Having been sent on a drug bust mission from the Priest of the Reach, concerning Snakestorm, an addictive and deadly substance on the black market, an investigation led the party into criminal territory. Using Nick's 'contacts' the party found found and captured some drug dealers for interrogation. Following these commoner's directions, they were led down the Sewer Mains along a recently built railway. Closely avoiding a black hole anomaly, with the conciquence of Nick catching Cholera by falling in the sewerage, they arrived in a cave where they encountered a female Dune Druid and two Sand Golems. After cleanly dispatching the Druid and her hyenas, Jessen led the Sand Golems into the mouth of the sewer pipe exit, Daniel lighting the Methane filled tunnel with prestidigitation. A Hollywood worthy explosion consumed the sand golems, turning them to useless glass statues. Unfortunately the party later finds out they have caused colossal damage in several of the underground districts wasting thousands of civilian lives. As a result, the Priest of the Reach orders the Party to leave the City until false identities have been set up for them, and the damage has been cleaned up, lest certain 'knowledgeable' citizens seek revenge.
Using a Circle of Truth the party discerned the location of the workshop where the Snakestorm was being magically engineered to withstand desert conditions, and so the party joined a Trade Caravan to travel 6 days to a town close by. The contract signed by the party demanded that they help the Caravan deal with a Riddler who protected a bridge shortcutting a large chasm that divides two major trade towns.
Arriving at the country town Paddy made a deal with the local cowboy raiders through a corrupt sheriff. The raiders and the party in two separate groups, one approached the Chasm, only to find the Riddle master approaching them with 'What is your name?' What is your quest?' and another obscure third question. The death of the sheriff, a Maximized Reverse Gust of Wind pulling him into the cavern, caused by his lies in the second question, are making the party wary of how the raiders in the second group will react. They are now scheming about how to dispatch their 'allies', the raiders.
Meanwhile, James's cleric tricked the guardian of the bridge into sucking himself into the chasm. It turns out a Dryad's enchanted tree was one of the supports of the bridge, the power of the Gust of Wind, and demands the party to find her a new uncorrupted true neutral guardian. Jessen suggests they find the fabled 'yeti', maybe the ONLY true neutral creature left alive in this barren wasteland.

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