Session Thirty-Five: Thundur The Barbarian and the Canopic Eye
General Summary
The session begins with Thundur meeting an elderly man with a staff on his journey towards Waterdeep. The elderly man hands Thundur a package and tells Thundur to seek out the one who has the Blackstaff and show her the package. The elder man instructs Thundur to tell the Blackstaff the second of Mystara is in danger and needs rescue. Thundur departs and when he camps for the night Thundur opens the package. In the package was a book called The Canopic Being. Thundur flips through the pages and notices his name is scribed on the last page. Thundur makes note of it and wraps the book back in the package.
Thundur arrives at Waterdeep and notices the city seems to be on edge. The streets are heavily patrolled with the city watch and the city folk are more cautious. Thundur navigates the streets of Waterdeep and arrives at the Trollskull Manor. Inside the Trollskull Manor Thundur finds a lively group of patrons. Thundur makes his way over to the bar where Thundur notices several of the patrons shouting out drink orders and the drinks pour themselves without anyone behind the bar. Perplexed by the drinks pouring by themselves Thundur changes his attention as he hears a lively voice booming from a corner table. Thundur walks over to the table where a large human is entertaining several people with one of his tales. Volo looks over and sees Thundur and invites Thundur to sit at his table. Volo asks if Thundur is new in town and Thundur tells Volo he is looking for the Blackstaff. Volo tells Thundur he does know the Blackstaff and he can assist Thundur. Volo asks for a round of drinks for his table and Thundur grabs a drink and chugs it. Volo excuses himself and Thundur not being use to the effects of the drink begins to see things around the tavern. A small little dragon buzzes Thundur’s head before flying off and hovers around the bar. Thundur gets up and makes his way to the bar where he sees an elf behind the bar mixing drinks. Thundur remarks to one of the patrons about the dragon and elf and they laugh at Thundur.
Volo returns to the bar with Nyx and calls Thundur back over to his table. Thundur makes his way over and tells Nyx why he is at the Trollskull Manor. Thundur hands over the Canopic Being to Nyx. Nyx calls an emergency meeting in the Manor’s library. Nyx introduces Thundur to the party and fills them in what is happening. While looking through the Canopic Being, Nyx notices in several places the mark of the House of the All Seeing Orb. The House of the All-Seeing Orb is an order of oracles which train students the power of seeing the future so they can become advisors to different guilds, nobles and villages. The party gear up and make their way over to The House of The All-Seeing Orb.
Nyx requests an audience with the head oracle Shir Endellion. Nyx inquires about a name in the Canopic Being (Valin Sarnaster). Shir tells Nyx how Valin was her student but recently fell under the influence of a dark being. Valin stole the Silver Bowl which is a sacred scrying tool and entered into the demiplanes. Shir tells Nyx she can open the portal and seek out Valin. The party agrees to enter the demiplanes and Shir takes the party to the gate. Shir opens the gate and the party enters. On the other side of the gate is a temple made out of crystal. Shir had explained everything they will encounter in the temple is created by Valin. Thundur hears a female voice call out to him enticing him to enter. As the party makes their way into the temple they notice the eyes in the House of the All Seeing Orbs are watching them. The party travels down a corridor where they encounter a chamber full of mirrors. The party has a difficult time traveling across the room except Snetcha where he feels a little more enlightened. The party moves into another corridor where they encounter a large circular room at the end. Inside the room gravity is no existent. When the party members enter the chamber they see past decisions they made which they regret. Valna has a difficult time traversing the room and crashes into one of the walls. Nyx helps her across as the other party members cross the room into a new chamber. Inside the chamber they find a dragonborn with its chest ripped open dead. While searching the room they find three doors. The party decided to head through the door on the north wall and follows the corridor to another room. Nyx disarms the glyph trap on the door and the party enters the chamber. Inside the room they find some gems, a helm, an ioun stone and a staff. The party backtracked and went through the west door. When they enter the chamber they see two golden statues. Sneatcha notices the eye on the wall was looking at him and Sneatcha stabs the eye. The eye shatters and the statues comes alive attacking the party. The party fights off the statues and begins to search the chamber when the doors to the north open. The session ended here.
Nyx requests an audience with the head oracle Shir Endellion. Nyx inquires about a name in the Canopic Being (Valin Sarnaster). Shir tells Nyx how Valin was her student but recently fell under the influence of a dark being. Valin stole the Silver Bowl which is a sacred scrying tool and entered into the demiplanes. Shir tells Nyx she can open the portal and seek out Valin. The party agrees to enter the demiplanes and Shir takes the party to the gate. Shir opens the gate and the party enters. On the other side of the gate is a temple made out of crystal. Shir had explained everything they will encounter in the temple is created by Valin. Thundur hears a female voice call out to him enticing him to enter. As the party makes their way into the temple they notice the eyes in the House of the All Seeing Orbs are watching them. The party travels down a corridor where they encounter a chamber full of mirrors. The party has a difficult time traveling across the room except Snetcha where he feels a little more enlightened. The party moves into another corridor where they encounter a large circular room at the end. Inside the room gravity is no existent. When the party members enter the chamber they see past decisions they made which they regret. Valna has a difficult time traversing the room and crashes into one of the walls. Nyx helps her across as the other party members cross the room into a new chamber. Inside the chamber they find a dragonborn with its chest ripped open dead. While searching the room they find three doors. The party decided to head through the door on the north wall and follows the corridor to another room. Nyx disarms the glyph trap on the door and the party enters the chamber. Inside the room they find some gems, a helm, an ioun stone and a staff. The party backtracked and went through the west door. When they enter the chamber they see two golden statues. Sneatcha notices the eye on the wall was looking at him and Sneatcha stabs the eye. The eye shatters and the statues comes alive attacking the party. The party fights off the statues and begins to search the chamber when the doors to the north open. The session ended here.
Rewards Granted
Experience for the session: 15,000 xp. Party's total experience to date: 305,000 xp.
Cora obtained a blue rhomboid Ioun Stone.
Nyx obtained the Staff of Fate.
Galrik obtained the Watchful Helm.
The party received crystal gems worth 500 gp.
Cora obtained a blue rhomboid Ioun Stone.
Nyx obtained the Staff of Fate.
Galrik obtained the Watchful Helm.
The party received crystal gems worth 500 gp.
Notes
Key Findings:
- Shir Endellion's top student, Valin Sarnaster, stole the Silver Bowl which allows the user to create a sacred space in the demiplanes.
- Valin was reported to be under the influence of a dark entity.
- The second version of Mystara is being held and in danger.
Report Date
23 Nov 2021
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