Session 80 "The Heist of Castle Di Maschera Conclusion"

Session 80: The Heist of Castle di Maschera, The Conclusion

With impressive speed, Bucky deduced the means to cracking the riddle on the door, and with her guidance, Dorn, the only member of the party with a means of making it past the 30 foot tunnel without setting of the glyphs of warding, placed the gems in the appropriate locations. With that, the second set of vault doors parted. Before Dorn was a 90 ft long tunnel filled with glowing blue discs on the walls and ceiling every five feet. Using The Dimensional Loop to give himself true sight, Dorn could see that these discs were each charged with a spell that would send a blast of lighting into anyone who got within range of them. Given his speed and agility, Dorn made a run for it and managed to avoid setting off most of them.

Now inside the vault, Dorn saw a treasure trove of wonders: more gold than he had ever seen, and with his true sight he could see magic radiating off of many of the items in the vault. But he kept his eye on the prize, and there before him on a pedestal was The Wheel of Stars. However flanking it on either side were the niblewright automatons that Seeker Assume had warned Bucky about. Asking for a password, Dorn was unable to give one and they moved to attack. However Dorn used the third feature of his Dimensional Loop to set himself out of phase, he grabbed the orb and with that returned through the tunnel of lightning, this time moving so deftly as to not set off a single trap. The nimblewrights gave chase, but they were quickly dispatched by Muffy pinning them to the ceiling with her telekinesis and Gram and Bucky tearing through the helpless constructs.

Upstairs in the ballroom, Rhys was asked by Tashyln Yafeera to help find out where Zartan had found the winged glider he had used to disrupt the ball, and to that end Rhys was asked to cast Zone of Truth. However, known only to Rhys and Zartan, Zartan was able to resist its effects and so when he lied and said he found it in the coat room, everyone was inclined to believe him.

After safely stowing the orb in Bucky’s bag of holding, the other members of The Lucky Seven made their way to the ball room so as not to arouse suspicions. Gram found Lady Esvele. The two wound up sharing a kiss and fond words were exchanged, but Gram felt this was as far as it could go given what his future held.

Meanwhile, as the group was meeting up with Rhys, Bucky told Dorn of her concerns about getting Mrs Mortimer the nanny and Zartan in trouble. Rhys who had been the epitome of charm and persuasion all night looked at this as a situation he could handle, and so brought Bucky to the ever suspicious Tashlyn as the culprit behind the night’s unfortunate disruption hoping this would take the heat off of the innocent nanny. As the two members of The Lucky Seven offered odd and somewhat inconsistent accounts of what had happened, Tashlyn’s suspicions only grew. In the end, Thashyn confiscated the glider, and warned them that should anything odd occur related to the events of tonight, she would know to look for The Lucky Seven.

The carriage ride home was filled with coming up with plans to mitigate the situation, the one hiccup in an almost flawless heist. Dorn had a symbol of The Nine Hells that he had been carrying with him since the Underdark. With some hope of throwing Tashlyn off your trail, Gram had Bip fly back to the castle with it and plant it as evidence. While doing so Gram watched through Bip's eyes and noticed a cloaked rider following the carriages. The idea was floated that maybe Rhys should be given up as a potential scapegoat preemptively. After a long discussion with no real conclusions, the group arrived back at Trollskull Manor.

Lady Remalia Haventree told you all to get a good night’s rest, that she would be there to pick you up for the meeting of The Lord's Alliance in the morning. That night, with nerves high, the group took turns going on watch. It was on the last watch, with Muffy and Mrs. Brunkle, that something happened. It was Mrs. Brunkle who noticed, but all too late. There were 3 figures making their way across the pre-dawn rooftops of Waterdeep, and they had the majority of The Lucky Seven’s magic items. The heisters have become the heisties. We pick up now as you give chase.