Session 25

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This session was played on October 17, 2017. It lasted 5 hours, 53 minutes.

## Synopsis

This session was almost entirely combat. The group was assaulted by a near endless wave of sea spawn that they killed one after another until they reached a watery pit that looked like it had ritual purpose. Another wave of madness struck causing most of the group to have visions of Ryleigh throwing them in the pit and Zunis and Seir took turns killing all the spawn. Eventually they found the minion who was also the Bellbury woman they were looking for. Zunis killed her then offered to help them find the component. While Nolanos and Rav got excited about the lighthouse, Seir found some footprints. Since nobody was listening, she went off and found the component herself.

## Trivia

* This was the 13th combat encounter
* The highest attack roll for the night was Nolanos's critical at 26.
* The highest damage in one attack was 14, done 4 separate times by Nolanos's sneak attacks.
* The highest damage in one turn was 14.
* The highest damage in one session was Nolanos's 87, a new record.
* The most kills this session were Zunis's 4, also a new record.
* The highest kill count across the campaign is still Urrak's 8.
* The most team damage in one round was 29 in the third round.
* This combat took a total of 13 rounds counting everything from the first until Nira was killed.

## Transcript

[6:22 PM] DM: SOMETIME DAY SEVEN, BLEAKMOURNE

Recap: You rescued Lady Eloise from the drow prison Velkynvelve and she asked to see her wife (an elf in a tree with a self-made bow) and child (a young adult half-elf in a ballgown reading a book in a grand castle) before deciding to ask you all to pursue the components for the good of Bellbury at large. The component you found through Poni’s QRST was being smuggled in a canvas wrap by a woman Eloise recognized as Nira Hageder, one of Bellbury’s harbor masters.

When you arrived on the plane, you teleported into the water outside the coastal town of Bleakmourne. You were literally fished from the water by Captain Seifer and his crew before being turned over to the local law, Captain Huxford Drakkar. Hux, as he’s known, barred you from entry unless you managed to prove yourselves in what he thought would be an impossible task- stopping the wailing at The Point. A triton named Lord Zunis Pumanath joined your party, hoping that his assistance in your quest would offer insight into his own. He’s looking for a minion of the deep, a scion or spy of the kraken that has been sending memories back to its master.

You found the source of the wailing to be a murdered young woman named Bristol, sister of one of the sailors, and mistress of Captain Seifer. You found her body with Seifer’s dagger still in her chest in a small cave at the foot of the cliff next to the town. When you showed the dagger and body to Hux, Seifer was arrested and sentenced to death. Ryleigh snuck into the fort to speak to Seifer where she learned a terrible secret about Bleakmourne- the kraken’s influence is greater than they thought. The people of Bleakmourne are under a bloodline curse that prevents people from moving away and compels them to surrender their babies to the sea and return to the sea once they’ve grown old.

[6:22 PM] DM: Seirixori and Nolanos also happened to track down the original hiding spot of the component, but it had been moved. Following the faint smell of a piece of fabric, they’d found a tunnel hidden beneath a warehouse that led north then up and west in the direction of the cliff and the lighthouse that sits on top of it. After finding strange footprints, they returned to the group.

You rested in the Oyster, a tavern/inn in town where each of you were assaulted with nightmares that tugged at your fears and insecurities. Upon waking, you had a choice to make. Hux offered to help you in your search for the component. Zunis has a lead on the spy- a woman that came to town on a caravan a week or two ago and stayed… strange for a town under a bloodline curse. You chose to enter the tunnels Seirixori and Nolanos found instead, hoping to find the component quickly and return to Bellbury. Zunis, not realizing you’re likely to teleport out when things get heavy, leaving him alone, is still tagging along. You’d found another tunnel, hidden behind an illusion, that headed up towards the upper city, but you didn’t follow it to its end, choosing instead to continue towards the lighthouse.

As you reached a cave complex, the rough floor of the tunnel turned to the dirt and dust covered floor that showed bootprints. The prints were fresh, made since Seirixori and Nolanos had been through, and they appeared to turn left at the fork, but then came back and left via the right path. Nolanos and Urrak have followed the tracks to the right while the rest of the party waits near the tunnel and awkwardly tries not to listen to Seirixori and Gunnloda. Though the mention of bad dreams did prompt Zunis to explain that it was likely a result of the kraken’s influence.

