# Fifth Dive Going to see Oscar Yoren for the first time and then gathering eldritch lillies in Queen's Park Garden. # Oscar Yoren (S17 - 07/07/2024) - Eckerman Mill - Quest and Paracelsus are both tired with a level of exhaustion - the place seems empty - it is 8am - Paracelsus offers to do a sending unless we go to sleep now - sleep now is the option - the wall of name is mentioned - Paracelsus fights sleeps to go see it - a look is taken for new stuff - arrow pointing to that back of the mill - a new message > a shrine to the old gods is by the old castle tended by and old druid tends to it, he has powers over life and death - Paracelsus passes out of exhaustion - Baz picks him up and brings him to the camp - Quake goes to the Mill - glyphs and stones behind the mill - they are pulsing - seem to be some sort of conjuration magic - Quake calls over a sleeping Herton to take a look - Herton and Quake take another look at it - they have a hard time deciphering it - Herton moved a stone - party goes to sleep - mummy rot is still here for Herton - sleep goes well - party seems to have aged during their sleep - Paracelsus inspects himself - the party aged about a year in the past 2 days - maybe FAFO with the herbalism shop ? - Baz mentions the circle - party goes back to it - Paracelsus thinks it is a modified teleportation circle - Herton still is not sure about what he is missing about it - Paracelsus places back the stone in place - circle and stone glows again - Quest looks at it too - some of the star patterns look like the ones on Quest - Herton's memory unlocks - it looks like the night sky - it is something he learnt about in school - there is a mnemonic to it - there is an order to place the stones - Herton does it in the proper order - a shimmering mist materializes - it takes the form of River who materializes > I knew you could do it Herton - River talk - River heard about the party going to deal with the dwarves so she was on standby - River asks how the deal went - it went well - not a lot of additional condition - Quest asks what the compensation is - as the party did a lot payment can be 500gp per person or a selection of magic items - River unfolds a portable hole - Quest - wand of web - javelin of lightning - stone of good luck - Quake - mizzium mortar - Paracelsus - Herton and Baz take the 500gp - River takes Herton to aside - they go to a quiet side - River commends Herton's efforts - ***REDACTED*** - River and Herton come back - River offers to deepen the partnership - opportunity to do more in the realm of potions and ingredients - she wants to have us meet Oscar - he was shunned by the Amethyst Academy - he was declared malfeasant - absconded with some of his tomes - party is to learn from him what he knows - having stayed that long (10 years) in the city he might know stuff - any thing he learnt - something tangible, samples of his work - any method we want as long as the academy is not involved in the compensation - *fill the rest of the conversation later* - River thinks he is in Reed Manor - through fleeing students - they are no accomplices of Oscar Yoren - no longer alumni - River looks like she wants to go back - clothes look illusory - she might have been woken up and "created" clothes - Paracelsus offers to cure Herton - he first wanted to let it go its course but its removal might be needed if we go back in the city - it is a hot and cold ointment - Herton feels very relaxed as the curse subsides - everyone gets their meds (aid) - bitter and lime flavor - very liquid - party leaves for the manor - to the Manor - 1st hour the night air is silent and oppressive - 2nd hour the streets stay silent - Reed Manor - *desc* - overgrown yard with brambles - runned down 2 story house - iron fence - long thin windows bordered up - smoking chimneys - steps leading to a front door - fountain in the middle of the b¡path to the manor - a general state of disrepair - 2 large figures hooded up - one standing guard - one patrolling - Paracelsus goes to the front guard - presents himself - asks to see Oscar Yoren as he has business with him - the guard don't understand him - Baz mentions the word potion - the Guards escort the party to the door at that point - *fill guard conversation later* - party moved to the door - Baz sees the toad and the cat - the guards reek of corpses - toad moves down the fountain - second guard asks why the party is here - Baz mentions potions and jingles coins - someone inside the main room is looking at the party - guard knocks - the figure opens the door - a very small figure opens the door and faces the party - asks why the party is here - Paracelsus mentions that he is here with his grandfather's instruction as he worked with Oscar Yoren - Baz mentions the party might also be interested in potions - party is escorted inside for a talk - living room - the small figure is named Marco - the woman that was looking through the window is named Jenna - Marco asks what was the other business - Paracelsus explains again he is here to see Oscar Yoren after his grandfather's letter who worked with him - Paracelsus offers to use his signet ring as identification - Marco asks what potions the party is interested in - he can sell potions at the right price - Paracelsus gives him the signet ring to be recognised by Yoren - it is the family ring - Eldric Thorne would have had a similar one - he'll bring it down to Yoren > ah down not up - Marco fails t convince that he meant up - Marco heads away to show it to Yoren - Lump follows him - Marco goes upstairs - unboards