Session 7 02/03/2025
General Summary
Sunday 20/05/2345
The Jolly Jackalope
- B heads to The Jolly Jackalope to join everyone else, meeting up with the rest of the group slightly before arriving
- M says she plans to disguise herself and try to get close to Lunae and figure out where shit is going down and the group in on board
- They arrive at a slightly rundown (compared to Genevie’s) looking inn, but seems to be akin to what you would find in a smaller town and see dim lights on and music being being played from The Jolly Jackalope and a surprising number of people going in and out
- M walks in to find Todd, seeing him speaking to a smaller person who looks like him but younger, looking somewhat unsavoury in an ill fitting trench coat,
- Todd seems a bit shaken up as he’s talking
- M walks up to him saying “Todd, Darling” and embracing him in a hug, he seems completely blindsided and taken aback as his brother raises an eyebrow and asks “Who’s this then?” M says “Has Todd not told you of his saviours?” Kelsin says “She’s your saviour? Well isn’t that a laugh!” and Todd looks a little sheepish
- Todd asks why they’re there and M says she was hoping he could possibly help them find one of the people from the fight that morning
- M flashes him a little thieves’ cant gesture and he gives her a nod of recognition
- Todd says there’s a bit of a snag, saying normally on fridays saturdays and sundays they run something and every once and a while someone will come along and sponsor a night and that there is a sponsored event on and they’ve been asked to not interfere
- He says he and his brother have a partner, Nyx that they trust but Todd doesn’t really like these nights
- Kelsin asks why he’s blabbing to M, saying she doesn’t need to know there’s a sponsor and tells them to go outside
- Todd gives her a look to say to follow him heads outside and M follows as do the rest of the group and M quietly asks him if he has any connections to New Dawnsbrooke, Todd tells her to talk to Nyx
- He leads them to a storm cellar, unlocking it revealing a winding staircase that seems to go on forever and warns them not to mess with Nyx, that he’s a good guy but not to mess with him, he then points down the stairs and say it goes a lot further than you think it does and hands B a piece of paper with the number “317” saying that’s tonights code and to enter that at the bottom of the stairs, and that it changes every week or so
- He ushers them in, M thanks him and thanks him for the help in the fight this morning and that it was most brave of him, he smiles a bit and B puts his hand on his head in a slightly intimidating manner, Todd seems relatively unphased
- B heads in first, followed by M then K and G
The Iron Pitt
- On the way down M uses her The Breezy Mirage to disguise herself, appearing as a young Tiefling woman, introducing herself as Nilyssa
- The group head down following the stairs and through winding paths feeling like they’ve gone about 10 flights down and not knowing exactly where in Ravenswood they are under until they come to an intricate stone wall that G recognises as probably of dwarven origin
- There are two rows of 5 stones, all different colours
- B inputs the code into the bricks pushing the third from the left on the top row, followed by the first on the top row and finally the second from the lft on the bottom row, each lighting up green as he does so and the stone pulls apart and opening opening up
- The walk into an arena with plenty of seating, a stage that seems to be for musical performances with some instruments left scattered about
- There seems to be people of all races and classes intermingling
- A little light blue skinned creature zooms up to the group G and M recognise them as a Quickling (16 & 18 history) appearing as a blur to K, B and M but less so to G
- Nyx approaches the group and asks who sent them M says “you must be Nyx, Todd told us you were the one who helped keep this whole thing running”
- Nyx Says they’ve got a special night planned, that they’ve got a summons/familiars tournament that they’re fighting to the death so don’t put a pet in if you don’t think it’s going to win
- Shows them the tournament chart
- Skeletons
- Lion
- Animated armour
- Dretches
- Ghouls
- Shadowlings
- Nyx asks if they know how this works or have any questions, M says it wouldn’t hurt to have it explained
