Session 18 - The Scarab Curse

General Summary

Flint bears terrible news- Lake is dead. And the night that he died, while Ila, Panser and Geoffrey were out performing, the shady Elxis broke into Lake's room and stole from it. And during the night, Ila's irremovable Scarab Gauntlet grows to consume more of her body.   The players are plunged into chaos, confusion and grief, all in one go. Full of hatred and sadness, they attempt to track down Elxis and take Lake's stolen gear back, and enact revenge for her wrongdoings.   They find Elxis, Ila briefly trying to fight her before Panser charms them to stop them from fighting. They convince Elxis to give back what she stole from Lake's room.   After that is sorted out, they go to the Okuri Magic School to attempt and get the cursed Scarab Gauntlet removed. After failing to get it removed with a Remove Curse spell, they meet the fancy human Diviner Vin Fourspear, who tells them of the mysterious disappearance of Jandro Slateborn and how he was building a machine that could remove curses.   The adventurers now know where to go to remove Ila's curse. They convince Elxis to accompany them, believing Elxis might be a useful companion. They prepare to journey to Jandro's location, knowing they must make it through a goblin outpost.