Erastus 9
As they were leaving, they came back into the room where the statue animated and attacked. There down below was a woman who calimed to be the Highlady Athroxis, ruler of the Halls of Wrath. She challenged the group to a fight to the death, and they obliged.
The monk appeared behind here and knocked her to the floor, while Phain took Orik, Vale, and Preacher with him after casting Dimension Door. As they starting beating her down they were surprised to learn there was an invisible gargantuan demon hidden next to her. Vale went down from damage while the rest of the group continued to beat her down. Soon they had her dead but still had to defeat the demon. After hurting Orik, the death of Highlady Axthroxis seemed to affect its movement and it started to clumsily swing at the group. Soon their repeated blows killed the demon.
Erastus 10
Battered and weary the party rested again in the Shimmering Veils, and returned to the Halls of Wrath to make sure no enemies remained.
Searching through the rest of the wing they found vats where they "grew" warriors from proto-flesh. They also found the magic circle that was talked about in Vraxeris's journal. Phain studied the circle and determined it could summon a planar creature, or could send them back home if any kind of teleportation spell was cast inside it.
The group completely searched the wing and after being satisfied that nothing hidden remained, Phain cast dimension door to send them back to Rimeskull. They appeared inside the circle of heads that they first fought Freezemaw at. Phain cast some spells to retrieve the keys used to open the portal to Runeforge to make sure no one else could get inside of it.
Erastus 11 through Arodus 4
The party returned to Magnimar to sell items and to upgrade and purchase new items for their trip to Xin-Shalast. Going through their contact at the Golemworks, he assured them he could have all their requested items in 3 weeks.
Phain returned home, once again human, just in time to see the birth of his son. Vale returned on his own to Fort Rannick to run it now that Khazen was dead.
After three weeks they reconvened back in Magnimar, went to Runeforge and did a Planar Shift to arrive as close to Xin Shalast as possible.
Arodus 4
The group prepared endure elements spells for everyone, and had appropriate clothing for the outdoors. Using some spells, they found they arrived pretty close to where they were trying to get to. They appeared in a frozen mire that would unfreeze and refreeze causing hazardous pit to open out of nowhere. Preacher fell into one, but was pulled out quickly by the monk. After traveling for a few hours, they realized something was following them, it turned out to be a seal. Xantumal couldn't speak to it with a spell, but then its form changed into a beautiful fey creature.
It told them her name was Svevenka, sister to Myriana whom they helped near Fort Rannick. She recognized them by their description and wanted to help. She told them that she had a contact inside Xin-Shalast. She hadn't been there for a few months, but let them know where to find him. She also offered to lead them to the road into Xin-Shalast, and warned them that it was guarded by cloud giants.
Arodus 11
After a good night's sleep (so they thought, actually one week's time) they were lead to the road by Svevenka. She wished them luck in defeating the Runelord.
At the point where she said the road was guarded, the monk snuck ahead to scout. He say a number of cloud giants in a high vantage point. He let Phain know and they devised a plan to dimension door up and surprise them.
Completely surprised them first of two giants went down without a swing, while the second giant died soon after. Another pair of giants rushed in to help, but the only hit they made knocked Xantumal off the ledge 60 feet below, injuring him, but with some healing from Preacher was fine.
Continuing down the road they saw the city ahead of them. An old man was walking towards them. Confused, but wary, they asked the man who he was. The old man asked if they were the ones he was looking for. Not sure how to answer they paused. The old man turned to a silver dragon. Relieved they found an ally they paused, but were attacked by the dragon. Wondering if perhaps the dragon confused them for an enemy they tried to let it know they were not his enemy, but it continued attacking. A fierce fight followed that almost killed both Orik, Preacher, and Hogie, but everyone lived except the dragon.
Searching the dragon they found a special ring with the Sihedron Rune on it. It was a powerful magic ring that seemed to have a special purpose.
Continuing on, they entered the mythical city of Xin-Shalast.....
Monday, July 5, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Session 53 - Halls of Wrath
Erastus 9
After another rest in the Shimmering Veil, the party was ready to clear out the last remaining wing of Runeforge and then return home.
Entering the Halls of Wrath, they came into a enormous room with a raised platform on the other side about 30 feet above the floor. On that platform was a large iron statue holding a bow. As they moved into the room the statue started to shoot energy arrows at them. Phain cast dimension door and moved Orik and Vale with him next to the statue. The monk used his abundant step to appear next to it as well. Shalelu started hitting it with arrows, landing a solid blow.
