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Wed 26th May 2021 03:18

Session 4 - Rats, Badgers, and Imps

by Jack

Leaving Gabal's School, the party began their trek through the city to the elven quarter. Using their knowledge of elven trickery, Jack and Myetharia were able to locate the hidden entrance, and quickly found their way to the carpentry shop mentioned on the map obtained from Shealis' dormitory. Finding the entrance to the shop similarly obfuscated, the party searched the exterior, eventually finding a section of the wall made of wood but painted to look like stone.
 
Next to the false wall was a series of switches, with images imprinted above each - an image of a winged woman with a musical horn, a muscled nobleman with the head of a lion, and an armored woman with a large sword, ready to defend. Using the text from the map "Arborea before Elysium before Celestia," the party prepared to enter the combination to open the door, when a sourceless voice spoke out to them.
 
The voice turned out to be a rat person who introduced himself as Kurychek. He offered to help the party get into the building in exchange for the box that they themselves sought, just without the contents. Denying his request, Jack turned to enter the combination when Kurychek lunged at him. Rayland stepped in front of Jack and was able to snatch the rat with his pack. Realizing he was outmatched, Kurychek escaped the pack and fled off into the night. Jack entered the combination, and the party was able to step inside.
 
Within, the party found a shop filled with doors in various states of construction, and four celestial badgers, their chromatic coats shining in the dancing firelight from a nearby hearth. The party calmed the guard badgers, and were called upstairs by a pair of voices. Taking the stairs, the party found themselves in a spartan room. The occupants were Galaeron, a dark skinned male elf, and Saphielle, a fair skinned and light haired female elf. They stated their working relationship with Shealis, and through a number of lies, the party was able to convince the two that they also worked for Shealis, and the box was to go to them. However, to convince them of this, Jack gave them each party member's true name.
 
Convinced, the elves loyal to Shahalesti gave the box to the party, who quickly made their way out of the building. Once outside, the part was once again accosted by Kurychek, who revealed his true form as a devilish imp. The party subdued and tied up Kurychek, and quickly made their way to the temple of the Aquiline Cross.
 
Once there, the party reconnected with Torrent and Funzbar, surrounded by dozens of citizens trying to escape the battle raging outside. The priest Buron Watcher led the party to a hidden chamber to hide and rest, but not before Jack gave a brief performance to lighten the mood. When the party had settled in the hidden room, they struck a deal with Kurychek - he could have the box if he let the party rest, and also did not reveal their identities to his handlers in Ragos. Agreeing, he shook Jack's hand, and the accord was magically struck. The party, exhausted from the excitement of the day, laid down for a much needed rest.

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  1. Session 2 - Deception in the Depository
    New Year's Day, 5754
  2. Session 1 - A Very Warm Greetings
  3. Session 3 - Mercy and Fireballs
  4. Session 4 - Rats, Badgers, and Imps
  5. Session 5 - Leaving Town
  6. Session 6 - Magic, Money, and Mages
  7. Session 7 - Pursuers
  8. Session 8 - Ceasefire before Forest Fire
  9. Session 9 - Snatch and Scourge
  10. Session 10 - Into the Inferno
  11. Session 11 - Devil in the Fire
  12. Session 12 - Indomitability
  13. Session 13 - Burning Questions
  14. Session 14 - A Hot Deal
  15. Session 15 - Games by Firelight
  16. Session 16 - A Little Illumination
  17. Session 17 - Sacrifice of the Seela
  18. Session 18 - The Hag and the Dryad
  19. Session 19 - Protectors of the Seela
  20. Session 20 - Cold After Warm
  21. Session 21 - Springs, Sorcerers, and Sphinxes
  22. Session 22 - Bar Games and Warships
  23. Session 23 - Arrival at Seaquen
  24. Session 24 - Deception at South Harbor
  25. Session 25 - The Headmaster
  26. Session 26 - Truth and Fire Rats
  27. Session 27 - The Wayfarers
  28. Session 28 - Gators in the Mist
  29. Episode 29 - Swamps and Mires
  30. Session 30 - Denizens of South Harbor
  31. Session 31 - Politics and Pilfering
  32. Session 32 - Badgers and a Dragon
  33. Session 33 - The Storm Breaks
  34. Session 34 - The Sunken Prison
  35. Session 35 - Tide of Bone
  36. Session 36 - The Red Room
  37. Session 37 - Bottom of the Prison
  38. Session 38 - He Who Controls The Storm
  39. Session 39 - After the Storm
  40. Session 40 - Leaving Seaquen
  41. Session 41 - Frozen Dassen
  42. Session 42 - Many Threads
  43. Session 43 - The King of Dassen
  44. Session 44 - Enemies of the State
  45. Session 45 - Keep to the Shadows
  46. Session 46 - Gallo's Fend
  47. Session 47 - Escape or Die
  48. Session 48 - The Alydi Gap
  49. Session 49 - Fighting Uphill
  50. Session 50 - King of the Hill
  51. Session 51 - Reunited
  52. Session 52 - Lord, Lady, and Mother
  53. Session 52 - The Battle Approaches
  54. Session 53 - Thravanvost
  55. Session 54 - The Battle of Otharil Vale, Part 1
  56. Session 55 - The Battle of Otharil Vale, Part 2
  57. Episode 56 - Return to Bresk
  58. Episode 57 - The King's Festival
  59. Episode 59 - Familiar Faces
  60. Session 60 - Madness Revealed
  61. Session 61 - Many From One
  62. Session 62 - Fiery Arrival
  63. Session 63 - They Have the High Ground
  64. Session 64 - The Quiet Town of Eresh
  65. Session 65 - Balance

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