2025-01-30 The Alabaster Citadel pt. 1
1492 DR 29 Uktar (The Rotting)
General Summary
Passing through the misty veil, we arrived within a vast citadel of white stone.
A bright white light burns away the blood and grit staining your clothes. Restorative energy brings life to numb muscles as the glow softens to reveal the interior of a sun-kissed cathedral. How light passes through the scab and into the stained glass windows is a mystery only magic can answer.
Pillars line a path from the door to a raised dais carved with Celestial runes. Embedded in a stone atop the dais is a glowing longsword.
We encountered the ghost of Yael, the third of Zariel's generals. She greeted Lulu warmly, then addressed the rest of us to learn our motivations. Yael revealed that, within the glowing sword that was once the angel's, an "echo" of Zariel remained, locked into the moments before she went to Avernus. Mortal souls are able to enter that moment and confront Zariel. We resolved to try convincing the echo of Zariel's past that her fall from grace was wrong, in the hope that echo could confront Zariel the archduke and convince her to seek redemption.
Touching the sword's hilt, we found ourselves in the town of Idyllglen. The town was in flames and overrun with gnolls and demons. We fought our way to the largest structure in town, the temple of Lathander, and defeated Yeenoghu's balor demon champion.
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