Session 15 - A Royal Mistake

We learn from Raskin and Austar that according to the Master of Conjuration Rosin at the Polyfyra school of magic that Obabim died 2 years ago.
 
I mention to the others that I'll only help Obabim if my intended spell gives me a sign that opening the door will result in something good, if it's bad I'll refuse.
 
I go with Raskin, Austar and Malaphor to the under city markets in the tunnels by Lavendara to see what type of things are on sale. We see various animals, such as a Mammoth, a some odd items here and there but nothing takes our fancy and we head back to the Round Archers Inn to lay low until the royal meeting.
 
Lucinda arrives in a carriage to pick up myself and Raskin to attend this royal court as her personal guards. We were advised to not delve too deeply into anyone's mind and focus on just the surface thoughts. Also said to wait until people are in conversation before peering in to the mind.
 
On the journey up, Lucinda also reveals her Arcane License to us which is seemingly like a tattoo which official Arcane vendors can verify to make sure it is legitimate.
 
We enter the building and through 2 double doors which leads us to a large ballroom of kind, 100 foot in length, and a very large stone like rectangular table, 60-70 feet in size with 15 chairs dotted around.
 
Woman, warm tanned skin, long hazel hair tied up loose along her back, sharp eyes. Hard to tell what age she is. Wearing a dark green and grey pant suit of sort, with flared blazer wrists and collared cuffs. - Lady Marrian Harray, respondent from the Republic of Escillia.
 
Old human male, wearing the same outfit as Lucinda, same black and blue robe but with more gold on it. High Magistrar Cloutstrike. Lucinda tenses upon seeing him.
Surface thoughts from him thinking "it's ridiculous that Lucinda was also invited and he needs to speak to someone about her invitation."
 
Pale skin, 6 foot 5 tall, uniformed in gleaming armour, emerald eyes and blonde hair. Miraroar Condor of the Sentry Division. Likely an Aasimar.
 
Female tabaxi, panther origins, sun symbol of pelor stitched on her chest and each shoulders.
 
Master of coin and commerce, Lord Favian Kell, small overweight Halfling. Jet black hair, missing one eye, in a tuxedo. The missing left eye is just skin, no hole.
 
General Draich Karpera of the Marshall division. Large black haired minotaur, right horn broken and left capped. Many scars and bulking mass of black full plate armour. Set of antlers carved into front of chest plate. Well over 7 feet tall.
 
Sir Alder Ledali, head of House Serpent. Tall man, slender built and skin tight to his cheek bones. Clean shaven with short straw coloured hair, spiked at the front. Ears pierced, wearing mustard yellowy/green suit. Sharp yellow eyes.
 
Arcanist Mera of the Phidoctri Cabinet, draped in black and purple robes, hood pulled over head. Female Kenku, black and white feathering.
 
Crown Speaker, Uris Lureti, human man, middle aged. Peryton guard uniform, leathers and chainmail, bald and small grey goatee. 2 tattooed lines under each eye.
 
King Fergun Laelos II. Definitely human male in his 50's. Around 5ft 8, quite rotund. Strong barrel shaped belly, short thin legs and squished together face. Well groomed grey and black beard. Black balding hair.
 
20-25 minutes later I catch Alistan Preen staring at both of us, I peer in to his mind hear:
"Tidepoint shipment tomorrow, I should send... The nerve of them being here."
"Always fucking Lucinda, I need to keep a closer eye", looks back at the table and thinks "some of the drivel these imbecile spout"
"Something needs to be done about this lot, need to find out where Kaito and the rest are staying. I can commence operation Bright bar"
"It's time we move, Marselv is inconvenient, cheers to you Kaito"
"I should liase with Duntrough soon, maybe I should send Yassk"
 
King Fergan in his head said "We're not sending our people to Murath, fuck that. Need to keep my people here to protect against the Sansurans"
 
Alistan Preen to be named Royal Suzerain of the Eastern Border.
Uris clenched jaw, I hear his thoughts "This wasn't discussed with me before hand, what has Alistan been saying"
 
We accompany Lucinda back to the Round Archers Inn and discuss what we found out. We then head to bed for the night before making our way to Obabim's Sanctum to cast my spell to see if we will help him or not.
 
The spell gave me an Intense feeling of warmth and happiness, followed by a sense of nervousness, indicating there is an extremely good outcome ahead, but there's a sense of potential dangers around trying to open the door.
 
Obabim mentions he has contingencies in place in case there is danger, one of the things he reveals is 10 blue spheres, called Arca Berry's which he says will bolster our constitution and resistances for 2 hours.
Rest of the contingencies are spells he has written and prepared for himself and us. Gain +2 AC and 10 temporary hit points + Arcana skill modifier.
 
Raskin confronts Obabim and mentions he spoke to Rosin about him in Polyfyra and that Rosin told him that he had died 2 years ago. Obabims initial reaction was surprise at the statement of Raskin going to Polyfyra.
Obabim tells us he faked his death, the patients are fine and not dead. Obabim said it was created in a way to be realistic, didn't want people to follow him and was tired of being prodded by the Cabinet to join them and wanted to be able to do things his way.
Obabim also reveals to us that Rosin did in fact visit him the day before, and he was bound and tied up. Raskin, angry, doesn't want to join us and demands to be let out of the Sanctum.
 
Myself, Ape, Austar and Obabim head in to the dimension and I approach the door and place my palm against the door and push but nothing happens. Obabim asks me to try and think of it as a door, and envision it and try to open it. As I do so, my hand goes through slightly, and the door starts to crumble like sand by my feet. Beyond the door, I see a blue lit room, 20 feet ahead in the room, in the centre. Gradually spinning on a stand is a large globe.
2 stone counter tops on the back left and right corner of the room. 4 chests, 2 on each side. Behind the globe, is a word, and after the word is the number 17. The word says Vault in Uturen.
 
First thing I notice now standing in the room, on the left hand side is an impressively crafted large brass humanoid statue, armoured with a sword at 9 feet tall. I notice some arcane glyphs under the arms of the statue but no wording.
 
The chests all have a golden latch, don't seem to be locked.
The spinning globe is fixed by silver handles aloft in the air, Obabim asks if any of us know maps well. I notice that the globe looks like Aolara, the continents are placed differently, slightly different shapes. Seems to be a map of old Aolara, before the continents split, especially Kasar, Lanali, Bricor, Sumara were all connected together.
 
I reach out for the globe and touch it, nothing happens but as Obabim touches it, there is now a red hue in the room and the statue starts to move. A devastating battle which downs Ape, and nearly downs me but a last hit from my spirit guardians destroys it.
 
First chest, had tightly packed scrolls, capped at the end to keep them safe.
 
Second chest, placed carefully atop a blue cushioned case, is a small hand sized cube. Corners of the cube are bolstered with a silver, each side of the cube is covered in strange symbols and runes. Small placard behind the cube that reads "Artefact 17".
 
Third Chest, dozens of smaller scrolls in cases, deep green in colour with silver ends.
 
Fourth Chest, line stacks of yellowing scrolls, wrapped in green fabric.
 
At the front of the globe, just beneath the pedestal it is on, is a small gap, a small hole where something should be fitted. A 20 sided shape is missing from it. Obabim asks how we're feeling, Ape says not good, Austar says good and Obabim says "I should finish the job then" and attacks them again. He then escapes and we're left behind. Ape is picked back up before Obabim leaves. Ape manages to leave as do I and we instantly attack Obabim, he thought we'd be longer getting out. Ape charged at him and I cast guiding bolt at him, he had taken off his upper robe and his body was covered in crude carvings, and wings unfurled from his back.