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A sacrifice is required to become a Wind Walker. The Dragon Brechtohla is the Chaperone for the Aspirant of Air, Hatori Bongo. And, he’s Ser Shadow’s dad! . . |
Recap
Meet the family
Upon dispersing the Polonians, the party is invited in to meet the Old Man of the Village, Hatori Bongo and his three badass assassin sidekicks, the “Shadows”.
The “Shadows” are named Indomus, Cyrus, and Gurgle.
Ser Shadow wishes to immediately commence the trial to become a Wind Walker. The “Shadows” think he is unready, but Hatori gives a nod.
He needs to find the place make his sacrifice.
The path there
The party traverses a downward spiral staircase that has huge gusts of air blowing up through a gate at the bottom.
They kill off some nasty undead things on the way (i.e., a wall-climbing wight and flying, goo-spitting lizards).
They pop through the gate to a mostly featureless desert and a tremendously huge sandstorm.
They work their way to a huge spire that turns out to have the lair of a dragon on top.
With the Dragon
Ser Shadow pops his ruined eye out as a sacrifice that is accepted. Ser Shadow’s neck tattoo flares to life as he becomes a Wind Walker.
The dragon, Brechtohla, offers to answer some questions, including:
He is the chaperone for Hatori Bongo, the aspirant of air.
The dragons converse rarely, but Brechtohla knows that the red dragon Igniel has found an Aspirant of Fire and their are rumors of an another Aspirant.
Brechtohla greets both Hurodash and Yornan as “Blessed” and tells them they need to find their own dragon chaperones.
Back in the Village
Ser Shadow leaves the Lamp of Al-Arakh as requested by Hatori.
Hatori tells Ser Shadow that he will need him in the final battle and is waiting for him.