Session 84

The party confronts Elizrae in their attempt to rescue Julia from the ancient dragon. 
== Summary ==
The room has a spiral staircase coming from the center of the top of the room, about 100 feet up. There are rings of golden-colored tracks, upon which set several banks of machinery. There are glowing cracks running from the edge of the room leading toward the obelisk in the center. The obelisk is held by large chains, leading upwards and disappearing into nothingness in the air. There are three doors, one on the west, north, and east doors. Julia is chained near the obelisk, a golden spike stabbed through her thigh, embedded into the ground beneath her. The party explains that they are there for Julia. Elizrae says that makes things simple; if Julia tells her what she wants to know, then she'll let everyone go. Julia refuses, and combat ensues. 
Ephemera jumps onto Elizrae; Belle jumps down to Julia, finding her in worse shape than she first appeared. Elizrae uses her wing attack to knock Teer and Ephemera to the ground, Teer falling a significant distance in the process. Elizrae continues to attempt to convince Julia to give her the info she wants, threatening Belle as leverage. Belle attempts to free Julia; Ephemera aides her, using the Death Gate to break the spike in her leg. Upon breaking the spike, it explodes, knocking out Sors and Julia. Julia is revived and tells the others to get close. Ephemera gathers up Sors, and Elizrae slams Teer into the ground before sliding him to the group. She says, "See you next time," and Julia teleports the group out. 
They arrive at Belle's observatory, where Belle and Ephemera revive Teer and Sors to consciousness. They use their spell of Regenerate to reform her leg. Julia then explains that Elizrae wanted Julia to explain her research for using the constellations to effectively open a closed planar door. The party observes that it was ultimately a good thing they interfered, but are concerned about Elizrae just letting them go. 
Teer and Belle bond somewhat over mildly shared backstory. Belle excitedly shows the party her work and the plants and animals that have slowly entered the observatory. Everyone also bonds over being attacked by dragons. Belle says that she wishes to continue to leave the observatory, specifically with the group. They agree, and the new party gains a new party member. The party settles down for a long rest. During the night, Belle and Sors, having been knocked into the obelisk during the fight, heard a quiet whisper that was too quiet to understand. 
== NPCs ==
=== Introduced ===
* Julia
=== Returning ===
* Elizrae
=== Mentioned ===
* Vecna
== Items ==
* Scroll of Regenerate (used by Belle on Julia)