Krynn's Vanguard had got what they came for in Palanthas and more. They met Raistlin Majere, a mage who took a risk after failing to defeat Takhisis and entrusted the fate of Krynn to unlikely heroes. A few days of rest, relaxation, and exploration of a new city had reinvigorated Krynn's Vanguard as they set out on their quest to reunite the pieces and shards of the Crest of the Daughters of Paladine.
The first stop was the port city of Hargoth. Before the party could reach the city, they were caught up in a scuffle with a band of Bazz Draconians and a Dragon Army Officer. They put up little of a fight and were most likely stragglers from the Siege of Kalaman.
Later in the day, under the canopy of trees whose leaves were turning shades of yellow, red, and brown. The leaves cracked and bent under the weight of the parties steps until the party was quickly whisked into the air by pulley traps. It seems a bit of carelessness had gotten them trapped by bandits. In a quick fashion, they were knocked out as they were being dragged away to the bandit's hideout, the Citadel of Karoc-Tor.
The room was dark, damp, and musky with only the flicker of sconces on the wall as the party awoke on a stone floor with all their equipment stripped left only with basic clothes. It took a while for all the party members to wake up and after a bit of investigating, they found each of their cells had a secret passage in the back that was easily accessed by removing a number of bricks from the walls.
They found themselves in a small hallway that only lead one way. Walking down revealed an outcropping of a cave that was lit with an eerie blue light with no visible source.
In the middle of the room, they found the Dragon's Well. A massive basin containing a milky liquid that gave off a faint silvery mist. Bob, upon touching this liquid was blinded. Kyan, Orla, and Orion did some searching and found that they stumbled upon the Citadel, now knowing where they are, and that this was a secret chamber once used by the Brotherhood of the Dragon where they conducted experiments with Dragon's Blood. The notes they found mentioned that if someone died by drinking the liquid, they would be transformed into a Gigant. A fact confirmed by the now rotten, giant insect-like exoskeleton left in the room among the skeletal remains of what was once the Brotherhood.
It was also said that mixing the liquid with dragon blood would give the drinker great power. Upon further investigation of the room, the party found a vial of blue, red, black, and green dragon blood. Mixing it with the poison and drinking it, Kyan, Orla, Bob, and Orion all gained a new boon.
With this power, they figured it was time to return to their cells.