent. Alan warns them to take extreme caution when dealing with Crim, he is a formidable caster. Despite this news, though, overall Eldrin is pleased. He leaves the meeting. The remaining Silver Cell members start to talk. Roon and Ienagar are taken aback by the lack of piety that Eldrin shows. Prelpit shares these sentiments. The talk soon changes to the task at hand, removing some of the heat from the Youngblood family and the Cult of the Dragon. Prelpit mentions that there is a group of thugs that operate toward the eastern wall in the souther district. They seem stupid, and they only seem to mug people. However, as stupid as these thugs seem, they have not been stopped by the local authorities. The four newcomers and Thasidus decide that it is time to pay these miscreants a visit. However, they do not seem to agree on a time to meet before leaving the cult's meeting place.

The Pan-Loon (Summertide 4): Roon, purposefully not giving a meeting time, arrives at the location expecting to approach the thugs by himself. To his surprise, however, Dolbek and Thasidus are also at the scene. The three decide to go to where Prelpit said the gang operates. Before too long the three are jumped by a small group of thieves. Roon tells them that they are also in the group. They fall for Roon's lie. However, before Roon and the others can take advantage of this opportunity a strange thing happens to Roon. His expression changes completely and he attacks the thugs with lethal intent, though telling the thugs that this is "a test." Confused and angered the bandits attack Roon mercilessly. Dolbek and Thasidus merely watch as Roon takes heavy damage. Realizing that defeat in combat was certain, Roon retreats. The band of thieves turns their attention to Dolbek and Thasidus. The two do not understand what just happened and are unable to answer the angry questions of the thieves. Before long Roon returns and tells the thieves what he told them as soon as he attacked: that this merely was a test. Roon demands to be taken to the boss to explain the results of the test. The gang complies. The three are taken to a small underground hideout. There they meet Dile Pan-Loon, leader of The Pan-Loon. Dile Pan-Lone knows that the three aren't part of his group, and he wants answers. Roon tells them that, yes, he did lie, but he did so to show how easy it was to get inside and to show that they would be valuable assets to the Pan-Loon. Dile is intrigued and orders Roon, to prove his loyalty, to kill Thasidus. Roon seems more than eager to do this. However, before the first blow is landed, Roon seems to revert back to his former self. Quickly realizing the situation that he's in, Roon fills the room with smoke, makes some battle noises, and turns Thasidus invisible. Thasidus takes this opportunity to escape. As the smoke clears a confused Dile asks what happened to Thasidus. Roon simply answers, "I obliterated him." Dile Pan-Loon is amazed by the show of power, saying that he's never witnessed anything like that before. Roon and Dolbek are given padded armor with the symbol of the Pan-Loon as well as katanas. They are officially accepted into the Pan-Loon.

Session 2: Malendore's Folly (Summertide 6 - 9)
Roon Maxist: Roon spends his time making contacts and gathering information. He spends some time with Priscilla Rockefeller and her father, Maxamillion. On the eighth and ninth Roon visits Mrs. Youngblood. On their first meeting they discuss her experiences on the Silverymoon Pass as well as the situation Malendore got himself into. She asks Roon to protect Malendore. Which he does to the best of his ability. The next day he returns to her and reports. She is grateful and gives him a map that she prepared of the Silverymoon pass. The map shows the ground that she covered as well as where she believes the new dragons to be. Roon also visits Thasidus at this job in hopes of getting more information on Eldrin and Ronaya.

Ienagar Whitehorn: Ienagar works at his job at the casino, but on the eighth he gains valuable knowledge on Ara Youngblood from an instructor of his. Ara was unusually talented and attuned to the art. Shortly before leaving he became obsessed with a former student by the name of Crest Valeur. Rumors of arson and murder against the Valeur family involved Ara. Also, in the final days before leaving, Ara spoke much of a man that would help him find Crest, a man by the name of Dhal Grishamel.

Dolbek Meyer: Dolbek's days are spent mainly in the libraries of the Lady's College and Arkhen's Invocatorium. There he gains information on the Sword of the Triad. On the seventh, he speaks briefly with Crim. Crim believes that Dolbek and Malendore know each other. Dolbek tells him that the two were part of the same tour of Silverymoon. Crim believes the lie but is still a little suspicious.

Thasidus Stoneridge: Most of Thasidus's days are spent between his morning jog and his job. One day at his job, Roon Maxist shows up, and the two have a nice chat. Roon wishes to know more about the Youngbloods. Sixteen years ago, the Cult of the Dragon battledwith Alustriel. Much of the city was damaged, and the battle was fierce. However, Alustriel emerged victorious. Then pregnant, Ronaya wished to participate. Eldrin did not participate in the battle and forbade his wife from participating as well. Shortly after the Cult's defeat at the hands of Alustriel, Eldrin took control of the cell in Silverymoon. He did very good work and was noticed by some very important people. One name Thasidus recalls hearing frequently was Alasklerbanbastros. However, three years ago, things changed. Eldrin no longer seemed as important as he once was, and this frustrated him greatly. Thasidus, however isn't familiar with Cult politics and is unsure why several of these things happened.

Malendore Donruite: On Summertide 6, Malendore leaves the city limits in order to find something to do. Frustrated by his inabilty to find monsters to slay, he turns his blade onto the woodland creatures around Silverymoon. Afterwards Malendore decides to kill some time before the Silver Cell's meeting. Malendore stops at a tavern named the Free Glade. The tavern seems to be mainly for elves, the decor suggests as much as well as the fact that everyone in the tavern is an elf. Malendore pays this no mind and goes straight to the bar and gets a drink. An elf approaches him. The elf introduces himself as Erol Tihngol, a native of Silverymoon as well as an adventurer. The two talk, and Malendore eventually speaks of his mentor, Malak. After uttering this name, Malendore feels as if his mind is being probed and quickly and nervously exits the tavern. The next few days are hard on Malendore. He barely escapes Silverymoon and is currently in hiding outside of the city.

Group Activites Silver Cell Meeting 3 (Summertide 6): Before entering the meeting place Roon believes that he hears something, however, upon investigation, he finds nothing. Several things happen during this meeting. One, Dolbek suggests getting a lot of information on their enemies. More specifically, he wants to get Crim. When asked about the means of obtaining this information from Crim, he grins and answers, "Leave that to me." No plan, however, is discussed. Malendore raises his concern about a Silver Knight that has been following him. Eldrin is annoyed and tells him to deal with the problem. Roon also brings up the fact that someone may have been followed to one of the buildings that the cultists use to go the meeting place. They agree to stop using that particular building. During the meeting a woman comes in through an unseen door. Eldrin makes a cutting remark, and the woman takes a seat. The woman is Eldrin's wife, Ronaya Youngblood. The meeting concludes shortly after. Eldrin leaves. Those remaining approach Ronaya Youngblood as she leaves. Ronaya eagerly answers questions about her recent activities. She managed to learn about her son, Ara. He's healthy, but she still doesn't know where he is or who he's with. She has also been searching for new dragons in the area. Due to two silver dragons, the area isn't inviting to evil dragons. She believes there is more than one dragon. One of which is older than the other(s). Unfortunately, he search was cut short. She met up with one of the silver dragons. While the silver dragon was unable to discern anything from her, it clearly didn't trust her. She decided that it was a good time to leave. After speaking with Mrs. Youngblood, the others discuss a plan to deal with Malendore's stalker. Malendore plans to lure him to a designated area. There he along with Dolbek, Roon, Ienagar, Thasidus, Deifling, and Prelpit he will attack the lone paladin.

Death of the Knight in Silver (Summertide 7, 8): The plan is set and seems simple enough. Deifling would play music while the others are in proximity pretending to be an audience or just going about their lives as if nothing is happening. Malendore, after donning his armor, would seek out the paladin. This part of the plan is about all that goes well for Malendore. Malendore finds the Knight in Silver that has been giving him grief and leads him towards the location where the attack is to take place. Much to Malendore's dismay, however, there is a small crowd of people there listening to the melodies that Deifling is playing. Malendore stops and speaks with the silver knight. He speaks loudly enough for most of his companions to understand him and emphasizes some key words. The unusual emphasizing makes the paladin suspicious. The two eventually leave the area followed, fairly closely, by the others. Once again, the paladin makes notice of this. Malendore leads the paladin towards an alley. The paladin, realizing the situation that he may be in, stops. The Knight and Silver says that he believes that he is being led into a trap and has no intentions of dying. He blows into a horn that was kept on his belt and then he grabs his greatsword. Roon, atop a building, waits to see what happens. Thasidus, realizing that the plan has already gone awry, waits and observes. The others aid Malendore from a distance, with the exception of Prelpit. He charges runs right up to the paladin. Malendore and the paladin exchange heavy blows; it is at this point that Roon decides to help Malendore and holds the paladin. Seeing an opportunity, Malendore delivers the death blow. Realizing that the city guard cannot be far away the six scatter. Before retreating, however, Ienagar fastens a note to the corpse that reads "This is just the beginning." The note bears the emblem of the Shadowmasters. Malendore decides to not return to the inn he is staying and spends the night on the streets. After an uncomfortable night on the streets, Malendore is woken up by a swift kick from Alan Farrels. Alan Farrels walks off as Malendore quickly evades guard detection. Most of the morning and early afternoon is spent hiding and running from the authorities. It seems that the city defenses already know the name of the killer, the fact that he wasn't alone, as well as where Malendore was staying. Roon eventually catches up with Malendore and tries to help him out by making themselves invisible. All goes well until they reach the heavily guarded Moonbridge. Malendore is unable to move silently and is heard by a Knight in Silver. Although unable to see Malendore, the paladin clearly knows where he is and starts swinging. The invisible Malendore and Roon try to run across the bridge. The paladin calls for the bridge to be blocked off, and the city guards do so. Roon tumbles past the guards, but Malendore is unable to do so. Seeing no other option, Malendore jumps into the river. After taking heavy crossbow fire Malendore manages to escape the city, due to diversionary illusion from Roon. Malendore is hiding from the authorities outside of Silverymoon. With his gear in the river, he has to fend for himself. Roon, however does provide him with several days worth of rations.

