Unforseen Tragedy

Miscellaneous

With their preparations complete the party sets out from Basin for Stonehill Keep.

After Wilphose was shown a well traveled path through the swamp by Emir the party headed out. Their journey was mostly unremarkable until they were a few days out from Stonehill Keep. As they were walking along the road they spotted a woman trapped beneath a tree she had apparently been cutting down. Athis and Kithu rushed to her aid and, with a little help from Wilphose, managed to get the tree off of her. She thanked them profusely and accepted their offer to walk with her to Stonehill Keep. That night however, Athis became suspicious of her story and actions. Using his ability to sense divine and foul creatures he discovered that the woman was a Succubus in disguise!

Using the powers bestowed upon him by his god he shattered the devil's appearance forcing her to show her true form. Unfortunately she had already charmed both Kithu and Orpheus and (while running to escape Athis' grasp) ordered them to protect her. Kithu and Athis began to wrestle while Orpheus stood by. The succubus, using this to her advantage, and laid hands on both Kithu and Orpheus, draining them of their life force. Though Orpheus survived, Kithu was damaged beyond immediate repair and was killed. Moments later the succubus was slain.

Distraught at the loss of their friend, the rest of the party hurried to Stonehill Keep, using a bribe with the guards so they could be let in after dark. They rushed to the house of a Priest of the Angels of Iron named Mani who they had been told could help them. With a plea for help, the payment of one hundred gold pieces, and the promise of more, Mani was able to bring Kithu back from the grave. The party retired to a modest inn for the evening to rest and learn some information of the city. That evening, and the following day, they discovered the turmoil currently covering Stonehill Keep and the power struggle that appeared to be happening within the Order of the Silver Mind. Hoping to use this to their advantage the party continued to dig into the information and plan for their heist.