The crew of the Moon's Wings meet their master and commander. It seems the ship and crew came from from another plane - where technology was much more common and the ship and crew had been battling a large all metal giant so the timing for the wish had been perfect!
As Aust explored his new airship, the rooms seem to flow and form even as he saw them and thought what they should/would(?) look like! He imagined a lavish Captains quarters and the room was exactly as he thought. With a word from the wizard, he thought of a small alchemy lab where magic items, scrolls and more could be enchanted - came into being. The armory was fully stocked with rifle and pistols with over 100 rounds of ammunition!
Morthos continued to study and research the Rod of 3 parts. The warlock determined that 1 rod could allow a wielder to open a gate to the Astral plane, 2 and 3 rods attached could create a gate that much larger even large enough to take the new airship! Beneficial since they would be on the Astral Sea where if mortals touch it they lose their memories..
Namfoodle and Aust take an enchanted and trapped chest from an early adventure - infused with powerful magic of a godly nature - out into the woods outside MoonLanding Outpost. After some investigation, dispelling of magic and more they are able to open and discover an extremely powerful weapon. The Knife of Lordly Might (similar to the rod), a bag of dust and an empty spot in the felt-lined chest.
Rurrick joins the 2 and after some research they determine the dust is magical and Namfoodle sprinkles some on Rurrick! He then disappears!
Rurrick appears in a shadowy grand court, filled with many tall elves and a variety of fey creatures dancing and entertaining. All this stops as the dwarf appears. All eyes turn towards the dwarf. A tall elf with pale skin approaches and confronts the dwarf. After some discussion Rurrick agrees to part with a magic item for disturbing the event. A jacket of disguise borrowed from Aust!
Rurrick is transported back and safe. As Aust and Namfoodle determine there was an invisible glass that fills with any liquid whispered to it. As well, further searching finds a secret compartment that acts as a bag of holding as well as multiple bars of adamantite!
Arjhan works more in the tavern and negotiates with the Sergeant of the airship to create a pistol-claw - similar to Captain Borneo's.
Reinhardt spends a great deal of time training Blackburn in the ways of the martial arts.
The Laughing Moons make ready and Morthos after a ritual melds the 3 Rods into his sword. The tiefling realizes the weapon has become a relic in power now... opening the gate to the Astral plane, the airship Moon's Wings flies through..
A vast purple and dark sea spreads out before them in all directions. Some perceptive members of the party see a pin-point of light off to starboard. The StarGem! Aust tells the Captain to make course!
After traveling for some time, they see three massive creatures approaching them. Cannons are made ready, the ballista is moved and loaded. A number of shots go wide some hitting, Arjhan fires his rifle and hits, Namfoodle hits one with a flamebolt and it seems to have no detrimental affect.. rather the opposite! Lighting blasts from the creatures rock the ship and nearly knock some crew overboard! 2 of the massive creatures reach the ship and start to pull it down and attack. The third creature seems to be able to disable magic! A rifle shot by Arjhan breaking the concentration of the antimagic at a desperate time! Icestorm spell by Namfoodle seems to have extra effect on the creatures! Battling back and forth the party finally defeats two of the creatures.. the third, seeing its peril flies off. Victory!
As one of the massive creatures start to tumble towards the Astral depths, the party realizes in horror that one of its massive claws is stuck in the deck and is dragging the airship down. A quick blow by three of the Laughing Moons severs the clawed finger and it falls into the sea with a great plume water. A vast claw and some flesh of the finger of the Astral Titan is now a souvenir.
The Moon's Wings flies onward. The light gets brighter and it looks like there is a lighthouse on a small island ahead. It seems though the island is on the the edge of a vast cliff. As far as the eye can see in both directions the Astral sea tumbles over a vast ledge into.. who knows.As the ship gets closer, the winds pickup and it seems a storm rages on the edge of the world here..
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