The Expediton Report

General Summary

Mission Briefing

32nd of Irami’el 1245 AE

After telling their story to the Enteria of the Pegasus Guard, Nikolai, the officers decided to start an investigation into the matter and notify the group when they learned more. Since nothing else could be done the group then left the Anchia district and went to the Keleris estate to hear more about the mission Savas had in store for them.
Before he would tell them more however he asked them to sign a secrecy document. Most of the group agreed but some wanted to wait what the rest of the group would decide before making up their own mind. And so they waited a bit outside. Savas told the remaining members that he had send an expedition after a myth called the Mithral Golem. He wanted them to continue where the previous group failed and travel to the Lower Realms to retrieve it.
Aiden however cast zone of truth to see if Savas and Janos were speaking the truth. Although this got a hostile reaction at first, Savas decided to tell everything as he had nothing to hide. His plan was to use the golem in future defence of the city and kingdom. Since the last war was so devestating they could use every bit of defence they could get. Eventually they decided to help Savas with his quest and the others outside joined as well. However one member of the group felt different. Dimble thought that the golem should never be used and would be better in the hands of The Keepers and left the building.
At the Keepers university he manged to procure a team without actually telling the true purpose of the expedition. They would set out to try to keep the golem out of everyone’s hands.

Start of the Expedition

Since Dimble Cloak wanted to move as quickly as possible he set out right away. He had assembled his team existing out of two guards, a cleric and a mage. Because the Keepers had good relations with the Shining Crystals they were allowed to use the entrance to the Lower Realms below the Cryserium. Once the safety measures were lifted the group could begin their journey.

33rd of Irami’el 1245 AE (Original Group)

After a some sleep the original group left as well but by other means. They went to the Psigest district where they met one of Janos Dorivas’s subordinates. He showed them a hatch that lead straight down to old Avaronian ruins which would eventually lead to the Lower Realms. But before they got there they noticed a light in the distance. Luckily this person was going away in another direction. A bit later though they heard some weird chanting and after an investigation with the eagle they saw a few hunderd cultists chanting in front of a large statue in what appeared to have been the ruins of an old temple. The group decided to move stealthy … and failed miserably.
Two guards in Avaronian armor caught them and asked them what their intentions were. The guards then escorted them to the presumed entrance to the Lower Realms but locked the door after them. Since they were trapped the adventurers had no choice but to continue onwards. Suddenly tentacles errupted from the ground and started attacking them. Several grick came out of the ground and blocked the way. The fight ended when Spiror managed to bite the largest monster to death and received praise from the rest of the group. After some more travelling through ruins their group finally entered the Lower Realms as well although they were at least half a day behind Dimble.

Exploring the dark

34th of Irami’el 1245 AE (Dimble)

The first thing that Dimble’s group encountered was a Myconid village. The group knew that these humanoids could possibly be used as a guide so they ventured inside. After a strange experience where Dimble and the Myconids bonded telepathically, two of them agreed to show them the way to several old Gnome ruins. They decided to pick the most likely ruin first.

35th of Irami’el 1245 AE (Original Group)

Meanwhile the original group encountered their first real obstacle on the third day of their expediton. They arrived at a big chasm that would make them lose a lot of time by first scaling down and up again. Going around it seemed like it would also take an extra day. Given the situation they agreed to experiment a bit with the advanced weapons they procured from the Raitin. With the harpoon gun they tried to get a rope going from their side of the chasm to the other side. Eventually though the weapons stopped working.
When they looked at the weapon they could see the crystal inside had become dull while it had been full of energy before. Remembering what the Raitin used Syro for they asked the little dragon to use it’s lightning breath on the crystal. This instantly filled the elemental crystal and after putting it back in the weapon functioned normal again.
After some trying they finally managed to get the rope to the other side and managed to cross the chasm. On the other side however they quickly had to hide since a patrol of several Daski Elves was passing by, in which some were riding on spiders with chains attached to captives. After some closer observation they could see that some of the captives were Raitin. The group decided to follow them since the Daski group was going in the direction they wanted to go, but they kept their distance.

36th of Irami’el 1245 AE (Dimble)

Dimble and his group were taking a different route and eventually entered a smaller set of tunnels compared to the more open areas of the other group. In one of these tunnels they encountered some ogres but the group managed to deal with them quickly.

38th of Irami’el 1245 AE (Original Group)

After a few days of following the Daski group the adventurers saw the Daski set up camp and wait for several hours. Eventually another group joined the Daski Elves. It did not take long to see that these newcomers wore the same Avaronian armors as the ones that had been chanting at the start of their journey to the Lower Realms. The meeting between them seemed amicable and afterwards they continued their journey together.

39th of Irami’el 1245 AE (Dimble)

A few days later the group of Dimble encounterd a bigger problem. They came upon a small chasm with a bridge across it. They decided to go over it one by one as it did not seem to be in the best condition. Dimble, the cleric, a guard and one of the Myconids had just crossed when disaster struck. A small earthquake could be felt and with it the bridge collapsed taking one of the Myconids with it.
That was not the end of it though since together with the small earthquake some insectlike looking creatures burrowed themselves out of the ground. Dimble remembered them as the 'extinct' Narkid that was exhibited in the museum. Both the mage and one of the guards were on the other side surrounded by at least 3 of these Narkids. Altough they managed to kill one the mage decided to flee and fly to the other side while the guard that remained was eaten alive. On the otherside of the chasm the group managed to kill the leader of the Narkid group but almost died to its acid in the progress. Dimble’s group managed to survive but were with fewer people than they started.

1st of Raperi’el 1245 AE (Original Group)

The original group managed to continue their chase until suddenly they smelled a strange odor. Since the group thought the gas could be dangerous they decided to make a detour. It proved to be the safest choice but they lost time and enlarged the distance between them and the Daski group.

Closing in on the ruin

2nd of Raperi’el 1245 AE (Dimble)

As Dimble came close to his intented goal he noticed some fighting in the distance. His group quickly hid behind some rocks to observe what was going on. Before he could get a clear view of the attacker he could see several Nethik being killed by energy blasts. A bit later the attacker came into view so the group could see it was a golem. He put on the magic bracelet he got before in the Dwarven ruins and went to greet the golem.
To his surprise the golem greeted him and addressed him as friend. By questioning the golem he learned that the golem was put here to eliminate threats, specifically the Narkids, and that his homebase was a city nearby. The golem however told him that the ruined city was taken over by Daski Elves. After some additional questioning he heard that the Raitin had passed by here quite recently as well. Satisfied with his answers Dimble and his group continued onward to the ruined city.

3rd of Raperi’el 1245 AE (Dimble)

In the distance Dimble could see the ruins of the ancient Gnome city. But before he could do anything the group was attacked by several Daski Elves and giant spiders. The last thing Dimble remembered of the event was a pain in his neck and his vision slowly going dark.

Campaign

The Heretic's Sword

Protagonists

Finrod Ingoldo

Vittoria Bendetti

Half-Elf (Acolyte)
Cleric Forge Domain 10

59 / 59 HP

STR
15

DEX
10

CON
14

INT
12

WIS
20

CHA
10

Report Date

30 Nov 2019