Campaign 19 - The Second Battle of Chixculub

General Summary

The 19th campaign played in Farrah. Set in 518 AQ and played by The Queen's Blade (PC Group).
The Campaign begins in Kimbol with the Queen's Blade being sent to follow an Elven Diplomat who may be a spy.
Session 1 Party tracked Isakon to base, but did not move in until after Harper team left. Harpers kidnapped blue dragon and escaped. Sunfyre Books is distributing pro-dragon texts. Queen’s Advisor Advisor Jonahthan Murrel (who left job while PCs were in crystal) is usual contact but PCs spoke to Queen directly. Party was requested by the Queen to capture Unos, and use his crystal to find the kidnapped dragon. They took 50 soldiers and marched to Quisling, where they spoke with Jasin Natael. Jasin told them about Unos taking a boat and sailing west.
Session 2 PCs get a gnome from Quisling, Bok, and make him their page. They save him from the city. PCs sail past pirates without engaging. They go to Vaclav and meet Brian Winterby, the son of Lord Winterby. Brian gives the PCs an upgrade on their boat and a gnome sailor, Andro. They sail to Chixculub, where they meet Occam and tell him what is occurring. They leave Bok and Andro behind. They go to the Centre of the island. They fight the Vetala. A large earth elemental takes a dislike to David, a mage fireballs Kurt, the wielder of the Vetala Sword is killed and meg takes the sword. PCs + Meg’s Pegasus are sucked into the crystal, with meg left behind. The PCs meet the Suuta, a small rock like people. They fight some Kirna, which are warlike Suuta. They also learn that the Vetala (Arrta) is worshipped by these people and gave them protection. The PCs have 8 humans and 8 Elves making a camp on the outskirts of the Suuta village. 12 Gith are also there, a 13th Gith, Oda (who wielded Godbinder and lost an arm fighting Unos). Oda is currently headed back to the village to get the Gith and track down Unos, who has the staff. Unos got a small boat from a Suuta and fled.
Session 3 Party returned with Oda to the Suuta village. There they got a Gith Ita and attempted to track Unos. Ita followed the trail for 15 days and reached a desert. During this time ita and Smokey bonded and Smokey nicknamed Ita ‘The Bandit’. The Party entered the desert found a ritual site with three shade lords. They fought the shade lords and won, but were injured. The party returned to Suuta Village, taking a further 15 days. The Elves had segregated from the humans/gith, and moved to the other side of the village. The party made some peace and then went to Escus’ prison. There they spoke to the Suuta Champions. A day later Unos arrived and attacked the prison, the party captured Unos and took the staff and crystal from him. They then used the Godbinder to release Escus. They left without letting the Suuta see them. The party returned to the village and told the Suuta that they would return the Vetala to them if the Suuta gave them their food. The Suuta handed over their food. The party went to the desert ritual site. On the way they were attacked by Kirna being lead by Paul’s zombie minion. They killed the Kirna, and went to the site. They told Escus that he should stand in a sub-circle, which he read and understood, then prepared to fight.
Session 4 (session ends 1 June+5months) The PCs defeated Escus, mainly with the help of Ida and Unos. Harley was paralyzed. After an argument between David and Max to volunteer, David stayed behind, intentionally not learning the ritual. Energy of the Vetala joined the Fellowship of Vengence as they escaped. David returned to the Suuta and began to preach a new religion. Escus arrived with Kirna in tow and David agreed to assist him in hunting Earth Elementals.
The PCs emerged in Fortuna, the city is mostly condemned. Spider swarms rule it. A section by the docks is livable. The mayor directed them to go to Isatan for a ship. On the way to Isatan the PCs met Flitterbug, they purchased some magic items and also David’s new character. Flitterbug was pro-royal so was run out of town. At Fortuna the Gith went off north to the mountains, Kurt gave the Bandit his old master’s ring as a memento. The Elves were arrested and jailed (PCs spared them execution). The human soldiers including the wizard were taken into service by Lord Galahar. Lord Galahar requested that the Prince Consort Ralf Engel visit the city to calm the pro-independence riots. Galahar gave the PCs a ship. The PCs sailed to Mitraz (1 month travel). There are angry crowds protesting the Razors/Wels Fargo/Occam and what they did to Quisling. The PCs take a river boat to Kimbol. They see the Queen and are updated: 1/3 of army returned, Triple Alliance collapsed, Occam missing, dragon child at Chixculub missing, Wells Fargo/Razors disbanded, some Razors went rogue, some razors still loyal to crown. Queen sent party to Mount Quarinth where they met Unos and made a pact to end the Vetala in return for Unos’ ‘children’. Josh swore a dragon pact with Unos. The party are now dreaming of the Vetala and react as shades would, the Queen knows.
