Keepers of the Glade

Its been awile since I updated my journal. Since Medrath the Melignant launched his Fortress Mechonatus and attacked Ak'anon we have been busy try to help the gnomes as well as the Fangbreakers and Ladies of the Light. After the fortress took off we were able to use the Meldrath's tunnels to access the Dragonscale Hills and Loping Planes. Though we still have problems with the forces of Discord, the Dragons in Antonica, Darkhollow, Serpant Spine and the Buried Sea, we decided we need to at address the problem of Meldrath before he gets out of hand.

The Ladies of the Light took over an tower in Dragonscales Hills and created a teleport node for Wizards as well as our Guild Teleportor to home in on. Qandiel asked us to find out why the Wind Nymphs had turned agaist them and started assulting the tower. I discovered that they were being controlled by enchanted collars of brownie manufacture. Learning this Erradian sent us to eliminate some of the Brownies.

The Gnomes in the area asked us to help with various tasks. Siggik asked me to help clean up the creature infestations in the gnomish farmlands, Nanzie asked me to find some lost items that had been picked up by scavangers. Darwin asked me to collect levetation crystals and ballon canvas to help him build a flying machine for the Tinkerer's Union competition and another One gnome trying to construct a flying device asked me to collect wings from nymphs and crows as well as some scarcrow straw. Finally, Bobbenpin ask me to plant a claim flag for him on some pieces of the Fortress that had crashed to the ground. Each of these gnomes rewarded me with a tinkering piece. I had no idea what to do with these until i found a notebook on a vender describing the construction of an occulous device that could be added to my facemask. Combining the 5 pieces I created an internal timing mechanism that is part of a focal disc.

I also assisted the Fangbreakers who had set up in Loping plains to hunt a new species of Orc infected with Lycanthropy. In addition to the orcs they had come in conflict with the local Drangol Goblins who were stealing supplies and ambushing caravans. I was asked to recover supplies from thier fort and Miggletik Biggerton asked me to recover an amulet that had been on a caravan that went missing. We assulted the fort and recovered supplies as well as defeating their Supplier who had the amulet. Miggletik rewarded me with another focal disc for the occulus. We were also asked to obtain some Drangol Signets and place them on sleeping orcs so that the goblins would think the orcs had killed thier owners and break up the alliance betweent he golins and orcs.
Babyliyna asked me to find her husband who had gone missing. We discovered he had been captured by orcs lead by Orriel the Blood Mystic who the Fangbreakers were also looking to eliminate along with Lt Kulthar of the Shadomane. We eliminated Orriel and defeated the ambushers who had captured Fadnare, Babyliyna's Husband. Then we assulted Lt. Kuthar's camp and defeated him. During our assult on the orc camp I recovered 2 orc samples for Dwin Axeheaver a famous orc killer who was investigating the new orc species in this area.
Aendor Mistvale also asked me to find 4 elvan recruits who had gone missing. I found their corpses and put thier restless spirits to rest. Fortunisa asked me to look for her brother who had gone to the Marble mines. I discovered he had been slain by the Minotuars. While near the mines I talked with the Patron of the Arts and he asked me to recover 4 instruments from the hunted festival grounds. I discovered two pieces discared on the ground and two were still in possesion of the undead remains of thier former owners. The Patrons companion also asked me to go visit the Oracle of the Three Oaks and find out what the problem was with the Trees. We were told that a great imp and his minions infested the Oak and we elimanted him.
Returning to the Fangbreakers, Verdig Bittenbrew asked me to map a cave near the Hills of Shade. One of the Firstlight refugees on the coast also asked me to recover a lost necklace that the vampires in the cave had stolen. After clearing the cave of undead I had recovered the necklace and completed the map. The Firstlight refugees also asked me to collect some clay wood and ore for rebuilding thier camp as well as elimitate the worgs, orcs and goblins in the area. Upon completing many of these tasks I was given pieces of an orc head. The head is still incomplete but looks like it might be a usefull disguise when completed.
After studying the orc parts I had recovered, Dwinn asked me to go Interigate a large orc int he north camps about the new species. I confronted Fearfang forced him to give me a journal of his first days here. It indicated the orcs here had been part of a rebelling lead by the Prophet against Emperor crush. The rebellion failed and the Prophet and his army fled to the plains. Dwin asked me then to find a prominant shaman and see if i could find more information. I found Gruggor, an apprentice to one of the orc High Shamanand managed to obtain an Illegible tome from him. Dwin sen me to Kassilina for a translation. In exchange for disrupting an orcish ceremony on the ilse near her she translated the tome after I found some additional material in the same language in the Shadowmane camp. This seems to indicate a direct link between the Shadowmane and the new were-orcs and a possible link to Mayong Mistmore. Dwin then sent me to invetigate the orcs to the west and I was ambushed. After leading them on a chase the Were-orcs gave up when they sensed Shadowmane in the area and left to attack that camp.
At that time I decided to take a break from this investigation return to Dragonscale Hills. I visited Eron Narwistle, one of Meldraths engineers who had been exiled from the Fortress and was looking for adventurers willing to confront Meldrath. He also was working on a configurable piece of tinkered jewelry and had some tasks that would both get back at Meldrath and help him complete is craft. He first assigned me to collect Dragonscale Ore from the minotaur minors. This tied into a task from another gnome I had met named Gimblefixx who had found some tinkerpieces and wanted me to recover some others from the minotuars. With some companions I assulted the mines and recovered enough ore to complete the project from Eron as well as the 3 pieces Gimblefixx was looking for. I crafted Eron's Jewelry and returned to Gimblefixx with the pieces which he Tinkered into a key. I took the key to a mysterious locked door I found in the NE and found the true King Ak'anon who had been hiding in suspended animation. He tasked me to kill Meldrath, but first I would have to gain access to his mansion atop the Fortress. He gave me his seal and sent me to talk to the Warmarshal on the Fortress.
Arriving on the fortress, the Warmarshal sent me to Gertrude the spymaster who asked me to locate one of her missing spys in the S.H.I.P. Contacting another spy at the entry way who provided me with a clockwork illusion, I traveled to the very top and located the dying spy who gave me a report to return to Gertrude. Gertrude asked me to return to her any other documents that I find relating to the report.
While in the Fortress I was also tasked by the Warmashal and Gertrude to eliminate various steamworks and gnomes working for Meldrath. Also the Warmarshal asked me to switch out some special gears on some Steamworks to see if that sabotaged them. I also provided oil to Tynman Cogloss and obtained Power storage crystals for his power saw so he could continue repairing the crashed Albatross.
Returning to Dragonscale I spoke with Eron again and he tasked me to go into the Mechamatic Guardian to obtain some soot and crystals for the next step in he project. Overvolt Rigister the IV told us how to get inside the Guardian safely and asked us to map the insides as well as collect modulators and stableizers. He also asked me to try to repair his clockwork scout. We entered the gigantic steamwork though the door in its foot and cleared through the many steamworks inside him while mapping various rooms and collecting the parts Overvolt requested. The motavator provided by Overvolt seemed to be defective so we will have to obtain another one to repair his scout. We climbed all the way to the top and discovered an inaccesable room that housed the brain crystal of the Guardian but could not get to it. We returned the parts and maping tool to Overvold and I told him I would return later to try to repair his scout.

More to come as I continue to explore this new side of Faydwer.