Chapter 3
session 25 (17/03/2025)
- Elthurel
- party is brainstorming how to get down
- it is impossible to just stick the landing
- Diana has wings
- Vivian could created a glider or a parachute
- the chains are big
- 30ft long links
- spanning 20ft wide
- 1ft barbs
- Eidolon climbed up here using it
- parachute plan is chosen
- Vivian creates a large piece of cloth for the operation with his performance of creation
- Vivian starts doing the rope and knot work
- Eidolon checks the strength of the ropes if it holds
- Reinhold attaches a cart to it for people to get in
- Diana mends the cart
- party places it near the edge
- Vivian enlarges the cart then animate object the ride down
- party jumps in and starts the descent
- party is brainstorming how to get down
- The Fall
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- large open battlefield
- river styx
- lots of conflicts going on
- legions of devils on one side of the river
- demons on the anchor points of Elthurel
- steam ships full of winged demons on the river Styx
- a small outpost in the distance that looks calmer
- Vivian starts steering the cart to the small outpost
- Vivian moves right above the outpost unseen
- descent starts
- heavy winds are blowing
- party manages to hold on
- the outpost is more in view
- fortified compound
- crater potted
- jagged wall of rock bones and metal debris
- a giant rusty looking hand
- not really stone
- giant hell machines used for the wall
- walls have lookouts
- there are patrols
- Eidolon knows this place as Fort Knuckle Bones
- Vivian lands the party down
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- party is now on the soil of Avernus itself
- wave of uneasiness
- the place itself is not friendly
- it is the hells duh
- very hot
- non-evil creatures will risk more exhaustion
- hearts can be tainted
- party disembarks on a hill away from the fort itself
- from the distance people can be seen approaching
- Vivian and Diana mend the wheels of the cart
- party approaches the fort on foot
- the 2 buggies see the party is approaching
- turn back to the fort
- were here apparently just to scavenge the wreckage
- wave of uneasiness
- Fort Knockle Bones
- there is a gate guarded by some redcaps
- about 6 or 8 of them
- looking at the party
- ask for a password
- Eidolon refuses
- there is no password
- they ask Diana to entertain them
- asks her to convince Reinhold he is a chicken
- Diana asks Eidolon what the hell is going on
- Reinhold asks Diana to pull his finger
- Reinhold thaumaturgy a chicken cackle from the one asking
- they laugh at the joke
- ask Vivian to given them his boots
- Vivian show he has no boots
- ask for the other boots
- Vivian inks his paws
- prints on a paper
- throws it as an airplane
- a redcap falls from the walls
- the redcaps laugh
- they were just buying time to open the door messing around with the party
- party is invited inside
- a lot of redcaps in here
- vehicles being repaired
- a couple of kenku are bickering on one being repaired
- Eidolon tells the party the engines run on souls
- the kenkus stare at Lulu with a sense of recognition
- kenku wave the party over
- names are Clonk (weilding a hammer) and Chukka (weilding a spear)
- Clonk ask the party to stay here before they bring their boss
- Clonk comes back with a very tall creature
- she is taller than Reinhold
- covered in soot, oil, blood and more
- wild eyes
- raven on each shoulder
- behind her a larger creature even
- amalgamation of flesh
- she looks at the party and Lulu
- asks how did they find such a treasure
- Diana and Eidolon steps in front of Lulu
- the lady seeks treasures from Zariel
- Lulu has memories of Zariel falling
- asks for a deal of the memories
- Eidolon asks for her name
- name is Mad Maggie
- Maggie offers to trade a vehicle or two
- if Lulu's mind is strong enough she might keep the memories
- Maggie will need the party to anchor the ritual
- Eidolon ask what Lulu wants
- Lulu is unsure of her memories and is afraid but curious
- Maggie wants the emotion of the finely aged memory more than the knowledge
