Kingdom on the Brink - Session 27
General Summary
The party finished talking to the guild leaders and head back to the Messy Rose, they find Stormsong entertaining the tavern and Runsha and Hendred went to get some drinks while Ashara, Oneiro, and Del Varis get something to eat. Runsha starts to dance with Hendred and Stormsong (Stormsong performed a dance about Runsha and the kobolds) and the rest of the group finish up and go take a long rest. The party wakes up and Ashara helps Runsha get their armor on while Oneiro, Stormsong, and Hendred head down to eat. Del Varis beats the group down and tries to convince the chef to let him cook, the cook doesn't allow him so Del Varis knocks him out and starts to cook. Oneiro hears some commotion in the back and goes to check it out, he sees the barmaid shocked to see the knocked out chef and yelling at Del Varis, Del Varis successfully deceives the barmaid into thinking he's a traveling chef and starts to take the tavern orders. Oneiro walks out without saying anything and Ashara goes down and orders Runsha an omelet, When it arrives Runsha tries it and realizes it's better then the last few days meals have been. The group begins to head out and Oneiro realizes Del Varis isn't there and goes to get him, Del Varis leaves behind a note and some spices for the knocked out chef. The party heads to Bathazaar's sanctum and is met by a mage attendant, who leads them up to Erlathan's chambers. The party begins to search the area: Ashara and Runsha search the bed, Stormsong and Oneiro look at the book case, Hendred looks around the room, and Del Varis lays on the bear skin rug. Runsha manages to find some papers hidden in the between the mattress, he realizes it's a night log written by Erlathan that detailed odd things that happened in the night (shadowy figure, sounds, loss of senses). Hendred asks the escort about Erlathan leading up to his death, the escort answered that Erlathan had seemed absent-minded in the weeks leading up to his death, mostly in the mornings but would be better in the afternoon. Stormsong and Oneiro find a spell scroll (Color Spray) and manage to sneak it out without the escort noticing. Del Varis looks under the rug for any magical devices, Ashara examines the bookshelf that contains expedition journals, Hendred and Runsha use their abilites to (Detect magic and evil and good) to scour the room. The party looks under the bed and find the old remains of maggots, they also see the room has a decent layer of dust. Ashara asks about the journals and the escort realizes that one appears to be missing, Ashara asks if there is any other copies and the escort mentions there might be some in the library and leads them to there.
Their escort shows them the area where the journal could be and then leaves, the party looks over the shelves while Stormsong looks for a spell book and hides it. Runsha asks about Erlathan to some of the mages to see if the story matches up, He's told about how Erlathan had been acting absent minded and that Allisa Ulanan had been helping him during this time. The party is unable to find the missing journal and independent of each other both Ashara and Runsha begin to think about anything in their experience that had to do with magical expeditions (Ashara trying to remember if Salwor was involved and Runsha praying to Sirlith), they're brought back to Gus' journal from Kingdom on the Brink - Session 14. Hendred goes to see if anyone checked the book out, as it would fly back to its spot if it wasn't properly checked out, but Runsha and Ashara have several ideas and gather the party and head out of the library (the book Stormsong attempted to take flew back to its spot). Ashara and Runsha start to compare notes and realize the expedition was the same one that Gus was on and he said everyone died, but Allisa Ulanan was also on that expedition. The party decides to find Allisa but can't find her anywhere, so they go to Dorbis quiethand, he sends two attendants to look for her and then asks why. Ashara says that she's connected to this somehow just like this Bridgeford person is and they need to talk to her to get to the bottom of this, Runsha hears what Ashara says and gets very upset and runs out (Hendred and Stormsong follow him). Runsha runs to the Royal Bralorian Couriers writes a message to his father, lord Valeros and begins to think about all the information he has, he decides to run back to Bathazaar's sanctum. Oneiro and Del Varis decide to pass the time feeding Ashara different things and see if they can find something that doesn't taste like ash to her, this perplexes Dorbis who finds out she's not entirely human (Or alive). Ashara explains her purpose in very simple terms when Runsha bursts through the doors with Stormsong and Hendred and ask if there's any word on Allisa, the attendants come back and say she can't be found. After some discussion the party realizes the only place that hasn't been checked is the quarantine area where the Quartz addicted mages are, and decide that's where they need to go. Under the pretense of hiring the mercenary guild, Dorbis gives them some potions and the group is lead to the outer edge of the area, promising to try and keep the loss of life to a minimum.
