Dawn in Qi

It only took a half a heartbeat, but Therengia faded from my view as I stepped through the portal.  It seemed a dream, as the reddish hue of my surrounds gave way to the rocky outcropping.  I stumbled, but caught my balance, and turned in time to assist the Lady before she, too, took a tumble.

The salt air was thick, and the dark night sat around us like a blanket.  This far from the civilized side of the Surlaenis’a, there was very little to cast a light and guide our way. But we pressed on, finding our way through the opening in the rocks, on our way to pay a visit to the elementals of steam…