Session 1
General Summary
Overview:
Before session 1 began, each player received a mysterious invitation from Kennan & Tenma asking them to participate in a raid on a Bethaunian base located in Nardah. The party chose to join, so at the beginning of session 1, the party met with Kennan and Tenma to begin the raid.Notable things that happened:
- The party learnt they were raiding a base located in Nardah and that they had 3 targets in the raid. Those were Alexi Voxtrum, one of the 4 commanders of Bethauna and the reason for all the recent attacks on the Region of Vei’on, Hermes, an extremely skilled archer and Alexi’s personal bodyguard, and The Warden, who was head of a prison in located in Nardah.
- The party travelled to Nardah with Kennan while Tenma took a seperate squad on horseback to a different point of interest. When the party arrived in Nardah, they snook into the Bethaunian base via a storage room window.
- The party used stealth to clear most of the base’s ground floor, leaving only a few rooms unchecked.
- Lorvoril was able to pick two locks on what appeared to be a closet that revealed a hidden path. This path led to The Warden's office where the party found a keyring with keys for every room in the castle.
- The party chose to attack a group of soldiers located in the castle's courtyard. The soldiers were easily defeated, however this alerted Hermes who began shooting at the players from the roof of the castle. After some struggle, the players were able to knock Hermes off the room and finish him off.
- After alerting Hermes, stealth was no longer an option so the party chose to head directly for Alexi's room. When the party confronted Alexi, they learnt it was Belrog the Goblin that lied and told them Sir Clancey killed Alexi’s men. As this was being explained, The Warden took the oppurtunity to betray Alexi and stabbed him through the stomach. The party learnt the Warden knew Belrog was lying but did not reveal this information to Alexi for unknown reasons.
- After killing Alexi, The Warden began absorbing some kind of energy from his body. As this happened, a vicious wind began to swirl around The Warden, which broke down walls of the castle. The grass in and around the courtyard also became a blood red. Soon, The Warden became shrouded in a demonic cocoon as he floated to the far end of the courtyard.
- The party exited the castle via a broken wall and noticed a dying warrior in one of the ground floor rooms they did not check earlier. The warrior gives them his sword and claims it's a sword that is effective against fiends called the Demonbane.
- After entering the courtyard, which now contained the newly created demonic cocoon along with two of the demonic creatures from the first session, the party began to fight their way across the courtyard. As the vicious wind continued to roar, the party was able to sly the two demonic creatures before stabbing the cocoon with the Demonbane. This shattered the cocoon in one stab, destroying whatever was inside of it but also shattering the Demonbane blade in the process.
- Before heading home, the party explored the area around the castle and found a small barracks containing loot.
- After the raid, the party returned to Vei'on and learnt that Bethauna had officially declared war against the Region of Vei’on. They also blamed the destruction of Nardah on Vei’on, specifically the party’s militia, despite it being caused by The Warden.
Rewards Granted
- Before heading home from the raid, the party explored the area around the castle and found a small barracks seperate from the castle. Inside the barracks, the party found an assortment of rewards, such as GP, weapons, and magic items. They also found some documents belonging to a mysterious figure that seemingly stayed in these barracks recently. The documents were filled with notes on the Deorum religion and the Cult of Zariel. More information on these documents can be found here.
Character(s) interacted with
- Kennan accompanied the party to Nardah.
- The party confronted Alexi Voxtrum this session. However, before they could do anything Alexi was stabbed and killed by The Warden.
Report Date
27 Jan 2024
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