The Pan-Loon and the Stranger (Summertide 6 - 7): Business starts as usual, it is late, and the first mark of the night exits a shop in the Pan-Loon's territory. Unfotunately, the targets are Priscilla and Maxamillion Rockefeller. As the attack is sprung Roon stays behind and tries to put his Pan-Loon companions, excluding Dolbek, to sleep. He gets most of them, however, the last one, seeing his allies fall asleep, believes that the Spell Guard are in the area and retreats with Dolbek. Roon stays behind and plays the part of the hero to Priscilla and Maxamillion. His action, however, have a lasting repercussions. The next night, Dolbek and Roon find strange looking man speaking with Dile Pan-Loon. Pan-Loon seems quite agitated while the other man mainly listens. As Dolbek and Roon enter the conversation ends, and the new man leaves. Pan-Loon is upset that the Spell Guard interfered. He says that something like that "isn't supposed happen." He asks Dolbek and Roon exactly what happened. Roon comes clean and admits that the Spell Guard had nothing to do with the botched attack. He explains his relationship with the Rockefeller family. Dile is furious and dismisses Roon and Dolbek. They catch up and start stalking the stranger that was talking with Dile Pan-Loon. They follow the stranger to a shop. He enters the shop but doesn't leave. Dolbek and Roon decide to call it a night.

Silver Cell Meeting 4 (Summertide 9): This meeting goes off to a bad start. Eldrin holds up a wanted poster with Malendore's name and likeness on it, slams it on the table, and demands to know what happened. He is is furious with everyone involved and orders that Malendore be killed on sight. After this outburst and order the meeting continues. Ienagar starts explaining what he's learned about Ara at Arkhen's Ivocatorium. Once the name Dhal Grishamel comes up Ronaya Youngblood seems startled and angry. She leaves the meeting. Seeing her reaction, Eldrin goes pale and also leaves the meeting, using a different exit. The meeting abruptly ends. Everyone is confused, and the talking begins. While trying to figure out what just happend, Dolbek mentions The Ara Project. As Dolbek utters the words "Ara Project" Alan Farrels sports an above average frown. He leaves also. However, everyone else is intrigued. No one, not even the other members of the Silver Cell know anything of The Ara Project. Dolbek explains what he knows about it.

Session 3: Where to Stand (Summertide 9 - 14)
Thasidus Stoneridge: Is hurt and angered that he was never told about the Ara project. However, the next couple of days go as usual for Thasidus. However, on the night of the eleventh, he gets a house mate, Roon.

Ienagar Whitehorn: Ienagar spends most of his time between sitting in on classes at Arkhen's Invocatorium and at his job in the Fated Eye. He also learns from Prelpit that his plans on framing the Shadow Masters is starting to work. On the day of Keldoc's performace, Ienagar sets fire to a house.

Malendore Donruite: He spends several days in the wilderness. On the night of the tenth a bear tries to steal his food. Malendore confronts the bear. The two fight. Malendore is seriously injured, but he does manage to drive the bear away. He is found by Dolbek and Thasidus on the twelvth.

Roon Maxist: On the night of the fourth Silver Cell meeting, Roon and Dolbek go to the Pan-Loon, as usual, after the meeting is done. However, the Pan-Loon's turf is overrun with guards. Something is terribly wrong. The two are spotted in the Pan-Loon's uniform. Roon and Dolbek run off and regroup. They survey the area under an invisiblity sphere. Realizing that the situation is a little too intense, they leave. The next morning Roon finds a letter on his night stand. It is a warning from a man with the initials M. A. During the day Roon decides to visit the the Pan-Loon's turf. After speaking with some guards, Roon learns that a the guards had gotten word of a band of thugs operating in the area. They responded in force. When the coast is clear Roon enters the hideout of the Pan-Loon. It's empty but seems to be intact. Roon sees a treasure chest in the corner. He's unsure what to do, but Roon's alter-ego eventually decides to take what he can. He fills his pack with as much loot as he can, turns himself invisible, and leaves. As he leaves, he finds a frantic Dile Pan-Loon rushing towards the hideout. Unsure what is going on, Roon leaves the city. Before too long, though, Roon regains control of himself and returns to Silverymoon. That night he learns that Keldoc will arrive sometime the next day for a impromptu performance. Remembering that the Rockefellers are fans of Keldoc, Roon visits the inn they normally stay at. He's disappointed to learn that they aren't in. Roon decides to watch Keldoc's show. He finds the Rockefellers there and enjoys the show. During the festivities, however, Roon has one of his wands stolen. After the show is done Roon realizes this. The stress forces the alter-ego to once again show itself. Feeling confused, angry and quite inebriated Roon leaves the scene. Priscilla and Maximillion notice a drastic change in Roon and ask what's going on. He ignores the strangers and leaves. Crime is a good way of relieving this stress. Roon walks off to the north eastern district and decides to commit a burglary. He choses a nice looking house. He avoids the house's personal guard staff and makes it to a window. However, once Roon opens the window and enters the house, he activates the house's security. Roon finds himself trapped in the room. All exits are blocked by walls of force. Under the guise of invisiblity, Roon tries to steal as much as he can. However, he is still trapped in the room. Eventually the Spell Guard come and lower one of the walls of force. Feeling cornered, Roon reverts back to his normal self. He quickly realizes the situation he's in, even if he's unsure as to why he's in it. Roon surrenders himself to the Spell Guard. He is taken to the barracks of the city guard and is questioned. Roon tells the truth. He doesn't remember going in, and he has another persona that acts recklessly and dangerously. No lie is detected, and this infuriates the Spell Guard. It's just too convenient for Roon. Roon is released, but the Spell Guard doesn't trust him and has Roon leave his belongings behind. The Spell Guard warns Roon that he'll be watching him. Roon leaves. Realizing that staying at the Silver Shadow Inn is becoming more and more dangerous, Roon checks out and decides to move in with Thasidus. It's time to leave Silverymoon for a while, Roon decides. The next day, before leaving for the Silverymoon Pass, Roon decides to pay Ronaya a visit. The guards and servants seem to believe that the Lady Youngblood is having an affair with the young-looking and charasmatic Roon. Roon tells Ronaya that he and some of the other members will continue her mission of seeking out the new dragons. She seems torn. She is happy about this, but she warns Roon that this would not only be dangerous but also openly defying Eldrin. Ronaya wants the cell unified not split, especially because of her. Roon tells her that each of the new members had different expectations of the Silver Cell. They are unhappy with Eldrin. Dissension cannot be helped. Ronaya wishes them good luck, and Roon leaves.

Dolbek Meyer: Fear and paranoia plague Dolbek. He realizes that he may have made a deadly mistake when he mentioned the Ara Project, during the fourth meeting of the Silver Cell. The on the tenth he is confronted by Alan Farrels. The two go off and have a chat with Eldrin. Luckily, Dolbek makes it through the meeting unscathed. The next night, during Keldoc's performance, Crim finds Dolbek and pulls him aside. It seems that the Silver Knight murdered, Geoffry Taenas, was a good friend of Crim's. He's desparate to find Malendore and bring him to justice. Crim doesn't believe that Malendore and Dolbek only knew each other from a tour, and he asks Dolbek for more information. Dolbek dodges questions and gives incomplete or false answers. Crim doesn't buy it and gets quite suspicious. However, Crim remains kind and keeps on pressing him for something, anything. Dolbek lets it slip that Malendore escaped from Silverymoon and that he had some help. Crim thanks him, but warns that if progress isn't made that he will visit Dolbek again.

Group Activities Silver Cell Meeting 4 (Summertide 9): Those that remain continue talking about Eldrin, Ronaya, the Cult, etc. Prelpit asks if it would be possible to meet outside of Silver Cell meetings. The five (Roon, Thasisdus, Ienagar, Dolbek and Prelpit) decide that if they need to meet at other times, the place to do this would be Thasidus's home.

Lunch with Thasidus (Summertide 11): Ienagar, Roon, and Dolbek visit Thasidus during the day. The talk starts off about Keldoc's coming concert. Everyone but Ienagar seems quite excited about it. Eventually the talks take a turn to more serious matters. There is much dissatisfaction over the way Eldrin runs the Silver Cell. They'd prefer to make dracoliches rather than to make money. Roon explains that he's been speaking with Ronaya and has a map of the Silverymoon Pass that she made for him. He suggests that they go continue the mission that she started: seek out the rumored new dragons in the area. During the meeting, Alan Farrels pays the group a visit. He warns them against meeting so openly and leaves. After a bit more discussion, they decide to meet outside the city, find Malendore, and go to the Silverymoon Pass at some point.