- Lulu agrees
- Magie tells the party to settle down and browse her wares while she prepares
- Maggie points at a bigger one
- if all goes super well we might even get this instead
- a tormentor that is a little broken down
- Maggie goes to prep
- party goes to the demon grinder
- Eidolon pick up Vivian on the way
- Reinhold comes too to see the biggest ride
- Diana goes to see a devil's ride instead
- Clonk and Chukka are arguing over a fix
- Vivian and Reinhold find the issue and point it
- it is a stuck cog demon issue
- Clonk asks Diana to help purify it as a cleric
- Diana casts dispel magic on it
- as a thanks they offer to do a fix
- tormentor is lacking armor and a harpoon gun
- devil's ride has no wheels
- some imps threw them outside
- the redcaps just laugh
- Diana and Reinhold want to get them
- there is a gate guarded by some redcaps
session 26 (31/03/2025)
- Fort Knuckle Bones
- Diana and Reinhold look for Pins and Needles
- 2 imps
- they threw the wheels outside
- they are hiding under a tent
- muttering that a certain Wazick will kill them
- Diana yanks one out
- Diana asks why they threw the wheels out
- threw them overboard
- Wazick is a Mad Cap
- Mad Caps and Redcaps that were here for too long
- imps ask to get rid of Wazick in exchange for the wheels
- after some talk Diana and Reinhold agree to go see Wazick before deciding
- Diana drops Pins
- Pins and Needles transform into ravens and leave
- the same ravens that were on Mad Maggie's shoulders
- Eidolon and Vivian look for Micky
- they found it surrounded by Red and Mad caps
- making him "dance"
- Eidolon manages to intimidate them into dispersing
- Micky has trouble communicating with no mouth
- Vivian casts detect thoughts
- Micky is in pain
- there is a large spike of hellfire metal in his foot
- Eidolon rips the spike out of Micky's foot
- Vivian mends the wound afterwards
- Micky is now happier
- Redcaps don't like it but stay away from Eidolon
- Diana and Reinhold look for Wazick
- asking Redcaps and Madcaps
- their are pissed about Reinhold being big
- found the difference between redcaps and madcap
- redcaps dip their hat in blood
- madcaps dip their hat in fiend ichor
- makes them even madder
- point to a large dining hall
- Wazick is apparently there
- dining hall
- giant flaming skull throwing firebolts at caps
- name is Barnabus
- asking for its tooth back
- sees the party enter and asks it for help
- Eidolon tries to track it
- casts command "Give !" on the one holding it
- the redcaps did not like that
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fighting script
- Barnabus fires a fire ray at a redcap
- redcap
- is too far up to be hit directly
- throws its sickle at Barnabus
- redcap
- runs to Eidolon
- kicks his shins with his boots
- Eidolon is prone on the ground
- Reinhold
- rages with cold damage
- slams non lethally to the ground the one that kicked Eidolon
- tells the redcaps to chill out
- Eidolon
- moves to the commanded one with the tooth
- tells them to disperse
- uses conquering presence to frighten them
- Diana
- moves forward
- asks who is Wazick
- not successful sadly
- thinks she sees Wazick
- dashes to him
- compelled duel fail
- commanded redcap
- takes psychic damage because too close to Eidolon
- gives Eidolon some pocket trash
- tells her he is not Wazick
- Vivian
- casts psychic lance on Wazick
- the one near Diana fails and flinches
- Mad Maggie appears
- asks what the hell is happening here
- Barnabus shrinks back
- tells Diana that she doesn't mind Wazick dying
- the redcaps grows on the ground in the Feywild
- like mushrooms it seems
- Reinhold throws his glaive at him to finish him
- it was not the first time Barnabus had this issue
- tells the party that Pins and Needles told her they asked Wazick to die
- she loves her imp/crows
- they will get the wheels for the ride
- giant flaming skull throwing firebolts at caps
- Diana and Reinhold look for Pins and Needles
session 27 (05/05/2025)
- Magie guides the party to the ritual chamber
- beds are arranged for the party
- a large black pillow in the center for Lulu
