Session 24

10th cycle, 4th day, year 5850

After a tactical retreat to the ruins and a good night's rest, the GG were ready to move on to the palace, when they rncountered a ranger. They immediately took a liking to the bow-wielding elf. 

The Palace was mostly empty, both of monsters and information, except for a Mindflayer and his pet troll. The Green Gems and their adopted new friend managed to kill the tentacled monster, only to see it's body snatched by two plane-hopping brethens while they were looking for a secret door. 

With the palace searched, they decided that their time in the city with not so golden roofs had come to an end and that it was time to return to Dorador. 

10th cycle, 12th day, year 5850

On the way back, they swung by the Cara tribe and learned some griveous news. M'Kono had been given an ultimatum. Join the Moon Elf-Yuan-ti coalition against Dorador or be destroyed. He begged the Green Gems to convince Dorador to offer them protection in return for an alliance against the other tribes and the serpent overlords. He had 36 days before he had to give his answer. 

Session 23

10th cycle, 3rd day, year 5850

The Green Gems continued the exploration of the ancient city. Making way to the Mindflayer-built tower through the skeleton-infested ruins, they encountered a gnome, looking for his gem. Bebe tried to read his mind and went bonkers, as the gnome was in reality a Death Slaad, creature of chaos and destruction. A fight followed, straining the Green Gems to their breaking point. 

With the creature dead, they continued towards the tower. There they found evidence (mosaics) that the Yuan-ti god was not a god, but in reality a demon the Yuan-ti had tricked the serpent-men into worshiping. It was also, according to the info, trapped on a far away plane and not in a volcano, as the Yuan-ti seemed to think. 

In the basement, they fought a Guardian Naga, who turned out to protect/guard a huge room full of thousands of Soulless Ones, all standing in neat rows, seemingly in trance. The Green Gems barely managed to sneak past them without waking anything and found another room, where a rod once had been kept. Probably the control-rod seen on murals earlier.