Session 31: Storming Alador

General Summary

Checking on Our Friends

Who has what tablet for communication? - 1 group w/ tablet at the bridge - other tablet w/ Alphonse heading to cathedral
Message board at Tortoise Bridge "Magic not work, cows behind us - help!"
Alot is going on. No more darkness is going up. (Yay!) We think it's morning.
Stella and Sorpress Garcia Sarez are our look outs.
Cernan writes a message to the group at the Cathedral. Requested status and letting them know we're heading to bridge.

Response

They are pinned down and have many wounded. But they have ideas.

Two signal fires near the bridge also let us know they're in trouble.
We take out backup weapons and potions (because magic doesn't work near the bridge) and Stormy preps 10 goodberries. Cita and Stormy find places to hide for a sneak attack.

Bridge Attack

Wave after wave of zombies (being let out from San Sabastion Colosseum) are at bridge barricade. We also see 13 minotaurs, 4 kenku archers, 2 mages, 2 clerics. Rashid Fen Rey notes that the clerics are the key to magic not working in the area.

Goal

HIT the clerics - break their concentration.

Cernan casts bless on Stormy, Cita, and Thoradin.

Round 1

Cita (first attack)

She hits the cleric closer to river.

Thoradin

Attacks with Valkyrja. It comes back (proof we have access to magic). Attacks again. And Cleric is dead.

Minotaurs

advance and take out a Dwarf from the embassy. Our side take out several zombies and a minotaur. Cintanon Calderone is up on the wall.

Cernan

attacks 2nd Cleric - who loses his concentration. Turns around.

Cleric attacks and misses

Rashid

Fireball centered on a back minotaur to blast as many as possible. All but one of them took full damage.

Stormy

takes the last hit on the cleric.

Round 2 (and further rounds) highlights

The enemy:

One of the bad wizards hits Cernan, shouting "Die Heathens!" A bad wizard summons a giant elephant. General Veers stomps our way and hits Thoradin.

Cita

takes out the wizard who summoned the big elephant. And the elephant disappears!

Allies

Our wizards use a BIG fireball on the zombies! (There are a bunch left.) Our guys can hold their own now if needed.

(Remember the tiles that Arabeth showed Cernan and Stormy? We have the friends! An army!)

Cernan

lances and pins the general in place! We have advantage on the general.

Thoradin

flies through the air, throws Valkyrja and kills the general.

Spins and attacks a minotaur.

You've heard of skipping stones. I skip minotaurs.

— Thoradin

Stormy

takes out the last bad magic user.

Our side is making headway!
Bridger:

takes out one of the bad guys!

Our team

Stormy gives Cernan the goodberry pouch.

Thoradin takes out 2 minotaurs - thanks to help from the first fireball.

Aeden Mitgarn II

dodges blows and hollers "that all you got?" Takes out one of the minotaurs.

Our side feels like their under control.

Note: We need more clerics and healers on our side.

Loot (really looking for potions). (See loot list below.)

Post Battle

We chat with the people there. Cita chats with her brother, one of the archers. Stormy offers to make a song with Cintannon about the siege of Alador. Now that it looks possible for Free Alador to win, citizens are giving our guys food. Thieves guild will add a few more archers.

The Cathedral Quarter Crew

We message Alphonse and his crew.

Response

They are holding out.

So we walk over to them.
There's a new wall and we find them pushed back 2 rows of houses from there. Will be known as "Broken Alley". Attacking the wall - the red guard was there on the wall. Armies clashed - lots of wounded on both sides. Both sides retreated.
A person on a stretcher - we "fought" him in the game of kings square. Now all these Arrends are wounded. Cernan prays over the gentleman and lays his hands on him.
We see Cernan kneel down and the darkness parts and a shaft of light shines down. As he kneels over this guy - every wound is healed on the guy. Stormy sees a young girl walking away, she can't catch the girl.

Talking with Alphonse

We find Alphonse. He's with Havre, Epron, and Ferma are there, with Ralph - now a body guard, head of Mage guild, head of Arrends. (Cita's parents are with the group that will evacuate the kids of needed.) The Dragon born mage lady is there.
Alphonse calls us over: "Lord Ferma got a runner. My brother (calling himself by my name) called a council. All the lords ahve to attend. Here's my thought - send the lords. During the meeting, a small group finds their way in and we confront hmy brother."
Cita asks where is your sister? She would know. Alphonse doesn't know where his sister is.
Alphonse says sneaking in is the best way. 3 ways in and out.
Rashid could make 5 creatures/people invisible.
We are concerned our lords will not make it - they'll be offed. We have meld into stone. We just need one person inside to open the door. They won't be able to see what's on the other side.
Epron says I can take a retainer with me. Cita could sneak around and unbarred the door. Into the kitchen would be best.
Havre has a jeweled dagger for Cita to carry as a gift. Alphonse wants us to go to the garden and meet by the kitchen door. Everyone goes up in 2 boats. Most of the red army is fighting here. Lady Grasslin, the wizard, will keep them busy. Alphonse will disguise himself up to the point he enters the throne room.
Stormy will be an additional "guard" for Alphonse.
We get a short rest. Half hit points back.
Lords group (the 3 lords, Cita and Rashid):

went in. We forgot to send a tablet with the castle party. UGH!

1 person is kind of keeping an eye on Cita.

12 people in the kitchen/stores/hallway. She's not in there.

She opens it, lets us in, closes the door (but not lock it).

Alphonse's group (Alphonse, his guard, Stormy, Cernan, and Thoradin):

we come ashore and hide in the garden to see the door. Stormy sees a torch coming around the way. Alphonse says there's a pathway across. 2 guards walking by and don't see us.

We go up to the door now. Stormy says in Tabaxi, "Open the door."

We all pile in. Alphonse knows the way to the throne room.

a lady says Alphonse you were expected. shall I announce you? He says yes.

We are all announced by fancy dressed women with white paint on their faces. The names and titles are a little dismissive and old.

We recognize Grasti. She was Lady Cathryn! Grasti was on the center throne, with Rupert (the pretend Alphonse) and the former queen to her sides.

We spot Prentice in the crowd.
Stormy shouts, "Usurper!"
Grasti motions with her hand. "Do be patient." The area around us goes silent. (Field of silence - but she didn't speak. There is more going on than our new group with Alphonse knows.)

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Rewards Granted

Loot List

130 gp

1/2 plate armor of fire resistance

greatsword + 1

cloak of protection

2 greater potions of healing

each of 4 archers had 2 potions of healing

4 +1 shortbows

600 gp

240 gp

2 cloaks of displacement

staff of withering

scrolls: dispel magic, spirit shroud, 2 scrolls of hold person, 2 scrolls of silence

wizard spellbooks - Dm will write down spells they had and Rashid can deal with that then

Deceased

Contents

Report Date

14 Dec 2024

Primary Location

Alador - City

Related Characters

• Aeden Mitgarn II
• Bridger
• Cintanon Calderone
• Grasti
• King Alphonse
• Lady Grasslin / Gina Sackarack
• Paige Ralph
• Rupert
• Sorpress Garcia Sarez
• Stella

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