Arc 5

The Dark Star

## Ideas

go through the wildemount: dark star adventure but set in either Kelnys or Sadian (probably on the border between them).

vampire stuff

## Log

### 05/27/2020

* We ended last session right before a big zombie fight.
* Battle
* Thana and Riley Jo out front
* Irvin, Khaliya and Cel out back
* So many zombies
* And two Nergaliids
* Thana and Riley Jo faced off against the demon toads
* It didn’t go great, Thana fell unconscious twice
* Khaliya also fell unconscious (twice
* But a victory was had
* Ritual gone bad
* Bird and cat snuggles
* Brought keeper whats his face to the cave
* Creepy skull inside what should have been the darkstar
* Tried to convince Irvin to become its warlock... he already has a guy
* Demi lich??
* Fuck Darkstar, its and 8th level spell
* Darkness that deals 10d8 at the start of your turn
* Thana grabbed keeper who then disintegrated
* Irvin grabbed Cel
* Everyone ran
* Cel pulled Irvin the last few feet
* Riley Jo almost died
* But she grabbed Thana and everyone lived (minus the keeper but like he sucked)
* Irvin and Cel took potshots at the skull from safety till it died
* Khaliya wrote a letter?
* Wrapping it up in town
* The zombies did not show up the next night
* Small feast
* We got paid
* We will get another 100 gold each when we get back to Lourcana
* The eternal question: Where next?
* Kelnys
* To check in on Jheri
* Problem: Our local fish man, is uh a fish man
* That's a problem for next week.

### 06/10/2020

* The problem: Irvin would not be welcome in Kelnys. Jheri suggested he take off his uniform. Eventually the party convinced him to switch out his armor for armor that is not Sadian. Obviously he is still a fish man, so whenever the party ran into guards Cel turned Irvin invisible.
	+ On the way to Alkoth they found the bodies of soldiers from Kelnys and Sadian. There was a very tall nightmare shepherd that was turning the dead bodies into undead. We fought the thing and won. Khalyia got to keep its sweet magic staff.
	+ Thana and Irvin had a conversation
	+ “Do you hate me?”- Thana
	+ “Do you annoy me sometimes? Yes but I don’t hate you” - Irvin
* Thana saw Irvin loot a wedding ring
* Thana can and will fuck up Irvins sister if given the chance

Cel tried to have a group check in

* Interrupted by Irvin getting something delivered to him
* Failed a sleight of hand check
* Totally some sick daggers
* Khaliya spent the day poking him to annoy him / get him to tell her what they were

Irvin and Cel watch

* Both Cel and Irvin were so awkward
* Cel thanked Irvin for saving her life
* Irvin thanked her for not telling the party his secrets
* Gave her a sweet ass  matching dagger
	+ +1 to AC if she and Irvin and within 30 ft
	+ 1d4 lightning damage
	+ Little celandine flowers
	+ Dragon tooth
* “I enjoy spending time with you”
* Asked her out to a fancy restaurant

Letters

* Thana snuck letters into Cel’s stuff
* Told her the next morning
* Gave her Irvins because “He trusts her”
* Yeah.. about that
* Thana was upset about the date
* But not at Cel or Irvin

Alkoth

* Jheri is amazing
* She heard rumors about increased conflicts

Key stuff

* 5 or 6 years ago
* Stranger gave the key to Jheri
* Said Thana would need it for something
* Red hair
* Totally Thana’s half sister on her Dad’s side
* Chandrelle

Love

* Lucan had been see in town again
* Thana ran outside and had a panic attack
* “I just wish Val was here”
* “He’s very complicated now. And here I thought I was listening to my heart. It’s been him. It’s always been him. “
* Sent a message to Val
* "Valxik, I don't know where you are now. But I'm terrified. If you can, please help. I can't face this fear without you."
* “Where are you? I was just in Galgarod”
* "Taking care of other things. We'll be south of Galgarod in a week. I beg you, please come alone. Don't need vampires, I need you."
* “I’ll be there”

Conclusion

* So the party is gonna go meet up with Val. We are fucked

### 6/17/2020

#### Plan

they head south to meet val (chimera random encounter near the river) val managed to (somehow) slip away from the vampire noticed (nat 20 deception and nat 19 stealth + low perception roll). he will arrive before the party based on travel time being about half

### 7/01/2020

#### Morning Conversation

* Cel “We should talk about things, like people who might want to kill us!”

