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#### Quote of the Week

> "*I tell you exactly what we're going to do. We're going to crack a bell and give this town liberty*"
> ― Skitter
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## May 26, 2023

### Characters

* Icilyi
* Kroznad
* Ivo
* The Relentless
* The New Redbrands

## Episodes

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## **CELLAR DWELLERS**

* **COLDER THAN A WITCHES…**
	+ In the aftermath of the party dispatching the undead in the room, the HAG, who has cornered a TABAXI, pleads with GORIN
	+ Meanwhile, SKITTER casts MINOR ILLUSION to whisper to the TABAXI to confirm if he is with the RELENTLESS.
		- The TABAXI seems confused by the whisper and SKITTER is able to discern this from the other side of the room
	+ “Can I have a minute of your time?” asks the HAG, and GORIN relaxes his posture to hear what she has to say
		- The HAG then seems to cast a form of HOLD PERSON, freezing him still
	+ The group lays into her, but not without BEHLEN taking a hard blast of cold energy to the chest
	+ GORIN is free of her binding magic by the next round and the group brings her to her knees
	+ With her defeat, she suddenly explodes in a wintery mix
* **WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND**
	+ The area is searched, but all that remains of her is a frosted dagger (+1 DAGGER OF FROST - +1d4 cold damage)
	+ The group confirms that they have rescued AUTUMN GROVE, the TABAXI that VONKI was looking for that he claims owes him money.
	+ AUTUMN GROVE Explains…
		- He is a researcher of the UNDEAD and has traveled all the way from NEVERWINTER to investigate the strange activity here in ICEWIND DALE
			* VONKI has been his guide since he arrived in the region
		- He is a member of a following referred to as the LAST WORD, servants of KELEMVOR
			* He is considered a DOOMGUIDE
			* Had an associate with information about the ARCANE BROTHERHOOD
			* Research reached them that there was a developing UNDEAD PHENOMENON in ICEWIND DALE
		- His travels led him from LUSKAN to BRYN SHANDER and then finally to TERMALAINE
			* AUTUMN GROVE feels like he’s been in town during the tolling of the bell for months (The PCs assume time moves differently within the FOG)
	+ They ask him what he knows about the FEY
		- What he knows is from tomes and word of mouth
		- Around the FEY one must be careful with words
		- The FEY are playful in an otherworldly dangerous way at times
* **UP FOR AIR**
	+ The team decides it is time to return to MARTA in the lobby
		- On their way back, they encounter SAHRA who wrestling to keep VONKI from running back without them
		- As they deal with the drama, the party is set upon by another BANSHEE, but they make quick work of it
		- CLAYMONT makes an effort to stop VONKI from interrogating AUTUMN GROVE
	+ They retrieve CLYDE’s remains enroute
	+ Using their established knock, MARTA lets them up into the lobby
	+ She lets them know that IVO, KROZNAD, and MARATHAM departed only about 10 minutes ago
	+ They share the news, confirming her father’s demise, and present her with his body
		- She is expectedly very distraught and blames herself for leaving him
* **A ROWDY REST**
	+ The group decides a LONG REST is best before they continue out into the town
	+ SKITTER and GORIN compete over a soft chair to sleep on by the hearth
	+ CLAYMONT aims to sleep close by to MARTA to watch over her in her fraile state, but she prefers to be alone
	+ GORIN offers the DAGGER OF FROST to SAHRA, who expresses that she is eager to help them free the town.
	+ BEHLEN asks if there is a map of the most direct path to the TOWN HALL
		- The town is small, so she never kept a map, but MARTA can sketch out the general layout
	+ CLAYMONT plays on VONKI’s ego as a guide to see if he knows any secrets in town
		- Unfortunately, he only seems to know about tunnels in other towns, where to get drunk, and where to get laid
		- Traveling underground does not seem to be an option

## Gorin's Log

The group starts out in confrontation with the Hag in the room. Skitter casts a spell to ask the Cat person (Tabaxi) in the corner if he's part of the Relentless. The Hag casts a hold spell on Gorin. Behlen takes a blast of cold that greatly damages him. The rest of the team defeats her. She explodes when she dies, damaging everyone but Gorin the most. The group realizes that this is Autumn Grove,  the individual that Vonki is looking for that supposedly owes him money. He says he serves Kelmevor, the God of the Dead. Claymont tries to get a sense on who is telling the truth out of the two between Vonki and Autumn. The group decides to return to the Inn with Marta and the others. On their way back, they encounter Sahra wrestling around with Vonki, saying Vonki is trying to escape. Another Banshee attacks on the way back but Gorin disposes of it quickly. Claymont then steps into the tunnel to head off Vonki before he can talk to Autumn Grove. They retrieve Clyde's remains on their way back. Gorin does the special knock on the door. Marta greets him and he shares the news with an emotional Marta that her father didn't make it. The Relentless left just ten minutes prior. Skitter steals a soft chair from Gorin. In spite, Gorin decides to throw him out of the chair. The group, very beaten up, decides to take a long rest. Marta asks for her space after Claymont fell asleep a bit too close to her. Gorin offers the +1 knife he found in the tunnels to Sahra, who is eager to join them in the fight. Behlen asks for a map with the most direct path to the Town Hall, whether it's above or underground. Claymont plays on Vonki’s pride of being a guide to see if he knows any secrets. He says there are other tunnels in other towns in the Ten Towns where he knows tunnels, but that seems to be his limits here.

## Claymont's Log

Tabaxi cat servant of KELEMVOR
Autumn Grove

Tonight the group came to blows. There were physical punches punched. Over the internet.

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