Session 70: Heaven and Hell

## Key Plot Developments

As the ritual reaches its climax, ALL the demon lords emerge, each more terrifying than the last. Vizeran's voice echoes in the heads of Pix and Bogtooth, screaming about how unexpectedly difficult they are to control. Graz'zt and Tasha's modifications to the ritual have made it too overwhelming to handle. Pix, Vizeran, and Bogtooth send the demons (both ones they recognize and ones they don’t) to Menzoberranzan, and chaos ensues.

Yeenoghu charges forward against Baphomet. Demogorgon towers over everyone, accompanied by a beautiful bat-winged woman straddling his tentacle. Orcus arrives with an army of skeletons and the corpses of two dragons with half a face each. Trix knows this is what remains of Themberchaud. The Lady of Rot and Juiblex engage in a fierce battle. Graz'zt catches Glyn as he exits his body.

The reverberations of this apocalypse threaten to knock the party unconscious, but they stand strong. Demogorgon slams both halves of Orcus’s dragons repeatedly and throws them, displaying his awesome strength as the Prince of Demons. Meanwhile, Zugtmoy and Juiblex clash, and mind control spores attempt to take over the goblins. Pix, Glyn, and Pyrite all suffer their own unique trials during the battle.

As the battle rages on, Nicholas Ice Cream, much to everyone's surprise, is summoned to his true form - a hideous gargoyle with a face too small for its body, leaving all who witness it unsettled. Graz'zt commands Glyn to retrieve his completed horn, which he needs to control the other demons. One Ear falls, and chaos reigns supreme.

Glyn breaks free from Graz'zt's grasp and desperately implores Bogtooth to fetch the horn and help them gain control of the situation. Even the nihilistic goat meets its end. However, Bogtooth's attempt to retrieve the horn fails, and it is destroyed in the heat of the battle.

Glyn realizes that the shard of Graz'zt that was pulled from his body is too weak to control the demons on its own, and they desperately need the horn. Nick, ever preening and manipulative, is eager to take on Graz'zt. Graz'zt, even in his weakened state, is not one to back down from a fight. All the demon lords converge on Menzoberranzan for a final showdown. Hundreds die within seconds.

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The atmosphere is tense as Glyn, Pyrite, and a mysterious silvery woman stand in the corner. Graz'zt’s minions had warned Glyn about her, and she is now revealed to be the Pale Night, the Mother of Demons. Glyn bows before her in fear.

Meanwhile, Pyrite is losing her grip on reality, driven mad by the events unfolding around her. In a moment of clarity, she sees Glyn, no longer consumed by demonic energy. In desperation, Glyn urges her to come with him, and Pyrite obeys, using her innate powers to teleport them both to Elysium.

But their troubles are far from over. Pix sends a message to Vizeran, hoping for aid, but receives no response. It is unclear whether he is dead or overwhelmed by the dark ritual's power.

Now in Elysium, Pyrite begs the angels for their help, hoping to find a way to stop the demonic forces threatening to destroy everything they hold dear.

The fate of the world hangs in the balance as the gods intervene to stop the demonic forces threatening to destroy everything. Garl Glittergold appears, offering his help and revealing the gods' plan to reach consensus between all six divergent alignments to intervene in the material plane on apocalyptic matters.

Pelor, the god of lawful good, has been summoned by Murky Waters and the surface dwarves. Segojan Earthcaller, the god of neutral good, has been called upon by the goblins' work in Blingdenstone. Garl Glittergold himself, the god of chaotic good, has invested in helping the goblins due to Grampus's crimes. Kurtulmak, the god of lawful evil and Garl and Dulcinea's friend, represents the kobolds. The Sea Mother, who responds to Shuushar's love for Trix, represents the alignment of neutral evil. Finally, Lolth, the goddess of chaotic evil, who initially wanted to steal the other key demon lords' realms, agrees to participate after the ritual summons every demon lord to her city, which would ultimately destroy it utterly. She was okay with the Demogorgon invading Elysium because it kept him away from her and primed her for an eventual invasion of heaven herself--but Gra’zt and Tasha’s interference ruined her plans.

