[Spoilers] Heroes of the North

[Kermit]

Session Number 48: A golden surprise
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian) Dungeon Master: Talolan

Elysius 12 – Ambushed
We resume the session fighthing the Perydons

Roll for initiative!

Round 1
- G: Crit! (25dmg, 11dmg), but feels his damage didn’t do as much as usual (resistant to normal weapons)
- M: Fireball (36) and shocking grasp (6)
- (P)erytons: flyby, they all move around
- (M)ama(P)eryton: fly in and dives at Norm (miss)
- N: Crit! (40), Crit! (38), action surge (26)
- At the end of Norm’s turn, MP attacks (miss)
- Z: Sacred flame (miss)
- MP use another legendary action and attacks Norm (19)
- B: Lightning Lure (miss), xbow (miss)
- D: moves, sacred flame on MP (5), spiritual weapon (8)
Round 2
- G: Moves and attack a regular P, Crit! (26, dead), throw javelins at another (miss)
- M: Fireball (38) and inspires Gutbur
- at the end of Mara’s turn, MP attacks Norm (22)
- P: 1 grabs Bos’ke (miss) attacks (miss), 1 dive at Gutbur (miss) attacks (miss), 1 attack horse (dead), 2 attacks Norm (4xmiss)
- MP: use Bane on Norm (save), Mara (save), Gutbur (fail) and fly away
- N: attack P (21, dead), attack another P (22, dead) and second wind (5)
- Z: sacred flame (11) and healing word on N(5)
- B: move, xbow at MP (miss, miss)
- D: move to Norm and cure wounds (13)
Round 3
- G: attack (15, miss)
- M: 3 scorching ray at MP (8,14,12)
- P: 1xflee, 1 attack Mara’s horse (dead), 1 grab Mara (miss), 1 attack Gutbur (6)
- MP: flee
- N: attack P (22, dead)
- Z: sacred flame P(10)
- B: xbow P(3)
- D: moves, attack P with whip (11, dead), the perydon fall down on top of D (17)
Round 4
- G: throw javelin at P, Crit! (6, 8)
- M: scorching ray (11,4,12)
All enemies are dead or have fled. Loot: 18 horns (3g each), 9 hearts (20g each), 18 wings (10gp each).

Elysius 12 - Leirithymbul
After cooking some chicken perytons and leaving no remains for the escaped Perytons, the group kept going through the evening. The group skirted forest and mountain edge till a small lake glistened in the moonlight and Boske announced they had arrived. Boske instructed everyone to dismount but the wary travelers were spooked by metallic spider guardians watching their movements. Those are sentinels.

Bos’ke’s childhood village goes underground and under trees, it’s well hidden with optical illusions. The party is met by we meet Dimble, the new captain of the guard and village Artificer . She reports There are a resurgence of undead roaming the forest around. The undead wear the mark of Myrkul, the same we saw near the coastal cliffs.

Dimple runs off to see if the town’s elder Saltor (Divination Wizard) is able to take visitors at this hour, while Boske leads the party down a hidden stairwell to the Tavern and “big people” guest rooms. We learn of Bos’ke background story (family kidnapped and still missing) and the previous Captain was killed when a assassin attempted to kill Boske while their patrol was out in the forest. We also learn a bit of backround story from Daesy (he comes from the other side of the same Kryptogarden forest) and a green dragon (Claugiyliamatar/Gnawbone) may have destroyed were he comes from? Grafix a olt coot chimes in about ole Gnawbone.

Gninkan a older sister to Boske is wait8ng in the tavern, they catch up and introduce the heroes that boske found to help them find out what happened to their family. She secretly gives a note to Boske, which says to head to the lake alone and when he leaves Mara poorly follows and is tailed the stables. All sorts of gnome mechanics are stored there which occupies Mara and doesn’t notice Bos’ke attempt a second time, succeed and goes to a lake.

At the lake he grinds at some stone a waits....till deep voice speaks to him (gold dragon) and learns a bit about this father, and that is family is alive some where to the west in the sea. After the talk he is told to send the Elf his way before the group leaves.

Session: 1100 exp
Total: 27867xp

[Kermit]

Session Number 49: Bos’ke family is under Hydra’s grasp
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian)
Dungeon Master: Talolan

Elysius 12-13 – The Tavern

-Bos’ke goes back to the tavern to look for Norm and confirm Mara returned from the stables. Bos’ke tells Norm he should go to the lake at sunrise to reflect. He also gives him a sandstone carved in a crude shape of a dragon.
-Daesy inquires about Dimble making ogre power gloves. For 200g per set, 10day to craft. Mara propose to gives 9 pairs of ogre hands in exchanges of crafting 5 pairs.

(Long Rest) Elysius 13th

-Norm gets up early and goes to the lake.
-Meanwhile Daesy asks about protection around this village. He learns that on 3 occasions a whole dwarven clan has attacked this village and each time been driven off by a protector spirit.
-Zorroth offers his services to the village as a cleric if they need help with anything.

