The Maelstrom Campaign - Chapter Eleven

An Unexpected Defeat

Skaemon, Skye, Jessica, Teleran, & Coil

648 Post Maelstrom

The next day, Jessica attempts to sneak into the Archives of Jahthalas with magic, but she sets off the Archives magic alarm. However, there is a massive ripple of magical energy right at the same time that creates an unforeseeable interruption and the spell goes horribly wrong. It causes a massive explosion at the archives. It was unclear how much damage, if any, was done. The city of Ishti Thalore immediately went on lock down with the party trying to regroup.
Jessica eventually gets back to the group at the safehouse and they all set out to get out of town. The party attempts to cast some spells to escape, but spells are on the fritz after the explosion.
The party attempts to slip out of town, but the guard have set up checkpoints at the gate. The party tries to go through, but they know to much about them get apprehended on the way out of town. They are forced to fight their way out. The group can’t all make it out together and end up splitting up as more and more enemy reinforcements arrive.
Jessica and Teleran manage to get through the checkpoint in the commotion and escape the city together. Coil and Skaemon can't get through at all and retreat back into the city to hide in the criminal underbelly for a while. Skye Liuna stays with Coil and Skaemon too long before trying to make a dash past the guards and she is apprehended.
The remaining party members went their separate ways while everything cooled off. Jessica and Teleran had no choice but to flee the Arcanic Wastes or risk dying in a storm. While Skye Liuna was arrested by the guards who decided to turn her over to the empire after finding out who she was.