Session 13: Heist 2 - Jessa Auclaire
General Summary
In this episode of DREAM THIEVES…
Chasing the Spider Armature
Our heroes investigated the damaged armature they found discarded in the wood pile on the outer edge of the Griffonspire terrace. They reactivated the armature and a dastardly chase ensued! They chased the armature up the woodshed. The spider armature was quick on its feet and ran towards the building, but the heroes were too quick and bombarded the armature with deadly magic blasts. The armature, on its last legs, began ejecting bombs on the ground near the terrace. Aeða used her wind fan to blow the bombs off the side of the terrace, minimizing the amount of damage. Once the amateur was defeated the heroes discovered a new bomb add-on for their armature. They also put out the fires created by the bomb explosions.The Detective
Zanuriel and Azriel began exploring to try and oust the remaining assassins. As they passed by a grandfather clock they tripped a trap that sprayed them with a colorless, odorless mist. Aeða and Gervil put on jester and plague doctor uniforms to sneak around Griffonspire without being identified. Aetha spoke to two rats arguing in the stable and earned their trust. They christened her the Rat Queen and she asked them to hold the perimeter at the stables if they needed their help. Our heroes entered the lounge and met Tristian Hannah, a dwarven detective who was speaking with Flicka, a gnome that had contracted him to help with an issue she was having in Tol Tivikh. After exchanging some pleasantries, the detective shared the nature of his work. He then asked the heroes to leave so he could continue his consultation with Flicka. The heroes went into a nearby room and tried working out a way to involve the famous detective in flushing out the assassins. Gervil wrote a letter telling the assassins to go to the golden statue at 11:30 at night.Searching for Assassins
Azriel and Zanuriel went to the second floor to check on Jessa and Amelia. They met two dwarves, Burter and Burter, who were in the way blocking the door. They had a laugh and purported that they were just playing around, letting them by. Our heroes, still looking for the assassins, asked the mice to check around in each room. They Found two gnomes speaking in hushed tones, pouring over something on a table. In a separate room they found the room booby trapped with a second mister which got on everybody, including the armature. Our heroes knocked on Gino's door. A voice from within the room asked who it was. They announced themselves and the voice disappeared once they had entered the room. The armature left the playfield to return to safety. Azriel, Zanuriel and Amelia all washed the residue from the mist trap off in the hot tub. Aeða and Gervil took Jessica to the stable and formed a perimeter for the dream dive to be protected against the assassins that were still about. Jessica insisted on being with Gervil alone in their own area of the stable. Gervil, being the gentleman he is, obliged. All the dream thieves fell asleep in the stable.The Dream Dive
Gervil woke up buried in a shallow grave. He was dug up by Selphina Springpop, an artificer. After brief introductions they hurried over to find the other missing heroes. The next person they found was Rashomon, Bringer of the Red Winter, a friend of Selphina’s. Next, they found Azriel, then a woman named Cassidy Doubleday, then Aeða. They heard chanting from the passageway and noticed high priestesses offering a sacrifice to a Grikkitog, a deadly beast in the form of a mountain with huge jaws and a voracious appetite. Our heroes came across some traders whose cart had been damaged on the road. All of a sudden they heard a terrible rumbling beneath them, and a gigantic Bullette, a sand monster that tunneled below the surface, appeared and swallowed the traders hole. The noise of the clattering goods on that cart had alerted the Bullette to their presence. Aeða, Rashomon and Azriel sneaked closer to hear the chanting. Aetha shapeshifted into a high priestess to cause a distraction so the others could get into the house.A Mansion in the Desert
The others went around the house looking for an entrance. They discovered trapped tiles and a Tabaxi scout saw them on the roof after one tile broke and angered the Bullette.The Tabaxi shot a hook shot into the house and Cassidy, Selphina, Gervil and Zanuriel followed her in. They found a husband and wife arguing with a slave trader who was interested in buying their daughter. Gervil traveled to the second story to find a Gnoll warrior dead on the ground, slain by the hands of Rashomon. Another strange lizard person was there. What happens next, find out in our next chapter of DREAM THIEVES!
Aeða Mɛlñɛriæn
Azriel Carynthian
Zanuriel Leafbreeze
Gervil Norev
Report Date
18 Dec 2023
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