Kingdom on the Brink - Session 45
General Summary
The party starts the morning and get ready to attack the demons, Uriel keeps an eye on the defensive line from 60 ft above, Duromar and Merrigold hear some footsteps echoing in the distance behind them, they decide to quickly attack the demons (thinking the Remoraz is coming up behind them). The party feather fall down, taking the demons by surprise, Duromar banishes the Bone Devil and starts singing his bladesong. Uriel pushes the ballista to aim at the Glabrezu and Merrigold fires it, with limited effect. Rosemary runs up and starts to strike the Glabrezu, the Horned Devil hurled several flames at Rosemary but only one hit (it then takes flight 30 ft in the air), Gareth runs up and draws both his longswords and strikes the Glabrezu several times. Merrigold runs up and attempts to trip the Glabrezu and Uriel closes the distance and sends his sword of dancing to strike the Glabrezu. Duromar drinks a potion of invulnerability and casts steel wind strike and hits the Glabrezu and Horned Devil, Del Varis runs up and launches two needles which paralyze the Horned Devil and causes it to crash to the ground. The party strikes down the Glabrezu and quickly kills the paralyzed Horned Devil, Uriel offers it a deal which it entertains, but Uriels says it gets nothing and finishes it off. The party starts to look for a way to enter the stronghold, they find the door is sealed magically, some of the walls are weakened, some tunnels that might lead inside, and some Remoraz excrement. As they're searching Del Varis sees movement by the ballista and tells Duromar and goes to investigate, Del Varis sees it's Tobias Rolt. Tobias says he's looking for his kids, the party questions why he's here and further and inspects him (seeing he only has clothes, leather armor, and a short sword). The party eventually agrees to take him, Merrigold says for him to stay close and Gareth can't promise his safety. Uriel and Del Varis explore one of the more natural looking tunnels that starts to get much hotter, they attempt to stealth through but Uriel kicks a rock that echoes down the passage. A Remorhaz spots them and starts to burrow towards them, Uriel cast Longstrider and Del Varis runs out of the cave as full speed, the rest of the party hears noise coming from the tunnel and see Del Varis come out first with Uriel a little ways behind him. Uriel yells for them to run towards the ballista and begins to stomp the ground repeatedly as he heads towards the weakened wall, Once the Remorhaz appears Uriel casts mirror image. Duromar speeds towards the Remorhaz and strikes it, burning himself when he hits it, Merrigold moves to the other side and strikes as well (getting burned in the process). Gareth starts hitting the weakened wall with firebolt, Duromar moves away from the Remorhaz and Uriel hits it and moves back, the Remorhaz atttempts to bite Uriel but eats a mirror image. Rosemary casts toll the dead and Duromar casts blight on it, the Remorhaz bites and restrains Merrigold. Uriel jumps and frees Merrigold and tosses her over to the party, Del Varis and Rosemary heal Merrigold (Del Varis tells Merrigold she should eat her breakfast, not let it eat you). Merrigold runs up to the weakened wall and uses a goading strike to get it strike the wall, but before the Remorhaz can do that it is killed by another casting of blight by Duromar. The party decides they've made too much noise and Uriel casts knock to open the magically sealed doors and the party enters.
The party finds themselves in a Great Hall and push straight forward, as they round a corner they find themselves facing a Horned Devil, Glabrezu, Draegloth, and a Smaragdine Golem. Merrigold moves up to the Horned Devil and dodges while Rosemary embolden bonds the group and Duromar casts scatter and positions the party to where they're engaging the Golem, Horned Devil, and Draegloth. Uriel smites the Draegloth several times and sends his sword of dancing after it, Gareth slashes at the Golem with four longsword strikes. Merrigold strikes at the Horned Devil and knocks it prone (Del Varis takes advantage and strikes the Horned Devil several times), the Draegloth claws at Uriel and the Glabrezu follows up with a power word stun and two pincer attacks on Uriel (leaving him stunned. The Golem critically slams Gareth and follows it up with another slam, leaving him with a few broken ribs, Rosemary strikes the Golem with her quarter staff and uses her flurry of blows to provide some healing to Gareth. Merrigold strikes the prone Devil several more times and then moves away; the Horned Devil gets up and manages to pierce her once with his pitchfork. Duromar banishes the Glabrezu and the Draegloth, telling Uriel to shake off his stun and join the fight, Uriel remains stunned, Del Varis dashes up to Uriel and uses his ki to remove Uriels stunning condition. Gareth casts burning hands on the Golem to full effect and the Golem Retaliates with another slam attack, nearly knocking Gareth down. Uriel and Merrigold clash with the Horned Devil (which resists a tripping attack from Merrigold), Uriel gets struck by the Demon tail which leaves an infernal wound on him. Duromar casts blight which gets partially resisted by the Horned Devil, but Merrigold strikes it down in its weakened state. Rosemary continues to heal Gareth and strike the Golem, Gareth downs a health potion and action surges to strike the golem several more times, the Golem responds by hitting Gareth with another slam. Duromar misty steps towards the Golem and strikes it several times, the Golem attempts to strike Duromar to break his concentration on banishment but fails. The party surrounds the Golem and it quickly falls, Uriel shouts that Tobias made a dash down the hall and as they're about to follow Gareth feels a calming presence coming from another hall, the group decides to investigate.
