Session 7 - Recap

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Story Log

• The players continued their nightlife outing to Wall’s Around
  • They saw some sketchy figures gambling in a dark alley
  • The party offered the gamblers booze, and were permitted to join the game
    • The gamblers introduced themselves as Hassel (friendly sailor), Delano (oddball w/ frozen facial expression), Retten (local barber)
  • The party asked if the gamblers knew where they could buy starmetal
    • Delano said he could acquire it at a high price (~400-500 gp/ingot)
  • Roz played a round of dice with the gamblers, and rigged her roll with some sleight of hand, winning 15gp
  • The party pressed the gamblers for a local sketchy hangout and were pointed to an unmarked bar called “Harvard’s”
• The party made their way into Harvard’s
  • The party survived several rounds of drinking foul liquor
  • Roz spotted a “Ratman” and asked if he could sell her a hat of vermin
  • He said yes, and asked for 200gp
    • Roz gave him the party’s remaining Mongolian Mangipux and he agreed to sell his hat for ten wheels of fine cheese
• The party set home for the inn
  • Beastmaster attempted to interrogate some local rats en route, but was rebuffed
  • Some guards on watch duty noticed his erratic behavior
    • The guards investigated the party, but came to the conclusion they were drunk travelers and left them in peace
• The party rested for the night, and nursed some minor hangovers
  • Garaele greeted them with a formal invitation for an audience with Lord Neverember
  • The party dressed in their finery purchased the day before, and set out to the Hall of Justice
• The party received a warm greeting from Lord Neverember, who introduced his counselors
  • Soman Galt - City Mayor, halfling woman
  • General Sabine - Human Warrior, commander of Neverember’s armed forces
  • Yandra Brightforge - Mistress-at-arms, craftswoman + enchantress helping equip Neverember’s forces against the dragon
• The party told the council the story of their dragon fight
  • The counselors were fascinated by the story, and seemed eager to have the party’s assistance in the conflict
  • Sym tried to cast Message to engage Neverember privately, but was asked to speak before the group
    • Sym inquired about the nature and purpose of the starmetal that Neverember was collecting
    • The party watched Yandra’s reaction, which was unphased
    • Neverember explained that starmetal was readily-enchantable and capable of breaking through dragon scale
      • Yandra added that star-metal comes from “Tears of Selune” (meteors)
  • The group requested ten wheels of fine cheese as a reward for their services, which was granted
  • The group was politely escorted away by Mayor Galt after Beastmaster asked to hold Lord Neverember’s starmetal longsword
• As the party left the Hall of Justice, they were stopped by the guard captain they had met the day prior (Lassandra)
  • Lassandra warned the party that the guards on duty by Halia’s cell had been swapped without her authorization
    • She didn’t know much except that the approval allegedly came from a yet-unmet administrator, Chancellor Birkin
  • Lassandra told the party that she could no longer vouch for Halia’s safety
  • Lassandra said that the best option to keep Halia safe was to seek help from the local wizards of Cloak Tower
• The party set off to Cloak Tower
  • Outside, they met two bouncers, a hippie-ish human wizard (Thadwick) and a giff (Gorth)
  • The players were initially turned away, but Sana was able to impress the bouncers with her wizardry prowess
  • Thadwick agreed to show the party inside, and pointed them to the notable inhabitants of the tower
• The party talked to the wizards of cloak tower
  • They first met Pel, a scholarly gnome, who recognized Sana’s military insignia
    • The party explained Halia’s situation to Pel
      • Pel opined that a statis prism would be a useful solution to their problem
    • Pel explained the mechanics of the stasis prism and its use, and suggested that Mirra might be able to provide one
  • The party continued on to meet Mirra, a human tinkerer with a cluttered workshop
    • After explaining their mission, Mirra was happy to provide a statis prism to the party
    • Learning of Sana’s origins, Mirra offhandedly mentioned Gnomengarde’s reputation for high-quality enchanted crossbows
  • Before leaving, the party decided to stop in at the Archmage’s office to thank him for the wizards’ assistance
    • The party briefly explained their quest again, and asked if he had useful advice for fighting a dragon
    • Archmage Valoris appeared amused to learn about the prism’s role in disrupting intrigue at the Hall of Justice
    • The Archmage gave Sana an old elvish Scroll of Cast Lightning to help the party fight the dragon
      • (Improved scroll; not single-use: Grants the ability to cast Call Lightning without counting against known spells)
    • Noticing Roz about to knock over a stack of tomes in catlike fashion, the Archmage immediately translocated the party outside his office, while wishing them luck on their journey from behind his door
• The party rushed back to the Hall of Justice, with the stasis prism in-hand
  • Lassandra was able to grant the party access to Halia’s cell
  • Sym cast Detect Thoughts on the way to the cell
    • He didn’t notice any hostility or maliciousness from the unfamiliar guards watching the cell, only abject boredom
    • Sym perceived despondency from Halia
  • The party spoke with Halia, who was uncooperative and hostile
    • The party seemed open to helping Halia end her life in exchange for information, which drew a rebuke from the cell guards
  • Sym tried to probe deeper into Halia’s mind, but the spellcasting further provoked the guards
    • Meanwhile, Beastmaster attempted to distract the guards by asking to see the prison logbook
    • A brief skirmish broke out as the guards locked most of the party in the cell, grappled Beastmaster, and called for backup
    • Lassandra drew her weapon on the party, angry at their boundary-pushing
    • Cooler heads prevailed, however, and since none of the guards was injured, the party was shown out of the prison peacefully
  • Sana managed to activate the stasis prism on Halia before being escorted outside
• Beastmaster suggested that the party should explore the sewers, following a lead from the previous session
  • The group agreed, and found a large metal pipe near the docks that led into the sewers
  • The party squeezed through the pipe until they came to an opening, where the pipe spread out into a larger tunnel space with a resevoir
    • Sym used his light cantrip to help the party see in the tunnels
    • Beastmaster summoned an ethereal sewer gator, which sensed the presence of a formidable predator via scent
    • The party was hit by a splash of sewage, as tentacles lashed out from the dark water, catching Hurlin and Sym
    • Hurlin was able to identify this attack as the work of an Otyugh, a monstrosity native to the Underdark
• (End of session)

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