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And into the mirror (S26 - 15/09/2024) party house Herton downtime catchup learning history searching for some nice books to learn in found a rcipe book that Valkyss took trying to get some books from the lanterns Baz helps Herton to finish Herton's Wintercrest present large brass box size of a book button at the top of the box on a press it unfolds into an arcane occularium it's a microscope ! identify as a ritual once per short rest looks at the gloves can change color and texture can reach dimensions through mirrors looks at the mask cast the dream spell on a person seen in the last 24h looks at the kaleidoscope yeah, it just makes you go to sleep when you look into it long enough looks at the pocket watch extra compartment in it contains 44.2525 the age of baz no other info given Baz tries to move the dial back but it doesn't work Baz tries to talk to his cape the cape told him a while ago what it did when he wore it for the forst time casts detect magic no success into talking with his cape Herton inspects the cape hard to look at 1/lr cast mirror image advantage on stealth checks Valkyss cooks one of the recipes nicely cooked it is tasty everyone takes one poison damage codex of eldritch rebirth is placed in the portable hole Valkyss takes the immovable rod from the portable hole party wants to help Emma Crowe family house Valkyss brings the promised apple and chocolate tart the atmosphere is dire Sebastian, Veo and Pluto are here looking tired Emma is still having nightmares but is improving Veo is distracted looking at the map reaching for her neck for something missing Pluto offers to share the story of their dive investigating the silver order escalating activities in a worrying way creating battering rams crafting alchemical oils Queen's men in buckledown road might be a base house for them they were found and capture the Queen's men took some of their belonging Veo's father's badge a memento she is very affected by it Veo asks if the party can help recover the badge Valkyss asks if the three saw his old party no we don't stay near these jackasses Quest asks about aging problems none party shares about theirs findings party shares the news about Paracelsus' death party discusses about how to help Emma Baz, Quake and Herton go to the manor to retrieve the mirror the manor is still creepy there are some wintercrest decorations inside the bedroom has a foul stench black sludge leaking from the mirror the mirror don't have a reflective surface anymore it has become a reflective puddle on the floor bathroom filled with rubble chunks of land and islands party looks in the rubble no coins from the disk is here it smell rotten in the house it started from the front door Quake asks Lump to go fetch the rest of the party Valkyss and Ques go to the forge Valkyss takes the promised tart Emma is forging and everyone is looking Quest says happy wintercrest Valkyss presents the tart Emma is not in a good mood the dreams are bad the big bellied devil is there eating something flies buzzing around the shadow of the bone devil quivers at the story Tobias offers to use his silver to make a mirror if needed Lump arrives Quake can communicate through Lump tells the news to Quest and Valkyss Quest tells Quake the news about the dream Quest tells Tobias that we'll need a full body mirror would be ready tomorrow morning Quest tries to give him 10gp for it Tobias starts refusing Quest tries insisting doesn't go anywhere Valkyss hands the tart to Tobias that would be 5gp Tobias takes the gold pays Valkyss and leave a 5gp tip Quest and Valkyss go to the manor Manor Baz try to looking for the ice lady found big footprints the smell worse th wood on them are rotten Quest and Valkyss arrive they are given the info found Baz starts follows the footprint smell is strongest in the nursery party follows the door is still opened different position than the one Valkyss left it in now completely open ray of sunlight from a giant circular hole in the roof wasn't here last time Valkyss can't make it if it was made inward or outward 15ft wide hole Baz turns on the spectral lantern nothing revealed party runs back to emberwood and the Crowe as fast as possible Crowe family house Quest starts asking questions to Sebastian she is suspicious of him his story is sound Quake asks Valkyss to check the roof no signs for rotten or footsteps after a while looking he comes back down Baz tells what happened to Emma Sebastian mentions it looks like the story of her book Baz blushes a bit as it is the wintercrest present of a fairy tale Baz reads the story Baz mentions that he found some more things in the house Sebastian asks for more details Valkyss fails to draw his mom Sebastian asks for books Party manages to hide the codex of eldritch rebirth Valkyss shows the cookbook Sebastian wants to know more about why he is this way can make stuff out of shadow Quest asks if he ever has transformed into a winged demon Sebastian admits he can summon a shadow hound this is not what the party is after Baz shows the shadow cape to Sebastian Sebastian recoils at the sight of it Sebastian was raised in the academy only heard good about her mother he has a spark of magic Quest pep talks him and tries to open his eye about more views party decides to stay here for the night Quake will use her mask for dreams Emma want to read her book Quake asks if she can read out loud chapter 2 it is a friendly rendition of the tales of the party today party will do watches Quake and Emma dream REDACTED Quake look cold and shivers Quest places a blanket on her an hour in there looks like there is a struggle Herton casts intellect fortress and lesser restoration coldness begins to lift Quake becomes incredibly hot Herton removes the blanket and it returns to normal Emma went through the same Quest stays up all night next day Quake tells what happens the demon is scared of something it wants to get away wants to talk looks scary but doesn't want to hurt Emma Tobias managed to made the mirror during the night party asks the family to stay out of the room for their safety Quest reaches out and touches the mirror it ripples and shows a study on the other side small shadowed library astronomical instruments lots of paper on the desk bone devil is here beckons the party to join on the other side party steps on the other side you've come but you don't have long the mirror hums faintly bone devil is here bound by Eventide betrayed by her bound in her shadow talks about unraveling the shadow binding him to unravel the link the mirrors flicker showing Orcus the bone devil says that he is approaching the bone devil says that if freed he'll leave that will free Emma from her dreams looks like he is telling the truth name is Izorith there is a door behind with a faint fog coming from it this is where to unravel the shadows there are servants of shadows in the other room time is running out party goes through veil beyond worlds