Session Recaps

All session recaps will be posted here.

Session 1 Recap Party Sarah - A tiefling Harper Scout based in Cormyr. Just returned from a sscouting mission near the Pirate Isles. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue who is a sellsword that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. Ricros - A half-elf Druid recruited by Laspeera - 2nd in command of the War Wizards - who seeks the powers of dragons. Year - 1395 DR Date - 30 Flamerule (30 July) - It is the eve of the Midsummer festival where merchants come to sell wares, the commoners are free to mingle and drink, and the royal houses of Cormyr have come to report their accomplishments to King Azoun Obarskyr V. - Sarah, Aaloka and Thal arrive during the peak of the festival. - Aaloka bought a pair of messenger earrings - basically cell phone earrings for two people to communicate - Thal stole 15 Lions from a commoner. He also stole 25 Lions from Aarl Sparkleglem, a gnome merchant, and a glowing blue sphere. - Sarah discovered an out of place noble acting strangely. - Assassins disguised as nobles attack as the royal party arrives. 2 citizens are killed and Laspeera receives a minor wound. - The group stops the four assassins who claim to be of The Fire Knives and are invited to the castle by Koing Azoun - Azoun recruits the group to adventure on royal order offering some supplies and lodging. Laspeera provides them with the help of the Druid Ricros and his Dire Lion Ricrol. - Aaloka asks Laspeera to look into the lineage of a powerful mage family. - The party retires to the Braundlae's Best tavern and The Roving Dragon Inn. Lional Doran of the Purple Dragon Knights, a rude and uncouth knight, presents them with ten scrolls (I added a mission) and tells them to pick one. They can seek out more information from the employer or around town.

Session 2 Recap Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and undead.  Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue who is a sellsword that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade found fighting off a band of orcs. He doesn't show his face so even his race is a mysterious but his blinding white armor is fashioned like a white panther and he seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta.  Year - 1395 DR Date - 01 - 04 Elesais  The party accepted a dual mission to slay some orc raiders and combat some dragons. They left the tavern to get a mission brief from their favorite knight, Lionar Doran. Along the way they passed some knights and workers taking airship supplies to the docks. Arriving at the Purple Dragon Knights Citadel, Doran gave them their mission details along with a request to find a lost knight named Ginny (later revealed by Ginny that they are brothers). With the details, the group set out for Waymoot and Espar.  Ricros identified Thal's stolen orb as an Orb of Dragonkind but did not know much of the history or powers of the item.  The group came upon a merchants cart being attacked by Orc wit ha solitary, cat-like warrior fighting them off. The party easy dispatched the orcs (Thal had some acrobatic killing fun) and found Aarl Sparkleglem's brother, Barnel, hiding in the cart. He offered them a job to escort him to Waymoot. In the chaos, Aaloka tried to take a orc prisoner but had Shara interrogate him since she spoke orc. In the confusion, Thal bumped Aaloka and Shara stabbed the orc in the throat, killing it. They agreed to help Barnel after claiming his carts for their own and the mysterious White Panther decided to tag along for the ride...at least for the moment.  They arrived at Waymoot, a small farming hamlet with only an elaborate, and heavily fortified and guarded, tavern at its center known as The Moon and Stars . They entered the tavern and found some strange patrons to include: 3 pirates, a centaur, a faerie dragon, and Caladnae secretly meeting with a Half-Orc Red Wizard of Thay and a Calimshite Blade of Mulmaster. Both White Panther and Shara tried to interject onto their conversation until Caladnae threatened to destroy the entire room if anyone bothered her again.  Intel Gathered : There have been some robed individuals doing experiments on green dragons in the nearby woods.                            The orcs have a nearby encampment and have captured a knight named Ginny, 3 women and 2 children.  Green dragons have been very hostile lately attacking Espar and nearby settlements. Set out to take down the orcs while Thal went into the woods to scout the dragons for intel in the meantime. The group had a minor challenge but defeated the orcs despite one getting away. Unfortunately one woman and child were already dead. The group tried a hand again at interrogating an orc as Shara though the kingdom was lying to them and pitting them against the orcs who may have only been doing this to survive. Aaloka with some magic aid, spoke this time and realized the orcs were killing to survive and taking prisoners to learn our language to kill humans better. They killed the orc and looted the stolen treasure. Ginny was recovered and the group was left to either escort them back or immediately catch up to Thal and pursue the dragons.  Session end. 

Session 3 Recap Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and undead. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue who is a sellsword that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade found fighting off a band of orcs. He doesn't show his face so even his race is a mysterious but his blinding white armor is fashioned like a white panther and he seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. Year - 1395 DR Date - 05-09 Elesais Before setting out from the Orc camp, Shara used her powers to bring the two dead villagers back to life. Upon the groups' return to Waymoot, they were greeted with a heroes welcome for bringing back all of the villagers and Lionar Doran's brother Ginny. Once they settled in, the group enjoyed some food and drink as they awaited Thal's return with intel on the Green Dragon nesting ground. He did not return and the group retired for the night. Aaloka woke first, realized Thal still had not returned, and waited for the others to to awaken an hour and a half later. The group prepared to set out after him but first sought intel on the Green Dragons nest themselves by asking one of the knights and war wizards. The pair informed them that they saw Thal set out towards the nest yesterday and that the wizard could prepare the group a potion to resists the creatures acid but that it would take 2-3 hrs to craft. The group waited then finally set out after Thal. The party found themselves in the thick woods surrounded by traps from the dragons. Aaloka and Shara found a pit trap that seemingly wounded Thal and proceeded to search the area as White Panther and Shara noticed a small Green Dragon stalking them. Panther went to intimidate the beast to establish dominance - which he did - and combat started as the creature readied its breath weapon. The party killed two of the juvenile dragons and captured a third. Interrogating it revealed that there were two men in grey dragon masks and robes that had been camped in the dragons nest (a small abandoned hut) and experimenting on them with necromacy. White Panther went ahead of the group and found the two men. When he went to approach them they recognized him instantly and killed themselves with something akin to magical cyanide. The group entered the hut and found Thal, some magically booby trapped notes the men had been taking, a strange purple orb and a sizable pile of coins. Out back, Panther and Ricros discovered the grave of the young dragons mother and his sword confirmed that this was necromancy courtesy of the Cult of the Dragon. The group returned to Suzail to have another secret meeting with King Azoun and his court. It was revealed that the king was using the front of re-creating the famous Knights of Myth Drannor as a means to hire adventurers to do the unsavory "dirty work" of the kingdom by outright stopping evil threats that normal means could not touch. He also revealed that he scouted them prior to their arrival and had known about their past deeds leading up to this point. With everything out in the open, the party was paid for their two completed quests and the king asked that they travel to Daerlun in Sembia to investigate and stop the cult that had threatened Cormyr 20 years past. The group agreed, for a price of course, and their journey began anew as they prepared to set sail for Daerlun. Session end.

Session 4 Recap Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and undead. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. Year - 1395 DR Date - 10-17 Elesais The party was briefed by the king on the Cult of the Dragon: Sammaster led the cult and was an immensely powerful human mage and a former Chosen of Mystra . Discovered the process which turns a dragon into a dracolich . After being killed in a great battle, he returned several hundred years later as a lich and created a draconic mythal that spawned a dragon rage Under the alias of the Witch-King reborn, Sammaster then raised an army of orcs and giants in Vaasa . The army took the Bloodstone gates and flooded into Damara . Within the year, despite his immense power, Sammaster was destroyed along with his phylactery, and the Rage came to an end. The CotD went silent and retreated into their home base at the Well of Dragons. The Harpers and a collection of good dragons laid siege to the citadel/dragon graveyard but when the spellplague hit the area was sealed within a magical barrier Nothing has been heard since until now. The king dispatches them to Daerlun because that was the closest last hideout. Warns of the magical shroud of the nether over urmlaspyr - result of continued conflicts over the city but it is currently a cormyr protectorate. Caladnei sensed the orb on Aaloka and demanded to take it. Aaloka begrudgingly gave it over to her and she departed to study it. Laspeera identified the Artificers Monocle for the party (which identifies all magic items so in the future I will tell you all what you find if you use them). The King thanked them for their service and sent them back to the inn - Brundlaes Best The group returned triumphant and ran up a large drink/food bill for the king at the inn which turned into a party. During the wait to set sail, Thal and White Panther set out to better their equipment and Aaloka and even Shara had some good times at the inn (when a serving girl thanked her and was kind despite her appearance). The set sail to Sembia and arrived in Urmlaspyr. The city was a protectorate of Cormyr but was besieged with a unbreakable dark shroud by the Nether kingdom. Upon getting closer to the dock they realized the port was under attack by cult assassins and the group rushed into battle. They dispatched the assassins and rushed to the warehouse on threat of a spellplague bombed being stored in a warehouse. When they arrived, a strange shaggy Harper greeted them. He had a large dire wolf that was eating the cultists and he had already assumedly disarmed the bomb - which was the same as the purple orb they gave to Caladnei. The Harper was named Levan Stormwilde and quickly hit it off with Panther. Levan took the group to Daerlun to infiltrate the cultists base - a desecrated temple of Sune known as The House of Firehair. They broke in and started dispatching the cultists. Beneath the house was a catacomb where the majority of the cities people where being kept as well as a Necromancer named Jericho who was forced to do experiments on the people and help the cultist create a dracolich. White Panther separated from the group to stop the evil himself and found himself in combat with a half-giant named Gorin. Gorin was joined by a Half-Dragon named Malam and a beautiful dark haired lady. They were in the process of turning a white dragon into a dracolich. White Panther bested Gorin in a near naked duel while Shara disrupted the rituals magic and Aaloka and Thal dealt with Malum and the cultists. With Gorin down and dying, Malum and The Dark Lady retreated. A new foe appeared in the form of a massive black shadow dragon named Aurgloroasa - nick named for the DM's sake as "The Sibilant Shade". She vowed to kill them if they continued to interfere in her dealings again and flew off into the night. Session End

