Session 122 - Betrayal Most Foul
General Summary
13th Ilvin (First Month of Winter) 720TRThe story so far
Jolanta, an ambitious fledgling Wizard, has completed her arcane studies. She and her trusty bodyguard Blaine have joined the Wizard Richemanus Hyrdeman, in his quest to investigate a 700-year-old Dwarven crypt. Fellow neophyte wizard Gallien and a guard complete the expedition team.
They have entered the crypt through a vertical tunnel, and Richemanus destroyed the giant spiders guarding a pair of sarcophagi. Inside they find a book-sized black slab of Pseudostone, an Earthmaster artifact along with a bag of ancient dwarven coins. Before the party can investigate further, one of the guards spots large creatures approaching.
Location - In the hills to the West of the City of Thay in the Kingdom of Melderyn.
Session 122A
Part 1 - Betrayal.
Giant Albino Lizards appeared in the torchlight. They skitter along the walls and the roof, rapidly closing on the party. Blaine quickly positions himself at the front to block the monsters while Jolanta attacks using her signature white disintegration magic.
The outraged Jolanta attempts to put him to sleep, but he easily resists and taunts the Party below as more giant lizards arrive. "Here is your share," he gloats, dropping a single Khuzan Silver Piece down the shaft. He then telekinetically moves a large boulder blocking the entrance.
Meanwhile, in the chamber, the guard and wizard Gallien are panicking. Jolanta's loyal bodyguard Blaine tells them that Jolanta is now in charge and they will follow her orders. She rallies the group, and they beat off the large reptiles.
Part 2 - Bats Swarm.
Jolanta carefully searches the chamber and finds a strange gem, a large bloodstone (later identified as a Stone of Spell Storing) hidden under the Dwarven Skeleton. Webs block what appears to be a possible exit which Gallien sets alight. The Party travels on through the cave system, passing by a chasm. Swarms of Bats emerge and tear into the adventurers nearly killing the Guard and Blaine. Only a display of Jolanta's and Gallien's magic drives them away.
Part 3 - Orcs and Rats.
Attracted by the burning web, Jolanta hears movement. Two Small Orcs have arrived to investigate. The party ambush and quick kill the foulspawn.
Further down the passage, the Party spots several huge dog size rats. Jolanta scares most away with the illusionary sounds of a cat, and easily dispatch the one foolish Giant Rat willing to put up a fight.
A side passage leads to the surface, and the Party's camp is not far away. It is deserted. Richemanus and most of the camping equipment are gone.
Session 122B
Part 4 -Wolves, More Orcs, and Icicles.
The team rests up in the camp overnight. At dawn, they hear howls, and a small pack of wolves leap forward but are easily vanquished. Jolanta decides to travel East to the Sea and then follow the coast to her home, the City of Thay. On the way, they pass a large tree decorated with orc corpses. Some are 20ft up, impaled on the branches. This must be Richemanus's work.
They spot five more Small Orcs who prove deadly opposition. They don't fight fair staying at range using shrubs and logs for cover and sniping at the adventures. One throws a bag of acidic powder, which nearly blinds Blaine. Jolanta and the guard are severely injured and only the unexpected bravery of Gallien prevents disaster as he drives off the foulspawn with the last of his fire magic.
As they near civilization, the travelers see three small Icy forms fly in from the cold sea. These Ice Mephits attack, breathing frost over the characters and attacking from the conjured mists. They kill the guard but explode in ice shards when destroyed.
Location - City of Thay in the Kingdom of Melderyn.
Part 5 - Challenge at the Glasshouse.
Part 6 - Secrets of the Traitor.
As Seneschal Tobiuis opens the door to Richemanus's room, a burst of magical energy stuns him and Mistress Milisanda. As they fall to the ground three Small Fire Elementals emerge from a conjuring circle. One attempts to set alight Richemanus's bookshelf while the others attack the stunned wizards setting them ablaze. Jolanta comes to their aid weakening the elementals but also falling to the flames. Only the timely arrival from the wizard Reginalde Nubie from the adjacent room was able to save them and some of the documents.
The wizards inspect the room and find incriminating evidence, letters between Richemanus and the infamous renegade wizard Dyalne Dulye. They find a book referring to the Earthmaster Artifact Jolanta found in the Dwarven tomb, Wicbeoch's Window. This artifact enabling the user to create small gateways in space. They later find Richemanusu used this to steal the Guild Hall's most treasured artifact, the Silver Scrolls of Shyrrik Elafaren.
Mistress Milisanda returns to her study and brings out a small silver egg, she speaks to it, and then it flies out the window, returning a couple of hours later. From it emerges a voice of a man instructing Jolanta to immediately travel to the guildhall in the City of Cherafir and meet with Grandmaster Ceredig Yerwold. She is to bring the letters from the renegade wizard Dyalne Dulye.
NPC Interactions
Gallien Learman - A wizard just out of his apprenticeship.
Richemanus Hyrdeman - A betrayer.
Challenges Overcome
Killed 4 x Giant lizards.
Defeated 4 x Bat Swarms.
Killed 2 x Small Orcs (Gargu-Araki) in the caves.
Defeated 3 x Giant Rats.
Defeated 5 x Small Orcs (Gargu-Araki) on the Eastern beaches.
Destroyed 3 x Ice Mephits.
Passed the plant experiments Skill Challenge.
Defeated 3 x Minor Fire Elementals and uncovered Richemanus secrets.
Rewards
Bloodstone of Spell Storing (containing Dispel Magic).
One Antique Dwarven Silver Piece (minted in the long lost City of Kiraz).
Created Content
Guildhall of Arcane Lore - The House of Roses.
Related Reports
List of Renegade Spellcasters - Updated.
Earthmaster Artifacts - Updated.
Player Character Status
Jolanta - Human - Level 3 Wizard.
Jolanta
NPC Companions
Blaine
Jolanta's loyal and often drunk bodyguard.
Gallien Learman
A Journeyman Wizard who apprenticed with Jolanta.
Bloodstone Spell Gem
A bloodstone spell gem can store up to 3rd level spells. Spells cast from the spell gem have a save DC of 15 and an attack bonus of +7.
This gem contains Dispel Magic at Level 3.
Wicbeoch's Window
Appearance: A black-streaked patterned pseudostone with the dimensions of 15 x 11 x 0.5 inches.
Attunement: Psionics check DC 15.
Properties: This artifact creates a small gateway around 12 x 9 inches linking a known, previously viewed location and the Window. A user can manually move objects through the gateway.
Charges: 2d20.
Silver Scroll of Shyrrik Elafaren.
Author: The scroll was created by the elven mystic Shyrrik Elafaren over 2,000 years ago.
Appearance: This silk double-sided handscroll is wrapped around a silver dowel and housed in an ornate cylindrical silver case.
Properties: Written in Sindarin in elegant flowing handwriting is a record of the travels of Shyrrik Elafaren. This elven scholar visited Earthmaster sites all over the western world, and he dutifully recorded his observation and include some beautiful illustrations. His annotations included speculation on these sites' psionic and magical properties and the artifacts found within them.
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