session 8 (27/04/2024) gloomreach street Duck and Royston catch up with the party they are caugth up with what the party did Quick departs for his misson with the Unkind to the safehouse party buys some stuff for the trip at the safehouse Calcine proposes to cast a sending to Aurora vincent panicks a bit message Aurora, we have pursued the terrorists into the Shadowfell, they work for Orcus, we are doing what we can here. some assistance would be appreciated response oh dear, where in the Shadowfell, it's a huge plane, if you let me know do what i can Calcine informs the party about it Calcine asks if Vincent knows people that could planshift there is a few uncles his sister Victoria knows someone in Candlekeep (Léon) he'd rather have us pull ourselves out of the mess Vincent is still freaking out Calcine does a calming hug Calcine offers a do a dinner if the get out 2nd sending sorry for the time, we are in Gloomreach, any information about the place would appreciated, Vincent is fine, i'm taking care of him response Gloomreach ? Could be worse, don't go into the Barrens. I'm glad Vincent is fine, Null is fickle, the mist is deadly, don't trust shadows party hears a clicking sound of talons on the roof from a small window a kunku is seen Quick comes through the window has good and bad news bad news it is most likely the work of Orcus they don't care about sending the party back we are stuck here ? good news quick heard about a potential Vistani trade route leaving maybe next week or so going to another plane, not sure which settlement accross the Barrens need to be careful about shadowquakes when crossing the Barrens Vincent informs Quick about the sendings date is Uktar 4th 1519DR ? next day inspiring leader planning to go through the Barrens to the Vistani through the Barrens march order Nybarg Royston Jezz Vincent and Calcine holding hands Duck as leaving the city there is a wall of shadow now behind instead of Gloomreach no sun, no light mayb 1h of travel, hard to tell dust storm coming at the party from nowhere 2 hands on the rope now to hold onto it Vincent is assailed by visions and lets go of the rope Vincent is dissoriented and moving away Jezz and Royston feel Vincent going away Jezz runs after Vincent finds him grabs him but the poney tail and runs him back to the party the storm subsides grey landscape mountains and mist no colors everyone hears the crying of a child can't pinpoint the source even heard when plugging our ears can feel the sadness and cold of it Calcine and Nybarg take a point of exhaustion Duck hears a name in the cries don't fear the butcher, don't let him get you, he will eat you, HE WILL EAT YOU little bit of color in the shadow beckoning sound coming near the song Duck tells the rest of the party about it Calcine is having a slight panic attack Duck sings back at the child the party only hears his part of the song after a singing back and forth a red portal opens claws tearing space-time it's a planar rift Duck beckons the party to come inside after him and follow to play inside the rift looks waterdeep adjascent bassy laughter fresh meat Duck continues to rhyme at the Butcher the Butcher rhymes back at Duck very hot place cooking meat boiling blood Duck casts Protection from Evil and Good party advances runing after Duck at the end of the alleyway sits a huge figure large figure with horns big cleaver in hand very red Duck asks the party to help him this one time Butcher starts moving towards the party fighting script Duck rolled a 34 initiative with a nat 20 runs towards the Butcher chromatic orb misses the Butcher casts Blink doesn't blink out Vincent moves towards the Butcher unsettling words only one person can be red in this world of black and white hypnotic pattern fails as the Butcher is immune to charm the Butcher walk past Duck summons 4 floating chains Duck deflects a gore Royston runs towards the Butcher punches the Butcher stunning strike Vincent silvery barbs the save the Butcher is stunned Calcine casts haste on Nybarg Nybarg rushes to the Butcher unleashes a flurry of 4 attacks with haste Jezz runs up to the chains misses the chains Duck moves away from the Butcher misses a chill touch blinks away Vincent casts spray of cards on the Butcher blinding him unsettling words the Butcher the Butcher is stunned and can't do anything the chains still move apparently ??? holds until Duck is back hits Royston knocking him prone and grapple restrain hits Vincent for a shit ton of damage and grapple restrain hits Jezz for a shit ton of damage and grapple restrain Royston escapes the chain patient defense Calcine heals Vincent misses the Butcher with a produce flame Nybarg attacks butcher and a chain Jezz is free from the chain patient defense Vincent unsettling words dissonent whispers the Butcher the Butcher runs out of Royston's space and gets stun the Butcher is stunned chains still move Vincent gets downed Jezz gets hit with advantage through patient defense... Royston bites and punches the Butcher stuns the Butcher Calcine extends her arm toward Vincent casts life transference (-20/+40) concentration on haste is lost Nybarg lost turn due to haste lost Jezz runs towards the Butcher gets downed by the chains Duck misses chromatic orb doesn't blink Vincent unsettling words dissonent whispers the Butcher the Butcher still stunned the chains still go Duck shields Vincent gets downed and 2 death saves Royston punches the butcher near death Calcine hits a produce flame to no effect heals Vincent Nybarg claws the Butcher Duck blasts down the Butcher with magic missle with a final rhyme quip