The IR- AV - Vitavigalia

General Summary

Having dispatched the body cleaner and scared off Dart in the Watcher Vault the group continued to the IR-AV or Arcane Venture where Dart had previously indicated that some of Thompson's stuff may be being kept before being used for fuel for the Ascension. As they made their way into the IR-AV they found a room piled with gold, jewels, art and more. As they entered they felt a rumble saw through a window that the structure was beginning to rise out of the Ocean as it seemed the Ascension had begun.

Payment and Reward

The room was sectioned into three parts by pipe leading from a large crucible and vat of what appeared to be distilled arcane essence. Around the edges of the room was mounds of riches as 4 of the smaller robots swept around the room gathering items and bringing them to the center where a vat sat. The sides were opaque and there seemed to be some kind

Favors of the Damned

The Crucible

Adama, wishing to get rid of the compass, suggests throwing the compass into the crucible to have it be destroyed. Myra initially agrees and goes to pull out the compass (what Myra hears in section below), but pauses and suggests that maybe that's too dangerous. Not knowing how the crucible works or how the compass works it could be extremely dangerous to just throw it in there. It could explode or if this mage that Adama is so worried about has crafted his spell correctly it could release him which seems to be the opposite of what Adama wants.
Adama looks furious at Myra saying that nothing good can come of the compass, saying that the soul inside is one of the most wicked mages he has ever met and that they need to put it into the crucible. Adama explains that the soul trapped in side tortured him and an unknown number of other users and that nothing good could come of having it.
Myra takes a few steps back from Adama's anger, motioning to the other members of the party that she is concerned that Adama will attack her as the other members move closer to protect her. She insists that if the mage is as bad as Adama says, she's not against destroying the compass but that she simply needs more time to study it to make sure they do it in a way that ensures the destruction safely. Raijun suggests the bag of devouring they found and Myra notes that that will just dump the compass on another plane not actually destroy it. She pleads with Adama that she'll help him do whatever it is he needs she just wants to be careful especially as they are about to go fight Voice.
Adama looks ready to attack Myra before he notices her eyes are unfocused and glassy which he takes to mean she's been charmed by the compass. He explains this to the group as he makes a grab for Myra but she slips away backing behind Kanna, Sarya, and Hagren, whispering that she's scared as she goes. Others look at Myra, but not seeing what Adama sees, insist that she's trying to protect the group and move protectively in front of her. Eventually, Adama sees that there's no point in arguing with the group and stalks out of the room angrily.

Myra - Voices

When Myra reached into the bag to get the compass out to throw it in the crucible she heard the voice of Invendor, the same voice she heard in Thomas's memories, "One so curious. What knowledge could I bring to you. The things I could teach you. The power to save the ones you care about," as visions of Gwen and Tintreach's deaths pass before her eyes.
She finds that she is unable to give up the compass. If there's a chance to protect the others, even if what Adama says is true, maybe she can find a way to extract the information before having to dispose of the compass. She shouldn't let him out, shouldn't help the voice, but what if she could use him... just to protect the others.
She pivots, raising concerns about the destruction of the compass, things she was truly concerned about but until a moment before seemed less risky than continuing to hold onto a potential phylactery. As she successfully avoids throwing it into the crucible there's a sense of satisfaction that radiates out of the compass as Myra has a hard time for a moment letting it go back into the bag of holding noting that she would have to study it again later.

Loot List

Party loot (assumed to be in the bag of holding or divided amongst people in the case of gold)

• 2 Manten’Liche chests (one requires eyes to open and the other a heart) - unopened
• 8,000 GP, 2,400 Platnum

Raijun

• Old Vase - potential Djinn lamp? - Unidentified
• Bag of devouring
• Very large diamond - Unidentified
• Shard with pieces moving through it - Unidentified
• A bright pink gem that feels warm and nice to the touch - Unidentified
• A wicked looking sword that felt somehow more final - Unidentified

Myra

• Goods marked with Thompson's crest
• Goods with her family's crest
• Large ornate mirror - Unidentified
• Arcane Bolt Blaster - Heavy crossbow with magic bolts that do force damage and can be changed to other damage types using gems (equipped)
• Adamantine robot leg (given to Myra to put in the bag by Hagren)
• Animated Shield (equipped)
• An Old Breastplate with a bare tree on it (equipped)
• Old very flashy jewelry

Sarya

• Deck of many things - 19 Cards remaining (Known cards removed - The Star and The Idiot + If Sayra knows the card she pulled)
• Bracers of defense (equipped)
• Bow older in slight disrepair (equipped)

Adama

• 6 Magic Beans in a small sack
• Locked box - Unidentified
• Wizards tome - Uninvestigated
• Warm Dragon Claw - Unidentified
• Wicked looking chain mail - unidentified

Hagren + Trenchcoat (Hagren to decide exact split)

• Box of ammunition - unidentified
• 3 Arrows - Unidentified
• 3 Gems worth 25 gp each
• 23 platinum, 50 gp, 10 silver
• Rare herbs needed for Tattoo - Unidentified/unsure how much cost they cover

Kanna - A bunch of jewelry and earrings

Report Date

29 Sep 2021