session 9 (21/08/2022)

• at bazzoxan gates
  • guard demands we identify
    • Talmar Tlin'orzza
    • we do
    • looking for Taskhand Thelyss
  • we can enter
    • rows of disrepaired buildings
    • statue rising from the ground
    • Taskhand Thelyss is on the upper deck of the door
    • James Ashfield
      • looking for competent ppl about portal
      • known for The Temple of Zazovan
        • not true apparently
  • skinless masses with eyes comes around the corner chasing a fleeing guard
    • Taskhand Thelyss summons an echo
      • ECHO KNIGHT <3
    • combat script
      • figuel use spike growth
        • it's very effective !
        • cheese grater time
          • Figuel uses thornwhip
          • Lucy uses telekinetic shove
            • but it failed !
      • first astral arm of the campaign
        • is this a Jojo reference ?
  • aftermath
    • James Ashfield wants to go in
      • like the XXX elves
    • everyone presents themselves to the taskhand
      • inform him
        • ruin situation
        • statue situation
          • old Tenaryn Mirimm might know more
            • bit of an outcast of the Mirimm
            • part of the rift becoming active
      • Taskhand asks us to knock some sense into "I, James Ashfield !"
      • bring the dead guard to the crematorium
        • more than one apparently in body parts
      • James Ashfield
        • 6ft
        • caucasian
        • chainmail
        • sword + whip
        • experienced looking
        • has a journal he calls the holy grail
          • ornate
          • blue bindings
          • maps and all
          • no index
          • can use it to cast identify
• walk and talk cremarium
  • need to talk Taskhand to prove we are not screwing up
    • to be allowed in the temple
    • he doesn't want the current situation to worsen
  • old Tenaryn Mirimm fck-up with his expedition
    • also why the current siutation is like that with the rifts
  • old man on the street
    • Dro the Drow
    • dragging a cart
      • last wagon he has
      • Figuels buy everything for 15gp, wagon included
        • Lucy tries to reverse pick pocket him for 4gp
        • was caught
        • Figels adds an extra 4gp, total 19gp
      • Dro asks for a horse
        • Lucy sells him one for 4gp
        • creates official papers for it
        • he kind of is senile
      • second attemps of reverse succeed
        • Figuel is 4gp richer :p
• crematorium
  • desc
    • stone building
    • smoke out of a chimney
    • corpses are stacked in a yards between the entrances
  • half giant
    • cheery voice when welcoming us
    • Sebastian Allerton
    • of the Allerton crematorium
  • another one without one arm
    • Reynard Allerton
    • brother of the other one
    • not as cheery
      • disgusted about the pile
      • a demon is in the pile
        • it's a vroc
        • not turning into ichor
    • ask his brother to stop creeping ppl
    • asks party for help with throwing the corpses in the fire
  • Tiefling runs to the party
    • Prolix Yusaf
      • archeologist
      • spying on the consortium of the vermillion dream
      • part of the Allegiance of Allsight
      • James' employer
    • asks if we are working for Aloysia
    • asks to not burn the demon body in the pile
      • wants to do research about it
      • might have treasures inside him
        • Moorbounder Figuel searchs the creature's stomach
        • gold trimmed googles
        • 3 gaudy rings (2gp each)
        • cube shaped puzzle box
      • the cube was what made it stay intact
        • discussion stuff
          • Prolix doesn't really know what it is
          • convinced to let Lucy try to open it
          • James uses his holy grail book on it first
        • it's an infernal puzzlebox
          • Lucy manages to open it