- Says they’ve got a special benefactor, points up to the top right stands, saying that whenever he’s sponsoring it’s to the death, that he pays extra for that and he’s also imposed a new rule, that if a group who is not on the list wants to go in and challenge one of the groups they would get 10 times the winnings if they live but if someone dies they won’t be healed
- Points to a hobgoblin in a booth behind bars and says that’s where to go to place a bet, that they just missed a lion beat the crap out of a ape
- Says if they see any big soldiery types with turquoise ribbon that they’re one of his team
- M Pulls him aside, saying she was told he was the one to talk to for in terms of connections, flashing him the same gesture she showed Todd and asks if he could get a message to The Shadowed Hollow, he tells her it’ll be 5 gold and she hands him 5 gold and casts illusory script on the Letter to Syyrik before handing it to him
- Nyx says the next match will be up soon, and points out the shadowlings have not lost
- M asks who put the shadowlings in and Nyx says it was Lunae
- Nyx goes to head off and says if they want him to ring one of the bells around the place
- B suggests they split up, he will go fight the undefeated shadowlings and cause a distraction while M goes and tries to get intel on Lunae and “the benefactor”
- M suggest K goes with while G goes with her, saying the can communicate via message that she is willing to put money on “the benefactor” being Nekros
- A spotlight lights up the stage, am Eladrin bard in her autumn form teleports in and starts playing an ocarina
Bruzrik and Kree
- B and K move to the betting booth, seeing the hobgoblin and a bunch of other goblins manning the booth,
- Hobgoblin asks if they’re better, they say they’re there to enter a fight
- He asks if they had a specific match up in mind, B says they will be fighting the shadowlings and places his coin pouch on the counter in front of him saying he wants to bet all of it on them
- Hobgoblin asks if they know the shadowlings are undefeated over the last 2 days, B replies “As am I” hobgoblin backs off
- K gets the feeling that the hobgoblin isn’t telling them everything (19 insight) B is just ready to go (7 insight)
- The goblins are doing maths behind him
- B gives the name Reoz and K Hyli, B and K each putting 7 gold on themselves
- K noticed they wrote down “Zero” and corrects them
- One of Nyx’s crew walk by telling them not to cause trouble
- Goblin at the betting counter tells them the odds are 20 to 1 and should the survive they would win 1470 gold
- The hobgoblin tells them to head into the door by them labelled “staff” to prepare for the fight
- M quickly messages K and B reminding them to be careful of the weird thing that they did trying to get their fingers into their brains
- K and B decide that they will both use their power of flight to stay out of the way, K providing the support while B beats the shit out of them
Micarafae and Gwinri
- M tells G (via message) that she will go in and try get info, if she can watch her back then remembers she has a disguise kit and pulls G aside to give her a quick makeover, getting a bit caught up making it perfect
- G bets 2 gold on B and K and M bets 3
- G and M head over to the stand where Lunae is, finding two bouncers guarding the way up one with a spellbook wrapped in chains on his belt the other a burley looking Human both having turquoise ribbons on them
- M approaches the guard, using minor illusion to create a little box that she is holding, telling the guards that she has something she needs to get this to Lunae and asks if she can slip by (19 deception) the guard tells her that she’s gone to the north staff room to get ready because someone challenged her shadowlings, M quickly messages B to let him know
- M asks if she would be able to go into the staff area to give the package to Lunae, that it’s kind of urgent, the guard tells her to go ahead
- M and G notice the area for the benefactor is very luxurious with plush seating and privacy drapes (9 & 5 perception)
Bruzrik and Kree
- K and B head into the south staff room encountering an Ettin guarding the door, each head asking what they want K says they’re there to prepare for the fight against the shadowlings, the heads respond in shock before stepping aside and opening the door, wishing them good luck
- Once they are inside and out of earshot B lets out the laughter he had been holding back
- B and K see a lot of old, bent and well worn weapons that they could use should they want to (6 & nat 1 perception)
- B and K head out into the arena
Micarafae and Gwinri
