A Trip to Lozo

436 Lytil 13:	Willos sends a message via the Temple of Thoth to Ole "Can Meer and Trevok come to New Figon ?" He hires a small fishing boat at Kusp, a fishing village near New Figon.
14:	Meer and Trevok take the Home patrol vessel of the Knights of Ole to Shi. take the Ra Nexus to New Figon, and make for Kusp.
15:	Meer, Willos and Trevok leave in the small boat to scout Lozo. The sail west, south and then south west
16:	Sail west and then north west, the see Lozo and head for the mainland to the north. The camp next to a mangroves forest.
17:	They sail north and camp tied up against the Mangroves.
18:	Sail south, spend another night amid the mangroves.
19:	Sail around the west coast of Lozo, find a fishing village at dusk. The land but since the people regard them with suspicion the leave quickly. They spend the night adrift in a small boat on a big sea.
20:	They sail west and find the main settlement on Lozo. They see a fortified town with a small fort on an island; behind the town are giant statues of a snake, a rat and a third structure hidden under scaffolding. They see the great citadel. All of this fits with the map Kithin gave them. Sail down the prevailing winds east through the night.
21:	Arrive New Figon at midday. John, armed with this information, goes to see Gif who is in Shi.
22:	The Knights of Ole lend Gif The Lilley and her crew. She is a small war galley commanded by Captain Elhart. There is some concern because the rains are due, and they are usually heralded by storms. Terros is recruited to the cause by John.
23:	Sailing for New Figon
24:	The Lilley arrives off New Figon and Rodick flies ashore. Hector and his tree are taken aboard. She sails west through the night.
26:	They stage a night-time raid on the little island. John and Trevok form the first wave, as they move in ethereally. They are attacked by a strange creature and John is rendered unconscious as he is cooked by his armour. Trevok places his body somewhere safe. Meer and Gif storm the top of the tower, at first things go well but Gif falls as he fights some elves on his own in the darkness. The third wave approach in some small boats, but the defenders have been alerted now. Both boats are fireballed as they land, 14 out of the 15 marines they borrowed from the ship go down; one fatally. Erkon returns the compliment, but the defenders manage to close their iron shutters just in time. He only succeeds in incinerating the helpless John. The survivors escape and The Lilley runs for New Figon.
27:	They arrive at Dwowloon around midday. Hector’s tree is left on the quayside as the others take the ferry into New Figon. John is raised.
28:	The Lilley leaves for Ole. Gif is raised.
437 Colombine 1:	Gif recovers Hector and his tree.

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