[6:44 PM] DM: Ryleigh, Zunis, Ravaphine, Seirixori and Gunnloda are all still in that first cave after exiting the tunnel. There are some bootprints that lead away from the tunnel and towards a connecting tunnel to the southeast. You’d just learned from Zunis that the nightmares you suffered were likely caused by the kraken.

Zunis answers Ravaphine: “I was simply keeping my people informed of the information Miss Ryleigh discovered and arranging for your rewards should you help me find and dispose of the scion.”

[6:48 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((can I insight check to make sure he isn't lying?))(edited)

[6:49 PM] DM: Sure.

[6:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((25, nat 20))

[7:10 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "please, Lord Zunis, there is no need to call me miss."

[7:11 PM] DM: Zunis: "It is simply the polite way to refer to un-titled people, but as you say, Ryleigh."

[7:12 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh smiles, "I know, it just sounds too formal for this environment. So, thank you."

[7:14 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori sighs, "How long are we going to wait for them?"

[7:21 PM] DM: Zunis: "I suppose it depends on how stealthy we want to be."

[7:21 PM] DM: Everyone back here roll perception.

[7:21 PM] Seirixori: ((25))

[7:21 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((8))

[7:21 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((9))

[7:23 PM] DM: ((Gunnloda got a 15 and Zunis a 20))

[7:24 PM] Seirixori: "Um, do you guys hear that...like shuffling?"

[7:24 PM] DM: Zunis grips his trident a little tighter as he looks towards the curve of the cave. "I did, yes."

[7:26 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh looks around, "what? I didn't hear anything." then moves infront of the others.

[7:26 PM] DM: Gunnloda pulls her warhammer and readies her shield. "Something not Nolanos and Urrak?"

[7:27 PM] Seirixori: "Don't think so."

[7:28 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Show yourself!" Ryleigh demands.

[7:30 PM] DM: I think that's a good time to say... Roll for initiative.

[7:32 PM] Seirixori: ((2))

[7:33 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((14))

[7:33 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((15))

[7:35 PM] DM: You guys all see the mechanical raven Reyes come around the corner, holding a note that says "The coast is clear. Approach with caution."

[7:35 PM] DM: Rav's turn.

[7:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Rav cautiously walks up to Reyes to take the note and holds out her arm for her to land on

[7:41 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Rav has magic missile ready just in case a creature who attacks us appears

[7:42 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh moves ahead of the others to peer around the corner.

[7:45 PM] DM: You see a thing!  A creature, almost human in shape, but with sagged flesh pulled tight like webs and barnacles growing like armor stumbles towards you. Its right arm and leg are both tentacles, the leg tentacle being dragged behind it as it walks.

[7:48 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh readies her axe to strike if the creature attacks her then says to the others, "We have company, prepare yourselves!"

[7:49 PM] DM: Ok! Gunnloda turns to Seirixori and casts Owl's Wisdom on her. You have advantage on any Wisdom checks.

[7:50 PM] DM: She also moves up closer to Ryleigh with her shield to block for the others.

## Nolanos

[6:44 PM] DM: You were traveling with Urrak… who pinned you to the wall in a fit of frustration then stomped further into the tunnel. You stopped to write a note to the others when you realize you don’t hear Urrak anymore.

[7:11 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Urrak..? Where are you?" At the sudden silence, Nolanos is startled "Urrak?! Oh wait... right. Teleportation." Somehow he temporarily forgot that's how all this madness began

[7:15 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Right then," he mutters and continues, sneaking along and searching for traps, clues, and tracks

[7:16 PM] DM: Headed further south?

[7:17 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Continuing in the original direction, yeah

[7:17 PM] DM: Ok! Stealth and investigation checks.

[7:20 PM] DM: 22 and 19.

[7:22 PM] DM: You find more of the footprints. They head further south and the tunnel opens up to another cave, but this one has a trap door in the ceiling and a ladder.

[7:28 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos climbs the ladder, cracks the door open and tries to see what may be on the othe side

[7:30 PM] DM: You see a room, not a cave. It's stonework walls and floors. Some crates and stuff, but nothing extremely interesting. There's a door along the opposite wall.

[7:31 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nothing alive/recently alive up there?

[7:31 PM] DM: No.

[7:33 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Wondering what could be taking everyone so long, Nolanos makes his way back to the group (by any chance was the group out of reyes' range?)

