session 14 (17/06/2024)
- night in the streets
- party goes towards the inn
- walk and talk
- Reinhold doesn't need to sleep
- Vivian is given a shoulder ride on the way back
- Elfsong
- some more discussion
- Reinhold apparently doesn't need to eat
- Val mentions maybe to equip ourselves for the heat of hells
- some talks about maybe potions
- Reinhold just mentions to just wear less clothes and demonstrate by unzipping the cargo pants legs into a cargo short
- Le'garde produces the puzzlebox
- Le'garde wants to try to open it
- Vivian want to show it to Duke Portyr so he is the one dealing with it
- Le'garde insects it more
- it is very hard to open
- Le'garde mentions bringing it to Candlekeep
- Val is excited to discover hell as she has never been there before
- Reinhold uses dad voice (thaumaturgy) to ask for refills on the table
- Le'garde mentions that he doesn't need normal food
- he can still enjoy it
- can also drink blood
- Vivian say he understands
- Le'garde go to bed
- Le'garde discussion
- tl:dr: stay alert for him
- Diana wants to keep a close eye on
- Vivian says he'll try to steer him in the right direction with his words
- Reinhold says he'll help intervene if needed
- Vivian says he is not that bad of an egg
- still need to be careful
- Reinhold says he'll stay with the party unless he suddenly gets a memory flood telling him the party is evil
- memory flood
- just met them now
- aside from Le'garde they don't seem like evil ppl
- memory on the cusp
- Diana and Le'garde standing with a few other figures
- duergar
- dragonborn
- genasi
- standing in a park with Reya
- a small figure placing bracelets on their wrists
- small possibly child
- there is another one on Reinhold's wrist too
- Diana and Le'garde standing with a few other figures
- Reinhold asks Diana and Reya to show they right wrist
- there is the bracelet
- Diana wanted to tell earlier but not sure how Reinhold would react
- Reinhold asks for more information
- daughter is Sophia
- wife is Eluun
- a good family man
- Diana met them a the temple a few times
- Reya mentioned she saw all three of them as a happy family in the parc
- last time they were seen was right before the sundering during a recommitment ceremony
- Vivian tries to peer in Reinhold's mind from information
- manages to get a view of both Eluun and Sophia
- starts painting them and shows them to Reinhold
- big hug from Reinhold
- Diana compliments the drawings
- Diana casts sending towards to one of her moms
Mama, We have figured out who here sent elturel to hell. Please tell me you and Mum are ok
- the message goes through
we are not, but we are alive, i don't know where we are, we're in a cell it is cold and dark...please help
- in a hushed under breath voice
- the mug in Diana's hand breaks
- Reya understands and tries to reassure Diana
- Le'garde in the room
- pulls the 3 skeletons out of the bag
- orders them to sort and fold everyone's stuff
- they proceed and there are neatly ordered piles on the respective beds
- wait in salute after the command
- Diana and Vivian enter first
- Vivian is very happy about the now cleaned brushes
- for Reinhold it's the exact 4 same copies of what he is wearing right now folded on the bed perfectly
- in the morning
- Reinhold is reading the gazette cross legged with a hot cup of double expresso on the table
- Val comes from her home
- rest of the party descends
- party goes to see Duke Portyr
- some more discussion
- council chambers
- Reya, Mortlock, Duke Portyr, Sylvira Savikas and an unknown woman
- discussing a bit before the party arrives
- Reya informed the council a bit of what happened
- Le'garde
- produces the infernal puzzle box
- informs that the duke and her son are dead
- Vivian presents the narrative as they would have rather died than cooperated
- unknown woman speaks up
oh so these are the so called maniacs that stirred every rats nest in the city
- name is commander Liara Portyr
- she now takes command of the city
- the party tells her about the treatement given by the former captain for the forced conscription
- complains that Sylvira Savikas was captured
- Sylvira Savikas
- mentions that this happened only because she trusted a noble who invited her for a drink to get information
- that box was what she was looking for
- she mentions she is in the party's debt for getting it
- mentions she'll now bring the box to Candlekeep for further studies
- Vivian mentions that this was the party's plan too
- Vivian mentions the rest of the incriminent information and the statue of Zariel
- Sylvira Savikas will get to Candlekeep first and expects the party to join whenever they are ready
- the party will be provided with some equipment
- riding horses for everyone
- wagon pulled by mules
- food and drink for the journey
- tents, bedrolls, etc...
- bag of 50pp
- after confirming a last time the transfer of the box Sylvira Savikas teleports to Candlekeep with it
- Reya, Mortlock, Duke Portyr, Sylvira Savikas and an unknown woman
- travel to Candlekeep
- first 2 days are uneventful
- 3rd day
- there is a bridge
- very busy
- group of younger teens going in the party's direction
- tried to pickpocket the party
- not successful
- they scatter seeing the failure
- settling for the night
- Diana uses sendings to get a clearer picture of the situation
- will be written at some point between the games
- Vivian has finished working on a piece
- it is Reinhold and his family
- Reinhold is in a loss for words and thanks Vivian
- Vivian offers him a painting case to protect it and places it in the bag of holding for safekeeping
- Val
- is sitting away from the camp fire
- Reya asks if she can sit with her
- Reya asks more about the Shadowfell and if the rumors are true about it
- Reya hopes that the shadowfell did its role to save some people of Elthurel for Avernus
- Reya is afraid of what will happen to people that are stuck in Avernus as it even managed to corrupt a celestial like Zariel
- conversation continues with Val comforting Reya in her own weird way
- Reinhold
- tries to remember more
- but to no avail
- even with the help of the pictures
- like trying to remember a dream
- Diana uses sendings to get a clearer picture of the situation
- there is a bridge
- 4th day is uneventful
- 5th day
- Candlekeep can be seen over the horizon now
- every time people look at it it is different
- it shifts a lot
- it is a magical repository of knowledge
- it is impossible to map as it is ever changing
- all teleportation magic and planar travel is very limited
- 6th day
- Vivian and Reinhold see an older gentleman riding on a cart
- heading our way with intent
- asks if the party needs some hay for the horses
- Vivian politely refuses
- old man hops off and inspects the horses and inspects them before insisting again
- Reinhold agrees to buy some hay for 5 silver and starts to help the old man unloading the hay
- Diana feels something suspicious as the old man keep looking at her shield
- as Reinhold pulls the last hay reveals some hidden armored figures