Session 53

Heroes: Ayrin, Azrael, Haurchefant, Kunik

The Heroes defeat the hag Gathra and her evil treantservants, and retrieve the Last Seed. As promised, they mean to plant it in a different crystal sphere, so that a new Tree of Light may be born.

In the same chamber they find journals penned by Gadreel himself during his studies to harness the power of the sun. They learn that the celestial was able to create magical artefacts he calls Sun Seeds; he intended to plant these Seeds in fertile land, and power them through the use of arcane lenses. Through this ritual, the Seed was supposed to bloom into a new sun.

When his experiments kept failing, he started to plant the Seeds into living creatures. Eventually, one individual survived the ordeal, and Satine was born. Clearly, she did not bloom into a new sun, but Gadreel believes that when he will be able to harvest a final component he calls the True Light, she will bring forth the birth of a new sun.

With their newfound knowledge they return to the Conundrum, where they seek Yreldune's counsel. Intrigued by their futile attempts to reach and defeat Gadreel, the spellweaver agrees to guide them to the edge of Realmspace, where they can find a portal to travel through the Flow and reach Gadreel's crystal sphere. In order to open the portal, they'll need the right charts and an activation rod. The place to find these items is Vlindarian's Vault, a beholder outpost on the planet of H'Catha.

The Heroes set course to H'Catha, but before they lose sight of Garden, they're attacked by a fleet from the Celestian Trade Guild. The Conundrum fights against the superior numbers of its opponents, and sends them on the run. During the battle, the Heroes board one of the enemy ships, banish the Fallen Deva captaining the craft, and subdue the crew.