Elysius 13– Sanrick the Old gnome

-Norms gets to the lake and meets the oldest gnome he ever seen, dressed in white with gold trims and golden eyes.
-They have a Discussion about power, patrons, (Norm’s patron is the fang of Bahamut). Gods talk etc etc. Sanrick gives him a necklace to protect him from detection against Norm’s enemies in exchange of a future “if I call you for help, come ASAP”.
-Norm ask about Valis’ Crystal but the specific information about this name is oddly just gone from Sanrick’s mind.

Elysius 13 – Blood divination

-Bos’ke met his sister and they go see Saltor the Divination Wizard. Daesy, Norm and Zorroth join while Mara sleeps in. Saldor explains he has a way to find Bos’ke family with a divination spell requiring the blood of his sister and him. 10 minute later the ritual is complete. The blood turns into mist and explodes dealing 46 damage to Saltor. We learn that Bos’ke family has been sent to Ascarle, a sunken elven island city. They complete the ritual one more time and confirm a second family member is also there. History check, Norm and Zorroth knows that the kraken Starkrethel lives by Ascarle (sunken sea elf city) and could be leader of a “kraken society”.
-After healing Saldor. Shopping! Boots of winterland (500g – Gutbur) and Spider Boots (500gp – Bos’ke).
-A trade contract is arranged with Leilon and Oswin’s spear goes back to Leilon.

Elysius 14– traveling

Elysius 15 – Help from Waterdeep

-Bailiearyl is a half-elf that delivered Zorroth a letter. The letter was given to her by another messager (Halfling named Foscoe Wildheart, Mara’s brother that had been chasing down Zorroth for the past few weeks and got tired of it).
-Zorroth is invited back in Waterdeep in 3 months for a Volo book unveiling. Zorroth is royalty but upset at his “merchant” family when he ran away to priesthood.
-We interrogate Bailiearyl who wants to become a maid under our employment. She’s hired!
-Final shopping montage. We buy 3 new horses (225gp – party fund) and pick up our platemail that have been modified to suit our sizes.

-We check the quest board:
Quest1: “Phandalin had some trouble with a cult of Talos in a lighthouse temple called the Tower of Storms. Now a strange boat or dead creature seems to be beached near the tower. Investigate this strange occurrence, kill or rout any cultists that might be there, then return to the town council to collect a reward of six potions of greater healing.”

Quest 2
“Farmers in the small community of Leilon Point report aquatic humanoids making small but frequent raids on the area. They’re killing farmers and burning Leilon’s food supply. Kill or rout the raiders, then return to the town council to collect a reward of 750 gp.”

-Seems Leilon is the consensus.

Session: 750 xp
Total: 28617xp

Elysius 15 – sometimes pre-lunch

[Kermit]

Session Number 50: Glowing Clams
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian) Dungeon Master: Talolan

Elysius 15 – Fox hunt

The group is back in Leilon. Mara goes and sing at the inn about Oswin’s spear victory vs Perytons and gathers some news from around the realms. Her song seems to be overshadow by the news of the return of Al Terel. The city that had disappeared, supposedly pulled into Avernus (the first layer of Hell), is now back at it’s former location in Faerun. It was saved by “the Beloved Ranger”. Zorroth knows there is a 9’ tall statue depicting a human in Baldur’s Gate named the beloved ranger.

Zorroth does a ritual to Selune on a secluded hill. While doing the ritual, he hears dogs howling in the distance. A silver fox appears at the top of the hill where he is and request his help eluding “the hunt”. The fox explains every full moon the hounds chase her in an infinite hunt. Sometimes she escapes, most of the time the hounds kill her, only to start anew at the next full moon. Zorroth watch the fox go into the forest as he goes and meet the hounds. He pretends to join them with hunting the fox. After a chase in the forest, they corner the fox in a clearing. Zorroth fake “missing to catch” the fox and let it go away. The hunt resume, but Zorroth just let them go. As he resume his ritual to Selune, he hears some pleas from help mentally from the fox, only for last wails when it seems the hounds got their quarry.

Elysius 16 – Glowing Clams (aka Leilon Point)

At breakfast, Mara reads Z’s fortune about the previous night. We then take the horse due west to Leilon Point (who had a problem with shark people attacking their stead). We arrive around lunch time. The whole village is in ruin, with dead animals and burnt buildings. Some of them are still standing. The first hut boarded is occupied by a man saying the village is not safe. Marciano is the head of the village and explain that 10 days ago attacks from shark people have started. Everyday they come from different direction and will attack then retreat after looting. 7 days ago some of the fishermen went down to the salt cave where they seem to be but have not been seen since. We go to the next hut (a shrine to Umberlee) but the door is not locked. Inside there is the body of a dead priestess elf. As we examine the hut we find a potion of water breathing (Bos’ke). Next we go the supply hut. Another dead human body, and nothing worth in this location. We go to the Hurl’s Hut. This one is empty. Inside we find a book about the Sahuagin, which potentially would match who is attacking this village. We go down the cliff into the Salt Caves

Elysius 16 – oh crap there’s more!
The first room contains a pile of bodies at the back. Norm notice something magical within. Mara goes and move the bodies to investigate, triggering a glyph of thunder (11dmg) heard across the cavern. Daesy cast Bless on Norm, Gutbur and Bos’ke as sahuagins appears. Roll for initiative!

