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| Map of this sessions adventure. Click to embiggen! |
My intent for this entry is to try to give a better representation of the party's adventure for the evening so: que pictures! :)
Present last night were:
Egan - Human Sorcerer
Dreinell - Human Lich/Dread Necromancer
Evictis - Human Warrior (Werewolf.)
Ceinwen - Half-Elven Beguiler (Vampire)
Joe Kerr - Human Rogue/Assassin
The party started off meeting up outside the Palace at Veloth on the isle of Ruathym.
It had been an eventful night. Most of Veloth had been hit with Drow raiders - the bulk of which hit the Palace where most of the party was staying. A scattering of other scouts hit throughout the town, many drow, guards and civilians lay dead in the streets, blood flowing along the roadside like rainwater. It can be assumed that this was another group chasing the Orbs that the party holds. Joe bumped into one of them when scouting out a house to commit some unspeakable horrors in, Ceinwen who was resting in the bowels of the Tushieclaw Manor whilst turning to a Vampire nearly got attacked but the others at the coven protected her in her weakened state.
During the fight outside the palace an underground cavern with a treasure horde within was discovered when the Umberhulks tunneled up to the fight, and Dreinell, Evictus and Egan were counting out the loot on the lawn as Joe wanders up and joins in, and Ceinwen trundles up in a Black Coach that she was gifted from her friend Sally who runs the Tushieclaw Manor when she chose to become a vampire and part of the coven.
The party take great interest in the Black Coach, inspecting its steeds and the cavernous interior with its one-way windows that keep out sunlight and the level IV Bag-of-holding-storage-locker. Whilst they are doing this, Percy the Piemaker is stuffing the bag of holding full of Pies, and Ceinwen starts to recieve a message... it is Willow. She is wanting to know why they have not returned with the Silver Orb yet, and needs them to return ASAP as the next phase of the Orb retrieval process is about to go into effect.
The party agree to go ahead, even though they are not sure if they want to work with the "good guys", and use the rod of recall.
When they use the rod they appear in a large circular chamber lined with windows. Outside, it is dusk, but they can still see most of the island that is not blocked off by hills – they are at the top of Willows tower. Myrengrad sits peacefully down below, and the keep is looking in better shape than ever – bristling with armaments on the roof. A second tower is now visible south of Myrengrad against the coastline.
Willow thanks the party for returning, and asks for the Silver Dragon orb - which Joe reluctantly hands over. Willow takes a moment to place this orb an alter and mutter a brief incantation, causing the orb to loose its sheen, and appears simply like a crystal ball. She puts this on the shelf at the back of the room. Whilst she is doing this a tall beautiful human female with silvery blonde hair walks in, smiling at them. She curtseys before them and thanks them for looking after her in her weakened state. It is Cassie.
Willow turns round then mutters *oh.. no...* And start to wobble and lose her balance. The entire building seems to phase in and out of reality, exposing the long fall to the ground below them as it becomes transparent. Cassie reaches her arms round the entire party and willow, forming into giant scaley clawed limbs before the building phases out entirely and the party starts to feel gravity take hold as they accelerate towards the ground. Cassie morphs into a large silver dragon and her wings unfold stopping the descent as she then gracefully swoops upwards into the air, and flies the party over to the keep, perching on the roof. The workers and guards get a shock at the sight, and the guards train the ballistas on the dragon before they spot the party. Cassie places them down, and returns to human form, but this time she has a scared looking red/gold furred squirrel perched on her shoulder.
She looks at the party... "The next ritual is beginning..."
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