Session 14: The Vault of Dragons
General Summary
The Vault Continues
The Black Pudding Incident and Confronting Raenear
- Putting their differences aside, the Harper agents and the party team up to deal with the ooze.
- Gaerreak yeets some oil at it and shoots some well placed arrows
- Maisie does some fuckery with flaming sphere.
- "Rebecca" duplicates herself with an illusion before slowly making her way towards the middle bridge. Up to something...
- Kerberos fucking pummels the thing with Javelins
Rebecca Scimitar Runs Off
- Taking the chance (and casting enhance ability), Becky sneaks away to the middle bridge.
- Winning the gold, she sails through the air and lands gracefully.
- Lighting a candle, she heads to the admantine door before disabling its magic.
- To her dismay once inside she sees that there's no obvious path forward and all the clues are in Dwarvish. Rip queen.
The Party Follows
- After interrogating the Harpers, the party learns that Mirt doesn't know that they're here.
- Renaer came to the Vault to get some closure on his father's crimes, and to see if he could right his wrong.
- Gaerreak and Maisie convince the Harpers to stand down.
- From there Maisie teleports to the other side of the middle bridge and inspects the door, when opening it she catches a quick glimpse of someone else in there,
- She then uses plant growth to create a safe bridge for the other party members to cross.
- Once back inside the room, the party confronts Becky who barely covers her ass. She gets to begrudgingly tag along.
- She points out the dwarvish runes (that she can't read Masie and Gaerreak get a closer look and are able to discern that a secret needs to be said aloud.
- Maisie whispers hers but her voice is drowned out by Kerberos' admission that he used to be a slave.
- Everyone seems very moved by this and reassures him.
- Regardless, a trapdoor leading to a spiral staircase descending below is revealed.
The Horde of Dragons
- An abandoned vault greets the party, with streams of sunlight somehow reaching them despite the dungeon seeming to be underground.
- A gold dwarf with golden hair and robes greets them; he introduces himself as Barok Clanghammer.
- When Gaerreak and Maisie attempt to speak to this man in dwarvish, they pick up that he doesn't understand.
- When Becky speaks to him in dragonic, the jig is up. This guy is a dragon.
- Gaerreak sends Roach off to get the Harpers.
- The party then emplores the gold dragon to consider the fact this money was embezled from the city and could be used for good
- While this is happening Becky sneaks over to the pile of gold and starts frantically drawing sigils with chalk
- Before she stops she has a change of heart, as no matter what she gives...her goddess will never be happy.
- At this time the party is like wtf man, and the jig is truly up. Becky removes her wig and reveals herself to be none other than Madame H!
- (With Fools excellent rp) she makes an empassioned speach claiming that she was not only a legit fortune teller but had been coherced into servetude by Beshaba.
- Bitch made her bald and threatened worse unless she got devotion!
- Having realised her goddess will never be satisfied (satisfied), Madame H is determined to turn over a new leaf having felt the gentle welcome of Tymora.
- Kerberos is pissed at this behaviour and the lying, and the fact she was willing to "cheat" everyone out of the gold.
- So he does the mature thing, holds her up by the arm and squeezes until Garreak is able to get through to him.
- Renaer is able to get his closure and ensures the party they will get their share of gold.
- Then, they leave.
Seeking Directions and Answers
A Letter from Julio
- After a few days, when the coins arrive to Trollskull Manor; Maisie decides to head to the Field Ward.
- Madame H decides to tag along and gets a fortune reading of her own.
- Julio confirms that her sister was taken to his homeland, somewhere far from here. He does not know what her fate there was though, as it has been ten years.
- He also reveals that his people are Vistani.
- The Caravan Party will leave that night, but the party is free to hitch a ride and he even has a job for them! He hands over the letter bellow.
Hail to thee of might and valor. I, a lowly servant of Barovia, send honor to thee. We plead for thy so desperately needed assistance. The love of my life, Ireena Kolyana, has been afflicted by an evil so deadly that even the good people of our village cannot protect her. She languishes from her wound, and I would have her saved from this menace. There is much wealth in this community. I offer all that might be had to thee and thy fellows if thou shalt but answer my desperate plea. Come quickly, for her time is at hand! All that I have shall be thine!Kolyan Indirovich Burgomaster
Madame H Gets a Reading
- Madame H gets a reading from an old Vistana for 1gp.
- She is lost, directionless. But also at a crossroads,
- She will face trials in the future, that will challenge her.
- Good fortune seems to be close.
Session ended 24th/6/1492 at 1pm; 24th of Kythorn (The Time of Flowers) 1492 DR, the Year of Three Ships Sailing
Rewards Granted
Along with the treasure picked up last session, everyone recieved 2462gp 5sp as their share of the treasure (Madame H only wanted 100gp)
