Session Twenty-Seven: The Castle in the Sky
General Summary
The session begins with Cora, Nyx and Galrik assisting Azbara with hiding the remains of the wagon train. Azbara tells the party the Cult of the Dragon has control of Parnast and most of the villagers have sided with the Cult of the Dragon in fear of being killed. A floating castle recently appeared over Parnast and the Cult was transporting wagon loads of treasure up to the castle. The party tells Azbara they are going to investigate the castle and attempt to stop the Cult. Azbara wishes them luck and escorts the remaining villages to the safe house with the some of the treasure. Azbara tell Nyx he will try to contact his contacts with the Harpers and send help if he can.
The party makes their way to Parnast. Before entering the town, Nyx transforms into Talis the White. The party splits up when they arrive at Parnast. Nyx goes to the tavern where the town marshall was reported to be while Galrik makes his way over to a stable. Cora decided to explore a small shrine to several nature deities.
Galrik searches around the stables and hears a low hissing noise coming from within. Galrik peeks into the stable and sees two wyverns in two stalls. Galrik makes his way to the front of the stable and breaks the lock. Once inside, Galrik searches around the stable and locates several riding harnesses for the wyvern. As Galrik attempts to leave he is stop by the city watch. They ask Galrik about his business and Galrik tells them he is new to the town and was looking at wyverns because they were interesting. The watch did not believe Galrik and took him into custody. They escorted Galrik to the tavern to talk with Marshall Othelstan.
Cora discovered three small shrines to the nature gods & goddess disfigured. Cora decided to repair the shrines when she discovered a small boy watching her. Cora asked if the boy was ok but the boy told Cora he does not speak to strangers and began to yell for the guards. Several guards come running over to the shrine and questioned why Cora was repairing the shrine to the outlawed deities. Cora told them she is looking for the path of balance and felt the need to repair them. The guards took Cora into custody and brought her to see Marshall Othelstan.
Nyx entered the tavern and noticed several of the townspeople were drinking their day away already in the morning. Nyx spots Marshall Othelstan and makes her way over to him. Marshal Othelstan questions Nyx about the shipment as Glazhael has pushed up the time frame and wants to leave as soon as possible. Nyx tells Marshall Othelstan she was attacked by a group of adventures and she narrowly escaped. As she was explaining this to Marshall Othelstan the guards enter with Galrik and Cora. The guards interrupt as they explain catching Galrik and Cora committing crimes. Marshall Othelstan asks if they were part of the adventurers who attacked the wagon train and Nyx said they were. Marshall Othelstan was getting ready to order their execution when Nyx interjected as to make the two her slaves. She told Marshall Othelstan they would make a nice addition to the group of slaves the Cult of the Dragon has. Marshall Othelstan agrees to the arrangement and has Galrik and Cora branded as property of the Cult. Marshall Othelstan tells Nyx she needs to report to Glazhael so they can wrap up things. Nyx leaves the tavern with Cora and Galrik in manacles and heads over to the stables. Nyx loads up a wyvern with Galrik and Cora and fly up to the castle.
At the castle Nyx lands the wyvern and dismounts with Cora and Galrik. They are met by one of the Cult of the Dragon soldiers. Nyx tells him they are her slaves and she is here to report to Glazhael. The soldier tells Nyx he is down below and continues with his round. Nyx with Cora and Galrik explore the castle grounds where they found a barracks of soldiers sleeping. They decided to move on and enter the castle. Nyx cast a scrying eye and explored several rooms find all are empty except one which had two stone giants looking at something. Nyx, Cora and Galrik decide to travel down the castle to find Glazhael. They enter a chamber full of skulls with a tall human with a bald head with several tattoos on it. He looks up at their arrival and makes his way over. Nyx explains she is going to see Glazhael and Cora and Galrik are her slaves. The male shows interest in Galrik stating he has heard of his kind before but he is rare. Nyx orders the male to do some research into it and she would later return to find what he discovered. The male agrees returning to his books. Nyx departs the room with Cora and Galrik as they enter the chamber of Glazhael. Nyx relesases Cora and Galrik from the manacles and Sneatcha comes out of the Nyx’s extradimensional pocket.
The party moves into Glazhael’s chamber to see him perched on the ceiling to ice crystal which was glowing a faint blue color. Glazhael demanded answers to the intrusion as the party attacked. Glazhael unleashed his breath weapon as the party struggled to get close to attack. Sneathca flies up to Glazhael and grapples him in attempt to pull him to the ground. The party trade hits with Glazhael while Sneatcha is successful in pulling Glazhael off the ceiling. They fall to the ground where they crash into the party. A pair of stone giants enters the chamber and begins to attack the party. After losing his power perch, Glazhael is weaken and fall to the parties attack. The party turns their attention to the stone giants where they end up killing both of them. The party explores the area and finds Glazhael’s hoard. Nyx notices the entrance to the chamber was collapsed. Cora and Nyx team up to open the entrance again. Once the entrance is open they find a cloud giant standing in the entrance. He tells Nyx this is his castle and there is some explaining needing to be done.