a window - jumps through the window - goes around and opens a door - closes the door right behind him before Lump can follow - after 20 minutes Oscar Yoren appears with Marco behind - short wide man - mid 50s - leather breaches - greasy black hair - bit fat - not looking healthy - bulging blood veins - sunken eyes emitting a purple greenish light - Oscar who was it that talked with Marco - Paracelsus presents himself - Oscar asks how he got that ring - Paracelsus explains that it is his and that Eldric is his grandfather - Oscar why else the rest of the party is here - the twins mentions the Greencloak incident - Marco was the one that did done goof and will be punished for it - Oscar asks Paracelsus to read the letter - Oscar comments that Eldric "takes too much credit" - Oscar also last saw Eldric about when the letter was made 9 months ago - Oscar asks if we are dealing with the academy - Paracelsus manages to dodge their implication - Oscar mentions that yes Eldric went to see him with the flowers - asking Yoren to extract stuff from them - it worked but he needs more - it is called eldritch lillies - they are found in Queen's Park Garden - Oscar asks the party to deal with it - bring lillies to him - also some Haze Hulk legs if possible - Oscar asks how to resolve the situation with the Hooded Lantern - Oscar is the one "dealing" with Marco - deliveries will resume at some point but may be more expensive - Paracelsus asks questions about the herbalism shop - Paracelsus shares his notes on it - Yoren will send someone to continue investigating it - as the party leaves Yoren takes Marco to another room - Jenna is happy for the promotion she just got - to outside of the city - 1st hour calm - 2nd hour - there is a freaky sensation that creeps on the party - whispers at the sides - hairs on the neck dressed - Paracelsus is oblivious of this with his nose in his researches - dark shapes begin to coalesce around an oblivious Paracelsus - drain Paracelsus from 12 to 10 STR # Kaleidoscopic spiders (S18 - 14/07/2024) - to outside of the city - 2nd hour - shadow encounter - *fighting script* - Paracelsus exclaims his surprise to the sudden attack > oh... alright... - Quest ignores the exclamation and carries forward - caring shadow misses Paracelsus - Paracelsus is surprised and calls for help again > some help please ! - edgy and hopeful shadow misses - Quake - climbs on the roof - slaps caring shadow - giving it disadvantage to attack Quake - no damage - amiable shadow hits Paracelsus - draining strength again now at 7 - Baz - casts shield of faith on Paracelsus - moves to the shadows - stabs amicable shadow - Herton - moves to the shadows - kills amiable shadow - Quest - finally realizes what is happening - moves back around - blasts caring shadow off - Paracelsus - casts Pestilence on edgy and hopeful shadow - they don't have a reaction anymore - moves away - edgy shadow chases after Paracelsus and drains him - 4 strength left - hopeful shadow chases after Paracelsus and misses - Quake slaps to no avail hopeful shadow - Baz - moves after the shadows - kills edgy shadow - Herton - moves after the shadows - kills the last shadow - Paracelsus is sitting on the ground exhausted - Herton tries to remove the drain with a lesser restoration but it doesn't work - Paracelsus needs to take of some equipment so he can move out of the city - he hands his bags to various members of the party - Baz gets the doctor's bag - Herton gets the "samples" bag - the rest is given indiscriminately - 3rd hour nothing happens - outside of the city - party finds a way out of the city - party settles for a long rest - first watch - Baz - sees 3 travelers going into town - it's Veo, Sebastien and Pluto - Baz move to the middle of the road in front of them > going to the city in the middle of the night ? bold move... - Pluto is completely surprised - Pluto asks what Baz is doing here alone - Veo facepalms - Baz asks if they have tips t get to the other side of the wall into Queen's Park Garden - Veo asks why - Baz mention it is for a flower that a potion maker need to make a protection potion - Veo mentions a large number of gnolls at Temple Gate - Veo's group is here to see what the paladins are up to in the city - Baz mentions the party has some bad blood with them - Veo offers to share their findings once back - Veo mentions that the party should just move the camp a bit back to not be seen - Baz asks where to get tents - Veo just takes hers from Eckerman Mill - nothing else happens during the night - Paracelsus recovers his strength again - next day - Baz mentions the encounter to everyone - Paracelsus gives everyone the meds - party thinks about where to go - College Gate - not a lot known - closest gate - Shepherd's Gate - a bit further - guarded by the Hooded Lanterns - Ansom gave the Party the passphrase for the week > when the shadows dance, the lanterns light the way - go towards College Gate - if it is not good - continue down the wall if not safe an use Shepherd's Gate - to College gate - nothing happens on the way - College Gate - *desc* - very open place - acrid air - charred wood - graveyard of ruins - ash and dust on the ground and in the air - most building are rubble to the foundations - shimmering spiderwebs on the gate - Quake offers to knock on the door - party approaches the door closer - the webs are humming a low melodic vibration - peering through the webbed cracks the reality warps - in one the city is butling with a merchant street - in another a demonic scene with humans pleading for their