Session 3 - Finale in Ranala’s Extra dimensional Mansion
9th Day of Huren (beginning of Fall) 1611 - Day 1
PCs finish short rest in the basement lab of Ranala's mansion.
They stage in the hallway outside the summoning room - they here the distinct sound of crows. Olivine begins picking the lock with the aid of ???. Others stand watch or investigate a 3rd door.
In the 3rd door is a room with containers of various sizes and assorted creatures / body parts contained within. One large jar lies on the floor (shattered) - Thurgood investigates. As others explore the room, 4 hands break out of their jars and attack the party (initially striking Lane).
The hands are defeated. Thurgood discovers a slaad tadpole alive in on of the jars - there is debate about destroying it, but ultimately they leave choose to leave it since the place is Ranala's.
Olivine is able to unlock the big iron door to the summoning room. Inside they come face to face with 100's of red-eyed crows, some sort of unstable looking black, wavering "rift", edged with purple energy, and (apparently) Thogit the Imp (Ranager's familiar). 100's of candles are burning around a pentagram, and Thogit holds the "prototype" glass case in its hand (within is s swirling gray mist).
Thogit turns invisible, the crows begin to form up into swarms and the PC engage. The soon discover that blowing out the candles seems to hinder whatever Thogit is doing / attempting. Ultimately, the PCs "Kill" Thogit, who (as Thurgood recognizes) disappears in a way that a familiar would and not in the classic way that a devilish creature would.
As Thogit "dies" he drops the glass prototype which shatters on the floor. For a brief moment the mist within expands to form the shape of Ranala... However, the form dissipates before in can finish forming.
The PCs disable the remaining candles and modified pentagram and the weak "rift" collapses. The handful of remaining crows that were not slain, loose their "red-eyed" countenance and seem confused and eager to get back to whatever is normal for a crow.
The party uses the Mending scroll that was found in the workout room on the floor above and they mend the prototype... It is reformed with the contained gray mist. They use the glass key and the mist is released and forms into Ranala.
They collectively piece together a theory of what has transpired. It seems Thogit was with Matraeous when he attempted to enter into the mansion, and in the transition became visible. A short, one-sided fight broke out and the imp poisoned Matraeous. It seems Ranala's fears of being watched by the instigators of the Succubi infestation are well founded. She is concerned about Thogit being involved and her brother Ranager.
The PCs find the rest of the gifts Ranala had made for them in the summoning room.
The PCs take a Long Rest in Ranala's warded sanctuary.
10th Day of Huren (beginning of Fall) 1611
Ranala and the PCs return to the prime material plane and quickly find Ranager who is aware something is wrong with his familiar - he lost connection with it today. He is interviewed extensively by the PCs who are convinced he was not involved.
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