Round 1
- Tank Sahuagin (TS)1: attack Bos’ke who cast shield (miss, miss, 10 slashing)
- B: attack TS1 (13dmg, 12dmg)
- D: attack TS1 (miss), spiritual weapon (miss)
- G: attack TS1 (miss, 8dmg)
- N: attack TS1 (18dmg, 20dmg)
- M: mirror image, inspire Bos’ke
- Z: sacred flame TS1(8)
- Priest Sahuagin (PS): cast something on Norm who save (banish)

Round 2
- TS1: attack G (15), TS2 attack B (12) who goes invisible (miss, miss, miss, miss, miss)
- B: spider climb to the ceiling and goes towards PS (oh crap there’s more!), causing AoO (12) and is no longer invisible. Second wind (12)
- D: sacred flame (10), spiritual weapon (miss)
- G: attack TS1 (miss, miss)
- N: attack (miss)
- Z: sacred flame (14) and kills TS1
- M: cast hypnotic pattern (resisted), inspire Daesy
- PS: attempt a spell on Bos’ke (resist) and moves back
- Minions Sahuagins (MS) 2-3-4 attack Bos’ke who shield again (miss)

Round 3
- TS2-3-4 moves
- B: moves further in (oh crap there’s more!) cast Scorcher (14)
- D: cast warding bond on Norm and spiritual weapon (miss)
- G: attack TS2 (24 + orcish fury 12, miss)
- N: attack TS3 (miss, 14)
- M: moves, quicken fireball (30), it does 154 dmg among multiple targets, killing 3 MS, firebolt TS (miss)
- Z: attack (miss), toll of the dead TS3 (13)
- PS: moves further back
- MS 5-6-7 attack B (miss x9

Round 4
- TS3-4 attack G (30)
- B: attack MS5 (dead), MS6 (dead), MS7 (dead) and moves up, oh crap there’s more!
- D: healing word (12), sacred flame (3)
- G: reckless attack (18, 7)
- N: attack (miss, miss), misty step, action surge on TS2 (dead)
- M: Fireball (32). Kills MS5-6 and hit a TS. Firebolt (14)
- Z: Cure wounds on Gutbur (28)
- PS: cast again on Bos’ke (saves)

Round 5
MS8: attack Bos’ke (shield) – miss, 17,16) he looks rough!
B: Disengage, walks back, drink potion of healing
D: Spiritual weapon (miss), Sacred flame (10)
G: reckless (8, 17)
N: attack TS3 (dead), MS8 (hex, miss)
M: moves and gives potion of greater healing to Bos’ke (16), insipire Gutbur
Z: cast Hold person on the one by Norm
PS: does something but we can’t see her behind the curve in the cave, seems to cast a spell.

End of session – Elysius 16 around lunch – mid combat
No experience awarded.

[Kermit]

Session Number 51: Oh crap there’s (no) more
Date: Wednesday, June 3, Sharksoup
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian) Dungeon Master: Talolan

Elysius 16 – oh crap there’s more! (cont’d)

Round 6
B: firebolt TS4 (5), crossbow (11)
D: healing word Bos’ke (8), sacred flame (6) on TS4
G: attack (16), TS4 dead
N: All visible creatures are dead moves by Bos’ke deeper in the cavern. Hears 1 creature (OGLS) moving
M: move, scorching ray on new TS5 (17, miss, miss), cast tide of chaos (hit) – 9
Z: Mass healing (14) to everyone
OGLS: does something
TS5: does something

Round 7
B: moves, oh crap there’s more! OGLS, 5 new LS and a giant undead shark with human legs attached to it
D: thorn whip TS5(7)
N: Attack TS5(23, crit 30) – dead
M: Moves, dash, convert spell slot to sorcery points
Z: moves
OGLS: cast fear (Norm counterspell), LS2-7 flee north
S(hark) moves and attack Norm (miss)

Round 8
B: lightning Lure OGLS (miss), crossbow (5)
D: moves spiritual weapon, sacred flame (miss)
G: moves, rage, attack shark reckless (17,14, orcish fury 7)
N: attack shark (20,22)
M: Moves by the shark into the main room (Attack of opportunity from shark miss), cast hypnotic patern (1 LS is caught). Surges: a modron appears
Z: cast turn undead (success)
OGLS: cast paralysed on Bos’ke (success), LS2 cast banish on Mara (fail), LS3 hypnotized, LS4-7 moves
Shark: is feared, as such moves back from Zorroth, cause attack of opportunity from Gutbur (9) and Norm (18). No longer feared

Round 9
B: success saves vs paralysed
D: moves, sacred flame OGLS (miss)
Modron: javelin at LS2 (4)
G: attack shark (18 – dead), moves and attack LS2 (18, 11)
N: Attack OGLS (4,5)
M: moves, shocking grasp on LS2 (miss), tide of chaos (9)
Z: sacred flame (13) on LS2
LS2: touch Gutbur with a curse spell (success), Gutbur is cursed. LS 3-7 are now outside the cave
OGLS: vast a spell (out of everyone’s view) (fail?) is also out of the cave from another exit