The statue started to pummel them with its fist. Orik took a blow that knocked him off the platform. Vale and the monk continued to rain blows upon it until the monk took a hit knocking him off the platform. Phain finished it off with a solid hit.
Past the platform was a hallway leading to a room with two circles. After studying them for awhile they determined that these may be teleportation circles leading further into the wing. Xantumal summoned an animal to determine which one was teleport away from the room and which one teleported them into the room.
Phain, Orik, Vale and the monk went first with the rest of the group schedule to come 30 seconds later. On the other side they saw a group of wrath sinspawn, with armor and axes and looked a lot tougher than the ones they saw under Sandpoint. Phain also heard spellcaster from behind them in a larger room.
Orik Vale and the monk attacked the sinspawn while Phain made an educated guess where the casters were and used dimension door to get there. He used his quicken rod to cast lightning bolt on a row of them then after the fighting wizards attacked hit them again and used improved invisibility. They seemed to have no way to locate him and used fireballs to hopefully catch him that way, but Phain dodge all of those easily.
Meanwhile the fight was hard for Orik, Vale and the monk, with the sinspawn knocking Vale unconscious and close to death, and the monk taking a heavy beating. The monk decided to go through the return circle and request for healing help, and send the rest of the group through.
Appearing back in the first room, Preacher channeled and saved Vale's life and bolstering the monk's. Xantumal and Shalelu went through as soon as the monk was ready with Hogie to follow the next round.
As the sinspawn were about finished, the remaining magus decided to forget about the invisible guy and focus on someone else, which happened to be Orik. Eight bolts of fire streaked into his body, killing him outright. Preacher was still in the other room at the time and couldn't be there for his Breath of Life.
Soon after Orik died,the party killed the rest of the mages. Preacher used Raise Dead on Orik and let him use his War Razor to Coup de Grace one of the magus and restore some of his life energy. The party searched the bodies for useful items while Preacher channeled some more and used some spells to heal everyone.
After another rest in the Shimmering Veil, the party was ready to clear out the last remaining wing of Runeforge and then return home.
Entering the Halls of Wrath, they came into a enormous room with a raised platform on the other side about 30 feet above the floor. On that platform was a large iron statue holding a bow. As they moved into the room the statue started to shoot energy arrows at them. Phain cast dimension door and moved Orik and Vale with him next to the statue. The monk used his abundant step to appear next to it as well. Shalelu started hitting it with arrows, landing a solid blow.
The statue started to pummel them with its fist. Orik took a blow that knocked him off the platform. Vale and the monk continued to rain blows upon it until the monk took a hit knocking him off the platform. Phain finished it off with a solid hit.
Past the platform was a hallway leading to a room with two circles. After studying them for awhile they determined that these may be teleportation circles leading further into the wing. Xantumal summoned an animal to determine which one was teleport away from the room and which one teleported them into the room.
Phain, Orik, Vale and the monk went first with the rest of the group schedule to come 30 seconds later. On the other side they saw a group of wrath sinspawn, with armor and axes and looked a lot tougher than the ones they saw under Sandpoint. Phain also heard spellcaster from behind them in a larger room.
Orik Vale and the monk attacked the sinspawn while Phain made an educated guess where the casters were and used dimension door to get there. He used his quicken rod to cast lightning bolt on a row of them then after the fighting wizards attacked hit them again and used improved invisibility. They seemed to have no way to locate him and used fireballs to hopefully catch him that way, but Phain dodge all of those easily.
Meanwhile the fight was hard for Orik, Vale and the monk, with the sinspawn knocking Vale unconscious and close to death, and the monk taking a heavy beating. The monk decided to go through the return circle and request for healing help, and send the rest of the group through.
Appearing back in the first room, Preacher channeled and saved Vale's life and bolstering the monk's. Xantumal and Shalelu went through as soon as the monk was ready with Hogie to follow the next round.
As the sinspawn were about finished, the remaining magus decided to forget about the invisible guy and focus on someone else, which happened to be Orik. Eight bolts of fire streaked into his body, killing him outright. Preacher was still in the other room at the time and couldn't be there for his Breath of Life.
