Session 9: Thunder Tree
General Summary
Zombies!
Reidoth wants us to get rid of the people on the other side of town. He doesn't doesn't know much about them, but they shouldn't be there. They chant and look at the dragon a lot. Route is on the WAY south of town and we approach a building, an old smithy. An Amanita zombie is roaming around inside.
FIGHT!
We use ranged weapons on the zombies to avoid the initial spore puff. Stormy had first hit and first kill. Thoradin uses Hew the Axe to cleave one in half.Dragon Cult Skirmish
In the smithy, Thoradin finds smithing tools. Webs cover the building to the north and radiate out from there. It may have been a shop or workshop. Heading east. We come to the apothecary, a small building. Cita finds the emerald necklace (200gp). At the solid looking farmhouse to the south east, the doors and windows are shut and shuttered. Stormy and Shimmer hear draconic in the house. When Cita scouts the 2-story building, she hears the chanting--multiple human-ish voices. But Shimmer and Stormy have to get closer to be able to make out the prayers.Guard us with spiny wings, accept our sacrifice and reverence. Let us know thy power, join with ...Shimmer says, "I need to tell them he's gone. They can worship me!" When she goes to knock, Stormy, Cernan and Rashid go with her. Thoradin goes to back door. Cita keeps watch on both doors. Cernan casts bless on Stormy, Cita, and Rashid. "The only dragon left is me! You can pay your respects. I'm waiting," Shimmer barks in draconic. The chanting stops and the door opens. Favrick, the leader, is fetched and he asks what's going on. (Stormy and Shimmer fail persuasion badly.) Rashid tries to talk, and fails too. So he casts a spell to slam the door on the grumpy Gus leader, who's in the way and falls down. Meanwhile, Thorain cleaves down the door in the back, and says "You need to leave!" Favrick shouts to get rid of the ruffians.
FIGHT!
Cernan uses divine smite and takes out Favrick as he shouts, "The power of Arabeth compells you!"
Post Battle
Thoradin is shown to a chest the dragon followers were going to give to the dragon, once Favrick got up the nerve to go there. Inside are 3 big diamonds (100 gp ea). He asks what is north of here. There's a town square, weaver's cottage, and a garrison (in better shape). We are going to be here a while for Cernan to share more about Arabeth. He tells the former Dragon Cult followers to carve a chunk of the door and make their own copies of the Arabeth's symbol. The ex-cultists want to head back to Ulnar, a separate nation. In the mean time, we check out the other buildings. We find a weathered wooden statue of a warrior with a spear. It's a local hero. The lost mine is somewhere in the mountains north, between Aladore and New Haran.
Screenshot of map (so loads faster)
More Zombies!
At the garrison, there's zombies. As we approach, there are battlements and arrow slits. The door is shut. Cernan opens the door and peeks inside. It stinks like Amanita mushrooms. He sees multiple zombies. Cita and Thoradin cover the back door.Fight!
Thoradin goes in the building. One of the zombies hits Thoradin. We work on the ones away from him, then those near him. He's fine even when the spores poof. Rashid used the grease spell and made the ones outside fall down and then cast fireball. Thoradin cleaves one of the zombies in half. Rashid takes one out with a fireball. WIN!Post Fight
Cita and Thoradin check the rest of the barracks. On the roof, Cita can see the keep and the heart of town. We head back to Reidoths and introduce him to the former cultists. He heals Thoradin. Shimmer accepts attention from the ex-cultists for chasing off the dragon. Reidoth says Cragma Castle is on the way to Wave Echo Cave. There was a hill called [Wyvern Tor], and from there is the cave. Reidoth will accompany us, but not help fight. Cita asks Reidoth about his hunting and trapping techniques. Stormy is interested too. He emphasiszes you only hunt when necessary. They also collect stories from the Ulnar people. Cernan oversees the burial of Favick.Next Time
Rashid wants to create a new spell. Needs to research every day. (Mark wants to make a sticky spell, opposite of grease.) DM suggests harvest real spider silk, a risk but would allow study and help along way to success. We go together! We will be packed up and ready to go and run?Rewards Granted
+160 XP
Missions/Quests Completed
Apothecary shop for necklace
Created Content
Notes
Cernan - can take time to make holy water.
Hew needs a page
Ulnar needs a page
Post map? (I forgot last time?)
Paint Reidoth Favick not need a page
But the new converts?
Ulnar needs a page
Post map? (I forgot last time?)
Paint Reidoth Favick not need a page
But the new converts?
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