Session 3: The Snake People's Temple Report
General Summary
After spending some time exploring the Orchard, it wasnt long until Vespera Achlys Othalam and Percival The calm ate some of the fruit. Vespera, having eaten the fresh fruit, went blind to the world, but could see the Ki'Nau messages and speak their language, a kind of Mauri like language, though she didnt know that she was. Percival ate some of the rotten fruit, and gained a semi-vision of the messages but was unable to speak the language. It was determined later that a burst of Lay on Hands from Antwan Rafalle was able to instantly cure this effect, as it is considered poison.
The high priestess of the Yuan-Ti Ssuikhu Yuan-Ti Soldier also tried the fruit, but a concerned Thetzotheill Yuan-Ti Leader thought she had been poisoned by the party and took her away to be healed. A failed persuasion check by the group did not help matters.
Now alone, the group learned that the portraits on the walls were depictions of a past war. The Yuan-Ti and their deity Zehir, against a coalition of Lizardfolk and Ki'Nau. It appears that through the help of Uk'Atoa the Yuan-Ti were driven back and Zehir imprissoned. They also learned that the Orchard they are in provides fruits for some Guardians, who are responsible for protecting Uk'atoa. It seems that sacrifices are needed to feed the garden and also to open the way to the Guardians.
Eventually, getting suspicious of waiting for the Yuan-Ti to return, Percival snuck back up the spiral staircase to overhear a group of 5 Yuan-Ti discussing some poison bombs they were going to use on the group if the boss gave the word. Returning to let the group know he was slightly interupted few minutes later as a poison bomb came down the stairs and deployed in Avon Ilisalor's face. Due to being undead, he was unnaffected. The group then decided instead of waiting to be killed, they would take the fight upwards. One of the Yuan-Ti came down to retrieve the bomb, say the players looking and booked it back upstairs.
A dramatic fight ensued against 5 Yuan-Ti Purebloods where Vespera Achlys Othalam was knocked unconcious, but luckily Aeldred Ulfwine was there to revive her so she could shrivel one of the Yuan-Ti with necromancy and make another bleed out of its eyes and nose. The rest were quickly cut down by Antwan Rafalleand Percival The calm. After the fight, the bodies were dragged down and put on the alters around the room and each one was bled to feed the central tree. Once all 4 alters had sufficient blood, the central tree opened revealing another spiral staircase going down.
In the next chamber, Percival The calm (still under the influence of the fruit) noticed a light heading up the Golem legs. Meanwhile through Avon Ilisalor, who was able to only see the lettering while closing his mouth on the fruit, translated the messages on each portrait. They learned that filling a portrait with fruit and speaking the command would mean control over the construct beyond. Initially they asked the Bird to 'Protect Uk'Atoa' but as this was impossible, due to Uk'atoa's dissapearance years ago, it returned immediately. Aeldred Ulfwine ate some of the ripe fruit, and spoke the command 'Get rid of all the Lizardfolk and Snakes on the Island' to the Worm Creature. It left down its tunnel. Avon Ilisalor noticed this and told the group, who expressed their displeasure. Aeldred then spoke a command to the bird 'Inform the worm that it is just the snake people to get rid of'.
At this point, a russian voice sounded from above "You have 5 minutes to prepare for the end of your life, 4 minutes less then you gave my men".
Antwan Rafalle
Percival The calm
Aeldred Ulfwine
Avon Ilisalor
True Neutral Remnant (Haunted One)
Bard 4
Bard 4
28 / 28 HP
STR
2
2
DEX
13
13
CON
13
13
INT
11
11
WIS
9
9
CHA
18
18
*MIA* Amos Daloes
Vespera Achlys Othalam
Snake Guts and Glory by Vespera Achlys Othalam
Report Date
25 May 2022
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