Soon after Orik died,the party killed the rest of the mages. Preacher used Raise Dead on Orik and let him use his War Razor to Coup de Grace one of the magus and restore some of his life energy. The party searched the bodies for useful items while Preacher channeled some more and used some spells to heal everyone.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Session 52 - The Ravenous Crypts Continued
Erastus 7
The party started searching for secret doors after getting themselves healed up. The monk found a trap door in the floor that had a ladder leading down to a hallway. The group headed down the hallway and found yet another secret door leading to another room. Inside the room were three sarcophagi and the lich. It immediately cast a spell that made a cloud that made everyone sick, except Phain who was immune, and tapped his stick against a sarcophagus behind him. Immediately waves of negative energy pulsed healing the lich and Phain while injuring everyone else in the room.
Phain and the lich battled while everyone else fought the nausea. Xantumal, who had changed into an Earth Elemental and was traveling in the walls, came out and grabbed the lich and dragged him back up into the previous room. Everyone but Phain moved back there and dispatched the lich once in for all. Phain meanwhile broke all the sarcophagi with his adamantine gauntlet, including the lich's phylactery.
Having taken heavy damage, the party decided to rest back in the Shimmering Veil and come back to fully explore the Ravenous Crypts the next day.
Erastus 8
The party had one area left to explore in the crypts. Those doors lead to a larger room that was the tomb of some Thassilonian noble. An armor plated golem was inside protecting the tomb. The golem hit the monk, but otherwise the party was careful in their fight. Preacher tried to heal the wound, but somehow the wound was resisting the magic spell and Preacher told the monk it would have to heal on its own.
Searching carefully the rooms, they found one more hidden area. Inside was a sarcophagus made entirely out of crystal. Inside were undead, but they were not sure how to get them out. Phain took his adamantine gauntlet and smashed the crystal release two dread wraiths, larger version of wraiths. Preacher used his death ward to protect the group from level drain while the monk used his ghost touch sword to do full damage to the ghostly figures. Some damage was taken, but nothing the group couldn't handle.
A secret cache was found that had some treasure, as well as a plan shift focus. Preacher and Phain were sure that it could be used to travel directly here, instead of having to use the heads at Rimeskull.
The party started searching for secret doors after getting themselves healed up. The monk found a trap door in the floor that had a ladder leading down to a hallway. The group headed down the hallway and found yet another secret door leading to another room. Inside the room were three sarcophagi and the lich. It immediately cast a spell that made a cloud that made everyone sick, except Phain who was immune, and tapped his stick against a sarcophagus behind him. Immediately waves of negative energy pulsed healing the lich and Phain while injuring everyone else in the room.
Phain and the lich battled while everyone else fought the nausea. Xantumal, who had changed into an Earth Elemental and was traveling in the walls, came out and grabbed the lich and dragged him back up into the previous room. Everyone but Phain moved back there and dispatched the lich once in for all. Phain meanwhile broke all the sarcophagi with his adamantine gauntlet, including the lich's phylactery.
Having taken heavy damage, the party decided to rest back in the Shimmering Veil and come back to fully explore the Ravenous Crypts the next day.
Erastus 8
The party had one area left to explore in the crypts. Those doors lead to a larger room that was the tomb of some Thassilonian noble. An armor plated golem was inside protecting the tomb. The golem hit the monk, but otherwise the party was careful in their fight. Preacher tried to heal the wound, but somehow the wound was resisting the magic spell and Preacher told the monk it would have to heal on its own.
Searching carefully the rooms, they found one more hidden area. Inside was a sarcophagus made entirely out of crystal. Inside were undead, but they were not sure how to get them out. Phain took his adamantine gauntlet and smashed the crystal release two dread wraiths, larger version of wraiths. Preacher used his death ward to protect the group from level drain while the monk used his ghost touch sword to do full damage to the ghostly figures. Some damage was taken, but nothing the group couldn't handle.
A secret cache was found that had some treasure, as well as a plan shift focus. Preacher and Phain were sure that it could be used to travel directly here, instead of having to use the heads at Rimeskull.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Session 51 - The Ravenous Crypts
Erastus 7
The group went back to the Shimmering Veils to rest and returned the next day to the Ravenous Crypts. All the doors were locked and the rooms were empty. As the party mapped the rooms to make sure they didn't miss anything, they finally came to a room with more mummies in it. Having learned from the last battle, the party was more careful of their disease touch.
