June 22, 2019

--We move to the guild hall to let Sparrowhawk know what we found out about Priest and his folks.
--High Priest is the head of the Order of Arete. He had fled the temple and he is on the run.
--If/When we find Priest, we should let him know about the deaths of his family members, but in a gentle way.
--Death Stalkers are bugbears that are from a special breed. They died at birth at delivery, kept for 10 days to see if the baby takes its first breath. If so, they are considered death stalkers. They flicker between reality and death. They can be injured by magical weapons or other magical means. They are Chaotic Evil aligned, so divine energy will do great damage against them. They are not undead, they cannot be turned, they are immune to mind-altering magic. Depending on their race, they take on the racial traits of that race.
--We teleport back to the religious compound and venture back into the tunnels, where we encounter more bugbears.
--After defeating the encounter, Atavan, Vale, Kemurial and Sholken interrogate two of the three bugbears we left alive.
--Sholken, Vale and Atavan take the two bugbears back to HQ for Sparrowhawk.
--They come back, and we venture further into the caves, where we encounter a Death Stalker and another bugbear.
--We defeat the Death Stalker and the bugbear, but not before Sholken entraps the Death Stalker in an Absolutely Safe Capsule (not sure what it really is).
 
Keaton, Vale, Ravenflame, Sholken, Kemurial, Atavan and Thulahnear each receive 3214 xp, plus any bonus experience awarded to you during the session.
If the above XP does not cause you to level, set your TOTAL XP to 23001 and become 6th Level!