OttD Session 7: You have my attention

General Summary

After their failed attempts to awaken Mazu, the party decides to regroup at The church of Olidammara. They discuss a wide variety of options for their next move, and then contact Penguin to get the next instructions for Sconce's Will. They are frustratingly vague, reading only "visit each of my friends in their homes". Pestle takes the opportunity to begin brewing a potion of entanglement.
The party then goes to see the conclusion of Sconce's funeral. They opened up a grave in the middle of the church's dance floor, but since his body was burned during Session 5: One Final Trick, they had to substitute a large stone head alongside a small voodoo doll for his corpse. After a disturbingly long magical silence, the mourners gradually become more and more agitated, eventually culminating in an angry mob rampaging throughout the town.
The party agrees to aid Zorkul Clalthicul in guarding the Polaris treasury, they succeed at handily by way of heavy use of AOE spells along the entrance. Most notably a Spike Thorn spell cast by Pestle which was responsible for a large bulk of the damage. The party mostly opts for nonlethal damage, but Tornac shows no mercy, dealing lethal damage to 5 of the peasants. Zerrof and Pestle were able to resuscitate two of them, but the others expired on the battlefield.
After the combat, the party begins to explore the treasury building. They find Zorkul Clalthicul guarding another entrance, having single-handedly fought off over a dozen attackers. None of the peasants he defeated were deceased. Tornac also locates a vault, and promptly fails an investigation check to inspect the door. He gets Pestle to help, and he quickly identifies it is a combination lock with a magical trap guarding it. Just as they decide to give up, Pestle hears a clatter in another nearby vault.
The party investigates, and finds Penguin rooting around inside. He filches a few magical goods, including a large crystal ball. Tornac then asks Penguin to let him in so he could do some looting too. Penguin demands payment, and so Tornac offers him a blank check. He will perform one task of Penguin's choosing in exchange for opening the door. Penguin quickly agrees, getting Tornac to swear it upon his sword, thus forging some sort of magical pact. Penguin also places a "mark" on Tornac, who requests it to be placed on his butt. Before leaving, Penguin mentions he will be heading back home to plot his next move.
Finally, the party regroups with Zorkul Clalthicul and Mama Bear to discuss their future plans. Mama Bear plans on traveling to Ysgard to speak with the deceased Sconce. Zorkul Clalthicul plans to return to The Cobalt Sanctuary, to help with an Orc problem that has been brewing in the south. The party as a whole decides their next move will be to pursue a serial killer known as The Drunken Surgeon with Tornac. They manage to get a little information about him from Mama Bear before ending the session.

Rewards Granted

Tornac: 2038 gold from the vault Tornac/Pestle: a few silver pieces from looting rioters Pestle: began working on a potion of entanglement (4.5 hours of crafting time remaining)

Missions/Quests Completed

defended the Polaris treasury

Character(s) interacted with

Izzik, Penguin, Zorkul Clalthicul, Mama Bear.
Also listened to brief eulogies from Promise and Respect.

Notes

Music Credits:
Pre-Game: "Hitoshio", by MIracle of Sound Sconce's Lullaby: "Dream 'Til Tomorrow ", by earthKid, which is a remix of the song "Kids Run Through the City" in Final Fantasy VI. Also see Dream 'til Tomorrow

Report Date

09 Jul 2019

Primary Location

Polaris