life - in a third one Drakkenheim is overgrown and a ruin - Quake sees another vision - a harmonious society - glowing people - kaleidoscopic colors - looks very tempting it her - the vision fades - the ruins of Drakkenheim can be seen behind now - she feels the impulse to join the vibrant world - everyone but Baz looks at the webs - Quake fails the save - incapacitated - 6 psychic damage - ***REDACTED*** - goes still and collapses - Quest goes to her sister and shakes her awake - Quake is fine - after some discussion Quake tries to open the door - the door just opens - Paracelsus takes a closer look at the webs - fails the intelligence save - 20 psychic damage - falls unconscious - they are other worlds but also potential futures - ***REDACTED*** - Herton wakes up Paracelsus - Paracelsus starts scribbling what he saw while eating an entire ration - Herton tries to look what Paracelsus wrote - it is in Old Median - not a language that Herton understands - Herton garbs Paracelsus' should to get his attention ruining a page being written - Paracelsus looks at him tares the page, ignores him and continues writing - Lump looks inside - Lump sees a creature inside - it is a phase spider - Quest recognizes it - Paracelsus turns on the spectral lantern - *there are 4 spiders outside* - they are for now immobile - party starts to back away - Paracelsus gets is foot caught in a web - the phase spiders wake up - *fighting script* - Quake - pulls Quest away - slaps evil phase spider - Baz banes unflappable, belligerent and evil phase spider - neckbeard phase spider - moves through the wall - dashes to Paracelsus - untidy phase spider moves to the gate - unflappable phase spider - moves to Paracelsus - misses a bite attack thanks to bane - Quest - casts spirit guardian - unflappable and neckbeard fail - moves in the middle of teh spiders - impotent phase spider - goes to Paracelsus - misses a bite attack - Herton - moves to Paracelsus - quickens enhance ability strength - wrestles impotent phase spider into the spirit guardian - Paracelsus - blows a crushed vial and casts pestilence on neckbeard, unflappable and impotent phase spider - they all are dizzy and lose their reaction - moves away - belligerent phase spider - runs to Quest - misses with a bite - Quake punches impotent phase spider - Baz - stabs impotent phase spider and kills it - moves near Quest - tries to taunt some of them - neckbeard phase spider dies from the pestilence - untidy phase spider moves back through the wall - unflappable phase spider dies from the spirit guardians - Quest point blank eldritch and misses - Herton tries to wrestle evil phase spider but it dodges - Paracelsus poison needles belligerent phase spider it is unconscious - spirit guardian finishes the unconscious belligerent phase spider - evil phase spider bites Quest who drops the spirit guardian - Quake finishes evil phase spider - Baz - picks up the torch - throws the torch on the webs on the door - the kaleidoscopic visions start to fade - Quest moves towards the door - Herton - moves towards the door - fans the flames with control flames - the illusions now shatters - Paracelsus - moves to the door - inspects the phase spider cadavers - some are usable - asks to leave the last one alive to study and harvest - Baz - moves near Paracelsus - holds an attack - Quest - moves through the door - readies an eldritch blast - Herton - moves closer to the door - readies a gust - Paracelsus - moves inside - no spider is seen through the lantern - holds a needle - Quake - moves through the door - opens the other door - it nearly falls on Paracelsus - there is more webs and the city on the other side - Lump moves on the other side - Baz - lights up another torch - throws it on the webs - the spider is nowhere to be see - Paracelsus goes back to the dead phase spiders - starts harvesting for the poison - 1 leg - 1 bag of eyes - 2 fangs - might be used during downtime to craft a powerful poison - party goes through - inner city - *desc* - pocket of thicker haze - wrapping around all the buildings - very hard to see far here - party is worried about the sight - Paracelsus dons his plague doctor mask - party creates masks with some rags - Quest tries to blow the haze with her wings to no avail - it is a fluid that's why... - Baz throws a torch in it - it refracts the light - nothing more happens - not explosive - party moves in at a fast pace to minimize duration inside - 1st hour - Paracelsus and Quest - take 10 necrotic damage - both gain a level of contamination - *desc* - labyrinth of footpaths - flowerpots - buildings everywhere - the path comes across a garden - *desc* - lush and green garden - most vibrant grass seen for a long time - fluorescent purple flowers with yellow and green accents - at the end of the floral beds there are gardening gnome statues - party is not sure they are the eldritch lilly - Herton steps on the grass > don't step on the grass ! - Herton steps of it - there were multiple voice sources delayed - Quake asks the voices if there is a chance to pick the flowers - no answer - Quake mage hand plucks a flower - the purple leaf fall off and turns into dust - the flower is spiky and not the one we want - the voices boom again > Leave the flowers alone, get of the grass ! - *fighting script* - Quake - starts moving along the path - unassuming garden gnome - starts animating - swings recklessly as Quake and hits - Herton - moves to unassuming garden gnome - grabs it - Paracelsus throws a potion at Quake and casts Haste - dowdy garden gnome recklessly