Session 5 Recap Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and undead. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. Year - 1395 DR Date - 17-18 Elesais The party cleared up the remains of the cult presence - after Gorin's body melted into clay and the Sibilant Shade flew off into the Thuner Peaks - and went to help the prisoners and free Jericho the Necromancer. Thal disarmed his traps with ease with Aaloka's aid and they freed the necromancer while Shara and Ricros tended to the wounded. On better inspection the two casters realized that the prisoners were infected by some plague. Jericho argued to not free/touch them as they were infected with Putrescent Anathema, a flu like disease from the west in the Swordcoast that the Cult had been altering into a stronger virus. Shara attempted to treat the infected but it was taking its toll on her. She prayed out to her deity and was imbued with sacred power and cured the infected. Aaloka and Thal tried to persuade Jericho to help but he was reluctant so Thal backstabbed and seemingly killed the man. Levan appeared telling the group that a strange talking rat that he tried to lick, fled past him and the group realized Jericho had transferred his body. Thal found a portal but the group could not unlock it and Levan informed them that the 40,000 townsfolk had gone crazy from the virus and he sealed the temple to keep them from getting in. Also there was a floating castle above the city. The casters sought out to their powers while Thal and Levan worked towards opening the portal. After invoking powers Aaloka succumbed to slight exhaustion and the group decided to rest and recover before proceeding onward. Ricros summoned a horde of giant wasps to aid them and Levan presented him and White Panther with an orb to summon him if needed. Levan opened the portal and the group jumped in. They found themselves in a vast tower and started slaughtering their way in. They killed a dracobone golem and several Shadovar Wizards and Cultists before making their way to the top levels of the tower. Upon looting they found a picture of a young girl which Aaloka hid and Thal found a picture of a young boy that read Devan Akh'tai, age 5, the Shaar lands, bearer of the Spellfire. Aaloka took the picture and stormed off toward the top of the tower with the party following. They reached the top to a room that drained the magic around them. A party of villains sat waiting. Malum and the Dark Lady were known. There was a grotesque, fat lich, that knew Ricros' sword by name, Valyrian, and wanted to devour its soul and reanimated body. A ghost like hulking knight wearing skeleton like armor, claimed to know Thal before it disappeared. Malum swore vengeance against Panther while the Dark Lady took interest in Shara before they departed. Lastly, a mind flayer and a young Calimshite boy remained to fight the group. The boy called out to his dear cousin Aaloka.  Session End

Session 6 Recap EXP = 1,518 per character Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and undead. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. Year - 1395 DR Date - 18-19 Elesais Aaloka consumed by vengeance and anger attacked her cousin who seemed to be struggling with the shadowvar/mindflayer influence. Devan seemed initially tough moving too fast for the naked eye and unleashing powerful energy attacks until Panther and Aaloka gained the upper hand. The group dispatched with the anti-magic trap and killed the mindflayer. Upon subduing Devan while he was gathering energy, Aaloka realized the energy had become unstable and was about to explode. Shara teleported Thal, Ricros and Ricrol away, as Aaloka and Panther leapt out from the floating city. Aaloka was rendered unconscious by the blast and Panther used his Harper pin to call out to Levan. The wasps that Ricrol summoned to cushion their fall and Levan safely teleported them all out of Daerlun and back to Cormyr. The group reported to the king their findings – minus some details that Devan was Aaloka’s cousin, and that Shara had gained power from her deity. Aaloka also revealed that her true name is Kavita Akh'tai of the powerful Akh'tai mage bloodline. The king and Levan agreed to the group travelling to Everlund, in the Silver Marshes/High Forest, to the last remaining Harper base in Moongleam Tower. The group also found out more about their enemies (reference “Person’s of Interest” forum post on main game page). In summary: Aumvor the Undying was a shadowvar lich who feasts on other liches to survive. The Dark Lady is an avatar of Tiamat who worked with the Cult in the past. The Pereghost is the military leader of the Zhentarim with an unknown past. They met with the Harper leader, Eaerlraun Shadowlyn, and he informed them about the dwarven “Halls of Remembrance” and that they may find answers to Shara’s status as a potential chosen, as well as the Soul Forge – an ancient forge of Moradin capable of creating powerful weapons. Their meeting was interrupted by a report of a farming village being attacked by trolls. The group rushed to the aid partially because Levan hates trolls. They dispatched the trolls with ease, with the help of a ridiculously muscular Halfling (Suddy) and his giant greatsword while his dwarven friend, Gergi, hid. The trolls were being led by none other than Drizz’t Do’urden. They engaged the reluctant Drizz’t and bested the famous drow in combat, only to find out that it was a gnome illusionist in disguised that the trolls had captured and forced to use Drizz’t’s likeness. The arrested the gnome and found out she knew where the hall was. Panther recruited Suddy and Gergi into his Order of the Panther while Shara and Levan got super high on chesberries before setting out to the halls. They arrived in the hidden place under The Lost Peaks and despite the gnome’s undoubted truthfulness in disabling any traps, they fell through a structurally weak floor into the dark abyss below – freak accident mind you. When they awoke they found themselves separated into sealed, white rooms.

Freak accident my ass.

FirstLadyLuck said: Freak accident my ass. I mean it seemed like a plausible accident to me lol. You all randomly go into an ancient ruin underneath a mountain with no inspection of the area first...it's reasonable hahaha

Order of the Panther Update Leader: The White Panther (Lifetime Membership) Second In Command: Levan (10 Year Membership Awaiting Annual Fee) Minion Foot Soldier: Suddy (Probation / Annual Fee Still Owed / Panther Ring Full Status Induction) Dedicate Order Blacksmith: Gergi (Trial Basis to Determine Quality Work Overcomes Pathetic Fighter Traits)

Matthew H. said: Order of the Panther Update Leader: The White Panther (Lifetime Membership) Second In Command: Levan (10 Year Membership Awaiting Annual Fee) Minion Foot Soldier: Suddy (Probation / Annual Fee Still Owed / Panther Ring Full Status Induction) Dedicate Order Blacksmith: Gergi (Trial Basis to Determine Quality Work Overcomes Pathetic Fighter Traits) lol word ill put this in my notes. how much is the annual fee? 

2200 gold lyons as it will pay for the purchase of their gold order of the panther ring (+1 AC) as well as it will begin building inventory by affording for spare

Session 7 Recap EXP = 960 per character Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and undead. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. Year - 1395 DR Date - 19 Elesais The party awoke in separate white rooms, except for Shara and Panther. Each of them were confronted by memories of the past which still haunted their presents in some fashion. Ricros - A young man of hope and wonder who became influenced by his sword, Valyrian, to pursue the power of dragons and was a shown a potential future of him sacrificing everything, even his friend Ricrol, to get what he wants. Was this of his own volition or the swords? How much does he truly know about his ancient ally? Shara - A troubled past of oppression and being cast adrift as a baby from the destruction of Mulharond. Raised near royalty but never accepted and on a path to be the chosen of Sehanine Moonbow...a path the killed her previous chosen.  White Panther - A similar past, the revealed Aasimar faced the same prejudice as Shara and they were forged anew by their oppressors. He discovered his wife's body was being used as a necromatic raised husk of her former panther glory by the High Imaskar. He stays on the path on her accord to serve justice to thsoe who steal it from others. Thal - A man on the run looking out for himself but favorable to those who are his kin. Saved by a man named Stonecypher who in turn was slain by The Pereghost after Stonecyhper defeated the villainous Dal'thalas. Both of their bodies were taken away and Thal had to face the effects of running from one's past and its effects on the people he encounters.  Aaloka - A child of royal sorcerer's blood whose family was slain for their mystical secret...the power to harness spellfire. One her cousin, Devan, did not share as he was captured by the nether and tortured for his youth and broken; revealed to be still alive after the explosion. Aaloka has been victimized by many on her path: the drow, high imaskar and the nether. They did not realized that their lust for power would create a herald of vengeance in turn.   The group faced a Runic Golem and with all hope seemingly lost, some looked to buckle under the pressure, the others met adversity head on. Thal realized a strength within and was able to gravely wound the creature, while Ricros/Ricrol subdued to guardian long enough for their friends to enter the final fray and take down the beast.  Suddy and Gergi rejoined them under Levan's direction and Gergi was able to awaken the Soul Forge to give life to the groups new found gifts. 

