Session One Hundred Eighteen: The Klar

The group used their healing magics to recover from the rat attack. They were unsure what to next and discussed their options. They wanted to retrieve the last two gemstones, so they conferred with the Lord of the Mind. He confirmed what they already knew, that the last two gemstones were inside the Golden Tower. They discussed various plans to get inside the Golden Tower, but none of them seemed viable.
Then, Dimitria remembered she had been given a sword by a strange blue person. It had been for Samsun, but he had died. She thought they could still travel to the mysterious Blue Shrine and awaken the swords magical powers. The group agreed.
Rafiq and Ali began using the way to search for the mysterious shrine. They knew a rough direction of travel and spent the next hour, or so, scouting. They made sure to coordinate their efforts, so they did not overlap.
There appeared to be nothing, but miles and miles of desert. Then, Rafiq saw something else. A stone keep in a small mountain range. The keep was recessed into a crevice where two mountains met. They believed they had found it.

Rafiq used the way to transport the party to the keep in the mountains. It was hot hotter than the Tablelands, and no wind blew through the desolate mountain range. The group cautiously approached the opening to the mountain keep. There was no door baring their way, but the sun did not shine through the doorway. The inside was dark with shadow.
Calvis was the first to step inside. His eyes adjusted, and he saw a bear with armored plates growing out of its back. He suddenly felt his mind being invaded. He shouted back to the group, warning them that he was being attacked in his mind.
The rest of the group ran inside and saw a large beast with chitinous plates on its back. They rushed in to attack, but its armored plates and hide were tough to pierce. Rafiq attacked the beast's mind. The beast took over Clavis' mind and turned him on Rafiq. Rafiq did his best to dfend against Clavis, but Clavis was a well-trained gladiator. Only Dimitria's healing magic kept Rafiq on his feet.

Selia and Yusef did not let up their attacks on the beast and Rafiq was able to batter down its mental defenses. Rafiq convinced the beast that it was going to die if it got struck one more time. The beast fled out of the tower and into the desert. Selia used her bow to further encourage the beast to flee. Clavis regained his composure as the beast ran. Once it was out of sight, Rafiq relaxed his use of the way.

Join us next time for another exciting session of Adventures Under the Dark Sun. 
2nd edition AD&D Dark Sun Cast of Player Characters 
Dimitria: Human female druid. 20 years old. Played by Mary. Speaks Urikite, Raamin, and Tyrian.
Clavis: Human male gladiator. 30 years old. Played by Dave. Speaks Drajish and Tyrian.
Rafiq: Human male psychoporter. 25 years old. Played by Ben. Speaks Tyrian, Balican, Raamin, and Urkite.
Selia: Half-elf female ranger. 27 years old. Played by my wife. Speaks Elf and Tyrian.
Yusef: Human male thief. 24 years old. NPC party member. Speaks Tyrian, Nibnese, and Urikite.
Ali: Human male clairsentient. 26 years old. NPC. Speaks Tyrian, Urikite, Balican, and Gulgish.