[7:34 PM] DM: You're headed back? We're in initiative order now, so you'll have to make your way back each round.

[7:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Ok. Can he see ahead with Reyes as he walks?

[7:35 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Since he already sent her back anyway

[7:36 PM] DM: If you used your action to see through her eyes, you'd be blind.

[7:38 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Then he'll stay put as he sees through Reyes, hidden in a shadowy corner or something and weapon drawn in case something comes his way

[7:42 PM] DM: You do see Reyes land on Rav's arm and the others looking like they're readying weapons.

[7:49 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Seeing their state of alarm, Nolanos quits being indecisive about things and moves toward the group

[7:52 PM] DM: Nolanos comes up around the corner and you can now also see the sea spawn ahead. It's facing the party. You could have used Dash on your bonus action, so you do have an action left if you'd like to do something.

[7:55 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos casts firebolt at the creature

[7:55 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((24 atk, 2 dmg))

[7:56 PM] DM: Ok! The fire splashes against its shoulder and it snarls.

[7:57 PM] DM: Zunis is going to step forward and will pull a javelin from his back and chuck it at the thing.

[7:57 PM] DM: The javelin flies past it and hits the wall.

[7:58 PM] DM: Seirixori!

[8:00 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori moves behind Ryleigh and Gunnloda, "Oh, more fun." and throws an ice knife at it.

[8:00 PM] Seirixori: ((22 at, 11 cold + 1 piercing))

[8:02 PM] DM: The knife itself slashes through its arm, but it manages to miss the explosion, taking only 1 damage.

[8:04 PM] DM: The thing moves all the way up to Ryleigh, but can't take any further action.

[8:04 PM] DM: An impossibly shrill shriek echoes through the caves, bouncing off the walls in every direction making it impossible to determine from which direction.

[8:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((14 wisdom save))

[8:06 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((10 wis))

[8:11 PM] DM: Ok!

[8:11 PM] DM: Ravaphine

[8:12 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((10 dmg magic missile))(edited)

[8:13 PM] DM: The arcane bolts flash out and slam into the thing's torso.

[8:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine takes a few steps back and casts firebolt at the creature

[8:15 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((24 hit, 9 dmg))(edited)

[8:16 PM] DM: Ok! The fire blasts a barnacle off its shoulder.

[8:18 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[8:21 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh shakes her head, unsure if the scream was heard by everyone or just her. Regardless, she swings the Justifier at the creature.

[8:22 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((13 hit, 10 dmg))

[8:22 PM] DM: Luckily, it's not really hard to hit, so your axe slices right into the thing's collarbone and it staggers.

[8:23 PM] DM: Gunnloda! Is going to step up next to Ryleigh and use that wicked awesome warhammer of hers.

[8:23 PM] DM: But she misses.

[8:23 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[8:26 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos sprints toward the creature and attacks it from behind with his dagger.

[8:27 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((8 attack))

[8:27 PM] DM: Unfortunately, your dagger turns when it hits a barnacle and fails to connect meaningfully.

[8:28 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Well, fuck."(edited)

[8:28 PM] DM: Zunis is going to step up and try to finish it off

[8:29 PM] DM: And his trident goes straight through the spawn and it falls.

[8:29 PM] DM: Seirixori!

[8:32 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori is just going to throw more ice at things.

[8:32 PM] Seirixori: ((13at 7cold, 1 piercing))

[8:34 PM] DM: The ice knife again glances off the creature, this one with a shark's jaw, and explodes harmlessly.

[8:34 PM] DM: Ravaphine!

[8:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine moves to see the creatures and casts magic missile on the one in sight

[8:37 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((8dmg))(edited)

[8:37 PM] DM: The missiles slam into the creature and it staggers back a bit before continuing walking towards you.

[8:37 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[8:41 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh moves forward and throws a Javelin at the creature she can see. ((23 hit, 6 hit))(edited)

[8:42 PM] DM: It slams into the spawn's thigh.

[8:42 PM] DM: Gunnloda!

[8:43 PM] DM: She moves up and looks at it.

[8:43 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[8:49 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos moves toward the two creatures and, when they're lined up, he uses his lightning breath on both of them

[8:50 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((7 dmg, dex save))

[8:50 PM] DM: Ok! The spawn both take full damage.

[8:50 PM] DM: The second one has tentacles for arms.

