Tombs of Scoria: Episode 36

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== Synopsis ==
Anton uses his Amulet of Velthara to cast Vengeance on Georg as Imrik convinces their mother to visit the castle. They prepare for battle, casting spells for protection and entering the ethereal plane. They discover Georg, now a wraith, in the castle's dungeon and engage him in combat. Despite their efforts, Georg continually evades and attacks them, eventually escaping. They consult the Queen and Clertis about wraiths, learning more about their nature. Tyrael and Anton's father becomes a wraith, and they confront and defeat him. They then hunt Georg, who is hiding in an orphanage, but he escapes again. The brothers receive various visitors and intelligence, uncovering more about their enemies and receiving new equipment. They venture into the Feywild, guided by an elven ambassador, and encounter a giant burning golem, which they defeat after a fierce battle.
==Recap==
=== 10th August, 1512 ===
Anton casts Vengeance on Georg from his Amulet of Velthara. Imrik convinces mother to visit the castle. They prepare for the fight. Anton casts 3 and then takes them to the Ethereal plane with .
The wraith is about half an hour away from them, in the dungeons of the castle. Anton casts trough the town. Tyrael gives Anton the Ring of Seeing. They arrive at the door of the keep, but are unable to enter through the Ethereal plane. They get inside the keep from the prime material plane and go ethereal again. Imrik casts on Tyrael. Anton heads in first and casts . He sees the wraith standing in the place where they drilled his head.
Combat Start: McGary brothers vs The Wraith of the Teatherwilds
Anton casts on himself. Georg casts on him, and vanishes from sight, out of view. 
Anton follows him with the Amulet and stabs the wraith with his spear, he Blinks behind Anton. The wraith Anton again, wounding him heavily. Tyrael attaks, but misses because Georg is . Anton moves away and Imrik takes attack of opportunity.  Imrik and Tyrael hit and knock off a charge each. 
Imrik casts , Georg out. He casts and gets out of sight. Anton takes a potions, sees wraith is inside the keep. 
Anton starts to follow but can no longer locate the wraith. They leave the ethereal plane.
Combat end.
They charge through the keep, Georg is on the 4th floor. Moments later he is outside of the keep. Anton floats down with the shield. The rest are confronted by guards.
They arrange a conversation with The Queen and discuss the wraith. tells them the wraith is created from a person, usually an evil spellcaster, that died under strange circumstances. The Queen wonders what caused such hatred and wrath in him. Tyrael tells The Queen that the wraith killed their father. Clertus says that if a person is killed by a wraith raises as a wraith the next night.
Anton noticed that Tyrael is flickering on the line between good and evil. Anton himself. The brothers discuss what to do about their father. Tyrael examines if his father died from falling off of the stairs. He notices only his neck is broken, he didn't try to break the faill.
=== 11th August, 1512 ===
Anton starts casting and their father raises as a wraith.
Combat start: The McGary Brothers vs their father the wraith
Imrik casts on the wraith. Anton casts on Tyrael. Tyrael hits the wraith and kills it.
Combat end.
Anton senses Georg is on Prime material plane, just down the street. He casts the last on Tyrael and they go hunt for him. As Anton gets closer, he sees the wraith is inside the orphanage.
Tyrael picks the lock to the orphanage. They go inside following the wraith. Imrik lights the room with a light stone.
Combat start: Orphanage fight
Georg casts on Imrik. Tyrael attacks the wraith, he out of the hit. When he blinks, Imrik casts  on him. Anton casts . Tyrael hits the wraith again and knocks off the last stoneskin.
Anton hits the wraith with spear. Georg casts Pocket Dimension. Imriks goes off.
Combat end.
They don't know if he's dead or in other planes. Anton casts again, he is nowhere to be seen, not on the prime material plane nor ethereal one. They spend the night waiting for him, he doesn't show. Anton's amulet isn't free, the wraith isn't dead.
=== 12th August, 1512 ===
They ask Clertus about wraiths, he has no info, normal wraiths exist somewhere between the ethereal plane and prime material plane, but Georg travels through many places and many times easily.
