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session 6 (30/03/2024)

  • Gloomreach day of arrival
    • Shadowfell echo of Waterdeep
      • grotesque carricature of Waterdeep
      • no light
      • skeleton dudes
      • it oozes dispair
      • it's fucking silent hill
    • there are shadar-kai
      • "people" here are psychos
      • they do anything they can to feel emotions
      • otherwise they disappear
    • other prople here are called shadowborn
      • less infused by the plane
      • they aren't as much at risk of disappearing
    • some people here still have color in their eyes
      • visitors from other planes ?
    • it is easy to get lost here
      • roads seem to move
      • Nybarg tries to smell the road back home
        • it smells of dust and decay
          • like when someone is been away for a while
          • abandonned smell
        • not able to smell a route
    • party is in the equivalent of the Dockwards
    • Jez interrogates a bystander
      • slamming that person on the wall
      • Jez wants to know who is very good at magic here
      • appart from the dragon

        Maybe one of the Unkind

      • the ones who enforce the raven queen
      • they are a bunch of ravens
      • more could be known near the castle
        • the dragon is weirder now
        • he goes through phases
        • god of death and undeath for dragonkind
          • Kronapsus: god of death
          • He Who Shall Not Be Named: god of undeath
      • Jez stops holding him to the wall
      • bystander points out to Calcine she should extinguishes her hair
        • it is super bright to denizen of the Shadowfell
        • even if it doesn't give Calcine light, she becomes a lighthouse and a blinding beacon
        • if needed the party can buy shade lantern or seeing googles
      • lately more people arrived
        • few days ago a mass influx
          • people at a festival arrived not knowing what happened
        • cultists are regulars here
          • coming and going
          • he doesn't know how they do it
          • the cultists travel to the Barrens
            • no one knows what they are doing there
            • not even the Unkind
            • doesn't seem to be an issue to the cultists
            • everyone else passes with boats to avoid the region
    • party goes and tries to find a tavern
      • large building
        • ruckus noise inside
          • 2 well armored flying through a window
          • not pulling punshes
          • they both seems to enjoy it
          • on cut the tip of the finger of the other
          • they stop and go back inside to drink together
        • a lot of species here
          • mundanes and not
          • waiters are shadowfell quicklings
          • some pets
            • only take shape when looking at them
            • otherwise looks like a small ball of arm of hadar
            • inside of the "mouth" is a big nope
        • a goth cantina
        • people enjoy the place as an oasis
      • Roystone tries to be crazy for a while
        • Jez and Vincent stop him
        • for now
        • he still is talking to random people in the bar
        • asks the 2 fighters what is a good souvenir from here
        • they show daggers made in the Shadowfell
        • Roystone asks if he can have one
          • he has to win a 5 fniger fillet
          • Roystone is allowed to cast magic to help himself
          • best of 3
            • Roystone wins it by a land slide
            • the shadarkai stabs himself on purpose ?
          • Roystone get the knife
      • Jez buys food and drinks for everyone here
        • a lot of mushrooms and cave aged cheeses
        • thick ale
        • all is bland and muted
      • Vincent goes over to Calcine
        • she is not feeling good
        • Vincent hand a cigarette to calm her
        • she is burning hot
          • tried to raise her temperature to fight the cold feeling the plane gives
          • the place is cold
          • the places makes her feel cold
          • not working so far
        • proposes to go towards the bar to get info with her
          • to go ask for information
          • maybe trade work for a way out
          • Calcine sticks with Vincent giving her a task to focus on now
      • at the bar
        • bartender
          • female elve shadowborn
          • not shader-kai
          • Khala
        • Vincent mentions the cultists going in and out of the Barren
          • asks information about them
            • people here don't trust them
            • rumors say they are not from here
              • obvious from the smell
                • (smells like hell
                hell)
              • no one knows what they are doing here
            • cultists just are here
              • don't interract a lot
              • come here from time to time to buy stuff
              • sometimes have scuffles with the Unkind
                • most of them are "alright"
                • keep the undead here in check
        • Vincent asks them if they recruit in exchange for a way out
          • bartender realises we didn't plan to come here
          • some sorcerer are powerful enough but are dicks
          • unkind are not feeling well now
            • Vincent asks if it is because of the dragon god state
            • the bartender feels unsure about what she can say
            • Vincent tries to reassure her to the party's intentions
            • rumors that the avenqueenRavenqueen has abandonned the place
              • Ravenqueen is one of the things that keep the dragon "in check"