- G and M head to the north staff room, meeting a tough looking woman guarding the door M explaining she was told she could find Lunae in there that she needs to deliver something the guard says that’s unusual and M says it is but it’s urgent(14 deception) the guard lets her pass and they both walk in
- M and G see Lunae sitting at a table, her back turned to the door and working on something
- M messages G saying she wants to try cast command on her
- G notices that despite the lighting in the room being very even and consistent, Lunae’s shadow leaves
- G replies to M’s message saying “I don’t think she’s alone, the shadows, look at the shadows”
- M alters her disguise to include a turquoise ribbon around her horn and approaches Lunae, telling her the benefactor sent her to tell Lunae he needed her, feigning nervous bumbling and apologising
- Lunae get up looking at the both of them, M cannot get a read on her (8 insight) and says “If you want to do what I think you’re here to do, you should go ahead and just do it” and stares M down, G can tell that Lunae is ready to “go ham” on M if she needs to
- M begins to fawn over her, telling her that she saw her cloak and thought it was really cool and wanted to tell her so she pretended she had something urger to pass on so the guards would let her in (21 deception)
- Lunae sees the ribbon on M’s horn and says “you’re new” M says it’s her first day, which is not off to a very good start, G can tell that Lunae has backed down a bit and M isn’t in immediate danger
- Lunae tells her to get out what she wanted to say as she’s about to fight
- M says “You’re really cool and it’s kinda dumb but I thought I could get to know you or something. I’m sorry I shouldn’t have come in here”
- Lunae tucks a strand of hair behind her ear and asks M her name, she responds with “Nilyssa” The asks M what she’s good at as she starts to circle her
- M says she’s generally pretty good at sneaking into places, but you wouldn’t get that via her first impression
- Lunae asks spy or thief and M tells her more on the spy side, quickly doing a little thieve’s cant gesture
- Lunae then looks to G, standing in between them and says “trainee?” M and G both affirm (3 deception for G)
- Lunae walks around G saying “I see. Well, my match is about to start, if you have anything you need to say, say it now” Now between the door and G
- M asks if they could maybe talk later, Lunae says sure
- G looks down and notices Lunae’s shadow right beside M with hands positioned like it’s about to cast a spell (20 perception for G, 5 for M)
- M sends a slightly panicked message to G saying this isn’t going well and G messages back reminding her to look at the shadows and M looks down, seeing the shadow also
- The shadow returns to Lunae and she says “We will definitely talk later” and leaves through the door, G and M hearing a heavy thud soon after
- G says that could have gone better M agrees saying it wasn’t her best work
- G and M look around the room, M finding two of the music boxes left on the table, both winding by themselves (20 investigation for M, 13 for G)
- M tries to move up to snap the winding arm off but can’t get to them in time as they both click (Both nat 1 athletics)
- M sends a panicked message to B saying “Music boxes, they just clicked… Lunae gone… Oh fuck”
Bruzrik and Kree
- B says to K “I think they may have fucked up”
- Someone knocks on the staff room door, B yells at them to come in
- A Thri-Kreen with a turquoise bandana on his hand opens the door and asks if they’re ready to fight
- B and K step outside and see Lunae across the ring placing 3 boxes down before stepping out of the ring and starts casting a spell, a little white orb (moon?) hovering above the music boxes as they make a little jingle and open up revealing 2 of the creatures they’ve seen before and one that looks like a beefed up version of them (5 & 7)
perception)
- Lunae stops the spell and immediately starts walking up tp the area where the benefactor is
Combat
- Shadowing 1 (Shad) 20 (30 speed?)
- Shadowling 2 (Ling) 19
- Bruzrik 13
- Shadowling Prime (Prime) 11 (40 speed?)
- Kree 2 (nat 1)
Round 1
- Shad moves closer to B, B fails wisdom saving throw (12) and takes 8 psychic damage
- Ling moves closer to B and K, K passes wisdom save (18)
- B uses Zaolu’s Edge on his silver sword, engulfing it in green flame then succeeds on an insight check on himself (17) hearing the voice of Zaolu in his head saying that the one of the left has less health then B attacks Shad and misses (nat 1) it’s body distorting to dodge the blade before B hears the voice of Zaolu again asking “Is that really your best?”
