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Wed 20th Sep 2023 11:11

Session Twelve: Fake Dwarves and Stolen Treasure

by Asharene Shadowthorn

WE begin at the faire. We learn that this faire is sitting in its own demi plane in between a bunch of cities. So people from all kinds of planes are here, but when they leave the faire, they go back to where they are from. We meet the owner of this faire. His name is Urie. We meet a fellow named Presto who pulls a lot of random shit out of his hat. Angst asks Urie if he would be able to help us get to Eldoria through his mystical portals.
 
WE meet a myconoid from the underdark named Glurg. He knows where we can get some cold iron, but we don't have a way to get back to the underdark with him, and have no idea which part he is from.
 
Elias gets annoyed with Andromeda while Andromeda just tries to bond with him.
We spend out tokens and get some prizes.
We go back to hammerfall.
 
QM is there and he's like, "Where is Angst?" Elias tries to tell him we haven't seen him, but QM knows right away that he's outside. He forces Angst to face him and they talk. Angst is full of anger, and QM tells him that he doesn't care who he worships, he's just glad that he is alive.
They have a really sweet and moving moment
 
Andromeda tries to steal a hug from Elias during this moment, and Elias is not having it.
 
WE learn that there are strange things going on in Hammerfall. There have been reports of a large floating disk by Rootwallow with fireworks coming off of it. It seems to be made of a mechanical levitating structure. Also, there are giants blocking the pass.
 
QM has been summoned to speak with the King of Hammerfall, King Dinmure.
 
Elias speaks with Blackwood and confronts her about Andromeda and why she allowed him to even get close to his mother. They get into a bit of an altercation. He convinces Blackwood to take some responsibility for this. Blackwood tells Elias that it's his fault that his mother has fallen for a fiend. As she shames him for his decisions, he shows her the ledger of people that he is helping, because SHE doesn't bring justice to people around her.
 
Ash talks to Andromeda about what it's like to be turned into a vampire.
 
Joe gives the screaming book she won at the faire to Blackwood to prank her. It works, but Blackwood throws it into the fire. JOe is able ot save the book though.
 
We go with QM so Angst and he can talk to the King. Joe runs into Princess Drizelda, a dwarf that is friends with her family. she mentions that the druids here have created an underground grove with a sunstone that was gifted to them by the summer queen.
 
We go to talk to the king. He's got some concerns about the treasury, and takes us ot show us what he means. WE also learn his wife has passed away. He misses her.
 
Anyway, we get to the treasure room and we see a large pile of gold, gems, and minerals. We take a closer look and find that it's an illusion. When we walk into the illusion, there is only about 1/4th of an actual pile.
 
Someone has been manipulating them. The prime suspect is a druid named Lynmar. He's the kings treasurer. He's from Eldoria. The original Treasurer was killed by a hook horror, and it is believed this was a setup and he was killed. Also, the treasurer claims the treasure if fine everyday when he checks it.
 
We find some tracks that lead to a wall. Angst finds that there is hollowness inside. We find a secret passage way. The king seems super clueless about out of this.
 
HIs guards also look shocked, but in the way that says "Oh Shit! We're caught!!" Ashe notices this. The King sends them a way, but before they go, Angst puts on a magical Trump tie. Using this, he convinces the guards that he was part of the plan for this tremendous heist, and he learns that Lenmar is pretending to be a dwarf. They are guards that are also pretending to be dwarves. They are all behind it.
 
Elias believes Angsts made up story and is so disappointed, but Angst is able to persuade him it's all an act, because he's been dead for a while.
 
WE realize that the dwarves might actually be Duregar and this could be how they got a hook horror to kill the other treasurer. We discuss whether or not we want to make some kind of deal with them for cold iron, OR confront them.
 
We decide to do a 6 hour investigation and make a plan. That's when the 2 traitor guards will be off of their shift. We decide to explore the tunnel, and at some point gather the sun stone to see if it will help reveal any other Duregar as they are going to be ultra sensitive to its bright light.
 
The tunnel seems to go straight for a very long time. We can't tell how long it is. We walk for more than an hour and get absolutely nowhere. We can tell that it is going south east, underground which seems to be a way to get through the mountain pass. We wonder if they are responsible for the giants in the pass already.
 
Franz has a familiar that is good at sniffing people out. His name is Fred. He thinks that maybe Fred can sniff out the baddies. Fred gets the scents of the 2 traitor guards.
 
We head over to the grove, and it is magnificent to behold. There is a dome of stars at the top, and the sunstone has caused plantlife and animal life to be abundant.
 
Joe asks where Lynmar might be, and we are told that he's probably studying by the river like always. We can see him, and super OVER druid type. It's suddenly obvious that he's trying really hard to be a "druid"
 
We meet and talk to Joe's parents. We learn the sun stone is called the Stone of Oberin (named after the summer queen's husband) a keeper of the forest.
 
We go talk to Lynmar as he's about to leave the river. Ash turns into a rat while everyone just runs over.
 
He tells us that his parents were outlanders who worshiped Eldath. He found sanctuary here amongst this group of mountain/hill dwarves. Joe shakes his hand and is able to see that Lynmar is definitely wearing a disguise. A bear named Nicknak runs up and hugs Joe. Elias juggles some shit. Joe introduces herself, and while the distractions are going on, Ashe sneaks into one of Leymar's bag to stow away there.
 