They found a secret door leading to a hallway. Phain sneaked down the hallway and saw an undead creature using surgical tools on a dead body. The party got hasted and charged into the room taking down the undead surgeon in no time. Another search found yet another secret door.
Opening that door they were quickly attacked by a lich. Xantumal was hit by a spell instantly killing him, but Preacher was there to use Breath of Life and save him from dying. Phain hit the lich with a lightning bolt, but when Orik hit it, the lich disappeared. Phain cast see invisible and found that the lich was actually in a separate corner. Phain moved and hit it with a lightning bolt but it had no effect. The lich cast a few damaging spells on the party, and became visible to everyone. Orik and Vale hit it a few times, driving it away when the lich cast a dimension door.
The group having no idea where it could have gone, grouped up and got healed before starting the search for the lich.
The group went back to the Shimmering Veils to rest and returned the next day to the Ravenous Crypts. All the doors were locked and the rooms were empty. As the party mapped the rooms to make sure they didn't miss anything, they finally came to a room with more mummies in it. Having learned from the last battle, the party was more careful of their disease touch.
They found a secret door leading to a hallway. Phain sneaked down the hallway and saw an undead creature using surgical tools on a dead body. The party got hasted and charged into the room taking down the undead surgeon in no time. Another search found yet another secret door.
Opening that door they were quickly attacked by a lich. Xantumal was hit by a spell instantly killing him, but Preacher was there to use Breath of Life and save him from dying. Phain hit the lich with a lightning bolt, but when Orik hit it, the lich disappeared. Phain cast see invisible and found that the lich was actually in a separate corner. Phain moved and hit it with a lightning bolt but it had no effect. The lich cast a few damaging spells on the party, and became visible to everyone. Orik and Vale hit it a few times, driving it away when the lich cast a dimension door.
The group having no idea where it could have gone, grouped up and got healed before starting the search for the lich.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Session 50 - Runeforged Weapons
Erastus 6
The party decided to infuse their weapons right away so they headed to the central chamber of runeforge, where the pool awaited surrounded by the statues of the last Runelords.
Dropping a shard of mirror from the Shimmering Veil in the pool, followed by Delvahine's "equipment", the pool started to bubble violently and swirl with many colors. Phain dipped his weapon in infusing it with the powers of illusion and enchantment. Just then Karzoug's voice boomed
The statue of Karzoug attacked! Vale or Orik dipped their weapons in right away and joined Phain in attacking. They found the statue was vulnerable to their Domineering weapons and called for the other to infuse their weapons as well. The newly empowered weapons made short work of "Karzoug".
The party then had a choice. The way out was supposedly in the wrath wing, but they wanted to make sure there wasn't anything else in Runeforge that they could use in the fight against Karzoug.
The decided to investigate the Abjurant halls. They knew from Vraxeris's journal that a couple years before this hall was wiped out by the other wings in a joint effort. Phain out ahead of the group found a room with a broken rod stuck into the floor. As he moved in to investigate, the rod burst with energy and powered down his magic items. He retreated back into the hall, took off his items, then return in the room and used his knowledge to disarm the rod so it would not go off and affect anyone else.
No one was left alive in the wing, but they found a magical pool filled with some strange liquid that was almost a solid. Phain investigated and determined that if you put magical items in the pool, it would break down the item into its components that could be used to create new items faster and cheaper. Unfortunately with Khazen dead, no one could use the pool, so they left it alone.
Next the decided to check out the Festering Maze. Phain scouted it out first and discovered everything dead inside and it was filled with poisonous gasses. Not needing anything from there, they moved on.
Next Preacher wanted to head into the necromancy wing and kill off all the undead, so the group headed there next. Coming into the first room, it was filled with mummies. Preacher rushed into the room and started channeling positive energy while the rest of the party attacked. Preacher and Orik were infected by disease while fighting, but everyone survived the battle. Preacher healed Orik and himself before heading deeper into the wing.
The party decided to infuse their weapons right away so they headed to the central chamber of runeforge, where the pool awaited surrounded by the statues of the last Runelords.
Dropping a shard of mirror from the Shimmering Veil in the pool, followed by Delvahine's "equipment", the pool started to bubble violently and swirl with many colors. Phain dipped his weapon in infusing it with the powers of illusion and enchantment. Just then Karzoug's voice boomed
You. Again. I can’t help but be inspired by your optimism, but alas,
your weapons will never reach Xin-Shalast. Your fate is death, here
in Runeforge.
