Travel to the 1st realm in search of Nyrissa

Journal 4760 Adrodus 29th – We performed the ritual to enter the first realm. It worked and we all came into the fey realm and came to a cave like my cave in the Fey Realm guarded by a sphinx that looked familiar but different. It knew me and told me it is the twin of the one I know. It told us if we had any questions for it that we would had to answer it question first. The other did and I did not ask any questions plus I did not get anything from the question they asked the sphinx. To get into the first realm we had to answer one of the three riddles and if we could answer all three it would return us back to the time we enter. Gregor was able to answer the first one very easy I should of known that answer too. It was shadow but I could not remember. The second riddle was harder and we did not get it right but the sphinx did say it would give us a second chance on the way out to answer it correct after answer the third riddle we believe the second answer was an eclipse . The last riddle was not as hard but made us think and I did not know this one at all but Gregor was able to answer it again correctly. So, the Sphinx opened the door to the first realm for us to go in. We can feel how the land is feels if healthy or sick now it feels very healthy. We did not go very far before a swarm of stirges came upon us. They were no trouble just to use our spells up. Then we came into a forest area and were attacked by two giant treants and a couple of minor trees assisting them. We only attacked the two giant treants and once we killed them the minor trees stop fighting also. We saw a grove of trees with hugh spiky bulbs hanging from them that look to be like Nyrissa army of spiked plant men. There are thousands of them and I have a strong feeling I should destroy them but we left them alone. We came to a stream that was about sixty feet across to the path on the other side or try and follow the shore line. We were attacked by to great wing owl bears which we easy killed. We decided to take my boat out and cross the river. As soon as we started to paddle across the stream started moving faster the harder we tried to go upstream the faster the river moved. We stopped paddling and let the stream take us to it end which came to a cold place with a giant longhouse. Just after we got out of the boat a bloody old warrior came out and headed right to Erik. He gave his sword to him telling him it is up to him to finish the quest then he died. When we were attacked by a large creature which we believe was a windego. The windego first finished tearing apart the warrior and then attacked Erik. It was a scary battle at first because Erik seemed to stop fighting but he shrugged it off and we defeated this creature. We then enter the house and found two dead frost giants inside it looked like one had eaten the other. We did not find much else inside so we left. Before we left Erik had decided to put on the dead warrior red armor. We took the path that lead us to a tall tower with a Giant Rook at the top of it and it flew down and attacked us. We almost killed it but it flew away and I let it go that was a mistake I will not make again if I see that creature. We were tried and needing to rest so we went back to the giant house to rest. As we slept we all had nightmares that night. Before I slept I was able to heal Erik who somehow was hurt by his nightmare that physically caused him damage that I was able to heal. I also had a nightmare about being changed and not able to change back but woke up restful. Journal Entry next day in the 1st realm - When we all woke up only Rigby and I were able to get our spells back. That Giant Rook was giving us our nightmare and I will kill it before we sleep again. We started off down the trail and went around the lake which looked to have a giant Kraken living in it. We came to a house which we enter finding a strange hag inside. Linkles told us to attack it so I did giving us surprise on the hag. We were able to kill it quickly without any problem. Next we then came upon a large beehive type building with a very large door. When we open the door we found a large troll inside just finishing eating two Gnomes. We attacked it with missile fire first and it came to the door way and attacked Erik who hurt it the most. With all of us fighting it we killed it with no problem and took only a little damage to us. Linkles said it a waste not to save this troll blood to make healing potions when I told him I had 48 empty flasks in my hole which we took out and filled with troll’s blood. We needed to know what way to go so Rigby flew up to check out the area and he saw the way. We also saw the Giant Nightmare Rook sitting on the tower we needed to go too. So, we started off down the path again to another tall building leading to the gate tower we needed to get too. We decided we are going to be coming back this way and do not need to have something in our way so we went into the tower. When we open the door and saw a lady milking a cow. Linkles again told us that it was an enemy so I hit it with moonbean causing damage to both of them. Our attacks killed the cow and it turn into a gorgon. We first put all our attacks on her and killed her first. When she died she showed her true form which was a medusa. We killed the gorgon with no further problem. Erik cut off the medusa head and put it in a sack. When we search the place we found four chests full of coins which we put in my hole after removing some of my items. Put the chest with copper on the bottom then the gold chest and platinum chest dumping the silver chest around the other chests and putting my chest and other items we could back in the hole on top. Leaving half of our supplies like the barrels, tents and tools in this room we found the coins. We were also able to see above the trees and the Giant Nightmare Rook staring at us. Erik and Linkles wanted to rest but I told them we cannot chance it until we kill the Rook. It is on that