5/17 - Treasure Map day 1

On the way to The Wall we met with a massive Goliath, Kaltog “Kal” Nightwatcher. He seems to be a cleric who worships the moon. The Barkeep has given us a map made by a group who ventured out beyond the wall and never returned...

We ventured northwest and the path started to turn wild. In the night we saw the Unicorn once again in the distance. Attempting to chase it once again proved futile.

Grung Lore
The next day we were attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. After defeating them a traveling merchant by the name of Mark I.T. approached us, looking to loot what he assumed would be our corpses. He bought one of Eldon’s cockatrices, and offered to sell us information on the surrounding terrain.

He told us of the Smokey Island, where he had seen other Grung like L’kot. This jogged my memory of books I’d read on obscure creatures: There are two Grung societies that I know of -- one in the Jungles deep to the east, along one of the coasts. Another in the West had fled the Great War by attempting to cross the seas. I know that there is a caste system in Grung society based on color, where green is usually associated with the lowest caste but some rise above their class and become a sort of Grung folk heroes.

The Great Bridge
Mark told us that the bridge was a day and a half away to the northwest. We will reach a cliffside overlooking a river so large that it seems like an ocean. It takes days to cross the bridge. He told us that lizard or dragon-like creatures have occupied the entrance to the bridge, charging a toll to enter. He doesn’t know how much for, he has some kind of arrangement with the creatures to let himself pass.

Oraford
He told us that Oraford is the name of the city that we visited through the portal. He has business dealings with them, but has never been to the city himself. He’s heard rumors a devil rules this place, and there are tales that those who enter Oraford seem to continue living there happy and healthy. The place seems to be populated by former adventurers who forsake their lives to settle down there.

The Bone
While bathing in a mud puddle L’kot discovered some massive object wedged inside the mud. He and Tankbot managed to learn that whatever the massive object seems to be, it’s made of a massive hunk of bone.