Session ends.
The party makes their way to Parnast. Before entering the town, Nyx transforms into Talis the White. The party splits up when they arrive at Parnast. Nyx goes to the tavern where the town marshall was reported to be while Galrik makes his way over to a stable. Cora decided to explore a small shrine to several nature deities.
Galrik searches around the stables and hears a low hissing noise coming from within. Galrik peeks into the stable and sees two wyverns in two stalls. Galrik makes his way to the front of the stable and breaks the lock. Once inside, Galrik searches around the stable and locates several riding harnesses for the wyvern. As Galrik attempts to leave he is stop by the city watch. They ask Galrik about his business and Galrik tells them he is new to the town and was looking at wyverns because they were interesting. The watch did not believe Galrik and took him into custody. They escorted Galrik to the tavern to talk with Marshall Othelstan.
Cora discovered three small shrines to the nature gods & goddess disfigured. Cora decided to repair the shrines when she discovered a small boy watching her. Cora asked if the boy was ok but the boy told Cora he does not speak to strangers and began to yell for the guards. Several guards come running over to the shrine and questioned why Cora was repairing the shrine to the outlawed deities. Cora told them she is looking for the path of balance and felt the need to repair them. The guards took Cora into custody and brought her to see Marshall Othelstan.
Nyx entered the tavern and noticed several of the townspeople were drinking their day away already in the morning. Nyx spots Marshall Othelstan and makes her way over to him. Marshal Othelstan questions Nyx about the shipment as Glazhael has pushed up the time frame and wants to leave as soon as possible. Nyx tells Marshall Othelstan she was attacked by a group of adventures and she narrowly escaped. As she was explaining this to Marshall Othelstan the guards enter with Galrik and Cora. The guards interrupt as they explain catching Galrik and Cora committing crimes. Marshall Othelstan asks if they were part of the adventurers who attacked the wagon train and Nyx said they were. Marshall Othelstan was getting ready to order their execution when Nyx interjected as to make the two her slaves. She told Marshall Othelstan they would make a nice addition to the group of slaves the Cult of the Dragon has. Marshall Othelstan agrees to the arrangement and has Galrik and Cora branded as property of the Cult. Marshall Othelstan tells Nyx she needs to report to Glazhael so they can wrap up things. Nyx leaves the tavern with Cora and Galrik in manacles and heads over to the stables. Nyx loads up a wyvern with Galrik and Cora and fly up to the castle.
At the castle Nyx lands the wyvern and dismounts with Cora and Galrik. They are met by one of the Cult of the Dragon soldiers. Nyx tells him they are her slaves and she is here to report to Glazhael. The soldier tells Nyx he is down below and continues with his round. Nyx with Cora and Galrik explore the castle grounds where they found a barracks of soldiers sleeping. They decided to move on and enter the castle. Nyx cast a scrying eye and explored several rooms find all are empty except one which had two stone giants looking at something. Nyx, Cora and Galrik decide to travel down the castle to find Glazhael. They enter a chamber full of skulls with a tall human with a bald head with several tattoos on it. He looks up at their arrival and makes his way over. Nyx explains she is going to see Glazhael and Cora and Galrik are her slaves. The male shows interest in Galrik stating he has heard of his kind before but he is rare. Nyx orders the male to do some research into it and she would later return to find what he discovered. The male agrees returning to his books. Nyx departs the room with Cora and Galrik as they enter the chamber of Glazhael. Nyx relesases Cora and Galrik from the manacles and Sneatcha comes out of the Nyx’s extradimensional pocket.
The party moves into Glazhael’s chamber to see him perched on the ceiling to ice crystal which was glowing a faint blue color. Glazhael demanded answers to the intrusion as the party attacked. Glazhael unleashed his breath weapon as the party struggled to get close to attack. Sneathca flies up to Glazhael and grapples him in attempt to pull him to the ground. The party trade hits with Glazhael while Sneatcha is successful in pulling Glazhael off the ceiling. They fall to the ground where they crash into the party. A pair of stone giants enters the chamber and begins to attack the party. After losing his power perch, Glazhael is weaken and fall to the parties attack. The party turns their attention to the stone giants where they end up killing both of them. The party explores the area and finds Glazhael’s hoard. Nyx notices the entrance to the chamber was collapsed. Cora and Nyx team up to open the entrance again. Once the entrance is open they find a cloud giant standing in the entrance. He tells Nyx this is his castle and there is some explaining needing to be done.
Session ends.
Rewards Granted
Experience for the session: 12,400 xp. Party's total experience to date: 92,696 xp.
Each party member receives 25,000 gold from the hoard plus three magical items.
Each party member receives 25,000 gold from the hoard plus three magical items.
Notes
Key Findings:
- The Cult of the Dragon took over the town Parnast as a staging area to load stolen treasure into a floating castle.
- The Wizard of Thay spoke of how rare Galrik's kind is and was looking to turn up more information about the subject.
- Glazhael, a white dragon, was in charge of the treasure recovery.
Report Date
25 Jan 2022
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