Session 040: Beneath River's Keep Report

General Summary

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Lowsun 6, 2023 KC, Early Evening

  River's Keep, The Dark Rain Forest, Kampos     The party starts at the cells in the dungeon and Kryrez Roughpride, the supposed Leonin slave, just teleported out with Solec.   Shadow in the Snow begins to investigate his cell and notice that it is not as old or used as much in this place. There is a latch on the inside of the door which seems to make it easy to unlock the gate from the inside.   Bastion Bladesinger investigates the Tortle cage and just finds that it is well-used, run-down, and has some pieces of shell and other animal bits.   Sas W.T. Rayce gets a Message from Jacoby Drexelhand. he wants the book and will trade for her dad.  

"Hello there, Sas. I have your father and I would love to return him to you, I just need the book"  

— Jacoby

    He tells her there is a transportation device in his room, but it will be very dangerous to get to it. Or they can waste a long time trying to get to Eushia.     Bastion asks the Basalt's Magic Ball about the integrity of Jacoby Drexelhand.       The party then notices how still Bajol is. Shadow in the Snow takes a hand strike at Bajol. Learns he is very hard, like stone. Bajol strikes back.   It seems that his fur doesn't seem to move much, except some strange Illusion effect at the ends.   Shadow uses "detect Magic" and doesn't learn anything new.   Bastion uses Identify on Bajol, learns it has some Illusion magic on it and there is some messaging time spell going on with it.   Mellow also speaks bout how the two Leonin (Bajol and Kryrez Roughpride both seemed to be treated differently and were taken to Jacoby's room on occasion.   Turns out that "Mellow" is wearing a Dimeritium Bracelet. Barlo was able to free her and they learned that she has a Djinni patron.   Calliope drops her Bat form.   Mellow speaks about how the Blood Hand Orcs have been running low on their "drugs" used to keep the prisoners compliant and unthinking lately.   She left to find Brother of Shadow, Belly of a Beast by "blinking out".   Barlo tries to move Bajol and it looked like Bajol might strike, but that was held back. He then asked the goblins about Bajol.   The party tied up Bajol's legs and ten left him behind. Taking off the "Iron Door" from his robe it creates a locked Iron door.   They used the Scroll of Telescription to send a Message to Ursa and Lars Heyton, they both seem to be okay. They do know about the Jacoby clones.  

Using the Scroll of Telescription to send a Message:   "Jacoby's still alive, Are you all okay?"   "We had heard from Jeets about Jacoby, we're doing great."

  Shadow in the Snow goes and gets Arktos.   They then go to the Eastern door which is actually locked. but Barlo missed the trap -- he unlocked it and his Barbarian traits saved him from two acid darts.   The party got to Jacoby's room. It had a sign "If you see this, you should not be here." It was heavily trapped on the door -- magically and mechanically. He saw the mechanical lock and trap, as well as magical lock.. did not see a magical trap.   Barlo took care of the mechanical lock, and got a small vial of something from the mechanical trap, and using the Chime of Opening also voided out the magical lock...   But still triggered the hidden magical trap that casted a type of Evard's Black Tentacles which missed Barlo and then disappeared after a minute.     In the room it had a desk, a bed, and a chest.     Journal from Jacoby about Reginald's Father: It seems that the Arcane Order was working with Zirin Shadowtooth and they betrayed him as he was trying to not work with the order anymore. The Order was then responsible for restoring Reginald Ivoryclaw's father, Dolne Ivoryclaw into power and then assassinating him. They had hoped to teach Zirin a lesson, and were sure they could control the young and brash Reginald the easiest.   Journal from Jacoby about Shadowfell Well: The Shadowfell well journal goes into Residuum and Chardalyn and how it might be possible to create Chardalyn here with the well and then turn that into Residuum. It also seems that Residuum is somewhat similar to the crystals growing on Outding Refuge, yet it doesn't seem as if that could be Residuum.   Also, there seems to be spell out there, Disenchant Magic Item, which allows you to turn a magic item into Residuum. That Residuum can then be used as a replacement for a cost-incured spell component or with the other lost spell, Enchant Magic item, to create a new magic item.   The Brass and Gold Dodecahedron is an odd thing...   And the Strange Drawing from Jacoby says Ship's Haven which is a settlement on Kampos and the symbols are used by Mindflayer.  

Bastion Bladesinger has an ability to have an uncanny knack on researching lore. As he thinks about the drawing and dodecahedron; He has heard of Ship's Haven, it is a settlement on Kampos and he recalls hearing it might be connected to the twins outside. The symbols looke like Mindflayer symbols he remembers from Known Claims of the Far Realm as well as the ship being one they used to traverse the Astral Plane and other locations in Wildspace.   Looking at the Brass and Gold Dodecahedron he sees all types of runes and symbols - he realizes he will need to go to a more established library or one focused on magic or history.

