The Envoy of Diisha

AK510-40 Cool Summer End Week 4
[Charon Guiding, Shale Resting, Cycles Watching]

Moonday (evening)

Tanner lead the companions to the safety of the arrivals area to rest and recover. After long hours studying the scrolls and texts in Kysiatch's library Ivellios had gained the knowledge he sought and he used his magic to repair Carraig's battered and scarred body. Carraig stood almost a foot taller once the process was complete. Pride was evident in his demeanor.

A well earned night of rest passed peacefully.

Shaleday (Morning)

Once the Vedic had lead all of the occupants of Kysiatch's lair in praising the Gods, they set off into Poll Na Deanta once more. They descended once again to the construct storage chambers and from there proceeded towards the detention area.

Bob Charmer froze in his tracks. The ranger was listening to something that none of his companions could detect. His bees, he explained after several moments, had detected something strange in the mind of the hive. A presence was coming this way. The druid wondered where Charmer's ever present swarm had gone. Charmer explained that he didn't want to bring them into the deep darkness of the golem factory as they felt uncomfortable there. The bees had created a hive for themselves in the tunnels under the Dark Keep and had been easily able to avoid the lizardfolk by behaving as normal bees. They only attacked in swarm form when threatened. Lizardfolk had little to fear from a normal bee sting, their hides were far too tough for that, so they barely even registered the bees.

The presence was quite close now and Bob felt that it was trying to communicate via the hivemind. He let the presence into his mind.

^Greetings from The Queen of Diisha, Ambassador Charmer^ sent the presence. ^I am Zzo'Gozzar. A soldier of the city and slayer of Reptile-kin^.

^Hello^ reposnded the taciturn ambassdor. ^Do you need help?^

^I do not require assistance, but I offer it on behalf of The Queen. May I join you?^

Charmer eagerly granted the audience and using the magic of his queen, the abeil soldier evaded the lizardfolk army, entered the tunnels and slipped past the guards.They met at the top of the Poll Na Deanta main shaft.

Zzo'Gozzar and Ambassador Charmer quickly found common ground. The abeil was also a ranger who specialised in tracking and slaying lizardfolk.He told Ambassador Charmer of the Queen's gratitude.Thanks to the party's work in Darkkeep, the lizardfolk army had been prevented from attacking Diisha in sufficient numbers. This gave the hive time to strengthen it's defences. He revealed that the Queen had completed her final transformation and was now in command of the formiddable druidic powers which were the birthright of a mature abeil queen. She had recently accepted membership of the Stormwatch druidic council and had then confronted the wild marsh druid. She had warned him of the folly of attacking an abeil hive-city. The lizardfolk leader was wise enough not to open another front in his war at this time.

The queen also pledged to send additional forces from Diisha as soon as they could be hatched. Gozzar was sent as a gesture of good faith and as a protector for the ambassador. Charmer invited him to join them in their exploration.