Session 99

Synopsis
== Summary ==
Haaken, wielding his axe, the blade of which is more than six feet wide. The party engages him in combat, ultimately bringing him down and knocking him unconscious. During the combat, Teer attempted to cast Witch Bolt, but instead a small potted plant popped into existence. They hide him in the corridor from which they had emerged. Teer places the plant, seemingly from Akaros' new hobby, on Haaken's lap; Ephemera leaves a note recommending him contact them later via the Burnetts. They take some of their provided potions of Bahamut, but before they can leave the tunnel to progress, an irredescent beam blasts through the tower above the party, carving upwards and out. The lower walls crumble and fall away as the tower rocks from the impact. 
In the distance, Bahamut and Tiamat can be seen still engaged with the dragons, Bahamut's breath weapon having reached the tower through Zamai, who has been destroyed by the blast. Iermora and Cienat, who has also been taken by Nox, fight Tiamat. Cienat's wings have atrophied, trees growing from her back, but rotted in death. Iermora her attention to Bahamut, though outclassed by the still-living Platinum Dragon. A dark shadow then descends from overhead, Anghadym with Anvuraak on his back. Anvuraak leaps from the saddle at Bahamut, forming a crackling black lance in his hands. He strikes Bahamut, who shudders and falls. Anghadym catches Anvuraak, and they follow Bahamut down. 
The lower few levels appear in tact, but above them is precarious. Kiono casts Fly on the bulk of the party, Teer using their potion of Flying so they can ascend the innards of the tower swiftly. As they do so, another object pops into existence by Teer, this time a very poorly carved wooden mask like those Teer carves for himself, having six eyes and Cool Flames™. A flash of light emits from where Bahamut fell; Tiamat lunges toward them to stop them, delayed by Cienat and Iermora. Anvuraak and Anghadym return to the skies, Bahamut still on the ground. Tiamat rages, blenderizing Cienat and Iermora. She keeps track of Anghadym while also checking on Bahamut, spreading her wings wide as Nox appears behind her. He tackles her, and the pair engage in combat. 
The party reaches the top of the damaged portion of the tower, whereupon they encounter a red dragon and six melee cultists. Attempting to retreat and find another way around, the dragon calls out, demanding to know where they're going. Unable to come up with anything quickly, they turn back. Teer, annoyed, decides to not bother with pretense and attacks a nearby mook. The party swiftly takes out the entourage and the dragon. The obvious path forwards is blocked by debris, so they have to find another way up. Belle spies a stairway the spirals around the tower, which the party takes. They break out a window of the stairwell, ascending on the outside slightly faster. A pair of dragons crashing into the wall of the tower, so locked in combat with each other that they do not notice the party. They also can see as Tiamat unleashes all five of her breath weapons on Nox, the light in his eyes vanishing. For a moment, the battlefield is still, but a slightly smaller skeletal dragon errupts from the chest of the rotted corpse. Though Tiamat was prepared, Bahamut's corpse, now controlled by Nox, lands a breath weapon on her back and joins the fray. 
The party breaks back into the tower, finding themselves in some sort of lounge area, pillows and such scattered about the room. With four doors available, three on one wall, and another on its own. They enter the solo door, finding a winding stairwell. They find an opulent chapel, containing an altar of bone and meticulously kept arms and armament, black in color and matching Anvuraak's style. On a table are some books and a glass blue rose floating beneath a glass cloche. As they are about to leave, a mirror on the other side of the wall calls out, asking if anybody is there. Belle approaches it cautiously, barely resisting being drawn into it. A woman appears in the mirror, warning them away from it. The party, in a bit of a hurry, decide to put the mirror in a bag of holding. Kiono, checking if it will blow them up, approaches it and is immediately sucked into the mirror. In her place is a goristro taunts Teer, having participated in the Calamity, and attacks. 
Kiono finds herself in an extra-dimensional space, eleven figures in the foggy distance, the twelve of them positioned as though on a clock face. Beneath her feet at the roman numeral VI. Planar travel or manual release are the only escapes available to her. In an attempt to aid the party fighting the goristro, the woman in the mirror attracts his attention. He is sucked into the mirror, swapping places again with Kiono. They swiftly put the mirror in a bag of holding and continue up the nearest stairs. They come upon a bedroom that contains Sors' belongings. The party gathers a few of the party belongings before moving on, intending to deal with Sors if and when they encounter her. 
They continue upwards several times, finding themselves in a large cavernous space. Bones litter the floor, seemingly the roost for several dragons, but currently empty. They are able to see more of the combat from this room. Tiamat is fairing poorly, overwhelmed by the combined strength of Nox and Bahamut. Though her dragons attempt to help, there is little they can do. Bahamut goes to launch a breath weapon at her, and she goes to do the same, but instead teleports behind him, causing the formerly platinum dragon's attack to miss. Her own breath weapon ready, she attacks him, eliminating Bahamut's body. Finding an opening, Nox breathes his own weapon as a distraction, instead sinking his claws into her chest, ripping out her heart and crushing it. A light is sucked from Tiamat and into the orb clutched in Nox's other claws. The clouds swirl and the ritual is ready to begin. 
The party comes upon cultists scrambling around, making final preparations for the ritual. A large, four-armed draconic man blocks the stairs leading further up. Esteem, acting as a distraction, attacks the man, allowing the party to slip past. As they flee up the ladder, Kiono puts up a wall of force behind them, blocking the cultists from being able to pursue them. Eventually they reach a bridge, leading into a swirling vortex of clouds, magic flashing and glimpses of draconic body in the center of it. Anghadym with Anvuraak on his back descend upon the party, landing between them and progress forward. They partially engage, partially escape from the pair, killing Anghadym in the process. They attempt to throw Anvuraak off the bridge, but he has magic. They continue fighting until Teer tells him to just stop being a jerk about losing. Anvuraak drops the spell he was using to kill Belle, and the party drops him. He fades away, the party aware that he will be back eventually. The party prepares themselves for the next fight. Within the swirling clouds, they can see the glowing orbs hovering over the large, intricate ritual circle. And there, staring in their direction, stands Sors. 
== NPCs ==
=== Introduced ===
* Dagnool (four-armed mook)
=== Returning ===
* Haaken
* Bahamut
* Tiamat
* Cienat
* Iermora
* Zamai
* Anghadym
* Anvuraak
* Nox
* Sors
=== Mentioned ===
* The Burnetts (in a letter) 
== Items ==
* A potted plant (belonging to Akaros)
* Blood of Bahamut (4, by Belle, Esteem, Teer, and Ephemera)
* Potion of Flying (used by Teer) 
* A poorly carved mask (belonging to Akaros)
* A cursed magic mirror (stolen from Anvuraak's quarters)
* Portable Hole (retrieved from Sors' room)
* Ferryman's Coin (retrieved from Sors' room) 
* Crystal Ball (retrieved from Sors' room)
* Drawing of Akaros (torn in half, then pieced back together; retrieved from Sors' room) 
* Potion of Speed (used by Teer)