Irvin “How about we don’t?”

Cel pushed him

Things the party learned about Irvin

* Wasn’t a wizard
* His sister wants to kill him
	+ She also looks like a crab?
* His family is dead
	+ His sister says it’s his fault
	+ He says she killed them
	+ Cel has talked to his sister
* His sword talks
	+ Everyone stared at it for a while

Things the party learned about Khaliya

* Letter she had was from the monastery leader
* Dragon scared her
	+ Afraid of falling
	+ “Don’t fly into a situation you can’t see a way out of”
* Someone from her monastery is coming after Khaliya
	+ Dude
	+ Wearing monastic robes

4/5 members of the party have someone who is coming after them

#### Planning for Val

* Irvin and Cel copied some spells from each other
* Backup plan for running was to use a boat
* Meet up place was very near the border
	+ Cel had heard that a Sadian invasion force was going to be stationed nearby
	+ Sent out Lily (in owl form)
	+ Didn’t find anything

#### VAL!

* Cel messaged val, he was only 6 hours out
* Cel and Thana got a long rest.
* Val showed up
	+ Eyes of the grave
		- Val and his horse are undead
* Val and Thana had a conversation
	+ With the party watching
		- Lily as an owl on Thana’s shoulder
		- Riley Jo in a tree
		- Khaliya nearby
		- Irvin invisible
		- Cel in the tiny hut
* Thana (paraphrased) “You know how I had a fake smile? There is a man who’s the reason, and he’s back in my life.”
* Val “Want me to kill him?”
* Val really doesn’t like being undead
	+ Would absolutely love to change back into a not undead
* He gave her his symbol of Avandra because she asked
* He snuck away from the vampire lady, who we know is Anastasia
	+ So she will probably come looking for him
	+ But he has time to help
* Thana kissed him!
	+ He had to make a save for not biting her
	+ But he made it and kissed back

#### Cel and Irvin (featuring a very annoyed Riley Jo)

Riley Jo “Why are straights like this???”

Cel “Its not just straights, it’s liking guys that make people’s brain mush. Seriously l like Irvin”

Riley Jo’s brain implodes “You too???”

Irvin meanwhile was invisible

Broke his invisibility

“You like me?” trying to act all suave and failing

Cel “I like you” blushing redder than a tomato

Irvin “I like you too”

The ships have sailed

### 7/8/2020

Cel pulled Riley Jo and Khaliya aside for a conversation. She asked the two of them to let her know if Irvin started acting truly evil. This was the first Khaliya heard of Cel and Irvin. She and Riley Jo commiserated over the party’s recent romance.

Irvin turned Hazel into a fiendish familiar.

Irvin and Cel

* Irvin was upset at Cel for (last week’s) group conversation
* While she didn’t straight up tell his secrets she did tell the others what questions to ask
* Cel said she hasn’t sent Barbara any messages
	+ Irvin read her mind and she was telling the truth

Thana, Val and Thana’s mom

* Thana tried out her new spell commune with souls
* Talked with her mom
* Asked if she approved of Val
* And if she was proud of Thana and Asher
* Thana learned that there are spells that can create a new body for val
	+ Like reincarnate
	+ Thus making him not a vampire
	+ But they have a time limit.