misses Herton - Quest blasts back dowdy garden gnome - Baz moves to unassuming garden gnome and stabs it - Jealous garden gnome recklessly attacks Herton - belligerent garden gnome recklessly attacks Quake but it misses due to haste - Quake hastly slashes twice at unassuming garden gnome - Herton suplexes unassuming garden gnome and punts him in a bush - Paracelsus needles jealous garden gnome - dowdy garden gnome swings at Herton who shields - Quest blasts back dowdy garden gnome again - Baz steady aims at jealous garden gnome - jealous garden gnome hits Baz - belligerent garden gnome misses Quest - Quest haste slashes belligerent garden gnome twice - unassuming garden gnome - runs back to Herton - recklessly headbuts Herton as a revenge for being thrown - Herton grabs unassuming garden gnome again - Paracelsus - needles unassuming garden gnome - asks Quake for feedback onthe haste "potion" - dowdy garden gnome ruins at Quest and hits her - Quest - drinks the greater healing potion Baz gave her - misty steps out - Baz - stabs jealous garden gnome - wails from the graves dowdy gnome - jealous garden gnome hits Baz with his hoe - belligerent garden gnome - gets away from Quake - Quake hits with he ropportunity attack - runs to Paracelsus - hits him - Paracelsus maintains haste - unassuming garden gnome fails to slip out of Herton's grasps - Herton throws unassuming garden gnome on jealous garden gnome killing him - Paracelsus - shocking grasps belligerent garden gnome - gets away - asks for backup - dowdy garden gnome - runs to Quest - crits her - Quest double taps and kills dowdy garden gnome - Baz - moves to Quest - cure wounds her - jealous garden gnome runs to Baz and hits him - belligerent garden gnome - runs to Paracelsus - Baz gets an attack on the way - downs Paracelsus - Quake seeing that experiences a sugar crash - Herton - moves to belligerent garden gnome - slashes at it - Quest double taps belligerent garden gnome - Baz - crits the last garden gnome to death - runs to Paracelsus - Quake - is no longer experiencing withdrawal - runs to Paracelsus - presents a potion - Herton grabs the potion and feeds it to Paracelsus # Spicy Gardening (S19 - 21/07/2024) - path across the gnomes - Paracelsus feels a searing pain in his stomach - skin starts to itch and burn - Paracelsus finishes his ration - starts removing hi shirt - after a while a hungry and toothy maw ripples on his stomach - it i very hungry - it is the effect of contamination - Paracelsus after a moment throws a ration in its mouth - it calms down - Paracelsus places back his armor after feeding it again - it can be used to do a bite attack - in the garden - the place is hard to navigate to find what we need - Paracelsus uses his knowledge about plants to go towards the right sections (nature, 26) - Herton uses the map to navigate towards the core of the garden (survival, 24) - Quake goes further with the clues given by Paracelsus and Herton (investigation, 22) - Baz is paranoid about the plants and try to see if the come alive (insight, nat 1) - party is near a bridge over a small waterfall - there is a big sad willow tree - bridge is covered in vines - Baz is intensely paranoid about it - after a quick discussion Quake tries to cross the bridge - at the end of the bridge the willow tree animates - the treant asks why the party should be let through - Quake tries to negotiate with it but it gets angry with the words she used (nat 1) - *fighting script* - Quest misses cynical treat with both blasts - cynical treat - animates deluded treant - moves and blocks the end of the bridge - deluded treant misses Quest with uts slam - Quake misses a chilly slap - Baz - tries to convince cynical treant we mean no harm to no avail - moves to deluded treant - uses the scroll of inflict wound but misses - Paracelsus - moves a bit - plants the mizzium mortar in the ground > fire in the hole ! - blasts 3 charges on cynical treant - Herton slashes at deluded treant - Quest - uses her scepter and plants a flaming sphere atop deluded treant - moves the sphere on it for full effect - cynical treant - asks to stop the fire - slams on Quake - deluded treant - slams on Quest - she maintains concentration - gets burnt by the flaming sphere - Quake - casts darkness on cynical treant - moves towards Quest - Baz - asks the treant to stop and we'll stop the fire - holds an action - Paracelsus - moves behind the party - holds a needle if the treants continue - Herton holds his attack - Quest - drinks full a potion of greater healing - slam the sphere on deluded treant - cynical treant - asks to stop fire and darkness and they'll consider options - the twins drop their spells - asks the party to swear an oath about protecting trees - party needs to show they are genuine - Quake and Baz convince the intentions of the party are good - the party is to plant a sprout in a well gardened area - Quake crosses again and takes the sprout - rest of the party crosses - party looks for a spot to plant it - Paracelsus looks for the optimal planting spot - Herton molds the terrain to be suitable - Baz and Quake dig the earth with their claws - Quest brings water - party finishes another hour in the deep haze - Herton, Baz and Quake are affected - Quake is contaminated - ears, eyes and nose blacken - seem to begin to decay - Iris is also blackened on the surface - Baz asks the treant where the eldritch lilly is - we are nearly there - they are in teh center of the park - living in contaminated water - they emit a ringing sound - end of the path - *desc* - garden - stairs