- hands the party a sleep tea
- party drinks and falls asleep on the beds
- dream space
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- warm
- empty void
- party floating in space
- Lulu lands on the shoulder of a beautiful angel
- a meadow appears as they walk
- party manages to push forward
- this is a mental safe space for Lulu
- Maggie asks the party to make Lulu move past it
- Eidolon float down to Lulu
- asks Lulu to continue
- he also needed to accept she is no longer his general
- scene shifts
- smell of hell
- section of a battlefield
- an unconsious angel on the ground
- 6 spine devils are closing on Lulu
- mortals are fleeing the battlefield through a portal
- Maggie asks the party to defend them both
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fighting script
- spine devil
- runs to Eidolon
- attacks him
- Vivian
- summons Shadow Vivian
- inspires Reinhold
- puppet misses a slam
- Reinhold
- rages
- smashes down one of the devils
- steps over the angel and Lulu
- spine devil
- throws tail spine at Reinhold
- flees upward
- spine devil
- tail spine shadow Vivian
- puppet is immune to psychic damage
- spine devil
- bites shadow Vivian
- puppet is immune to psychic damage
- Diana
- casts spirit guardians
- moves in the middle of the spine devils
- spine devil
- fails spirit guardian
- misses Diana with tail spine
- flies away
- spine devil
- tail spines Eidolon
- Eidolon
- activates his sword that starts to glow
- strikes the spine devil in front of him
- Lulu
- hovers above the angel
- casts cure wounds on Eidolon
- spined devil
- flyby away from Eidolon
- tail spines Vivian
- Vivian
- retaliates with a dissonant whispers killing it
- puppet misses a slam
- Reinhold
- chucks his glaive finishing one
- slices at another
- spine devil
- misses tail spines on Reinhold
- spine devil
- fails save against spirit guardian
- misses Diana
- spine devil
- succeeds save against spirit guardian
- continues to swing at the immune puppet
- Diana
- toll the dead one down
- runs to Reinhold to be picked up
- Reinhold picks Diana for uppies
- spine devil
- is now in range thanks to uppies
- he dies to spirit guardian
- Eidolon
- runs to a spine devil
- skull grabs it
- slashes it down
- Lulu
- tends to the angel
- Vivian
- misses a starry wisp at the last spine devil
- puppet moves closer
- Reinhold
- sits Diana on his shoulders
- throws his glaive twice at the last spine devil killing it
- spine devil
- Vivian looks half jealous half happy for Diana
- Reinhold sets down Diana
- Diana goes to check on Zariel
- very bruised and beaten
- breathing
- unconscious
- spine devils start to move
- as if controlled
- one voice only speak through
- offers assistance
- Eidolon consideres it
- rest of the party refuses
- the corpses transform into a black sludge
- sludge starts crawling on everyone
- Diana
- attempts to help Vivian out of it
- fails
- takes 22 psychic damage
- starts sinking
- feeling sorrow and regret
- Vivian
- inspires Diana
- prays to Selune
- puppet pulls Vivian out
- the feeling of sorrow stops
- Reinhold
- fails to pull Diana out
- starts sinking
- Eidolon
- gets out
- extent his arm to Diana
- Diana
- gets out thanks to Eidolon
- extents her arm to Reinhold
- Vivian positions to help Reinhold out with the puppet
- Reinhold gets out
- sludge congeals
- perfect circle
- feel like falling when looking into it
- scene change
- at the bottom golden specs
- Lulu
- resting upon a black cushion
- similar to the one in Maggie's hut
- feeling stops
- Lulu is shining brightly
- there is a brass spyglass near here
- Lulu looks into it
- recoils with a gasp
- surprise and joy
- Lulu knows where Zariel's sword is
- Eidolon doesn't believe it
- was lost on the battlefield
- no one but a hellrider could wield it
- Lulu never said it was carried
- the sword is in a very scary place
- Lulu starts waking up
- scene change
- surrounding in a sudden cold
- everyone feels tied
- open snowy field
- party hears a voice
- talks in giant
- shouts Reinhold's name
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