The party spent the session traveling back to Thana’s hometown

Vampires attack

* Like 5 blood drinking vampires
* And a few lower level minions.
* Val is a badass and got double nat 20s to one shot one of them

Cel and Irvin had a bit of a argument

* Honestly not important
* Matt was having a bad day, and let her emotions get in the way

Thana did a locate creature

* The bastard is in the bar

### 7/15/2020

what irvin did in the war - more of Irvin and his family sneaking around and doing missions

found out irvin was a half elf - and also the product of an experiment (Lucan overheard)

### Lucan

if it gets to a fight, try to stun everyone in round 1 (with flurry of blows thats a max of 7 attacks), if that doesn't work redirect attacks at Thana. Use flurry to disengage and get up in her face.

Superstitious (has garlic and holy water in his pockets.

### 07/15/2020

Arrived in town

Cel and Irvin spent the day at the bar to keep and eye on the bastard.

* Cel read Irvin’s mind.
* She that got Irvin emerged from a pod
* He was a half elf before that
* They talked some about the war

While they were distracted the bastard got away.

* Cel and Khaliya tried to follow him
* He got away.

The entire party went back to the bar, where the asshole made the mistake of asking them if they wanted to fight. So they did.

BATTLE

* It didn’t go great for Thana, but we knocked him unconscious
* We kept knocking him out and Val would bring him back at 1 hp
* Thana pantsed him
	+ Man, Lucan is such a jerk!
* Thana gave him plenty of opportunities to change his ways
	+ But he’s a scumbag

The end result was that he was going to go to jail.

Group discussion: Should we kill him?

* Irvin: Yes
* Khaliya : No but we should let something else kill him
* Riley Jo: No comment (Parker wasn't there)
* Cel: No. (But she was thinking we should let something else kill him)
* Thana: NO
* Val: He promised not to, but we all know he wants to.

Cel asked and Irvin is straight up going to go kill the guy over night. To keep the buddy system, and plausible deniability, Cel lent him Lily.

## 7/22/2020

### Lucan aftermath

Thana talked to **Arlene Mala** - captain of the guard, blond human woman - about

Cel - nat 20 deception about knowing anything about his death

Irvin - doesn't answer anything

Khaliya - very brief answers

Riley Jo - doesn't talk to the cops

### The Hay Maker Victory Pit

Thana and Riley Jo got drunk

* Riley Jo - A particularly obnoxious person has taken an intense romantic interest in you.
* Thana - You swore to complete some quest on behalf of a temple or a guild.

Riley Jo vs Elmor hunter ranger, hunters mark, already has aid cast on himself

Thana vs Cina, rage and try to grapple Thana

Celandine vs Irvin

### 07/22/2020

The party was questioned by the police

* Khaliya and Thana answered the questions truthfully
* Cel lied but managed to roll a nat 20
* Riley Jo doesn’t talk to cops (pretty much embodied “fuck the police” energy)
* Irvin dodged actually answering anything

Fight ring!

* Thana vs Barbarian
	+ Thana kicked ass with hold person
* Cel vs Irvin
	+ Crab vs darkness full of tentacles
	+ Irvin won
* Riley Jo vs Ranger
	+ The Ranger won
	+ No sneak attack

Secret room

* Riley Jo found a secret room
* She and Khaliya went to investigate
* Inside was an assassin
* They knocked him out
* The party managed to sneak an unconscious assassin upstairs to Irvin’s room.

## Assassin

Leandro - dead, killed by Irvin and Riley Jo, then turned into ashes by Thana

Contacts of Chosk's

* Tandra Bragg
* Adelle Jernigan -
* Makeda Pepper - Riley Jo has heard of her last name - important merchant in Idolan - halfling
* Nedra Leroy - minor official in Sadian - human - agender (they/them)
* Shayne Manley - dwarf - Nyfi
* Edison Ginn (party doesn't know) - noble advisor to the king in Nesroth - red dragonborn

meeting with a contact (Malcom Scherer) later tonight to set up a deal

* Human man with longish brown hair. white. basic guy. knows Edison Ginn, a red dragonborn noble in Nesroth