Round 10
B: Crossbow OGLS (10,6)
D: Plant growth the village to slow down the LS’s path to the ocean’s cliffs
G: fails his save vs curse, does not act
N: run and dash after OGLS
M: dissonant whisper on LS2 (fails). Use bend luck – success for 6dmg. LS2 loose concentration on curse spell. Surge: roll on the surge table for the next minute!
Z: Sacred flame LS2 (16)
OGLS: cast on Norm, success (Norm is paralysed). Moves toward ocean. LS4-7 run to the cliffs and dive into the ocean (take some fall damage)
LS2: Curse Gutbur again (success, Gutbur is cursed), moves out of Gutbur’s range (attack of opportunity – 14), succeed her concentration save

Round 11
B: Lightning Lure OGLS (12), goes back 10ft. Success on concentration check. Sword (9), success on concentration check
D: Cast whirpool by LS4-7, they are in trouble water
G: success roll vs curse, moves and attack reckless on LS2 (miss, 17) dead
N: is holded, no action
M: Surges, glows bright with light that blind anyone within 5ft for the next minute, moves out of the cave and tell Gutburs to head back in for LS3 who is hypnotized
OGLS: moves away (Bos’ke Attack of opportunity – 12), keep concentration on the hold spell, dash further away
LS3: hypnotized
LS4-5-6-7 caught in whirpool (13 dmg)

Round 12
B: firebolt OGLS (miss), crossbow (miss)
D: thornwhip OGLS (5), moves her backward. Also fails her concentration check on hold, cast spiritual weapon (miss)
N: no longer paralysed, eldritch blast (5) dead OGLS
M: surge: resist confusion spell on herself. Moves back toward the hypnotized LS3
Z: moves to LS3 and attack (miss)
LS3: no longer hypnotized, cast banish on Gutbur (resisted), runs away (Attack of opportunity from G and Z miss)
LS4-5-6-7 caught in whirpool (13 dmg)

Round 13
B: moves towards the cliffs and watch the show of the dying sahuagins caught in the whirpool
D: attempt to shoot a crossbow at the same sahuagins, miss
G: moves after LS3 and see her blocked by the modron. Attack reckless (12,15)
N: moves to the cliffs
M: Surge: grows 3 incher shorter. Chaos Bolt LS3 (dead)
End of combat

Gutbur and Zorroth run away from Mara as fast as possible as she keeps surging…

• Surge 5: Teleport 60ft out of the cave
  Surge 6: cast polymorph into a sheep on herself (resist)
  Surge 7: cast a poison curse, catching Gutbur
  Surge 8: Teleport another 60ft in another direction
  Surge 9: didn’t catch it? (but no lasting effect)
  Surge 10: disappear into the Astral Plane for 1 min

Finally the group can regroup and see the spoils of their victory. By the big clam was buried a treasure of:

• 1300g (200gp for each member, 100gp to party funds)
  a black pearl worth 500gp.

Bos’ke inspect the sigil in the shark room and understand they were glyphs to turn the body of the shark into undead
Zorroth medicine check learns sahuagin’s blood can be used for potion of water breathing or water movement, we salvage 5 enchanted vials of blood

We advise the town chiefs the deed is completed, and to start mourning their dead and rebuild what was lost. The group take a long rest

End of session – Elysius 17 morning
4150xp each (total 32 767)

[Kermit]

Session Number 52: Dragon got crabs
Date: Wednesday, June 10
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian) Dungeon Master: Talolan

Elysius 17 – Dragon find

After we wake up from the long rest, Marciano comes out and meet us. He gives us 3 scrolls (1x lesser restoration, 2x greater restoration). The group leave Leilon Point and make way North. As we make way, we notice a huge dragon carved into the cliffs, like a “sphinx” looking out to the sea. Norm think this is a temple to Bahamut, an oddity in the realms. Mara, Norm and Bos’ke fly down the cliff to the opening in the tail. The statue is about 70feet tall.

As we enter the statue, Bos’ke notice a tripwire. History check from Bos’ke about the stones: it’s one of the last thing built before Talara’s Tower went haywire, about 100years ago by people of Leilon.

As we enter, we see 4 elderly humans dressed in faded blue tabards with a single eye weeping sign on it. Mara believe it’s the logo of the Scaly Eye shipping company.

Norm does introduction to the followers of bahamut that are seeking our help. Something has been affecting their leader’s mind for the past 20yrs or so and they have been kept prisoners in this place since. After questioning, the leader is a bronze dragon named Lhammaruntosz. As we walk through the rooms of the statue, we pass 90 or so tomb of former merchants and meet the rest of them being “saved” by the leader by being retained prisoner of this place.

In the last room, there is a dragon statue with a treasure around. As Norm tries to pay homage to it, he feel pushed back. The whole group is now together, Gutbur, Daesy and Zorroth having entered from a different hidden entrance. Oswin spears heads to the “head of the dragon” to meet with the leader and see what’s going on.

Foresight

As we meet the dragon, she explains that she has the gift of foresight and has seen the death of all her followers if they go outside this place, hence why she is protecting them by keeping them here safe. Daesy does some nature check and notice some odd barnacles on the wall behind the dragon, beside a huge window over the sea. As Daesy suggest to clean out the barnacles, Lhammaruntosz goes crazy. Roll for initiative!

