Adventure 53

**Real World Date: 2/9/2020**

**In Game Dates: December 27th, 5001 M.E. - December 29th, 5001 M.E.**

**XP: 24,500 (Total: 221,351)**

## Onto the Palace

The party continues to travel through Kombray. The darkness and ash filled sky begins to affect them. They also notice that the people of this land have gone feral, some of them turning into Larva. They even witness Hags traveling the planes, gathering the larva for some foul purpose. Those that remain long enough even evolve from the larva stage, and various demons, devils, and yugoloths fill the area. They avoid contact with them, avoiding a fight with a caravan of Hags and remaining invisible as they move into the city.

The party bypasses the security of the palace as they fly up and enter the side of the building through the portable hole they possess. Above the palace is a magical glowing energy, presumably causing the corruption and plan shifting that is transpiring in this land. This eye of the storm sits right on top of the the throne room, which obviously isn't a coincidence. After Rabbit psyches himself up, the party charge into the throne room.

## In the Throne Room

In the throne room is Emperor Jandar Feng, who has ropped the illusion of humanity and appears as the Rakshasa they know he is. There is also Telvoria, the member of the **Sisterhood**. Also in there is Ignatius Umberlin, a former noble of Sanye that framed the party for Randal Buckman's death and fled Sanye when his deception was uncovered(2 and 7). The party didn't know who he was working for until now. Also in there is Theadrus Norstone, who was last seen by the party here, in this room, when Aust asked the Emperor to let him go(38). He was spared, but apparently never left. With signs of torture and imprisonment all over him, he glares at Aust with pure hatred and blame for his condition.

## Battle

The party is then surprised by two **assassins** dropping from above the door. They are the #2 and #3 for Ulmare Varysin and they focus their attack on Wrax, as they still have to complete the contract given by the Agents of the Quill. The party is quickly overwhelmed by the attacks of the enemies and the Rakshasa seems impossible to hurt. After Wrax uses a Wall of Fire to separate the throne room, they manage to kill the assassins and recover for a moment.

This division forces Rakshasa to move through the wall, which the party combines their forces and manage to take him down. Once the Rakshasa is down, they are able to finish off the others. They knock Theadrus unconscious, but keep him alive. They kill Ignatius and Telvoria, the last remaining combatnant, surrenders.

## Sisterhood Lore Drop

Telvoria is offering information on the **Sisterhood**. She explains the composition of the **Sisterhood's** membership. She doesn't know a lot of real names, but she knows info on a lot of them and a little more about their end goal. They are casting a ritual, more specifically, the Matriarch, their leader, is casting this ritual. Their contribution is to cause chaos, including:

* Giving Duke Thurin Goldpetal the Crown of Olum in the Veryd Forest
* Turning Lord Cedras Taff into a werewolf, corrupting him and his followers
* Cause chaos in the Rondat Mountains by giving Kurn the Red the Gauntlets of Control
* Using that chaos to distract Felverinox, then slaying him, causing a power vacuum in the Rondat Mountains
* Organizing an army to invade Leshon from the Dark Catacombs
* Corrupt high ranking members of the **Red Brook Mercenaries** to put the Monastery of Light in danger
* Help the Pirate King obtain customized Weather Control Engine's for his ships to give him a meteoric rise to power
* Working with the Rakshasa to bring corruption and war into the region of Kombray
* Cause a civil war in the Culdor Forest (*party wasn't involved*)
* Cause political tensions and backstabbing over materials for Azulian Steel in Vernien (*party wasn't invovled*)

This chaos was all supposed to attract the attention of Almonte and they made sure they would send forces to try and stabilize the continent. This would cause more tension and bloodshed. Once they have achieved enough death and blood spilling, the ritual could take place. The exact nature of the ritual is unknown, but once it is complete the **Sisterhood** will summon and control a "great power".

## Looting and Finalizing Deals

The party loot the throne room. They find over 20,000 Gold Sanctums, a Vorpal Long Sword, a Crystal Ball of True Seeing, and an Apparatus of Kwalish (basically a tank). Wrax corresponds with Pavel Netheridge and informs him the deed is done. Pavel states they will organize with Almonte forces and invade the palace area and hopefully the corruption is stopped and maybe will even reverse over time. Once that invasion is organized, he will see about paying Wrax with the information he promised him about traveling the planes.