[8:51 PM] DM: The shark jaw spawn steps up and tries to attack Nolanos.

[8:52 PM] DM: The shark jaw bites down on Nolanos for 6 damage.(edited)

[8:53 PM] DM: Zunis will cast his own magic missile at the shark jaw before moving up.

[8:53 PM] DM: The shark jawed creature falls.

[8:53 PM] DM: Seirixori!

[8:59 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori shifts into a tiger and moves behind Gunnloda and Ryleigh, nudging Gunnloda a bit for funsies.

[9:00 PM] DM: Tentacle arms steps up and smacks Nolanos. 5 damage and you are grappled.(edited)

[9:02 PM] DM: Ravaphine!

[9:05 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine screams, "NOOOO"  and casts firebolt at the creature

[9:06 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((24 hit, 7 dmg))

[9:06 PM] DM: Ok! The fire smacks it in the shoulder.

[9:06 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[9:09 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh raises the Justifier and slices into the creature before her.

[9:09 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((22 hit, 8 dmg))

[9:10 PM] DM: The axe slices into the creature. It looks hurt.

[9:10 PM] DM: Gunnloda reaches out and heals Nolanos for 14 points.

[9:11 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[9:13 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos immediately attempts to break free from the grapple

[9:13 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((str save?))

[9:13 PM] DM: Strength or dex.

[9:14 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((oh thank god))

[9:14 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((24))

[9:14 PM] DM: You slip out of the thing's grasp, but that was your action. You can move and have a bonus action.

[9:16 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos then disengages  and moves behind his friends

[9:17 PM] DM: Ok! Zunis will move up because I forgot to move him last time.

[9:17 PM] DM: Seirixori!

[9:19 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori backs up a few feet before taking off and pouncing on the creature and taking a swipe at it with her claws.

[9:21 PM] DM: Seirixori pounces on the spawn, knocking it prone, and slashes it in the chest. It ded.

[9:21 PM] DM: Rav!

[9:24 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine moves up into the creepy tunnel cave

[9:24 PM] DM: Rav moves south and sees another spawn, but this one's not as weird looking as the other. It's still pretty much human. Roll perception.

[9:25 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((22))

[9:25 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[9:27 PM] DM: Ryleigh double moves and engages the spawn.

[9:27 PM] DM: Gunnloda! Will also move up.

[9:29 PM] DM: The spawn will make an unarmed attack against Ryleigh.

[9:29 PM] DM: And miss.

[9:29 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[9:29 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine loudly whispers, "Be careful, it's Captain Seifer"

[9:30 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos will move as close as possible to the hubbub

[9:31 PM] DM: Zunis will also move his butt.

[9:31 PM] DM: Seirixori!

[9:33 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori moves next to Gunnloda.

[9:33 PM] DM: Rav!

[9:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine casts firebolt at Cap'n Crunch

[9:36 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((crit fail, 6dmg))

[9:37 PM] DM: The firebolt sails wide.

[9:37 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[9:39 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Ah Captain, we meet again. It is not my place to judge you. That would be hubris, the sin of pride. My duty is to humbly send you to the One who shall." Ryleigh strikes the Captain with the Justifier.

[9:40 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((20 hit, 12 dmg))

[9:41 PM] DM: The strike slashes down into Seifer's arm and it hangs uselessly.

[9:42 PM] DM: Gunnloda will move up and take a swing again.

[9:42 PM] DM: And misses.

[9:42 PM] DM: Seifer takes a swing at Ryleigh.

[9:43 PM] DM: He punches her for 6 points of damage.

[9:43 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[9:44 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos runs to Seifer's open side, flanking and stabbing him ((bc snek))(edited)

[9:45 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((18 atk, 5 dmg, 9snek))

[9:46 PM] DM: The dagger slides right into the back of his side and he howls in pain.

[9:46 PM] DM: Zunis is gonna killsteal.

[9:46 PM] DM: He uses his trident to put Seifer down.

[9:47 PM] DM: Seir!

[9:48 PM] Seirixori: Seir walks around seeing if she can pick up anything from before.

[9:49 PM] DM: There's... Zunis's javelin from before, back up at the last t-junction but you don't see anything else.

[9:50 PM] Seirixori: Seir huffs and just sits next to Gunnloda.

[9:50 PM] DM: Rav!

