Session 26: Rescue of Archangel

General Summary

Dawn

In the predawn light - there's a figure on the rocks facing east: Alphonse. As the sky lightens up, it's a while before we see the sun. It has to go over the blackness of Alador.
We gather for breakfast. Alphonse asks about his country and city and the shades. We catch him up.

Zombie / Second life form of Amanita high level followers

The generals and high priests carry the implant tools. General Kronin was a total spore form in second "life". Seran did this too. FREAKY!

Alphonse wants to know why we are helping. And then he asks about our plan. Our next step is the remaining guilds and embasies.

Allies

thieves guild, "The Angel" - arrayed against Cormal, Dwarves, craftsmans guild, Alphonse.

Possible Allies

mages, arends.

Arendish lands

Wild. Always warring factions. Super fierce people. (Dm modeled Arendish culture after areas from Mogolia to India.)

Alphonse wants to be with his people in Free Alador. No one is looking for him. He asks us to call him Locke. Between his wild hair and missing arm - that should be disguise enough.
We burn the cart Alphonse was trapped in and the bodies. Then we leave the horses there. They can be gathered again later.

Return to Free Alador

We head back with Carl's boat with Ralph and Alphonse. Stormy's watching for more hydra. Thoradin runs around on the water each morning with his ring of water walking. (Show off!)
It took a day to come back. Cernan will teach Ralph how to use a sword.
Carl is still gone. Locke and Ralph wander off into the crowd.
Cita wants to know what's cooking. Canto, Cita's dad, kind of recognizes Cita's new armor. Super proud.
Cintanon Calderone the bard, asks us to meet him outside in 10. So we do.
"I need to ask a favor of you. Lord Epron and Lord Jarrus Ferma II would not appreciate this task. There's this guy. I don't know why or how. He's got something against Lord Cormal has control of all the food. Sometimes Cormal's storehouses are broken into and food appears in the city streets."
"Archangel is in trouble. There was a trap. Cormal laid it. Archangel is in the warehouse somewhere. Cormal will give anyone who can kill him a lifetime supply of food. Cormal's looking for mercenaries. Only one team at a time. People go in and don't come out. Archangel has helped this town so much. No one knows who he is."

Rescue of Archangel

The building is surrounded by guards. The city won't deal with the problem. No one has ever seen Archangel. Stormy really doesn't want the attention. Rashid thinks we could open the warehouse for food to the public.
Cintanon Calderone can provide a crew for distraction. Food is cheaper for those who have taken the oath. It's almost a choice to die or take the oath0--a tool to make people convert.
We give Cintanon one of the boards for communication. Outside the warehouse there's a line of ruffians waiting thier turn.
What do we do about Shimmer? Invisibility.
Another group of high level mercs off to the side they're dressed in red. The tabaxi is reading out of a tome. Nackmor Drax - the dwarf, ranger. The lost clans are dead - that's the reason we haven't heard from them. Staying at the high house. Rashid, "Nice spell book. Mine's got more pages."

The Other Adventurers

Nackmor Drax by MV + MJ

The Twins Friends and Chiena by MV + MJ

Shryde Furflex by MV + MJ

Holden Slash by MV + MJ

We wander to the front of the merc line and the guard is excited to see us. "Well that group's dead." He lets us in.
There's some sort of shadowy figure in the crows nest. Dead bodies lay all around with heavy crossbow bolts. Stormy and Cernan pray. Cernan casts bless on everyone but Thoradin and himself. No outward sign of guidance from Arabeth.
Cernan takes off his weapons and takes off his armor. "Archangel,we are not here to fight you."
Archangel likely has dark vision. Rashid will send a message. We all take off our red cloaks. Cernan tries to persuade. Crossbow bolt lands a head of us.
Cernan shares that we are not from Amanita. We want him/her to help us bring down the evil.
Arhcangel is down to 2 crossbow bolts. Willing to let us come up and talk.
Cita knows her. Archangel is Lyda Tyfalim, who was Cita's mentor.
It's obvious there's a lot of food in here.
The guard outside sends in another group, who believe we got Archangel. They'll have to kill us. Bah.
Cernan blesses himself, Rashid and Thoradin.
Then the guard lets in the other adventuring group. ARGH!
Thoradin hollers at Nackmor, offering to split the reward. Nackmor refused.
So we have eliminate the group after us, then Nackmor's group. Stormy is super sad. She wanted to talk with the tabaxi.
Rashid was almost dead. Cernan healed him almost fully and there are flowers all around. Miracle!
Stormy is working on getting Lyda (w/ Shimmer both invisible) out of the building.

Next time

Stormy wants to get to the door, open it and yell at the guy letting people in. "Stop letting people in or I'll slit your throat! Becuase you're making it look like Lord Cormal doesn't want to pay! We have enough corpses to search as it is! You keep sending in brutes to kill us off! I don't think Cormal wanted to pay at all! Just fewer mouths to feed!" Shimmer can sneak out.

Check to see if they have the mushrooms

If not, try to turn the other adventuring group. If can't find out their names so Stormy can put them in song.

remember to put red cloaks back on! Stormy put hers on already because she's heading outside.

If the other adventuring group is Amanita spore, Stormy's probably going to take it hard. This would be the first infected Tabaxi she's seen.

Notes

Cita puts the Amethyst eye of warning on her armor.

gains: (5e weapon of warning)

while on you: init gets advantage, you and your companions can't be surprised (by anything other than non magical sleep), will wake you

We don't have a party group name.

Contents

Report Date

15 Jun 2024

Primary Location

Alador - City

Related Characters

• Alphonse - Locke
• Lyda Tyfalim - Archangel

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