Session 20: Battle of the Argo

The battle began with Kallos running right up to Helios and punching the Titan in the face, dealing a single hit point of damage to both parties. Helios cast Hold Person on the Goliath, and the rest of the Argo’s crew entered the battle.
Aegis, in a barbarian rage, dealt enough damage to knock Aeëtes out in one blow. Amara, panicking over having to fight the actual sun, yelled, “Father, help me!” and dove into the ocean. This allowed her to use the Polymorph spell to transform herself into a killer whale and swim around the boat. Callidora shot arrows at Helios, while Caeneus took a swipe at Aeëtes to keep him down. Valentia used her paladin abilities to heal Meredythe’s wounds. Medea cast a spell, but failed to hit Helios. The Valkyries finished off Aeëtes, but not before he managed to sneer some final words at Medea:

“So, this is who you’d betray your own flesh and blood for… some baby-faced, noble-minded simpleton?”
“Don’t be ridiculous, Father,” Medea said coldly. “This was never about Jason. I intend to be queen of Colchis.”

Jason and Meredythe both attacked Helios. From the crow’s nest, Calais and Zetes used Ray of Frost to injure the Titan, who seemed especially susceptible to cold damage. Atalanta shot at Helios, but his aura of heat incinerated her arrow before it could touch him.
Helios, taking in the death of his son, promptly disappeared from the plane of existence. The others moved into new positions, preparing for him to reappear, which he did—right by the mast, which he cast Fireball on, causing massive damage to the ship and its crew.
Amara, still in the form of a whale, breached and attempted to grab Helios in her jaws and drag him underwater, but she did not succeed. Callidora and Caeneus, however, made successful attacks, wearing down the Titan’s defenses.
Kallos broke out of Helios’ hold, cast Elemental Weapon to add cold damage to her spear, and hit him with it, causing the Titan of the sun to collapse, unconscious.
Amara managed to put out the fire raging on the ship while the others debated finishing off their opponent. Callidora, recalling information told to her by a wounded Artemis on a hunting trip, informed the party that a god or Titan can only be killed by falling unconscious, then suffering severe wounds from both divine and mortal origins—and a godly weapon, such as one of the items the party had received along their journey, counted. Eventually, the group decided to simply chain him up with the shackles given to them by Hephaestus, although Kallos and Aegis enjoyed abusing and embarrassing him while he was unconscious.
Medea, staring at the charred body of her father, announced that she was now the queen and summoned the golden dragon, previously guardian of the Fleece, to fly the party back to the palace. She asked Jason to become her consort, and when he said he needed more time to think about that decision, she calmly ushered everyone else onto the dragon’s back (except Amara, still a whale, and Valentia and the Valkyries, who carried Meredythe while flying). 
Once they were in the air, she told Jason, “Don’t worry, I’ll help make your decision easier.” And she cast Fireball on the Argo, incinerating it completely.
The dragon landed and allowed its passengers to disembark. Medea left to go announce her ascension to the Colchian people, while the rest of the party decompressed from the harrowing experience, knowing there were many things they needed to have a serious talk about.
Eventually, Kallos noticed Helios open one golden eye, then another. He tested his chains, cursed in frustration, then glared at Kallos with a deep loathing. 

“So, giant,” he snarled. “I suppose we have to make a deal.”

Relations

Protagonists

Aegis, Amara, Callidora, Kallos, Meredythe Sciocwen-Maegwund

Allies

Jason, Atalanta, Caeneus, Calais and Zetes, Medea, Valentia Sciocwen and the Valkyries

Adversaries

Helios, Aeëtes

Plot type

Session