Session 47: When Last We Met 8.13.23
General Summary
When Last we met,
The party had just fulfilled their oath to destroy the remaining artifacts of Tharizdun, with the help of a demi-god atop a mountain.
With their task complete, they rested along the summit inside their fortress. Upon waking, Those that attuned to the magical items given to them by Adluak began to feel, less than ideal, taking some psychic damage. The party asks Isolde and Arcturus to divine sense the items to find that they were indeed desecrated somehow. The party decides to head to Tirasa to find someone who can lift the curses upon their new items.
Eammon teleports them to The abraxios academy where they re-connect with Calder. Upon hearing of their plight, he recommends they speak to a new professor by the name of Corville. They find Professor Corville in the library quietly reading. They interrupt him and tell them of their need to be rid of curses. He says he'll help, but not on an empty stomach.
The group head to the Lady's Brand Tavern and after a multi-course meal, Professor Corville begins the process of removing the curses from the items. Being he's a Warlock of some kind, he can only do this twice before needing a short rest. So the day went on with Discussions of Tharizdun, A few curses lifted, then a round of drinks or dessert to pass the time, then back to removing the curses. Tensi and Arcturus hear a disembodied voice coming from their respective weapons urging them to not separate themselves from the Weapon. Tensi manages to ignore the pleas of this entity, But Arcturus does not, His body being forced to cut the poor red headed academic along his palm, causing him to faint from the sight of blood.
Isolde is quick to act, placing lay on hands and shaking Corville back to consciousness. Vandread attemps a shocking grasp on Arcturus to calm him down, but that only places the entity in full control. Arcturus' goal in that instant was to kill Vandread. However, Eammon managed to knock Arcturus out with a sleep spell. With the Paladin rendered inert, Vandread holds the sword down to ensure it doesn't fly up and harm anyone else. The portly professor lays his hands on the blade once more, removing the curse. Celeste then heals Arcturus from the wound he suffered and is brought back to consciousness as well.
Realizing the items given to them by Isolde's old teacher had a bit of a down side to them, they endeavor to scry on the elder teacher. Using The pseudodragon given to Celeste, Romaia is able to successfully scry on Adluak and finds him walking into a town that has been razed to the ground. He then passes into a cemetery and down into a Mausoleum which opens up into some sort of Lair wherein they find The Lich, Vaarn, in his true form. He greets the old man with neither friendship nor disdain, instead he sees clearly the invisible orb that appears during the scrying spell and destroys it, Severing the connection. What happens to Adluak is not seen.
Relaying all she saw, The party figures that must be Ailec, the city that Vaarn is supposedly the lord of. They endeavor to head there to deal with him once and for all. However, the party decides they may need some assistance. They ask Maleeka and Ukko if they will help to which they agree (one more enthusiastically than the other)
Then they teleport to Mount Cashell where they ask assistance of Rosalind and her Faithful Dominion. She laments that her forces are tied up with securing the city, aiding the wounded, and mercy killing the infected that are too far gone. However, Sir Gareth steps up and says he will lend the party his sword. With Eammon and two magic users, They have assembled quite a force to deal with this problem Once and for all.
Mistral asks Stephen if he would like to join them on their quest, to which he says he has to ask his parents first. He leaves to ask them and returns telling them the answer is "no".
With their forces assembled, The party moves toward their next step.
Rewards Granted
Several Curse Free Magic Items!
Character(s) interacted with
Calder - A professor at the Abraxios Academy and the party's point of contact at the academy for some time. Recommended them a fellow who knew the Remove Curse Spell
Sebastian Corville IV - A portly ginger fellow who dabbles in the occult and demonology. Removed the curses placed upon the party's gifts given by Adluak over a period of a few hours.
Maleeka - Agreed to help the party defeat the lich
Ukko - Agreed to help the party defeat the Lich
Rosalind - Can not spare forces to aid the party Except for
Gareth - Knight of the Faithful Dominion. Vowed to fight and kill the Lich for inadvertently killing his brother, Rolfe
Stephen - Little urchin boy. Can't help the party because he has a very strict curfew
Notes
25th of Arawn
- Party Took a long rest atop Ben Morgh
- Party found their health being drained and assumed it was the items
- Teleported to Tirasa
- Met Sebastian Corville
- Removed the curses on their items over a BIG lunch
- Cast Scrying on the highly sus Adluak. Found him meeting Vaarn in Ailec
- Tensi got her curse free sword silvered
- Mistral made a payment toward his dagger he is making
- Asked Ukko and Maleeka if they would aid them in fighting the Lich
- Took a long rest
- Party teleported to Mount Chashell
- Asked Rosalind for aid
- Gareth vows revenge against Vaarn. Heads for Tirasa
- Asked Stephen if he would help them. His parents won't let him
- He will ask his parents if they will have the party for dinner.
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