Game Date: 5-7 Harvestmonth, 994 KC; Play Date: 9/16/2000
5 Harvestmonth: Darra wanted to learn some of the Mynar language, so spent much time listening to them speak amongst themselves. Umok and Nargis spoke Ranae, though not very well, so tried to help her learn some of their tongue.
6 Harvestmonth: Mid-afternoon, movement was spotted ahead. Birkum spent the younger five Mynars to investigate. They found and engaged two man-sized scorpions. At the sight of Nargis falling, the rest of the party ran forward to help. The scorpions were slain before they arrived, but two other Mynars had been stung. Ruqayyah cast a healing spell on Nargis that was a miraculous success. [She now knows Major Healing, instead of just Minor Healing.] She was less successful on the other two.
Naima and Darra knew how to deal with normal scorpions' venom, which impairs coordination, but rarely kills outright. Since all three poison victims were still alive, they expected similar effects, and attempted an antidote. The least wounded Mynar (stung only once) showed noticeable improvement, the other two only marginal (if any). Because exertion would merely worsen their condition, Al-Zaki found a campsite nearby, and carried the two critical cases to it.
After Ruqayyah exhausted herself trying to magically detect additional scorpions in the area, she had a magical backfire that (fortunately) only produced a bright red flash and loud bang. The Mynars reluctantly agreed to allow Al-Zaki to cast his Mystic Mist spell; they distrust magic and those who use it.
The women passed some time asking Al-Zaki questions about dragons. They learned that dragons do not die except by violence, and continue to grew larger, wiser and more powerful as they age. Hatchlings are man-sized. Laylah had heard of wyverns, which Al-Zaki told her a very distant kin to dragons, with poison-stingered tails (far worse than these scorpions were).
7 Harvestmonth: Ruqayyah missed the dragon discussion the night before, but was told the information in the morning, and asked some questions of her own. The answers: Al-Zaki is a full-grown adult, no longer an adolescent; all dragons have magical talent, and most eventually learn to cast spells as they mature; he himself began learning spells about a century ago.
Darra checked on the wounded Mynars. The least-wounded one looked as if he would be fine in a day or so; the other two would be poorly a few days longer. Umok asked her to petition Klur again, so she tried. She prayed for her god to remove the poison from Nargis and Dorg, and the poison effects immediately weakened enough to allow them to travel. They expressed their thanks, and Darra left to find a place to cry. Laylah joined her, and offered her shoulder. When she stopped crying, Darra explained that she was scared--she had never asked for this kind of power before meeting the Mynars. Laylah sympathized; she said she tried to think of her own link as asking for help when stuck, as if from her mother, and she figured that the goddess would let her know if she did something wrong. Darra thanked her. [They talked again at length that night, in camp.]
The party broke camp. During the day, the Mynars looked at Darra often, and talked quietly among themselves. Darra noticed this. Laylah sensed that the Mynars must be a bit in awe of her (but did not tell Darra that).
Ruqayyah and Al-Zaki discussed magic, and her weird experience with the healing spell the day before. She asked if the dragon found his companions (the women) interesting. He said yes--for starters, two of them were in contact with their gods, and one was turning into an image of hers.
Darra tried to explain her shapeshifting to Umok, finally broke down and demonstrated, and explained that she must change during the upcoming full moon. He had her show the other Mynars, so that they would know what to expect. He then tried to explain to her that much about her was new to his race, so she still confused them.
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