Session 048 - Treasures from the Long Past
General Summary
12th to 13th Nuzyael (1) (Spring) 721TR
The story so far
Quazzy learns that her lost memories correspond to her time spent in the isolated Earthmaster site of Anisha. The party joins her investigation.
Inside Anisha the heroes discover that the complex has been taken over by snake-human hybrid monsters.
Continuation of Session 47 - The Snake Pit.
Part 1 - The Godstone
Inside, they discover a massive snake and quickly attack. It is much more than it appears, transforming into a huge monstrosity with five serpent heads, strong clawed arms, and an enormous snake body coated with acidic slime. Its attacks are many and deadly. At various times during the battle, it spits magical venom from one of its heads at Quazzy and Yureb, turning them into mice (snacks for later?). Just as the heroes start to gain the upper hand, the monster's savage bites and claws bring down both Athena and Lucia. As it moves to finish off the weaker characters, Kalin strikes from the side, driving a short sword deep into its heart.
Part 2 - Strange Treasures
The party is badly injured but has time to look around. Yureb spots an extremely well-hidden compartment containing three Earthmaster Artifacts.
L’kirl-Wysan - A slim, silver, metallic egg about five inches long.
Green Eye of Turembor - A spherical, transparent green stone.
Amulet of the Blessing of Indaris - A small, gray metallic hexagon.
Yureb and Quazzy also successfully link with the Godstone and now have a telepathic understanding of its signature. The heroes plan to travel through the gateway to see what is on the other side once they have investigated this complex's remaining secrets.
Part 3 - The last of the Snakes
The top chamber is flooded with light from the three huge pink crystal skylights. In the center, Quazzy recognizes an Ivory colored stone altar, the Arganaku Repository. Around it is giant snakes and serpents as well as more reptile men.
Kalin and Yuren strike from the shadows, and Athena quickly decapitates one of the giant serpents. Another giant snake in a side room transform into a large humanoid snake creature and shoots oversize arrows poisoned with his saliva from his great bow. These were devastating, forcing Kalin, Yureb, and Athena to dive for cover. Lucia was struck and required magical healing to avoid death. Eventually, the party prevailed, and the last of the snake-men was killed.
Quazzy examines the Arganaku Repository and psionically attunes to it. She recalls standing on it when the Raven Woman attempted to use to claim her body.
Part 4 - The Bones
Yureb investigates a side room that had a dead snake outside. Carefully opening the door, he finds a room filled with bones. On the bones, he notices symbols, ones he had seen before on bones which were animated by a cultist bounty hunters stalking Quazzy. Quickly he seals the door as the bones begin moving.
Deciding things look safe enough, the party rest for the night.
Part 5 - The Bedroom
The next morning the party makes their way back down into the second level and explore the rest of the complex.
They find a damaged room with a broken birdcage with several dead ravens. Checking on a set of double doors, Yureb finds an indistinct magical symbol inscribed near the door. Using magic, he carefully opens the doors, triggering a protective ward, and summoning hundreds of Ravens, which swarm the party. However, they are quickly dispatched, no match for the battle-hardened heroes.
The door opens to a luxurious bedroom containing books on Arcana, with a focus on the Fyvria School of Sorcery (life, death, growth and decay magic), a large double bed, and a treasure chest with a small fortune in silver coins.
To be continued next week.
Rewards Granted
Earthmaster Artifacts - L’kirl-Wysan (98 charges), Green Eye of Turembor and Amulet of the Blessing of Indaris (7 charges).
Some gems and weaponry from the Yuan-ti.
1,200sp from the Raven Women's bedroom.
Challenges overcome
1 Yuan-ti Anathema
2 Yuan-ti Broodguards, 2 Yuan-ti Malisons, 1 Giant Constrictor Snake, and 1 Yuan-ti Abomination.
3 Bone Golems - (encounter avoided).
3 Large Raven Swarms.
Created Content
Earthmaster Mechanisms - Arganaku Repository.
Earthmaster Sites - Known Earthmaster locations, at least from the PC's viewpoint.
Related Reports
Godstones - How Godstones function and how they are used.
Earthmaster Artifacts - Updated with the L’kirl-Wysan, the Green Eye of Turembor and the Amulet of the Blessing of Indaris.
Notes
Players Character Status
Athena the Banshee - Level 13 Paladin of Vengeance - Gained Level.
Yureb - Level 13 Arcane Trickster - Gained Level.
Quazzy - Level 5 Necromancer and Level 7 Warlock Disciple of Desridaen.
Quazzy
Athena
Yureb
NPC Companions
Earthmaster Artifacts Found
L’kirl-Wysan
Appearance: A slim, silver, metallic egg about five inches long.
Attunement: Charisma check DC 13.
Properties: This device will deliver a message, in either verbal or telepathic form, to any person or entity known to the user. It will fly, teleport or even transport between planes to deliver this message. When the recipient is found, it will hover near them, deliver the message and await a reply. It will then return to the user, deliver the message then fall dormant.
The time it takes to deliver the message depend on a Charisma (Psionic Skill) check of the user.
Charges: 1d100.
Green Eye of Turembor
Appearance: A spherical, transparent green stone
Attunement: Not Required.
Properties: When held to the eye, it gives its user a green tinted magnified view of any object in their line of sight. There is almost no limit to the range.
Amulet of the Blessing of Indaris
Appearance: A small, gray metallic hexagon.
Attunement: Not Required.
Properties: For as long as it is worn, it increases its wearer’s Psionic Skill Checks by 1d6 points. When removed, the wearer’s suffers a penalty 1d6 for a similar period.
Charges: 3d6 one charge is used up each time attuned.
Arganaku Repository
Appearance: A stone altar, 4ft high, 5 ft wide and 10 ft long. It is made from an ivory coloured pusedostone and inscribed with stylised representations of hundreds of strange creatures and humanoids, all joined by a complex web.
Attunement: Psionic Check DC 18.
Properties: - This artifact enables a Psionicist to effectively swap souls with another creature. This transfer can be voluntary or resisted. The mechanism recharges very slowly when in proximity to the godstone.
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