Garl, Dulcinea, and Kurtulmak planted a prophecy involving goblins because only creatures who have been so downtrodden, like the goblins, have the ability to rectify the injustices of the world through their Fury of the Small attack. Goblins are natural enemies of the big demon lords, and that's why the gods rely on them to banish them. As recompense for her machinations, Lolth has agreed that only a portion of Menzoberranzan will be saved.

The hexagonal shape of the stars in Elysium is identical to a D20 die. Each god chooses their champion of the six goblins. Segojan chooses Tremble, Garl reaches out to Pyrite, Kurtulmak respects Glyn, the Sea Mother offers her support to Trix, Pix feels Lolth's presence, and Pelor blesses Bogtooth.

The goblins are then given the Blessing of the Hexagon, which includes boons of rest, rescue, and rage. With their newfound power and the gods' support, they are primed to save the world from the demon lords. This is their moment to shine, and they must rise to the occasion to banish the darkness once and for all.

## New NPCs

1. The Demon Lords (Kostchtchie, Sess’innek, Dagon, Malcanthet, Obox-ob, the Queen of Chaos, Miska the Wolf-Spider)
2. Pale Night, the Mother of Demons
3. Segojan Earthcaller, God of the Deep Gnomes
4. The Sea Mother, Goddess of the Kuo-Toans
5. Kurtulmak, God of the Kobolds
6. Lolth, Queen of the Demonweb Pits

## Memorable Quotes

**Cody:** I hope it's my sharpest shot.

**Wilber:** Regardless of how this goes, it will be my final eldritch blast. We're gonna Pacific Rim this. The best show currently not on television. I don't think it could be done with anyone who's not here.

**Isabella:** I have gobs to thank for thinking about every NPC character that's been slaughtered in any fantasy game I've seen or played.

**Max:** The end may be in-sight...he has a plus 16 for that so it'll be fine.

**Bodhi:** Gift, thank you for making Glyn the wonderful character that he is. And your expertise in acting is always a wonder to watch.

**Gift**: I'd like to issue a list of apologies. To Bodhi, sorry for constantly spoiling all of your plans. To Max for...um...taking away the endgame for your character? Killing Glyn, getting Drigglezub back, getting your legal battle stuff done...I did that for you...and also sorry for spoiling your one trick for the campaign. For Wilber, sorry for taking your trust and crushing it into a little ball and throwing it in the trash. As far as Tremble...and Cody...I think we're pretty good. Um, Isabella, sorry for not saving you, not suggesting we take a long rest as we saved Uncle Rotgut. As the more experienced player, I think that fell on me. Not only did Pix die, but Glyn died and that ended up spelling the end for everyone. For Jessica...you're welcome for the character inspiration for all your characters in Strahd. Sorry to Iain for making 5 different character sheets for one character. And doubling the amount of time required to run this campaign. For the rest of you, thank you for being so easy to manipulate. Scott, sorry for killing your dragon guy. Sterling, sorry for killing your beloved player character and ruining your entire town.

* **Graz’zt:** Glyn, there’s no time. My horn. Get me my complete horn now. I’ll have the power to put him down.
* **Glyn:** Got it.

* **Nick:** Well, as I live and breathe, Glyn! Have you called me here? I have missed you.
* **Glyn:** I’ve missed you too, you ugly fuck.
* **Nick:** That’s not a very nice thing to say. Maybe you need to see things a little differently.

* **Trix:** Come see! I can get us out of here!
* **Pix:** We’re getting out of here alive, all in our singular pieces, and I really need you to stay in one too.

**Nihilist Goat:** I want to live! I want to live!

* **Graz’zt:** Glyn! I need the horn! Now!
* **Glyn:** They took it!
* **Graz’zt:** Shit! I don’t have my body or your body! I need to get it or Zariel is gonna kill me!
* **Glyn:** Fuck!