Keldoc's Concert (Summertide 11): The night of the tenth, the staff of the Silver Shadow Inn get news that the owner of the inn, the famed Keldoc will drop in tomorrow. This throws the staff into a frenzy as the prepare. The news of his eventual arrival spread like wildfire. Security around various areas, including the Silver Shadow Inn is increased. At around nine pm Keldoc makes his grand entrance. Happy with the size of the audience and ever the showman, Keldoc leaps to the roof of the inn and, without an introduction, begins the show. The crowd is enormous, and there is much rejoicing. Much of the Silver Cell attends the show. Roon enjoys the show with Priscilla and her father, both large fans of Keldoc. Prelpit is guarding the show. Deifling, a bard himself, always enjoys a good performance. Dolbek also takes time away from his research and enjoys the music. During the show he meets up with Crim. The show lasts until about two am. Keldoc retires to his room in the Silver Shadow Inn with a group of people, but the partying goes on for some time.

Silver Cell Meeting 5 (Summertide 11): This is a relatively short meeting. Ienagar tells of his personal successes with diverting attention to the Shadow Masters. Eldrin is pleased. Deifling says that he cannot find out what exactly Ronaya is up to. Roon mentions his problems with the Pan-Loon. Eldrin merely tells him to fix the problem. During the previous meeting Roon had asked Alan Farrels to obtain some information about the person he saw speaking with Pan-Loon. All Alan could find out was that his name is Kamate Toshiiro and that he is somehow related to a man who owns a shop in the area. After everyone is done reporting, Eldrin gives Alan Farrels a command. To keep an eye on his wife and to prevent her from doing anything stupid. Eldrin authorizes the use of lethal force against his wife if the need arises. This shocks everybody. Alan accepts his orders, and Eldrin leaves. Roon asks Alan if he would really kill Ronaya. Alan simply answers, "If I have to." Though, even Alan shows some hesitation as he speaks. The four, Thasidus, Roon, Ienagar, and Dolbek, decide to go forward with the plan of searching for dragons. They will rendezvous with Prelpit, find Malendore, and head toward the Silverymoon Pass the next day.

The Silverymoon Pass (Summertide 12 - 14): After Roon's mishap the night before, he's even more anxious to begin the search for dragons. Much of the twevlth is spent finding Malendore, finding Prelpit, and making preparations. Early in the evening the six start towards the Silverymoon Pass. After walking late into the night they camp a small distance from the start of the pass. Early the next day, they finally reach the beginning of the Silverymoon Pass, which has a Silver Knight Outpost. Realizing that this could be trouble, Malendore is turned invisible, and the six slip right by the guards who warn the travelers that a camp of orcs has been spotted on the pass. The day's walk is uneventful, but the weather is cold. In the evening they find themselves outside a small cabin. Ronaya's map has a note saying that a pair of silver dragons, one an aging woman and the other a young man, live in a cabin. Sure enough, a young man comes outside of the cabin and invites the six travelers to enter and warm themselves. There they meet the woman, who happens to be the young man's mother. She seems interested in their travels. Roon tells her that they have business in Sundabar. She makes no effort to hide her disbelief but says nothing. Shortly after she speaks. She realizes that they are searching for something, but she does not know what. She wishes to know what they are searching for. Roon says that they are searching for the orcs. The young man gets excited. He tells them that he was planning on searching for the orcs as well and dealing with them. Roon offers to travel with him. The six are allowed to spend the night at the large and very comfortable cabin. They spend a very comfortable night there. The next morning they are treated to a delicious breakfast. After eating they set off. The young man introduces himself as Elar Sarl. The others introduces themselves under various aliases, with only Dolbek and Thasidus giving their real names. During their walk Roon gets a message from Ronaya. Ara has died. Roon tries to console her as best as he can, but she is hysterical. She does not know what to do, and, to further aggravate the situation, Eldrin seems glad that Ara is dead. Roon explains the situation to his companions. They try to decide whether to continue on their mission or to return to Silverymoon. However, before a decision can be reached, Thasidus has a slip of the tongue and refers to Malendore by name. Elar catches this and immediately realizes that the one of the men traveling with him was, in fact, the wanted murder of one of the Knights in Silver, Malendore! Roon tries to cast a spell to improve his chances of fooling Elar but is far too clever to fall for Roon's plans. Elar Sarl puts his hands on the hilt of his weapon and prepares for battle.

Session 4: Mother and Son (Summertide 14 - 15)
Elariymmsarl's Wrath, the Death of Malendore (Summertide 14) In order to gain a tactical advantage against his foes, Elar Sarl drinks a potion and turns invisible. However, Roon quickly neutralizes this with a Glitterdust spell. The Prelpit, Thasidus, and Malendore attack fiercely. Ienagar and Dolbek attack with magic. Elar then acts. He grabs his great sword and charges straight for Malendore. With a truly mighty blow, he strikes down Malendore in one blow. The fighting continues, and soon Elar reveals his true form, that of a young silver dragon. The attacks of Thasidus and Prelpit are far less affective, however the magics of Ienagar and Dolbek wear the proud beast down. The young dragon takes to the air and strikes at the gnome with a cloud of gas and with his fangs. Ienagar fights off the gas's paralying effect. All the while, Ienagar and Dolbek, with the help of a summoned beast, wear away at the young dragon. Sensing defeat, he tries to flee. Roon places an illusion of Ronaya Youngblood blocking Elar's escape path. This distracts the dragon, giving Ienagar enough time to bring him crashing to the ground. Prelpit suggests taking the captive young dragon to Ronaya. The silver dragon is tied up with some of Dolbek's rope. Dolbek then heads over to Malendore's corpse and removes the pin of the Cult of the Dragon. The group decides to remove Malendore's head. Prelpit can bring it in to gain prestige among the city guard, and he promises to split the reward with the rest of the group. The body is cinged, mangled, and then burried. The group is now unsure as to what their next move should be. Should they continue the search for the dragons or return to Silverymoon? Roon decides to get in contact with Ronaya via a sending spell. She tells Roon to keep on searching, and to meet her in two days. Roon relays the message, and the search continues. They set off again, and the cold starts getting to them. Luckily a passing caravan offers to sell them some extra coats. The five travel for a bit further and find the off-trail where Ronaya believe the dragons are, and where the Knights in Silver believe the orc encampment is. They travel a bit down the trail and settle for the night.

The Search Continues (Summertide 15) The next morning, they continue their search. The path is fairly long, and the walk is pretty slow. Eventually the five come to a point where they see the footprints of orcs and another pass without the footprints. Prelpit doesn't believe that the dragon would be close to the orcs, so they set down the other path. Eventually they reach a sheer rock face. Roon spiderderclimbs to the top and hears the sound of something eating. He reports this to the other. Both he and Prelpit want to know what this is. Roon goes back top and finds a frost giant eating a fresh kill. Roon finds a large rock and very quietly ties some rope around it. Prelpit starts climbing the robe followed by Thasisdus. Sadly, Thasidus loses his footing and falls with a thud. A thud loud enough to alert the frost giant to their presence. The giant turns around and finds Roon. He starts angrily speaking in a language that Roon cannot understand. Roon just gives the giant a blank stare. The giant shouts some more and then grabs his great axe. This, Roon understands. Roon starts climbing down the face. The frost giant grabs a large rock and throws it along the cliff. Roon avoids the boulder; Prelpit, who is still on the rope, isn't so lucky. He gets hit with the boulder and falls. Dolbek increases the party's battle prowess while Inenagar starts pelting the giant with magic. The giant throws two more stones. One at the injured Prelpit and the other at the annoying little gnome that is hurting him with magic. Eventually, the giant grabs his great axe and jumps down to engage the five in melee. The battle is brief but painful. Thasidus falls to the large axe. Prelpit decides to go for broke and stands toe-to-toe with the much larger and much stronger frost giant. His gamble pays off and the giant falls. Thasidus is healed, and they climb back to the top of the cliff. They find the cave that the giant dwelt in. The giant has amassed quite a nice little treasure. Roon suggests offering this to the dragon when and if they find it. The others agree. They leave the treasure for now. The five return to the crossroads and go down the path with the orcish footprints. They travel a bit further and find another split. Once again they see orcish footprints to the one side. Prelpit and Thasidus, however, find a covered sign that reads "Haunted." Roon is far too curious and convinces the others, who are much more hesitant, to go down the path. As they walk down the path, a uneasiness and forbding start creeping in. Then the moaning begins. Thasidus and Prelpit want to turn back. Roon, however, continues. The moans turn into warnings and threats, but the five push on. Eventually they are confronted by a pair of ghosts. The mere sight of which seems to sap the strength from Thasidus. Roon tries to reason with them but doesn't have any success. Thasidus requests to be healed by them. They strike at Thasidus and tell them all to leave. The others insist on going, and Roon reluctantly agrees. They backtrack and eventually follow the footprints again. Before long, Prelpit spots the encampment.

