Session 56: Black and White Report

General Summary

The session began in the private suite that was rented for Lord Nobunaga, an envoy from the Jozu Dynasty that the party had been sent to find. The suite was found in the Golden Seas Bathhouse in the Mal'thelas Garden district in Niduin's upper city.
The party had noticed necromantic magic affecting Nobunaga and attempted to dispel it, which resulted in the party being attacked by two automatons, as well as coming in conflict with Takemura Yoshiro, a recent member of the party who served the lord. Having dealt with the automatons and removed Banishment, two knights of the golden leaf entered the room and began questioning the party. The party managed to persuade the knights that they were attacked by the automatons when they attempted to dispel the strange magic affecting the lord. In response to this, one of the knights went to get Master Leodan, who was the head of the Luthinen house that Nobunaga was the guest of.
Sometime later, a handsome high-elven man with long flowy black hair, wearing robes of black and gold arrived at the suite. When he arrived, the party told him about the strange magic and said that he knew something more. Leodan explained that the Lord Nobunaga they had "dispelled" was but a doll, imparted with a part of the soul of Nobunaga. He also went on that he knew the way to bring back the real Nobunaga, which they recovered after the Denivas family had ambushed the envoy as it was leaving the city. Leodan also explained that he could easily just tell the guards that the party had killed the envoy and have them taken to the Tar Prisons, but that would be a waste of their talents. Instead, if they helped him, and the Prism Houses take control of the city, they would, in return, help the Jozu Dynasty in their venture to deal with Balaur, an ancient dragon rampaging across the north parts of the continent. To begin, Leodan requested that the party destroy any "Collection Tower" in the lower city that belonged to the Dorindales. These were towers with strange glass spheres attached to them.
The party agreed to aid the Prism houses, seeing as if they gained power, they could help the dynasty and bring back Lord Nobunaga. They also later discussed ideas of helping the Prism Houses for now so they could get their aid in the battle in the north, but then potentially aiding the Rust Monsters to then free the city from the powerful influence of the High Houses.
After this, they spoke with Gideon, a young elven boy, that was their contact with the Rust Monsters. As they had completed the mission they were given by the Rust Monsters, of dealing with the envoy, Omen asked to have his Staff of Swarming Insects returned. Gideon said that could be fixed and Omen followed him to the Rust Monsters' hideout. There, the staff was returned to Omen and Eleesa, a member of the Rust Monsters, told him that they had another thing they could help them with. One of their allies, a powerful wizard called Ironhand, who built the Cloakspell Tower. Eleesa explained that some time ago, Ironhand had been captured and taken to one of the Tar Prisons in the undercity, and if the party could free him, they would both get a powerful ally, but he also had a lot of information regarding the High Houses. Wondering what goal they wanted to focus on, Omen returned to the party before they all headed to the Den of the Seven Vales, a high-end inn in the Ar'dhel Quarter where they were given rooms by Leodan. Before heading to bed, Maro Rei 'Sky' wrote and sent a letter to one of his friends in Oritsu detailing their plans of helping the Prism Houses.
The next day, they headed to the undercity of Niduin. On the way towards the Tar Pits, they were met again by Gideon who said he was told they might show up here. He was to give them a Visitation Note that would allow them near the prison in question and into the district. The party discussed how and in what order they would do these missions and wondered if they should attack the closest Collection Tower, to cause a distraction and then go to the prison, but decided to go to the prison first to gather info regarding the layout of it. They also reached the idea of freeing many of the inmates to cause further chaos and more distractions for the knights. Gideon also relayed that Cora had another request for them. If they could find and free a woman called Joy, she would give them additional rewards. The party was told that they should recognize Joy and to identify Ironhand, they should look for a man with a prosthetic arm.
As the characters were allowed to enter the prison with the visitation note, they were told to head to a visitation room to the side as the knight went to get the prisoner in question. During this time, Omen scouted around the building by climbing the walls and found another door, possibly an employee entrance to the east side of the building. As the knight returned, they told the party that the prisoner in question (Ironhand) was currently in isolation and could not attend the visit at this time. The party then asked when the isolation would end and got told that in 2 weeks, there would be a questioning of the person and that they might then be taken out of isolation.
Seeing as they did not want to wait that long, they left the building before circling and entering through the side entrance. Inside, Omen managed to unlock the doors leading further into the building. They managed to avoid a guard passing through the corridor before heading down a staircase and coming face to face with a knight in a barred-off watch room where the session ended.

Campaign

The Excursionists

Protagonists

Nitt

Neutral Vedalkan ()
Wizard 17
Rouge 2

92 / 92 HP

STR
8

DEX
16

CON
10

INT
20

WIS
14

CHA
14

Maro Rei 'Sky'

Chaotic Good Air Genasi (Aspirant)
Fighter 8
Monk 4

92 / 92 HP

STR
12

DEX
18

CON
16

INT
13

WIS
12

CHA
10

Omen ei' Taure

Chaotic Good Tabaxi (Temple Guard)
Monk 16
Cleric 2

172 / 172 HP

STR
23

DEX
20

CON
18

INT
8

WIS
20

CHA
8

Arten Veronica Lagurdo

Lawful Neutral Fallen Aasimar (Mercenary Veteran)
Paladin 14

113 / 113 HP

STR
8

DEX
18

CON
16

INT
10

WIS
14

CHA
20

Eldon Caufield

Neutral good Halfling (Fisherman)
Bard 15

77 / 77 HP

STR
9

DEX
16

CON
10

INT
10

WIS
16

CHA
20

Baradin Godchosen

Neutral Good Hill Dwarf (Far traveler)
Cleric 14

150 / 150 HP

STR
8

DEX
14

CON
20

INT
10

WIS
20

CHA
8

Takemura Yoshiro

Report Date

25 Oct 2022

Primary Location

Niduin