### 08/05/2020

Interrogate prisoner

* He works for Chosk
* Was there to talk to someone who might be interested in buying a magic item
* We got the name of some informants
* Chosk is based in Wakesea
* Riley Jo and Irvin killed him
* “The broom is a metaphor for murder”

Cel messaged ‘Asher’

* Turns out that ‘Asher’ is actually Irvin!
* Cel threatened to tell Thana
* Cel actually told Riley Jo

Riley Jo straight up blackmailed Irivn

* Help her kill Chosk or she will tell Thana that he’s Asher
* Also if Irvin hurts Cel she will kill him

Message to Riley Jo’s dad

* "Hi, it’s Riley Jo’s friend again. She wants to know if you know anything about Edar Chosk. We’ve run into his people a few times."
* "I've run into him a few times. He's not someone I generally enjoy working with, but he can be a useful ally."

The party visited Thana’s mom’s grave before leaving town

Thana asked Cel some questions about how messaging Asher went

* Cel by some miracle managed not to lie or spill the beans

Thana sent messages

* Asher
	+ Irvin replied in a disguised voice
* Her dad
	+ He didn’t know that Thana and Asher weren’t still together

Combat!

* A bunch of dragonborn Kelnys guards → of course it had to be Irvin’s watch
	+ Everyone else was in the hut
	+ We could have avoided combat but Noooooo
* They only seemed interested in attacking Irvin
	+ The fact that he was wearing Sadian armor didn’t help
	+ They got him pretty damn low on health
* Cel polymorphed him into a huge giant crab
* We turned all the bodies in this session into ash

### 8/12/2020

* Lots of travel
	+ Day 3: Thana scried on her brother, which led to interesting conclusions
	+ Day 4: Cel gave Irvin her Amulet of Nondetection
		- There were also some rocs. They rolled.
	+ Day 6: Back in Lourcana
* Shopping
* Spellcasters grabbed components
* Riley Jo and Irvin went to the black market
	+ The result of what they got there’s gonna be fun
* Went to Cel’s brother, the one who’s a jeweler, and got a diamond
* Khaliya gave Riley Jo money for cool magic bolts
	+ This will definitely be fun to see
* The Gang Goes to the Library
* Irvin had Bragg
	+ “Must be fake, totally not a real name.”
* Khaliya had Adella
	+ Wood elf, mysterious
	+ Helping an expedition
	+ Helping Cyrus Baylor
		- A lot of Indiana Jones vibes from this one
* Cel had Manley
	+ Lives in Nyfi, exiled from the dwarven country Voldun
	+ Currently in Aramoor
* Thana had Nedra
	+ Used to be important, presumed dead
	+ Part of the coup to overthrow Sadian’s former king
	+ Last seen days before the revolution
	+ Human
* Riley Jo had Pepper Family
	+ Halfling family
	+ Merchant clan
	+ Doveport, Idolan
	+ Sell magic items for profit
* Riley Jo also stole a book on poisons
* Last time Chosk was in Lourcana was the group’s altercation with him.
* Cel and Thana
	+ They talk about scrying and possible ways it could be broken/dysfunctional
	+ Local cleric starts rambling
	+ The point: “Is it possible to believe Irvin might be Asher?”
	+ Cel, caught off guard: “Uhh--”
	+ Thana’s not mad or disappointed; actually, quite happy/relieved
	+ She’ll tell Irvin she knows eventually

### 8/19/2020

* More research was conducted
* Cel had an awkward conversation with Edelweiss
* Irvin and Cel went on a date (with some odd talks about potatoes and sand)
* A heist was conducted with not-so-quiet results
* Khaliya was at a bar watching the bards play, avoiding all shenanigans at the cost of approaching her backstory