The Orc Encampment (Summertide 15) The five approach the encampment. However, the scouts spot Roon, alert their allies, and attack. A large number of orcs rush toward the party. Roon puts some to sleep and occupies some others with his magic. However, several make it through, and a large battle erupts. Prelpit rushes right into battle, slaying orcs right and left. Thasidus follows suit, but finds himself surrounded by orcs. Ienagar and Dolbek assist with offensive and support magic. Thasidus is overwhelmed by the orcs superior numbers and falls. The two apparent leaders of the orcs, a barbarian and cleric, also join the battle. The cleric summons a monstrous spider. Roon realizes that the cleric may be trouble, and goes head to head with him. After already taking damage from the orcs, Roon nearly falls to the cleric's magic. However, with two consecutive castings of Touch of Idiocy, the cleric falls first, comatose. The barbarian, however, has no intention of making the battle easy for the five. He comes out swinging. He takes a tremendous beating, but continues fighting. He goes after Dolbek and very nearly kills him. Roon rushes to the dying Dolbek's aid while Prelpit finishes delivers the final blow to the barbarian. Prelpit slays the sleeping orcs while the camp and bodies are looted. The camp is fairly close to a very high and sheer climb. At the bottom of which are the corpses of many many orcs. They decide to climb to the top.

Fearsome Pride (Summertide 15) At the top of the climb they find another frost giant. The giant sits cross-legged and watches them. As they approach he stands and wishes to know who they are and why they are there. They introduce themselves without saying that they are members of the Cult of the Dragon. The frost giant simply introduces himself as the guardian of his masters, a pair of white dragons. The five tell the giant that they wish to meet with the dragons. The giant is skeptical and demands proof. A group of orcs had made the same claim fairly recently. They tell him that they have slain the orcs. Prelpit leaves for a few minutes and returns with the head of the barbarian. Roon also has Prelpit grab some scales from the young silver dragon, who is hidden at the bottom of the cliff. The head is enough to allow one of the five to see his master. They decide that Roon should be the one to go. The frost giant leads Roon into the cave. The cave is dark and cold. The frost giant safely guides him through the cave and past several traps. They reach a opening in the cave. There Roon finds a large white dragon. The dragon demands to know who this "worm" is. The frost giant merely says that Roon is here to speak with the young master's mother. The frost giant does tell the dragon that his companions are outside. The dragon seems happy about this. "Maybe I'll eat one of them, " and with those words the dragon heads towards the exit. The giant and Roon travel deeper into the cave. The magical illumination ceases, and the two are in total darkness. The giant leads Roon further still, and it is getting very very cold. Finally the giant stops. Even without being able to see, Roon can figure out that the giant is kneeling. Roon follows suit, and the chamber is lit. Before Roon is an enormous white dragon. She seems very old and very powerful. Her presence shakes Roon. The frost giant then leaves the two alone. It is a very stressful meeting for Roon. He introduces himself and states his purpose. He and his companions wants to become her ally. He tells her that he has brought treasure as an offering as well as proof that one of the silver dragons has been incapacitated. The mighty dragon is intrigued. She wants to young dragon brought before her. She'll see him with her own eyes and then will devour the silver dragon. Roon denies this request. He says that his master needs the young silver dragon. This annoys the great wyrm greatly. She demands to know more. Who is his master? Why does she need the dragon? Roon tells him that his master is Ronaya Youngblood. He also says that he believes that the young silver dragon may be used as leverage with his mother. The dragon believes Roon's words. She will allow Roon to leave, but she also demands to meet with Ronaya Youngblood. She plans to become the master of Roon's master. After stumbling in the dark for a little bit, Roon meets up with the frost giant again and is led out of the cave. Meanwhile, the young white dragon leaves the cave and meets the others. He is very intimidating and immediately starts to bully the four outside the cave. He belts them with questions and threats. Dolbek lets it slip that there is something hidden at the base of the cliff. This gets the dragon's interest. He questions Dolbek more about this. Dolbek, though, is unwilling to expand on the matter. The dragon gets annoyed and walks over to Dolbek, towering over him. He demands to know. Fearfully, Dolbek tells him about the young silver dragon. The dragon is curious and hungry. He wishes Dolbek to find the Dragon, so that he could eat it. Dolbek is hesitant. The dragon gleefully knocks Dolbek towards the edge of the cliff with a mighty blow. Dolbek finally climbs down and begins searching, unsuccessfully, for the young silver dragon that Roon hid in the snow. It is during the time Dolbek is searching that Roon steps out of the cave. The dragon is somewhat surprised that his mother didn't eat the "worm." Roon asks what is going on, and learns that the young white dragon wishes to eat the silver dragon. Roon tells the dragon that his mother is allowing him to keep it for his plans. This annoys the white dragon. He is still hungry. They suggest that he goes eats some of the slain orcs. He begrudgingly agrees. Orc meat is foul, but it is sustenance. The dragon flies off.

Session 5: A New Order (Summertide 15 - 19)
Ienagar Whitehorn: After Eldrin's death at the hands of his wife Ienagar decides to return to the city to investigate. He finds a swath of death and devastation leading towards the Temple of Oghma. In the Temple of Oghma he finds Ronaya and a child, whom Ienagar assumes is Ara. At their feet is the dead body of the cleric that resurrected Ara. Outside the temple he meets with Alan Farrels. The two return to the Silver Cell's meeting hall to discuss what they have seen with the others. Over the eighteen, Ienagar learns witnesses of the rampage were not able to identify Ronaya as the attacker. The city, though, is on high alert. Classes at the various school's are cancelled, and an investigation is ongoing. After an enjoyable night of work, he retires for the night. The next day the investigation continues, however, Ienagar learns that there are witnesses within the Temple of Oghma that are able to identify the attacker. He also finds Ara at Arkhen's Invocatorium. He is boasting of his adventures in the Impiltur region.

Dolbek Meyer: Dolbek is no present when Eldrin meets his end. Instead Dolbek separates from the group and meets with a contact of his. During the next few days Dolbek decides that it is time to earn a living and gets trial position as an extra cook at the Silver Shadow Inn.

Markus Galeo: Markus attends the Silver Cell meeting on the sixteenth. There he is introduced to the other present members, told about the missing members, and debriefed on the current situation. He spends the time between Silver Cell meetings finding a job as an apprentice to a blacksmith.

Group Activities The Dragon's Insatiable Appetite (Summertide 15): With the party reunited with Roon, and the white dragon away, it is time to continue with the task at hand, meet up with Ronaya at the other end of the Silverymoon Pass. However, early into the return trip they meet up with the white dragon again. He is feasting on the frozen remains of the orcs, but he is unsatisfied. He demands something more satisfying. Unwilling to give him the young silver dragon, the five decide to bring him the corpse of the frost giant they slew from before. As they reach the corpse of the frost giant they find another frost giant investigating the scene. Roon is spotted by the frost giant, who quickly starts speaking to Roon in giant. From his hidden position, Ienagar translates and relays the information to Roon via a Message spell. Roon responds to the giant's questions in simple common. Roon tells the giant that he is fleeing a dragon. The giant believes this and leaves. Roon casts Obscuring Mist and ropes are tied around the corpse of the dead frost giant. The going is slow, but they drag the corpse to the dragon. He is happy to be able to feast on something other than orc. The party quickly leaves the dragon to his meal.

'''Ambushed! (Summertide 15)''': After a very eventful day, the five cultists are finally back on their way towards Ronaya. It is late, however, and the time to rest has come. During the night Thasidus and Prelpit spot a group coming towards them. Thasidus and Prelpit alert their teammates, and the group prepares for a battle. A group of five orcs attacks. The group has not fully recovered from the day's activities, and the battle proves more difficult than it needs to be. In the end, though, the five cultists are victorious. The rest of the night is uneventful.

Ronaya and the Great Wyrm (Summertide 16 - 17): After several hours of walking, the five approach an outpost of the Knights in Silver. After some discussion, it is decided that Roon will go on ahead, meet with Ronaya, and bring her back to the rest of the party. Roon does this easily enough. Roon finds her with no problem and tells Ronaya everything that has happened on the Silverymoon Pass. In turn, she tells him about her progress with learning about Ara's fate. She learned that Ara left with an associate of Eldrin, a man by the name of Corrin. Meanwhile the others wait for Roon to return with Ronaya. Just as the watch tower of the outpost can be seen by the party, those in the outpost can also see the cultists. During the wait, the five spot a few Knights of Silver headed towards them. Ienagar makes the dragon invisible before the guards arrive. When they show they inquire as to why the four of them have been standing in the middle of the pass for the last couple of hours. They tell the guards that they are just waiting for a friend to return. The guards then say that they spotted the five dragging something behind them. They want to know what was being dragged. Even though the dragon is invisible, there is still a trail in the snow. Prelpit tells the knights that they defeated the orcs on the pass and are dragging the body of the orcish leaded. They were already attacked once afterwards, so they periodically make the body invisible to escape detection. The guards believe the story and leave. They will be visited one more time by the Knights in Silver before Roon and Ronaya return. After several hours of waiting, Roon and Ronaya return to the others. They begin the return trip to the dragons. After a few hours of traveling, they rest for the night. The next day they reach the cliff under the dragons' lair. Ronaya flies to the top and waits for the others to climb. There they encounter the frost giant guardian of the dragons. The frost giant leads Ronaya into the cave after learning who she is. Shortly after the two enter the cave, the younger white dragon exits and confronts the party again, expecting some sort of offering. The five have nothing to offer him. This angers him, and he decides that he'll eat one of the party. He turns his sights on Prelpit and blasts him with his icy breath. Prelpit manages to evade the brunt of the attack, but his is still injured. The dragon walks up to Prelpit, who is making no effort to defend himself. In a desperate attempt to save his comrade, Dolbek summons a shark and offers it to the dragon. The dragon is annoyed that Dolbek would do something so stupid, but this does turn the dragon's attention away from Prelpit. The dragon gets bored and lies on the ground in front of them. Eventually, Ronaya exits the cave. She seems satisfied, and rejoins the party. She tells them that they need to leave and to return to the meeting area. She hands them all sticks and tells them to break them. Once they do, the cultists find themselves in the back room of meeting hall. They move into the main hall and start discussing what to do with the young silver dragon.

