Summary: Session A043

Session A43 took place on 1/15/2021 and was attended by Brittany, Dylan, Joe, and Katrina. It was the 45th session overall to take place.

This session takes place in-game for the Main Party from to April 15th, 1766 to April 17th, 1766.

## The Party

* Brittany as Lusine Vavrad
* Dylan as Tholgar Ironfoe
* Joe as Saber, Kapa
* Katrina as Claudia Bastille

## NPCs

* Nameless Giant
* Lina
* Exorcist Bartender

## Locations

* Dungeon, Stal Empire
* Verastrea, Nosk Raiders (Mentioned)

## Events

* The party continues exploring the dungeon in the Stal Empire. Aislinn returns to the entrance to stand watch.
* The party comes across the double spear that was in the middle of the large acid pool. Using Claudia's engineering knowledge and a large, weighty hook that Saber has in his backpack, the group creates a pully. A rope is tied around the spear using mage hand, and Tholgar pulls with all his might to free the spear, a Thundering Double Spear +2, which Saber catches.
* The party happens across a classroom containing the monsters from last time, including the lamia and three old mages. The party fights and defeats them. However, in the process, Saber is suffocated, Tholgar is blinded, and almost everyone is cursed at least once. The party leaves to rest for a night before continuing their adventure.
* Back in the classroom, the party finds two doors. One, a set of heavy iron double doors, leads to a room which appears to contain a lich. The party leaves him be and instead checks the adjacent room, which contains a troll who is cooking in an improvised kitchen.
* The party locates a hidden room containing an illusory chest, which contains a Flaming Greataxe +4. Tholgar pockets it and the party continues.
* Ahead is a shaky bridge suspended over lava. Claudia is sure that it can hold the weight of everyone except Tholgar. She spends time to reinforce the bridge, then creates a potion of Levitate to pull Tholgar to the other side safely.
* Lusine disarms a scythe trap on the door. On the other side is a Stone Giant. Lusine fails to charm him, so Lusine uses silent image to make Tholgar appear flashier. The floating, shining Tholgar enters the room and begins to speak to the Giant.
* Failing to deceive him, Tholgar comes clean about the party's deception. The giant-who says he has no name-is not hostile, and tells the party about the dungeon. He expresses a distaste for his current situation, and longs for the mountains. The party offers him a chance to escape the dungeon and move to Verastrea.
* The giant expresses interest in moving there, in owning goats, and possibly opening a vineyard. The party levitates him and guide him out of the dungeon.
* In the next room is a bartender who creates customized drinks for each party member. As they chat, he reveals he is an exorcist who helps protect the dungeon. He answers that the lich from before does the same, though they do not get along. He tells the party Lina is in the next room, and that she is the guardian of the floor who prevents the weak from descending any further. He offers to make arrangements for the party's bodies should they die, which they accept.
* The party enters the next room to face Lina. She steps forward and takes on an angelic form before smiting Saber. Saber smites her back, and the two engage each other while the rest of the party assists in the beatdown.
* After knocking Lina down several times, only for her to rise again and again, Saber eventually lands a critical hit that slays her. The exorcist enters the room to collect the body, and wishes the party good luck with the floor ahead.