  Gems   Then Barlo examines the Mimic he is Grappled by this pseudopod that stretches out and smacks him, sticking him to the chest.         Tabletalk on EP & PP   Shadow in the Snow discovered a mechanism to raise and lower the bed and there is a stairwell to a room with circular symbol of runes (transportation circle). This was similar to the one in the Tharros Underdark Hideout "Near" Outding Refuge where Tharros the Wanderer had a broken one.   It has two little cubbies on it, this is a Transportation Mirror.   The party discussed whether they should go or not, and then decided to take a rest.   Bastion casts Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum from the Ring of Spell Storing to rest. They cast it in the bedroom and a light starts at the bottom of the wall and it burns these sparks on the left and right which create an entranceway. It has a light shimmer.   It opens up to a large mansion, each room has a jacuzzi, grey castle, white roof, blue molding. Many servants of various races help the party get the rest they need. For some reason this version of the spell gave them the full mansion experience...   After all this Shadow in the Snow gave herself a Magic Tattoo, mark of the archer, giving her a +1 to attack rolls. An arrow that is circling the The Shadowed Highland as the tribe roams the hills in their yearly cycle. Uses the glowing ink from the Chaos Quadrapod.   Shadow attuned to longbow and it added 1d6 force damage, giving up the attunement to the Frost Brand Weapon   Barlo practices his Thieves' Tools with a room of locked boxes.   The Books here are either based on Bastion Bladesinger's reading history or knowledge.    

Lowsun 7, 2023 KC, Around Noon

    As they say the words the mirror shimmers, and they all jump in (including Arktos who barely makes it.     They went through the portal and saw Jacoby Drexelhand, a large golem (Stonecloak), and Solec.         Haste & Slow   Didn't look yet... [/aloud]   notes brought up about helping a Restrained_Character   Jacoby Drexelhand died, again...        

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Rewards Granted

 
 

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Missions/Quests Completed

• cleared out more of the dungeon
• fought and defeated Jacoby

   

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Character(s) interacted with

Characters

• "Mellow"
• Bajol
• Bargle
• Brother of Shadow, Belly of a Beast
• Captain Meklan
• Dolne Ivoryclaw
• Jacoby Drexelhand
• Jeets
• Jeriah Chronos
• Kryrez Roughpride
• Lars Heyton
• Reginald Ivoryclaw
• Solec
• Tharros the Wanderer
• Ursa
• Zirin Shadowtooth

 

Creatures

• Bat
• Chaos Quadrapod
• Leonin
• Mimic
• Mindflayer
• Stonecloak
• Tortle
• Tyrannosaurus Rex

   

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Created Content

2023

9 (Lowsun)

 

• Lowsun 6, 2023 KC - Lowsun 7, 2023 KC, Early Morning

• The Menagerie travel to Jacoby's Hideout on Eushia

 

— Timeline of The Mighty Menagerie

   

Locations

• Astral Plane
• Eushia
• Kampos
• Outding Refuge
• River's Keep
• Shadowfell
• Ship's Haven
• Tharros Underdark Hideout "Near" Outding Refuge
• The Dark Rain Forest
• The Shadowed Highland
• Wildspace

 

Items of Note

• Basalt's Magic Ball
• book
• Books
• Brass and Gold Dodecahedron
• Chardalyn
• Chime of Opening
• Dimeritium Bracelet
• Documents found under Abandoned Keep in Kampos
• Frost Brand Weapon
• Gem
• Iron
• Journal from Jacoby about Reginald's Father
• Journal from Jacoby about Shadowfell Well
• Journal of Grognard, Meenlock Caves
• Known Claims of the Far Realm
• Magic Tattoo
• Residuum
• Ring of Spell Storing
• Scroll of Telescription
• Strange Drawing from Jacoby
• Thieves' Tools
• Transportation Mirror

 

Factions

• The Mighty Menagerie
• Arcane Order
• Blood Hand Orcs

 

Misc

• Disenchant Magic Item
• Documents found under Abandoned Keep in Kampos
• Draconic
• Enchant Magic item
• Evard's Black Tentacles
• Gem Magic
• Grappled
• Hex
• Hunter's Mark
• Identify
• Illusion
• Invisible
• Jacoby Drexelhand
• Jacoby Drexelhand's Plothand
• Lowsun
• Mage Hand
• Misty Step
• Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum
• Otto's Irresistible Dance
• Polymorph
• Prone
• Restrained
• Scorching Ray
• Shatter

   

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Notes

• Jacoby is looking for an alternate way to craft magic items using Residuum. He is seeking out two ancient lost spells: Enchant Magic item and Disenchant Magic Item.
 
• Jacoby also is under the belief that he can use diamond dust and chardalyn in some well connected to the Shadowfell (possibly under the River's Keep) and make the Chardalyns able to help create more residuum...
 
• The party learned that the Arcane Order was working with Zirin Shadowtooth, but at some point needed to teach him a lesson. They were responsible for putting Dolne Ivoryclaw back in power, then assassinating him to give Reginald Ivoryclaw back the throne. They believe his youth might make him more malleable in being controlled.
 
• Jacoby said he would pay for their travel, they just needed to say "Jacoby's Eushia Home houpetor skatuch", and Shadow knows Draconic, so "houpetor skatuch" is Draconic for "Hidden Home"
 
• Learned that Captain Meklan and Jeriah Chronos made the Journal of Grognard, Meenlock Caves to hide secrets