Episode 97

== Summary ==
Magical tower shenanigans ensue. In an attempt to find a working portal to Thanatos, Olivia and Barkley spy on a conversation with Orcus himself in attendance. He finds them and they’re pursued, but the party is able to find the portal control room nonetheless. There’s no time for long goodbyes, however, and Lucius departs. 
== Recap ==
* We approached a strange magic tower that seemed to be upside, which we got inside with some cunning use of the portable hole and the flying carpet. However, we got separated from Calliope and Thresh. 
* Descending or ascending the stairs seems to teleport us to a random level of the tower rather than go in any logical order. We go "up" a floor and get in a fight with a bunch of minor undead, ghosts and banshees.
* Found a room with a library and lever, did not pull the lever. Vahlka sets the room on fire cause she's angery about necromancy and a big fool.
* We head down a level, back to the one we started on. Vahlka kills a zombie real fast. In the distance we hear a deep harsh voice talking about meeting with someone. He insists that if "the dragon wants something then she ought to come to him". Vahlka pokes her head around the corner and sees that the figure is speaking to Sara in a room full of powerful undead - a large number of Bodaks and a single Vampire but she cannot see who the figure is around the corner. We argue for a bit, then send Olly and Barkley ahead to sneak up invisibly and spy on the conversation.
* They discover the figure is Orcus, who natural 20s his perception check and locks eyes with them. Olivia and Barkley both fail their madness save and dimension door back to the party on the stairwell, who run, have a scooby doo moment where they end up back on the same floor again twice before finally ending up on another one.
* We end up on a different floor where it is obvious Calliope and Thresh have been fighting. We find Calliope on the floor who explains a bit about how she has figured out how the tower works. There's a control room that swaps where the portal is and where it leads to.
* We explore the floor a bit more and find the control room. Lucius says his goodbyes to the party then leaves with Calliope to do SOLO SESSION.
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