Recap: The Mikku Tribe

The group find themselves on a four to five day journey. Much of the journey takes them through dessert, jagged rock, mountainous terrain. They find themselves getting into much trouble running into monstrous scorpions and other desert dangers. They assist a pair of eagles in search of "dragon men" who stole their eggs. Fortunately, the group finds the eggs and returns them to the eagles.

On their second day, they run into the Mikku tribe who set camp in the desert. They are a nomadic tribe of performers (and thieves) on their way to the annual Khur festival. They welcome the group with open arms and offer food, drink, and merriment. Even Laralis finds herself enjoying the company of the tribe leader's son, Malat. Tetra finds the training she desires from one of the performers who also wields a war fan. Sang attempts to seek Malat's expertise, but fails to gain his attention due to Laralis' womanly charm. Alakar, the tribe's leader, divulges all information he knows about the temple and the valley, a place forbidden to the their people.

In the early hours of the morning, the group is once again visited by the spirits in the form of a young Mikku girl. She tells them that they must hurry and keept the key safe. They must find the shard of light, which shall lead them on the path they've chosen to walk. After battling air elementals, they find out from Alakar and Asmara, the tribe's seer, that the girl is Uleena, Alakar's daughter who was training to be a seer. She had passed way near a month ago when a earthquake struck that reopened the valley to the temple.

Convinced that the gods favor the group and their quest, the tribe sets off to escort the group to the valley the next day. With their assistance, the group gets to the valley of Hurim.