Session 57-B: Through the Looking Glass

## Key Plot Developments

Glyn, if he can still be called that, finds himself alone in the chambers of Natasha the Dark. She and the original Graz’zt are off enjoying each other’s company. Glyn has a moment to reflect upon himself--or rather themselves? He thinks of all the similarities Graz’zt and Glyn share. He feels more connected to Azzagrat. He feels faster. More capable. He feels simply MORE, generally, now that he’s an aspect of a hedonistic Demon Prince. He’s also pretty tired, having been awake for three days.

Then comes a knock on the door of this chamber. He hoists himself up from his place in the circle, feeling out his new body. He opens the door and he sees the Weal of the Blooded. Vampiric minions stand before him and all look up and speak in unison. They all think that he’s Graz’zt. They ask if he’s feeling under the weather. When Glyn reveals who he really is, they’re stunned! They hesitantly give him a message for their lord. Rule of Three has returned and desires an audience with him. Glyn was thinking of finding Rule of Three anyway. The Blooded direct Glyn to where he is. As they walk, Glyn’s casual step easily out-paces the vampires. They turn into mists in order to keep up with him.

All the succubi and incubi give double-takes when they look at Glyn. They know he’s not Graz’zt, but they don’t see him as Glyn. He makes prolonged eye contact with many of the onlookers. Some avert their gaze. Some stare at him directly, awestruck. When they reach Rule of Three, he turns around, thinking he hears the step of his Dark Prince. Instead, he’s met with a strange being he’s never encountered before. Perhaps he is a new emissary of Graz’zt. He starts to introduce himself, and Glyn takes joy in seeing his reaction when he says his name. Glyn sees Rule of Three fully open his eyes for the first time. They are pale yellow. Also for the first time, Glyn notices a small insignia on Rule of Three’s forehead and compares it to a little groove on his new form. He realizes they are exactly the same. Rule of Three takes their relationship to the next level and calls Glyn his brother.

He then tells Glyn that he’s returned from speaking with mercenaries on the material plane in the bleak wastes of Gehenna. He can tell the who and what about the Demogorgon's actions, but he cannot tell him why. He tracked the Demogorgon to discover why he was attacking the fey in such a calculated manner. An informant of his overheard a conversation the Demogorgon had with a fey. He’s doing it to intimidate them so they grant him access to the Feywild. Demons do not have access to the upper planes. But there is a bridge between the Feywild and Elysium. As far as Rule of Three can tell, the Demogorgon intends to gain access directly to Elysium. No idea why, though. Glyn asks for some information about that place. It’s where good people go and are met with peace. Eventually, they may drift along an eternal river as their will to perform heroic acts drains away and is replaced with peace.

Glyn talks about the unicorn he spoke with a few days ago. He remembers that some of the fey were being changed somehow. The Demogorgon deals directly with aquatically based creatures. He mentions that he was there when the Demogorgon was summoned (in the Underdark), but never really met him face to face.

Glyn recounts the news about the “fight” with Yeenoghu and says that the good boi would like some pats from Graz’zt. And if he doesn’t get pats, he’ll have to eat Graz’zt. He also mentions that there are spiders in Yeenoghu’s realm. Rule of Three seems quite worried about this. Lolth was expecting them to get involved with her plans.

Rule of Three thinks that Demogorgon is getting help from some divine intervention from Lolth. She’s been getting at Yeenoghu and possibly Baphomet for a while. The only thing she doesn’t know about is the Glyn-Graz'zt binding/the super-ritual. They need to get the second ritual--the summoning one--going. There’s nothing stopping her from helping other demon lords make their way to the upper planes, empowering Graz'zt's rivals and making her the kingmaker. Rule of Three is upset, looking all around the room in constant thought. He suspects that Lolth plans to use Graz’zt as a scapegoat for her own evil plans. And the repercussions of that may be dire. He tells Glyn to change any plans he has as he runs out of the room in search of his lord.

Glyn decides to deal with changing his Yeenoghu plans later. Now, he wants to check in on the people who are responsible for gathering the final ritual components: his old traveling companions! He goes to a place where there are many scrying pools. He can’t scry on his own. He needs some help. He waits and watches as some mariliths don armor and leave quickly. He calls one over and asks where they are going. They think he is Graz’zt and inform him that Baphomet is attacking Azzagrat.

They leave, but Glyn still finds someone who can help him scry. He looks for Tremble. Since Glyn is still carrying arrows for Tremble, that counts as a possession of his, which makes the spell more powerful. He does not see Tremble at all. He sees Tremble, disguised as a drow, speaking with a drow child. They speak in hushed whispers to each other. Tremble says how happy he is to see each other again and that he’s got a pet mouse named Squii. And the child says that  Lolth is feeling great nowadays! And that she, as a priestess of Lolth, is feeling more powerful than she’s ever felt! Then the scrying ends. Glyn understands that they must be in Menzzoberenzen. He surmises that the child he saw must be Wilenet K’gaust.

