Session 20: Abhorrent Nightmare Report
General Summary
The session began with the party enacting their plan to ambush the Draconians and defeat them before they could open the barn and release the creature that lied within. This failed though, as they made too much noise which alerted the Draconians. After some time of combat, with bolts, bullets and spells being flung, the party whittled down the numbers of the Draconians, before one of them shouted at another to blow a horn. They then fled the battlefield, terrified.
The horn's noise appeared to had enraged the creature, making it break out of the barn quickly and began chasing down the party. As it bounded towards the party, it ran straight past Orion and Karl, clearly focused on Geraldt, Zeal and Aes. Its movement was erratic, as its limbs did not work together as they should, and was behind the trio, barely missing with its arrangement of limbs.
Geraldt took the initiative and dove out of the way of the creature, quickly climbing up a tree in the Holzfrucht's orchard and hiding from the beast. The creature of nightmares still was unrelenting in chasing down Zeal and Aes though, and stayed behind them barely unable to attack the now duo. Meanwhile Orion headed towards the river nearby and got Geraldt to come with him, and then eventually Karl who was in terror from the creature. They made their way down the river, swimming towards Zeal and Aes, keeping a low profile.
Barely escaping the creature, Zeal and Aes made it to the Knopfelspiel Mill, where they hid from the creature who began to siege the windmill. As this is happening, Orion and Geraldt saw a green light shine from past the barn, towards the main area of Morgensloft farm and a creature appear, the same that appeared on the day that they fought the Scaled King, heading towards the creature that was attacking Aes and Zeal.
Luckily for the duo, Orion bestowed a curse upon the creature, setting it into a sort of trance that made it stop in its tracks. Aes and Zeal took this opportunity to escape to the stables nearby and get two horses. The creature soon arrived after, at high speeds, biting the creature and sending it unconscious. It spoke with Aes after, taking her thanks but saying it had someone else to help and soon left, but not before Zeal ask for its reasoning for being there for them. It explained it was only there because of Aes.
The party then retreated back to the war camp, where they retrieved their pay and told that the Queen has requested their presence. They then slept for the night and did various things during the time, such as Zeal playing dice with two low-ranking soldiers, but felt bad for them and handing them money even though he had won. Since Doralia was also at the camp, Zeal decided to pay her a visit, threatening her about her order of witch hunters not to do what they did the night before. Before she could even respond in her confusion, Zeal left.
The morning after, they made their way to the castle upon Helmgart, and spoke with the Queen about a task she wants to give them. She discussed that a well-renowned family estate was attacked the night before by bandits, but it was indeed too late to save them. Instead she wanted the party to retrieve an unknown artefact that she had been told about by her council, which is hidden beneath a church at the highest point of the estate. She gave the party two keys, one to a secret side entrance into the estate, and the other to the hidden area beneath the church.
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Aes
Geraldt Ultimere
Zeal Damakos
Orion Frost
Report Date
14 Feb 2023
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