separate the basin sections - floating in glistening water - pulsing with an eldritch blow - cheery trees are blooming with neon colors - fountain - statues of tall statues of a woman - the faces were chiseled off - one of the statues has a stone lilly in her hand - they are statue of Linel von Kessel, the "current" queen - party starts moving through the stairs - a bush animate and slams Paracelsus - *fighting script* - Baz aims and shoots at placid shambling mound near Paracelsus - callous shambling mound starts moving to the party - Quest blasts back placid shambling mound - Quake chilly slaps placid shambling mound - Paracelsus - fails to shocking grasp placid shambling mound - tries to move away but gets critted unconscious - Herton - moves to Paracelsus - feeds him a potion - quicken spell vortex warp Paracelsus up on te stairs - placid shambling mound slams twice at Herton who gets grappled - callous shambling mound moves and cuts a retreat path - Quest - blasts back placid shambling mound twice - Herton frees himself thanks to the shove - Quake - crit chilly slaps callous shambling mound - moves up the stairs - Paracelsus - misses chill touch on callous shambling mound - moves up the stairs - Herton - jumps up over the railing up the stairs - action dodge - placid shambling mound moves back from the shove - Baz - steady aims crits placid shambling mound - wails from the grave callous shambling mound - callous shambling mound - is not moving up the stairs - flails around helplessly - Quest - blasts into the pond dead placid shambling mound - a plant awakens - misses callous shambling mound - Quake misses chilly slap - Paracelsus chill touch - Herton consumes a greater healing potion - after a while the last mound is killed - Paracelsus uses a transfusion - Quake covers her ears - Baz goes down the stairs - nestled between the staircases is a big brass door with floral patterns - Paracelsus feels very hungry and tired - second lvl of exhaustion because went down - eat another couple rations - Quake, Paracelsus, Herton and Baz approache the lilly - the lilly puffs pollen in the air charming Herton - Herton starts moving to the water - Baz and Quake move to stop him - Paracelsus coats some rags in the bad rose perfume - places on Herton's mouth and nose - the smell in strong enough to move out the pollen out of his system - Quake tries mage hand the lilly but it bounces off - Herton uses shape water to move it closer - it puffs pollen but Herton resists contamination - Herton moves it again to the border of the pond - it puffs but Baz resists - Baz and Paracelsus snip i and place it in a bag and then in the delerium chest - it is not the right one - Baz and Paracelsus see the new flower - Baz, Herton and Paracelsus moves towards it - it puffs - Baz is hypnotized - moves in the water - gets contaminated - Herton vortex warps Baz out of the water - Baz shoots it down - when Quest blasted it it bounced to Paracelsus - it looks like magic cannot affect it directly - there is another lilly on the left ponds - Herton and Paracelsus move towards it with a rope for safety - once close enough Paracelsus uses the immovable rod in case of a charm - Quake proposes to use Lump to scout instead - all the lillies on the outside ponds are not the good ones - Paracelsus resists a charm - Baz moves back towards the door - fancy - unlocked - has a carving of lillies - party goes in - Queen's park grotto - *desc* - fountain - crystal clear water - nymph statue holding a trident - mosaics - paths going left and right - coins left on the border of the fountain - the place is not deep haze so short rest is possble - it is a private respite for the queen to chill - she loved gardens and especially lillies a lot - Quake sends Lumb to scout - both corridors end in iron barred doors - stepped carvernous passages that twist south can be seen behind the doors - Quake offers to go scout in gaseous form - as it is dangerous Baz offers to instead pick the lock - Quest pipes up and mentions that the party is in rough - the party takes a short rest as the haze is less bad here - party is 4h deep in the day - party takes a short rest - Paracelsus' stomach mouth chewed through his shirt under his armor - Paracelsus fed it some rations - Baz hands Paracelsus 3 more rations - Baz and Lump go to scout ahead - the corridor merges with a rectangular chamber - carved stone - statues - 2 doors on the south wall - party go to the rectangular chamber - there statues are like upstairs - same queen - also the king Elvrick - 2 daughters - 1 son - only the queen's statue has been defaced - roots around the chamber start to take the form of humanoid figures of made of moss - *fighting script* - Baz - seps in front of the twins - holds an attack if they are offensive - randy handmaiden - casts entangle - Paracelsus, Quake and Quest are affected - apprehensive handmaiden - shillelagh Paracelsus - Baz attacks in return and hits brave handmaiden - cowardly handmaiden - casts entagles - Baz is affected - Lump saves - Paracelsus is surprised - imperial handmaiden casts barkskin - receptive handmaiden shillelagh Paracelsus - brave handmaiden shillelagh Baz - inconsistent handmaiden shillelagh Baz - reckless handmaiden misses Paracelsus - Quest is surprised - Quake is surprised - Herton booming blade reckless handmaiden - Baz hits brave handmaiden - brave handmaiden misses Baz - apprehensive handmaiden shillelagh Paracelsus - pleased handmaiden shillelagh Herton - cowardly handmaiden duck back to cover - Paracelsus - casts hypnotic pattern on 