Wir 18th Rhaan 998 Y.K.
The Fists and Lavinia appear on the Kings Road some 200 miles from Sharn. They 'Shadow Walk' of to WROAT, where the 'Long Dance' festival that Lorric has been looking forward to for months is due to start in a few days. Open arriving Kapek purchases a scroll of 'Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum'. It is cast and the group gather to hear the secrets Lavinia have protected for so long.
She tells them of the 'Bastion of Souls' where souls reside before they are born. It is quite simply the source of all life on Eberron. A dragon, ASHARDOLON, has taken up residence in the Bastion, he contains the heart of Gorgoroth which is slowly corrupting him. It is this heart that must be destroyed before it reunites with the rest of Gorgoroth and ends all existence.
As the day slips into night the Fists notice the clouds have formed into a shape, it seems almost like some from of Dragon Mark.
The next morning the Fists enquire at the Temple of the Sovereign Host to see if Celedrus can be returned. The Temple refuse to help a non-believer however and a 'Speak with Dead' also produces no results.
With some sadness they find a quite spot and build a pyre where they bid their unlucky comrade a dignified and final goodbye.
After this private moment they are approached by an elven noble lady. She claims to be from a group calling itself the Cabal that is aligned with Gloriatrix. Indeed her knowledge of the Fists time with Gloriatrix seems to confirm her claims. She has a warning for the Fists, she informs them that in a few days Shotragot will rise in the Thunder sea causing so enormous a flood wave that even Wroat will be washed away.
The Fists take the opportunity of being in a big city to convert the loot they gathered in the Abyss into cash or different magical items.
Lorric and Wil decide to speak with the Minister for Public Works about the coming flood. The Minister is initially understandably doubtful but when Wil offers 52,000 gold (his share of the Abyss loot) to build flood defences he starts to listen to them seriously.
The astonished, and now worried, Minister directs them to the Palace where. after a very short delay. they are granted an audience with the King. Wil's offer of money and the Crimson Fists reputation as heroes convince the King and they are promised that preparations will be made.
Sul 22nd Rhaan - Sar 28th Rhaan 998 Y.K.
The festival is a great success with the Fists throwing themselves into it and competing in whatever tournaments they can. When not they enjoy the food, company of charming members of the opposite sex, bards and other entertainers,betting on the events or any of the dozens of other diversions the Festival offer.
Lorric is in his element, showing off his unconventional fighting style to his fellow monks ( and knocking down more than a few ambitious young monks in matches) and being granted the honour of sparring with the Grand Master of his order.
On the final day of the Festival the river running through Wroat is thick with silt and rises a few feet but that is the worse that happens. That night the Fists are summoned to the place by Royal Order. There before the Court the King proclaims that thanks to their warning Royal Mages were ready with Force Walls and diverted the water so the damage was minimized. Because of this and their heroic acts of the past the Fists were by Royal proclamation ennobled.
Lavinia plans to find a quiet place to settle down and live her life in peace.So she bids goodbye, for now, to Lorric.
