Session 22: The Battle of Easthaven Report

General Summary

Two days had passed since the Chardalyn Dragon tried to destroy Easthaven. The party spent their time tending to the wounded and patching up homes that were damaged in the fight. Biri spent her time healing, providing funeral rights and converting people who approached her. On the night of the second day, a storm started to swirl about around the outskirts of Easthaven.   On the morning of the third day, the party came down from their rooms in the Wet Trout for breakfast while Danneth fetched a contact the group had heard rumor of from Speaker Naerth in Targos. When Speaker Danneth returned, the person who followed after him made the party's jaw drop. Gren Grayben, followed by a zombified Balasar Dresh. The party had not seen Gren or Balasar since nearly a month back in the Enborne Darks after they had taken an artifact from them.   In the conversation that followed, Gren explained he and Balasar nearly didnt make it out of the Enborne Darks and that he came all this way looking for the party. He heard word of them traveling across the Spine and followed after the rumors. Gren's path led him to scouting duergar fortress and providing information to the town speakers, in hopes that the party would follow the lead he provided. Gren explains to them that in the end he wanted some form of revenge, but he ends up explaining to them why he is there peacefully, for now. The death cleric pulls down his shirt and chainmail and shows frostbitten and peeling skin.   Gren further explains that the storm surrounding Easthaven pushed him towards the town and that his injuries occurred when he tried to push back against the the storm. The assumes that it might be the Frostmaiden's doing, but as they are talking Danneth comes back after heading outside for a moment and notifies the group they might want to come outside. As they do, the speaker points across the bridge out of town and standing at the edge of the storm, is a frost giant. As the party looks around and checks more of the perimeter around town, they discover there are 7 frost giants and a number of coldlight walkers and winter wolves. The group gathers the dogsled drivers, Reily and Jonesy, so that they can gather up elderly and children and get them out of town during the coming fight.   As they dogsled riders start to leave, the Frostmaiden atop her giant Roc appear and fly over Easthaven as they let out and ear shattering shriek in unison. The frost giants and other monsters advance on the town to flatten it in the Frostmaiden's will. As the group advances on the town, Biri gives a prayer to Jiang in plea to aid them, so that they can protect the town against the onslaught. Storm clouds rumble overhead as tiny motes of light cascade from the clouds and lightning dances overhead as the party and citizens are granted a boon of health for the coming battle.   The following battle is long and arduous. A few members of the party come dangerously close to falling. Lydia made use of her magical shields and ranged spells. Arvid laid down deadly volleys with his crossbows and blood hunter rites. Armin kept on the defense against the frost giants as he danced around their blows and counterattacks when given the opportunity. Xin kept on the offensive and shut down foes with her stunning strikes, as she followed up by breaking them down. Biri, with the aid of her god, brought down lightning upon her foes and used her Mace of Terror and Turn Undead to make foes flee back into the storm, where they were torn apart by the Frostmaiden's wrath.   Near the end of the fight, Auril the Frostmaiden in her Owl Avatar, descended into the battle and unleashed an onslaught of attacks against Arvid and Biri. As the fight came to a close, Auril's avatar was at it's limit, but still continued her assault on the tempest cleric. Auril, teleported in front of Biri as she began to fall and threw her against the statue of Jiang. Biri reached out and placed a bloody hand against the statue of her god and thanked her for the extra time she was given. After Biri finished her prayer, Auril turned the cleric's dying body into ice.   The Frostmaiden's avatar, stood and pointed a finger in warning to the remaining party members and citizens, "Let this be a lesson to those who speak and act against me."   After her final words, the avatar melted and turned to slush. Lydia and Armin finished the last Frost Giant in retribution and as the battle came to a close. A battle where either side, seemingly both won and lost...

Character(s) interacted with

Auril, the Frostmaiden

Created Content

The Mythos of Biri Fenkenraybradon the Brazen, Tempest Cleric of Jiang

Notes

The party defeated 7 Frost Giants, a mix of 11 coldlight walkers and winter wolves and the Owl Avatar of Auril.

Auril had 10hp left when she attacked Biri who had 6hp. Finishing Biri with her legendary actions.

Jiang gave the party a temporary HP boon to aid them in the fight.