Session0050

Episode 0050 - Here It Comes
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**Setting:**

Nimbia - June 6th, 211 AW
**Synopsis:**

* The party battles their way through the Kameshiman siege in Nimbia to reach the air elemental nexus hidden beneath the palace.
* Arriving at the nexus and finding it protected by Tremella Circle druids under the influence of enchantment magic, the party frees the druids and dispels the enchantment, then defeats a colossal air elemental that attacks them when they attempt to interact with the nexus.

## June 6th

The party defeats the Kameshiman forces protecting the throne room in the palace of Nimbia. During the fight, one injured magikobold manages to teleport away and escape.

After the fight, the party briefly regroups and recovers using healing magic. As they're regrouping, they begin to hear Kameshiman reinforcements approaching from elsewhere in the palace. Mashumaro stays behind to hold off the approaching forces, as the party proceeds onward through the opening that leads downward toward the air elemental nexus. Louche uses a *stone shape* spell to close up the opening behind them so that they won't be pursued.

Heading downward through the opening, the party finds a large dome-shaped chamber decorated with iconography and imagery related to the air elemental plane. They find a large gold-plated double door emblazoned with the holy symbol of the Star Road, and proceed through it in search of the air elemental nexus.

Following a steep staircase downward, the party arrives at a platform somewhere beneath Nimbia, where a rainbow bridge leads to a small shrine decorated with Star Road iconography. The shrine and the bridge are protected by more Kameshiman forces and air elementals, which the party battles and successfully defeats, throwing their leader, a large bow-shaped construct, off the bridge.

After the battle, the party quickly recovers, using a *catnap* spell and other recovery magic to quickly heal themselves from the day's activity.

Inside the Star Road shrine, the party finds imagery depicting Myriostoma and Juno meeting the nimbids and founding the Tremella Circle. They find a statue of Myriostoma and Juno in the chamber, similar to those they have found at previous nexuses, and discover a secret passageway hidden beneath the statue.

Following the secret passageway, the party arrives at the air elemental nexus on a platform suspended in the air. Near the nexus, they see several Tremella Circle druids, who are chained in place and seem to be in weak condition. The druids are performing an ongoing ritual to maintain the nexus in a heightened state - presumably the cause for the air elementals' allegiance with the Kameshimans. Observing the nexus from a distance, Jack deduces that it would likely take the druids days or even weeks to return the nexus to its normal state, but that he could do so in a number of minutes using the Chaos Core and his conduit magic.

Observing the druids' behavior, Louche deduces that they are likely under the effect of a *geas* spell that is forcing them to comply with the Kameshimans' demands. Using a *detect thoughts* spell, XVIII confirms this suspicion, learning that Kamm threatened the druids into complying or else their loved ones would be killed, in addition to casting the spell on them.

After some brief discussion, the party decides to attempt to use *dispel magic* to remove the *geas* spell from the druids. Stepping out onto the platform with the nexus, they successfully dispel the enchantment, and Frog explains that the party has come to rescue them, promising to help save their families. The druids stop their ritual to maintain the nexus, and warn the party that the leader of the elementals is nearby. As Jack begins to interact with the nexus using the Chaos Core, a tremendous air elemental appears from the storm surrounding Nimbia, and attacks. The party battles and defeats the elemental, successfully protecting the druids in the process.