The Family Youngblood (Summertide 17): Not much discussion on the young dragon takes place, however, before Eldrin and Alan Farrels show up. Eldrin had been alerted to a presence in the meeting hall. Of course, Eldrin is not happy. Not only have the six been missing for several days and have skipped two meetings, but there is now a young silver dragon lying unconscious on the floor. The insubordination and possible security breach has Eldrin furious. The six, though, counter by proclaiming their discontent with how the Silver Cell is being run.

However, this argument is also short-lived. Three people step out from the back room of the meeting hall: a very large bald man with red facial hair and a skill on his belt, a mulani man wearing heavy armor bearing the symbol of Anhur, and a tall slender man dressed in black robes with a mask covering much of his face. A look of shock and fury is on Eldrin's face. Ronaya is now cowering in the corner of the room. Eldrin addresses the man in black as Master Corrin. He demands to know why he is here, and, more importantly, how he found the location. Corrin answers both questions. He is here to provide information on Ara, and, he says with a wicked smile, Ronaya gave him the location. Eldrin finally loses his temper and ferociously starts beating his frightened wife. Corrin laughs while his companions watch. Roon tries to get in between Eldrin and Ronaya. Corrin eventually tells Eldrin to stop and to listen to his words. Eldrin's fury subsides and he listens. Much is learned about Ara and the Ara Project. Much of this information is directed at Eldrin, but, strangely enough, Corrin seems to address Alan Farrels a good amount as well. Once Corrin is done speaking Eldrin leaves at a hurried pace. Alan Farrels is taken aback by the amount that this Corrin person seems to know. The two seem to share a telepathic communication, and, at its conclustion, Alan Farrels also hurriedly leaves. Roon and Ienagar believe that Ara should be resurrected as soon as possible and fear that Eldrin may try to prevent this. Ronaya says first most likely place to have Ara resurrected, as well as Eldrin's most probable destination, would be the Temple of Oghma.
 * Ara could not be resurrected earlier. This was because his soul was imprisoned in a device of Dhal Grishamel.
 * Dhal Grishamel has been killed, though, and Ara can now be resurrected.
 * There is a reason why Ara is obsessed with Crest. The ritual to forcibly raise the dragon, Ualintharghar, caused the dragon's spirit to fragment. While the majority did go into the unborn Ara, a small portion found itself attached to the young Crest. A instinctual need for the soul to complete itself drives Ara's obsession.
 * Crest Valeur will likely die the next day in an attempt to purge himself of the dragon within him.
 * Should both Ara and Crest remain dead for much longer, failure of the Ara Project is almost certain.
 * Eldrin's life still depends on the outcome of the Ara Project.

The group decides to hurry so they can stop Eldrin and get Ara resurrected. By running through the city they catch up to Eldrin before he reaches the Temple of Oghma. Roon stops him and speaks with him. While Eldrin is distracted, Ienagar, who has made himself invisible, goes into the temple and locks the doors. Eldrin calls guards over to him and tells the guards that Roon is harassing him. Roon eventually leaves, but his mission is complete. Ronaya manages to get past Eldrin and into the temple. Eldrin walks up to the temple and finds the doors closed and locked, thanks to Ienagar. Annoyed, Eldrin Dimension Doors his way in only to find Ronaya speaking with the head cleric of the temple. He rushes in and tells the cleric to ignore her requests. She is overcome with grief and quite hysterical. Shortly after Roon arrives on the scene. He tells the cleric that the reason she is so hysterical is that Eldrin has been beating her and points to her recent injuries at his hands. Roon asks the cleric to fulfill Ronaya's wishes. The cleric decides to do so and leaves. Eldrin looks at Roon and puts his hand on his shoulder. The two disappear.

Roon finds himself back in the Silver Cell's meeting hall with Eldrin. Eldrin angrily tries to explain the grave risks that the Silver Cell faces due to their recent actions. Before long, Thasidus, Ienagar, and Ronaya also appear at the scene. They all speak to him, telling him that Ara will be resurrected, and that there is nothing that can be done about it now. They want him to accept what has happened. Eldrin sighs dejectedly and seems as if he will comply, but he first looks at Roon and says, "You are going to be trouble..." He points his finger at Roon and prepares to cast a Finger of Death. Ronaya quickly reacts and counters his spell. Her eyes, fearsome and mad, gaze upon Eldrin. The gaze stops Eldrin cold in his tracks and leaves him helpless. Ronaya takes up her mace and ends Eldrin's life with a mighty blow to the head. Still covered in Eldrin's blood, Ronaya says, "I going to see Ara, " and leaves the meeting hall. Ienagar, also splattered with some of Eldrin's blood, cleans himself off and decides to follow Ronaya. The others wait in the meeting hall.

Discussing the Aftermath (Summertide 17): Several minutes later, Ienagar returns to the rest of the party with Alan Farrels. They discuss what has happened. While Alan is glad to be rid of Eldrin, he knows that Eldrin did his job well. The general feeling amongst the group is excitement along with some anxiety. Roon and Thasidus decide to wait in the meeting hall until the next meeting begins. Ienagar and Alan Farrels leave.

The Silver Cell Reborn, Meeting 1 (Summertide 19): As the meeting prepares begins, the members of the Silver Cell notice that several things are different. Ronaya is wearing purple robes and is sitting in Eldrin's seat. Sitting right next to her is Ara, who, previously, had never been to a cult meeting and wasn't considered a member of the cell. Once everyone, save Eldrin, is present, Ronaya starts the meeting with a prayer and speaks the words of the First Speaker, Sammaster. Understandably, several of the Silver Cell members are confused. Why is Ara there? Why is Ronaya at the head? And, most importantly, where is Eldrin? Their questions are answered, and, also understandably they are shocked. Their expressions are clearly visible and range from the quiet rage of Kentz to the dread of Deifling. However, the meeting continues. Ienagar brings up the fact that Ronaya may have been recognized by the clerics of Oghma during her rampage two nights ago. She calmly replies that she will handle the situation. She then tells the other cultists to figure out what to do with the dead Eldrin. He will be missed, if he hasn't already. After issuing that order, she leaves. Ara quickly strikes up a conversation with Ienagar. Of course, the conversation is about Crest. Ara tells how he found Crest around Impiltur. He must get back there. He wants Ienagar to bring him there. Ienagar anxiously listens and politely dissuades him from seeking Crest at this moment. Ara, now bored and irritated, leaves. The remaining others begin discussing the details of the change in power. Alan Farrels says that he will be leaving Silverymoon, wishes the others well and leaves. As the discussion continues, the ground shakes. Deifling, curious about the earthquake, leaves. Kentz, however, is quite unhappy with the recent turn of events. He tells Roon that bringing Ara back was a very very bad idea. Roon wasn't in the Silver Cell when Ara was causing trouble. Ara was better off dead. Roon shrugs this off, which greatly angers Kentz. He leaves.

