Session 30: Shopping for The Abyss Report

General Summary

Our heroes start this session stood watching The Blood War from a hilltop. There's a discussion for a while about the strategy here and if they're even going to do this at all. The PCs agree that they have to do this, and they've gotten too far to turn back. Aziel flies over the canyon and the river to see what's going on. The river flows into a cave after a while and he loses sight, but he gets the idea.
Yarol suggests they visit Pho Realm Emporium to get prepared, which they are clearly not right now. They agree and buckle in for the journey. Uril realises he has a load of money on his person and offers it all up, bar 6gp, to the party.
At the demi plane Emporium, Yarol throws the doors and shutters open and moonlight fills the room. James instantly turns into his Wereshark form and initiative is rolled. Most of the team batter James with as much as they can, but Joe does the decent thing and tries to restrain him. Orion covers everyone in darkness, restricts the moonlight and James turns back, just as he falls unconscious. With darkness lifte, James stays in hybrid shark form while unconscious and tied up.
Bearbera, Orion and Aziel head out into the swampy, dark forest to enter the hut. A wolf on its hind legs approaches the PCs and demands bones. Pho won't sell them to him so he's asking the PCs to buy them. He's not happy with the thought of them returning, so attacks them. Aziel and Orion play some tricks on him with illusions of bones. They kill him then head into the shop.
Pho's shop is dark and dusty, and has what they're after. She'll sell a soul coin for 1,800, a Remove Curse scroll for 234 and a Lesser Restoration scroll for 190, but Bearbera remembers she can already do Lesser Restoration, so they don't need that. They head back to the tavern without buying anything to talk with Joe. Joe goes back with them and they buy a scroll of Remove Curse and 300gp worth of parchment and ink. A few other things happen in the store:

• A slick-haired fella brushes past them after an altercation with Pho on the way in.
• Bearbera is approached by a fur covered fiend with long fingernails. It has five souls in marbles if they can find the location of the Shadar-kai lost temple.
• Aziel gets psst'd over by a slick, greasy orange man with a forked tail called Doth'tamud. He will give him the gates for the realm of the dead in exchange for the item that started The Blood War.

They take their leave, revive James, give him the potion, and continue travelling in the inn. They have no intention of moving ahead today, so they rest and recuperate. Joe pops out his eye, replaces it with his darkvision eye over half a bottle of whisky. James has the other half and gets his penis out, again.
Throughout the night two Lizardfolk join the tavern, and are quiet, as well as three jet-black Tabaxi. James wants to get with the female one, and she entertains him, but his talk is not all that. It turns out they know how to flag down the boatman of the River Styx. Aziel is willing to give his soul for the cause because he thinks Tal'Atar will help him out.
With an agreement in place, they rest, wake, and stand once more on the hill overlooking the war. Yarol gives them a small brass bell that they can call to call on him at any time in this realm. The team decide to go closer to the canyon and attempt to get Charon's attention, so they start their journey down the hill towards the battle.

Rewards Granted

Tiny brass bell to summon The House of Black Lanterns at The Undying Valley.

Missions/Quests Completed

• James is cured and the PCs are ready to head to The Abyss to save Hank and Reggie.
• If they can find the location of the Shadar-kai lost temple they can obtain a soul from Varolith at Pho Realm Emporium
• If they can find the item that started The Blood War they can get the keys to the realm of the dead from Doth'tamud.

Character(s) interacted with

Our heroes met Pho at Pho Realm Emporium, along with a load of unsavoury characters.

Created Content

• Pho Realm Emporium
• The Undying Valley
• Shadar-kai
• Arpegio Daan Floofe

Campaign

Guardians of the Last Age

Protagonists

James Grom Jr.

Aziel Ak'ak

Joe Smith

Bearbera

Orion De'Mac

Report Date

16 Aug 2020

Primary Location

Pho Realm Emporium

Secondary Location

The Undying Valley