wall we need to get to anyway so we left to travel to the wall. When we got to the wall the Roc was staring at us when I cast my ice storm spell on him killing the Rook at last. Now that it is dead we travel back to the tower to rest to face Nyrissa. Journal entry another day in the first realm – We travel back up to the gate and found it guarded by five eladrin ghost archers. I was able to destroy two of the ghost with my moonbean spell and the others killed the last three. The ghost tried to get control of Linkles and Rigby but failed before we destroyed them. When we were trying to decide on how to get in a rope came down calling to us to climb up it was Wrench. After talking to him only Gregor and I could see him or the rope. I got out a rope and threw it down for the others to climb up. Wrench was blaming me for his death and this is partly true because I should of gone and gotten his father and buried him along with his bride. Or I should taken him to the Crooked Kin who would of taken care of him instead of leaving him on his own. I will probably have to kill him again. We then entered the main area of the castle where we were attacked by five shadows. I was able to turn most of them making it an easier battle for us. We were able to gang up and take down the shadows by themselves very easily. Then we entered the keep going through a series of small rooms which contained a ghost in most of the rooms. One of the rooms contained a ghost of Father Grimburrow from Ravengro. Wondering if these ghost are people who got killed by our actions leading to this event? Then we came upon a stuffed bear dancing in a cage very strange. We then backtracked and took the spiral staircase up to the 2nd floor where we were attacked by four snake man. The snake men caused Erik to retreat up the stairs but we were able to kill them with very little trouble before they split us up. We then enter rooms that looked like guest rooms. Rigby and Gregor saw ghosts but when we moved in they shifted away from us. This leaded us to a staircase going down and a spiral staircase going up. We decided to go back and cross a bridge that went over the main hall/throne room. Once across we believe we have found Nyrissa’s private area. When we enter we found Nyrissa’s rooms which included a few rooms plus a private bath and wardrobe room. Rigby was attacked by Nyrissa’s six blinded nymph handmaidens while looking around. They made a blood crying noise and charmed Erik sending him downstairs but Gregor blocked his way and hit him with his fists until he broke the charm. The rest of us did not want to get to close to them at first. Then Erik summoned his fire steed but got charmed again and this time fled downstairs. That was when Linkles cast fireballs decimated the blind nymphs leaving only one clinging to life when Rigby cast fire bolt to kill the last one. Nothing else in the rooms we decided to go take the spiral staircase up to the 3rd floor. We found a single tower chamber that was empty except for the carapace skeletons of chasme locust demons. We then took the ladder up to the 4th floor in this tower room. Gregor went up first and used Briar to clear the roots and branches to get up the latter. When Gregor was looking into the room we saw a beautiful elf woman who failed to charm him. That was when she used her gaze to turn Gregor to stone. Erik then charged up the ladder and attacked the elf and after we killed her we saw that she was a medusa. We were not able to turn Gregor back to flesh. They ask me if we put him in the Nyrissa bath would that do anything and I say it couldn’t hurt. I had Wretch free Gregor from the latter and carry him to the bath. So, we all went back to Nyrissa’s private rooms to put Gregor in the bath water. We arrived and the water did nothing. Then we talk about would anyone use Briar at all. I felt it was our only chance to defeat Nyrissa was to kill her with the sword. Erik was thinking about it so I had Wretch break off Gregor hand to get the sword. Erik had second thoughts and as he was deciding we hear Nyrissa voice telling us about the tale of the next attack. Once again I ask because Briar could kill the Jabberwocky we even put the fey blood on the sword but Erik felt his sword would do. We first were going to stay in Nyrissa room but we felt we had no escape so we went across the bridge and set up in that room waiting for the Jabberwocky. The Jabberwocky finally broke through and landed on the bridge to attack us. Erik was in the doorway blocking the Jabberwocky entrance. It was going okay until the Jabberwocky breath his poison alcohol on us catching only Erik and me in his blast. Erik came through but I failed and was no longer any help in the attack and close to death. While I was out Nyrissa freed Gregor from being stoned but because I had Wretch break his sword hand he started bleeding to death. Linkles was able to stop the bleeding with a healing potion as Rigby and Erik continue to battle the Jabberwocky. We now had Nyrissa to fight also. Nyrissa wanted to kill Gregor because she was attacking only him. Rigby help free me from the effect of the Jabberwocky breath I was under. Linkles was able to banish Nyrissa and we were able to kill the Jabberwocky and I healed Erik before Nyrissa came back. I gave Gregor his sword but he could not fight with it at all with his off hand. Briar was useless to us now so I put it back in my hole. I felt the only chance to save the moment was to go back to the sphinx to use the gift the sphinx gave me of time travel. So, I left going back to the fey realm to the Crystal Cave. A few moments after I arrived in the fey realm Linkles showed up telling me that they killed Nyrissa and not to use my gift. Both of us drank from the pool of healing then headed to the gate of the first realm to meet the others. It was only about an hour later the others show up. We traveled back to Solvania to tell them the crisis is over. We found that the sphinx did return us back to the time we enter the first realm.