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Syndra Arrives

#MerchantPrinces #StopTheDeathCurse #TheMissingHarper #HelpingZitembe The party finishes day 1 of the Ofala festival and returns to Wakanga O'tamu's villa. They find Syndra Silvane waiting for them alongside Wakanga. They update her on their current quests: the missing Harpers contact Soggy Wren; the Red Wizards looking for the Soulmonger and Artus Cimber; and their lead on Grandfather Zitembe being able to possibly help them divine the Soulmonger's location. She encourages them to continue their search.
#DendarsAmulet At night, Zinyra dreams of a giant many-eyed serpent. She hears a voice speaking of her potential. It asks her desires. Zinyra attacks the serpent to no avail. Finally, she sees a vision of a glimmering city deep in the jungle. Her vision brings her to the gates of the city, where a handsome Chultan man with yellow eyes is cast out of the city gates. He yells: "Fools! After everything I've done for you!? For Mezro!?" He turns and stares at Zinyra before moving towards her. She wakes up and inspects the amulet, which has gone ice cold. Zinyra finds she can understand the language inscribed on her amulet which states: "Bara Ras N’si ti’Mezro" or "Duke Nsi, Immortal Defender of Mezro." Zinyra can now understand Old Omuan.

The party leaves the villa in the morning to explore the Ofala festival grounds. They see a mask vendor selling masks in their own visage - as the flawless victors of Executioner's Run and now the champions of the Almiraj Cup.
#ExoticTej The party finds a tej vendor stall called the Jasmine Dragon, run by a man named Hiro. Ladmon and Hiro bond over their love of tej. They arrange a discount on rare tej if they win the upcoming dinosaur races and agree to promote Hiro's shop afterwards.
#DinosaurRacing Griselka participates in the dinosaur races using the juvenile t-rex named Big Honker. Between Big Honker's strength and endurance and Griselka's druidic magic, Griselka handedly wins the race.
Celebrations are cut short as horns blare from the city gates. The undead are attacking the city!