Session 7: Meet a Dragon about a Book

General Summary

The party faces the Keeper of Graves for the Trial of the Dead and manages to defeat them as Zerkces takes the second Word of Power (Madness Score up to 5). After the battle, the Skeletal Cowboy greets the party and gifts them the other broken piece of the Star Sword and 250 GP each. The party takes a long rest in the Graveyard Temple before heading off for the final trial with the Keeper of Lore.
The party is transported to The Abyss through the use of a three-eyed tome that the Keeper carries. They awaken in a broken realm surrounded by thousands of battling demons and floating boulders, a river of acid below them. The party spots a pristine white marble building up a hill that reads "Eternal Halls" on the archway. The party enters and finds themself in a strange library filled with scorched humanoid bodies that are turning to dust. Clark picks up a book that alerts the guardian of this library, a blind red dragon who starts attacking whoever is holding his books. The party manages to distract the dragon while Clark searches through the book for the False Beast's true name. He successfully obtains the last name (Madness Score up to 30) while both he and Soliath learn other weaknesses and immunities of the False Beast.
A portal opens to the Keeper's temple and the party makes their way through it to escape the red dragon. Keegan steals a six-eyed book before leaving. After completing the trial, the Keeper wishes them luck before turning to ashes. With the task completed and the Star Sword received the party decides to head back to Mother Tree Village. Hoping to recruit a blacksmith to repair the sword. However, before leaving the abandoned village the party is greeted by a yellow mist and familiar laughter.

Rewards Granted

• 250 GP Each
• Broken Piece of Star Sword

First Word of Power (Granted to Graydon): Trag'ku, It means to released stricken or to contain power.
Second Word of Power (Granted to Zerkces): Yiduz, To sleep eternal.
Third Word of Power (Granted to Clark): Goless, To banish or to obliterate.

Missions/Quests Completed

• Complete the Keeper's Trials - Complete
• Find Professor Westley (Capture or Kill) - Inprogress
• Find a way to kill the False Beast or escape the swamp - Inprogress
• Restore the Star Sword (Inprogress)

Character(s) interacted with

• Keeper of Graves: Cailu Norqen
• Skeletal Cowboy
• Keeper of Lore: Shandalar Vetherin
• Gogorex - Blind Red Dragon

Notes

The three words of powers translate into the name Trag'ku the Eternal Oblivion, Bastard Spawn of Orcus

Report Date

02 Jun 2020