Session 6 – 8/9/20 It’s a Spa Treatment

 

Session 6 – 8/9/20 It’s a Spa Treatment

Felix Darklight the Catian – Greg

Steve the Elf – Tony

Hathyra (Haffie) – Tim

Vaelana from Minrothad - Arkathenia

Gunnar Hallkel – NPC

Young Heroine Vaelana from the Minrothad Islands was just rudely wakened from a nice nap in her warm relaxing bath. Troubled as she does not remember getting in the bath. She remembers sneaking around in the dark stinky dungeon. She was trying to find a book and some other trinkets. There was a lot of screaming, roaring, and banging of metal going on in the next room.

Then a Gun Shot! All of a sudden a giant horrendous beast came rushing and screaming into the room followed by some men and an elf. One of the men said something about finish the troll off. The others then attacked it and the troll was soon finished.

Introductions where made and the party of Gentlemen decided their duty was to see the young lady to the surface. She got out of the spa tub. The others called it a cooking pot. A strange spa with onions & carrots. She quickly got dressed and was able to find all her gear. With that they proceeded out of the room / troll den.

Down the hall was a door that had not been opened yet. Turns out a witch was inside along with a big teleportation circle. The New Girl Vaelana was able to blind the foul creature with a Light Spell in the Witch’s Eyes. The Party was able to subdue the blinded Witch. Haffie questions the Witch asking for the location of Lost Fernando. The Witch seems not know who Fernando is. Before Haffie can slit the throat of the witch. The others ask the Witch for the location of the Girls in the Bottles. The Witch tries to lie and is caught. She then confesses and gives directions to a room. Haffie smiles and does what he does. The Witch is dead. Vaelana is somewhat shocked by this, but she comes from Minrothad a Land once famous for it’s viscous survival of the fittest.

They march out into the hallway. Now with a map to one of the Girls in the Bottles they have sworn to save. They search the door and find a trap. They are fortunate and able to disarm it and open the door. Big dark room with several columns in it casting shadows. Right in the center of the room they see the big glass bottle and a girl inside it. At that same moment they hear a sound and see a Blue Worm. This is the younger larval form of the purple worm. It is a long vicious battle. Although just a larval blue worm this is the most dangerous opponent the party has faced yet.

Young Vaelana collects her wit and cast Unseen Servant. She directs the servant to open the giant bottle and get the girl out. Meanwhile the rest of the party takes a beating from the monster. A few rounds later the girl in the bottle charge attacks the Blue Worm. Killing it with Cause Critical Wounds. She introduces herself as Lady Alicegouza Knight of Amazonia Paladin of Kythria. With the worm dead there was a mad rush of spellcasters over to the desk and bookshelf in the corner of the room. The Cleric Gunnar was busy with healing the wounded as the true battle over the small library of books had begun.

On the desk they found a opened letter.

Letter from Bakalgu of Ethengar to Daughters of Alicearaina

The Spell Works. The Old King of Vestland is now our undead slave. I'm keeping him in the Temple of Tssathagoa in Heldanne.

The Heldanne Barbarians have proved most useful. We will soon have a ritual to unlock the power of the Sorona Crown.

Reading this letter did not sit well with the party. In addition they found another unopened door in the room.

Upon reading the letter the Paladin who was freed from the bottle suddenly says, “I have work to do thank you for freeing me.” Then she teleports away.

The party works up the muster to go open the remaining door in the room. It opens in to a small room with a door at the end. They open this door. It has a door behind it with a warning. Very carefully they open this door. Carefully peeking inside they see a full grown adult manticore. It sees them and roars.

The manticore is very fast and overtakes the fleeing party and blocks their way. Seeing their way blocked by the mighty beast the party reverses course and runs back the way they came. The manticore sighs and opens a previously unopened door and steps inside. Then locks the door behind him.

Carefully noting the door down. The party goes back to the room they found the beast in. They find two more doors. One of them a secret door. They decide to open the secret door first. Apparently it was a secret vault. It has two more secret doors and a lot of coins. Huge piles of riches.

They decide to open the farthest away secret door. It opens in to a large room lit with torches in a circle around a pentagram on the floor. Inside there is an insect man, pile of coins, backpack, girl in a bottle, coffin, and a note on the floor. Some of the party helps free the girl in the bottle, while others collect coins and search a backpack. The insect man appears peaceful and helps with freeing the girl. Insect man tells them their friend was here. They find a note from Fernando. He says he has gone off to Teagora’s Manor ahead of them with some new allies he has made.

The girl that was rescued from the bottle tells them she is Princess Alicema of Castle Greyhawk Councilor to the Duchy of Ten. They show her a map they found earlier of a land called Greyhawk. She verifies that is her homeland. During all this Young Vaelana snoops around the coffin. The coffin suddenly springs open and a monster jumps out swinging a sword. Vaelana suffers a viscous attack.

Soon the whole party is in combat with the monster. This beast is strong but it is not long before it is recognized as an unholy undead. The Princess Alicema of Castle Greyhawk tells everyone to move away she will turn the foul wretched undead. Instead she turns it into a dust. The Cleric Gunnar is most impressed with her power.

This is the End of Session 6