Demon: pops out of the barnacle and cast Deasy (20dmg), cast confusion
Round 1
M: fails save, she is confuse and doesn’t do anything
D: Cast bless on Bos’ke, Norm and himself
B: summon his sword and try to persuade the dragon to look outside the window… which she does
N: attack the demon (20)
Z: attack the demon Sacred flame (5), spiritual weapon (miss)
G: attack the demon (miss, 11)
Dragon roars! And attack Bos’ke (21, 13, miss)

Round 2:
M: confuse and run out the window, but is flying. Takes out the extraplanar box, speak it’s command word and trap the demon! The dragon pass out from the shock.

Fight is over

Zorroth use the scroll of greater restoration and the dragon is no longer under the demon’s hold. She transform into a elf women and says we deserve Bahamut’s blessing. She explain she has a vision about the green dragon attacking Leilon, which is odd as that dragon has been known to stick the forest it’s using at it’s lair. Bos’ke pick a scimitar of speed? Vs a cloak of manta ray.

End of session – Short Rest – we resume our trek north to the Tower of Storm – Elysius 17 around lunch.
1233xp each (total 34 000) – LEVEL UP!

[Kermit]

Session Number 53: Can't get enough of "Talo"(s) cultist...
Date: Wednesday, June 17
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian) Dungeon Master: Talolan

Tower of Storms
Elysius 17 around lunch.
The group makes their way to the Tower of Storms just north of their current location.
While Bos’ke is bonding with his new weapon, he is not handling his horse, as it buckles him off and runs. Daesy has to sooth the horse back…

We get to the Tower of Storms late evening. We see a ship close to shore. The Tower of Storms isn’t a tower, it’s a location where a tower used to be by the cliffs. As we approach, there are half-orcs patrolling the deck. The ship is full of bones and spooky skeleton made. There are skeletons impaled on sticks on the beach, making sentries. This is a dreadnought boat with armed ballista.
Gutbur attempts to sneak closer to have a look (nat 1), that doesn’t work!

As we wait for the nightfall to approach, Norm makes a history check (20). He can tell, when ignoring the bones, that’s he’s pretty sure this boat is from the old kingdom of Netheril which was destroyed 1000yr ago, somehow still looking pristine. Mara goes forward and approaches the boat. After casting comprehend languages, she spy's on the boat crew. The half-orcs have the lightning bolt of Storm emblem on them and the skeleton who seem prisoners or fodder have the mark of Myrkul. All half-orcs who are controlling the ship are wearing claw like weapons, there is 9 of them. Mara goes back to the group and relays her recon.

The casters stay on the cliff top, Norm and Gutbur drop down on the boat deck to dispatch the cultists.

PreRound

• Mara cast fireball on the deck, hitting 5 of them. As she surges she turns into a sheep (but none see this).
  Zorroth use his wand of magic missile (all 10 charges!)
  Norm and Gutbur teleport to the ship deck
  Bos’ke firebolt (H)alf-(O)rc 1 (miss)
  Daesy cast spike growth on deck

GREEN FLAME! A fireball erupts from the center of the ship deck hitting the cliff side party members.

Roll for initiative!
Round 1

• On initiative 20, a green flame comes out of the mast and hit Mara, Deasy and Zorroth for 36dmg + 40 necrotic dmg, Bos’ke for half
  M: Now dead, makes a death save (success)
  Z: Cast mass healing (15 to all), moves
  G: while on boat, attach HO2 (14,11)
  N: attack HO1 (miss, crit 26)
  D: lost concentration on spike growth, take a greater healing potion, heal word Mara
  HO2: cast bolt of lightning on G (14)
  HO1: cast… Norm counterspell
  HO3: cast bolt of lightning on G, also kill HO1
  HO4-9 moves
  HO4: cast on Z (4 thunder dmg)
  HO5: cast on G, N (4 thunder)
  HO6-7 cast bless
  HO8: cast lightning on G and N (17)
  B: moves and jump off, feather fall onto the deck, attach HO4 (12,13, miss)
  M: back alive, stand up and fire bolt (12), fireball (30), HO4 dead and HO5-HO6 hit,
  Z: mass healing (B,N,G,Z)
  G: attack HO5 (27 – dead), HO1 (27), moves attack HO7 (18-dead)
  N: eldritch blast HO9 (1, miss)
  D: cast silence
  HO8-HO9: jump below deck
  B: also goes below deck
  (S)keleton (M)inotaur jumps out from below, attack B(23) and G(16)
  M: fireball (30)
  Z: mace attack SM1(7), spiritual weapon (2)
  G: attack SM2: 13, crit (31) – dead, SM1 (10)
  N: attack SM1 (17,15), moves downstairs, see a lot! Moves back up
  D: goes on the deck, heal (7)
  B: Attack SM1 (13,14,12) – dead

Round 2

• Initiative 20: the boat starts backing up, the giant skeleton at the bow of the boat starts cackling
  M: transfer spell slot sorcery point, firebolt (miss)
  Z: moves, send spiritual weapon 10hp healing word
  G: moves
  N: goes down, comes back up, says they are now out of the silence.
  D: bless G and N, moves
  HO8-9 cast lightning on G and Z
  B: moves back down again! Attack HO2 (15,12,14)
  HO8 cast a spell, attack B (11, 11 radiant, 11)
  2 (N)ew (G)uy appears!

