Chapter 0: Hole in the Sky

The bread crumbs land on something solid and seem to float in midair. The invisible bridge is real!

Through feeling around very carefully, you are able to determine that the bridge is 30 feet wide, 2 feet thick, and feels like stone cobbles underfoot. It simply hangs in the sky with no support. This is the path forward...

You muster your druthers as you set out as a group along the invisible bridge. It is just wide enough for you to march six abreast, forming four ranks.

As you travel through the night, the bridge gently rises to a height of a half mile over the surface of the ocean. Dawn eventually breaks, and the day is sunny but the air is quite cold at this height. Land is completely out of sight.

Eventually, you reach the limits of your stamina. You will need to rest here, on a bridge you cannot see, oh so high in the sky...

The groups all went as soon as they saw that the bridge had been created.

They travelled until they could no longer walk due to exhaustion, they now sat down on the invisible bridge and hoped for the best.

"Stay close together." Bren the scribe said to his and the other groups, "it will help you stay warm in this cold weather."

Confidence Artist - Pyne
Halfling Chicken Butcher - Asha
Cutpurse - Ulric
Scribe - Bren

You rest for several hours before resuming your journey along the invisible bridge. Gray clouds begin to gather in the sky above you. By midday it starts to rain. By late afternoon it becomes a full-fledged storm! You struggle to make progress in the pouring rain as thunder booms and wild winds whip you about!

Suddenly, a huge gust of wind blasts you!

Pyne and Asha are able to hold onto their groupmates and are safe from falling off the bridge, but Ulric and Bren aren't so lucky and they begin to slide to the edge. They struggle and try to grab onto something, both finally able to get ahold of the edge of the bridge, saving them from falling.

"Help us!" Cried Ulric and Bren together.

"Quickly, we must make a line holding each other's legs so that some of us can get close to get the ones that are going to fall off!" Shouted Asha ash she took out her handaxe and began to motion for some of the others to grab her legs so that she can crawl over to get to the edge and help pull up those that are hanging on for dear life.

Confidence Artist - Pyne, Luck 12
Halfling Chicken Butcher - Asha Luck 8
Cutpurse - Ulric Luck 12
Scribe - Bren Luck 6

Roy, Selene, Kip, Minnie, and Alister gather at the cliff's edge. All of them whisper to each other, arguing over the Blue Lady's promises. Selene surveys the night sky and calculates the hour. She hushes the group and breathes, "It's time. Who will cross?" Kip frantically scoops up Minnie and idly scratches the sow's head. Kip shakes her head and confesses, "I need to know that I won't fall into the sea!"

Alister spits, "You sky-blind coward. Time away from the Stone has turned your courage sour."

Kip bears teeth and hisses, "Words! If you're so brave, show us how it's done. Fall to your death and be swallowed by the sea."

Alister lunges toward Kip, but Selene and Roy get between them.

Roy thinks, "Now is my time, lead!" Roy clears his throat and lowers his voice, "I will take the first step. Follow me, travelers. Let us change our stars together!" Roy takes a deep breath, swallows his fear, and takes a step off the cliff and into the night sky.

As Thanger and Stelious concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other, the hear a bark behind them. They turn to see Mildred and Clancy flying off into the sky. They notice that Stelious is no where to be seen.

A mighty gust of wind catches the four. All, but Alister brace and they steadfast. The Dwarven miner is swept off his feet and wildly swings his pickaxe. Alister luckily buries the tool into something and he holds on till the gale passes. Kip jeers, "First time experiencing a pleasant breeze?"

As Thanger and Stelious watch in horror has Themla and her dog Clancy blows into the air, an amazing thing happens. Thelma grabs her dog and the fist drops them both rightfully at the edge of the bridge. Thelma manages to somehow twist and use her strength to move back to the middle. Then, out of nowhere, a figure is walking towards them on the bridge. It’s Mildred. She is moving very slow.

Poor Deacon the beadle has fallen off of the invisible bridge. You take small comfort in the fact that the storm makes it impossible to witness his gruesome death when he slams into the water half a mile below you. Fortunately, that is the only loss you suffer.

The wind becomes more manageable as the storm continues. It is cold and miserable, however, and those with a weak constitution begin to sniffle and cough.At long last, the storm abates around midnight. You are wet, battered, and exhausted, but you are alive...