Session 37

Date: 6/23/2015

Attending: Jake, Chris, Joey, Aaron, Dave

Absent: Justin - Girlfriend time

Start Time: 7:20 p.m.

End Time: 10:10 p.m.

XP awarded: 2000

Game time elapsed:  3 days

Enemies Defeated:  Demonic Skeleton

Notes:

Continuing the exploration of the tomb complex, the party finds a book called Slight of Hand Tactics, along with several magic items and potions in the unexplored burial chambers, saving the large double door at the end for last.

Approaching the large double door, Fyn carefully searched it for traps. There were 4: a magical circle of death trap, a magical feeble mind trap, a mechanical pit trap, and a mechanical poisoned dart trap. Fyn had trouble disarming the pit trap, triggering it several times, but was able to finally disable it, the darts, and the circle of death. Unfortunately he set off the feeblemind trap and was reduced to a drooling imbecile.

Heading into the room, they saw a large unopened stone sarcophagus, a pile of bones, and the bodies of 3 adventurers. The bones animated into a large 4 armed skeleton with a tail and a canine shaped skull. They Knights fought valiantly, and were able to win the day despite Bajol being incapacitated (Justin absent) and Fyn feebleminded.

Opening the sarcophagus (which was trapped as well) they found a sack of coins, a first world scroll titled “Prayers of the Omnian Faithful”, a magical breastplate, and Storm’s Fury – an extremely  magical heavy pick. They rested in the room for 16 hours, and then swam back out of the complex – feeding Fyn a potion of water breathing to do so.

They found their companions waiting in a clearing not far from the pool. Grigor consulted with his familiar, and determined that Grandmother Hazel, the Witch of Loston, would be their best bet to have Fyn’s wits restored. It was a day and a half journey to Loston.

Loston proved to be a village built on the tops of mountain foothills. Mother Hazel lives in a cave converted to a cottage; she cures Fyn but does not let anyone inside her home. After curing Fyn, the party heads to the village inn – Hilltop – but Grigor stays behind to talk with Hazel.

Mother Hazel’s conversation with Grigor can be summed up in the following:

*She knew his grandfather Albaer Dragomir

*She is not interested in events outside of her village

*She confirms the existence of other planes – there is a world enchantment that prevents access

*The “demons” that the Tainted Ones worship are extraplanar

*When asked about the various players (Ellicor, Puppet King, etc…) advised the party to find out what is at stake before committing to a side

*Says the Gnome of Gnomewood may have more info, but to be careful in approaching him

*Mentioned that the Endless who lives on the west coast is from another world

*Grigor asked her to try to scry the location of Mario and Ellicor she did

*Mario is on a boat traveling the river

*Ellicor is on a ship sailing west

*To cancel a debt owed to Grigor’s grandfather, offered to magically transport the party to a location of their choice

Grigor met up with the Knights and relayed the info. The knights unloaded the cart into their room at the Hilltop Inn and did a full inventory/upkeep. In the morning they decided to stop and provision up. Wandering into the general store, an obviously magical sword is noticed hanging on the wall. The proprietor nonchalantly mentions it is for sale; it seems that he has quite a few magic items for sale as local adventurers who explore the Xiannian Tombs tend to convert their booty to cash at his shop. The party decides it’s time to drop some serious coin. End Session