Session 8 Part 1 & 2 Recap EXP = Reference Loot/EXP Forum Part 1 Recap   Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and undead. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. Year - 1395 DR Date - 19-20 Elesais After the grueling mental trials of the Soulforge, the party took a moment to recollect themselves with a short rest. After several hours they awoke to find Gergi still working feverishly on the forge with no apparent break in sight. Suddy agreed to stay behind to protect him and the forge until the group could return to Everlund and have the Harper's secure the sight. They decided to take the gnome thief/illusionist, Magstina, back with them to turn over to the Harpers.  With Thal and Aaloka having their experiences weighing heavier than the others, the consensus was to take a slight detour to rest at a small outpost near The High Forest's entrance. They reached it by early evening to which Shara and Aaloka retired almost immediately; while Thal decided to drink his thoughts away and play some card games with the soldiers (he barely slept through the night). At first light, and hungover for some, the group set out towards Everlund but detoured when Thal discovered a potential storage stash for a Zhentarim subsidiary guild that he had encountered before. Panther and Ricros were left to guard Mags while the others entered the dungeon. Thal had a strange, almost familiar recollection of the place like he had been there before and was able to predict where many of the initial traps were. The dungeon was filled with macabre imagery throughout and demons that were blocking extra-planar travel. Despite this, they progressed into the dungeon.  Part 2 Recap Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and undead. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons.  Year - 1395 DR Date - 20  Elesais Immediately after his arrival to Everlund and checking in with his Harper point of contact, Ellistrae Sharistil, warmage Soarcanus was dispatched to check on the party who was late for their return to Everlund. With their forces spread so thin, Ellistrae was acting commander and wanted as much aid as she could muster to be readily available. She also gave the man a letter to be delivered only to Levan. Soarcanus did as instructed and set out towards the High Forest.  He came across Panther and Ricros standing guard over Mags and called out to great them. Through a hilarious exchange between him and Panther, Levan and the party returned to check out what was going on. Soarcanus introduced himself to them - which was met with the group's usual level of trust (lol) - and handed the letter to Levan (newly dubbed Le-Van by Panther). Levan read it and without discussion told the group that he had to immediately return to Everlund. They sent Mags with him and basically swapped Levan for Soarcanus and reentered the dungeon while Ricros/Ricrol entered the entrance to stand guard.  The group faced many secret doors/traps and many normal doors that Panther plowed through and several monsters/puzzles that the group uniquely dispatched. Eventually they found themselves fighting a Flesh Golem and when Thal tried to shadowstitch to get the drop on it, he was grabbed from the shadow plane by demons and transported to a locked room nearby. Panther and Aaloka dispatched the golem with ease and while reuniting the party, Panther found himself in the lair of a banshee. Aaloka went to back him up but feel prey to the banshees fearful presence and retreated. Panther stood his ground and was instantly killed by the banshee's wail.  Panther awoke outside in the field they started in and was confused whether he had reached the afterlife or not. He saw his companions strangely moving about the field as if it were the dungeon and fighting nothing (think LARPing in the D&D world). He started to swing about until he noticed a pink, white-stripped bag hanging from Aaloka's horse. Back in the dungeon, Aaloka and Thal looked on as Soarcanus rained down fire on the creature. After two strikes and the creature doing nothing to move/retaliate, Soarcanus deduced that this may have been an illusion and tried to disbelieve it (first attempt failed). Outside, Panther investigated the bag and found a strange dust, a note attached outside, and a second bag inside with another note. The first note was an apology from Mags to Thal for trapping them in an illusion because she didn't want to be turned over to the authorities. She explained that the dust would wake the party. The second bag contained candy and a note for Thal. Panther decided to enjoy the silliness of his party members before awakening them just as Soarcanus was able to disbelieve the illusion and returned to reality. The two awakened the party and immediately went into a frenzy. Aaloka was furious someone touched her horse - to which Panther lied and said it was Mags doing it before she fled (he eventually confessed but it was a hilarious exchange). Thal on the other hand went into a hilarious curse filled rage that he feel for the trick that Mags had done to many others before and that she betrayed him. Panther, Aaloka and Soarcanus ate the candy which restored them to full strength and feeling better than before (LEVEL UP!) So ends the Halloween themed, mind fuckery illusion quest. 

How did the illusion trap work? In case anyone was curious, this is how the trap was concocted/sprung. Mags is a skilled illusionist with several metamagic feats to aid her - for instance Silent Spell (so she no longer needs to speak to cast certain spells). When the group deviated to the outpost, Mags saw the opportunity to escape. The group had to make a will save the first nights sleep to resist her initial illusion attempt. Thal and Aaloka failed and were unknowingly ensnared/susceptible to her magic, but Shara and Levan resisted so she had to wait. The group stopped on the road to rest and she tried again to ensnare them. Thal and Aaloka failed a second will save due to their negative from failing the first. This time, everyone failed and the trap was set - hence why some could not see the dungeon entrance that Thal and Aaloka found at first, but suddenly could see it upon further inspection. Soarcanus failed his save when he entered within range of the spell area and Panther had to make up his save from arriving with the party (both failed). Prior to Soarcanus' arrival, Mags stayed to enchant some items with her spells in order to prolong the effects when she fled and enhance them while she was there. She left the note and bags before leaving and fled.  The group would've naturally escaped when they finished the dungeon, but when Panther died, he broke part of the spell which left the dungeon on a loop; hence why the banshee did nothing to Soarcanus' attacks. It's "programming" couldn't function without Panther in the dungeon since the trap was for a set amount of people (Levan was swapped for Soarcanus). 

I remember half of session 7...

Nick said: I remember half of session 7... Hmmm, sounds like the booze got to ya. lol j/k. if you need a back brief on the specifics I can type it up.

Session 9 Recap EXP per character = 2,500 Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. His past has returned to haunt him in the form of an old troublemaker friend named, Mags, who he is trying to track down to settle a score.  Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His recent encounter at Hellgate Keep with a treant named, Turlang, has given him an idea for a new guardian. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. The Soulfroge revealed him to the group to be of Aasimar decent and since his encounter there, he is even more motivated in gathering followers for his new Order of the Panther.  Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. Year - 1395 DR Date - 20-23 Elesais The party immediately set out to return to Everlund once they recovered from Mags' trap. Once back in the town, they returned to Moongleam Tower to report in to the Harper leader, Eaerlraun Shadowly n. As Soarcanus had briefed them, Eaerlraun was indeed in the field leading his voices into battle and his second in command, Ellistrae , took the report instead. Ellistrae informed the group that the reason they recalled Levan and that the Harper's were on the move was due to the need for an artifact called the Gatekeepers Crystal. The crystal could undo the seal on the Well of Dragons which would allow the party, Harpers, and forces of Cormyr, access to the Cult of the Dragon's stronghold. It was separated into three pieces: one that Ellistrae possessed, one in The Nameless Dungeon (where Eaerlraun went), and one at Hellgate Keep (a nasty place where demons had been sealed away by the Harper's decades ago.  Ellistrae also presented Aaloka with an official letter from Cormyr that had arrived a day before. The letter was a summons from Azoun to return to Cormyr immediately due to increase Nether activity to the north. He also requested that if possible, the group could try to secure a long standing alliance with the Harper's due to the reach of the upcoming conflict. Ellistrae mentioned that Levan and the Harpers at Hellgate Keep were at a standstill in the battle and if the group could provide aid that would be appreciated. Aaloka in turn gave her the letter to read.  Soarcanus and Aaloka wanted to help, but the rest of the party was not so convinced initially; mainly Thal and Panther. Panther was not so agreeable when there was no payment to be received and Thal was completely against going into a lair of demons. Ricros and Aaloka proved the voice of reason and the party was able to work out a temporary deal for information in return for their services to which Aaloka and Panther alluded to the possibilities of negotiating greater alliances once Eaerlraun returned. (Aaloka on behalf of Cormyr and Panther on behalf of his Order). Thal and Ricros specifically asked for information on Mags/the Zhentarim and the location of legendary weapons respectfully. Ellistrae noted to Thal that the Harper's were natural enemies of the Zhentarim and that the black guild's presence has been on the rise in the past month.  The Gatekeeper's crystal is comprised of three 1 inch colored, onyx crystals, that combine into a three sided star. The purple crystal was with Ellistrae, the blue in the Nameless Dungeon and the red at the Keep. The individual pieces were very fragile and required an encasing to be transported or else it would result in a massive explosion. Levan was given one for the Keep, but in case it was lost it was recommended to store it in an empty bag of holding or similar device where the crystal would not come into contact with anything else, or any type of carrying case with an antimagic field cast upon it.  The group set out to resupply/research before departing for the keep in 2 hours.        - Panther went to write an initial manifesto for the Order of the Panther so that the Harper's and Ellistrae had a working file on them.        - Soarcanus went to do research on demons/devils, revealing their weaknesses to cold iron, divine power, light sensitivity, and a weakness to cold due to the Keep's hot climate from resting on a semi-active volcano.        - Shara went to do research on her Domain Drought's and spent the entire time browsing through books.        - Ricros hit the marketplace for berries/acorns/potions/salves (received 12 Holly berries, 6 acorns, 4 berries of Halfling strength, and a few Cure Moderate wound salves). He then moved on to the local enchanter and pick up some fire resistance materials for him and Ricrol.         - Thal and Aaloka moved towards the barracks where Thal had a bit of fun slipping candy wrappers into Aaloka's pocket to which she caught him moving his fingers away and responded with a punch that he easily avoided. They came across two soldiers who had been cheated by a female gnome matching Mags' description recently. After getting intel that she had been gambling at a tavern that the knights frequented near the barracks, they went to investigate. Of course, not before Thal informed them that there was a strange knight in white armor forming a cult of the panther in town. The entered the tavern and learned that Mag's was on edge, constantly scanning the room as she made her winnings, and not wanting to leave until the bartender personally threw her out. They left, but not before Thal could inform more people of this cult leader and his growing cult. Aaloka left Thal at this point to secure services for making a pendant while Thal continued his search for Mags; he found that she rented a room at the eastern edge of town but left in the middle of the night mentioning something about heading to the town of Llorkh next ( next session Thal give me a Wis or Int check, whichever is higher ).  Back at the barracks the party started to gather for their departure. Shara, Ricros and Soarcanus arrived first. Panther then showed up and was immediately confronted by 7 knights with weapons at the ready challenging him as a cult member seeking to cause trouble in Everlund. Panther used his usual charm to try to help the situation and the knights grew ready to attack. He took the first action and pulled back his sword but was stopped by Aaloka and Ricros blocking his attack. Panther then intimidated the knights into surrendering and backing off. Aaloka grew serious and challenged Panther to combat to which the always ready Warblade agreed. As to not hurt their mission, Shara secretly cast Calm Emotions on them to stop the fight. Panther was immune but Aaloka felt cool as a cucumber and the fight never came to pass; though Panther did ensure to taunt her for started a fight that she didn't finish. The group set out on giant Eagles towards the keep as Panther taunted Aaloka the entire ride.  They touched down on the battlefield and met with the ground commander, a Harper Mage named Kari. Kari briefed them on the situation - the Keeps guardian/overseer was a Treant named Turlang who was trapped in the middle of the surface level and in need of assistance, Levan had already made his way onto the battlefield and they've lost sight of him, and there were two entrances into the Keep with the first at the north of the surface which would be heavily guarded and the second a sewer system with access to all levels that could get them to the lower section and the crystal faster.  The party entered the fray and quickly dispatched the Tanarukk creatures before them. Panther charged in and found Levan while Aaloka went in search of the sewer entrance. Ricros, Soarcanus, and Shara moved to aid Turlang and with an impressive display of power in two falling ice spheres followed by some ice dragons' breath and a well placed moon javelin. Meanwhile Thal was able to aid two Harpers who were disadvantaged and rescued a third one from being permanently slain by a Tanarukk; to which Shara healed the Harper after Soarcanus' botched healing attempt (the mighty 1 on a heal check).  Once the surface forces were routed, the Harper's moved to secured the grounds as the party debated on which way to enter the keep. Calmer heads suggested less defended sewers but Panther needing a challenge, suggested to continue the frontal assault. In the end the group decided to do the fantastic party split with Panther, Thal, Ricrol, Levan and his wolf Agecka charging in leaving Shara, Aaloka, Ricros, and Soarcanus to enter through the sewers.  End Session and my longest recap yet (ouch carpal tunnel)

So many great memories from that session, but I feel like the party split session may very well exceed it as the best yet. If there is a succubus though, sorry Thal I'm turning and running like a bitch. This warblade aint dying again.

