The Watchmen of Waterdeep found themselves still on the Stone Bridge, attempting to cross to get to the lost peaks. They eventually succeeded, although they had to disable a large clay construct and a mechanical water trap that threaten to drown them all, in water or blood, depending on the plane. The final section of the bridge was just that, a bridge and the party crossed with no ill effects.
Once across they stood looking at a trail that headed up the lost peaks. The feeling of magic was heavy in the air. They met with a group of Shard-Kai, followers of the Raven Queen. They learned that Lamsa created the bridge and the other plane was the Shadowfell. The Shard-Kai were also looking for Lamsa, but for other reasons, and later were slain by Lamsa. The party learned, however, that Lamsa is a 2000 year old Gold Dragon, who bears the mark of Thulaak. They found Lamsa at the top of the mountain, beyond an archway marked with magic symbols to prevent scrying. Lamsa teaches the party that the mark allows Thulaak to see their every move and be prepared. In fact, Thulaak's army is already assembled outside, as they saw the party movement up the lost peaks. The only way is to remove the mark. Lamsa gives the party a scroll and instructs them to take the scroll to Sigil and find Weiss Albom to learn how to remove the mark. The party finally learns that Thulaak exists in the same space of the mark, and essentially is the mark.
So the party fills their bag of holding with gold and is also granted the help of a Goliath, a new adventurer!
Out of Game Note - The party was granted 1900 XP for the session.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Jel-Vered's Memory of a Past Life
I seemed to have been forced from my meditative state after our last encounter on the Stone Bridge, while the rest of the party slept. I "awoke" in a dark place, with the sounds of battle everywhere. Jel Vered, I was not, rather I was Jel Vellic, a past incarnation of my Deva heritage. Jel Vellic being a strong, experienced warrior, yet oddly bearing the Mark of Thuulak. I, as Jel Vellic, led an army, seeking to gain entrance to a city. I felt a strong compulsion to fight this battle, as Jel Vellic, and did so. The enemy was vanquished, and I gained entrance to this city through a large storm drain.
After entering the city, I was again Jel Vered. The city was bleak and foggy, even the people seemed as fog or ghosts. I came upon a bench, where a small boy was. He was holding a stick and a crystal and was crying. I spoke to the boy and determined he was looking for his mother. We searched together and found his mother in a shop, she was being beaten. We entered the shop and the attackers dispersed, but we found the mother to be dead. The boy begged that we take her to a temple to be resurrected. So I followed the boy to a temple, or so I thought, it was more of a large tower in the center of the city.
As I approached, the corpse I held, turned to simply bones.
When I entered the tower I found the boy in a garden, I no longer held the bones, they were now quite alive and fleshed and with the boy. In the tower was an old man. He seemed familiar. The boy gave him the stick and the crystal, of which he made them into a wand.
With the wand the old man set fire to everything in the town, save the tower, reducing all to waste. He then entered the tower. I followed him into the tower, which simply held a large spiral staircase. The walls of the tower were mirrored. In those mirrors I saw reflections, reflections of all my past lives.
When I reached the top of the tower, a room with a large compass etched in the floor, I found the old man, who I now realized was me in a former life, Jel Vellic. He was angry. He had destroyed the town in hopes of finding the answer of removing the Mark of Thuulak in the basement of the tower, however the tower has no basement. He told me I was in the Citadel of Thay and told me to look to the east.
That is when I saw it. A Gold Dragon, flying towards us.
Out of Game Note - the party has been awarded 250 XP each for being made aware of Jel-Vered's memory. Each party member should be 4th level with a total XP of 4,000.
After entering the city, I was again Jel Vered. The city was bleak and foggy, even the people seemed as fog or ghosts. I came upon a bench, where a small boy was. He was holding a stick and a crystal and was crying. I spoke to the boy and determined he was looking for his mother. We searched together and found his mother in a shop, she was being beaten. We entered the shop and the attackers dispersed, but we found the mother to be dead. The boy begged that we take her to a temple to be resurrected. So I followed the boy to a temple, or so I thought, it was more of a large tower in the center of the city.
As I approached, the corpse I held, turned to simply bones.
When I entered the tower I found the boy in a garden, I no longer held the bones, they were now quite alive and fleshed and with the boy. In the tower was an old man. He seemed familiar. The boy gave him the stick and the crystal, of which he made them into a wand.
With the wand the old man set fire to everything in the town, save the tower, reducing all to waste. He then entered the tower. I followed him into the tower, which simply held a large spiral staircase. The walls of the tower were mirrored. In those mirrors I saw reflections, reflections of all my past lives.
When I reached the top of the tower, a room with a large compass etched in the floor, I found the old man, who I now realized was me in a former life, Jel Vellic. He was angry. He had destroyed the town in hopes of finding the answer of removing the Mark of Thuulak in the basement of the tower, however the tower has no basement. He told me I was in the Citadel of Thay and told me to look to the east.
That is when I saw it. A Gold Dragon, flying towards us.
Out of Game Note - the party has been awarded 250 XP each for being made aware of Jel-Vered's memory. Each party member should be 4th level with a total XP of 4,000.
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