Episode 167

== Summary ==
The party ventures into the dwarven city beneath the Blood Peak in search of the spell forge. Overnight while resting, Lucius is forced into a contract with Dispater when Dagon trades his soul to the archdevil. Then the party proceeds into the depths of the city to find the Soulforge and put both Sethendrin and Anxukyuara souls to rest, instead binding Vahlka and Barkley's souls to the magic weapons in their place and giving the weapons new abilities. On their way out of the Soulforge they encounter Sara Payne and a force of devils and undead, after a brief bit of conversation the encounter quickly turns violent.
== Recap ==
* With time almost up inside Godfrey's demiplane refuge, Lucius makes a plea that they consider taking a long rest. Vahlka is opposed since they aren't sure how long the Soulforge will be available before moving on and stresses they need to hurry. It's not until Seth casts a sending to Octavius who knows how long the forge will be available for (approximately "two days, six hours") that Vahlka is convinced to rest for longer. 
* The party opens the door into the Dwarven city which is utterly abandoned and silent. They find an untouched tavern nearby and Lucius begins to set up Tiny Hut. Watches are assigned and besides some curious sounds along with the appearance of a (suspicious?) mouse, nothing bothers them.
* Throughout the night, a couple hours before Vahlka's watch ends, the Tiny Hut disappears. 
* After their long rest, everyone wakes up except Lucius who looks like he's still asleep. Vahlka attempts to wake him but to no avail. Godfrey goes to retrieve Sahar as they attempt to deduce what caused this, who confirms that while his body exists - his soul is elsewhere. 
* As preparations are made to cast sending, a ball of pale orange light appears from over Lucius' body and once it connects with his physical form he wakes up. Immediately apparent is that his eyes have changed color once again, turning from a sallow blue of Dagon's influence to their familiar green, except the sclera are a coal black. He explains that his soul has been traded in some kind of fiendish deal and now belongs to the "Iron Duke". Lucius procures his contract, the pact primeval, and recreates a curious letter found on Dispater's desk. He also explains that due to the amendment he made to the contract, that he is to slay a fiend located in Thunder Bay. 
* Barkley asks if the Kraken can break the bond and Lucius says he doesn't know until he puts the contract to a particular light, which states immediate termination of his contract should he infringe it by attempting to go around looking for a third party. 
* [wip 51:00]
== Recording ==
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