Yet another reason for Thal to spread disinformation against the Order of the Panther. lol

Session 10 Recap EXP per character = Can't remember but it'll come to me Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. His past has returned to haunt him in the form of an old troublemaker friend named, Mags, who he is trying to track down to settle a score. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His recent encounter at Hellgate Keep with a treant named, Turlang, has given him an idea for a new guardian. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. The Soulfroge revealed him to the group to be of Aasimar decent and since his encounter there, he is even more motivated in gathering followers for his new Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. Year - 1395 DR Date - 23 Elesais The party split into two groups: a.) Panther, Thal, Levan and Ricros in a frontal assault  b.) Shara, Soarcanas, and Ricrol sneaking through the sewers Aaloka seemed to have went to scout ahead the sewers but actually turned invisible to follow Panther's group. Team B found themselves not only in the grime, but a Hezrou feeding/spawning ground.Team B found a wounded Harper and was able to extract him to safely while picking off the Hezrou threat one at a time.  Team A dispatched with the initial wave of Tanarukk and Panther relayed his doubts to Thal about Aaloka's loyalty and her seeming infatuation with him. He also revealed that he touched her horse and lied to the others about the contents of the candy bag that Mags left behind. Thal reluctantly seemed to go along with it and they made their way into the heart of the stronghold. They came across a captive Barl-gura (red hulk ape) and let it loose to deal with the bulk of the Tanarukk and Fey'ri with some unseen help from Aaloka and her drake. As Team B made their way top side, they reunited with their allies as they were beginning to make their way into another wave and Aaloka was scolding Panther about what was to come from his actions. An eerie voice sounded from the depths of the keep and the remaining Tanarukk and Fey'ri dropped to a kneel at their masters beckon to allow the party entrance to the keep's lower levels. Despite the over whelming sense of evil coming from below, they made their way down. A balrog awaited them in a fiery pit. It is chained to a triad of large skull statues as it was stuck waist down in a portal being slowly drawn in. The balrog mocked the group as it summoned two more Hezrou, but that didn't deter them in their quest to obtain the third part of the Gatekeeper crystal. Panther leapt into combat first with magical support from Shara and Soarcanus, while Aaloka and Thal engaged the Hezrou. The party had the upper hand until the balrog hit them with its trump card freezing them in place. Before it could deal a killing blow, Thal went ethereal and removed the crystal which was revealed to be generating the portal. The monster was sucked in and the Hezrou slain. Thal went to hand over the crystal to Shara who was holding its containment unit and the two vanished from this plane. Aaloka and Panther enraged that they could not deal the final blow to the balrog, turned their battle-lust towards each other as Soarcanas watched on as the duel between warriors was about to begin.

Session 11 Recap EXP per character = 1,800 Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. His past has returned to haunt him in the form of an old troublemaker friend named, Mags, who he is trying to track down to settle a score. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His recent encounter at Hellgate Keep with a treant named, Turlang, has given him an idea for a new guardian. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. The Soulfroge revealed him to the group to be of Aasimar decent and since his encounter there, he is even more motivated in gathering followers for his new Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. Year - 1395 DR Date - 23-29  Elesais Aaloka and White Panther squared off for their duel with Aaloka starting with the upper hand but Panther quickly regained control in his panther form. As he started his assault the portal to the hell dimension that absorbed the balor before reappeared. Thal's unconscious body fell through it. Instinctively, Aaloka and Soarcanas' spellfires took over and absorbed the massive surge of magical energy coming from the portal. Shara came through next landing next to Thal with a warning, "Hurry, kill it! It's right behind us." The balor from before emerged and the group left into action to finish their previous fight. Soarcanas was able to saly the creature with mordenkainen's sword and the battle was won. Shara was rambling on that Thal and her were stuck in that dimension for 3 months despite only 45 seconds passing in the real world. She also stated that the Gatekeeper Crystal was inside of Thal, he collapsed once they arrived in the hell dimension, and that they've been on the run ever since. After Aaloka went to calm her the group decided it was best to leave and return to Cormyr. Shara warned them they could not teleport because of Thal's unstable condition so the Harper's summoned eagles for them to make their way back while avoiding some black clouds along the way.  (Aaloka, the charm you wanted was sent to your room in Cormyr so you would have it on your person when you went to change for the banquet) (Panther left "Leroy" to try and tame the Barlgura for the order) Reporting in to the king, Caladnei established that Thal had indeed absorbed the crystal and wanted to run further tests on him. Shara refused to leave Thal's side after protecting him for 9 tendays and went with despite Caladnei's reservations. The king officially brought Soarcanas into his fold of retainers and invited the group to a banquet he was having that night for his distinguished guests; three of which were specifically there to see Aaloka. The group left to handle some minor business (3 days to enchant your sword Panther) before getting ready for the event.  (Panther in your meeting with the king you were granted a refurbished warehouse as a base for your order as well as a man servant, Gilles) (Shara learned that the purple orb you all gave Caladnei before served as a scrying device for the Netheril and that Caladnei knew she was being spied on and was trying to trace the magic back to its source) The banquet was a grand splendor with food, music, dancers, and jesters. The party sat at an honored guest table to the left of the king's table while his other group of retainer adventurers sat across from them to the table at his right. At the kings table were some familiar faces and new ones: Kings far right (players left) - Ilsevele Miritar , Coronal (ruler) of Myth Drannor, Sun Elf representative.     (Moving down in line)      - Sathrin Cormaeril "the Lord Morn" , Human leader of Daggerdale and son of Silver Cormaeril who married into                                                          house Cormaeril of Cormyr                                            - Eaerlaun Shadowlyn,  Half-Elf leader of the Harpers                                            - Bren Tallsword,  Human Purple Dragon Knight of Ca                                             -  Ormion Bowbreaker , Human attache to Bren. Keeps to herself and avoids eye contact with people.                                            - Caladnei                                            - Azoun V                                            - Laspeera                                            - Alain Coursair                                            - Lionar Doran The last of the guests arrived from the southern lands: Dahnbar the Languid , Leader of the Aag Chamak, Dahndogar the eldest son of Dahnbar and betroved to Aaloka, and Sachetan the second in line for leadership of the tribe. Aaloka went over to have words with Dahnbar and Dahndogar. Dahnbar wanted her to return to the tribe to straighten her son out while Dahndogar was just interested in having fun.  Azoun invited all his guests into the War Room to discuss the real reason for the banquet as a means to showcase his plan/proposal for an alliance in striking back at the Netheril and its allies. Shara began rambling again; this time about "The Eternal Night is coming...I cannot see the Goddess' vision clearly..." An explosion of magical energy prevented further questioning and while Aaloka and Soarcanas once again absorbed it with their spellfire, Caladnei collapsed to the floor seemingly dead. As a darkness eclipsed the skies overhead Thal burst into the room stating, "The Eternal Night has come." End Session

Session 12 Recap EXP per character = 12,000 Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. His past has returned to haunt him in the form of an old troublemaker friend named, Mags, who he is trying to track down to settle a score. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His recent encounter at Hellgate Keep with a treant named, Turlang, has given him an idea for a new guardian. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. The Soulfroge revealed him to the group to be of Aasimar decent and since his encounter there, he is even more motivated in gathering followers for his new Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. Year - 1395 DR Date - 29- 30 Elesais Thal's warning came with a bit of initial confusion on where and when he was. It was immediately apparent that unlike Shara, he had no recollection of the how long they were in The Abyss. While he urged them to flee the city, Shara checked on lady Caladnei revealing that she was still alive but in a coma and slowly dying. Thal warned that creatures from the shadow plane were coming and Soarcanas went to create many eyes to scout the town as darkness blanketed the skies like in Urmlaspyr and a dome encased Cormyr just like Daerlun. As he cast his spell, he realized that the area was tainted with spellplague but he was able to cast his spell. The eyes moved out and began scanning the area around the castle revealing large Nightwalker's attacking the city. Azoun quickly ordered his retainers into action to defend his people and save Cormyr. Aaloka tried to reason with him to retreat with the party but the king was adamant in staying. Heading into the town the group encountered five nightwalkers and a strange magical scroll covered creature that Shara identified as a Grisgol. You sprung into action and dispatched two of the nightwalkers and were able to save many civilians and a knight. Soarcanas reversed gravity around the Grisgol and it floated upwards from the battle and the combined group dealt with the rest of the nightwalkers. Panther wanted to stay and defend his turf; while Soarcanas wanted to help the citizens. Thal instinctively began moving away from the group talking about he knew a way out of the dome. After some debate, the group followed Thal and he led them to a nearby building where he used his hand to cut a tear in reality (like Malum has done before) and was able to get the group out to safety.  You reappeared on the outskirts of town and did your group's standard in times planning; argued among yourselves and prepared to split ways. Bren tried to argue your duty to Cormyr and that unified action was needed but his words fell on deaf ears. His attach, Ormion, used her telepathy to force the main arguers to submit: Aaloka, Thal, and Panther. They did but Bren ordered her to release them. After Dahnbar deduced that she (Ormion) was a psionic, Bren revealed that she was the last known psionic since the spellplague. Dahnbar demanded that Ormion and Aaloka come with him. Thal randomly blurted out the question if anyone knew Herzes to which Dahnbar mocked him stating that Herzes was a Nether wizard that died 200 years ago. Thal grew angered that no one was listening still and  another argument ensued as Thal struck Dahnbar (retconned) and Aaloka and Panther moved to intervene. Ricros did the main smart thing and created a treant to protect the area since the group seemed to be sticking around for awhile. Ormion stopped the argument with a shame by allowing a truce leg pee from Panther and the group settled down and agreed to return to Castle Crag with Bren to resupply, then start the attack on the Zhentarim stronghold known as the Darkhold. First they went to retrieve Dahnbar's men before setting out. 