=== 13th August, 1512 ===
Tyrael's friend finds out that never leaves the castle. She studies under the former Archmage. They don't know who she is close to. He also learns they are being followed by something invisible. They have a hard time detecting where this thing is.
=== 14th August, 1512 ===
 visits the brothers, asking for Tyrael. She hands him a slip of paper that has 2 dash lines, one on top of another, next to a circular dot. She says she has a message for him. She's been told he will know what this means and he must now undertake his long journey. An old woman in a heavy woolen cloak gave her this.
=== 15th August, 1512 ===
They get called to meet their mother in the castle. She seems filled with life. She informs them they need to hire help for their work. Apparently, a man came looking for Tyrael. He's been seen wearing a cheetah cloak the man claims belongs to him. Tyrael and Imrik show their appreciation. The mother says she will take care of some day-to-day operations and hire some help.
Elven ambassador comes back and brings the armor they ordered. They schedule a meeting with at their house.
=== 16th August, 1512 ===
Lord Konn, Paula, and Jack come visit McGary household on account of wayfarers. Imrik is hesitant to bring back the ring and offers other things in exchange for Babylon's spellbooks. Lorn Konn is insistent on needing the ring, doesn't even accept Dragon Armor in exchange, and Imrik accepts to give it back. The brothers learn that Mistryan army is looking for gamblers in Wikkthronrarenta. They say their farewells.
Tyrael goes to talk to . He spots a merchant person following him. Vega introduces his friend Jenny to Tyrael. Tyrael looks for Ring of Reaction and checks if Vega knows anything about Mistryans looking for gamblers, Vega informs him of infighting within The Family, some Mistryan brothers and sisters have had problems with the leadership.
=== 17th August, 1512 ===
The brothers are notified of the person following them. Tyrael is pretty sure that it is a minion of Arc Sombar. Imrik puts on the Ring of True Seeing and sees the person is an apprentice of Arc Sombar.
They inform The Queen they will not be dealing with Mother Janice.
=== 18th August, 1512 ===
On the 7th day of scrying on Georg, Imrik finds the wraith, and nothing else, hovering in the black void. He begins to learn spells.
 returns, informs Tyrael of the background information about VOA.
=== 18th-30th August, 1512 ===
Imrik spends 13 days failing to learn Dimension Door and Fly.
=== Traveling to Solum: 31st August, 1512 ===
Elven ambassador informs them Dragonbane Weapons are held by the Army of Voraci, he will bring them into the remains of I' Yaara Oryn, ancient elven home in Solum, which is now destroyed. They need to go north until they find the road, which they will follow east and south until they cross the Devouring Marsh.
He brings them into the Feywild and guides them through, warns them to be wary of creating many overlapping shadows. Anton remembers the path. They arrive in the area of massive sequoias, where they find other elves. Anton looks for a few elven cat whiskers, a large cat walks towards them. Imrik grabs a handful of whiskers of the cat, the cat becomes a tree. As Imrik walks away the cat leaps at him, misses, seems to be madder at Anton than Imrik. Anton naps Imrik.
Imrik casts on Anton an himself. They walk into an oak tree and continue their journey.
=== 1st September, 1512 ===
They arrive into the wasteland of the forest. The ambassador wishes them a safe journey and they depart. Anton senses Georg in Wikkthronrarenta. They rest the night. 
During Anton's watch, he sees a huge burning golem.
Combat start: The Brothers vs Burning Man
Imrik casts , creature saves. Tyrael charges it and deals 33 damage, burns himself a little. Anton charges as well and does 9 damage, lighting has no effect. Burning man casts on Tyrael, he resists it. Tyrael hits for 8 more damage.
Imrik shoots it with a bow, no success. Tyrael misses and golem retaliates with 2 misses. Anton deals 8 damage and Tyrael downs it.
Combat end.
==Experience==
7200 exp each
*Anton gets 4k exp in Cleric
*Imrik gets 5k exp in Wizard
*Tyrael gets 5k exp in Thief
*14 hit dice for warriors
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