1.11 Into Spite's Cradle

General Summary

We start with a conversation with Greytusk about Spite's Cradle and Vilree. Greytusk is bound by the Orc Accord to answer questions truthfully as a prisoner when quarter is asked for. She seems conflicted, like some part of her wants to still fight for Vilree, but her promise wins out and she tells the party all about the layout, defenses, and remaining forces. She even agrees get the gate open if they agree to let her go find her brother at The Pen.   With Greytusk's help, the party is able to enter Spite's Cradle without issue. Inside, they find a small token guard on watch which they easily overcome. One runs to get help, and the party gives chase into the stronghold. Inside the party meets up with sentry elementals as bird who attack. Once they defeat them, they move further in after the Orc.   Kal decides to explore south in snake form while Shayna heads north looking for trouble. She finds it. A room filled with Alchemical Drudges, servants of Vilree, attack. A grulingly long battle ensues where positioning and tactics were key. Eventually the group overcome the Drudges though the battle has taken its toll on the team.   When the battle subsided, the creature Kal had found in the kitchen, Vile Nuggins, flew past the group in search of his master. Quick thinking and quick legs from Shayna and Tbom captured the tiny creature before it could escape.

Rewards Granted

XP

• (3) orc brutes - 90xp everyone
• (2) zyphir hawks - 80xp everyone
• (7) alchemical drudges - 210xp everyone
• Capturing Vile Nuggins - 20xp for Tbom and Shanya
• Snek searching - 10xp Kal

  Items

• Bookshelf of Alchemical Lore - Over the years, Vilree has acquired quite the library of esoteric alchemical knowledge. Anyone seeking information on alchemy can spend an hour searching the library to gain a +2 item bonus to the Crafting check. The collection is worth 200 gp to the right person, butit amounts to 30 Bulk
• 6 vials of lesser alchemist’s fire and another with 4 lesser acid flasks.
• single dose of lesser stone body mutagen

  STONE BODY MUTAGEN ITEM 5+
UNCOMMON ALCHEMICAL CONSUMABLE ELIXIR MUTAGEN POLYMORPH
Usage held in 1 hand; Bulk L
Activate [one-action] Interact
This mutagen calcifies your body making it as hard as stone.
Benefit You gain resistance to physical damage (except bludgeoning) equal to the listed amount.
Drawback Your Speeds are reduced by 10 feet (minimum 5 feet) and you take a –2 penalty to Reflex saves.
Type lesser; Level 5; Price 22 gp
You gain resistance 5 to physical damage (except bludgeoning) and the duration is 10 minutes.
Type moderate; Level 12; Price 300 gp
You gain resistance 5 to physical damage (except bludgeoning) and the duration is 1 hour.
Type greater; Level 15; Price 920 gp
You gain resistance 10 to physical damage (except bludgeoning) and the duration is 1 hour.

Notes

Once your character reaches level 5, all XP earning will PAUSE for that character until we reach book 2 of Age of Ashes.