DM Speaks:
Very eventful night with many encounters and situations. First, we "finished" our dealings with the potion trade Gnome named Piddly Poo. In the end the group was able to get a "group" buy including the potion of invulnerability! It was expensive, but I feel the Sea Dogs feel they ended with what they wanted.
As you moved on you encountered a situation with some crazy albino elves named Azata Wilders. They were a situation to be dealt with and the group recognized their threat and bartered to move past. There is serious question whether they will be back as your wagon leader, Fla' Ness stated. They are dangerous but there were many (20+).
However, you have gotten closer to Desicus as the pull leads you. As a matter of fact, you feel you are just about there! Please add any other fun details I may have missed!
Desicus awaits and knows you approach, and you subtly hear a woman's voice say, "it is time to prepare Desicus"!
DM Speaks:
It feels strange to me as well. It's been a long and fun journey to get to Desicus and soon you shall confront him. It will most likely be the end of one side or the other and if the group should lose, I'd be devastated because I want to continue the Sea Dogs and the Deacon Ocean adventures. If Desicus should perish I would also be saddened because he has been a great NPC and story for me. He has been built up for so long and like the Sea Dogs he has plans that need to be completed as well. I do not want his story to end. However, all good things (or evil) must come to an end!
I agree with Dan, it does "feel strange" but it does not feel like a "final end to a story" but more like a "chapter". I feel that there is still much that needs to be played out and that so much can happen. As a group, we will be facing a big bad boss fight that John has prepared for even going ahead to give the big bad bosses many "Special Abilities" lifted from the EPIC TREE. So let's be ready for anything and give it our all. I want our characters to enter a new chapter, where they get to do things they want for themselves, with no captain, or desicus dictating what needs to be done and when. (lol).
looks like we are coming to the end. What end I do not know. It feels strange sometimes, when you know you are putting the finial end to story in the game.
DM Speaks Again:
I'm really excited to see this confrontation with Desicus and Beluri. If you forgot Beluri seems to be some demon lordess that Desicus is now beloved with! This will w/o question be the most epic battle the Sea Dogs have faced yet!
IMPORTANT POINT: BOTH have many "Special Abilities" which you may not be familiar with. These abilities are lifted from the EPIC TREE and will certainly be unexpected. I'm being fair and letting you know this ahead of time. Desicus and his beloved Beluri are both VERY STRONG, BUT YOU chose to come to challenge them! They have left the Prime Material Plane to do their bidding elsewhere (FOR NOW)!
Just a reminder of what your tour guide Fla' Ness, the Tiefling bard looks like! I think sort of creepy!
It seems she is leading you to your destination but is she really? Can she be trusted?