Trial of the Reaper

Modokus

Ena

Minty Pineapple

Leora

Yunet

Via Rose

Yoko Mashkin

Monana

Elysian

The battle was not over yet, but it was close. Lykus commanded Yoko to toss his last explosive into the hole the Thri-kreen were coming from and then Elysian blasted it with a fire bolt, causing the tunnel to collapse.

The Shadowblade immediately ran dfeeper into the convoy, where Eero and Yunet chased him. However, they lost sight of him and they reached the back of the line without ever running into him. No one was hurt, it appeared he was retreating in earnest and Eero returned to the front.

In the front, the party helped the small Luracian force repel the spider riders and make room for the train of refugees to make their way north to the exit. Acascius was intrigued by Lykus, a warrior of Be'Torn working with his allies. Lykus, though he claims not to be from Edath, recognised Acascius as the legend he was immediately and was was wary of him.

The party questioned Lykus a bit about his motivations but got very little from the tight lipped Githyanki.

The party finally arrived at their destination, the excavated hole above the old Misty Citadel chamber, and one by one, the scrapyard inhabitants began making their way upwards to freedom.

They reached the surface in the dead of night and the Quedem were not expecting them. However, after Eero spoke with Chalan, it was decided the gnomes would be given shelter and directed back towards Ornatir. The goblins, on the other hand, were more interested in scattering to the four winds now that they had freedom. Via Rose, volunteered to take the goblins to the foot of the mountain and with a surprisingly high persuasion check, became the temporary new goblin queen as she lead them south for the night.

Meanwhile, Edric teleported to Pamont, to meet with Uther, the second child of the sun devourers. Uther appeared but his smaller, halfling companion, Zane, did most of his talking for him. Zane informed Edric that he was searching for the third child, a human girl named Irina Larez, but her trail went cold. She had died in a plague several years ago and was buried in Qalcanovitch. However, a year later a necromancer had raised all the dead in the graveyard there and marched them off before he was defeated and his forces scattered. Irina Larez was nowhere to be found.

Edric told Uther about the ritual Modokuis had undergone to make his connection to Relden stronger and Uther reluctantly agreed to undergo the ritual tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile, the main party returned to Luracia in the morning and Acascius, while unable to help the party directly, as his attentions were needed to study the coming convergence and try to prevent it, did use some of his funding the get the party credit with the Merchant's Guild, allowing them all to get tier 2 items from the armory.

Via chose a Ring of Animal Kinship.

Minty took a Mantle of Spell Resistance

Yoko took a Bag of Tricks

Eero took a Cloak of Displacement

Elysian took a Barrier Tattoo

Leora took a Crystal Blade

Moanan took Delver's Claws

Yunet took Death's Grasp Gloves

Modokus took Boots of Speed.

Edric took Uther and Zane to Luracia where they met with Councilor Zanit. he conducted the same ceremony. UIther's dark spirit he used in combat turned on him for the ritual, but Uther's fears were stronger than Modokus' and Uther failed his trial. Eero arrived just in time to see this happen.

Uther returned to his previous quest, as failing this ritual meant he could not attempt it again for several weeks.

In the meantime, Elysian convinced Acascius to get him an Oracle's reading of where his family might be. Acascius returned to the party with a reading that said Alysian;'s family were prisoners in the Drow city of Y'rimayar, where the drow civil war was currently at its most intense.

Elysian did not lose a moment, insisting he would go to save them, and the party agreed to help him. They teleported to Millendia, the closest incursion point to the underdark that they knew of to Y'rimayar.

Running XP Total: 23,420