An Outing to Byde

437 Colombine 2-4:	Several of the party go for a walk in Trumk forest where they meet the gnomes of Gorum.
5:	They head back.
6:	Arrive New Figon. Erkon accidentally triggers the sword into speaking. Many are tested, most are rejected, no one is chosen, but much is learned. Trevok uses a wish on the Helm of Gith. Gif identifies the Helm of Gith and sleeps.
7:	Gif negotiates a deal with the Guild of Transmutation (Alteration).
8:	Erkon interrogates the prisoner they captured during the riots. A priest of Set.
10:	This morning it is discovered that the prisoner has escaped from the temple of Horus. The first such event for many a year. The rains start as the party search East Harbour in vain for the escapee.
11:	They hear news of a great battle in the north.
13:	They hear news of a great battle in the north. John returns to New Figon, again by Nexus. John receives a letter from Kelnor: a mage who is planning an attack on Tesphesus as soon as the weather permits.
14:	Hector’s tree is polymorphed into a Shambling Mound. Hector and five volunteers from the temple of Horus join the party. Adam and Terros join too. Acting on some information Erkon has it is decided that they will strike at a communications post of the dark arm during the rainy season.
15:	They all take the Nexus to Maedoon where they hire a Kandi guide with a camel train.
17:	Reach Ranadoon and cross the river.
18-21:	Travel south east through scrub.
22:	Reach the edge of the desert.
24:	Arrive at the Kandi wells of Ab Moot.
26:	Reach the Settlement at the oasis of Il Crishta.
28:	Reach the wells of Ab Halof
Desvine 2:	Reach the oasis of Il Yelsil
5:	Cross into Tarishe territory and arrive at Us Quin. There is a little discussion here but eventually the passing warband agree to escort the party rather than kill them.
7:	Arrive at Us Myne
8:	Now at Us Pom
10:	Reach Us Leldor
12:	Arrive at Us Tarishe, a fortified port. By dropping Doolin’s name they get to see King Alamor. He shows them much hospitality while they tell him how they helped recover the holy lance of Dramin. The King agrees to lend them a couple of boats.
13:	Rodick flies around as everyone else embarks upon two Tarishe vessels; the Ol Ful and Gril Ful. Apparently their names mean White fish and Red fish. They sail east along the coast into Naz territory. They camp among rocks, but are attacked in the night by 20 Orcs. They kill 10 and the rest flee, Wally (one of the reinforcements from the temple of Horus) dies in the first salvo.
14:	Land on the isle of Byde, their destination, which is an unappealing lump of rock some twenty miles by ten. Scouts start combing the island from the north whilst everyone else trudges up the nearest hill and begin digging in. Rodick is flying around and spots that Meer is about to be ambushed by 20 orcs. He flies down, invisible, alerts Meer and the Orcs are routed; 10 lying dead. Straw, who has been scouting further inland, is ambushed; but escapes. Adam, the other scout - on the east side of the island, spots a less well executed ambush set up for him; and evades. Rodick, now grounded, accompanies Meer as they press on. They get close to the place they are seeking, when they fall, at the first volley of arrows, in the fourth ambush of the day. After the other scouts have been back for a couple of hours the rest of the party set out to see what happened to them. They eventually find a concealed entrance to a lava tube. Investigating they discover that this is a strong hold of the Naz orc tribe. The combat that ensues is disrupted by a mass fear cast by the Naz shaman. This causes a log jam in the narrow corridor the party find themselves in. The log jam bursts, like a champagne cork, when Erkon fireballs the orcs. Many orcs fall, as does Erkon, and the remainder of the party gush out into the lava tube. About half of these fall down a steeply sloping section in their rush to run away, the rest rally and return to the fray. The combat drags on as the dregs of the party struggle against the cream of the orcs. Eventually 130+ orcs are dead, along with their pet troll. Straw is missing, Erkon in dead, six others are unconscious and just about everyone is wounded. The butchered remains of Meer and Rodick are recovered.
15:	They return to the Lava tube, and explore it in the other direction. They find a wall, with a door. On opening the door they are exposed to it’s protection - a Glyph of Berserking. On the other side are 6 shadows. None of these cause them any difficulty. sixty feet further on the come to another wall. This door is protected by another glyph, despite their precautions most of the party are hypnotised by this defence. A couple of party members penetrate the veil only to be paralysed by some ghouls. The only reason the ghouls don’t take out the entire group is that they in turn are hedged by the presence of Hector. Eventually they sort themselves out and discover a storage chamber containing all manner of ancient plunder; the far end of the chamber is submerged as the floor slopes down.
16:	John, Ted, Akraan and Gif explore underwater. They fight some mermen with their pet barracuda, they first mermen are killed quickly forcing the rest to flee. They recover 19 gold ingots. The party then hike out, with their loot, north to where they prepared a beacon. After seeing the beacon, the ships return and they leave the isle of Byde far behind.
17:	Arrive back at Us Tarishe where they again meet the King. The Tarishe raise Erkon and try with Wally. Meer is reincarnated as a Ken Ku.
18:	Rodick is reincarnated as a Hyena. Meer plays the deck. Wally is also reincarnated as a Ken Ku.
20:	Rodick plays the deck and becomes a giant hyena. Several days of resting and identifying now follow.
25:	Leave by ship for Us Dine
26:	Hire some more camels at Us Dine. Begin trekking home.
28:	Arrive at Us Quin
Lyvine 2:	Back in Kandi country now (actually the desert all look the same to them, however) reach Il Yelsil.
4:	Arrive at Ab Halot
6:	Il Crishta
7:	Ab Moot
14:	Cross the river, out of the desert, into the empire at Ranadoon.
16:	Make Maedoon, take the Ra Nexus to Ole

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