- Prime moves to behind Ling then uses flicker step tp teleport behind K and attempts to grapple her (nat 1 vs 19)
- K uses flame blade and halo of spores, doing 4 necrotic and striking prime with flame blade 15 to hit doing 10 fire damage and prime looks hurt
Round 2
- Shad uses nightmares pull, trying to grapple B but failing (8 vs 16) recharges it’s ability B hears Zaolu’s voice say it’s about to do that attack again (nat 20 wisdom save) tells him to arc his sword in a circle which he does and deflects the attack
- Ling uses nightmares pull to grapple K, (14 vs 7) and succeeds, trying to sink it’s hands into her temples (24 wisdom save) K is able to grab it and throw it on the ground
- B rolls 13 to hit Shad, doing 15 damage, it’s looking rough, B grabs it by the throat and spits acid in its face doing 6 damage and kills it, he turns to the audience, raising his fit in the air (20 performance) and the crowd goes nuts, the bard playing some epic battle music
- Prime tries to grapple K (16 vs 13) but fails then does a tendril attack, rolling a 20 to hit doing 9 bludgeoning damage and is grappled and loses concentration of flame blade. K uses halo of spores and does 1 necrotic to Prime
- B uses rebuke the violent, it saves and takes half (4) damage
- K tries to hit with her sword, rolls 9 and misses, tries to get out of grapple but fails rolling 12
Round 3
- Ling also tries to grapple K and succeeds (20 vs 15) and tried to attack, K succeeds wis save
- B tries to grab prime but can’t get a grip on him (14 vs 8) then tries to stab it but misses (12)
- K uses halo of spores dealing 2 necrotic then rolls a nat 1 on the wisdom saving throw, prime reaches into K’s head, pulling and physically manifesting a shadowy orb that falls to the ground and starts growing, sprouting fur, claws and scales turning into the chimeric creature from her first dream and takes the form of a black dragon
- Chimera rolls 4 for initiative
- Prime dies from exhaustion
- K rolls 20 acrobatics and escapes the grapple
- M tries to message K to see how things are going but gets nothing so messages B to ask what’s going on B says they’re fighting childhood trauma
Round 2.1 (in the staff room)
- The music boxes explode releasing 2 shadowlings
- Micarafae 23 (nat 20)
- Shadowling 3 (Doe) 20
- Shadowling 4 (Lee) 16
- Gwinri 9
- M casts vicious mockery, on doe, it fails wisdom save, dealing 4 psychic and giving it disadvantage on next attack then moves to try and open the door but it won’t budge, can’t tell why (4 investigation)
- Doe tries to claw M and misses, instead reaching out with a shadowy tether and connecting to her
- Lee tries to grapple G and fails (15 vs 22) then tries to do nightmares grasp, G rolls 16 wisdom save and it fails
- G tries to hit lee with her pickaxe but misses (11)
Round 3.1 (Staff room)
- M tries to stab doe, misses with 11, stabs with her off hand rolls 25 and hits for 4 piercing, M messages G and tells her to go for the door with her pickaxe
- Doe tries to attack M, she rolls 19 wisdom save
- Lee tries to recharge ability but fails then slashes G for 12 damage
- G hacks at the dorm hitting for 24 and dealing 6 + 13 damage, bashing through the door, causing a small earthquakes, causing everyone to do dex saving, B falling with a 3, G rolls nat 20 uses and is able to help M keep from falling (7), Doe (21) stays standing, Lee (7) and the chimera (11) also fall while K (16) stays upright
Combined Initiative
- Micarafae 23
- Shadowling 3 (Doe) 20
- Shadowling 2 (Ling) 19
- Shadowling 4 (Lee) 16
- Bruzrik 13
- Gwinri 9
- Chimera 4
- Kree 2 (nat 1)
- K uses thunderwave hitting both, pushing them both 10 feet away, dealing 7 damage to both and 2 additional to the shadowing
Round 4
- M disengages, running into the arena breaking the tether and throwing her off hand dagger at the dragon, for 4 damage and causing the dragon to shift into a winged lion with black fur with silver streaks
- Doe tries to recharge it’s ability and fails then tries to grapple G and also fails(15 vs 5)
- Lee stands, tries to recharge but does not and runs to try to hit G but misses
- G disengages and runs out the door
- Ling stands and tries to hit B, missing
- B stands and tries to hit ling, missing with 12
- Chimera stands up and moves towards G, trying to bite her but missing
- K runs up to Ling, using circle of spores, dealing 3 damage then casts flame blade and swings at Ling hitting with 19 and dealing 6 fire damage
Round 5
- M casts dissonant whispers at level 2 doing 19 damage, the chimera shifts into a giant shark with legs. And then running from M, allowing G to get an attack of opportunity, but she misses, M winks at Lunae, she winks back causing M to do a con saving throw (7)
- The two shadowlings in the staff room run out behind G and M
- G runs into a corner and throws a handaxe at the chimera rolling a 13 and missing
- Ling tries to grapple B (10 vs10) causing be to make a wisdom save (9), ling pulls out a golden haired High Elf nobleman, his hair with streaks of silver and black, his skin grey, his face scarred over, his mouth is sewn shut and eyes glowing red
- Ling dies
Report Date
02 Mar 2025
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