[9:51 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "So uh... I guess it wasn't as clear as Urrak and I thought..."

[9:51 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Rav moves forward as far as she can go

[9:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She casts firebolt at the next creature

[9:52 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "There was a trap door into another room a bit back, should we go over to it ooor...?"

[9:53 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((21 hit, 6 dmg))

*[*9:53 PM*]* DM*:* The fire hits!

*[*9:53 PM*]* DM*:* This one looks like it has quills like a sea urchin... that it will try to smack Rav with.

*[*9:54 PM*]* DM*:* Roll a CON save, Rav.

*[*9:54 PM*]* Jaymes - Ravaphine*:* ((15 con))

*[*9:54 PM*]* DM*:* Ok! You take 3 poison damage, but that's it.

*[*9:55 PM*]* DM*:* Ryleigh!

*[*9:56 PM*]* Ryleigh (Nicole)*:* Ryleigh moves up to where Ravaphine is to strike the creature.

*[*9:57 PM*]* Ryleigh (Nicole)*:* ((25 hit, 7 dmg))

*[*9:57 PM*]* DM*:* That axe is doing work. But he's still standing.

*[*9:58 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda! Will put her hammer away and cast Sacred Flame instead.

*[*9:58 PM*]* DM*:* But it dodges.

*[*9:59 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos!

*[*10:02 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos moves up to snek attack quill boy

*[*10:03 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((12 atk, 7))(edited)

*[*10:03 PM*]* DM*:* Still hits.

*[*10:04 PM*]* DM*:* Sneak attack damage?

*[*10:04 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((7))

*[*10:05 PM*]* DM*:* The creature hisses in pain.

*[*10:05 PM*]* DM*:* Zunis will chuck his trident at the next one.

*[*10:06 PM*]* DM*:* It hits the spawn in the gut and sticks.

*[*10:06 PM*]* DM*:* Seir!

*[*10:07 PM*]* Seirixori*:* Seir meanders to the closest one and swipes her claws at it.

*[*10:08 PM*]* DM*:* It falls.

*[*10:08 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* When the creature falls, Nolanos asks, "So about that trapdoor, any one down to check it out?"

*[*10:08 PM*]* Jaymes - Ravaphine*:* "I would like to go check it out"

*[*10:08 PM*]* DM*:* Rav!

*[*10:12 PM*]* Jaymes - Ravaphine*:* Ravaphine casts firebold at the creature

*[*10:12 PM*]* Jaymes - Ravaphine*:* ((18 attack, 2dmg))

*[*10:12 PM*]* DM*:* It hits!

*[*10:12 PM*]* DM*:* Ryleigh!

*[*10:15 PM*]* Ryleigh (Nicole)*:* Ryleigh moves to the next creature, "Imbue me with the power to protect my comrades!" (casts Shield of Faith on myself) Then attacks the creature infront of her with the Justifier.(edited)

*[*10:16 PM*]* Ryleigh (Nicole)*:* ((13 hit, 5 dmg))

*[*10:17 PM*]* DM*:* That hits! It is not happy.

*[*10:17 PM*]* DM*:* Gunnloda will heal Rav. 7 hp

*[*10:18 PM*]* DM*:* The creature will do a double attack on Ryleigh. A punch and a poison quill stab.

*[*10:18 PM*]* DM*:* And both fail.

*[*10:18 PM*]* DM*:* Nolanos

*[*10:20 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* Nolanos moves closer in order to get a clearer shot and casts firebolt

*[*10:20 PM*]* DM*:* The fire splashes against its body.

*[*10:20 PM*]* Alex - Nolanos*:* ((23a 5d))

*[*10:20 PM*]* DM*:* Zunis will come up, pull his trident out, then stab it again.

*[*10:21 PM*]* DM*:* It doesn't die this time.

*[*10:21 PM*]* DM*:* Seirixori!

*[*10:22 PM*]* Seirixori*:* Seirixori runs at its face and takes a bite at it. ~~totally forgetting what happened the last time~~(edited)

*[*10:23 PM*]* Seirixori*:* ((25 at, 8dmg))

*[*10:23 PM*]* DM*:* Seir bites the thing's throat and it sprays blood in her face. It dies.

*[*10:24 PM*]* DM*:* Another approaches, this one with its own teeth.

*[*10:24 PM*]* DM*:* It bites its own tongue.

*[*10:24 PM*]* DM*:* Rav!