Session 6: Dolbek's Betrayal and Malendore's Legacy (Summertide 19 - 21)
Roon Maxist: After the meeting Roon leaves to see Ronaya. On his way he finds the Temple of Oghma reduced to rubble. Eventually, he reaches Youngblood Manor and finds a group of people, including Spell Guards and Knights in Silver, outside the manor. They want to speak with the Lady Youngblood, but the Youngblood's doorman will not let them in. Of course, though, he lets in Roon, which further annoys the spell guard. Roon comes in and finds Ronaya donning her armor, preparing for battle. Roon tells Ronaya about concerns that some in the Cell have about her and about Ara. She understands but remains optimistic. Roon then requests to speak with Ara. Ronaya is a bit apprehensive but agrees. She also asks Roon to tell Ara that Crest is dead, and to try to convince Ara to stop seeking Crest out. Roon enters Ara's room. The room is in utter chaos. Money and trinkets lie all over the floor, and the room is hot and smells of sulfur. Roon has a very uneasy conversation with Ara. It is quite clear that Ara is insane and will stop at nothing to find Crest. Ara tells Roon that he must find Crest, though he is unsure why. He is quite angry and plans to leave the city as soon as he finds the means to. Roon decides not to tell Ara of Crest's death, fearing that the news would drive Ara over the edge. However, Roon does tell Ara that, if given time, he will find a way to get to Crest. Ara doesn't trust Roon and says that he will find his own way before then. Seeing that he's worn out his welcome, Roon leaves Ara's room. He discusses what he learned from Ara with Ronaya. Roon then asks about Corrin. She is unable to help him in that regard. Soon the Spell Guard finally enter the manor. She is warned that she is the prime suspect in the attack on the temple as well as the murder of the temple's head cleric. After the warning, the Spell Guard leaves as does Roon. Without much expectations, Roon decides to search for Corrin on his own. He plans to go to various inns and asking if anyone matching Corrin's description was staying there. Amazingly, and luckily, the first inn Roon visits happens to be the inn that he is staying at. He is staying in one of the inns premier suites. Roon goes to the suite and knocks on the door. The large man that he saw with Corrin a few days ago answers the door. After some a minute of waiting, he lets Roon into the room. In the room is a group of six, the three he saw a few days ago, two female elves, and a man in golden robes. The man in the robes invites Roon to sit and to make himself comfortable. Roon asks about Crest and Ara. The man answers his question. Much of the information given, Roon already knows. However he does also confirm that Crest is, in fact, dead. He also tells Roon that Alan Farrels is an agent of the Great Bone Wyrm, Alasklerbanastros. One of the men from the other day, the one in armor, seems uneasy and distrusts Roon. He asks Roon what he means to do with the information and how he plans to repay the kindess that the man in the golden robes showed him. Roon, uncharacteristically, seems to be at a loss for words. He has no idea what he could do to repay the kindess. The man in the robes makes no indication that he wants anything. However, Corrin, then brings up the young silver dragon that was imprisoned. A smirk crosses his face, as if knowing what is going to happen next. The man in the golden robes frowns, and the priest asks Roon what is that they intend to do with the young dragon. While not exactly sure, Roon believes that the young dragon will be turned into a dracolich. One of the elven women speaks up, "You will rescue the young dragon." Roon is confused and wants to know why. The woman answers, "Because it is the right thing to do." While not quite satisfied, Roon agrees to the request. The meeting is over, and Corrin walks Roon out. Once they exit the room introduces himself as Fenrich Coarmoril or Corrin Blackwing. He tells Roon that since he knows the meeting place of the Silver Cell, that he shouldn't be surprised if he shows up from time to time. Roon understands and leaves. He's had quite the night and breaks into Thasidus's house and goes to sleep.

Dolbek Meyer: Dolbek continues working at the Silver Shadow Inn until the 21st when he is confronted by Ara. After telling Ara the truth about his existence, he leaves and lets Ara begin his rampage across the city. Dolbek decides to look at the devastation that Ara has caused under the influence of an Invisibilty potion. Dolbek overestimates the duration of the potion and appears by the Spell Guard and is caught trying to sneak away. Suspicious, he is brought in for questioning. Dolbek is unable to lie his way out of the situation and is imprisoned. He is interrogated by Crim. Crim insures Dolbek's safety if he cooperates, and Dolbek sings like a canary. He gives Crim the names of all involved with the Silver Cell as well as descriptions.

Group Activities Ara Youngblood (Summertide 19 - 21): Ara is not happy. The father that he looked up to is dead, killed by an overprotective and psychotic mother. He's back in Silverymoon, very far Impiltur and Crest. He's also not fond of his mother's new friend, Roon Maxist. Late on the 19th, Ara speaks with Roon. He does not trust Roon. However, Roon should not concern him. It is Crest that truly matters. The next day he goes to Arkhen's Invocatorium to speak with some of the faculty and students that he went to school with. While speaking with an old instructor of his, he sees the gnome. There he has some words with Ienagar. Of course, most of the conversation is about Crest, but some of the conversation is also about Roon. Ienagar does not believe that Roon is trustworthy and considers him a very good liar. Ienagar tells Ara that Roon and Thasidus are close and suggests that Ara speaks with him to learn more about Roon. Ara thanks Ienagar and leaves. He is growing angry at Roon. Ara does not trust him at all, and believes that he and his mother are conspiring against him. They will do everything they can to stop him from seeking Crest. Ara heads straight for Thasidus's house. Ara asks questions about his mother his father and Roon. Thasidus's answers most of Ara's questions, also confirming what Ienagar said about Roon being a capable liar, though not in those words. Thasidus, though, becomes aware of the contempt that Ara holds for Roon. Ara eventually asks where he can find Roon. Hoping to protect his friend, Thasidus lies to Ara and tells him that that Dolbek might know because both he and Roon used to stay at the Silver Shadow Inn. At this point Ara is quite annoyed. He does not like being given the run around. He confronts Dolbek at the Silvershadow Inn. The first question, of course, being there whereabouts of Roon Maxist. Dolbek tells him the truth. Roon has been living with Thasidus. Ara is furious that he was lied to and wonders what other lies he has been told. This topic eventually turns to Crest. Dolbek tells him that Crest is likely dead and tells him what he knows of the Ara Project. Unfortunately, Dolbek does not know as much as Ara wants. While he doesn't have all the answers, Dolbek knows who might, Alan Farrels. After a spell of Sending and a wait of a few minutes, Alan Farrels arrives at the Silver Shadow Inn. The three have a long discussion. Ara finally learns the truth about his past and the plans for his future. He learns why he is obsessed with Crest and the fact that Crest is dead. After telling Ara these things, Alan Farrels leaves. Ara then thanks Dolbek for being honest with him and warns him to leave area. Moments later, the Silver Shadow Inn bursts into flames. Ara leaves the scene and heads towards Thasidus's home. The old man lied to him, so Ara would punish him. Ara burnt down his house. Ara continued to the Youngblood Manor. By this time, of course, Ara was being pursued by the authorities. Many of the city guard and spell guard fall to the enraged Ara. The battle continues outside of the Youngblood Manor. It is Ronaya that ends the combat. She casts a Hold Person on Ara, incapacitating him. She takes her son into their home. The situation with the Youngbloods is very serious now. Ronaya is under suspicion for the attack on the temple to Oghma, and Ara has run rampant burning down several buildings in the city. On top of this, Eldrin Youngblood has not been seen for several days. The city guard wants Ara, but Ronaya refuses to hand her son over to the authorities. The head of the Spell Guard, the Lord High Mage himself, allows Ronaya to keep Ara under house arrest. Spell Guard, Knights in Silver, as well as city militia surround the Youngblood Manor. Ara and Ronaya are, for all intents and purposes, prisoners in their own home.

The Silver Cell Reborn, Meeting 2 (Summertide 21): A lot of faces are absent from this meeting of the Silver Cell. Ronaya and Ara are under house arrest in the Youngblood Manor. Alan Farrels has left Silverymoon, and Eldrin is still quite dead. Other than informing each other of the status of the other members, little is accomplished this meeting. Deifling has an even more desperate and hopeless look on his face than usual. He breaks down and asks for forgiveness. For a little over ten days, Deifling has been the prisoner of the Harpers. There he was interrogated and tortured. He gave up some information, including dates and times of meetings as well as two of the entrances to the Silver Cell's meeting hall. Deifling, however, did not tell the Harpers any of the member names or the location of the third entrance. Even though Deifling manage to resist the torture and divinations, the Harpers still had much information. They knew that Dolbek, Roon, and Malendore were members. In fact it was Malendore that unknowingly lead the Harpers to Deifling and the Silver Cell. Deifling warns the Silver Cell that Harpers and Spell Guard are poised around the two entrances they know about, lying in wait. They will attack any that leave. He tells them to use the exit that the Harpers don't know about. Deifling plans on engaging the enemy himself. He will not allow himself to be taken alive. He plans to die there. The bard gives his farewells and leaves the meeting hall for one last time. Thasidus is touched by Deifling's noble gesture and decides to follow suit. Prelpit and Roon try to talk Thasidus out of this sacrifice, but the old man will not be dissuaded. The remaining members, however, take Deifling's advice and leave using the last safe exit. Kentz and Prelpit go their own separate ways. Markus, Ienagar, and a reluctant Roon leave Silverymoon together. Roon is concerned about Ronaya's safety but stays with the dwarf and gnome for the time being.

