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After a bit of planning, the party, along with their two new friends, head out to find a cave that may hold a passage into Ulding Keep. Down hundreds of stairs to the beach below the cliff that Ulding Keep rests upon, they find some old docks and a cave entrance flanked by old rusting sconces. Making their way inside, something is heard in the darkness.

After the meeting with Baron Iric and his unsettling Assistant, the party heads to the grove of trees outside of the city. There they meet the one who sent them the letter the night before, they go by The Kiwi! As in the bird, but they don't look like any bird. Who is this strange creature, and who is The Nightjar? Are they friend? Or foe?

Beadle, Mugen and Estwing get ready to head out to the grove outside of the city when they are stopped by 2 guards donning full plate. They inform them that the Baron Iric would like to thank them for their assistance with the giants the day before and that the three must come with them at once. Inside the keep feels isolating and the portraits on the walls tell a tale of a mans rise to power. Though the Baron seems friendly, his assistant leaves the party feeling uneasy, is there something sinister going on within the quiet halls of Ulding Keep?

After dispatching the giants that had come into town and suspiciously attacked The Iron Knuckle Smithy. Beadle, Mugen and Estwing were invited inside for a drink by Rodney Cragmire, owner of the smithy who explains that others from the town are meeting at his home shortly to discuss the giant attacks. Something isn't right with the leadership here in Ulding, giant attacks, insane taxes and guards that are more of thugs than anything else, the townsfolk want to know what is going on. A mysterious man has been seen outside of town, he seems to be protecting them from the giants and the town wants the party to make contact, will this man be on their side?

Beadle, Mugen and Estwing pull in to the market district of Ulding, after some talks about the Mari'Kai guild, Beadle decides to rebrand! Sales were going great throughout the day, with Mugen enticing customers over to the cart with showers of sparks and magic and it seemed like it was going to be a quiet night. That is until the bottles on Beadle's shelves started to rumble...something big is coming.

Beadle, Mugen and Estwing set out on the road south to the city of Ulding in search of a mysterious old man that they caught a glimpse of on the crystal screens in Ibras' lab. Does this man hold a shard? Or is he simply involved in a plot of whoever the shard holder may be? Ulding is only a few days travel from the metropolis that is Olde East Vale, but danger hides in the hills and trees along the way.  

While Talise tells his life story to Mugen and Estwing, Beadle sneaks off to the Mar’i Kai guild as the sun goes down. With a bit of luck, he is able to escape with his cart, but not without someone noticing. The next day calls for some shopping before they head south to the city of Ulding, but who's that in the crowd? Talise has more story to tell!

On the return to Olde East Vale, the party goes over everything they discovered while in Arathe. Together with some information from Lili, it seems like something very big is happening. Souls, Yonder quakes, and some very powerful undead who now know about the party. Help comes in the form of resources from The Chemical Hammer, but danger is never too far away.

URGENT! The forcefield spell is waning and the ocean waters are pouring in! As buildings crumble around them, Estwing, Beadle and Mugen race against the rising tide. The submarine is in sight...but Estwing is falling behind, is the party of 3 going to be returning to Olde East Vale having lost a friend? Will Estwing's parents get to see her again?

With the threat of the strange undead creature gone, the party finally meets the arch wizard Ibras, or at least what is left of him. Questions about The Shattering finally get answered, but even more questions arise from this. Through their conversations, a decision is made but it sounds like danger is right around the corner.