On the way there Runsha discloses he's been sending information on the groups activity to the noble who's family name is Bridgeford. The group gets to the end of the hall and find 4 doors labeled: door 1 - Lecture hall, door 2 - storage, door 3 - dormitory, door 4 - classroom. Hendred casts detect magic and sees that there's some magical presence in just beyond the storage room, Oneiro drinks the potion of heroism and the party goes into the dormitory, where they are met by a blackguard, evoker, conjurer, and enchanter. Oneiro flies into the air using his winged boots and launches a volley into the evoker and surges for another volley. The Evoker launches a fireball that has a blast radius of everyone but Oneiro, Runsha is able to hunker behind his shield and take no damage but the rest of the party gets severely burned, the fireball has dark red tint to it. Runsha runs up behind the couch and casts shield of faith on himself and takes the dodge action Ashara comes up and switches with him and drinks a potion of giant strength, Hendred and Stormsong move up behind the couch as well, Hendred heals the party and Stormsong invokes duplicity to make a copy of herself. The party is very well hunkered down so the blackguard moves up and uses his dreadful presence ability which frightens Ashara, but Del Varis moves up and removes the frightened condition from Ashara and attacks the blackguard. The enchanter moves up and hurls another fireball at the group (getting Runsha, Stormsong, Ashara, and the blackguard) this leaves Stormsong seriously wounded and dispels her illusion, the conjurer moves up and summons an air elemental. Oneiro fires another volley into the evoker and the conjurer, which causes the air elemental disappear due to loss of concentration. The evoker hurls a chain lightning (with a red tint) at Runsha, which splinters off and hits Stormsong, Ashara, and Del Varis the damage overwhelms Stormsong which causes her to lose consciousness and leaves the rest of the party hurting. Ashara ignites her flame tongue and attacks the blackguard, landing a hit and using her ancestral guardians to inhibits his attacks, she breaks away to the table, missing an attack of opportunity from the blackguard. Hendred uses her preserve life ability to heal the party and restore Stormsong and summons her spiritual weapon to aid against the blackguard. The blackguard attempts to attack Del Varis and Runsha but is inhibited by Ashara ancestral guardians, Runsha and Del Varis focus their strikes on the blackguard and finally fell him. Stormsong upcasts a scorching ray at the enchanter which nearly ends her, the enchanter casts hold person on Ashara, who fails her save and the enchanter begins to move for cover. The conjurer moves down and casts some powerful (Quartz infused) magic missiles at Hendred, Oneiro Finally kills the evoker and lands a shot into the the conjurer. Runsha moves up to help Ashara, who is able to break free of the hold person spell thanks to his aura, Hendred heals herself, the enchanter launches another fireball which leaves the party low on health. The conjurer launches more Quartz enhanced magic missiles at Hendred, but Oneiro kills of the enchanter and banishes the conjurer. The party gets into position and Stormsong and Hendred ready some spell to be used once the conjurer returns, upon his return Hendred crits on her infict wounds spell and Stormsong burns the corpse with some scorching rays which turns his body to a necrotic ash.
The party begins to check the bodies and find two that survived the encounter (evoker and the blackguard), The party finds some gold and some deep red potions, the group expends a container of ointment to heal up and Stormsong searches the room, she finds a lever which she pulls. The group binds the two survivers and carries them out of the quarantine area, on the way out they see that the circular stone in the center has moved some. The group is deciding on which door to go through next. The party has not rested.
Their escort shows them the area where the journal could be and then leaves, the party looks over the shelves while Stormsong looks for a spell book and hides it. Runsha asks about Erlathan to some of the mages to see if the story matches up, He's told about how Erlathan had been acting absent minded and that Allisa Ulanan had been helping him during this time. The party is unable to find the missing journal and independent of each other both Ashara and Runsha begin to think about anything in their experience that had to do with magical expeditions (Ashara trying to remember if Salwor was involved and Runsha praying to Sirlith), they're brought back to Gus' journal from Kingdom on the Brink - Session 14. Hendred goes to see if anyone checked the book out, as it would fly back to its spot if it wasn't properly checked out, but Runsha and Ashara have several ideas and gather the party and head out of the library (the book Stormsong attempted to take flew back to its spot). Ashara and Runsha start to compare notes and realize the expedition was the same one that Gus was on and he said everyone died, but Allisa Ulanan was also on that expedition. The party decides to find Allisa but can't find her anywhere, so they go to Dorbis quiethand, he sends two attendants to look for her and then asks why. Ashara says that she's connected to this somehow just like this Bridgeford person is and they need to talk to her to get to the bottom of this, Runsha hears what Ashara says and gets very upset and runs out (Hendred and Stormsong follow him). Runsha runs to the Royal Bralorian Couriers writes a message to his father, lord Valeros and begins to think about all the information he has, he decides to run back to Bathazaar's sanctum. Oneiro and Del Varis decide to pass the time feeding Ashara different things and see if they can find something that doesn't taste like ash to her, this perplexes Dorbis who finds out she's not entirely human (Or alive). Ashara explains her purpose in very simple terms when Runsha bursts through the doors with Stormsong and Hendred and ask if there's any word on Allisa, the attendants come back and say she can't be found. After some discussion the party realizes the only place that hasn't been checked is the quarantine area where the Quartz addicted mages are, and decide that's where they need to go. Under the pretense of hiring the mercenary guild, Dorbis gives them some potions and the group is lead to the outer edge of the area, promising to try and keep the loss of life to a minimum.