Lynmar gets a little annoyed with the conversation and tries to leave. Joe starts to try and confront Lynmar and asks about cold iron. He ignores this and leaves. The group consider going to grab the sunstone while Ashe continues to hide in his pouch. The sunstone is in the river. JOe turns into an alligator and collects it from the river. Joe is really really bright now even though the stone is in their mouth.
 
As Lynmar walks away, the groups starts to feel a rumbling coming from the ground. It seems to be coming from the river into the direction of Lynmar. However, it comes to a stop. Fred and NIcknack start to sniff around to try and find what that rumbling was.
 
Lynmar stops and starts to stare at everyone. He approaches Joe as she puts the sunstone into her bag. He walks over, casts sleep and causes Joe to fall asleep.
 
Suddenly a Purple Worm emerges from the ground mouth wide and trying to swallow NickNac. This is where we end.
 
 
 
 

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  1. Session Zero Summer Camp years
  2. Session One: Shadows of Deception- There's demons in town
  3. Session Two: "Bread, Faeries, and Maleficarum: A Confectionary Conundrum"
  4. Session Three: Shadows of Enchantment: Confronting Demons, Trapped in the Fey Wild
  5. Session Four: Ensnared in the Fey's Embrace: A Scarlet Salvation Saga
  6. Session Five:
  7. Session Six: Missed this session
  8. Session Seven: A black dragon in disguise
  9. Session Eight: Tuning Fork of Unknown planes
  10. Session Nine: Welcome to the Abyss
  11. Session 10: Escape the Abyss
  12. Session Eleven: Games, rides, and fortunes at the faire
  13. Session Twelve: Fake Dwarves and Stolen Treasure
  14. Session Thirteen: A purple worm fight and a reunion with a dad
  15. Session Fourteen: A party, A fight and a funeral.
  16. Session Fifteen: Raising Zariel, Saving Andromeda, and making Dermish the ruler of the 9 hells
  17. Session 16: Crossover Aftermath. A fight against Demons
  18. Session 17: Bael's Gate- the 15th of Azuthair
  19. SEssion 18: The Big Cheese and the Way of the Cheese
  20. Session 19: We're making this shit up as we go.
  21. Session 20: And She was Seven
  22. Session 21: I think we have to kill my Aunt.
  23. Session 22: All roads lead to Eldoria
  24. Session 23: A heist given away, and lots of fire.
  25. Session 24: The fall of the house of Harcleave.
  26. Session 25: So many quests. So little time
  27. Session 26: The Living Flame
  28. Session 27: The Living Flame
  29. Session 28: So many things to do and a new place to live I guess
  30. Session 29: The magic school hidden in the Shadowplane
  31. Session 30: Curse of Slaad
  32. Session 31: The Good the Bad and the Oblivious
  33. Session 32: A Harcleve Family Reunion
  34. Session 33: Will the Real Aria Silvermist Please standup
  35. Session 34: Sisterhood of the Traveling Sword
  36. Session 35: Storming the castle of Loadagraph
  37. Session 36: We defeat Loadagraph and have a reunion with Morpheus
  38. Session 37: One Flou Flou over the Dragon's Nest
  39. Session 38: New friends and Floof Hoof reunites with Lukai
  40. Session 39: Murdering Orcs and getting ready for the adventures ahead
  41. Session 40: The Ambushers become the Ambushees
  42. Session 41:
  43. Session 42: Wizards, Lizards and kids in cages! Oh My!
  44. Session 43: Thunderstrike at Crow's Crossing
  45. Session 44: Travel to Pontimunde
  46. Session 45: Adventures in Pontimunde
  47. Session 46: A Reefining: A Who Dun it on the Voyage to New Galvania.
  48. Session 47: See Hunter for notes
  49. Session 48: On our way to Lupine
  50. Session 49: Wolves, Owlbears and Rocs OH MY!
  51. Session 50: Mansions, Rifts of Insanity, and Treasure Chests Oh MY!
  52. Session 51: Adventures in Anastas Village
  53. Session 52: The Magnuses attack the village because of us
  54. Session 53: An ooze named Denise- Meeting the werewolves
  55. Session 54: In which we perfectly impersonate the Magnuses
  56. Session 55:Motes of Shadow
  57. Session 56: Hydyr kills his brother and we meet Mordenkainen
  58. Session 57: A trip to the hells and seeing our old friend Dermish
  59. Session 58: Randi missed
  60. Session 59: Court Dates and Demon Princes
  61. Session 60: Gold returned, saving the Miners and Elois mom, Arud. .
  62. Session 61: Three Brides, an Elephant and a Death.
  63. Session 62: The Red Party Heist
  64. Session 63: The White Party- Oh hi Lyra!
  65. Session 64: Off to the Pyramid- Oh hi Ash!
  66. Session 65: Pyramids, Puzzles and snakes
  67. Session 66: An out of this world fight with Neo the Lid.
  68. Session 67: We defeat the Magnuses
  69. Session 68: Saving the werewolves from the mindflayers
  70. Session 69: Just a tiny group in a regular sized world
  71. Session 70: Randi Missed
  72. Session 71:
  73. Session 72: Fighting fucking moon dragons
  74. Session 73: A fight with Zozth
  75. Session 74: Zozth Fight part 2
  76. Session 75: Is that a sex thing?
  77. Session 77: Terry! Noooooooo!
  78. Session 78: Adventures in a new world???
  79. Session 79: There never was a Hilda and a Helga
  80. Session 80: Actually there WAS a Hilda and a Helga
  81. Session 81: Into the Underdark

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