Kingdom on the Brink - Session 44
General Summary
The party finishes the fight with the Erinyes and start to move on when Merrigold reappears in a flash, she says she thinks she went to the Feywild, and hell, and saw the dragons. The party recounts what has happened in her absence, they're trying to find some caches and a way into the demon stronghold. The party pushes towards the closest cache, they find a Glabrezu, Fulad-Zereh, and a Devil Warlock. Duromar casts haste and sings his bladesong and speeds towards the Glabrezu, Merrigold runs towards a wagon and hides, and Uriel gallops to catch up with Duromar. Rosemary follows Uriel and casts Guiding bolt on Fulad-Zereh which strikes true and outlines it in shining light, the Devil Warlock casts wall of fire which separates Rosemary and Uriel from the Glabrezu and Duromar. Uriel gets flashed by the heat, the Glabrezu attempts to dispel the haste on Duromar but it gets counterspell, then he manages to land a pincer attack on Duromar which grapples him. Uriel Misty steps to the other side and tells his horse to get out of harm's way, Uriel hits the Glabrezu and smites it. Del Varis uses his full movement to close the distance to the Warlock, Merrigold and Rosemary follow behind him, Duromar misty steps out of the grapple and strikes it several times. The Fulad-Zereh attempts to petrify Duromar but it's resisted, they then manage to hit Duromar with a battleaxe. The Warlock cast forcecage which traps Merrigold, Rosemary, and Del Varis in an inescapable magical cage. Merrigold takes out her bow and shoots at the Fulad-Zereh, hitting it twice and it resists getting knocked prone. The Glabrezu casts darkness on itself, which blinds Duromar and Uriel, it then hits and grapples Uriel and misses the attack on Duromar. Uriel moves to flank the Glabrezu to cancel out the disadvantage, and smites twice, Rosemary attempts to use sacred flame on the Warlock but they dodge it. The Warlock casts flame strike on the the forcecage but Rosemary, Merrigold, and Del Varis are able to dodge most of the damage, Del Varis throws the iron bands of bilarro out the Warlock which restrain him. Duromar moves out of the darkness and casts circle of death, hitting the Glabrezu, Uriel, and the Fulad-Zereh which kills the Glabrezu. Uriel and Duromar close in on the Fulad-Zereh while the party in the forcecage attack at range, the warlock cast dimension door and escapes the iron bands. The Fulad-Zereh falls under the sustained attack of the party, they short rest while they wait for the forcecage to disappear.
At the end of the short rest Del Varis goes to retrieve the iron bands of Bilarro, he sees the warlock coming from the other side with an Ice Devil and a Yochlol and warns Uriel by using the message cantrip. The party scatters and hides, Del Varis gets hit by two eldritich blasts, Duromar drinks a potion of invulnerability and Rosemary casts embolden bond on the party. The Ice Devil dashes towards the party, Uriel and Rosemary close the distance and strike the Ice Devil several times, Duromar hits it with a chill touch. The Ice Devil retaliates by striking Rosemary with its tail and claws, Del Varis runs over the building, seeing the Yochlol on top but ignores it, he jumps down and stuns the warlock and starts to choke him. The Ice Devil doesn't last long under the party's assault and falls and they move to flank the Yochlol, both sides trade blows but the Yochlol is outnumbered and falls quickly. The party begins to search for the cache and loots the body of the Warlock, Merrigold finds directions in Thieves Cant and follows it, Del Varis is still choking the dead Warlock (having collapsed its windpipe), Rosemary gently taps Del Varis and says they need to rejoin the party. Del Varis comes out of his extremely focused state and goes with Rosemary, the party find several potions, a Handy Haversack, and 2,000 GP of diamonds, they also find a note in Thieves Cant:
At the end of the short rest Del Varis goes to retrieve the iron bands of Bilarro, he sees the warlock coming from the other side with an Ice Devil and a Yochlol and warns Uriel by using the message cantrip. The party scatters and hides, Del Varis gets hit by two eldritich blasts, Duromar drinks a potion of invulnerability and Rosemary casts embolden bond on the party. The Ice Devil dashes towards the party, Uriel and Rosemary close the distance and strike the Ice Devil several times, Duromar hits it with a chill touch. The Ice Devil retaliates by striking Rosemary with its tail and claws, Del Varis runs over the building, seeing the Yochlol on top but ignores it, he jumps down and stuns the warlock and starts to choke him. The Ice Devil doesn't last long under the party's assault and falls and they move to flank the Yochlol, both sides trade blows but the Yochlol is outnumbered and falls quickly. The party begins to search for the cache and loots the body of the Warlock, Merrigold finds directions in Thieves Cant and follows it, Del Varis is still choking the dead Warlock (having collapsed its windpipe), Rosemary gently taps Del Varis and says they need to rejoin the party. Del Varis comes out of his extremely focused state and goes with Rosemary, the party find several potions, a Handy Haversack, and 2,000 GP of diamonds, they also find a note in Thieves Cant:
"We’ll put the less useful stuff above ground, the real treasure we’ll keep in the sewer. With any luck even if they find this stash they’ll be so enamored by it they’ll stop searching."