Session 13 Recap EXP per character: Level 14s = 4,200, Level 13s = 5,362, Level 12 = 7,425 Loot = sellable equipment valued at 35,000 (Pereghost's armor, arm, and ring). In addition:             Determination (Pereghost's/Dal'thalas' Bastard Sword) - 3d10+5 damage, 18-20, x3 crit. You're unable to use it's full abilities because it is an evil aligned weapon.   Karnak (Supernal Clarity)   (Pereghost's/Stonecypher's rapier) - 5d6+5 damage. One of the nine swords whose 3 legacy rituals must be completed to unlock its true power.   Boots of Speed (Need to be tailored to fit any of you) - As a free action, the wearer can click her boot heels together, enabling her to act as though affected by a haste spell for up to 10 rounds each day. The duration of the haste effect need not be consecutive rounds.   Supplies for the war effort Warforged soldiers for the war effort 1 2 Soldiers of the Order of the Panther - 8 Fighters, 1 Archblade, 1 Suel Arcanamach, 2 Deepwood Snipers Mags as an ally Sandusk's Saddle - allows winged flight and has a temporary Anti-magic field (10ft radius) Treasure from the Well of Dragon (Transferred to Castle Crag by the Harpers)   3 Pearls of Power (2x 4th level, 1x 5th level) - This seemingly normal pearl of average size and luster is a potent aid to all spellcasters who prepare spells (clerics, druids, rangers, paladins, and wizards). Once per day on command, a pearl of power enables the possessor to recall any one spell that she had prepared and then cast. The spell is then prepared again, just as if it had not been cast.   1 Wand of Benign Transposition - Two target creatures, of which you can be one, instantly swap positions. Both subjects must be within range. Objects carried by the creatures (up to the creatures' maximum loads) go with them, but other creatures do not, even if they are carried. The movement is instantaneous and does not provoke attacks of opportunity. 2 Anklets of Weapon Focus (Scimitar) - You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using scimitars. 1 Band of Weapon Proficiency (Falchion) - You make attack rolls with the selected weapon normally.  4 Talismans of Concentration - +4 ranks in concentration skill 1 Dragon Egg Intel on the location of the Faithful Avenger; one of the Nine Swords of the Devoted Spirit. It was thrust into the planes during the Spellplague and is rumored to have landed within a temple of Shar.  Party Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. His past has returned to haunt him in the form of an old troublemaker friend named, Mags, who he is trying to track down to settle a score. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His recent encounter at Hellgate Keep with a treant named, Turlang, has given him an idea for a new guardian. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. The Soulfroge revealed him to the group to be of Aasimar decent and since his encounter there, he is even more motivated in gathering followers for his new Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. Year - 1395 DR Date - 30 Elesais - 3  Eleint Dahnbar went to retrieve his men while the party traveled to Castle Crag. At Crag, the party joined in the war effort plans as Bren, Eaerlraun, Isevelle, and Sarathin detailed a new plan of attack. Ricros was able to summon hordes of rats to begin gathering intel and forged a temporary alliance with his Druid tribe for helping the forces of Cormyr stop a huge supply shipment from the Darkhold. Conversing with his friend, Rickon, Ricros was able to get prisoners for interrogation and supplies for the war. After interrogating the prisoner the party revealed that The Pereghost had already staged the Darkhold for a last stand by vacating most of the supplies prior and destroying much of the Darkhold's infrastructure. The Pereghost had beocme obsessed with Thal and only desired a showdown with him.  Ilsevelle and Sarathin left to return to their forces and begin their respective attacks while the group set out for the Darkhold. Ricros' rats revealed the interior of the building while the group debated what to do next. Panther, sick of waiting, charged forward as the Pereghost descended on his winged horse to take Thal. He also revealed that he had Mags as a hostage. Panther ready for combat, leaped into the fray and the Battle on Darkhold Bridge began. The Pereghost was ready as he had studied the group through the Spellplague orb (Eaerlraun has it now as Panther gave it to him for safe keeping a while back). He went blow for blow with Panther and resisted the powerful onslaught from Shara and Ricros; only to resurrect after they felled him. The Pereghost went to retreat to his keep but the party taunted him into continuing the fight to take Thal from them. After taking the beast down again, Shara destroyed the body within to stop the creature for good. Before his body disintegrated, he was revealed to be a construct of necromancy combining the body of Thal's hated enemy, Dal'Thalas, with the essence of his mentor/friend, Stonecypher. Stonecypher died with a smile as Thal collapsed from the grief/shock. His inconsiderate allies continued their looting as Thal force-ably jooined them. They freed the Artificer gnomes who made the now stopped Warforged army and Thal found information on Jericho's (the necromancer that got away) rituals for sustaining The Pereghost and how Stonecypher was resisting the process. The Artificers were able to reanimate the Warforged to the parties' side and Soarcanas was able to move them and the supplies back to Castle Crag over a few teleportation trips. As the party decided what to do with the Darkhold, Panther called to Levan for aid and Levan brought the first warriors of the Order of the Panther to secure the sight with Harper reinforcements. After a day of rest at Crag, the group debated on what to do next as the Cult of the Dragon and the Zhentarim in this area were no longer a threat. Aaloka, Soarcanas, and Bren, decided to dispatched the Warforged to the Orc/Goblin lands to route their movements while the siege of Daerlaun began. Aaloka and Soarcanas tried to work the mechanics of quickly moving Dhanbar's forces (minimum of 500 men) from the south as the Spellplague, among other things, had disrupted the Mithals (teleportation portals) of the land outside Cormyr leaving them at a minimum of 4-5 days just to get Dahnbar's men into position well after the elves would have begun their attacks to the northeast. Panther purposed attacking the Nether on two fronts with the elves while Thal offered to risk his body to try and reenter Suzail to retake Cormyr's capital. Many options presented themselves until Ormion showed them Thal's time on the Plane of Shadows (a.k.a. Shadow Plane, a.k.a. the Shadow) and his interaction with the former Nether wizard, Herzes. Herzes revealed to Thal the plot of the Requiem of the Eternal Night. The darkness of Urmlaspyr and Suzail are portals to the Shadow Plane that encase cities in a dome and use the lifeforce inside as a barrier to bring more of the Shadow into our world until eventually the entirety of Faerun was converted into the Plane of Shadows in which the Nether would have dominion over our world. Herzes was imprisoned on the Shadow 200 years ago for stopping the first attempt at using the Requiem. Taking a day to prepare, the party came to the consensus that the best course of action was to go to the Shadow Plane and free Herzes. (See "Shara's Planar Intel" post for info on the Shadow Plane)

I totally want that bad ass faithful avenger. I would like to take one of the concentration talisman if no one has issue as it compliments my maneuvers that let me sub concentration in place save rolls. I would do boots as well unless someone else wants them more or could use them better. Rest of the stuff think fits other players more.

A pearl of power (4th level), an amulet of concentration and I think the anklets to give to Gaddie. Otherwise I'll leave the rest to everyone else, though the Dragon egg does intrigue me. 

The wand, anklet, and talisman would be nice.  Was thinking about the pearl 5, but since i cast more spells per day like a sorcerer, its better for a caster with a list and set number.

1- 5th level Pearl spell usable once per day 1- Talisman of Concentration +4 in concentration

Session 13 Recap EXP per character: Level 15s = 4,031, Level 14s = 5,119 Loot = valued at 119,321 Hoard #1 Coins 2000 pp Gems 2 x Azurite (8 gp) Banded Agate (13 gp) Brown-green Garnet (80 gp) Carnelian (40 gp) Chalcedony (50 gp) Chrysoberyl (80 gp) Deep Green Spinel (100 gp) Deep Green Spinel (120 gp) Emerald (1000 gp) Emerald (1100 gp) Eye Agate (7 gp) Eye Agate (12 gp) Freshwater Pearl (10 gp) Freshwater Pearl (13 gp) Malachite (9 gp) Malachite (11 gp) Moss Agate (15 gp) Peridot (40 gp) Rhodochrosite (10 gp) Rock Crystal (60 gp) Rose Quartz (40 gp) Sardonyx (40 gp) Turquoise (8 gp) Violet Garnet (300 gp) Total value = 3174 gp Art Objects Bolt of Silk (90 gp) Bolt of Silver Cloth (1400 gp) Bronze Circlet set with Chalcedony (800 gp) Dragonscale Shoes (500 gp) Ermine Belt wreathed in White Continual Flame (5000 gp) Ermine Talisman (400 gp) Feathered Ribbon (40 gp) Gold Pin inlaid with Silver (700 gp) Golden Pearl Vase set with Blue Star Sapphire (6000 gp) Porcelain Orb (1100 gp) Rosewood Coffer set with Amethyst (1200 gp) Silver Staff (1300 gp) Silver Totem (of a Dragon) (5000 gp) Total value = 23530 gp Magic Items Arcane Scroll (Clairaudience/Clairvoyance (375 gp), Magic Circle against Chaos/Evil/Good/Law (375 gp), Polymorph (700 gp), Wall of Ice (700 gp)) (total 2150 gp) Cloak of Arachnida (14000 gp) Heavy Wooden Shield (Small) (+3 shield) (9157 gp) Ring of Protection (+3) (18000 gp) (inscription provides clue to function) Rod of Cancellation (11000 gp) Short Sword (Medium) (+2 weapon, Keen) (18310 gp) Total value = 72617 gp Total value 119321 gp Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. His past has returned to haunt him in the form of an old troublemaker friend named, Mags, who he is trying to track down to settle a score. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His recent encounter at Hellgate Keep with a treant named, Turlang, has given him an idea for a new guardian. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. The Soulfroge revealed him to the group to be of Aasimar decent and since his encounter there, he is even more motivated in gathering followers for his new Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. Year - 1395 DR Date - 4 Elient - ??? The group carried out their last minute preparation before departing for the Shadow Plane. The artificers gave those that needed it Goggles of Darkvision as well as a floating orb of daylight. Thal utilized the gatekeepers crystal to tear a rip in reality, at the cost of some physical damage, and the party was off. Upon arriving their senses were slightly assaulted with the disorientation of a world devoid of color and shrouded in permanent darkness. They powered through the discomfort and made their way towards an abandoned Nether outpost near a desolated temple of Shar. The plane was immediately drawn to Panther and Shara and its denizens immediately attacked the group in the form of shadow mastiffs. The beasts were easily dispatched and the group entered the outpost where the walls were covered in living "shadowstuff". Inside the temple the artificer's orb ceased to function which was a good thing as the outpost was inhabited by two gray humanoids overlooked a vast hole in the ground. Aaloka sneaked up and pushed one into the hole followed by one of Ricros' acorn bombs. Combat began again as more of the gray people attacked. Once again the party was victorious and as combat ended, the acorn bomb exploded revealing an extremely deep hole. Panther roared into the pit and his roar was answered by that of a dragon. Shara imbued the party with flight and they descended into the hole to find the dragon. They found themselves in the lair of the shadow dragon Acnologia, who was ready for a fight due to the group's mocking of it. The beast was formidable in health and hit Panther with its breath weapon; dealing him some negatives to his Str, Dex, and Con. Panther time dealt the final blow to the creature by ripping its throat open and the party was able to claim its loot; as well as the one of the Nine Swords, the "Faithful Avenger".  With Acnologia defeated, Aaloka assessed the loot and the group prepared to continue their search for Herzes. 

