Session 46: The Gloomsdeep Forge Report
General Summary
The session began with the party heading towards the Gloomsdeep Forge seeking the Lexicon of the Infused Celestia for Velitha Moonshadow. On the way there, the roads were blocked by the defenders of the spire, including the disciples of the blood lord; robed figures with horn-like growths sprouting out of their necks and heads, wielding both rapiers and daggers. The party chose to avoid conflict with them and went from house to house avoiding the streets before coming to the edge of the Echelon Bazaar and seeing the door forward, guarded by two soldiers of the spire. Zeal and Orion's familiar distracted one of the guards and Orion slept the other guard so they could sneak past. The party continued dowards where they came across the entrance to the Gloomsdeep Forge where a checkpoint guard saw them and ask who they were, but Orion instantly put him to sleep and the party continued forward without issue. The Gloomsdeep forge was a city spinning foundry, used to smelt weapons in the thousands and enchanted by those who were capable. Huge animated metal sentinels roamed the streets wielding huge halberds. The party took to the shadows and met Osmer, a fire genasi worker covered in soot and sweat. He brought the party to the headquarters of the artisan's guild, where they met three more people who were taking refuge; Aurelia Darksong, a high elf enchanter, Gruff Stoneforge, a dwarf blackmsmith and Selene Whisperwind, a human informant. They helped the party to find the Lexicon of the Infused Celestia by directing them to various places to find information on someone called the "Forgemaster". They found out that weapons and armour with certain enchantments were being sent to him in secret in droves, aswell as various valuables that were confiscated from workers. With information obtained by the players, they found out where the weapons and armour were being taken and headed to a hidden area where they found a huge hanging bridge that was segmented in pieces held up by chains that could lower, but the lever was broken for the bridge, luckily all the segments were in place for them to cross as they reached the other side and found a tunnel that led to a large cave. This cave had scrapped weapons and armour littered around aswell as piles of scrap. At the other end of the cave was the Lexicon they were looking for. Yet the party was not in the clear as the Forgemaster appeared from the tunnel, a huge dragon covered from head to toe in welded weapons and armour. The dragon wanted the party to return the book and grovel before him, yet this did not happen and the party commenced battle with the dragon. The battle was tough, as it made the party's armour and weapons scolding hold, pulled them towards it like a magnet and had powerful attacks that could crush and rend it's foes. Through the party's tactics and smart thinking like Zeal shooting stalactites onto the back of the forgemaster, dealing heavy damage and crushing the armour on it's back, they were able to defeat the forgemaster as it tried to escape, Zeal and Aes finishing it off. The party took a short rest after, also takes 7 paintings that were left in decent condition from it's lair.
