Session 259 - Under Eagle Point
General Summary
27th of Agrazhar (Third month of Summer) 725TR
The story so far
Jolanta is hunting her hated rival, the renegade wizard Richemanus Hyrdeman. He has shown interest in one of Lothrim the Foulspawner lieutenants, the Egg Keeper, who centuries ago concealed some artifact called the Nest in Eagle Point, near the secret mining base, Fort Sirion.
The Heroes have saved Fort Sirion from a bloodthirsty Orcish army. The grateful miners have guided the heroes to Eagle Point. Here they find an underground cave network. Unfortunately, it is infested with yet more Foulspawn.
This is the continuation of Session 258 - The Hidden Fort.
Location - The foothills West of Lake Benath near the Rayesha Mountains.
Part 1 - Orcs and Wizards
The heroes continue the exploration of the caves network under Eagle Point and encounter another group of orcs well positioned on a ridge above. Worse they are accompanied by a Wizard. The heroes are initially confused but eventually make their way up the ridge and do battle. The enemy is soon hacked to pieces.
Finding a wooden-rope bridge that spans a deep chasm, the party rushes forward into another group of Black Orc sentries supported by two more human guards. The humans are eager to retreat, leaving the orcs to fight to the death. Unfortunately, one of the guards lets out a warning cry, alerting more enemies nearby. Avon, as usual, scouting forward approaches too close to a sequence of magical runes. After a magnetic burst, he finds himself restrained by bands of force. Jolanta activates her Psionic Power of Negation, enhanced by a magic potion, and creates a dome of antimagic enveloping Avon, cutting the force bands and freeing him from the magical confinement.
Avon spots a large well-lit chamber; it is occupied by orcs and men. Before he can investigate, a "window" of light suddenly appears behind him, near Jolanta, and a blast of energy emerges, damaging the Heroes. Quickly recognizing this, it is a tiny magical gateway created by a unique Earthmaster Artifacts, the Wicbeoch's Window. Her hated rival, Richemanus Hyrdeman, stole the same artifact years ago (refer to Session 122 - Betrayal Most Foul). Thinking fast, Jolanta blocks the aperture with her psionic Negation field, preventing any other magical effects from emerging. Acheron sees his opportunity, trusts his luck, and dives through the window.
Part 2 - A Hated and Powerful Foe
Acheron emerges in a narrow passage; the renegade wizard Richemanus Hyrdeman and his human Bodyguard are nearby. The cagey wizard backs off, allowing the Bodyguard to engage Acheron. He is a highly skilled swordsman and a good match for Acheron. Meanwhile, Avon, Blaine, and Moneypenny deal with two more human guards and four raging but very capable Black Orc warriors.
The large chamber contains tents, campfires, and a large artificial hemisphere at least 15ft in diameter made of black crystalline material. This seems of some importance.
The other enemy spellcaster emerges and throws a blasting spell which knocks Blaine off his feet, and he is at the mercy of the last remaining orc and guard. Jolanta kills this evildoer with an Ice Storm, draining the last charges from her magic staff. Meanwhile, Acheron uses his remaining healing but is still severely disadvantaged against Richmanus's Bodyguard, who has shrugged off the temporary blindness.
What will happen next? Will Jolanta and friends triumph? To be continued.NPC Interactions
Challenges Overcome
Killed 3 x Wizards
Killed at least 20 x Black Orcs.
Rewards
The Miners Guild will reward the heroes.
Created Content
Nothing This Week.
Related Reports
Player Character Status
Acheron - Human - L6 Devotion Paladin, L4 Hexblade, and L8 Divine Soul.
Jolanta - Human - L18 Evoker.
Avon - Half-Elf - L18 Thief.
Next Session
Avon
Jolanta
Acheron
NPC Companions
Moneypenny
Avon's able assistant
Blaine
Jolanta's loyal and often drunk bodyguard.
Psionic Power of Negation
You create a psionic field that stops magical and psionic activity.
As an action, you create a 10 ft radius invisible spherical psionic field around the invoker. Any spell or psionic effect of a level half that of the psionicist, or lower, cast from outside the psionic field can’t affect creatures or objects within it, even if the spell is cast using a higher-level spell slot. The psionic field moves with the invoker; however, they are limited to a movement rate of a maximum of 10ft and cannot use any form of teleport. This ability lasts for 1 minute and requires concentration. This talent is usable once per short rest.
Jolanta uses her potion made from the brains of a powerful psionic creature, allowing her to move the Negation.
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.
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