That keen blade is mine, just saying.

Ring of protection and the rod if no one else wants it. 

Not that I have a real claim, but I can take the scrolls of the party's hands and the Rod of Cancellation. :)

Session 14 Recap EXP per character: Level 15s = 4,400, Level 14s = 5,720, Level 12 = 8,360 Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. His past has returned to haunt him in the form of an old troublemaker friend named, Mags, who he is trying to track down to settle a score. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His recent encounter at Hellgate Keep with a treant named, Turlang, has given him an idea for a new guardian. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. The Soulfroge revealed him to the group to be of Aasimar decent and since his encounter there, he is even more motivated in gathering followers for his new Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. Year - 1395 DR Date - 4 Elient - ???? *THREE THINGS OF NOTE ON ERRORS ON MY PART*  1.) Bahamut is a Platinum Dragon, not Gold 2.) Only a month will pass in the real world, NOT a year. I use the wrong math formula. Although, on the Astral Plane to you all it will feel as if a year has passed. 3.) I was unfair to Shara's interactions with the Gatekeeper Crystal and as such it is now free from Thal's body during the wormhole rift. The party made their way up the stronghold and encountered three undead stooges. While the stooges were able to land a few blows, they were not able to best the adventurers and the group continued to the top where they encountered Aumvor the Undying. As they moved the plane beneath them began to rumble. Ricros' sword asked him to feed the dragon egg in Aaloka's possession to him in order to combat Aumvor. While the sword consumed the egg, the party had the lich on the ropes with an acid fog from Soarcanas rendering the great wizard's magic ineffective and forcing his minions to commit suicide. Ricros and Shara backed the group up with some holy magic and Panther and Aaloka were able to take the fight to the beast. Aumvor was uninterested with anyone but Ricros' sword, and made his way through the fog taking every blow along the way. With his effective abilities and some help from the Shadow Plane itself, he pushed passed them all to stop the group with his most powerful spell that separated all but Ricros' souls from their bodies. Ricros blade disappeared and materialized into a large dragonborn knight name Drogon who wielded the same blade as his master and used it to release a blinding light that destroyed the ceiling and called out to something beyond. Aumvor moved in to attack and Ricros brought him down with some berry grenades (Aumvor's soul escaped). The rest of the party could only watch as their souls could not return to their bodies. When all seemed lost, a massive platinum dragon appeared who Drogon recognized as his master, the deity of dragons, Bahamut. Bahamut breathed life into the party and their souls reunited with their bodies but not before Panther would have a brief 3 seconds inside of Aaloka's and Shara would try to remove the Gatekeeper Crystal from Thal. Ricros was blunt and open with Bahamut who did not seem impressed so he ate the Druid. Moments later, Drogon returned to his sword form and Bahamut flew away leaving a bewildered Ricros behind. At this time the planar quakes grew stronger and Aaloka urged Thal to get them out of there while Herzes was freed; he was bound in an iron mask that Ricros moved to transmute its properties to remove the mask. Thal opened a gate but with all of the magic distortion and energies about, it broke his focus and created a malformed gate. Unseen ripples in the plane formed as the quakes intensified, and as a result, Thal's left arm exploded as the group enter the portal. The backlash followed them through the portal and distorted their travel wormhole. Paired with Thal's injury and being unable to secure the portal, the party was thrust onto the Astral Plane. Shara knew they had to find an Astral Gate and Aaloka led the way as the group proceeded to navigate the plane. They walked for what seemed like forever and eventually made their way to the gate. It was time to return home and take the fight to the Nether.  End Session

lmao, I lost an arm!?

Nick said: lmao, I lost an arm!? lol yes sir

Session 15 Recap EXP per character for first half (up until the end of the lycanthrope fight): Level 15s = 800, Level 14s = 1,000, Level 13 = 1,200                     second half (assassin encounter): Level 15s = 1,200, Level 14 = 1,500 Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. He lost an arm on the Shadow Plane but it was recently restored as he gained closure with his friend Stonecypher. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His search has been rewarded as he is now a Chosen of Bahamut. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. His recent conquests include obtaining the Darkhold from the Zhentarim as a base for the Order of the Panther.   Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. His travels with the group have entwined him in a conflict surrounded by the breakdown of the Weave.  Year - 1395 DR Date - 4 Elient - 11 Elient As the party made their astral journey with their respective adventures, Thal found himself before his fallen friend. Although distraught from the loss of his arm, Thal's sullen attitude changed when Stonecypher restored his lost appendage. With a final farewell, the friends sat together until it was time for Thal to go and Stonecypher to continue on to the afterlife.  Aaloka reached out to her primordial as Akadi had aided her before. This time the encounter was not so pleasant as Akadi informed Aaloka that not only did she have a hand in her families demise, but that Aaloka is her Avatar of Vengeance and that Akadi demands a sacrifice of either Aaloka's revealed to be alive uncle or Devan. Aaloka, overwhelmed, agreed reluctantly and Akadi left her with a final warning that the deities were coming for the Material Plane and all but her Avatar would suffer. The group reached the Astral Gate as Thal and Aaloka rejoined the group and Ricros/Ricrol had been transformed into a large platinum egg. Panther and Shara tried to cook it to no luck but hatched the two, born anew as a half-dragon and juvenile platinum dragon respectfully. After the "birth", Shara activated the Astral Gate and returned the party to the Material Plane in the middle of the Border Forest. The forest was infested with lycanthropes that had aligned themselves with an Elven xenophobe cult called the "Eldreth Veluuthra" whose goal is to eradicate all non-elven life from Faerun (think Nazi's in elven form). As they began to survey their surroundings, Grout left Ricros as he did not recognize his former master any longer. The large treant's movements attracted some unwanted attention as Ricros began detecting movements around the group. He took flight with his new platinum wings and started calling out were-opossums to the group. The party went into battle and Panther immediately realized that he could get bit by one of the creatures and become stronger. Despite his efforts he was unsuccessful and the battle ended when a group of elves from Myth Drannor shot down the Were-badger and Were-crocodile. The elves informed the group of who they were and the invited the group back to their camp to rest and gain intel on the Eldreth Veluuthra's movements. At the camp the group rested and helped with taking watch shifts. During his shift, Panther encountered an unconscious guard and a drow assassin lurking about. He leaped into action and pinned the assassin and a night attack began as the drow activated a spellplague bomb. Soarcanas was jolted awake by an assassin disguised as a servant earlier who was now drawing a rune on his arm. He immediately disintegrated the man and joined the fray as Thal awoke and did the same. Thal took out a second assassin as Panther robbed the first while Soarcanas cast his acid fog on an approaching orc assassin. The enemy came prepared with a mage to counter his spells and a sniper to try and pin them down. The group was victorious and after looting the two bodies they discovered orders detailing movements and attacks against high valued targets. Through logic and reasoning they realized that the lycanthropes were being manipulated and used by the cult as cannon fodder for attacks and that even the assassins were potentially being manipulated/used. The intel pointed to the main cult stronghold to the south that needed to be dealt with in order to take the road needed to march on the City of Shade and stop the Netheril. End Session Assassin loot = 2 ruby pendants, 4 daggers with emerald gems, 2 rings with pearls, and 3 documents of orders/intel    Assassins Acturus (Alive) Davos (Deceased)  Everett (Deceased)  Grak'TI (Deceased)  Krogin (Deceased)  Merrick (Deceased)  Shelin (Deceased)  Varos (Deceased) 

