Session 28 - The Liberation Begins

The party returned to Sigil to find that the attack to liberate Sigil had begun the day before (time is funny on the Astral plane). Kuo-toa troops were flooding through the portal in Greywater Manor and heading to the front lines. The party left their house, tossing a platinum piece to Fenrick who had been doing excellent working keeping the house safe. They headed past the Shattered Temple, stopping to chat briefly with Gwyonor and leaving the Zenythri Preceptors with him for safekeeping. They had intended to leave a copy of the Crowning Elucidation with him as well, but found that the book could not be copied and so they decided to keep it with them.

Upon arriving at Zyndar's home, they found a war council in progress planning the next steps of the assault. The council consisted of:

* Zyndar - head of intelligence
* Slyy - head of the resistance fighters
* Ctha-Nitha - head of the shock troops
* Kulgo - Kobold priest of Bariashuu - head of the kobold cultists and the black dragon air forces
* Klogana - the high priestess of Abbar Savi, head of the kuo-toa forces from Gorolosh
* Findanel - Captain of the Duskbridge Militia
* Glionas - General of the Guardians of Arvandor
* Kappy - head of the commandos

The group had need of help with one of two operations: A raid to cut a crucial supply line, or a mission to destroy catapults firing on the front lines. The party decided to help with the raid. They took some of Ctha-Nitha's gnoll troops proceeded to a street that made a good choke point and ambushed a force of elves and devils there. In the middle of the battle, General Jynjur herself appeared along with two bodyguards. She attacked the party, but the battle turned against her and after threatening that she would have her revenge on the party, she teleported away. The party constructed a barricade across the street and held the position until kuo-toa reinforcements arrived to relieve them.

Units currently involved in the Liberation

* Jackalhead Guard - Gnoll shock troops led by the marilith Ctha-Nitha. c. 500 fighters
* Maquis of Sigil - Underground resistance fighters including the first wave of elf reinforcements who were trapped when Sigil fell. Led by Slyy Grewyn. c.1,000 fighters
* Cult of Bariashuu - Kobold cultists and young black dragons indentured to the ancient dragon Bariashuu who will lead them from to provide air support. c.1,000 fighters and 20 young dragons
* Crusaders of Abbar Savi - Fanatical Kuo-toa from the city of Gorolosh in the Elemental Plane of Water. Led by Klogana the high priestess of Abbar Savi. c. 4,000 fighters
* Duskbridge Militia - Elves and other humanoids from the Feywild . Ultimately this unit reports to the Pentacle of Duskbridge, but upon entering Sigil they will be attached to another unit. c. 1,000 fighters
* Guardians of Arvandor - Wood elves from Arborea. Advance units from this army were in the city of Sigil and were cut off when the city fell. The remainder of the force is engaged in combat with Jynjur's forces and a large force of modrons which have invaded Arborea. c.4,000 fighters
* Izengwe's Own - Army of 200 hollyphants from the city of Chingwe in Arborea. They can be summoned once using a small carved elephantine tusk given to the Dogs of War by King Izengwe. They are led byPrincess Ikombe. 200 heavy fighters
* Red Berets - Kappy the Redcap and his force of murderous fey numbering around three dozen. They have been assassinating Jynjur's officers in the city.  c. 36 fighters