*[*10:25 PM*]* Jaymes - Ravaphine*:* Rav casts firebolt at the creature

*[*10:25 PM*]* Jaymes - Ravaphine*:* ((21 hit, 8dmg))

[10:26 PM] DM: It smacks him in the face and if it had any eyebrows, they would be gone.

[10:26 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[10:28 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh laughs maniacal while bringing her blade down on the creature.

[10:29 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((23 hit, 5 dmg))

[10:30 PM] DM: The axe bites into the spawn.

[10:30 PM] DM: Gunnloda... will move up again.

[10:30 PM] DM: And heal Ryleigh. 14 hp

[10:31 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[10:31 PM] DM: @Alex - Nolanos ?

[10:32 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Aaand its another firebolt from Nolanos

[10:33 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((9a 1d))

[10:33 PM] DM: It misses... and barely nicks the stone wall.

[10:33 PM] DM: Zunis will attack.

[10:33 PM] DM: And miss.

[10:33 PM] DM: Seir!

[10:33 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Well there's that..."

[10:34 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori gags a little from her previous bite and claws at the spawn.

[10:34 PM] Seirixori: ((14at, 10dmg))

[10:35 PM] DM: The claw brings him to one knee, but he's going to take a double punch and bite at Seir.

[10:36 PM] DM: Seir will take 6 points of bludgeoning and 5 points piercing damage as the thing just wallops her.

[10:36 PM] DM: Rav!

[10:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Rav casts the great ballz of fire onto the creature

[10:38 PM] DM: It splashes against the wall.

[10:38 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: (9hit,8dmg)

[10:38 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[10:40 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh swings the Justifier at the creature, "breathe your last!"

[10:41 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((10 hit, 6 dmg))(edited)

[10:41 PM] DM: It breathes again.

[10:41 PM] DM: Gunnloda casts Sacred Flame. It misses.

[10:41 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[10:43 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos is done with this fight and throws a dagger at its face.(edited)

[10:44 PM] DM: Nolanos's dagger flies over Seir and embeds itself in its eye. It falls.

[10:44 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((nat 20 !! 13 with sneak))

[10:45 PM] DM: Zunis... will pull the dagger out and hand it back to Nolanos. "Well played."

[10:45 PM] DM: Seir!

[10:45 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori moves down the tunnel to see if there's anything else.

[10:46 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "thanks..?" Nolanos accepts his hand "you too, you got a lot of em down. well done."(edited)

[10:46 PM] DM: You push your way forward through the tunnels where you find a pool- the same pool you saw in the last flash of… premonition? Warning? The walls are carved with tentacles and eyes and runes. The floor along the edge of the pool is wet and the various spawn have left water tracks in their wake as they moved north. There, at the edge, is a woman, crawling out of the water and standing. She’s the same woman you saw in the portal’s image. The one Eloise had recognized as Nira, the Bellbury harbormaster. She sees you all and freezes.

[10:47 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "wait wait wait before we go though... the door?"(edited)

[10:49 PM] Seirixori: Seirixori moves forward a bit more and drops her form, "Well, this looks great. I believe you have something we need."

[10:49 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Were there any spawn in the way of the door, Nolanos?"

[10:50 PM] DM: Rav!

[10:50 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Nope, it was all clear"

[10:50 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "But like... actually that time..."(edited)

[10:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine shouts at the creature "Nira. Is that you there?"

[10:54 PM] DM: She turns her head in your direction. "Who's asking?"

[10:54 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[10:56 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh moves forward, "we ask. who are you and how did you come to be here?"

[10:56 PM] DM: Gunnloda is going to come up behind Seir.

[10:57 PM] DM: And the woman, dripping wet, walks forward with her hands up, empty. "My name is Nira. I'm from the city."

[10:58 PM] DM: Then I need Rav, Seir, Ryleigh, Zunis, and Gunnloda to make a WIS save.

[10:58 PM] Seirixori: ((24))

[10:59 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((18))

[10:59 PM] DM: Tentacles sprout from her back and her face opens into a terrifying toothy maw, and she screams.

[10:59 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((24))

[11:00 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[11:03 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos moves forward and casts magic missile and the impostor for a whopping ((11d))

[11:04 PM] DM: Her tentacles flare up in response.

[11:05 PM] DM: Zunis is... going to move up cause... he's got nowhere to go.

