Frostfall
Heart of the Moon
The final beacon of the ancient Aldebast defense system has been deactivated.
Vinta remained behind, having taken a seat atop a pile of toppled stones at the Dark Side tower ruins in order to complete some illegible notes they had been taking regarding the beacon towers and how they function. Alongside their notes are illustrations depicting the ice creatures encountered during this endeavor with information on the habits of each.
Upon noticing they had been left in the dust as the rest of the party pushed onward with Aventus, Vinta lept to their feet with a start and rushed after the group. They continue their rush, clearly exasperated with several scrolls clutched in their hands as they clumsily tried not to drop anything of importance. A few pieces of parchment loosened themselves from their grip, scattering into the winds and snow. One could only hope none of them were important.Behind them the sound of humming can be heard, building and building to the point it can be clearly heard across the frosty landscape, and even farther to the College of Aldebast. As it grows in volume, the group notices four colored lights pierce upwards into the sky - one from each of the four towers.
There is a small base camp set out at the edge of where The Dark Side gives way to the caverns. Following those caverns would take one to the entrance to the core is located. When Vinta arrives everyone is bustling with chatter about what exactly cthe four lights could mean and if anything awaits them deeper within the moon.
After some down time spent regrouping, warming up, and recovering energy, everyone gathers around Vinta for a last briefing before the final leg of the adventure. Vinta nervously clears their throat, but they hesitate to speak when their eyes catches Aventus' gaze and their own nervousness takes over. With a deep breath they center themself.
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Murmurs go through the crowd. Some throw out theories and ideas about what awaits them. Vinta waits for a few moments before continuing to speak.
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The archmage rummages through some scrolls, uncovering a particular document covered in text and sketches. They hold it up for others to see, though only those closest to them would be able to make it out clearly. It details some type of automaton or construct, but Vinta doesn't leave much room for questions and instead looks over the group again with a rather grim expression.
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They end there and begin to clean up some of the papers that had fallen from their arms while they spoke.
The crowd surrounding them disperses and those planning to continue onwards with the group finish up their preparations. Even with the core close at hand there is a sense that there is still a long way to go. The next hour passes before you realize it and once again you find yourself back on the snowy path that gives way to the cavernous depths of the moon. As you get closer, you realize there is no need for lantern light when your surroundings never darken. The cold outside gives way to sparse glowing plant life decorating the shimmering stones and rough crystal-like walls of the caves.