Session 16 Recap EXP per character: Level 15s = 3,656, Level 14s = 5,075, Level 13 = 6,632 Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. He lost an arm on the Shadow Plane but it was recently restored as he gained closure with his friend Stonecypher. Aaloka - A Calishite Dusk Blade with a mysterious past who has come to Cormyr seeking training to better her skills. She is actually a member of the elite Akh'tai sorcerer family of The Shaar. After the Soulforge she was able to awaken her families hidden ability to wield Spellfire. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His search has been rewarded as he is now a Chosen of Bahamut. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. His recent conquests include obtaining the Darkhold from the Zhentarim as a base for the Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. His travels with the group have entwined him in a conflict surrounded by the breakdown of the Weave. Year - 1395 DR Date - 12 Elient - 13 Elient In the aftermath of the camp attack, the party helped the elves regroup before parting ways. Leandra's troops needed to regroup with their main forces to report the intel the party had found while Team Ricros and Panther began tracking the assassin's scents. As they made their way south into the forest, Thal noticed a number of hastily implemented traps and a number of ambush spots that had been abandoned while Shara was having an inner conflict with her deity on whether to kill the lycanthropes or not. Realizing that the enemy had fled and that they were losing the scent, Ricros cast a series of spells to obtain intel on the fleeing enemy while working a spell to transport the group through the trees themselves.  (While this was impressive we did a possibility for spell failure when he rolled a nat 1 on concentration and would have had a TPK except for Panther with the party being fused partially to trees. It was a good laugh.)  Ricros brought them to the outskirts of the camp where they encountered the remaining three Eldreth Veluuthra burning the rebellious lycanthropes in a sacrificial pyre. Panther refused to let someone's freedoms be oppressed and he, with Thal mounted on back, charged into the fray, leaping onto the burning pyre with Thal tumbling through the flames and on the attack in the center of the cultist casters. Shara and Ricros moved to joined but were initially stopped by the similar assassins and snipers from the encounter before. They dispatched with them despite some trickery and joined Thal and Panther in battle.  Panther began freeing the lycans while the others dealt with the casters/summoners, rogues, and metal guardians (one of which Ricros transformed into a lizard). When Panther began speaking to the lycanthropes as equals, and of course trying to recruit them to his order, Shara intervened trying to assess their nature and whether or not she carry out her mission to kill them or save these lost souls. When she challenged her deities guidance on the matter, Sehanine spoke to her directly and warned her to remember her allegiance and where her powers come from, as well as that the deities are coming and she better be on the right side. She also noted that she did not want to make an enemy of the agent of Nendawen in this matter, a term the lycanthropes used when encountering the party, as she would need Nendawen as an ally in what was to come. Shara begrudgingly agreed to spare the lycanthropes, giving them a coin, as Panther gave a wererat among them a pin in case they ever needed help.  As those two decided the fate of a pack without a tribe who only wanted to be left alone, Ricros emerged from searching the building with a captured Harper Mage. The mage said she was in the forest on orders from Levan to seek out werekind (which Panther confirmed), and that she also had a side mission to obtain the Gatekeeper Crystal shard from Thal so that the final assault on the Nether could begin (not knowing that Soarcanas had it). Debating whether to give over the shard, the group continued searching the grounds for supplies and traces of the escaped cult.  End Session Assassin Acturus (Alive/Escaped)

Session 17 Recap EXP per character: Level 15s = 1,200, Level 14s = 1,500, Level 13 = 1,800 Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. He lost an arm on the Shadow Plane but it was recently restored as he gained closure with his friend Stonecypher. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His search has been rewarded as he is now a Chosen of Bahamut. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. His recent conquests include obtaining the Darkhold from the Zhentarim as a base for the Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. His travels with the group have entwined him in a conflict surrounded by the breakdown of the Weave and a search to find out what happened to Mystra. Mortine - A humanoid cleric who mysteriously fell from the sky and awoke unscathed. He bares a personal grudge against the Nether for a wrong that they committed against him in the past. He wears the symbol of a trickster deity from another plane and seems to not only be able to shapeshift, but has a power over life and death itself. His mystery has entwined his goals with the parties'. Year - 1395 DR Date - 13 - 14 Elient Following the rescue of the lycanthropes and dispatching the elven cult, the party had the matter at hand of dealing with this supposed Harper Mage, Rory. Shara and Soarcanas did not trust her intent and began grilling her on her story to prove her allegiance. The others searched the remainder of the camp when suddenly a man came crashing down into a hay pile next to him. A minute later he arose, seemingly unharmed, and the group encircled the two new individuals to ascertain their alignment.  Panther and Shara continued their argument over the lycanthropes between trying to talk to the newcomers and eventually Ricros ushered everyone inside to help diffuse the situation. Panther agreed with him and offered Shara to hug it out to which she agreed to stop fighting but warned him not to touch her in case they wanted to continue the argument (nat 1 for Shara versus the Panther hug loses everytime). While the group primarily focused on Mortine, Soarcanas teleported Rory away to the Harper leader to verify her story that she was indeed sent here by Levan who was on his own secret mission. Mortine informed the party that he was aware of their actions on the Astral Plane and that they shared a common enemy in the Nether. Soarcanas reappeared after dropping Rory off and handed a letter to Panther from Levan. The group still not trusting Mortine, prompted him to prove his worth while they debated on trusting him. He transformed himself into a lizard (which Ricros searched for a jar to trap him). Realizing he was in danger, Mortine transformed himself into a 6'3" humanoid white panther to which Shara instantly welcomed him to the group in order to covert the Order of the Panther (cult of the panther) into something good. Panther, feeling challenged, transformed into panther form and begin trying to jump higher than the man to prove he was still dominant. Ricros fashioned a suicide bomb necklace out of holly berries, vines, and leaves, and said that if Mortine wore it, the group would allow him to join them. He did so and joined the party (wow guys lol).  Rory gave Soarcanas intel that a nearby Nether town, Spellgard, had some strange magics coming from it and it might be a good place to investigate. The group set out for the harsh swamp lands of the Nether borders, with eternal darkness like Urmlaspyr overhead, and found themselves upon an encampment with three slain humans. Panther and Ricros set out to scout the mist filled swamp while Soarcanas used his scrying eyes to scout the area (Ricros' suicide rats also joined). Shara moved to raise one of the corpses for intel but Mortine offered her an easier way and reanimated its spirit to talk to her. The spirit was under the impression that his sacrifice to the Nether would reward him an ascended life of some sort (dumb ass) but realized he and his friends were trapped and could not even move on to the afterlife.  Suicide rats found humanoid snakes hiding in ambush and detonated on three of them while the others attacked. The party easily dispatched the snakes and Panther went on ahead after the intel reported that Spellgard was dead ahead. He tried to gain entry to the town to talk to their leader and warned that a group of bandits was on their way to attack the town (the party). The group caught up to him and Mortine summoned a shadow (or shade?) to infiltrate the gates and open them. As the gates opened, the unsuspecting (dim witted) guards allowed the party entrance. The town was filled with military and civilian presence alike, but it overall felt like a normal farming town, just on a larger scale. Not interested in the town, Soarcanas realized a strong concentration of energy coming from a temple at the top of the nearby mountain range just outside the town, the group passed through with creepy villagers staring hard, but not attacking them.   Along the way Mortine was having trouble keeping up and when someone moved to help him, he realized that he was fine overall despite his body feeling like it was shutting down. They reached the summit and found a temple of Shar with a large stone door baring their entry. Panther, leading the way, charged and head butted the door and placed a nice crack in it. As he moved to recover from the attack, the large stone door crumbled (retcon). End Session

Session 18 Recap EXP per character: Level 15s = 1,125, Level 14s = 1,575 Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. He lost an arm on the Shadow Plane but it was recently restored as he gained closure with his friend Stonecypher. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His search has been rewarded as he is now a Chosen of Bahamut. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. His recent conquests include obtaining the Darkhold from the Zhentarim as a base for the Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. His travels with the group have entwined him in a conflict surrounded by the breakdown of the Weave and a search to find out what happened to Mystra. Mortine - A humanoid cleric who mysteriously fell from the sky and awoke unscathed. He bares a personal grudge against the Nether for a wrong that they committed against him in the past. He wears the symbol of a trickster deity from another plane and seems to not only be able to shapeshift, but has a power over life and death itself. His mystery has entwined his goals with the parties'. Year - 1395 DR Date - 13 - 14 Elient Following the rescue of the lycanthropes and dispatching the elven cult, the party had the matter at hand of dealing with this supposed Harper Mage, Rory. Shara and Soarcanas did not trust her intent and began grilling her on her story to prove her allegiance. The others searched the remainder of the camp when suddenly a man came crashing down into a hay pile next to him. A minute later he arose, seemingly unharmed, and the group encircled the two new individuals to ascertain their alignment. The party entered the dark temple of Shar unabated in their determination towards the task at hand; finding the source of magic that lay within. They brushed past the simple traps as they entered the forefront of the desolated place. Panther and Mortine's Mr.Bones found kinship in a new dynamic riding duo (sorry, Thal) while Soarcanas tried to keep the focus on pushing further in. They found themselves in a back room where a large sapphire altar (which the group stole) that had a perfectly smooth, stone sphere atop it. To the left was a massive pile of gold surrounded by a dark, seemingly moving, mist. To the right was an unnatural pond with a brilliant light emanating from it and in its depths the source of power was.  Panther and Mr.Bones went to looting despite Panther seeing the tiny worms amidst the cloud. Mortine tried to sense what was in the cloud but could not, so he join in the looting. Shara investigated the water and realized it had strong healing properties (which she stole some). Soarcanas found the orb riddled with explosive rune traps and could not disarm them on his own. Panther, with help, activated the magic saddle from the battle with the Pereghost and its antimagic field deactivated the runes. The group read the riddle on it and stole the orb before diving into the water.  In the water they bested several jellyfish swarms and a giant coral golem which exploded in rainbow/ink shit which turned into a literal shit storm from a water funnel that Shara used to remove the golem. A pearl rest beneath it which Soarcanas stole and the group was, for lack of better terms, flushed down the toilet.  They found themselves in an icy tomb and teleported out to the ledge above only to find themselve surrounded in flames. Using the riddle they charged through unharmed and found themselves in a room with 13 altars. After remembering that they discovered the orb from earlier had a hidden piece inside, they opened it to reveal a second riddle. Shara solved it and the group opened a portal to a magical forest protected by fairies. The fairies allowed them entry as long as they kept an open mind...and panther flirted with the evil one...who liked it. In the heart of the forest they found all sorts of magical creatures to include: dryads, nymphs, a unicorn (who was rude to Panther), a whale, and 3 wolves. In addition to the creatures was a beautiful woman who looked like a humanoid embodiment of nature and a moon elf bearing the same symbol as Shara's deity. The humanoid introduced herself as "Ma-Ga", who Ricros knew to be the embodiment of all nature in Faerun and the animals to be the physical bodies of the primal spirits. Ma-Ga told Panther that he was the agent of Nendawen and that his wife was Nendawen in human form. The moon-elf, "Illydia", said that she and Shara were the last chosen of Sehanine and that the group needed to go inside the cottage behind them to talk to the lady.  Inside they met a beautiful peasant girl who already seemed to know them. She revealed Mortine to be an "Andlaust" (soulless), and he in turn showed himself to actually be a cleric of Thaidur, the neutral deity who oversees life and death. The lady harshly called them all out before turning to Soarcanas, revealing him as the "Sahir Allamie" (Magister of Mystra and potential successor to her deityhood). As she talked revealing Bahamut to have been corrupted by the Requiem and Sehanine to have fallen as well, Mortine could see the black poison in her veins that she hid. When she noticed his stares she decided to restart the conversation on proper terms. She informed them that it was she who orchestrated their gathering to fight the Nether and introduced herself as Shar.  End Session Loot  Sapphire Altar (In Sharas bag of holding) - worth 150,000 GP Mortine's gold - 30,000 GP Panther's gold - 30,000 GP Water of the Immortal Wellspring (shara) - 1 vial