[11:05 PM] DM: Seir!

[11:08 PM] Seirixori: "Yeah ok, nope." Seirixori backs up behind everyone.

[11:09 PM] DM: Rav!

[11:14 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine casts sleep behind Nira ((25 effect))

[11:14 PM] DM: Nothing happens.

[11:14 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[11:16 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh swings the Justifier at Nira.

[11:16 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((26 hit, 8dmg))

[11:17 PM] DM: The axe smacks into her torso. She hisses at you.

[11:17 PM] DM: Gunnloda is going to back up as well.

[11:18 PM] DM: Nira is going to full attack on Ryleigh.

[11:19 PM] DM: The two claws miss, but the bite is a 24.

[11:19 PM] DM: For 5 damage. On your face.

[11:19 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[11:21 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos throws a dagger at her and then moves with the rest of the group

[11:22 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((16a 7d 7snek))

[11:23 PM] DM: Zunis will chuck a javelin and also move. "We must kill the minion!"

[11:24 PM] DM: The javelin sticks Nira and she pulls it out, angry.

[11:24 PM] DM: Seir!

[11:26 PM] Seirixori: "Ugh I just want out of this place." Seir grumbles and moves a little farther back to make more room.

[11:26 PM] DM: Rav!

[11:30 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Rav casts web to try to contain Nira

[11:31 PM] DM: Ryleigh!

[11:34 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): "Nira, listen! the pain of your flesh is fleeting, but the light of your soul can shine forever. Trust in the light and be not afraid, for it is not too late!" Ryleigh disengages and moves back several feet.

[11:34 PM] DM: Gunnloda is going to ready Sacred Flame.

[11:35 PM] DM: Nira!

[11:36 PM] DM: She's gonna bolt through, but since she can't actually disengage and dash, Ryleigh, Nolanos, and Zunis all get an attack of opportunity if you want to use it. Also, Gunnloda will fire her Sacred Flame.

[11:36 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos will DEFINITELY use it

[11:36 PM] DM: Zunis hits her for 10 and she saves on Gunnloda's spell.

[11:36 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((13 hit, 9 dmg))

[11:39 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos sees her running past and tries to grapple her in place

[11:40 PM] DM: She ducks around your grab.

[11:40 PM] DM: She's breathing heavy.

[11:40 PM] DM: Nolanos!

[11:45 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos throws another dagger at her back as  she runs.

[11:45 PM] DM: That definitely misses.

[11:45 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((10a 6))

[11:45 PM] DM: Zunis is going to step up. "Your master won't save you now." And pins her body to the wall with his trident.(edited)

[11:47 PM] DM: He pulls the trident away and lets her fall to the ground. "Your assistance is appreciated. If you can stay until my squire arrives, I will be able to reward you."

[11:48 PM] Seirixori: "We have something to find before we can leave anyway."

[11:48 PM] DM: Zunis nods. "If you need assistance, I would be honored to help. You have proven yourselves."

[11:48 PM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos searches Nira's body, in case she has the component(or anything of value)

[11:48 PM] DM: Investigation!

[11:49 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((20))

[11:49 PM] DM: She's wearing clothes that would fit in with the villagers and has 15 gp in her pockets, but that's about it.

[11:49 PM] Alex - Nolanos: He also takes his 2 daggers back

[11:49 PM] DM: Ok

[11:50 PM] Alex - Nolanos: He pockets the gold and stands.

[11:51 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): Ryleigh places her weapon back upon her back and walks back to the group, "I'm glad we could assist, Lord Zunis."

[11:52 PM] DM: So you guys follow Nolanos... I would like some perception rolls.

[11:52 PM] Seirixori: ((15))

[11:52 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((7))

[11:53 PM] Ryleigh (Nicole): ((3))

[11:53 PM] Alex - Nolanos: ((9))

[11:54 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "So that was weird"(edited)

[11:54 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Oh hey, I have your bird friend still"

[11:55 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "Oh yeah. She seems to like you."

[11:55 PM] Seirixori: Seir looks north and heads a few steps that way, looking at the ground, "Hey, those footprints go this way..."

[11:57 PM] DM: So you guys head south. You see the trap door Nolanos saw in the ceiling.

[11:57 PM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "Nolanos, what happened when you were here earlier?"

[11:58 PM] Seirixori: "Can we just.. go follow the footprints? I want to follow them." She mumbles. She sneaks off.

