Session 8

## Announcements

### Homerules

* **We're not going to waste inspiration!** Inspiration can be used after you roll the first die. So it's like advantage, but you can determine if you use it after you see the result of the first die. Making sure you don't waste inspiration needlessly.

* **STRONG ENCOURAGEMENT to figure out what you're doing while other players/the DM are taking their turns**. Please don't force me to implement a "tell me what you're doing in ten seconds or automatic dodge" rule!

* Have a bunch of dice to roll in your turn? **You can PRE-ROLL them!** Please don't metagame with this. Also, any d20s to be rolled would be rolled in your turn regardless, so if you have multiple attacks or things going on you can write those down in order (damage for potential attack 1, 2, 3, and so on) and then roll the d20 in your turn.

* Otherwise, I might ask you to roll virtual dice (the vilest of heresies!). Again, please don't make me do this.

### Organizational

* **Reminder: Players can trickle in and out as they have to or want to**, just try to let me know beforehand so I can plan accordingly.

* **Sessions will now start at 6:00 PM**, and I will arrive at the Boardroom (or the elevator lobby if locked) at 5:30 PM.

## Synopsis

The party manages to escape pursuit by the Leiton city guard, discovering an excavation in the process. The excavation is presided by Logarius, a polymorphed white dragon -- who is revealed to be responsible for the condition of the white-eyes in Tyrland. After some discussion with Logarius, the party returns to Erdenheim. At some point in this process, an entire month passes -- yet the party has no remembrance of it. Upon entering Erdenheim, the party confronts a coup led by Edrick Battleheart. After a crushing victory, the party dismantles the Fist of Freedom and reinstalls Hjartarson as the chief of Mzundelft-in-Exile.

## Summary

### The Mayor's

* The party collects itself as the Guard begins to assemble outside, demanding the party to leave with their hands raised.
* Undoubtedly, the guard of Leiton will soon set up warrants and wanted notices for the members of the party.
* Huron finds a signet ring with a small purple gem

### The Excavation Under Leiton

* A large excavation underneath Leiton is taking place. It is connected to the sewers of Leiton. Undoubtedly, many secret passages lead from the immense excavation to the Sewers, which are reserved by royal decree for the use of the Kobolds.
* Party finds some magic rocks
* Logarius, a polymorphed ancient white dragon, is revealed to be presiding these excavations as the party attempts yet another daring escape.
* Over some tea (in which Ulfgar begins seeing kaleidoscopic visions), Logarius reveals a great deal of the guiding philosophy behind his motives.

### The Woods

* The party is gradually dominated by deep slumber.
* Upon awakening, a month has passed. However, the party has no memory of this month.

### The Coup in Erdenheim

* JoJo delivers a trademark impassioned speech, displaying great persuasiveness and eloquence. Nevertheless, the only retort by the stubborn Dwarves is the promise of ten gold to whoever could deliver JoJo's balls to Edrick.
* Shortly thereafter, Ulfgar challenges Edrick to a duel, which is promptly accepted, and Ulfgar manages to nuke Edrick with a single strike.
* Ingra promptly orders the Fistmen to engage the Usual Suspects, and a daunting battle ensues.
* Ulfgar is felled by multiple musket rounds.
* The rest of the party engages a collection of Fistmen, including Ingra, who is revealed to be a Thunder Cleric, a Dwarven Longbeard, a veteran of many battles, and a number of regulars and 'Shortbeards'. All the while, the Thunderers continue reloading and firing from the galleries above the entrance, before they are all nuked by multiple fireballs, delivered hot and fresh and free of charge by Asutali.
* Ulfgar, on the verge of death and now charred by the fireballs delivered around his unconscious body, is saved from certain death by Warhelm. In a beautiful moment of catharsis and reconciliation, Warhelm forgives Ulfgar for his past cruel behavior, and Ulfgar begins to question whether all goblins are as evil as he believed.
* As the last reinforcements arrive at the scene, they see the party is on the verge of victory. Nonetheless, they choose to lose their lives before losing their honour, and rush in to engage the party while singing the war songs of Moradin and their people.
* JoJo tries to convince the Dwarves of their honor and good intentions, but the Dwarves are reluctant.
* After giving the paralyzed Ingra a soldier's execution rather than a butcher's, the Dwarves lay down their weapons.
* The last dwarf is frightened into submission by Shump.
* Thus, the party somehow emerges victorious yet again.

### The Restoration of Hjartarson

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* A Council Meeting, presided by Gradius the sorcerer, and including the leaders of the Fist and the disgraced leaders of Mzundelft-in-Exile, gathers in the Council Hall. Deposing the rightful heir to Mzundelft was not very popular with the Dwarven masses, or with the rank-and-file of the fist. And with the two main leaders of the Fist dead, there is no significant resistance to this Council Meeting. With the testimony of Grabek, of Clan Ironheart, assuring their honour, the Fist agrees to hear out the Usual Suspects.

* Baldur of Clan Lor-Hous, third-in-command of the Fist, feebly attempts to contest the evidence of the Usual Suspects, and then proceeds to try to resolve the problem with a duel, but he is stopped by his own men -- they rapidly recognize that Baldur has quite the shady and suspicious attitude.

* By unanimous vote, the Council agrees to permanently dissolve the Fist of Freedom, and merge its military and bureaucratic organs with the established systems of Mzundelft-in-Exile. This is to be performed effective immediately, despite a sizeable contingent of the Fist's men being out in the First Scouting operation. Those men will be reintegrated at a later time.

* By unanimous vote, with the single abstention of Fake Hjartarson himself, the Council reinstalls Fake Hjartarson as the leader of Mzundelft-in-Exile.

* The First Scouting operation is revealed to have begun. A week ago, 150 dwarves were sent out to explore the initial assault on the city of Tyrenstor, which connects Old Mzundelft to Tyrland. Nonetheless, this contingent has failed to return, or send any messages or notifications of its progress. Hjartarson fears the worst for this contingent.

* This happened despite the Scouting Operation to be concluded on the very day the party returned to Erdenheim. Coincidence???? hmmm....

## Maps

Main article: Maps

Below is the interactive map of Tyrland. If you click any of the places the players have visited, you will be able to see everything going on therein:

**Coburg**
***this is KELDAR***
**Leiton**
**Erdenheim**
**Weston**
***this is ALDIA***
***Of old, here was the entrance to Mzundelft***
**Woodbury**
**Gildrick**
**Woodbright**