Session x 122 "Since You've Been Gone"

Session 122: “Since You’ve Been Gone”

At Balistar’s Citadel on the Plane of Air, it was not Balistar who came to greet you but rather an eight and a half foot tall Ebon, covered in glowing blue runes with one arm and one leg made of crackling blue energy. He explained that ever since Balistar sacrificed himself to forestall the arrival of The Devil’s Armada, he has been unresponsive, in a coma like state. Balistar had set up a transfer of some power to Ebon that took effect immediately after he went down, and now Ebon watches over Balistar’s portal and Citadel advised by none other than your old friend, Archivist Ezree, who had joined you on your trip to and through Umberlee’s Asshole and on your adventures in Thylea.

Balistar and Henry “Hank” Magewright had developed a means of keeping people in suspended animation by augmenting the sequester spell and casting it into fixed structures and so you left the unconscious Elizabeth Grey and Oro in that state at Balistar’s along with the Spell Jammer helm. After a long rest you left for the Citadel of Light. Gram used his Helm of Teleportation to transport you all, along with your new friends Something, Rasmus, and Urm from your journey across various planes of existence and the curious Sphinx like construct, Greg, who appeared beside Bucket Girl that morning.

On your arrival, Rasmus took this opportunity to say his goodbyes, saying he may be back to check on you then disappeared in a puff of powdered sugar from the donut Rensig gave him. This moment was made bittersweet by the many people who were very excited to see you at The Citadel of Light. Not only were you greeted by your old comrades Anemenem, Mornmaster Gladwell, Diane, and Jassinda Dumain, but also throngs of forces from The Order of the Dawn, Shield of Ucerin, Order of the Gauntlet, clerics and paladins of various religions, and even a couple members of the Stone Guard. Through your heroic deeds and seeming sacrifice that saved all of Amn if not the world, you had become legends in the years since your disappearance. Various institutes had been created in your honor, the RIMCoM (Rensig Iasey Memorial Conservatory of Music), The Cooper Hewitt Baking Academy, and St. Claire Ranch. Statues apparently now lionized you in Athkatmon and your Townhouse had become a museum dedicated to celebrating your lives.

You took a meeting with Mornmaster Gladwell, Seeker Assume, Tonya who was now the Firefist of the Light Bearers, Anemenem, and Galenthorpe, a beholder who was the former headmaster at the School of Wonder where both Johnathon and Xavin Broom had been professors. You learned of the aid of the Church of Waukeen and The Holy Coin turning The Alandor River into holy water, of the defeat of the devils and the clearing out of the Water Temple where Yun and Marco now acted as co-guardians of the portal to the Plane of Water. You also learned of some casualties, and at least some of the power the devils still had on their side. The Four Horsemen, three of them traitors from The Order of The Dawn including the previous Fire Fist, Tajic, were now nearly unstoppable warriors who were responsible for taking out Balistar and had been impossible to oppose anytime they had appeared however no one had seen them in years. Meanwhile, amongst the many unsuccessful attempts to reclaim the last portal in the Devil’s control, the portal to The Plane of Fire deep below the surface near Gracklestugh, many lives had been lost. Including presumably that of Rhys’ hero, Anung.

But overall the attitude in Amn is optimistic. Trade with the North has burgeoned thanks to the meeting of Hazim Albakar and Laeral Silverhand. The defenses of the nation are stronger than ever thanks to Sharee, Henry Magewright and others including visitors from the island of Lantan reverse engineering much of the Devil’s technology as well as the nation of Amn now boasting the highest number of paladins per capita on the continent.

Gram explained that you were all eager to see Athkatmon but first would need some assistance. Elizabeth Grey and Oro needed help and you would need the aid of a very powerful cleric. When Gram heard that the legendary Nature Cleric Numble was now amongst the occupants of The Citadel of Light he was very excited and confident that if Numble could help, things would be good. And so with Numble you set off.

We pick up now, The Lucky Seven having just found out about the relocation of Peter the Stablehand to St. Claire Ranch, and Bucky setting up the refugees from the Plane of Ooze with 10 platinum pieces to start a new life in St. Carwhale’s Vale.