Session 5 (1 June +6 months) PCs sailed to Chixculub and rescued both Elves and humans. They returned to Vaclav, sending the elves onward on their boat to Solonor. They learned that Alex Farwalker is alive in a prison, and were told to find the Footsteps of the Prophet by The Bandit. They are about to set out for Kimbol with 20 soldiers via road.
Session 6 (+1 month) PCs returned to Quisling, on the way they rescued Sarah Halster and Fred Starlight from the Grey Company remnants who burned down a tavern. They killed many of the Grey Company and had only 1 escape. They took two of the company prisoner. They went on to Quisling. There they found a council of citizens in charge, with many of the nobles hanged or fled. The PCs gave some of the Council’s guards armour in the name of the queen. The owlbear is still on Alamaren island guarding the council. Much of Alamaren island was razed, leaving only a single building and the tower of ecthelion. The light on the tower is much faded from the storm it once was, and it no longer lights up the city. The Council of QUisling want Lord Winterby to resign and for his powers to be given to them. The council is made up of 3 humans, 2 halflings and a gnome. The human leader of the council is Counsellor Northie. PCs recruited 4 of the soldiers from Vaclav to be in the new Queen’s Blade unit. Private Lyle (loyal to heironous and pios) Private Wise (likes the lightning sword and used it briefly) Private Acolon and Corporal Jenkins (a ranger who can track and is a good fighter). The PCs went to the Queen and proposed setting up The Queens Shield and the QUeens Knife for lower ranked and stealthy people respectivley. Suggested recruiting razors to the QK. PCs got on boat with Ralf ENgel to sail to the east Max had conversation with Paarth Sunfyre and got the Footsteps of the Prophet from him.
Session 7 (+1 month) PCs sail to near Isatan. They give orders for the Queen to give up the dragon baby to Unos. Sunfyre is taken on Max’s orders and given the Medal of Farrah, he swears loyalty to the country. The PCs pick up 6 soldiers of Farrah walking to Teutoberg. They say that there has been a revolution in the city and Galahar is missing. The PCs get the soldiers and sail to the east of Isatan. Max enters from the west and studies the prison, the others enter from the east and are arrested. They, along with Peter Blood (fellowship of revenge who they find pretending to be loyal to Levinas) break out of a holding cell and get a hotel. Paul goes to get max. David, Harley and laurie wait outside the city.
Session 8 (+25 days) The PCs are ambushed at the tavern and kill a couple of guards before escaping into the sewer. They went to the secret dock and found Farenthell Galahar, the Lord’s dughter. She tells them that her father was arrested but was in disguise, so the rebels didn’t know who they had. They trick their way into teh prison and kill the guards, freeing all 100 prisoners. They melted a hole in the city wall and escaped out into the night. 15 prisoners were killed/got lost/recaptured. They retrieved 7 of the fellowship of revenge; all the humans except the wizard that fireballed Kurt. They overload Ralf’ ship and sail to the north west point south of Isatan. They drop off most of the recued prisoners, Ralf, the Galahars and some others sail to Nightsun. The Reliant is sent to the point and the Nightsun Island ship will be sent there as well. The PCs and the Fellowship soldiers head to Phobos to search for Sara Lachmore. They get there and the Fellowship search the city. They find out that Sara keeps a low profile, and that a woman with black hair (and angel wings) gave her the Sword of Levinas. Kurt burrows into the city to look at the COunsellor’s house (high ranking city official, where Counsellor Grey lived. Grey was loyal to the crown. There kurt meets ELEYNE WINTER, who has moved into the home. Eleyne does not attack Kurt because he wears a holy symbol and she is not certain she could defeat him. The PCs leave town and head to the SSOULESS ONEs cave. On the way they kill a troll and give a Fellowship soldier a flaming harpoon from the loot. They reach the Souless One’s cave (leaving the fellowship camped in a valley 1.5 days away from cave). They wrap themselves in gauze and enter. They find the souless one weak and leaning against a rock. They tell it a little and agree to hunt energons in return for the Pelostire rock.
Session 9 (+35 days) The Harbinger is the minion who serves the Vetala. PCs hunt energons. They get two and bring them to the Souless one. Harley is taken by a bunyan tree to bytopia. He goes and meets a gnome village who he serves and they agree to return him to his world. The PCs leave and meet up with the fellowship who have been battling goblins and burned the valley to drive them away. The PCs go to Nightsun Island and meet with nestor. They agree to a non agression pact, and Nestor says he will have his historians investigate Pelostire rock, but could not make a new Godbinder. Nestor requests the elves in the fellowship be returned to him. The Harbinger attacks, levelling the building Nestor and the QUeen are meeting in, aiming more for Nestor.