5 of them and Herton - Herton saves - the handmaidens are immune - imperial handmaiden misses - receptive handmaiden misses - randy handmaiden misses an invisible lump - superficial handmaiden shillelagh Baz - reckless handmaiden fails to shove Herton in the entangle - Quest - casts spirit guardian - superficial, brave, imperial, randy and inconsistent handmaiden fail - randy handmaiden loses entangle on Paracelsus - Lump is also hit by it being invisible when it is casted but survives - Quake misses a chilly slap - Herton shoves pleased handmaiden in the spirit guardian - Baz kills imperial handmaiden - apprehensive handmaiden entangles Paracelsus and moves away - pleased handmaiden - gets itself out of the entangle - dies to spirit guardians - Paracelsus aims the mizzium mortar killing 2 handmaidens - one handmaiden dies from spirit guardian - receptive handmaiden crits Paracelsus - Quest blasts back receptive handmaiden - Quake slaps and kills receptive handmaiden - crits and kills a handmaiden - Baz - frees himself from the entangle - moves to see the rest of the handmaidens - apprehensive handmaiden misses Baz - Paracelsus fails to get out of the entangle with a nat 1 - Quest - blasts apprehensive handmaiden - it loses concentration freeing Paracelsus - Herton - runs to apprehensive handmaiden - finishes it of - Baz - chases after cowardly handmaiden - hits it - it loses concentration freeing the twins - cowardly handmaiden casts entangle on Baz - Paracelsus dashes after Baz - Quest dashes after Baz - Quake dashes after Baz - Herton dashes after Baz - Baz hits cowardly handmaiden - cowardly handmaiden misses Baz - Paracelsus - poison needles down cowardly handmaiden - it is unconscious stable on the ground - *note to self experiment at the start of next session* # Her Majesty (S20 - 04/08/2024) - Queen's park grotto - handmaiden room - Paracelsus experiments on the last alive handmaiden - no resistances - no immunities - looks a bit humanoid but different textures - not a plant - sickly green blood - Baz opens the door to the room in the south - party enters - next room - has a statue of the king, their eldest son and two daughters - the queen has a missing face on her statue - corridor on the left - leads to an pond - there are lillies there - water is purple - there are cobwebs in the corridor - Herton burns them with a torch - party follows - pond room - Herton stops the party - there is a uniformed soldier here - royal uniform - lacks skin on his head - not noticed the party - there are also chests - a lot of fancy dress - Paracelsus offers to study the creature - it's alive - 48 hp - necrotic resistance non magical BPS - Baz goes first to try to speak to it - Baz sees another creature as he enters the room - melancolic creature - 6ft tall - chilling - cracked white stonelike skin - toothy maw - tendril hair - *(medusa ?)* - emerald locket necklace - partially covered face with a porcelain mask - sitting on a throne - she turns towards Baz > visitors unannounced ? - Baz offers to announced the party that enters > where gift ? - Baz opens the chest - produces the hypnotic lilly - Quest asks if she is the queen - that enrages the woman - Quest apologises - Paracelsus steps forward - the woman has a slurred and monosyllabic diction - shows he is an apothecary - produces a lesser restoration scroll - offers to help her on that if she wishes - it is not the case - Paracelsus retracts his offer - Baz compliments her home - Quake offers to help as a daughter of a clothier - she is allowed to to come towards the woman and her clothes - Herton accompanies her - she hears the eldritch lilly in the pond - the woman offers to share a drink - a nice wine bottle is produced - Baz goes to fetch goblets - he sees a painting - 3 ppl - a prince - jupiter jones - Leora his wife - Paracelsus and Quest come too - Paracelsus doesn't smell poison in the wine - Paracelsus asks where the wine is from and vintage - woman says it is from home - he is shown the bottle - Viniard of Jasckon and Caspia - vintage 985 (currently in 1136) - *das gud shiet* - Paracelsus and Baz drink it - it reminds Baz of what he drank with Leora - Baz raise his hand - asks what the painting means to the woman > family - Baz sais it is the same for him - shares that the little girl here ended up being his wife - it is Leora - shows an opened locket with Leora to the woman - the moment Leora's name is mentionned the room darkens again > i expect better - apparently jupiter jones and Baz had a falling out - the woman asks where is her son - Baz answers in Emberwood thinking she talks about Pluto - her mask cracks and she looks at Baz directly in the eyes - Baz takes 23 radiant damage and gains a level of corruption - *fighting script* - Baz - averts his gaze from Lenore - hits busted haze wight - Quest - averts her gaze from Lenore - flame strikes Lenore, thin and busted haze wight - thin haze wight - moves to Herton - misses with a longsword and a contaminated touch - busted haze wight - steps in the water - Baz hits it - moves to Quest - hits the contaminated touch - Paracelsus - apologises for what he is going to do - throws a tranquilizing toxin fo 30 damage - Lenore is stunned - Herton hits thin haze husk - Quake - casts poison spray on thin haze husk - they are immune - Baz - goes behind the stunned Lenore - apologises for what he is doing - attacks with his rapier - Quest - point blank blasts back busted haze husk - moves closer to the party - thin haze wight misses Herton with both sword and hand - busted haze wight - moves to