Session 22

**Session 22 of the Eden campaign** took place on 11 April 2020 (in Eden time: 20 August 120 3A; ended noon of 21 August).

## Synopsis

The party finally reaches the heart of Heaven's Reach, where they find the ancient Sealing Chamber in which the Corruption had been imprisoned. After jumping into the fray and facing the enemy head-on, Ulfgar is left in tears by the Rock of Uncertainty, Shump makes some extraplanar baddies wish they had never been born, and Huron deals the killing blow to the enormous enemy. As the extraplanar foe retreats back into its foul origin, the party begins a parley with it and its friends. While the Corrupted Sibling is making all kinds of bold statements, Krispin van ter Haar seemingly sacrifices himself in order to reconstruct the seal. It is revealed that he left the last letter to Asutali (who reveals her disguise to the party), in which he claimed that the plans of the Provost are the only way in which to save the Nexus from being further corrupted.

## Summary

### Adventures before the chamber

Krispin seems suspicious, but he's trying to protect Asutali's identity

Rest of the party knows something weird is up

I love the smell of bullshit in the morning

### The Final Sealers

The last people to dedicate the cause to the imprisonment of the corruption were the gaolers:

* Father Grellen, the Holy One.
* Baron Loc de Muinne, the Powerful One.
* Prince Arthaz, the Learned One.

### BOSS: The Corrupted Sibling

A large and powerful Cthulu beast

Ulfgar cries to distract it

JoJo hurts its feelings

Shump hurts its body

### Corrupted Sibling shares its feelings

Sacrifice necessary in the universe

Humans are extraplanars in origin

The gods are dead but before dying they cursed extraplanar travel, the dead gods are racist

You dragons suck, you're responsible for all the evil in the multiverse, fuck you

## Reflections

### Asutali

Sort of overwhelmed by the weight of this situation suddenly being thrust upon her, having been in "current objective: survive" mode for so much of her life. Wants to hear the Provost's side of the story before making any hasty decisions. Suspicious of the corrupted siblings; they may be trying to deceive the party for their own gain. Beginning to want to protect her dragon soul even though she doesn't entirely understand it yet.

### Huron

Huron has a feeling in the back of his head, that has been growing with every step in this place and every word of the Corrupted Sibling, that he knows much more of what's been going on here and yet it remains just out of reach. The many memories he's found here disturb him partially due to his past lives' roles but also that the others aren't reacting, where in Tyrland ruins everyone seemed to have a history with the eyestones, which leads him to wonder about just how connected the dragon souls really are. He will have to press the Provost for answers, but is not confident she will have them; for all that Krispin said, it was blatantly obvious that he knew little of what was going on. His sacrifice puts us in even hotter water with the mages that will have to be dealt with, but also has far more disturbing implications. Krispin was able to power the seal with his 'corruptible soul', in which case either the seals are tenuous at best, or the soul is much more malleable than anyone suspected...

### Ulfgar

Suspicious of claims of the extra planar beings saying it will be better off for various races if allowed in the nexus. Believes all planes should be sealed off from the nexus in order to return things to a natural order. Hates the Provost and her methods but could follow a plan if she is reasonable and seeks to stop the extra planar influence. Dragons aren't the cause of all suffering and evil. Ulfgar is not his past dragon self so does not feel like he should be blamed for their actions in the past. Those feeble elf gods may be dead but Moradin is still alive doing dwarf things.

## Quests

* **A Most Charming Eel (Everyone):** Verify or debunk the Corrupted Sibling's suspicious and confusing claims with a master of extraplanar studies (Gwyon de Glauver) or a master of draconic lore (e.g. Diero de Naessens, Gradius the Wanderer).
* **Shrouded by Necessity (Everyone):** Inquire as to whether other organizations in Erideon are secretly combating the Corruption.
* **The Wind Blows in the Barrow (Everyone):** Confront Provost Henselijn on her mysterious plans.
* **Unrelenting (Everyone):** Learn of how Keldar's invasion of Tyrland is proceeding.

* **Beguiling Thoughts (Asutali):** Solve the peculiar riddle in Diero's old book: *"Nary knows the way."*
* **An Ancient Sacrifice (Huron):** Observe Prince Arthaz's last moments in life, and the striking revelation he finds therein.