Session 1: Into the Darkness Report

General Summary

Last we left off; the group had teleported into Windbury and was taking in the awe of the city. A few moments later, the copper dragonborn from Porthca handed them a Maleficent Pouch with their Rat Cart securely inside of it. Taking a little bit of time, the group explored the city and followed the car to the factory. Inside they were met with multitudes of war forged and the gnome creator Hevatin. He ran a diagnostic on Warden but found nothing wrong with him and explained that he built the war forged and Grangerford "did things" to give them their abilities; however, he didn't mess with that "magic stuff". In no small amount of time, Balazar was able to insult the elder gnome and the group was asked to leave to move on and explore the rest of the city. They found a toy store ran by an older gnome woman who had child war forged there as well. After a bit more of taking in the sights, the group descended down into the elevator into the under dark. Brandishing the rat cart on the developed road outside of the depths of Windbury, the group went as far as they could before having to move on foot. The dangers of the under dark were present in their trip; however, the group ran across an elder gentleman who had escaped from a Drow enslavement camp earlier. Offering to send him on his way, the group decided to make him a science experiment and sealed him in the pouch with the cart only to find that he had ran out of air. Days passed as the group traversed the under dark, guided by Shrumbo's instincts. They battled with Bulettes and a cloaker and eventually found a dimly lit room with a mind flayer in it that appeared to have been tortured. He explained to them that everything was gone, and he laughed at the fact that they were still alive and were the hope of their hive. It was around this time that Warden started having visions and dreams and they found sand around an alchemist's table. Shrumbo peered into the mind flayer's mind and played back the vision of the fateful day when the experiment became a success and Grangerford offered the lives of all fallen adventurers to the mind flayers except for the ones that contained a divine spark. Hearing intruders coming, his guardians appeared and began to attack the group before they were all eventually defeated in a long, hard battle and Gunthar got a belly full of sand and began having visions. Warden found a locket of a halfling woman and child next to a small skeleton there and the group settled down for a long rest. During the night, the group heard a voice come walking through the under dark towards the area and were face-to-face with Bertrom who was severely scarred with necrotic damage. Coming face-to-face with his end, he accepted his fate and informed the group that he and his sister Brytha were not related to the lord, and it had all been a facade for appearances. He explained that the experiments with the sand were a way for Grangerford to attempt to retrieve his dead wife back from the clutches of the Raven Queen and that he had come through a portal or rift to enter this world. Feeling his time was coming, he begged Abnor to spare his sister as she was only a pawn and doing this because of the curse laid upon him so many years ago that he was told could be cured. It was at this time that Balazar's rage had consumed him completely and Shrumbo held person on him so Bertrom could rise and accept his fate. Taunting Balazar one last time, Bertrom was killed in one fell swing from the mighty axe. Discord grew among the group as Balazar felt betrayed completely and threw the ancestral axe against the wall and walked away after arguing with his ancestors. Abnor followed him and the two became more and more exhausted while the others rested and pursued them after they had rested. After catching up to the group, Shrumbo in a last-ditch effort cast Geas (prounounced Gesh) on Balazar to keep him in the group and continue their quest to investigate the oddities happening in his home. In a moment of hesitation Balazar stepped towards the group and then stopped, still consumed with anger and betrayal he took a single step back and welcomed the fate of his choices.

Campaign

Campaign 1: When All Else Fails...

Protagonists