Session 19

General Summary

18th Day of Julista

The party was finally able to enter the ruin within the Glucksmort Mounds. Inside the crumbling cathedral, they found evidence of recent activity as well as a recently uncovered hallway leading to a large metal door. The party ventured in where they met a Elven man with three mephits under his command. He asked the party to leave; which of course the boys ignored. Sandro tried to take advantage of their somewhat successful deception by blasting the unsuspecting villain, but missed. This led to a tough fight. Sharpshooters emerged from the shadows to rain bolts down upon the heroes. The elf named Nelhaus proved to be a tough foe, and he and his mephits came close to taking down the party. However; a quick blade strike by Balthazar struck down Nelhaus ending the threat. During the tussle; the party apprehended one of the mercenaries who called himself Bob. He divulged everything he knew; and Dirt dragged him deeper into the ruins. On the body of Nelhaus they found a tattoo of three spears upon a shield. In his makeshift quarters they found correspondence with someone with initials B-S; as well as a black tunic with gold trim.
On the second floor the party found the The College of Wuhrmount scholars and archeologists who had been working in the ruins. They said the mercenaries, along with a wizard, forced their way into ruins taking everyone hostage. They were forced to continue the work, as well as transcribing all the documents found. Something from the vault in the bottom floor was taken and sent away a few days prior. The party sent the scholars off to find safety and descended down to face the leaders of this hostile action.
At the bottom they met the wizard; a gnome named Dansby; his two Gazer allies Glog and Glug, and boss of the mercenaries; a half-orc named Stern. Dansby attempted to persuade the party to leave with their lives; but since Dansby implied Dirt was dumb, the ordeal turned into a melee. Dansby's overconfidence got the best of him, and the party quickly struck him down. Stern was next to fall. Sandro was able to convince Glog to stop fighting by offering Bob a tasty meal. Glog seemed interested considering the tenacity he licked his lips. Glug fought on and was soon defeated. While Glog feasted on the remains for Dansby and Glug; the party investigated the area. They found a vault similar to the one found near Perfume Bay; which similar was empty. The same cracks within the reality persisted; and they too burnt white hot. His appetite fulfilled, Glog disappeared with a final burp. Dirt convinced Bob to work for him; as his boss was dead, and contract ended. Bob couldn't believe his luck and agreed to head to Pruessmount and find info about Desmond.
With the ruin safe; the party returned to the scholars letting them know. They decided it was best to head to the closest village and await reinforcements to arrive from the College. With another successful contract completed, the party headed back towards Wuhrmount, stopping in Seeblick to rest.

19th Day of Julista

The party returned to the college and let the Dean know what transpired. Nothing that happened made sense to the Dean, therefore she advised the party to seek out an audience with the Princess of Pruessmount. While leaving to head to the library, they ran into Vergenna Longshaft who was there to give lectures on The Alessian Empire topics. She told them she had made more progress with translating the four books they had previously found. It chronicles the development of some sort of magical device which Veergina thinks may have been related to @resh. The later book of the chronicle focused on an expedition of Clovista Septimus . Apparently she led a detachment of Legionnaires into a portal of some sort. Clovista was the only one that returned; and she gave a harrowing account of what they encountered in the outside domain. It was hostile and dangerous and controlled by a terrifyingly powerful entity Clovista called ; Neohaergur . Dirt theorized the cracks they encountered in the vaults may be related to Neohaegars domain; and whoever is looking for these artifacts may want to open a portal between the two planes. NOT GREAT! The party finished the day at the library. Balthazar and Sandro scanned sources about modern day mercenary groups in hopes of finding out the meaning behind the symbol they saw. Their research led to three potential culprits; The Kriegsbanner, The Ironspurs and Golden Lance. Dirt, unsuccessfully tried to learn braille.
That night; Sandro's conscience was whisked away to Talista, The Nemesis Justicar 's domain. However, he did not see her in her usual spot in the Valley of the Avenged. Sandro’s journeyed through a dark mist, emerging in a desolate plain; known as the Plain of the Aggrieved. Talista was there, and she explained its existence. Souls of individuals struck down; who in their last moments called to be avenged, are stuck here. Their spirits wander the plain screaming out. Talista says in a town nearby is man in hiding; whom Sandro needs to seek out and bring vengeance too, as those he aggrieved have been trapped in this plain. If he completes this task, Talista will reward him. Sandro wonders aloud if his brother's souls are trapped here, but before he could get an answer Talista returns him to his physical body.

20th Day of Julista

The party awoke the next day and began preparations to journey to Pruessmount . However, Sandro insisted they stop by the village of Kreiksburg. While somewhat confused why they should get sidetracked, Balthazar and Dirt acquiesce. The party soon departed towards the village.

Report Date

14 Jan 2024