Feud of the Faithful

Written by Chrundle_the_Great

General Summary

After a fateful showdown outside of Camp Dawn, the debtors uncover secrets within the clergy and set off on a mission from the Queen of Thieves herself.

Session Notes

• On the way to Camp Dawn, Kragan appears in a flash of blinding light
1. "Come with me. Be healed by Lucretia, not their false prophet."
2. Having taken the Sacrament, Kragan is glowing with new power and accompanied by other Followers of the Falling Fire
• Peter initially chooses the Falling Fire out of loyalty to his childhood friend
1. However, he switches to the Candle Colony to prevent a possible duel
2. Kragan and Cecito are both convicted and begin to square off
• Kragan's wild magic and blessings give him the upper hand over the knight
1. Visibly shaken, Cecito "wins" by commanding Kragan to yield
2. The acolytes condense into a small comet, flying back into the Haze
• Sarlen and Grimgar prepare for the mission, while squires escort the others to the Lighthouse for the Beacon to restore Peter's strength
1. "His soul will be laid bare during the healing process."
• Tim has an eerie sense about the Beacon but cannot place what is wrong
• He follows the Beacon and carries Peter into a "room of sealing" below
1. The walls are lead-lined "to prevent any magical radiation and extraplanar interference"
2. Peter is laid down in a central pool of crystal-clear water
• Meanwhile, Eldemir sees visions from Mystra, calling the clergy "liars"
• He follows her blue-eyed familiar to an empty hallway stinking of ozone
1. Zealous, he hacks open the floorboards and tumbles into darkness
2. The Beacon sends him away, erasing his memories of the encounter and only leaving a butterfly-shaped marking on his shoulder
3. "I missed you. Perhaps it's better if you don't remember."
• Peter wakes up feeling slightly stronger, but remembers strange visions:
1. Eldemir sobbing in the Silver Order's prison
2. A young Elyrian girl discovering her talent for grafting
3. Watching his older siblings argue about the line of succession
4. Being saved and nurtured by the Divine Matriarch
• Tim catches up with Benito and asks about his fellow knights
1. Cecito was a prolific witch-hunter before the meteor fell
2. He battled Oscar, the Pale Man, and Neldor
• Despite the Grave Order's ambush, Cecito still agrees to aid the group
1. Once a paladin, Halorin has slain nine of his Silver Order brothers
• The Beacon teleports the group to the Sanguine Gala at Fresser Estate
• Cecito cleaves through hordes of "vampires" and insect-headed mutants
• Inside, the group encounters the large, grotesque head of the estate
• The Gourmand, ravenous, corpulent flea-monster with a "refined palate"
• Both Tim and Sarlen are mutated by the creature's serrated bite
• Despite the Gourmand's powerful magic, the group fells the creature
1. Vikari swoops down and retrieves the Queen of Thieves' shipment
• Outside, the Grave Order and thirty skeletons surround Cecito and Vikari
1. Eldemir casts see invisibility, spotting Halorin with a single hand around Vikari's throat

Character(s) interacted with

Sir Cecito
Kragan Blacktusk
Flamekeeper Drahg
Beacon
Sir Benito
Sir Euclid
Gourmand
Vikari
Jedar Pike
Halorin Yandres

Report Date

29 Jun 2024

Primary Location

Fresser Estate

Related Characters

• Eldemir Barling
• Grimgar Boomshot
• Peter von Drakken
• Sarlen Broadwing
• Tim Ward