Round 3

• M: scorching ray (miss, miss, 12, miss), firebolt
  NG2 cast a spell, spirit guardians circling appears

End of session, middle of combat

[Kermit]

Session Number 54: Clear boat... or not
Date: Wednesday, July 1
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian)
Dungeon Master: Talolan

The fight resume!

• Z: makes a wisdom save and fails (18 necrotic damage from spirit guardians). Cast Spirit W(miss), attack with mace (miss)
  G: makes a wisdom save and success (5. necrotic damage from spirit guardians). Attack Gol Badwind (miss, 13)
  N: makes a wisdom save and success (8 necrotic damage from spirit guardians), hex curse GB, attack (17,28)
  D: cure wounds himself (13)
  H08: innate cast thunderwave (G,B,Z,N – 5dmg)
  H09: innate cast thunderwave (G,B,Z,N – 5dmg)
  B: makes a wisdom save and success (4 necrotic damage from spirit guardians), second wind (9hp), attack GB (15,13)

Round 4

• Initiative 20: boat keeps moving
  GB: cast a spell (counterspell by mara – surge and regain 12hp). Attack G (miss, miss, 5)
  M: grab oswin’s spear from G’s pack, transfer spell slot to sorcery points, moves back
  A women (Fheralai) dressed in plates comes out from below deck and cast. A 40’ high pillar of light comes down, hit G, N (12), Z, B (24) and kills HO8
  Z: Mass healing (12), sacred flame at GB (miss)
  G: saves vs spirit guardian damage (4), Attack GB (11, miss), orcish fury (9)
  N: attack GB (crit 26, 19)
  D: windwall (6dmg to GB & HO9)
  H09: thunderwave (B,G,Z 12dmg), (N 6dmg)
  B: saves vs spirit guardian (8dmg) goes uncounscious. Gutbur soaks in 4 dmg from the hit, still not enough

Round 5

• Boats move
  GB: attack Norm (miss, miss, miss), concentrate on a spell
  M: throw oswin spear, kills GB, inspire Norm
  F: cast a spell, now only Mara can hear as she is outside the silence radius
  Z: cure round himself (6), spirit weapon F(miss)
  G: moves to F, attack (14,16), moves back (gets hit for 3)
  N: Attack HO9 (23, 23) – dead. A draconic specter appears
  D: moves and drag Bos’ke back, gives him a potion of healing (8)
  B: Goes back into the fight and attack F (11, miss, 16)
  3 minotaur appears and attack B (miss), (miss), (13 – Bos’ke unconscious again)

Round 6

• M: scorching ray on F (miss, miss, 3)
  F: spiritual weapon N (miss), attack (miss, miss)
  DS attack F (8)
  Z: cure wound himself (6), healing word G (6)
  G: Grapple F, drags her into the silence, punch F (miss)
  N: Attack M1 (miss, 15)
  D: turn undead M1-2 are turned, 3-4 are not, heal Bos’ke (13)
  B: attack M1 (13,16,13)
  M3-4 run away
  M1-2 attack B (miss, miss)

Round 7

• M: chaos bolt (9), F loose concentration on silence
  F: spirit guardians – Mara counterspell (fail)
  DS: life drain F (7)
  Z: healing word (10), cure wounds (5)
  G: attack F(18, 8), she loose concentration on spirit guardians
  N: attack M1 (25, 22)dead
  D: shillelagh (miss)
  B: attack M2 (11,16,16)
  M2: attack B (8)

Round 8

• M: fly down, shocking grasp F (miss), quicken chaos bolt (miss), surge and loose all her hair!
  F: attack G (5), cast spirit guardians
  DS: attack F (miss)
  Z: Mass healing (10)
  G: takes 7 necro damage from spirit guardians, attack F (17, 11) – loose concentration
  N: attack M2 (13, 19) – dead
  D: attack F (miss), heal G (13)
  B: attack F (miss, miss, miss)

Round 9

• M: moves far!
  F: attack G with spirit weapon (20). Gutbur goes unconscious, but with relentless endurance back at 1hp. Attack with mace (miss, 5). Now is unconscious. Runs away but B sentinel (13)
  DS: miss
  Z: preserve life channel divinity. Heal G(30) and B (10). Spiritual weapon (miss)
  G: attack F (11, 16) – dead

As we finish the remaining Skelton Minotaur and the fight is over and we start to explore the ship. In the first room we find a ceramic jug (magic).

Mara goes below down to the unexplored area and opens a door, a flesh golem is in the room waiting. She close the door and runs back upstairs.