Session 7: New Faces (Summertide 21 - 24)
Death of the High Lord Mage (Summertide 22): Roon tells Markus and Ienagar that they should not spend the night close to each other. If what Deifling says is true, then their being seen with him will put the two at risk. Somewhat unwillingly, Ienagar agrees. Before dawn, Roon leaves his companions and heads back towards Silverymoon. Security does seem to have tightened up but Roon has little difficulty in sneaking back into the city. Carefully, Roon works his way toward the Youngblood Manor. He finds the manor surrounded by many many people. He tries his best to sneak in, but he is discovered easily enough. When stealth fails, Roon runs straight for the door and runs into the mansion. There he finds an old man surrounded by several of the Spell Guard talking to Ronaya. The old man is none other than Taern Hornblade, Leader of the Spell Guard and High Lord Mage of Silverymoon. Roon runs in and runs to Ronaya's side. Hornblade, however, pays him no heed and asks Ronaya to allow him to speak with Ara. Ronaya refuses, and gives a concerned look to Roon. She asks him to leave, saying that she doesn't want to see him die. Taern Hornblade seems alarmed at these words, and Roon says that he'll stay by her side. Much happens in the coming moments. Ronaya gives a short prayer and asks Tiamat for a Miracle. Hornblade, dreading what may come next tries to counter the spell but fails. At this moment and with a great magical boom the Wards that surround Silverymoon are momentarily lowered. The magical disturbance can be felt far and wide. There are several consequences of this. One is that Ronaya's ally, the great wyrm Sneighfanglen, is able to teleport into Silverymoon, an action before impossible due to the Wards of Silverymoon. However, before that happens, Ronaya gives off a fearsome and terrible shriek. She gives off a Wail of the Banshee, a deadly and terrible spell that the Wards also prevented from being cast within Silverymoon. Many fall victim to Ronaya's horrible shriek: nearly a dozen Spell Guard, Roon, and even the High Lord Mage have their lives cut short. Upon Sneighfanglen's arrival utter chaos breaks loose upon Silverymoon. The mighty white dragon feasts on the remains of Hornblade, and Ronaya takes her son and Roon's corpse and mounts the wyrm. The two then attack the High Palace and find Dolbek in a holding cell. After rescuing Dolbek they take flight towards the Silverymoon Pass. Upon reaching the dragon's den Ronaya learns off Dolbek's treachery and offers him to Sneighfanglen.

Return to the Silverymoon Pass (Summertide 22 - 24): Early on the morning of the 22nd Ienagar and Markus feel the a powerful magical disturbance. Not much later they can see the form of a large dragon take to flight over Silverymoon and fly towards the Silverymoon Pass. Ienagar and Markus take this as a sign to return to the white dragon's den in the Silverymoon Pass. On their way toward Silverymoon, Ienagar receives a message from Ronaya, informing him of what has happened. She wants Ienagar to find Prelpit and to take him to the dragon's lair as well. The duo were hoping that this would be a simple journey, however, Silverymoon is in complete disarray. The city guard aren't allowing anyone into the city and many many people are leaving. Ienagar manages to convince the guard to escort them through the city, because it is very important that they reach Sundabar. Near the northern gate of the city they run into Prelpit. Prelpit takes the dwarf and gnome from the other guard and escorts them through the rest of the city. Ienagar tells Prelpit of Ronaya's orders, and, without a moment's hesitation, Prelpit deserts his post and leaves Silverymoon with Markus and Ienagar. Between Silverymoon's northern gate and the western entrance to the Silverymoon Pass the three find a strange individual following them. This man is following them for quite some time. Eventually, the three have had enough and question the man. After exhaustive questioning they learn a lot about the individual. His name is Teirom Prutt. He is looking after an old friend of his, a man named Thasidus Stoneridge. Teirom saw a large dragon fly towards the Silverymoon Pass and decided to look there. Ienagar did not trust the stranger and decided to put him to a test. He showed Teirom the Ring of the Dragon that he had taken from Eldrin's remains. The ring is a rare and powerful item that was give to a select few Wearers of Purple. Despite this, Teirom was able to recognize the ring, which suggested that he knew about the Cult of the Dragon. While the three still did not fully trust Teirom, they decided to allow him to accompany them for now. The four reach the gate to the Silverymoon Pass around dusk on the 22nd. There they find the signs of a one-sided battle. The outpost of the Knights in Silver was thoroughly sacked. Frozen and torn remains of knights litter the field. It is gruesome, but there is one survivor. He tells the four that this to be the work of the great white dragon and a woman. Ienagar decides to put Teirom to one final test and kills the injured guard before Teirom's eyes. Teirom does not flinch. Ienagar, Markus, and Prelpit know now that this is Ronaya's work and believe it best to not linger at the scene of this massacre. Not much later the four decide to camp for the night. The next day, Ienagar knows, would be a very dangerous day indeed. The four would have to once again cross paths with the old silver dragon, whose son is still in Kentz's clutches. Before meeting the silver dragon again, however, the four come across a strange and insane youth. The boy is muttering something to himself about Ara Youngblood. He is obsessed with finding him. The four talk with the youth, who reveals his name to be Odal Phasewind. Odal is desperately seeking his childhood friend Ara and has come through great lengths to find him. When he had finally reached Silverymoon and was approaching the Youngblood Manor he witnessed an enormous dragon burst forth from his friend's home. On the dragon he saw Ara and his mother. He is so close, he must find them again. The four cultists realize the threat that this unstable boy represents. They cannot let him wander alone, so they tell him that they are also on their way to see Ronaya. Eagerly, Odal joins the party, and they march onward. As night approaches so do they approach the cabin that the Silver Dragon lives in. Ienagar warns the other four to be on their highest guard. Sure enough, when they reach the cabin the silver dragon, in the old woman's form, steps out. She merely asks about her son. The talk is short and unproductive. This worries Ienagar a bit, but decides that this is better than being interrogated by her. Ater walking for a bit longer, the five camp near where the path breaks off the pass towards the dragons' lair. On the morning of the 24th the five set out to finally reach Ronaya. They quickly realize, however, that the walk to the cave will not be as easy as they had hoped. Only after a few minutes of walking down the path they come across the remains of a slain frost giant. Prelpit believes it to be the work of a group of orcs and urges the rest of the party to be careful. Continuing on their way, Prelpit eventually realizes that the footsteps in the snow scatter, as if preparing for an ambush. Ienagar takes this as his cue sends a fireball behind a rock formation. A fierce battle breaks out. Prelpit was not completely correct, however. There are not only orcs amongst the attackers. The orcs are accompanied by some strange small demons. The battle is extremely taxing. The orcs are powerful and the demons have the super-natural ability to return the damage they receive. Prelpit is killed during the battle and the other four are pushed to their very limits. The orcs are eventually killed, but, despite the party's greatest efforts, the demons prove to be too resilient. With the party at the breaking point, help arrives. A woman appears on the scene and helps the exhausted warriors finish the demons. The battle is won, but the costs of victory are high. Prelpit is dead and Markus and Teirom are down.

Session 8: The End (Summertide 24 - 26)
Lady Stalkwind (Summertide 24): The fearsome battle with the orcs and demons is now over. Ienagar tends to the wounded Markus and Teirom while Odal sneers at them. The woman who rescued them, however is grieving over the dead body of Prelpit. Ienagar and Markus are, understandably, curious and ask her several questions. The woman will not give them her true name. She tells them to call her Lady Stalkwind. She claims that she and Prelpit are both from Waterdeep and that the two are betrothed. Lady Stalkwind will not leave without Prelpit's body. Ienagar is especially suspicious of this latest newcomer and wants her to leave, but he will not give over Prelpit's body to her. He tells her that the five of them were on their way to meet their leader, and that it will be her decision whether or not Lady Stalkwind will be permitted to take Prelpit's body. Lady Stalkwind begrudgingly agrees to these terms.

Reunion of the Silver Cell (Summertide 24): Later that day, the five arrive at the entrance to the dragons' den. As usual, the entrance is being guarded by the same frost giant that Ienagar had seen before. The frost giant does seem a bit displeased with all the new faces that he sees and asks Ienagar to follow him into the cave. The frost giant leads him to his master's lair where Ronaya is also speaking with the great wyrm. Ronaya is happy to see Ienagar and introduces him to Sneighfanglen, the great wyrm white dragon. The mighty dragon will allow the Silver Cell to hide in her lair, but they must present her with offerings of treasure. Those are her terms, and she makes sure that Ronaya and Ienagar are very aware of this. During this talk Ara finds his way to the entrance of the cave and meets up with the other party members. Odal is overjoyed to see his childhood friend once again. Ara, on the otherhand, is unmoved. While this does hurt Odal slightly, he still speaks to Ara and recounts the good times that the two had years ago. Ara then turns the topic to Crest, whom Odal also vaguely remembered. Ara told him that it was vital that he go to Impiltur again to find Crest, however, his mother would never permit him to do it. He asked Odal to obtain a scroll of teleport and return it to him. Without a second thought, Odal accept Ara's request. Moments later Ronaya and Ienagar emerge from the cave's entrance. Ronaya is not happy with what she sees: new faces. She knows Odal and greets the youth with kind words. However, she does not know Lady Stalkwind and demands to know what is going on. Lady Stalkwind introduces herself and tells Ronaya her situation and tells her that she will not leave without Prelpit's body. Ronaya and Lady Stalkwind come to an arrangement. If she helps the other cultists gain the treasure they need to appease her master, then Ronaya will let Lady Stalkwind leave with Prelpit's body. Before coming to this arrangement, though, Ronaya informs the cultists of the current situation. The great wyrm, Sneighfanglen, has been gracious enough to allow the Silver Cell to stay in her den for the time being. In return for her hospitality, however, they must make regular offerings of treasure to her. Ronaya tells the Silver Cell members to head towards Sundabar and find some way to make money to satisfy the dragon. Ronaya also informs the party of Dolbek's treachery and her belief that Kentz has deserted the Silver Cell. After telling them all she felt they needed to hear, Ronaya leads the party into the cave to their new home. On the way Ienagar overhears Ara speaking with Odal about the teleport scroll once again. He keeps the information to himself for now. The arrangements are cold and uncomfortable, but they are safe. In the morning, Sundabar awaits.