First Im gonna take Shars head then that rude ass unicorns horn. See if he is a smart ass when hes just a horse

Matthew H. said: First Im gonna take Shars head then that rude ass unicorns horn. See if he is a smart ass when hes just a horse So violent lol

Session 19 Recap First and foremost, apologies upfront. Had a little to much to drink last game and Sarah said I was off and being abrasive so I'm sorry for that and if I offended anyone.  EXP per character: Soarcanas 1,500, all others: enough EXP to reach next level plus 500 Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. He lost an arm on the Shadow Plane but it was recently restored as he gained closure with his friend Stonecypher. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His search has been rewarded as he is now a Chosen of Bahamut. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. His recent conquests include obtaining the Darkhold from the Zhentarim as a base for the Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. His travels with the group have entwined him in a conflict surrounded by the breakdown of the Weave and a search to find out what happened to Mystra. Mortine - A humanoid cleric who mysteriously fell from the sky and awoke unscathed. He bares a personal grudge against the Nether for a wrong that they committed against him in the past. He wears the symbol of a trickster deity from another plane and seems to not only be able to shapeshift, but has a power over life and death itself. His mystery has entwined his goals with the parties'. Year - 1395 DR Date - 14 Elient Shar gave the group a bit of information this time around. To summarize: - Thal is a magical construct created by Shar using the essence of Mask. In a way she sees him as her son.  - Thal's purpose is to facilitate a proper ritual as a vessel for Soarcanas to ascend as the new Mystra. He will most likely die during this process.  - Soarcanas learned the 10th level spell, Karsus Avatar, the spell to begin his ascension needing a vessel (Thal) to be filled with positive energy (from Shara) to create a new, good deity to reconstruct the weave.  - Panther and Ricros are agents of balance for all wild life in Faerun. They are necessary to protect the others during the ritual.  - Panther's wife is still alive as a souless like Mortine and is enslaved under the High Imaskar. Mortine can restore her body if he choose to do so.  - Mortine is undetectable by the Nether and as such can pass through the shadow domes.  - Mortine was sent here to fixed the gate of life and death and souls of the afterlife can no longer move on properly.  - Shara and Lydia can cure the affliction that the shadow domes create on people. They cannot however cure Shar's affliction from the disease. - The all-father, Ao (father of all deities), forsake his children and left decades ago during the Time of Troubles. No one knows what he is up to and pairing this with the Nether's Requiem, it has thrown all planes into chaos and that is why many deities are being corrupted and going against the natural order. - Shar has daddy issues and wants to get back on his good graces. She also inherited the weave temporarily. If she dies, all arcane magic dies with her. By her calculations, if this goes wrong, the world only has 10-20 years left before everything goes to complete chaos and destruction (the group did weigh waiting 20 yrs to see what would happen). The conversation was interrupted as the clerics could sense a great negative energy approaching. The Requiem had begun in the Nether. Lydia and the primal spirits needed to get Shar away while the party dealt with the Nether. As they were transported out of the mountain and back to Spellgard, a giant black cloud (like the monster from Lost) appeared over the mountain top and began consuming it. The party tried to teleport away but something was preventing such travel (deduced it was being in close proximity to the dome but I'm not confirming that that's correct or not). In the town, the shade citizens were being harvested by large Cadaver Constructs being led by Arturus (the bounty hunter leader from the forest). Panther charged in to save the citizens and attack the constructs while Soarcanas dropped a sonic boom that liquefied most of the adversary forces and some of the citizens (for shame future deity lol). Arturus dropped a spellplague bomb which Soarcanas absorbed with his spellfire. Immediately following, the remaining badguys began dropping to their knees in prayer as everyone sensed a great evil force approaching. Ahead of the powerful force, Devan (Aaloka's cousin you fought in Sakkors) descended looking for his cousin. Shara balmed Panther for her disappearance and Panther was all to ready to have a rematch with the boy. Soarcanas released his stored up energy to which Devan blocked most of it (made save for half). Devan enraged, gathered his energy shaking the ground around them as he prepared to join the battle.  End Session

Session 20 Recap EXP per character: Level 16s = 1200, Level 15s = 1800 Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. He lost an arm on the Shadow Plane but it was recently restored as he gained closure with his friend Stonecypher. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His search has been rewarded as he is now a Chosen of Bahamut. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. His recent conquests include obtaining the Darkhold from the Zhentarim as a base for the Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. His travels with the group have entwined him in a conflict surrounded by the breakdown of the Weave and a search to find out what happened to Mystra. Mortine - A humanoid cleric who mysteriously fell from the sky and awoke unscathed. He bares a personal grudge against the Nether for a wrong that they committed against him in the past. He wears the symbol of a trickster deity from another plane and seems to not only be able to shapeshift, but has a power over life and death itself. His mystery has entwined his goals with the parties'. Year - 1395 DR Date - 14-15 Elient Panther and Devan squared off as the group make short work of the remaining Nether forces. Mortine joined to aid Panther while Soarcanas dispatched Acturus the bounty hunter and Thal returned to help Shara against the remaining nether. After provoking Devan to drop his guard the party took on a new challenger in the form of a Nether prince. In his first action the price unleashed a flurry of magic missiles against Panther which nearly killed him. Eventually they bested the prince until sounds of an approaching army of dragons made them retreat to Thal's nearby camp to the north.  The Sibilant Shade destroyed Spellgard as the group met Thal and Levan's new teammates and decided to take a rest with the fate of the world at stake. During this time they met Valeran the dragon rider, Kel the drow sorcerer, and Cade the pansexual gunslinger. Shara also deduced that the Requiem was having negative effects on both planes (material and shadow) and was actually destroying both simultaneously. Mortine in the meantime raised Devan from the dead as a new recruit to his personal army.  Levan and Valeran presented the party with four options to infiltrate the Nether capital and the group went with a long shot to attack a nearby prison in order to free the Harper teammates that came along with Thal. Setting out the next day, lol, the group charged the prison entrance while Valeran, Kel, and Cade secured the outside (retcon and you'll see why tonight).  End Session

Session 21 Recap EXP per character: Level 16s = 1733, Level 15s = 2250 Shara - A tiefling Cleric now who was raised in Cormyr and left to join the Moonstars - a order that follows an Elf deity and seeks to gain equality for all races and destroy abominations like lycanthropes and the undead. After the Soulforge she has been recognized as an initiate Chosen of Sehanine Moonbow. Thal - An elven Fighter/Rogue serving as a bodyguard that came into town with the Seven Suns Trader Coaster. He is running from a past in Baldurs Gate with ties to the Zhentarim. He lost an arm on the Shadow Plane but it was recently restored as he gained closure with his friend Stonecypher. Ricros - A half-elf Druid who seeks the powers of dragons. He travels with a large Dire Lion named Ricrol and an intelligent sword who has been an influence on his quest for dragons. His search has been rewarded as he is now a Chosen of Bahamut. White Panther - A mysterious Warblade with blinding white armor that is fashioned like a white panther. He seeks to bring justice against those who oppress other freedoms or serve him bad pasta. His recent conquests include obtaining the Darkhold from the Zhentarim as a base for the Order of the Panther. Soarcanus - A humanoid warmage with a military background. He was dispatched from Sundabar to the northeast of Everlund, to provide assistance to the Harpers while their main forces were split on three fronts in search of an artifact that may be able to unseal the Well of Dragons. His travels with the group have entwined him in a conflict surrounded by the breakdown of the Weave and a search to find out what happened to Mystra. Mortine - A humanoid cleric who mysteriously fell from the sky and awoke unscathed. He bares a personal grudge against the Nether for a wrong that they committed against him in the past. He wears the symbol of a trickster deity from another plane and seems to not only be able to shapeshift, but has a power over life and death itself. His mystery has entwined his goals with the parties'. Year - 1395 DR Date - 15 Elient - Retcon was Rob playing Ricros since he came to visit. All of his actions will substitute for Soarcanas being unable to attend and then we'll swap Soarcanas for Ricros (caster for caster) in the following games.  - The party bested the dragonborn jailers on the main floor of the prison as Ricros, Panther/Levan, and Mortine tamed them to in their respective ways and now have 3 new servants.  - You freed prisoners on the first floor and revealed that they were being forceibly used as "batteries" by being implanted with the black slugs from the temple of Shar. Mortine killed the one in his brain will Levan subdued the one in Panther's. Also, revealed that the slugs were being controlled by someone. - Infiltrated prison to find numerous controlled creatures from various planes as well as the prison itself was an amalgamation of planes and that the Nether had been experimenting with combining other planes.The animals were summons and not controlled by brain slugs. - Panther was turned to stone by a basilisk but Shara saved him with a potion she found. In return he gave her the circlet from the Prince in Spellgard. - Mortine raised one of the summons to interrogate it and revealed a Nether prince named, Lecketh, was summoning/controlling the creatures and that he works with a twin. - Group found a portal to the castle but it was sealed. They continued on to find the Harpers while Levan stayed behind to unlock the portal.  - Before entering the warden's arena, Shara revealed some history about the Nether hierarchy. "Prince" is a generic title for any gender and that 1/3 of the royal line is comprised of those that fought/earned/murdered their way to power (and as such since she had the crown that she was technically a Nether Prince). Shara used this knowledge and the circlet to pose as a Prince and have the Harper's released. - The warden, a beholder, appeared and attacked, seeing through the ruse. The group one and mutilated the creature, but didn't kill it. They returned to Levan and jumped through the portal.  - The party found themselves inside another prison/experimentation lab with Lecketh and his twin at the ready for them.  End Session