The party sees there are several wells and decides to go down, Duromar feather falls with a few of the party members while Del Varis jumps right in (landing softly). The party sees there's several water ways (that aren't stagnant) and many spots with green foliage, Del Varis goes to collect some plant samples, the plants begin to move. Rosemary embolden bonds the party and Merrigold advances to help Del Varis, the plants begins to flail at Del Varis and Merrigold but they dodge most of the attacks, Merrigold get restrained. Uriel and Duromar cast Firebolt and Witch Bolt to help Merrigold and Rosemary strikes the plant on Del Varis with her quarterstaff, the plants retaliate by spraying the area with thorns, hitting Duromar, Merrigold, Del Varis, and Rosemary. The party hears something loud coming and Uriel shouts to get to higher ground, Merrigold strikes down the plant that's restraining her and moves away. Uriel and Duromar hurls more firebolts at the last plant and Del Varis and Rosemary kill and begin to move towards Uriel, a Remorhaz breaks down the doors and starts to chase the party. The party quickly loses the Remorhaz and they barricade themselves inside another sewer room with a non-stagnant water way, Duromar ritually casts tiny hut and the party short rests. After the hour Merrigold searches for the 2nd cache which has a sword of dancing and a +2 shield, there's also another note written in Thieves Cant:
The party decides to follow where the water is coming from. Del Varis jumps into the water, Merrigold follows and jumps onto Del Varis' shoulders and somehow makes it without knocking Del Varis over. The party heads into an enclosed tunnel, they spotting something leaving a trail in the water, they realize it's a large serpent. Del Varis runs at full speed across the water and closes the distance with the Horned Serpent, Merrigold hops off his shoulders onto one of the dry spots and pulls out her broom of flying. Duromar casts Dimension Door and takes Uriel with him to close the distance, Uriel casts Firebolt but it hits the water, Rosemary dashes to catch up with the party. The Horned Serpent engages Del Varis, missing with the horn attack but critically strikes with its bite, Del Varis strikes it several times (it resists the stun) and Rosemary hits it with a Sacred Flame. Del Varis drinks one of his wild magic concoctions, which summons six Flumphs that attempt to flee from Del Varis in fear. Duromar casts Immolate on the Horned Serpent, which sets it on fire, but the fire is partially resisted. Uriel casts Sacred Flame (but it's dodged) and Misty Steps into engagement range, the Horned Serpent uses its poison aura which kill 3 of the Flumphs and is partially resisted by Uriel and Del Varis. The Horned Serpent uses its Gem Gaze to cause more poison damage (and potentially strike them with a disease) on Del Varis and Uriel but they resist it. Duromar hits the Serpent with six magic missile darts and Rosemary attempts to use Toll the Dead, the Serpent continues to burn from the Immolate. Uriel and Del Varis strike it several time, unleashing a smite, the Serpent uses it's poison Aura again and manages to hit Uriel with its horn, it misses Del Varis due to him dodging. Merrigold fires off several arrows from her short bow, striking with her sneak attack and Rosemary critically hits with a Guiding Bolt which strikes the Serpent down. Del Varis proceeds to skin the Serpent and Merrigold attempts to get some snake meat, but she hits the poison sack which hits her and Del Varis with another poison cloud. Del Varis successfully removes the snakeskin and offers it to Uriel, he accepts and they plan to further refine the skin at a later time. The party proceeds and at the end of the tunnel they find a way behind the first line of defense of the demon's stronghold, Rosemary uses Sending to tell the Ankou to break off their distraction. The party long rests.