He asks the scryer how Baphomet's invasion is going. He’s told that he can get to the battle by taking one of the portals to the second level. The scryer suggests that his presence there might be helpful. Glyn was thinking the same thing. He first makes a stop along the way to Zuul’s Hanging Garden. Here, there are hundreds of traders of carnivorous plants. He sees the Great Green Oven, a portal the size of a small mansion. No one is certain if it teleports you or kills you. Rule of Three has a theory that it kills that version of you, and then puts a new version of you in a new space. Glyn throws a rock into it. It disappears with a sizzle. Glyn gets distracted and starts walking toward it, but then remembers that he is supposed to get to the battlefield and makes a mental note to come back here for fun later. He leaves and steps through the portal to the 2nd level in his new legendary form to wage a bit of war. He now has six fingers on one of his hands.

On this battlefield, a pair of minotaur skeletons are rushing across a bridge and toward him. He looks toward this lava-like space that is coming from Baphamet’s dimension. Everything past that is labyrinthine, everything is sinuous, everything is curving--an easy place to get lost. The minotaur skeletons charge at him. He delights in getting to use his legendary actions for the first time and he quickly dispatches them both. His enemies are afraid of him. Glyn is moving more than he should be able to.

A group of minotaurs watched his display of might and charge at him! They are throwing weapons, horns, and themselves at him but nothing lands. One calls for a siege engine to be brought in! He summons Long Ears to his side, who has also had his own Graz’zty glow-up transformation, now sporting spikes on his head as a flying Perytin. Glyn tries to destroy the bridge that his enemies are trying to get across, but it will take a lot to do that. With his glaive, his buddy, and his new legendary actions, he starts messing up the minotaurs. Then, Glyn feels a rumbling under his feet. The term “siege engine” was just an honorific. It is not a machine that appears, but perhaps the most powerful creature that he’s yet seen that is not a demon lord stands before him: a hulking goristro enters the fray. It licks its lips and leaps at Glyn. Glyn tries to fight it, but the beast has his orders. It tries to run its way past Glyn to get through the portal. A minotaur grapples Glyn, but he commands it to unhand him. It does so and falls into the lava. This distraction allows the goristro to get through the portland into the city.

Many other enemies come forward to try and overwhelm Glyn. Glyn turns on his heel and goes back through the portal to lay waste to that goristro. It starts to tear apart parts of Azzagrat, beginning with all these places are where other portals are. He taunts the goristro and gets it to focus on him rather than destroying the portals! But there are still other hezrous in its place. Two more portals are destroyed, which means Graz’zt’s soldiers are now stuck on the other side. He can see that Long Ears is in constant pain as he battles, not because he’s being dealt direct damage, but because the demonic forces that have created this fine greater steed is comparable to what Drigglezub was not able to survive through. And that is his existence every moment now. Guess he’s really worthy of Glyn’s affection!

Portals are falling with every hit an enemy gets on them. Glyn sends a sending to warn Azzagrat soldiers to stop going through the portals. Glyn is reminded that fighting this battle is not his job. He should be getting the ritual started. He makes a tough decision to do his job.

The aftermath of this fight: Baphamet’s invasion was successful. Portals were strategically taken out and now Azzagrat’s ability to communicate has been greatly affected. Many soldiers were lost. The city cannot take another siege like that. There was only minimal loss to Baphomet's ranks. Glyn is perturbed that Baphomet was stronger than them and that this guy is ruining a place that is meant for fun! Glyn is called into a meeting with the Dark Prince. Graz’zt is more laser focused than Glyn has ever seen before. The prince is mad. They theorize that Lolth has something to do with this. Graz’zt reveals that she could have only known about the portals based on a date they shared once.

The rage he displays at this makes Glyn realize that Nicholas Ice Cream’s impression of the true Graz’zt was spot on. Glyn’s lucky that he is who he is, or he might have just become a casualty of the Dark Prince’s frustrations. He orders Glyn to fix it without going to any other demonic planes. They cannot risk Glyn getting harmed right now--not with Graz’zt's essence in him. The Dark Prince seeks out Tasha and Gyln ruminates on his own angers and frustrations. As a furious Glyn marches out of the palace in search of a way to get to his goblin clan members, everyone avoids him. He trips over a dretch. He grabs it, interrogates it about things it could not possibly know or understand, and unceremoniously throws it across the hall.

He makes a beeline for people who might be more helpful--some night hags. They can tell him that they WERE in Menzoberranzan and ARE in a place that blocks divination. He thinks this has to be the Tower of Vengeance. That means Vizeran must know where they are as well. Glyn thanks them and immediately makes his way toward Lolth’s city. Then, he passes himself in the mirror and remembers what he looks like… he can’t just go there when he looks like a little Graz’zt clone. He needs to speak with someone who can get him in with the gobs.