Session 10 (+25 days) PCs let Nestor and Elves sail away, they find out Stephanie may be pregnant. THey return to their island where they make upgrades at the base, then travel up to Kimbol. They go and meet Kay Ellmere, who wishes to be Lord. Kay lives on Lake house. Kay gets PCs to wear here emblem and tells the people of ELlmere that they are working to protect them. Kay sends the PCs upriver. They are assisted by Gnome 1, Gnome 2, and Fred. Fred and Gnome 1 are blinded when a fey and some Lost ambush them. The fey escapes, and the lost are killed. The PCs track the fey around teh forest, seeing 8 lost head out to where the ambush happened. They then come across a fortress in the forest guarded by 6 lost.
Session 11 (+10 days) PCs assault the fortress, they kill all the lost and a chosen (legs healed, good at jumping). They go into the cavern below and find the water where the incarnum heart is. They fight several lost, kill the Nymph barbarian, kill a chosen and an ooze. They capture Eric the Blue and interrogate him about his work. He and the Nymph found the heart in the mountains and followed its words, they went through towns offering it to people as a cure. They were driven out and turned to banditry to survive. The PCs take the Incarnum Heart, Eric and leave. They return to the gnomes who are okay. The PCs find that their boat is gone and walk down river until they find the fishing hamlet of Anaman, where the Anaman General Store owner, a young human named Amelia, gets their autographs. They hire 4 fishing boats and travel down river. Max goes ahead and finds the broken down ruins of their ship and 7 dead lost, 2 dead fishermen. They find the fishermen lived nearby and tell their wife/mother of their deaths, perform a funeral service. They also hunt down the surviving Chosen, Tilton (bones healed by Incarnum Heart). Tilton is bookish and loves adventure stories. He worships heironeous and spent most of his life bedbound. Tilton killed the Lost when they attacked the fishers. The PCs return to Elmere and give Kay the Heart, they also hand over Eric the Blue to her.
Session 12 (+10 days) The PCs return to Kimbol. At the castle they meet Titan and the Ten. These are the warforged. They berate the PCs for wanting money/power in working for the country. The Ten are revealed to have been the ones who got the crystal for humanity off of the island. The Ten are heading to Thal-Asa to help the merfolk with a problem they have. The PCs report and go home. Paul’s lawn was not properly cut. He finds out that Timmy has been running with a kids gang. Paul tracks them to a bridge in the Centre of Kimbol, Royal Bridge. Underneath the bridge he gets mugged and thrown almost into the river. The kids steal Kos’ arcanist gloves and crystal shard and goodberry wine. (Mysto had them for some reason). Mysto gets the party to help track the children down, and recovers the items, minus the wine. This involves going to a school, threatening a principal and then going to a bar to threaten a drunk man, then stealing his wife’s jewellery. Mysto finds out that Timmy’s knickname is ‘Queens Razor’. Timmy’s dad fought in the goblin wars.
The PCs have a vision showing the Vetala interrogating Farwalker in a tower on a mountain. They rush over to Mt Quarinth to the tower. There they find a tall fortified tower. They bomb the tower and knock it down with acid, and Harley delivers the final blow. They pull Farwalker out of the ruins. The Vetala appears just as they are leaving and the PCs flee home. They tell Farwalker everything and then go to a party for Lady Ellmere.
Max’s items have been taken by the kids. One has a father in the Town Guard, one is named after a bird. Timmy is nicknamed ‘Queen’s Razor’. Titan leads the TItan’s ten.
Session 13 (+12 days) PCs enjoy the party. Kurt is approached by a gnome asking for his daughter to be rescued from the cult of hextor. Josh talks to Talos, a singing paladin. A few PCs talk to Sunfyre who is invited to their island. The PCs head out to investigate the old crystal protection site. They go through the puzzles and end up finding a mask of high quality on a gnome dead in the hydragrium. They return to Kimbol and finally look at the scroll. They surround the Harper base with soldiers and are waiting on Unos to tell them if it is safe to go in. The Harpers, having spotted the strike team assembling, attack them as a distraction to allow the Blue Dragon to escape. The PCs are also planning on assaulting the Hextor base tonight, so must keep track of used spells. Harley is also dominated

Session 14 (+8 days) PCs assault Hextor base. They see the Royal Interrogator there. They save the gnomes and kill the Hextor priests. They then get the word of the ID of the person who made the gas mask. They go to Mitraz where they find him dead. A number of gnomes greet them and ask for the Pelostire rock or Stephanie dies. The PCs refuse and attack, killing the gnomes. Harley teleports and vanishes. The PCs then watch on a scry as Meg enters the Queens room and attacks her. Meg wounds Ralf Engel severely. Ralf pushes the Queen through the glass and out the window to an unknown fate. Ralf collapses and begins to bleed to death, the guards burst in and Meg flees out the window on her Pegasus.

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11 Sep 2022