Session 05
General Summary
Questioning the defeated doppelganger Magma Force were surprised to find this creature was not
the same one who had impersonated Terri a few days earlier. Instead it turned out this creature had
impersonated Davked Spintershield when Vhalantru had duped the party into recovering Zenith
Splintershield from the Underdark for him. The creature was able to tell the group that Vhalantru
had retreated to his underground lair, known simply as Oblivion, and taken the innocent Celeste
with him. He had not emerged for some considerable time. He was also able to tell the party that
Vhalantru was actually an undead beholder lord known as a Death Tyrant. He told the group that
Oblivion was to be found under Vhalantru's mansion and that it was reached via a deep shaft
which had no staircase. The doppelganger had never been there but knew that the beholder was in
league with a fire giant king and he had some of his minions stationed down there to help protect
Vhalantru.
Satisfied with the doppelganger's information the group released him as agreed and then set about
searching the rest of the house. They cleared the top two levels and then made their way to the
ground floor where they heard the voices of a few orc guards behind a few doors. The party
surprised one group but were then quickly surrounded by reinforcements coming from all
directions. The fight was on in earnest! These orcs were all brutal beasts but what made the party's
job easier was that they had no magic, nor even ranged weapons amoung them. Their only
approach was to charge in and hack at the party in melee. With Morgan, Gotrek and Braken
soaking up attack after attack and with Harley flitting in and out of combat skewering orcs left and
right the party were always on top. Add to that Camero's liberal flame throwing into the mix and it
was always going to be a one sided fight.
Within a couple of minutes the last orc was felled and the mansion fell quiet again. There were a
few doors and rooms on this ground floor still to explore but the party were at least fairly sure they
had dispatched all the guards in the house so they felt they could continue to search for a way
down in relative safety. Where would they find the entrance to Oblivion? And how would they get
down there once they found it? And once down there, would they encounter Orbius the undead
Beholder Death Tyrant and his minions? And could they survive such an encounter?
Report Date
11 Apr 2024
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