Woad Whispers and Watery Warnings

This week, our intrepid adventurers began their journey with a trip to Summerford Farms to drop off the bandit who had attempted to rob them at the Descent. Though she was remorseful for her actions, the party wasn't quite convinced that she was completely honest about her desire to repent. Most bandits are immediately put to death in Limsa Lominsa, as the chaotic society doesn't like dealing much with prisons, especially not in the wake of the Calamity. Ririka managed to convince the party that she wasn't worth killing, however, on the trip to Summerford.

On the way to Summerford, the party encountered a very aggressive water elemental that attacked the bridge to the Descent as they were crossing. After a long battle, the party emerged victorious, though the bridge was destroyed as a result. Upon its death, the creature dropped a shard of corrupted unaspected aether, a very dangerous substance often found in craters where pieces of Dalamud fell. The party's Chemist safely tucked the crystal away.

The party eventually made it to Summerford with Ririka, and they gave her to Summerford Farms as a refugee rather than as a bandit. She promised the party that she would join the Storm and turn her life around - perhaps they'll meet again someday? Regardless, they had a nice chocobo breast dinner and spent the night in relative comfort.

The next day, the group headed to the Descent. After a perilous river crossing with the bridge being destroyed, the party safely made it to the bridge down. A small lalafell with odd-looking features had been following them for awhile, but it wasn't until the party went down the bridge that they found out who it was. The Lalafell decided to join up with the party after they realized that he was headed for the same place - although he would not give a reason why.

After that, the party made it to the area that Ririka had described to them - Woad Whisper Canyon. A small, rocky path ran next to the swift-flowing river, making travel somewhat dangerous. Eventually, they stumbled upon an area that looked to be recently habitated, with a bandit and his group keeping watch there. The party battled the bandits, including one who was literally caught with his pants down, and secured both some loot and a boat. The next place they were headed - a small cavern located in a fissure on the side of the river - wasn't a place they could get on foot.