Session Ten Summary (Graveyard of Empires: After the Fall)

Session 10, September 9 2020

Introduction

Having joined some travelling deep gnomes after their battle at the spider bridge, the party makes their way towards one of the smaller trading settlements of the Underdark. Perhaps the residents there have more information about their dark elf quarry ...

Session Summary

We investigated the area requiring silence with a giant tentacle and smelly undead in a pit.

We keep quiet and pass the tentacle, and the pit with undead is cleared when Braadlur turned undead.

We found runes relating to regeneration and imprisonment, and a combination of both Ancient common and Ancient dwarven about a curse of eternal undeath.

The tentacle was still there, and we made it to Hesfyx the settlement and name of its leader, with the title Czizek-Tirgma (gem seller).

We met a group from Villems who recognized Rallion, Majilis, lieutenant of the guard of Villems. And Herazib who guided the party when they fought the beetlemen (umber hulks) when Thorfus was killed.

They offered us to stay with them, we did a big favor and they have retrieved a lot of gems since we cleared out the beetlemen.

We went to seek healing and there is Offix who is a deepgnome who claims to be the last mage. He has a crystal on a chain that is glowing blue and looks like the one Braadlur has.

He used it to heal Fisher, then had his assistant Ambren bring in a slave, and speaking words to appease the Stone Gods, to power up the crystal, turns the human slave to crystal and by the time it is done, the slave is gone. then Felix is healed. Now both Fisher and Felix are able to get around.

We then went to the alchemist, Terramin, and buy 6 healing potions and order 6 more for tomorrow. Also 1 sleep poison, 1 death poison, and 2 cure disease, and 2 corals for 12 doses of water breathing.

We also buy information that drow came from the Necropolis with an "outsider" traveling through the area on the way to Villems. This was 10 work cycles ago or 3 days and 8 hours. [What about going from the cave we followed them in this direction??]

We asked Majilis what would be a good offering to give Hesfyx. She suggests a couple hundred gp worth of gems and that more would be needed if we need a favor.

We bed down to rest and will see Hesfyx in the "morning."

Rallion shared caution from a note the party found:

Session 171 prior campaign:

We find a neatly folded letter behind the berserker letting us know that Villems betrayed us and that some of the dark elves are on our side:

Blessings of Lloth on you Outsiders,

The grotesque Czizak-Ygna who hosted you recently has betrayed you to those among our people still loyal to the Deceivers from the Great Outside (known to many as the Hidden Ones). The Brood of Hyvaneq intends you harm, so be wary between the trading post and that warren of stunted liars known as Vilsnarg. However, be aware that you have allies among the Matriarchs of Shadow and within that crooked city’s elven embassy who can help you – remember, if you find yourself before a corrupt judge, requests for Ghirzak-Korman cannot be denied!

The Sisterhood of Arachne, Handmaidens to the Queen Who Spins Destiny’s Inescapable Threads

https://www.kairoscomputers.com/gplusexp/2017/10/05/session-171-october-4-2017/