The statue of Karzoug attacked! Vale or Orik dipped their weapons in right away and joined Phain in attacking. They found the statue was vulnerable to their Domineering weapons and called for the other to infuse their weapons as well. The newly empowered weapons made short work of "Karzoug".
The party then had a choice. The way out was supposedly in the wrath wing, but they wanted to make sure there wasn't anything else in Runeforge that they could use in the fight against Karzoug.
The decided to investigate the Abjurant halls. They knew from Vraxeris's journal that a couple years before this hall was wiped out by the other wings in a joint effort. Phain out ahead of the group found a room with a broken rod stuck into the floor. As he moved in to investigate, the rod burst with energy and powered down his magic items. He retreated back into the hall, took off his items, then return in the room and used his knowledge to disarm the rod so it would not go off and affect anyone else.
No one was left alive in the wing, but they found a magical pool filled with some strange liquid that was almost a solid. Phain investigated and determined that if you put magical items in the pool, it would break down the item into its components that could be used to create new items faster and cheaper. Unfortunately with Khazen dead, no one could use the pool, so they left it alone.
Next the decided to check out the Festering Maze. Phain scouted it out first and discovered everything dead inside and it was filled with poisonous gasses. Not needing anything from there, they moved on.
Next Preacher wanted to head into the necromancy wing and kill off all the undead, so the group headed there next. Coming into the first room, it was filled with mummies. Preacher rushed into the room and started channeling positive energy while the rest of the party attacked. Preacher and Orik were infected by disease while fighting, but everyone survived the battle. Preacher healed Orik and himself before heading deeper into the wing.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Session 49 - Iron Cages of Lust
Erastus 5
Knowing that they had one of the two components to infuse their weapons against Karzoug, they decide to go the the Lust wing, The Iron Cages of Lust, to get their second part. They had to find one of Delvahine's "equipment".
Heading into the Lust wing, they came into a grand cathedral, with a 90 foot domed ceiling. Flying around were six "women" with bat wings and horns. They were calling out appraisals of the men and the things they wanted to do to them. Eventually they got tired of catcalling and attacked the party when they started to enter the room.
They tried to charm and dominate the party, but none of them succumbed to their desires and killed all but two that disappeared. Phain recognized that they had cast dimension door.
There were cages all around the room, but only one cage that had anyone alive in it. Inside was a broken man, his mind long gone and beyond any repair that party had at its disposal, so they put him out of his misery.
They decided to go inside a "building" that looked like the walls were made out of cloth. Inside were a group of fire giants protecting their mistress. A long tough battle ensued but the group survived.
Healing up and getting ready for the mistress, they found her in the next room. She was a succubus and in control of the wing. She was angry and upset that the group had killed some of her daughters and attacked. Preacher put up his protection against negative energy while the party attacked and killed her and her two remaining daughters.
Searching the room they found a cache of her equipment. They tried to find one that was the least used. After searching the wing and making sure there was not anything else in it, they decided to rest.
Knowing that they had one of the two components to infuse their weapons against Karzoug, they decide to go the the Lust wing, The Iron Cages of Lust, to get their second part. They had to find one of Delvahine's "equipment".
Heading into the Lust wing, they came into a grand cathedral, with a 90 foot domed ceiling. Flying around were six "women" with bat wings and horns. They were calling out appraisals of the men and the things they wanted to do to them. Eventually they got tired of catcalling and attacked the party when they started to enter the room.
They tried to charm and dominate the party, but none of them succumbed to their desires and killed all but two that disappeared. Phain recognized that they had cast dimension door.
There were cages all around the room, but only one cage that had anyone alive in it. Inside was a broken man, his mind long gone and beyond any repair that party had at its disposal, so they put him out of his misery.
They decided to go inside a "building" that looked like the walls were made out of cloth. Inside were a group of fire giants protecting their mistress. A long tough battle ensued but the group survived.
Healing up and getting ready for the mistress, they found her in the next room. She was a succubus and in control of the wing. She was angry and upset that the group had killed some of her daughters and attacked. Preacher put up his protection against negative energy while the party attacked and killed her and her two remaining daughters.
Searching the room they found a cache of her equipment. They tried to find one that was the least used. After searching the wing and making sure there was not anything else in it, they decided to rest.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
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