Session 100 "The Alabaster Lyceum Fracas"

Session #100: The Alabaster Lyceum Fracas

On the material plane Gram’s body lay dead on the ground in the ruins of The Alabaster Lyceum, The Balhanoth looming over it, his promise of freeing the city to Rodney left unfulfilled. In the boarder ethereal, the realm of spirits, two of the minds that inhabited his body stood face to face. Without pity, Estor Arklander said Gram had failed and now his soul would be consumed. With pity Gram told Estor he now shared the same fate, and with that, Gram found himself flung back into the void hurtling towards the unfathomable mass of eldritch horror and nightmare he knew as Tharizdun. Slamming into it he found his form fusing, becoming a part of what lay below the surface as he sank further and further into it’s endless madness.

Back in the remains of The Alabaster Lyceum, Muffy was unconscious, Rensig  was in almost as bad shape, and Carric and the remaining members of The Giant’s Fist were all but assured of their victory. That was until the reaming members of The Lucky Seven arrived. This was greatly helped by the appearance of the ghost of Estor Arklander who appeared right behind Carric as Carric was gloating of their assured victory. Together, you all started turning the tide, Estor finishing off Carric, first terrifying him so badly that Carric aged 40 years then running him through with a spectral blade.

As this was happening, the balhannoth looming over Muffy was revealed to be one of Phantasma’s illusions. Bucky seeing right through it called out to the illusionist, questioning her motives. Meanwhile the real balhannoth arrived and wisked Rensig away. Rensing found he was alone in another part of the lyceum with the badly injured real balhannoth and the body of Gram. Being on his last legs, he decided to play dead as the balhannoth picked him up and stripped Gram’s body of his magic gear.

Together the rest of you beat or subdued the remaining enemies and when only Phantasma was left, she asked for mercy which Bucky granted. Estor brought Rhys to Gram’s body. With his divine magic, Rhys was able to wrench Gram’s soul back into his body, and with the body now again living, Estor fused with his host once more.

Muffy was able to reach Rensig’s mind and Rensig said he was being carried away along the ceiling, alive but badly hurt. With your attention distracted Phantasma tried to slip away, but she was not able to hide from Bucky’s enhanced senses nor fool Bucky with illusions or shape shifting. After realizing she would not be able to get away, she reluctantly agreed to aid your efforts, as long as Bucket Girl promised to do everything in her power to keep her alive.

Thanks to the oil of slipperiness Bucket Girl had applied to Rensig before the fight, when he realized his allies were close, Rensig slipped free from the creature's grasp. Muffy sent Mrs. Brunkle up to get eyes on the creature who was holed up in a nook in the ceiling. Dorn then deftly made his way up there to finish the horrific monster off, tearing it apart limb from limb.

The fighting, for now, concluded you then went to the teleportation circle where Muffy was able to move the enormous debris with her powerful telekinesis, and then with her ever growing magical talents reach the mind of Yun to signal that everything was in place. Now all those who have been waiting for your signal have sprung into motion. Honorary Lucky Seven member Yun, Six members of Force Grey, and many other members of The Silent Rain and The Order of The Even Fist have arrived via the teleportation circle. The members of the The Stone Guard as far as you know are moving under ground to deal with a number of The Devil’s massive war machines while the other assembled forces lead by Tonya, Anung, Onthar Frume and others are preparing to strike. The Battle for Athkatmon has begun in earnest.