Paracelsus - hits the longsword but not the hand - Paracelsus - shocking grasps with non lethal intent busted haze wight - sadly it kills - mentions he might be able to stop Lenore with his needles - Herton - finishes thin haze husk - moves towards Lenore - Quake - moves back to the chest of cloths - takes a hood - protects her sight from Lenore - sees lillies in the pond - Lenore - moves towards Paracelsus - Herton through blindsight gets an attack of opportunity - Lenore's hair downs Paracelsus and gives him a level of contamination - Baz - moves to Lenore - looks at Lenore - saves on the gaze - takes half damage - hits with his rapier - disengages towards Paracelsus - Quest - summons a shadow blade - misses Lenore - Herton - moves towards Lenore - hears a mirror crack beneath his feet - misses Lenore - Quake - didn't hear Paracesus go down - uses mage hand to gather lillies on a piece of cloth - she gets 4 of them - Lenore - attacks the downed Paracelsus - Paracelsus takes another level of corruption - Baz - averts his gaze from Lenore - spare the dying Paracelsus - hits with his rapier Lenore - Quest - averts her gaze from Lenore - misses with shadow blade - Herton - averts his gaze from Lenore - shouts for help at Quake - grabs a potion of healing - feeds it to Paracelsus - Paracelsus breaths again - Quake - looks at Lenore - saves the gaze - moves to Lenore - claws misses - Lenore misses Quake - Baz knocks unconscious Lenore - Paracelsus begins to cough up blood - all his teeth fall out - he still has a belly mouth - Quake takes Lenore's mask - Lenore's face is burnt bellow - party realizes that Baz was married to royalty - conversation for later - loot - Quake take the emerald necklace Lenore is wearing - very expensive - very known, hard to sell - it is a locket necklace - 4 lockets - Lenore herself - the king - all the family together (failed to take the whole desc sorry....) > Within the locket, a miniature painting captures a deeply intimate scene. The prince, now in his twenties, is seated on a grand chair, but his posture is relaxed, almost unguarded. His expression is a mix of pride and warmth, but there's a shadow of sorrow in his eyes. In his arms, he cradles a newborn baby, swaddled in soft, white blankets. The infant's tiny features are delicate, her eyes closed as she sleeps peacefully against the prince’s chest. > > At the prince's side, a two-year-old girl stands, holding onto the arm of the chair with one small hand while clutching a simple wooden toy in the other. The way the prince looks at her is a mixture of love and regret. > > Behind the trio, the background is softly blurred, suggesting a private setting. - all the daughters in the garden above - hands the necklace to Baz - Baz recognizes without a doubt the 2 year old in the 3rd locket - more necklace made of diamond - some delerium was found - there is a letter > Johann Eisner, Royal Steward > > Please excuse the haste of this missive, and the messenger who bears it. Our present circumstances are both dire and desperate. > > I have charged this man with ensuring your safety during this calamity. He is a valiant knight, and will escort you and your handmaids out of Drakkenheim. It is imperative you flee the castle immediately via the garden passage. > > Do not return to the royal apartments, nor take the main castle gate. > > I beg you, your Majesty, do not wait for anyone else, nor burden yourself with trinkets and treasures, nor tarry in the gardens! Escape the city with all speed. > > I promise, my queen, I shall not leave myself without the king and your son. I pray that your daughters remain safe. We shall all meet again in health and mirth soon. > > Yours in faithful service, - fancy cloak - fancy cloths - more wine bottle - Baz looks at more paintings # Loss (S21 - 11/08/2024) - Queen's park grotto - Paracelsus realises that he lost his teeth - takes it well for now - Baz takes the signet ring from Lenore - diamond ring - royal crest on it - Paracelsus asks if it would be possible to speak with her - not a good idea she would be pissed - after Baz says it is ok Paracelsus leaves a folded note - Baz and Paracelsus drink their potions - party discuss how to get out - fill haste idea - deep haze - 1st moment - everyone but Quest and Baz gain a level of corruption - Paracelsus - eyes merge into one - gets an eye beam attack - Herton - tip of the snout an eye opens up - knee an eye open - party gets lost into another garden - quite rotten and nauseating - fountain in the center - 6 people there - 5 guards (haze wight) - someone in an alchemist robe - transparent skin muscle and bones - tattered robe - iridescent within - translucent tentacles - Paracelsus fails to recognizes the alchemist but he looks like he has familiar manerisms - party drags Paracelsus away - 2nd moment - Paracelsus and Herton get corrupted again - Paracelsus looses 3 more teeth - city out of deep haze - nothing else happens - party goes to College Gate - College Gate - some of the webs are back - Paracelsus clicks the lamp back in ethereal mode and heals himself - party starts rushing through the webs - Herton opens the march - Baz and Quake help Paracelsus run - Quest closes the march - the lantern reveals a gargantuan phase spider - *fighting script* - Baz steady aims the phase spider matriarch - untidy phase spider - moves in - misses Herton - Herton opportunity attacks - Paracelsus - hands the lantern to Quake in front - rubs his eye and pinches his nose only to poke his single eye - fires his eye beam to the matriarch - Herton booming