# 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 - The Fall - *desc* - 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 - 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 - 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 # 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 - *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 # 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 - *desc* - 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 - *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 - 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 - ***REDACTED***