The party finds an old but well-kept room with an artificial water fall on the far side, there's a statue of an angelic like figure in the center of the water fall, the water forms a very shallow pond along the walls, there are 3 crypts on both the left and right walls. Most of the party moves forward to inspect the statues, finding an inscription that reads:
The party finds themselves in a Great Hall and push straight forward, as they round a corner they find themselves facing a Horned Devil, Glabrezu, Draegloth, and a Smaragdine Golem. Merrigold moves up to the Horned Devil and dodges while Rosemary embolden bonds the group and Duromar casts scatter and positions the party to where they're engaging the Golem, Horned Devil, and Draegloth. Uriel smites the Draegloth several times and sends his sword of dancing after it, Gareth slashes at the Golem with four longsword strikes. Merrigold strikes at the Horned Devil and knocks it prone (Del Varis takes advantage and strikes the Horned Devil several times), the Draegloth claws at Uriel and the Glabrezu follows up with a power word stun and two pincer attacks on Uriel (leaving him stunned. The Golem critically slams Gareth and follows it up with another slam, leaving him with a few broken ribs, Rosemary strikes the Golem with her quarter staff and uses her flurry of blows to provide some healing to Gareth. Merrigold strikes the prone Devil several more times and then moves away; the Horned Devil gets up and manages to pierce her once with his pitchfork. Duromar banishes the Glabrezu and the Draegloth, telling Uriel to shake off his stun and join the fight, Uriel remains stunned, Del Varis dashes up to Uriel and uses his ki to remove Uriels stunning condition. Gareth casts burning hands on the Golem to full effect and the Golem Retaliates with another slam attack, nearly knocking Gareth down. Uriel and Merrigold clash with the Horned Devil (which resists a tripping attack from Merrigold), Uriel gets struck by the Demon tail which leaves an infernal wound on him. Duromar casts blight which gets partially resisted by the Horned Devil, but Merrigold strikes it down in its weakened state. Rosemary continues to heal Gareth and strike the Golem, Gareth downs a health potion and action surges to strike the golem several more times, the Golem responds by hitting Gareth with another slam. Duromar misty steps towards the Golem and strikes it several times, the Golem attempts to strike Duromar to break his concentration on banishment but fails. The party surrounds the Golem and it quickly falls, Uriel shouts that Tobias made a dash down the hall and as they're about to follow Gareth feels a calming presence coming from another hall, the group decides to investigate.
The party finds an old but well-kept room with an artificial water fall on the far side, there's a statue of an angelic like figure in the center of the water fall, the water forms a very shallow pond along the walls, there are 3 crypts on both the left and right walls. Most of the party moves forward to inspect the statues, finding an inscription that reads:
"In a land overlooked we must remember the people who made the greatest sacrifice to ensure our way of life."
The group realizes it's a monument dedicated to Rorso, The lord of the heavens and some start to say a prayer. The party at the statue hears a voice behind them, commenting how magnificent the architecture is, they turn around and see a large ghostly dragon. Gareth asks who the dragon is and how long it's been here and it says its name is "Lil'real", it's been here for multiple creations. The party inquires further and Lil'real talks about how Nadranth would create a world and then destroy it, mentioning that this particular area was a reused fragment of an older creation, and that it feels most comfortable staying where it is familiar. Duromar asks what kind of dragon it was before death and Lil'real says it use to be platinum (this doesn't make sense to the party as platinum is less than a legend). Gareth asks if Lil'real has any information that could help them in their quest and it mentions that it felt a great presence of souls on the other side of the demon stronghold. Lil'real also mentions that Nadranth has had servants in prior creations that helped him and says Nadanth has multiple heads. Uriel asks if Lil'real knows anything about some dragon teeth, Lil'real says it watched the nine dragons fight Nadranth and recounted how Sirlith, The wise, Rugos, The reformer, and Leranth, Goddess of passion fell in the battle (saying one body fell in the Berkmark mountains, the same mountains where Bronze Cliff, Stormhold, and Shimmer Cliff are located). Uriel goes to check inside the crypts and Lil'real mentions that there are some magic items inside a few of them, it never made sense to Lil'real why mortals buried themselves with physical possessions; The party finds a staff of healing, +2 plate armor, and +1 fist wraps. The party decides to long rest, Uriel stays up a few hours and recounts the distant past with Lil'real (who mentions how the Orc species and gnolls are completely foreign to it, hadn't seen anything them in past creations and they didn't appear until after The Great Fire). The party wakes up and before leaving Uriel takes a piece of the statue and says if Lil'real ever wants to leave this place then he has a piece of the old creation to make him feel at home, Lil'real says it will keep that in mind.