* **Graz’zt:** I know I'm not supposed to do this, but I can't resist my own fucking ritual!
* **Nick:** Why don’t we relocate?

* **Glyn:** Pyrite!! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Pyrite! Pickles!!
* **Pyrite:** No… this is just more of the same.
* **Glyn:** I’m sorry! We have to go! Pyrite…
* **Pyrite:** Short ears, let go of me.
* **Glyn:** We have to go.

* **Lemon:** I dunno what's goin' on. Is everything gonna be okay?
* **Bogtooth:** We’re gonna try to make it okay.
* **Trix:** What are you feeling, Lemon?
* **Lemon:** I mean, I just taught my buddy here what love is...
* **Zero-Prime**: Now I know.
* **Trix:** Wait, what did you tell him?
* **Lemon:** Wrong place, wrong time. But now he’s asking me what fear is!

* **Bogtooth:** He said Graz'zt needed this for some reason.
* **Trix:** Why would we help Graz’zt?

* **Pyrite**: Who are you? What are you doing in my camp?
* **Gar**l: Hello, I’m Garl Glittergold, god of the gnomes. I’ve spoken with Pix and Trix before. Nice to meet you.
* **Pyrit**e: And who’s that?
* **Garl:** That is someone that it was an a very low likelihood we would ever see. That's Glyn.
* **Pyrite**: …..okay, you’re sure?
* **Garl:** I’m sure. Glyn? You killed a lot of innocents.
* **Glyn:** I did…
* **Garl:** That wasn't totally you. It’s easy to forget that you’re children! You are kids. Another are some incredibly powerful beings trying to manipulate you.

* **Garl:** You might have heard the good gods intervene directly, then the bad gods intervene directly. And that’s the end of all things. But what happens if the good gods intervene and the bad gods intervene, but we actually agree on what we must do?
* **Pyrite**: I guess you’d do whatever you want?
* **Garl:** Well, we want to save the world, and we need your help to do it. There’s a reason it had to be goblins. Goblins are the only ones who can tap into their inner selves to reach an unthinkable level of powerful. It’s called the fury of the small. It's part of how you were made. It's part of what you are.

* **Garl:** We’ve never ever gotten a chaotic evil god to agree with us... I think that’s what we have now. So I’d like to give you our blessing if I could.
* **Glyn: I**f I deserve it after everything... I’ll take it. I’ll try to make what I made wrong right.
* **Garl:** Pyrite?
* **Pyrite:** I won’t ask for it, but you’ll give it to me if I want it. You’ll let me just have it.
* **Garl:** Alright.

**Garl:** We cut it close. I think we probably saved Dulcinea. Demogorgon was getting close, but he got pulled out before he could get to her.

* **Segojan:** You know, I don’t know why my priests say "man of the cloth". You don't have to wear the cloth. You can just work with the earth. Anyway, thank you for saving my people many times over!
* **Tremble:** I’ll make sure to tell Nomi and Priest Gunrik and…
* **Segojan:** And the whole praying thing, it doesn’t have to be so formal.
* **Tremble:** That’s what I said!
* **Segojan:** Yeah, like Nomi, she can chill.

**Segojan:** He’s such a bitch about it sometimes!

* **Pelor:** Trix! You stand now in the presence of the gods!
* **Tremble:** Can you turn the light down a little?
* **Pelor:** Yes, my radiance is blinding to the common folk! I have engineered this so that you may become the saviors of the world, having learned your MANNERS in regards to the gods.
* **Trix:** What?
* **Pelor:** I am no B-word. Unless that means BOUNTIFUL!
* **Trix:** This whole time??
* **Pelor:** This WHOLE time. Pelor has a plan.
* **Trix:** ...What the hell????

* **Pelor:** Now be warned, for the wicked gods are...evil...
* **Segojan:** That guy...

**Pelor:** TO THE LEADER GOES THE SPOILS!

**Gods:** The odds of this happening were incredibly remote…they were one….in four.