5th-13th Melora – Travel to the Anfoor Observatory

The party traveled westward towards the Anfoor Observatory across the arid expanse. Navigating out of the Crimson highlands with the help of find the path, the party directed themselves due westward until they ran into the eastern branch of “river” that winds its way southward. Passing out of the Crimson highlands they began to see wreckage of ruined airships broken on the craggy stone of the hills and, further on, in the depthless sands of the expanse.

3 days into their travels, the party arrived at the river, finding it little more than a muddy bed – thick with what desert animals exist within this space. Passing southwest on their 4th day, while following the river, they passed by a large obsidian monolith. Partially uncovering it, they discovered abyssal hieroglyphs dedicated to Obox-Ob, one of the ancient betrayer gods known as “The Obyriths” – said to have been imprisoned in the Abyss sometime around the divergence. Travelling on into their 5th day, the party fell into a pit trap apparently laid by Yuan-ti worshippers of Obox-ob. Val spoke to them, assuring them they were just passing through and were not Orcs. When they saw Teal’s staff they fell into a subserviant worshipful pose in deference to one they called “The Prophet” and “the bearer.”

Traveling with the party on the 6th day, the Yuan-ti were reinforced by an elite guard to “protect the bearer.” In the mniddle of the night, Dagon’s reach decided it wanted a new master. Teal let it go in his dreamscape and it began crawling its way towards one of the Yuan-ti priests with snakes for arms and hands. In an attempt to stop it, Tilia bagged it and Ari stabbed it. Unfortunately, the stabbing caused an ear and brain piercing psychic scream that awakened the Yuan-ti. The party, using Teal’s magic, turned to mist and floated away. After some coordinating messages and fetching Ragnar – who fell out of the sky a few miles away – the party rejoined at the base of the spires of the old spine mountains.

On the 8th day of travel out of the Crimson Highlands, the party ascended the tallest visible spire in the range to find the Anfoor Observatory of Possible Realities at the top.

There they began a conversation with a monkish Gith man – the Anfoor.