[11:58 PM] Alex - Nolanos: "It looked like a storage room up there, but there was a door at the other end of the room. I'm not really sure though, I only got to take a peek"

[12:00 AM] Alex - Nolanos: He climbs the ladder first, just double-checking that the room above is empty(edited)

[12:00 AM] DM: The room looks the same way you left it.

[12:00 AM] Alex - Nolanos: He opens the door more fully and climbs into the room

[12:01 AM] Alex - Nolanos: ((is there anything of interest in here? any sign of where this is?))

[12:01 AM] DM: It's a storeroom. There's not much else to see.

[12:02 AM] Alex - Nolanos: ((there was a door mentioned earlier, right?)) Nolanos moves toward the door and listens to the other side(edited)

[12:02 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine follows up the ladder

[12:03 AM] DM: Perception check

[12:03 AM] DM: Ravaphine, You see a room, not a cave. It's stonework walls and floors. Some crates and stuff, but nothing extremely interesting. There's a door along the opposite wall.

[12:04 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She approaches the door next to nolanos

[12:04 AM] Alex - Nolanos: ((15))

[12:05 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: ((25))

[12:05 AM] DM: You hear nothing.

[12:05 AM] Alex - Nolanos: he opens the door

[12:05 AM] DM: It's a short tunnel that leads to another ceiling trap door.

[12:06 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Its a door within another door, within another door..."

[12:06 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine tells her friends in the cave that they see a door, and another door

[12:06 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos goes to open the next door

[12:07 AM] DM: You peek in the next one and you see the base of the lighthouse. Above the trapdoor is a spiral ladder leading up to the light. It is evening outside.

[12:07 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Oh wow."

[12:08 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine walks up to Nolanos "Fresh air!"

## Seir splits

[12:00 AM] Seirixori: She gunna shift into a tiger and just walk away quietly.

[12:01 AM] DM: You go back through the tunnel to the cave and find the footprints. Does the tiger have access to any special perception skills?

[12:01 AM] Seirixori: adv for smell and darkvision

[12:02 AM] DM: Ok, so when you get to the footprints, your tiger nose is capable of picking up the scent of the mead that you tracked to the warehouse.

[12:02 AM] Seirixori: Seir's going to continue following it.

[12:02 AM] DM: You do, and it goes north and around that edge of the map to a bit of an alcove.

[12:06 AM] Seirixori: ((21~))

[12:06 AM] DM: You push some rocks aside and find the canvas wrappings.

[12:07 AM] Seirixori: Seir pushes them around to make sure the component is still within them.

[12:07 AM] DM: The component is there!

[12:07 AM] Seirixori: Grumbling she grabs it in her mouth and heads back to the group.

[12:08 AM] DM: So the rest of you down below see Seirixori walk up behind you as a tiger, with a chunk of canvas in her mouth.

[12:09 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine walks back to the original door to motion for her friends to come, and notices Seir in tiger form

[12:10 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "What a view, eh, Ravaphine?"

[12:10 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "hey guys, the lighthouse exit is this way! but also...seir what's in your mouth"

[12:10 AM] Seirixori: Seirixori drops it at Ryleigh's feet and moves to sit next to Gunnloda.(edited)

[12:10 AM] DM: Gunnloda pets her.

[12:10 AM] DM: Ryleigh can open it to see the component wrapped inside.

[12:11 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravphine almost falls off the ladder

[12:11 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: "IT'S THE COMPONENT"

[12:12 AM] Alex - Nolanos: Nolanos reaches out to steady her, "please don't die," he laughs(edited)

[12:13 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: She dusts herself off "thank you". She then proceeds to ask Ryleigh for the component so she can keep it safe in her bag

[12:14 AM] Seirixori: Seirixori shifts back and says, kind of despondent, "I told you the footprints went the other way."(edited)

[12:14 AM] Jaymes - Ravaphine: Ravaphine runs up and hugs Seirixori "THANK YOU SO MUCH."

[12:15 AM] Alex - Nolanos: "Sorry, I was just curious to know what was up here first..."

[12:15 AM] Seirixori: Seir shrugs and awkwardly pats Ravaphine on the back.

[12:15 AM] DM: So you guys leave through the lighthouse and head back to the Oyster to rest, making it in the gate just before they were closed for the night.

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