======Thirty-ninth session (email) - August 2004 - The Resort Denouement======

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The Voyager crew arrived at [[Sorgul]]'s commune on July 20th, 1108.

They are cordially invited in and discuss the details of their adventures over
dinner.  [[Sorgul]] is intrigued enough (and trusting enough) that he offers to
teleport down to see his friends, [[Cale & Strachan]].  These two men posses the
[[disks of Odin]] - one of which (The Disk of Sif) is powerful enough to teleport
large groups of people pretty much anywhere in the world.

**//21 July 1108//**

[[Sorgul]] teleports [[Roget]], [[Roderick]], and [[Dhersion]] to [[Cale & 
Strachan]]'s keep, which is south of the city of [[rota_city|Rota]] (about 200 
miles from the commune). [[Strachan]] is out on a visit to [[rota_city|Rota]] to 
see the king, but [[Cale]] invites them in and listens carefully to the party's 
story.  Initially, he is reluctant to help, explaining that he gets far too many 
requests to use the [[disks of Odin]] (from people both deserving and not). 
However, with a touch of persuasion, reinforced with a couple of timely comments 
by [[Sorgul]], he soon agrees that this mission is worthy of his assistance.

He explains that the Disk of Sif has power over mobility and can be used to
teleport all of the people at the [[resort]] to a single location anywhere in the
world.  However, the disk has a limited number of charges - and while these
charges renew on their own fairly rapidly, he expects it would be a multiple-
day ordeal to ferry the stranded people home (since not all of them will want
to return to the same place).

As he has near-term obligations that he cannot put off, he suggests that he
travel to the commune in one week's time.  He asks that the party prepare for
at least an overnight stay - and any who wish to return to Teleme (the home
for most of the party) should bring everything, as they will probably not be
returning to [[rota_city|Rota]].

After this meeting, [[Cale]] and [[Sorgul]] excuse themselves and confer on matters
unrelated to the party's mission.  Shortly after this, 
[[voyagersecret39a|Cale returns and takes Roderick aside to talk with him for awhile]].

And then, after a nice meal (where the party meets [[Cale]]'s wife, [[Thea]]), 
[[Sorgul]] teleports [[Roget]], [[Roderick]], and [[Dhersion]] back to his 
commune.

**//28 July 1108//**

After an anxious week, and right on schedule, [[Cale]] appears at [[Sorgul]]'s commune
on the morning of July 28th.  He gathers the party together and gives a short
briefing on the disk of Sif.  [[Sorgul]] has opted to join the group and has packed
lightly for an overnight expedition.  As the entire party (and [[Lashmere]]) are
interested in returning to the [[resort]], [[Cale]] has nine passengers (close to his
limit for a 3-charge teleport).

He spends an hour or so quizzing the group about the [[resort]] and its environs
so that he can have a better understanding of where to teleport.  This, he
claims, will make the teleport more likely to succeed - though he emphasizes
that there is no risk.  As the [[resort]] complex itself was known to be overrun
by goblins when the party left, it is deemed wisest to teleport to the [[Dyanaî]]
village just across the river to the north of the [[resort]].

[[Dyanaî]]

When the moment comes, it is almost a let-down.  There are no flashy special
effects, no awe-inspiring sounds.  It just *happens*.  One instant the party is
in the courtyard of [[Sorgul]]'s commune holding hands in a circle, and the next,
they are standing in a small fishing village.  While it was a clear, dry summer
day where they left, it is lightly overcast where they arrive.

Surprising to some of them, almost all of the [[resort]] refugees have survived.
Of course, they (and the native villagers) are shocked to see them, having
expected that they would be long dead by now.  But after the initial surprise,
the village gathers together to hear their tale.  As they do, 
[[voyagersecret39b|the clouds grow noticeably darker and it begins to rain]].

During their absence (it has been roughly six months since they left and seven
since the tower fell), a couple of the older guests have died of natural
causes, and a few more have been killed by sporadic goblin raids.  Of the
rest, they fall immediately into two groups: Those who are eager to return
home and will drop everything to go today - and those who have established
roots of a sort and are apprehensive about leaving.

Even though the first group is the majority, [[Cale]] insists that no more
teleporting be done today.  He wants to learn peoples' stories and understand
what they really want.  In a not-so-subtle way, he is verifying the party's
story.  But also, he is quizzing people where they need to be returned.  As
the [[resort]]'s teleport tower originated in [[Teleme]] (aka "The Southlands"), the
vast majority ask to be returned there.

The actual teleporting occurs over the course of the next few days.  [[Cale]] 
offers each of the party a trip to wherever they wish.  Despite their far-flung 
homes, everybody except [[Roget]] decides to return to [[Sorgul]]'s commune. 
[[Roget]] opts to stay behind in [[Dyanaî]] territory.  [[Dhersion]] gives him 
the Rain King's staff and the party bids him farewell.