End of session (2833xp)
Total: 36833xp

[Kermit]

Session Number 55: Wrap Battle
Date: Wednesday, July 8
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian) Dungeon Master: Talolan

Elysius 17 – Norm’s Wrap Battle
M: firebolt (miss, tide of chaos, 13)
Flesh Golem move, attack Mara (shield) – miss, miss, surge, something happens…
Z: Attack FG (5)
N: Attack FG (miss, 25)
D: Spirit Guardians
B: Firebolt (7), crossbow (miss)
6 hammocks comes alive and start attacking
H1: wrap itself around Norm
H2: miss Mara
H3-H4 moves
M: firebolt FG (15)
Z: Sacred flame (miss)
N: attack H1 (21, dead), attack FG (23, dead)
(Mara AFK!) – the fight is over
The party find Tarban (the bard from the Wayside inn) shackled in the hold.
Gutbur smash the chain to free him
Norm search the captain hold – find a alchemy jug, a bag and magic mace

Back to Leilon
We go swim/fly back to shore. In the bag is 3 potion of greater healing (1x Baiz, 2x Mara) and a +2 mace name bonecrusher (Z)
We take along rest – Elysius 18, Mara’s hair is all back. During the night, the skeleton on pikes goes dead
We make it back to Leilon – Elysius 19
Mara visit the temple of Tymora and meets Puck

Can’t sneak on another Flaming Skull
We go back to Bos’ke city were we get some news from Old Maw (green dragon). The group finish buying 4 platinum ring for Daesy’s spell. We go into the kryptogarden forest
In the forest, we see a another flaming skull with ghouls walking around, we attempt to stealth, as usual the group fails, roll for initiative!
round 1:
G: Moves, hold an attack
N: move, EB FS (5, 10)
FS: cast, Norm counterspell, moves
B: dash
D: plant growth

End of session – Elysius 20 – midday

[Kermit]

Session Number 56: Daesy Family Reunion???
Date: Wednesday, July 8
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (B)os’ke (Tundrra), (G)utbur (Lasarian) Dungeon Master: Talolan

resuming last session battle vs ghouls and flame skull
M: cast fireball (35, kills 2 G)
G1: moves to G (hold attack, 10), G1 attack (paralyse Gutbur)
G2: moves
G3-4: attack B
G: paralyzed
N: attack G2 (miss, miss)
Z: attack with bonecounter (miss)
FS: goes 50ft high, cast cloud kill around N-G-Z
B: move, attack FS with xbow (5,10), fails con check (no more cloud kill)
D: Bless G-N-Z
M: moves, dash, inspire B
Z:Mace (miss), heal G(9)
FS: now 80ft high, cast a bead of fire in front of Norm
B: move up 50ft, trigger the delayed fireball which explode B992), N(45), action surge on FS (14,14,16)
D: Attack G2 (16)
M: Chaos bolt FS (11)
G1: Attack G(7,8,7)
G3: attack N (miss, miss, miss)
G: paralyzed
N: attack G3 (23), second wind (10)
Z: mace (7), healing word G (11)
FS: cast at B, who reaction attack (14), takes 14 necro from blight
B: second wind (15), attack FS (cast shield, miss)
D: attack G1 (18), heal word N (7)
M: Chaos B(15) on FS
G1: attack G (15,10,6)
G: save vs paralysed
N: attack G3 (dead)
Z: attack G2 (13), heal word G (8)
B: attack FS (14)
FS: cast, M counterspell (fail), B is dispelled and falls off 80ft
D: attack G2 (11), heal B (7)
M: chaos bolt FS (12, but it’s fire damage, so no effect)
G2: attack D (11, 28)
G: attack G2 (16, 10), orcish fury (6) – dead
N: Elditch blast FS (3)
Z: healing word N (11)
FS: cast disintegrate on Mara (counterspell)
B: xbow FS: dead
Z: sprinkle holy water on skull, B picks up the skull

Family reunion
Short rest (Elysius 20, afternoon)
Group resume the walk to Claugiyliamatar’s lair
We get to the cave entrance. There is 4 of them. We take the north one. Around the bend we encounter 2 firgbold tending to 6 phasing spiders. They yell for intruders, as B attempt to parlay (fail), roll for initiative.
M: cast hypnotic patern. 5 spider charmed and the 2 firgbold
D: recognize the spider as phase spiders, shake awake 1 firgbold and ask to stop the attack (23 persuasion)
B: attempt to intimidate
G: move, hold attack
N: move, hold attack
PS1: as it starts moving, G & N attack – dead
Z: notices vines on the cave walls are twitching behind us
FB1: agrees to speak with D only. Shake FB2 awake and goes to talk

They explain they are the gnawbones druid tending to Claugiyliamatar’s need. FB1 agrees to let us past, her name is Kylm and the male FB2 is Incirion
We walk past the spider cave into a main chamber decorated with women statues. (Vase Sephir,Blackstaff of Waterdeep, Laeral Silverhand, Lady Paladin of Tyr, Danica Bonaduce, etc.)
As the group keeps walking deeper, Z & D fail constitution saves and are now poisoned. Z runs into a statue, take 5dmg and wake up from his poison stupor, while D runs for the pit of poison in the middle of the cavern. B lightning lure him back to safety.
We are on the edge of a river of poison and need to cross. In the middle is a statue of Alistair, women Knight of Cormyr. Mara attempt to fly across but vines comes down and lashes at her, so she goes back. Gutbur ferry everyone across using boots of water walking.