                mainly rumors

          • bartender offers a job here
            • Vincent refuses
            • Calcine asks if she can help in the kitchen to take her mind of for a while
              • Calcine can go in the back ask Mako the cook
        • Vincent buys 2 rooms for the night
        • it is currently about midday
          • there are clocktowers outside to check time
            • not always on balance when there is a quake
            • Vincent asks if there is a time parity with material plane
              • she doesn't know
              • hard to know from the Shadowfell
            • to help visitors mainly
          • shadowfolk don't need it and are open 24/7
        • Vincent messages the info back to Nybarg
          • Nybarg is first confused
          • info is still passed well
            • multiple options
              • hell smelling ppl
              • Vistani
              • Unkind
    • Calcine goes to the kitchen
      • open kitchen
      • Nybarg watches over to
      • Markos
        • male Shadowborn Orc
        • big boi
        • very chill
        • likes his job a lot
      • Markos is impressed with her performance
      • Calcine learned Markos mushrooms stew
      • in exchange offers some Orangette
    • Jez and Roystone in the bar
      • Jez is busy with a gay panic over the Shadar-kais
        • table of ex was safe today
      • Nybarg asks Jez if she wants help with a ice breaker
        • Jez is embarrased as hell
    • Nybarg goes to the shadar-kai table
      • 1 male
        • name is Vale
        • looking 30
        • broken glass wrapped fists
      • 2 female
        • older
          • name is Breña
          • larger
          • double bladed weapon
        • younger
          • name is Tryn
          • bladed whip
    • Nybarg asks them were they got the dagger
      • chipped the obsidian from the mountain
    • Nybarg offers and arm-wrestle
      • caltrops are placed on the table
      • Nybarg shows the fire hand (crimson rite)
      • Nybarg goes hybrid
      • Shadar-kai picks a caltrop
        • hurs himself
        • starts raging
      • shadar-kai is winning at first
      • Nybarg counter attacks with his curse of bloated agony
      • Vincent cheers on the side (bardic inspiration)
      • Nybarg finsishes winning
      • shadar-kai enjoys the pain
    • Calcine brings Shadar-kai and Nybarg some food
      • chef snacks
      • spiced up the mushroom soup with the spice pouch
      • Shadar-Kai feels the difference in taste :D
    • Nybarg considers a piecing as a memento
      • Vincent is against having some himself

        Calcine, remind me to not get some

        • also Vincent wants his horns untouched
      • Duck makes a comment about handlebars
        • the Tieflings reacted hard
        • it is a sensitive subject in Faerûn
      • one of the female shadar-kai takes a professional piercing kit out
      • Jez wants a piercing
        • belly button piercing
        • obsidian one
        • Jez takes the operation like a champ
        • shadar-kai gives a goodberry to help fight infections
    • the party and the shadar-kai enjoy bonding over a meal together
      • Vincent gets a bonus Orangette
      • Nybarg asks some questions about the cult
      • after some drinks
        • reiterate the information already given
        • they believe too that the Ravenqueen is distant
        • they heard the rumors also from friends in other Shadowfell cities
        • the influx of creatures in not only from the Prime Material Plane
        • death seems to have traffic jam
          • souls are no sent to the Fugue Plane
          • lingering in the Shadowfell
        • 2 hypothesis
          • Raven Queen has stepped away
          • Dark Ones might be involved
            • dark evil:tm:
        • some people are still alive when coming down here
          • they get converted after a while
          • note to self: do not accept the fatality of the Shadowfell
        • Barrens are further than it looks
          • like a shadow they can strech for an inch or a hundred feet
        • tip for Calcine
          • don't cast a shadow or it will come to life
          • consider taking a shadow lantern for non darkvision people in the party
  • Vincent goes to bed
    • Vincent is not alone in the room after 20 minutes
      • takes his hand crossbow

        I give you 6 seconds before i shoot

      • a kenku reveals themselves

        oh nonono, please no shoot

      • kenku asks if Vincent is from the main realm and where in it

        Waterdeep, and apparently this place is the reflection of it

      • kenku picks a book from Vincent

        what's this ?

        • Vincent's private journal
      • Vincent agrees to answer if the kenku answers questions
        • name is Quickquick
      • Quickquick reflexively tries to steal
      • Vincent shows him the flute to distract him

        you help me get back ? I'm from there.

        • Quickquick is from Baldur's Gate in the Prime Material Plane
      • Vincent asks Quickquick if he knows the Vistani
        • he knows them
        • when they show up it is heard from easttown first
      • Vincent asks about the cultists
        • Quickquick knows them
        • they cause a lot of trouble in easttown apparently
      • Vincent takes a closer look at Quickquick
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  • Calcines goes to bed
    • pats Jez on the should when she leaves

      good luck

    • casts guidance and doesn't turn back
  • Jez goes on the offensive for Tryn
    • it goes better than expected

      just me ?

    • rest of the party leaves
    • Jezz spends a night with Tryn but also Breña and Vale