session 23 (20/01/2025)

party discover further down a temple
- statue with a man with a sword
- there is a 15ft long carcophagus
  - could be used for the ritual
  - too big to transport
- Diana divine senses the room
  - still a holy site
  - a bit damaged with the sundering
- party goes back to inform Pherria

high hall
- Pherria is waiting for them
- Ulder's body and soul are in a battle between Torm and Baphomet
- the ritual must be maintain through concentration
  - if broken it must be start again
  - it might take longer depending on the resistance and the hold of Baphomet
  - no longer than 10 minutes
- Diana has an idea to protect physically
- Eidolon lends his steed to Diana for her to go ahead first
- rest of the party starts bringing Ulder towards the ritual site

ritual site
- Diana starts preparing a magic circle
- rest of the party arrive while Diana is nearly done
- Lulu offers to help Pherria inside the circle
- Vivian summon his puppet
  - shadow Vivian form
  - eyes are more orange than red this time
- Vivian hands Pherria 3 bottles of holy water
- Reinhold drinks a potion of fire breath
- Pherria casts sactuary on herself
- Vivian casts heroism on Ulder

the ritual begins
- Vivian helps Pherria
- Pherria starts well the ritual
- a psychic scream pulses out of the helm
  - party manages to hold it back
  - 1 success
- Vivian inspires and helps Pherria
- Eidolon blesses Vivian, Reinhold and Eidolon
- large section on the ceiling falls
- Pherria continues the ritual
  - splashing holy water on Ulder
  - Ulder is calming
  - 2 successes
- a portal opens up in the room
- fighting script
  - a hezrou comes out of it
    - barrels to the party
    - misses Reinhold and Diana
    - hits Eidolon
  - Eidolon
    - saves the stench
    - hits the first hezrou
  - a second hezrou comes out of a portal
    - runs to the party
    - takes out Shadow Vivian
  - Reinhold
    - saves the stench
    - rages
    - smacks the second hezrou
  - Vivian
    - reanimates the puppet with a 3rd level spell
    - inspires Diana
    - Shadow Vivian hits the second hezrou
  - Diana
    - saves the stench
    - casts spirit guardian
  - flames sprout from the ground burning the frist hezrou
  - Pherria
    - maintains the ritual
    - Ulder's body lift ofthe ground
    - a blast of radiant energy comes out of him
      - burning the hezrous
      - portals take a hit
  - first hezrou
    - saves the spirit guardian
    - claws and bites Reinhold
  - Eidolon smites the first hezrou
  - second hezrou
    - saves the spirit guardian
    - claws and bits Reinhold
  - Reinhold
    - smacks the second hezrou
    - fire breath on the second hezrou
  - Vivian
    - helps Pherria
    - inspires Shadow Vivian
    - Shadow Vivian punches the second hezrou down
  - Diana
    - casts spiritual weapon
    - hits the first hezrou with the spiritual weapon and the candle mace
  - the floor rumbles
    - Diana, Eildolon and the first hezrou become prone
    - shadows crawl out of the portals
  - first shadow dodges around the spirit guardian
  - Pherria
    - first shadow avoids a sacred flame
    - maintains the ritual
  - first hezrou
    - fails the spirit guardian
    - stands up
    - attacks Diana and Eidolon
  - Eidolon
    - stands up
    - attacks the first hezrou
  - second shadow
    - moves to Reinhold
    - gets obliterated by spirit guardians
  - Reinhold
    - finishes the first hezrou
    - smacks the portal close
  - Vivian
    - starry wisps the first shadow
    - inspires Reinhold
    - Shadow Vivian poofs the third shadow
  - Diana
    - sprouts out her wings standing up
    - flies to the second portal
    - spiritual weapon moves
  - fourth shadow gets obliterated by spirit guardian
  - portal gets disrupted by the spirit guardian
    - closing
    - big psychic blast resonates in the room
  - a shadow demon commander comes out of the center of the room
    - pissed at the party for making it difficult
    - has an ornate armor
    - moves to Diana
    - fails the spirit guardian
    - his armor absorbs energy
    - his armor pulses knocking Diana against the wall prone
    - Diana blocks the claws
  - Pherria barely maintains the concentration
  - Eidolon
    - moves to the shadow demon commander
    - guided strikes and smites the commander
    - the armor pulses again
      - slamming Diana and Shadow Vivian
      - Diana is unconscious
    - second attack hits
  - shadow demon commander legendary action misses Eidolon
  - Reinhold
    - moves to the shadow demon commander
    - glaives onces
    - the shadow demon commander sprouts a mirror image
    - glaive hits a mirror image
  - Vivian
    - uses the scroll of mass healing word everyone
    - helps Pheria
  - Diana
    - is conscious
    - moves away from the shadow demon commander
    - healing word herself
  - shadow demon commander
    - casts darkness on himself
    - moves
  - Pherria prays and maintains concentration
  - Lulu
    - joins the frey
    - flies to Diana
    - casts cure wounds on Diana
  - Eidolon tries to move out and gets taken down
  - Reinhold
    - fails to grab Eidolon
    - moves out of the darkness
  - Vivian
    - moves to the darkness
    - casts fear in the darkness
    - zooms back in the circle
  - Diana
    - dashes to the circle
    - drops the candle mace
    - grabs her glowing holy symbol
    - mutters "mother moon forgive me for this"
    - screams Gargoth and slams the shield on the ground
      - Diana's features darken
      - a pit fiend crawls out of the shield