The party sees there are several wells and decides to go down, Duromar feather falls with a few of the party members while Del Varis jumps right in (landing softly). The party sees there's several water ways (that aren't stagnant) and many spots with green foliage, Del Varis goes to collect some plant samples, the plants begin to move. Rosemary embolden bonds the party and Merrigold advances to help Del Varis, the plants begins to flail at Del Varis and Merrigold but they dodge most of the attacks, Merrigold get restrained. Uriel and Duromar cast Firebolt and Witch Bolt to help Merrigold and Rosemary strikes the plant on Del Varis with her quarterstaff, the plants retaliate by spraying the area with thorns, hitting Duromar, Merrigold, Del Varis, and Rosemary. The party hears something loud coming and Uriel shouts to get to higher ground, Merrigold strikes down the plant that's restraining her and moves away. Uriel and Duromar hurls more firebolts at the last plant and Del Varis and Rosemary kill and begin to move towards Uriel, a Remorhaz breaks down the doors and starts to chase the party. The party quickly loses the Remorhaz and they barricade themselves inside another sewer room with a non-stagnant water way, Duromar ritually casts tiny hut and the party short rests. After the hour Merrigold searches for the 2nd cache which has a sword of dancing and a +2 shield, there's also another note written in Thieves Cant:
"Stormhold has fallen and word is Highsummit is coming this way, we are reaching out to Barthmont for aid, but others aren’t as sure and are looking to flee to Littlepost. Rolt believes there’s a way to fight back, he’s crazy of course, we’re smugglers, not fighters."
The party decides to follow where the water is coming from. Del Varis jumps into the water, Merrigold follows and jumps onto Del Varis' shoulders and somehow makes it without knocking Del Varis over. The party heads into an enclosed tunnel, they spotting something leaving a trail in the water, they realize it's a large serpent. Del Varis runs at full speed across the water and closes the distance with the Horned Serpent, Merrigold hops off his shoulders onto one of the dry spots and pulls out her broom of flying. Duromar casts Dimension Door and takes Uriel with him to close the distance, Uriel casts Firebolt but it hits the water, Rosemary dashes to catch up with the party. The Horned Serpent engages Del Varis, missing with the horn attack but critically strikes with its bite, Del Varis strikes it several times (it resists the stun) and Rosemary hits it with a Sacred Flame. Del Varis drinks one of his wild magic concoctions, which summons six Flumphs that attempt to flee from Del Varis in fear. Duromar casts Immolate on the Horned Serpent, which sets it on fire, but the fire is partially resisted. Uriel casts Sacred Flame (but it's dodged) and Misty Steps into engagement range, the Horned Serpent uses its poison aura which kill 3 of the Flumphs and is partially resisted by Uriel and Del Varis. The Horned Serpent uses its Gem Gaze to cause more poison damage (and potentially strike them with a disease) on Del Varis and Uriel but they resist it. Duromar hits the Serpent with six magic missile darts and Rosemary attempts to use Toll the Dead, the Serpent continues to burn from the Immolate. Uriel and Del Varis strike it several time, unleashing a smite, the Serpent uses it's poison Aura again and manages to hit Uriel with its horn, it misses Del Varis due to him dodging. Merrigold fires off several arrows from her short bow, striking with her sneak attack and Rosemary critically hits with a Guiding Bolt which strikes the Serpent down. Del Varis proceeds to skin the Serpent and Merrigold attempts to get some snake meat, but she hits the poison sack which hits her and Del Varis with another poison cloud. Del Varis successfully removes the snakeskin and offers it to Uriel, he accepts and they plan to further refine the skin at a later time. The party proceeds and at the end of the tunnel they find a way behind the first line of defense of the demon's stronghold, Rosemary uses Sending to tell the Ankou to break off their distraction. The party long rests.
It is the early morning on the 10th day of Leranth
Rewards Granted
Party is level 12
2,000 GP diamonds
5 potions of Supreme healing
3 elixirs of health
oil of etheralness
Dancing sword (rapier)
+2 shield
2,000 GP diamonds
5 potions of Supreme healing
3 elixirs of health
oil of etheralness
Dancing sword (rapier)
+2 shield
Missions/Quests Completed
Party has found 2 cache's
Found the demon defensive lines
Found the demon defensive lines
Report Date
28 Oct 2023
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