Session Thirty-Two: Who the Bell Tolled
General Summary
The session begins with Nyx sending a message to Cora she needs help. Cora retrieves the party and they make their way into Black Forest on the edge of Waterdeep. They meet up with Nyx’s familiar which explains a contact of Nyx told her where to find the Darkstrider's camp. Nyx and Tiowen went to the camp to investigate. They over heard the leader of the camp Kyrron talking to a Night Mask and the Beast Lord (Malar) about setting up an ambush for the Order of the Sacred Grove as they were coming to rescue Darwin. Nyx plan was try to stop the Darkstrider’s ambush. The party moves towards the Darkstrider’s camp but the Beast Lord detects the party and calling out to the Darkstriders to attack the intruders.
The Darkstriders fan out and attack the party. Nyx moves into the camp and attacks the Beast Lord. The party dispatches the Darkstriders outside the camp and makes their way towards the center of the camp where the Dark Mask Leader, Kyrron and the Beast Lord is. After an intense battle the party kills the Dark Mask Leader, Fel’rekt, and Kyrron. The party focuses their attacks on the Beast Lord which harms him because of the party’s Protector powers. With the final blow from Nyx, the Beast Lord falls. From the body of the Beast Lord a small orb of his deities powers rise up into the sky and disappear.
During the battle two druids from the Order of the Sacred Grove arrive and help the party. They turn their attention towards the large tent and enter the tent. Cora witnesses the druids set off a rune stone which causes the shadow plane to consume the druids. Cora watches as the druids turn to ash and then pulled into the stone unable to save them.
The party searches the Darkstrider’s camp and Nyx finds some information which may help her locate Darwin. After cleaning out the camp, the party returns to Waterdeep and the Trollskull Manor. At the Manor, Nyx is pulled away on a business call while Galrik leaves to attend to his wvyren. Sneatcha leaves attend to a few things while Cora and Valna stay at the tavern.
Galrik hears the temple bells as they ring in memory of the fallen temple leaders. During the final strike of the bell Galrik hears a clasp of thunder as he is thrown to the ground. When he stands up, Galrik feels a charge of energy run through his body. As Galrik tries to regain his senses, he sees several people surrounding him calling to him and asking him to help them. As he examines them, Galrik notices they are dead. Galrik notices a woman who appears to be in twenties and has a nasty head wound is more vocal then the others. She asks Galrik for his help as he is the only one who can. Galrik asks the woman how to help and the woman motions for Galrik to follow. Galrik follows the woman to the City of the Dead where Galrik finds the caretaker Ambrose Everdawn. Ambrose tells Galrik the dead have been restless ever since the stars fell from the sky. Galrik sees the woman again and decides to follow her. The woman takes Galrik to her grave. On the grave stone it reads, to our beloved daughter taken before her time. The name on the grave stone is Laura McKnight. Laura pleads for Galrik’s help again. Galrik decides to dig up her body to see if would help. After digging her up and nothing happening, Galrik returns to the Trollskull Manor and finds Cora. Galrik tells Cora what happened and Cora uses her veil to try to communicate to Laura. Cora recognizes Laura as being the daughter of a minor noble family. Laura was set to get married to William Jurger when she was killed in a tradgic carriage accident. Cora and Galrik were discussing what to do when Nyx arrives. After telling Nyx what happen and they both were denied entry to the Council Temple Nyx decides she is going to try to break in as Galrik goes back and rebury Laura’s body.
Sneatcha stops by to see Friac where the pixie brothers question Sneatcha if Friac is the true goblin king. After much debate, Sneathca pays the pixie brother another pine cone which helps calm them down. The pixie brother want to take Friac to see the clockworks master as it is the one who is looking for the goblin king. Sneatcha tells the pixie brothers they will go but it will have to wait when they are ready.
The session ends here.
Rewards Granted
Experience for the session: 66,500 xp with a bonus of 500xp from Nyx's crashing the camp. Party's total experience to date: 219,101 xp.
Notes
Key Findings:
- The Darkstriders with the Night Mask set up a trap for the druids of the Order of the Sacred Grove.
- Malar was killed and his deity powers was sent into the Realms.
- Galrik has the ability to see the dead.
- The pixie brother want to bring Friac to see the Clockworks master.
Report Date
22 Nov 2021
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