Sundabar and Disaster (Summertide 25 - 26): Ienagar, Markus, Teirom, Odal, and Lady Stalkwind embark towards Sundabar. The trip lasts most of the day, and is very uneventful until they reach the gates of Sundabar. Even from the outside, the sharp contrast between Sundabar and Silverymoon is easily seen. Hints of Sundabar's dwarven history are easily seen, and security doesn't seem as impossibly tight as it did in Silverymoon. The five are allowed into the city with little incident. They do, however, speak with Odal. The city guard informs him that his home was burnt down a few days ago. His parents are dead. They ask him not to leave the city for the next couple of days, should they need to speak with him. Odal agrees. It is now quite late and the five find a place to eat and spend the night. Before they eat, though, Odal leaves the group and obtains a scroll of teleport for Ara. While eating they learn that many in the city are worried. For the first time in many months, orcs are once again on the move and are approaching human and dwarven settlements. The group decides that dispatching these orcs maybe a good way of securing some treasure for the great wyrm. They sleep for the night and prepare to hunt some orcs. On the 26th, the five gain information on where the orcs were spotted and set out from Sundabar to slay them. The information they got from the townsfolk is reliable, and they find a small encampment of orcs and attack. Unfortunately, the raid against the orcs goes horribly horribly awry. The orcs use superior tactics and drive the intruders away but not before capturing Markus, Odal, and Teirom. Only Ienagar, thanks to an uncharacteristically charitable gesture from Odal, and Lady Stalkwind escape the orcs. The three prisoners are interrogated by an orcish sorcerer. He demands to know who they are and who sent them. Fist up is Markus. Despite the threats on Markus's life and the lives of his companions, Markus does not yield. His proud dwarven blood refuses to submit to such pitiful threats. The orc realizes that he will get nowhere with the dwarf and kills him. Next to be interrogated is the whelp, Odal. The orc taunts him a bit and shows Odal the scroll that was found on his person. Odal, more angry about losing the scroll that was meant for Ara than his dead friend, is defiant in the orc's face. The orc also slays him. Realizing that one hostage is better than zero, Teirom is spared for now. Meanwhile, Ienagar and Lady Stalkwind return to Sundabar and plan a rescue attempt.

Epilogue
Rescue and Vengeance (Summertide 26 - 27): Ienagar and Lady Stalkwind return to Sundabar and immediately start planning to rescue their comrades. The plan is simple, find some adventurers/mercenaries and have them accompany the duo and finish off the orcish encampment. Ienagar easily finds five people willing for the mission and hires them for the job. On the morning of the 27th Ienagar,Lady Stalkwind, and the hired men meet at the gates of Sundabar. They briefly separate to get supplies and plan to meet again at the gates. At least that is what Lady Stalkwind leads them to believe. Instead, she leaves Sundabar altogether and heads towards the Silverymoon Pass. Ienagar and the men wait for some time but soon realize that Lady Stalkwind isn't coming back. Despite this setback, Ienagar assures the men that all will go well. Though there is plenty of grumbling, the men decide to follow the gnome. Eventually the rescue party reaches the orcish camp. The orcs still have not fully recovered from the previous day's battle. Even though the humans are weak, they and Ienagar still prove to be more than a match for the remaining orcs. The battle is swift, but brutal. All but two of the five humans and Ienagar were killed in the battle. Ienagar changes that soon enough, however, and kills the humans that helped him. The traitorous gnome searches the encampment and finds only Teirom alive. Teirom and Ienagar raid the camp of as many valuables as the two can carry, including the scroll that was meant for Ara, and return to Sundabar.

Resolution Ienagar and Teirom spend the night in Sundabar, considering their next move. Seeing little alternative, they decide to go back to their deranged Wearer of Purple the following day. On 28th, during the journey back to the Silverymoon Pass Ienagar is contacted by Kentz, via sending. As Ronaya had suspected, Kentz has deserted Ronaya. However, Kentz still believes in the Cult and its mission. He proposes that Ienagar also betray Ronaya and rebuild the cell in the region with him. Ronaya is too dangerous to be around, and it is only a matter of time before she is killed. Ienagar plans to carefully consider Kentz's words but does not accept or deny his proposition yet. Early on the 29th Ienagar and Teirom return to the dragon's lair with the dragon's treasure in tow. Ronaya laments over the fallen and tries not to fall into despair. Ienagar grows more concerned over his future and decides to tell Teirom about his and Kentz's communications in secret. Though Teirom has never met Kentz, Teirom believes that almost anyone has got to be better than this sissy woman. Iengar concurs and starts devising a plan to throw Ronaya off balance even more and to take the Silver Cell's copy of the Tome of the Dragon away from her.

Early on the next day, Ienagar decides to distract Ronaya from two different directions. He first reminds her of Lady Stalkwind's treachery and the grave threat she possesses. He urges her to act, only she has the power to locate her now, which is the truth. Ronaya agrees and thanks the gnome for helping her regain some composure. She leaves to start work on tracking Lady Stalkwind down and dealing with her. With Ronaya concentrating on locating the traitorous wench, Ienagar starts work on his second angle of attack, Ara. The boy is still brooding over the fact that Odal failed him. He's stuck here, when he must find a way of becoming whole again. To do that, he is certain that he must return to Impiltur,to where Crest foolishly let himself die. Ienagar carefully approaches Ara and tells him that he has a gift. He gives Ara a scroll of teleport, the one that Odal had secured for Ara before dying. Ara is overjoyed and wastes no time in using the scroll.

After several hours of preparation and casting, Ronaya easily enough scryes Lady Stalkwinds current whereabouts. She is still on the Silverymoon Pass. Ronaya is not going to allow Lady Stalkwind to leave the pass alive and plans to cut her off before the western exit of the pass. Within a few hours, to two women confront each other. Ronaya is angry, but tries to coax Lady Stalkwind back with promises of seeing Prelpit again. Lady Stalkwind, however, will do no such thing and says that she'll find her own way of reuniting with her lost love, and she then draws her swords. The battle is over before it can begin; Ronaya effortlessly slays the defiant Lady Stalkwind. Ronaya unceremoniously leaves Lady Stalkwind's corpse on the ground as she returns to Sneighfanglen's lair. Upon her return Ronaya learns from Ienagar that Ara has disappeared. This news, of course, throws Ronaya into a panic. She frantically seaches the caverns of Sneighfanglen and tries divining her son's location.

Reveling in the ensuing chaos, Ienagar uses this opportunity to locate the Silver Cell's Tome of the Dragon. At the same time Teirom seeks an audience with Sneighfanglen. He humbly requests that the great wyrm distance itself from Ronaya. She is weak and will bring doom to all around her. Though angered by Teirom's suggestion of fleeing, the old dragon listens to his words. She makes Teirom swear his allegiance to her and dismisses him. Ienagar and Teirom, with their plans complete, use the remaining teleport scroll and leave for Sundabar. Within a few hours, Sneighfanglen, her son, and her servant also leave the Silverymoon Pass. Ronaya is left alone.

Completed fixated on locating her son, Ronaya is oblivious to the happenings around her. She never realizes that the Tome of the Dragon was stolen from her, and she never learns that she was abandoned by all of her allies until it is too late. Ronaya efforts extend into the night and, eventually, into the next day, the day of the Midsummer Festival. Despite the holiday, she does not rest, and, unfortunately, neither do her enemies. Early on Midsummer, exhausted from the search for her son, she instantly realizes something is wrong. Ronaya hears a loud thud from outside the cave and comes to the realization that this is the first sound she has heard in many hours. Starting to feel the noose tighten around her neck, Ronaya searches the caverns as quickly as she can only to find that she is alone. Afraid to see what is outside, Ronaya tries to use her boots of teleportation. Nothing happens. Exhausted, hopeless and alone, Ronaya goes to the graves of Roon and Prelpit. There she breaks down in tears and begins to cower, awaiting her ultimate fate. The booming voice of a dragon calls for Ronaya to step out of the cave, promising mercy for her cooperation. Ronaya does not comply. The dragon, Symarra Brightmoon, requests for Ronaya's unconditional surrender one last time, but there is still no answer. Moments later, a small regiment of Spell Guard accompanied by the Lady Alustriel herself enter the caverns of Sneighfanglen. After several minutes of searching they find Ronaya dead. Her body is lain over the grave of Roon Maxist with a dagger plunged in her chest. Ronaya's Silver Cell is no more.

Themes
Jorge says: Unintentionally, a recurring theme in this campaign seemed to be the relationship between mother and son. There are three mother/son pairs of importance in the campaign.

Criticisms

 * Jorge has lots of self-critiquing to do.
 * Campaign was a bit too open-ended. This led some players to wander aimlessly until given orders of some sort.
 * With the lack of combat, there was also a lack of treasure, and the little treasure acquired usually had to be given away.
 * The setting made operating too difficult. Silverymoon was just too difficult a place for an inexperienced evil organization to work in.
 * Despite the gimmies, I may have been too blood-thirsty. This campaign has a very high body count.

Unanswered Questions

 * What does Kentz have in store for the young silver dragon, Elarymmsarl?
 * Just how much did Deifling tell the Harpers?
 * How did Dolbek know so much? Who or what was his source?
 * How did Corrin know about the Ara Project, and why is he interested in it?
 * Will Ara succeed in completing himself?