The party sets out and follows Lil'real directions to the other end of the complex, finding a darkened chamber with a glow at the other end, a Rakshasa and a Horned Sulfurlord stand in their way. Merrigold and Del Varis move up and Gareth casts firebolt at the Rakshasa, the firebolt appeared not to effect it at all. Rosemary emboldening bonds the group and moves up while Duromar casts dimension door and teleports himself and Uriel closer to the Sulfurlord. The Rakshasa casts dominate person on Merrigold who comes under its control, but the concentration is broken when Uriel launches a Javelin of radiance at it (catching the Sulfurlord in its arc). Gareth runs up to strike the Sulfurlord (despite the heated ground around it) and hits it with his frostbrand several times, this causes the floor to cool. The Sulfurlord slams Gareth, who resists getting blinded from the heat, and Merrigold and Rosemary run past the Sulfurlord to engage the Rakshasa, leaving it barely standing. The Rakshasa manages to claw Rosemary (unknown to the party she'll experience nightmares during a rest), Del Varis punches the Sulfurlord several times and Duromar banishes it, Gareth and Uriel go to engage the Rakshasa and strike it down.It is mid morning on the 11th day of Leranth
The group realizes it's a monument dedicated to Rorso, The lord of the heavens and some start to say a prayer. The party at the statue hears a voice behind them, commenting how magnificent the architecture is, they turn around and see a large ghostly dragon. Gareth asks who the dragon is and how long it's been here and it says its name is "Lil'real", it's been here for multiple creations. The party inquires further and Lil'real talks about how Nadranth would create a world and then destroy it, mentioning that this particular area was a reused fragment of an older creation, and that it feels most comfortable staying where it is familiar. Duromar asks what kind of dragon it was before death and Lil'real says it use to be platinum (this doesn't make sense to the party as platinum is less than a legend). Gareth asks if Lil'real has any information that could help them in their quest and it mentions that it felt a great presence of souls on the other side of the demon stronghold. Lil'real also mentions that Nadranth has had servants in prior creations that helped him and says Nadanth has multiple heads. Uriel asks if Lil'real knows anything about some dragon teeth, Lil'real says it watched the nine dragons fight Nadranth and recounted how Sirlith, The wise, Rugos, The reformer, and Leranth, Goddess of passion fell in the battle (saying one body fell in the Berkmark mountains, the same mountains where Bronze Cliff, Stormhold, and Shimmer Cliff are located). Uriel goes to check inside the crypts and Lil'real mentions that there are some magic items inside a few of them, it never made sense to Lil'real why mortals buried themselves with physical possessions; The party finds a staff of healing, +2 plate armor, and +1 fist wraps. The party decides to long rest, Uriel stays up a few hours and recounts the distant past with Lil'real (who mentions how the Orc species and gnolls are completely foreign to it, hadn't seen anything them in past creations and they didn't appear until after The Great Fire). The party wakes up and before leaving Uriel takes a piece of the statue and says if Lil'real ever wants to leave this place then he has a piece of the old creation to make him feel at home, Lil'real says it will keep that in mind.
The party sets out and follows Lil'real directions to the other end of the complex, finding a darkened chamber with a glow at the other end, a Rakshasa and a Horned Sulfurlord stand in their way. Merrigold and Del Varis move up and Gareth casts firebolt at the Rakshasa, the firebolt appeared not to effect it at all. Rosemary emboldening bonds the group and moves up while Duromar casts dimension door and teleports himself and Uriel closer to the Sulfurlord. The Rakshasa casts dominate person on Merrigold who comes under its control, but the concentration is broken when Uriel launches a Javelin of radiance at it (catching the Sulfurlord in its arc). Gareth runs up to strike the Sulfurlord (despite the heated ground around it) and hits it with his frostbrand several times, this causes the floor to cool. The Sulfurlord slams Gareth, who resists getting blinded from the heat, and Merrigold and Rosemary run past the Sulfurlord to engage the Rakshasa, leaving it barely standing. The Rakshasa manages to claw Rosemary (unknown to the party she'll experience nightmares during a rest), Del Varis punches the Sulfurlord several times and Duromar banishes it, Gareth and Uriel go to engage the Rakshasa and strike it down.
Rewards Granted
+2 Full Plate
Staff of Healing
+1 Fist Wraps
Staff of Healing
+1 Fist Wraps
Character(s) interacted with
Lil'real (Ghost Dragon)
Report Date
04 Nov 2023
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