Session 27

General Summary

27th of Julista

With the passcode in hand, the party decided to quickly head off to the Cyric, God of Illusions, Deception and Lies stronghold to learn more about the Ortag faction, and hopefully find the means to take it down. While enroute, both Sandro and Dirt got haunting messages. Sandro was given a parchment scroll, closed with a black wax seal containing an icon he is all too familiar with at this point: the black blade of Talista, The Nemesis Justicar his warlock patron. Inside had an address with instructions to meet after dark. For Dirt, he was given an ebony icosahedron, which upon hold in his and filled his mind with a telepathic message stating he should head to a location tonight. Knowing the candle was burning, the party headout toward the Bronze Tankard with haste
At the Guildhouse, the party thought it would be tricky getting inside, however since it had a pub and alehouse for customers, they gained entrance easily. Unsure what to do they made small talk with the other patrons. Dirt was getting impatient, and decided to force his way into the guildhouse space to find the boss. He was immediately accosted by workers informing him that is was private property. This did not stop Dirt, and he continued on. Meanwhile Sandro and Balthazar messed around with a bathroom. It seemed they party had hit a wall, however, a simple phrase Dirt muttered in anger had drawn the attention of one of the members. He suggested they present the full message elsewhere to "someone who understands the meaning of that phrase". Following his advice the party eventually gained access to a sanctum deep underneath the Guildhouse.
In the sanctum they found a large icon to Cyric, and meet the Strifelord Palander. He was inquisitive, and tried to probe the parties true intentions. Balthazar attempted a ruse, posing as messengers sent by Kreigal. While it worked at first, a small slip up allowed Palander to catch onto the party's deception. He offered them a deal to walk away, however our noble heroes refused.... sort of... which sparked a melee. Palander fleed down a hidden door; but in doing so activated the structure's defenses. Two animated suits of armor sprung to life and attacked the party as stone fire snakes blasted the area with white hot flame. Quick thinking by Sandro took out the snakes, and the party eventually smashed the armor to pieces. Knowing Palander had fled, the party decided to quickly head back to town to avoid missing their appointments. But before they did, they grabbed some interesting documents that seemed to incriminate certain Assembly members in Pruessmount.
Back in Pruessmount the party decided to check out Dirts' appointment first. At the waiting spot they were first approached by Shar, Goddess of Darkness and Loss Priestess Ullia, then not too long after Selune, Goddess of the Moon Priestess Esluna. They asked the party to step in and prevent a potential bloodbath: another The Prolonged Night . Corrupted Selunites had abducted two Shar devotees, and Esluna feared their lives would be used in a twisted ritual. Both Priestess begged the party to handle this situation quickly, and vow to complete silence as they feared sectarian reprisals for any wrongdoings. The party agreed and headed out of Pruessmount once again.
Upon finding the location, Dirt rushed in quickly subduing a lone guard. They also found one of the Shar girls who had been subjected to a cruel torture. However, she begged the party to spare the youngman, and that they help her save her sister who had been taken into the next room. The party rushed towards the door to the inner sanctum and prepared for a fight.

Report Date

21 Jul 2024