Many layers of the Abyss away, spiders chitter happily.

## Memorable Quotes

* **The Blooded:** Lord Graz’zt, I…..have you…done? I….My lord, are you well?
* **Glyn:** I think you’re mistaken. You don’t remember me?
* **The Blooded:** Of… course we do, my lord. You are the Dark Prince of the Triple Realm, there’s just a …pallor about you. Verdigris, as it were.
* **Glyn:** You flatter me. But, no, I'm Lord Glyn.

* **Rule of Three:** My Dark Prince, I would recognize your gait anywh---
* **Glyn:** Hehe. Anywhere?

* **Rule of Three:** Glyn, it is no longer appropriate to call you “lord.” The better term is “brother.”
* **Glyn:** I like the sound of that.
* **Rule of Three:** You join myself, Verin, and others as a sibling. A child of our Dark Prince.

**Rule of Three:** I’ve only met the Demegorgon once. He is… unnerving. There’s the head that talks a lot. And then there’s the smart one.

* **Glyn:** Yeenoghu says that he would like some pats from Graz’zt. And he doesn’t get those pats, then he’s going to have to eat Graz’zt. So that’s what he wants… and there are spiders in Yeenoghu’s realm.
* **Rule of Three:** Have you told the dark prince about the pats?
* **Glyn**: No, I didn’t get a chance to. He was quite…preoccupied.
* **Rule of Three:** Good. I will tell him directly. He should not give those pats. If there are spiders in that realm….it meant that the Spider bitch was counting on something like this…

**Rule of Three:** Glyn, I think there’s only one thing we have right now that she doesn’t know about. \*points at Glyn\*

* **Rule of Three:** This is exactly how she’d play on Lord Graz’zt! He is the perfect scapegoat. He’s been amassing armies. He’s been getting involved in other demon lords’ affairs. I need to talk to him!
* **Glyn:** He’s with Tasha.
* **Rule of Three:** Shit. I need to stand at a respectable distance outside the room they’re currently in up until the point that he’s ready to speak to me. If he’s with Tasha, I don’t know how long that’s going to be.

**Rule of Three:** Brother Glyn, keep your ear to the ground. Pay close attention to the skittering of spiders. Whatever plan you have...change it.

* **Marilith:** Lord Graz’zt… I regret to inform you that we are under attack.
* **Glyn:** By who?
* **Marilith:** Baphomet. We’ve prepared soldiers at all gates. However, he is sending in a series of powerful brutes and some lower-level ones to deal with what we know as the Action Economy.

* **Long Ears:** LORD GLYYYN! I HAVE SPIKES ON MY HEEEEAD!!!
* **Glyn:** You’re looking GREAT, buddy!
* **Long Ears:** EVERY MOMENT IS PAIN! AND I LOVE IIIIT!

* **Long Ears:** AAAAAH, LORD GLYN, I’VE BEEN HIT!
* **Glyn:** What?
* **Long Ears:** OH, NEVERMIND! THAT’S JUST HOW I FEEL NOW! MY BONES ARE NOT WHERE THEY SHOULD BE!

**Hulking Goristro:** Have Orders. \*snort\* Only for the Horned King.

**Glyn:** The big dumb demon doesn’t like it when it can't reach things, huh?

**Hulking Goristro:** Little bird….

**Graz’zt: Glyn,** what the fuck is going on?

* **Glyn:** I don’t fucking know they wanna destroy the portals, obviously. I think the Spider Bitch is in on it! I don’t GET it!
* **Graz’zt:** Rule of Three says she doesn’t know about you. But she knows about the portals. She could only know about the portals because of that time that I brought her here, I was trying to take her out on a really nice date AND I SHOWED HER AROUND THE WHOLE FUCKING PLACE AND NOW SHE’S USING IT AGAINST ME!
* Glyn: She’s such a bitch!
* **Graz’zt:** A FUCKING BITCH!!

* **Graz’zt.** Fix it. Fix it right now. Every resource that we have, it’s yours. But you’re not going to any other demonic plane. You’ll figure it out here, going to the Material. And if you see a spider, you kill it on sight.
* **Glyn:** Abso-fucking-lutely.
* **Graz’zt.** Tasha…where’s Tasha? I need someone to get me Tasha. GET ME TASHA!

**Glyn to a dretch:** Do you know who Wilenet is? Do you know anything about the Underdark? THEN, WHY ARE YOU IN MY WAY?!

* **Hag:** Yeees, Lord Glyn! We can discern this for you! Ooooh, bubble, toil…\*bzz, bzz, bzz\* They are in…a space that is blocked from hellish divination.
* **Glyn**: \*sigh\* can you tell me where they were yesterday?!
* **Hag:** Menzoberranzan.
* **Glyn:** Yap…that makes sense.

**Glyn at his own image in the mirror**: Fuck!....fuuuck. I mean, I’m hot, but FUCK!