### 9/02/2020

* The Tavern
	+ Thana messaged Khaliya asking where she was; not long after Cel received a message she was checking on Big Bird
	+ Khaliya recognized an old friend: Lan, a bard
		- They called each other idiots more than anything else
		- Lan runs scams, and wants to chat with Khaliya again
	+ When Thana gets there, the bards in the tavern are still performing
		- Khaliya doesn’t tell Thana too much, but agrees she’ll tell the stories in time
		- Thana gets drinks and the two just vibe until closing
* The Sewers
	+ Once they get into the sewers Riley Jo, Cel, and Irvin cross paths with a Death Kiss (just a downgraded beholder in appearance, tbh)
		- “I don’t know what that thing is, but it’s kinda spoopy.” - Riley Jo Pendleton, the rogue who knows no fear
	+ Found a river running through the sewer
		- Ran into a panicking woman...Whoops, just a trick by something else.
			* It ate Riley Jo’s memories and duplicated her
		- “It’s vampire bad!” - also Riley Jo
		- Cel and Irvin, the dumbass lovebirds, went after the thing and guess what? They got their memories sucked out too!
		- Cel enlarged herself to grab Irvin, casting dimension door seconds later and ended up kissing him?! \*screams in horror at the hetero\*
		- Riley Jo, the real MVP lately, banished the Elder Oblex for her and the dumbasses to escape
* Back at Celandine’s home
	+ Khaliya went to her room to write things down, came back downstairs when she heard Thana basically playing mother hen to Riley Jo and the dumbasses (after they cleaned up, of course)
	+ Discussed what they actually saw in the sewers
		- Maybe even some more ruins to explore
	+ But they’re not going down there without making proper preparations (not everyone is a fish man and can breathe underwater)

## 4/21/21 (2/19 - 2/)

water breathing scroll 600 gp

Minli will stop by in the late morning with info on a wizard who was hired to do some research out near the Rylhrys Mountains that went missing

#### Zindysa Arnisin

* went to school with Cel
* Minli's gf

* divination wizard
* she hasn't checked in in 2 days, and hasn't been seen since 2/16

#### Vicky Garner - realtor

* picked a couple to think about

riley jo got a ship to Zarmul to meet up with Cass Pendleton

#### Log

* Talked about our dream
	+ Caught everyone up on Irvin’s BS
	+ Irvin attuned to the amulet
	+ Cel got the helm
* House shopping
	+ Cel didn’t want them to stay at her parents house for safety reasons
	+ Cel and Irvin went shopping
* Riley Jo left
	+ She wanted to go off on her own so she could move faster
	+ Decided to go off and meet her dad
	+ Khaliya and Thana saw her off
* Enter Lan, the trash person
	+ Bard for Khaliya’s backstory
	+ First person Khaliya met / hung out with when she left the monastery
	+ Got into trouble with the law
	+ Needed a place to stay the night
	+ Irvin kept trying to banish him.
* Minli
	+ has a crush on a wizard who was studying artifacts near where Khaliya grew up
	+ She hasn't been heard from in a while, and Minli is big worried.
	+ Minli was planning on going to find her, but that area is way to dangerous
	+ The party is going to go instead.

## 5/5/2021

#### Door Puzzle

if these rune words be revealed,

you'll find the anagram that lies concealed.

A cryptic meaning it may yield,

of an object one can wield.

The item won't be far afield,

for with it your path shall be unsealed.

Key: signet ring

If touched DC 16 CON save for 1d8 cold + 1d8 force in a 15' square originating from the door

### Log

Underground we go!

* Fought the elder oblex

* Found some rings
* Used the rings to unlock a door
* Mysterious voice greeted us once we went inside.

## 6/2/2021

### Plan

The voice will refer to the full group by name (Thana Bloodsworth, Irvin Wolfe, Celandine Dis Rúmil Beren, Khaliya, and Lan).

"Welcome back Arcavist's Wolfe and Beren. It's always good to see you. And I see you brought along some new faces, Khaliya, Thana, Lan, I don't think we've been introduced. I'm this facilities A.V.A. (Autonomous Virtual Assistance) or Ava, how can I help you today?"