blades the matriach - Quest blasts out of the lantern the matriach - Matriach throws in the room at Herton who saves - Quake - picks the phase lantern - slaps untidy phase spider - moves to the side - Baz - misses a shot on untidy phase spider - moves on the side of the door - untidy phase spider - fails to shove Herton - moves in the web - Paracelsus misses the eyebeam on unidy phase spider - Herton booming blades untidy phase spider - Quest finishes untidy phase spider - Quake changes from knees to claws - Baz - moves a it back - holds an arrow - Paracelsus - cracks a torch - asks Herton to move out of the web - holds to throw the torch on the web - Herton - manages to move out of the web - dodge action - Paracelsus throws the torch in the web - Quest holds a blast - Quake - hands the lamp to Lump - Lump goes in through the fire towards the other door - Baz holds an arrow - Paracelsus - looks in the mirror and realises he only has a cyclops eye now - holds an eyebeam - Herton - fire on the web spreads - dodge action - matriarch - downs Baz stable paralized with poison - moves to Paracelsus and appears - Quest blasts the matriarch back - Quake - moves in the room - helps Lump out of the web - Paracelsus - realizes that Baz is poisoned - drags him to safety - informs the party that Baz is stable but paralyzed for the next hour - Herton - tries to walk through the web to the party - gets ensnared - Quest - blasts the matriarch back - goes in the room - matriach - moves in - bites Quake - Quake - misty steps to the other side - fails to remove some webs - Paracelsus - drags further in Baz - asks the party to heal Baz - holds the scroll of lesser restoration to cure the paralysis - Herton - is burnt by the web - moves out of it - is on the other side - Quest - blasts back the matriarch - barrels through the last bit of web out - matriarch - goes in the entry - misses Paracelsus twice - Quake - removes the last bit of web blocking the exit - goes in to help Paracelsus move Baz - Paracelsus - dissengages from the matriach - drags Baz out - Quest blasts back the spider - Quake uses her potion on Baz - Paracelsus uses his scroll of lesser restoration to remove paralysis from Baz - party moves away - academy streets - 1st encounter - a ratling with a hat - crown on his forhead - Sir Squeaksbee - 4 guards around it - coin on their forhead - they ask for a toll - Baz hands 50gp and is very polite - Sir Squeaksbee offers to draw a map in exchange - the notes some entrances sewers on the map - after some deliberation the party goes to the mill - Eckerman Mill - Paracelsus mentions tying him might be smart - Baz does - Baz takes first watch - Paracelsus collapse to sleep - sleep talk - end of the world - phase spider web fever dreams - Baz takes notes of it - Baz wakes up Quake for the next watch - Quake takes second watch - Quake hears something - ***REDACTED*** - Quake wakes up Quest - the rest of the party is woken up - the babbling of Paracelsus has gone worse - Paracelsus transformed into a Gibbering Mouther - after a short fight the Gibbering Mouther is dealt with - Baz - picks up Paracelsus' plague mask - goes to the wall - scratches Paracelsus' name from the wall - Paracelsus managed to keep safe his notes before it happened - most of it is not readable as it is a different language - the last few entries are readable - morning before > Well these are good news ! > > I'm finally managing to see Oscar Yoren, some progress can be seen. > I hope i can continue on the researches grandfather started and some more clues on his locations. - some times after leaving Lenore > this did not go as planned... > > The lillies were more tricky than i thought. > The queen and her garden was unexpected and i did not fair well there, if it continues that way i don't think i'll make it. Hopefully luck will turn out the other way... > > Also that person in the garden, they had the rags of an apothecary. I did not recognize them, but i *feel* like i missed something important. They reminded me of grandfather, I hesitated and wanted to call for him, however with my weakened state I had to follow the rest of the party that was leaving. Next time for sure I'll talk to that person, i need to get to the bottom of it. - during the night > I don't think I'll make it, so here are some instructions > > - Take all my notes, they will be a ressource for all of you to use, I complied information about creatures we encountered, what happened, but also they contain my recipes, formulas and other apothecary researches > - Don't forget the magical gear i used, i don't know where but i might have left instructions of their usage somewhere in my notes or packs > - Once you get out of Drakkenheim for good, please bring that letter to my mother, Sophia Thorne, in Edelwacht. > > > Hello mother, > > > > The city was a fascinating yet alien place that thankfully is staying contained there. > > I am sorry for not having been able to fulfill our promise, these ones bringing you the letter should be party of the party i was in while searching for grandfather in the city. > > II hope they were able to finish what i started and may be able to bring us either good news or a needed closure about grandfather. > > Attached to the letter should be a lock of hair, my ordained apothecary badge and the family ring. Please place the lock or hair in the family plot near father. The badge is a memento shall you want one and the ring is something that must remain in the family. > > > > I guess I'll see father first, > > Yours, > > > > Paracelsus Thorne