As we make our way across, on the other side we meet Claugiyliamatar

End of session - Elysiuis 20 - late PM
2300xp(total 39133)

[Kermit]

Session Number 57: Mara angers a dragon
Date: Wednesday, July 22
Players: (D)aesyrliniwich (Baiz), (M)ara (Kermit), (Z)orroth (Zelldeb), (N)orm (Ojike), (G)utbur (Lasarian) Dungeon Master: Talolan
Absent: (B)os’ke (Tundrra)

Mara charms a dragon
The group faces the biggest dragon they have ever met standing tall over the group amid standing post with adorning crystal balls. Claugiyliamatar explain she use those to spy on the outside world. Mara takes the lead and appeal to her wyrmliness that Oswin’s spear have received a vision of destruction, a green majestic dragon destroying Leilon. The group was sent to parlay and see what could trouble her into such small thing to do. Claugiyliamatar confirm that undeads have been invading her territory and she is getting annoyed, to the point where she is considering attacking Leilon to find out who behind all this. Oswin’s spear agree to do this on her behalf since undead are also causing them troubles, and this would be just a small favor in return of her peace. Claugiyliamatar accept and explain that her investigation have only unearth the name of Viantha Cruelhex as possible responsible for creating the undead. She has sent many owlbear to track this creature but none has return. The group exit the cave (explore 2 more statues, Amali CastleAnter and Cattie-Brie) throughout the south exit without hinderance, having gained Oldmaw approval to be in her lair.

Tracking Owl(bear)
Since we are tracking owlbears to see where they have disappear, and since they are part owl, Gutbur easily find the prints and we start hicking the forest.5 hours later we encounter traces of undead group. The tracks lead us to a small clearing with an undead lady doing a ritual in the middle. Attempting to sneak, Gutbur fail miserably. Roll for Initiative!
The lady finish her ritual and 5 specters appear

S1-5 attack N(miss), G(miss), D (7 necro), Z (miss), M(miss)
Lady Deathlock: cast a spell. Mara counterspell, LD counterspell the counterspell, but Norm counterspell the counterspell!
G: attack S1 (7,7)
N: thunderstep with G to LD, S1 dead in the process. Hexblade curse LD, action surge (miss, miss)
D: turn undead, destroys S2-3-4-5. Bonus action cast shillelagh
Z: move
M: Chaos Bold LD (miss), surges (spectral shield appears)
LD: cast, M(counterspell at 4th level), she counterspell. Mara use Bend luck and she fails the counterspell
G: attack LD (9, 15), orcish fury (2)
N: attack (18, 25)
D: cast silence
Z: move, attack (7)
M: chaos bolt (miss), inspire D
LD: attack G (18 necro)
G: attack (15,12)
N: attack, crit again (42, 28), dead

Mara scares a dragon away
Based on hints of the camp, the amount of group track leading out in many direction, we are sure this is Viantha creating the undeads from here. We look around and find a book “Summoning creature on behalf of Myrkul for dummies”. Inside the cover is signed “To my greatest fan Viantha, from Ularan Mortus” (ok, it actually says property of Ularan Mortus). Daesy send a message to Claugyamatar who recognize the name and ask us to bring back the book and Viantha’s head.

We take a long rest and the following morning head back. Claugiyliamatar explains Ularan used to be one of her followers but took off after stealing one of her mask to attempt to raise Tiamat. Ularan was suppose to be dead after the attempt to raise Tiamat failed. As she finish this explanation, Claugiyliamatar has a fit and another voice comes out of her: “I Chandanseravitriol the Ebondeath have returned, praise to Myrkul”. 4 undead appears as she start flying away (probably scared of Mara). Roll for initiative.

Z: Turn undead, failed
M: fireball, 38 dmg to dragon, UD1
UD1: attack M (shield, miss), UD2 attack Z (miss), UD3 attack N (miss)
G: attack UD2 (10) – dead
N: Attack UD3 (26) – dead
Dragon: poison breath – M-N (31), G, Z, D (62), Daesy goes uncounscious
UD4: attack N (miss, miss, 9)
Z: mass healing word (16) toll of the dead on UD1 (miss)
M: shocking grasp (9)
UD1: attack Z (miss, miss)
UD4: calls out to something, 3 more undead appear, attack N(27)
Z: Mass healing word (10), attack UD1
M: fairy fire
UD2: miss, UD 5-6-7 – miss
N: attack UD4 (27,21,39) – dead, UD 6 (22)
Dragon moves further away
D: attack UD2 (19) – dead, heal (9)
Z: mass heal (11), attack (6)
M: Chaos bolt (miss), surge and disappear into the astral plane
UD 5-6-7 attack G (23)
G: attack UD5 (17, 16), orcish fury (9) – dead
N: attack UD6 (21) – dead, UD7 (17)
Dragons moves out of sight
D: sacred flame (9), UD2 dead
Z: mass healing (15), attack UD6 – dead, 1 silver drop

End of session – Elysius 21, early pm
2366 exp (41499)