#### Ava

The voice is Ava, the spirit of a wizard who was researching extra-planar magic and the rift under Lourcana that flooded the old city before it was contained. She made a deal with Esol for knowledge and as a result is stuck here for 100 years to help protect and lure others into his realm.

## 7/21/2021

Hilein

* Captain of the Keep - human

#### Merdon Boonrock

* Gnome barbarian
* bit of a southern accent
* Bright robin's egg blue hair
* was in charge of the last mission Zindysa went on

#### Zindysa Arnisin

* went to school with Cel
* Minli's gf(not)
* divination wizard
* she hasn't checked in in 2 days, and hasn't been seen since 2/16

they found a potion of mind control(humanoid), potion of giant size, and a potion of watchful rest

They also found Raoul (amethyst dragon egg) and Irvin named it and is carrying it in a papoose

## 8/4/2021

they headed under the mountains

roughly 25 bodies from 7752-7753 (10 can be used for speak with dead). the oldest ones where grabbed from they're settlement and brought here to feed, the newest ones where sent to find out what monster lurked and kill it.

* about 10 where soldiers
* almost entirely gnomes, dwarves, and drow

## 8/25/2021

Zindysa Portent: 4, 18 (use the 4 on cel's save)

Thomas Wolfe's dream

* Irvin is at the doorway to his lab at the estate and Thomas stands at a table with his back to Irvin, working on something Irvin cant quite make out
* "Irvin, are you just going to stand there, or are you coming in?"

The dragon has an ability that works a lot like dominate monster. 1/long rest it can target one creature within 60 ft. (or that it has some sort of psychic link to). they make a DC 18 INT save or become charmed.

* While the creature is charmed, you have a telepathic link with it as long as the two of you are on the same plane of existence. You can use this telepathic link to issue commands to the creature while you are conscious (no action required), which it does its best to obey. You can specify a simple and general course of action, such as “Attack that creature,” “Run over there,” or “Fetch that object.” If the creature completes the order and doesn’t receive further direction from you, it defends and preserves itself to the best of its ability.
* You can use your action to take total and precise control of the target. Until the end of your next turn, the creature takes only the actions you choose, and doesn’t do anything that you don’t allow it to do. During this time, you can also cause the creature to use a reaction, but this requires you to use your own reaction as well.
* Each time the target takes damage, it makes a new Intelligence saving throw against the charm. If the saving throw succeeds, the charm ends.

dragon loot (investigation/30 for percentage of things they find)

* 11 500 gp gems
* dust of sneezing and choking (1 use) appears to be dust of disappearance
* 3 regular potions of healing
* 2 greater healing
* 1st lvl spell scroll - cure wounds
* elemental gem
* potion of poison
* potion of animal friendship
* ammunition +1 (10)
* goggles of night

## 9/1/2021

Irvin is sending dream to Klere, Kanev, Kaine

Kaliua - ruby

byrd - topaz

irvin - raoull (amethyst)

#### Game Log

rvins Dreams (again)

* Klaire
	+ Irvin showed off his magic powers
	+ Klaire tried to cast a spell on Irvin. (6th level or higher, wisdom save) It failed
* Kanev
	+ So much Salt
	+ Thomas has some sort of secret mission he wants the entire family (including Irvin) to go on
	+ But he’s not giving out any details. He’s being real shady about it
	+ Kanev gets called a traitor by Shavaris at least once a month.
	+ Kanev is the only dhampire of the siblings
	+ They tried it on them when they brought them back to life, it didn’t go great
		- Rip Steve
	+ Kanev craves blood.

Irvins patron said to go to Sadin

Where to next?

* Two options
	+ Up the mountain to give the topaz egg to Terrin
	+ To Sadian to figure out irvin stuff
* Problem: We need a babysitter for Raoull
	+ Terrin would probably like to see/ take care of a baby dragon
	+ Or we could bring back Val.

Surprise! Val’s back

Next step, up the mountain.