On the way there Runsha discloses he's been sending information on the groups activity to the noble who's family name is Bridgeford. The group gets to the end of the hall and find 4 doors labeled: door 1 - Lecture hall, door 2 - storage, door 3 - dormitory, door 4 - classroom. Hendred casts detect magic and sees that there's some magical presence in just beyond the storage room, Oneiro drinks the potion of heroism and the party goes into the dormitory, where they are met by a blackguard, evoker, conjurer, and enchanter. Oneiro flies into the air using his winged boots and launches a volley into the evoker and surges for another volley. The Evoker launches a fireball that has a blast radius of everyone but Oneiro, Runsha is able to hunker behind his shield and take no damage but the rest of the party gets severely burned, the fireball has dark red tint to it. Runsha runs up behind the couch and casts shield of faith on himself and takes the dodge action Ashara comes up and switches with him and drinks a potion of giant strength, Hendred and Stormsong move up behind the couch as well, Hendred heals the party and Stormsong invokes duplicity to make a copy of herself. The party is very well hunkered down so the blackguard moves up and uses his dreadful presence ability which frightens Ashara, but Del Varis moves up and removes the frightened condition from Ashara and attacks the blackguard. The enchanter moves up and hurls another fireball at the group (getting Runsha, Stormsong, Ashara, and the blackguard) this leaves Stormsong seriously wounded and dispels her illusion, the conjurer moves up and summons an air elemental. Oneiro fires another volley into the evoker and the conjurer, which causes the air elemental disappear due to loss of concentration. The evoker hurls a chain lightning (with a red tint) at Runsha, which splinters off and hits Stormsong, Ashara, and Del Varis the damage overwhelms Stormsong which causes her to lose consciousness and leaves the rest of the party hurting. Ashara ignites her flame tongue and attacks the blackguard, landing a hit and using her ancestral guardians to inhibits his attacks, she breaks away to the table, missing an attack of opportunity from the blackguard. Hendred uses her preserve life ability to heal the party and restore Stormsong and summons her spiritual weapon to aid against the blackguard. The blackguard attempts to attack Del Varis and Runsha but is inhibited by Ashara ancestral guardians, Runsha and Del Varis focus their strikes on the blackguard and finally fell him. Stormsong upcasts a scorching ray at the enchanter which nearly ends her, the enchanter casts hold person on Ashara, who fails her save and the enchanter begins to move for cover. The conjurer moves down and casts some powerful (Quartz infused) magic missiles at Hendred, Oneiro Finally kills the evoker and lands a shot into the the conjurer. Runsha moves up to help Ashara, who is able to break free of the hold person spell thanks to his aura, Hendred heals herself, the enchanter launches another fireball which leaves the party low on health. The conjurer launches more Quartz enhanced magic missiles at Hendred, but Oneiro kills of the enchanter and banishes the conjurer. The party gets into position and Stormsong and Hendred ready some spell to be used once the conjurer returns, upon his return Hendred crits on her infict wounds spell and Stormsong burns the corpse with some scorching rays which turns his body to a necrotic ash.
The party begins to check the bodies and find two that survived the encounter (evoker and the blackguard), The party finds some gold and some deep red potions, the group expends a container of ointment to heal up and Stormsong searches the room, she finds a lever which she pulls. The group binds the two survivers and carries them out of the quarantine area, on the way out they see that the circular stone in the center has moved some. The group is deciding on which door to go through next. The party has not rested.
It is noon on the 28th day of Kyzet
Rewards Granted
150 GP
potion of healing (Deep red)
Red potion (Deep red)
Spell scroll (Color Spray)
potion of healing (Deep red)
Red potion (Deep red)
Spell scroll (Color Spray)
Character(s) interacted with
Dorbis Quiethand
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