Session 98: When Last We Met 10/13/24
General Summary
When last we met, the party had engaged in battle with Ostera and her cronies from the Order of the Perpetual Shroud. Through cunning strategy and tactics, Ostera was rendered inert thanks to a silence spell cast by Celeste. The party then proceeds to wail on the other attackers with the help of Mistral's summoned Barlgura. The party one by one defeats these would be assailants. Ostera is knocked on her behind several times by Vandread and is unable to retaliate with anything magical thanks to the Silence spell. The rest of the party seem to focus the majority of their attacks on Ostera as well. Beaten, burned and bloody, she limps to the edge of where the Silence spell ends, Only to be knocked down once more by Vandread. This time he finishes her off with his trident and kicks her lifeless body off to the side.
From there the party focus on the rest of the other spellcaster who is eventually destroyed utterly by a Disintegrate spell cast by Mistral, using a Genie's wish ability from his patron. From there, the party pick off the remaining crossbow wielding assassins. The last of which are put down by Romaia and Mistral respectively.
After the chaos of battle has ended, the party tend to their own devices. Mistral does his best to maintain concentration to keep the Barlgura under his control, eventually having it banished by Saraeris with a snap of her fingers. The rest of the party search through the wreckage of this last fight. Celeste takes to relieving the worldly possessions of Ostera. Once stripped of her possessions, Ostera suddenly returns to life, Grabbing Celeste by the wrist.
At first, confused, She relents to ultimate terror as she was not brought back by some divine miracle or the will of a god. She's been brought back for penance. A foul utterance echoes on the wind in response to Ostera's protestations. Romaia casts comprehend languages to understand. The voice proceeds to say "You have failed me.. You must be.. Punished"
At that, Ostera's body is twisted and malformed into a new hideous abomination. Whatever vestiges of Ostera there were are completely removed. All that remains is the inky nebulous form of..... The Punished.
And that's where we'll pick up next time!
Rewards Granted
- Scroll of ||REDACTED|| (Wizard)
- Scroll of ||REDACTED|| (Wizard)
- 5,000pp
- 1 Spell Book - Filled with the spells used by Ostera (can be copied by a wizard into their own spellbook and learned)
- 1 Arcane Focus - Jeweled ring inlaid with a Pearl 2500gp
- Potion of Healing ||REDACTED||
- 1 Potion of Healing ||REDACTED||
- 1 Scroll of ||REDACTED|| (Wizard)
- 1 Scroll of ||REDACTED|| (Wizard)
Character(s) interacted with
Ostera - Former member of the Sisters of Salvation. Member of the Order of the Perpetual Shroud. Rank of Shadowsmith. All she wanted was to bring death to all living things in the mutliverse. Killed in battle by Vandread. RIP
Saraeris - Headmistress of the Abraxios Academy. Let the party duke it out with Ostera but has stepped in to banish Mistral's demon and the aftermath of their battle.
Notes
27th of Arawn
- Party engages in battle with Ostera and crew
- Party defeats Ostera
- Party defeats "Green Hands"
- Ostera resurrected as some horrible Nightmare by the King in Yellow
- Party does battle with Ostera the Punished
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