Yendorian Tales: Here There Be Dragons

I spent a lot of this session watching dragons fly overhead. The land of Yendor is in trouble. Monsters have been invading the mines, threatening the production of Nuore, the reagent necessary to fuel all magic. The great wizard Zamora was struck down by a shadowy figure during a public address; the orb that was supposed to banish all evil was stolen. Our only clues to restoring order are to be found in Zamora's journal, which only members of the Society of Wizards can translate. The first one, the Hermit, told us to seek out the Diplomat. The Diplomat, who turned out to the governor's advisor in Port Hope, asked us to retrieve a Grapnel Arrow and then use it to grab the Great Red Gem in a particular mine. I ended the last session wondering what mine would contain the gem. Fortunately, I found it almost immediately. It was in the cave network northwest of Port Hope, and probably the reason I didn't note it during my first circuit of the cave is that I didn't register it as important.…