Chapter 7 The Battle of the 7 Suns 30/06/24

 
As the creatures poured into the warehouse wizards and fighters of the 7 Suns fought to repel them. A pair of carts were pushed in front of the exit and as Lisbet joined the defence every time a thorn creature broke through a wizard cast Mending on the gap.
 
Lucky saw the rest of the party appear from a quest that Talesin had set them on the other side of the warehouse. He sent a Message cantrip to Solas warning him that Talesin was a bad person and not to trust him. Solas told the party that he was going to speak with Talesin and Colmir went with him through the warehouse to speak from below the balcony where Talesin stood. Shadow used his spells to send the 4 paintings they had won in different challenges back into the room they had just left, hidden from Talesin.
 
Solas negotiated with Talesin. Lucky again used Message from beneath the cart to tell Solas of the artifact which the half orc, Sturl, had removed from Holfast's wagon. Solas negotiated one of the paintings for the artifact which was thrown down to him. Lucky again Messaged Solas telling him he had overheard Holfast saying the Masters Quill would open the artifact. Talesin and his guards came down to the group and Lucky, disguised as a female dwarf, was exposed and grabbed by the huge half orc. He was forced to hand over the second painting whilst dangling by one leg from the monsters massive fist. Talesin called Solas' bluff and refused to negotiate over the rest of the paintings. Lucky passed off the Quill of Preparation to Solas without anyone seeing the move.
 
Talesin headed back up the stairs as suddenly the attack on the carts stopped. The wizards breathed a sign of relief as suddenly a razor sharp tail spike was thrust through Lizbets chest. The carts exploded inwards as the huge Harbinger of Destruction appeared in the entrance.
 
Lucky screamed and charged in, shortswords drawn, when a number of different sizes of creatures rushed from behind the Harbinger to attack the 7 Suns. Lucky started fighting alongside his enemies. Whilst the party magic users made for the back of the warehouse and the safety of the vault room the Harbinger charged in, fire trailing from behind it knocking friend and foe aside. Lucky was badly hurt in the attack but continued to fight.
 
Bob drank a potion of Cloud Giant Strength and ran in to the attack while Colmir cast a Moonbeam down on the Harbinger. Solas tried to open the large box with the Quill of Preparation as Shadow brought his spells into the fight.
 
Lucky cast a Dissont Whispers spell at the Harbinger while Bob, with his huge strength, grappled with it holding it in the Moonbeam. Lucky tried to run over the crates in the warehouse but fell, still able to thrust his swords into the creature. Solas eventually opened the box, which turned out to be a Modron, a strange being from another dimension. When asked how to defeat the Harbinger the modron told him to "heal it."
 
Following these words Solas and Colmir cast healing spells at the Harbinger, causing its wounds to worsen and old scars to reopen. The beast send Lucky flying with the crate he stood on into the ceiling of the room 30 feet up knocking him unconscious. Bob continued to wrestle with the monster while the moonbeam and the spells of Solas, Colmir and Shadow fell upon it. Solas cast a sacred flame at the Harbinger which finally brought it to it's death.
 
Lucky was revived with another healing spell and the party, along with Talesin and his crew, with both Leilana and Arlin dead, finished off the last of the invading creatures, including Colmir wildshaping into a bear and super strong Bob throwing him at a thorn creature to finish it off.