Session 31 Recap

Having defeated Art Killer you fled through the burning Gnoll settlement back into the Underdark. Hundreds of blood crazed Gnolls were hot on your heels, but you managed to give them the slip and continued on your way back towards Cut'mahard. On your way back, Qelgar used the last of his spell slots to heal his companions - and he discovered a book called The Sacred Shield within his robes. Inside he discovered the Four Tennets of Bahamut -

Combat evil in all its forms, commit no harm in the process, bring aid to those in need and offer mercy but once. You decided to take a long rest inside Ruk's hole where Duala recognised the symbol on Grundull's ring to be the same as the orcs that attacked Hilreon's Circus. After sleeping, you abandoned Ruk to his squalid little pitiful existence and set off for Cut'mahard.

Eventually, you reached Cut'mahard, where you discovered the Gnolls had rushed into the city and been met by a force of Stone Giants and a battle had ensued. Despite being outnumbered, the Giants handily defeated the Gnolls and you were invited by Jolog Rockfist to report your victory over Art Killer to King Ugi Granitehand. You entered the Heart of the Mountain and told Ugi Granitehand of your victory. He was extremely grateful and pleased to hear of your victory, and he agreed to resume trading with Aligar's Fist. He was curious to know if you had found out why Art Killer was attacking - and you explained Art Killer was being used by Mogoloth to obtain the Giant Deck of Many Things, with Ugi revealed was within his throne. You convinced him to give the Deck to you, and he did so whilst explaining the cards within the deck contain the souls of previous kings of the stone giants, and the Deck itself was used during the Dragon Wars to survive the onslaught of dragons so it is their most treasured possession. He asked that you protect the Giant Deck with your lives, and then invited you to a feast to celebrate your victory.

However, Grundull had a more pressing concern on his mind. The whereabout of his most trusted companion and friend, his camel Henry. Grundull ran to the stable where Henry had been tied up, but found Henry was missing. Grundull fell to his knees and screamed at the sky, before seeing tracks in the dust around him. He ascertained that Henry had lain here, and he had managed to get away from this place. Allowing hope to enter his soul, Grundull followed the tracks and he was so overjoyed to see Henry munching on some straw, that he kissed him on the lips.

You all then sat down to feast, where you were given the title of the Champions of Cut'mahard, and Flint was granted the honourary title of "Al'Cutal Alfinir", or Killer of Art Killer in Giant. You questioned Ugi Granitehand on the customs of the Frost Giants and he told you they are a private, shamanistic race of Giants, who guard their crop of Situra Buds jealously. They use the buds in rituals for hallucinogenic purposes, and regard them with a religious reverance. You asked about Curbor Icebeard's daughter, Frostwind, and Ugi told you if she had wanted to leave the Frost Giants and had been unable to, it would be due to her own weakness. Male and female giants are of similar strength, and they are egalitarian in how they view gender - it is strength that matters. You thank Ugi for his guidance and settled in to enjoy the merriment of the occasion, before heading to your quarters for a well earned rest.