I Won't Forget to Close Your Eyes for You

The 53rd session.

Lyrics: "heartsigh" by Purity Ring

Highlights
Awk's spell reveals a cactus four miles away, Felegum sends Dronie to investigate, and the monodrone is killed, making the group wonder just what might lie in wait for them at oases. The party stumbles upon a ruin in the desert with a man in red robes and a goblin, both Red Eyes, directing an undead excavation. The man in red had a ruby in one hand and the party attacks, hoping to learn what's going on. After heavy blows on both sides, the man in red teleports himself and the goblin away. Investigating the ruin reveals it to be a teleportation station in a magical network, perhaps used for trade. Zeno acquires a new zombie, Drybones, and Awk locates a much closer cactus at nightfall. Not trusting Awk to explore alone, Set comes with him. Awk stumbles upon a dragon, Atarka, at an oasis, while Set realizes Harry has followed them both. Awk attempts to speak with Atarka as Set and Harry look on, hidden. Atarka reveals that she has a deal with the Red Eyes in Csipherus in exchange for the city's treasures.

Harry translates Awk offering Csipherus to Atarka after the party saves it to Set, who accidentally reveals them to the dragon in his anger. Unsatisifed with Awk's talk and no food, the dragon flies off and attacks the caravan instead, following Awk's tracks. She kills half of Pinjin's crew, but the other half of the party is able to protect themselves and the survivors until Harry and Set return and explain what happened. Everyone is livid. Pinjin buries his companions and the party fights with Awk, eventually killing him between Set and Harry (with some clutch bagpiping from Zeno when it looked like he might escape). Helli and Set steal from the corpse, and a pyre and funeral service is had. Then everyone is sad.