Session 69 "The Final Phase of the Incursion Begins"

Session 69: The Final Phase of the Incursion Begins

After dispatching Brenton Evensnow, one third of the Chimera, you searched through his villa, finding and freeing some human prisoners from the City of Athkatmon. As you were moving through his place, you began to notice outside a storm was picking up with one very unusual feature: the lighting in the sky was flashing red.

As Muffy reached out to Anoushka of The Resistance to warn her that The Devils may now know of the location of their hideout thanks to the raiding of Dorn’s memories, what Muffy received in response was far more disturbing. Apparently Anoushka had fled from the headquarters, that members of the resistance appeared to be changing, their skin becoming molten and their flesh beginning to melt. She was hiding in the sewers and warned Muffy to stay safe.

Not sure what was happened the group felt it urgent to head back to Athkatmon, and so after stealing four draft horse from the Evensnow stables, you made your way along the coast towards the city. As you got closer the storm picked up, and a point of red light on the horizon began to grow. Eventually it became clear the light was coming from where Athkatmon was also where the storm appeared centered. Soon, where you should have seen Athkatmon, you only saw a swirling mass of red shifting light, like an enormous sphere incasing the city. In the sky above as the red lighting flashed you could see a massive ship silhouetted against the night sky, blinking red lights along its sides.

In the field before you, between you and the red bubble that had been Athkatmon, massive war machines stood, and as you approached they centered beams of red light upon you. Muffy had seen one of these before, through the eyes of Mrs. Brunkle as she went through the portal in the domain of The Phoenix. Doors unflolded down in the front of the machines and legions of purple skinned devils with nasty looking glaives and beards like masses of writhing snakes descended. Amongst them one figure towered, walking out in front. A large imposing blue skinned man with a dark purple cape and brass chain mail armor, face hidden under a dread helm. This you learned was General Ohotker, father of your brief ally Bet Ohotker, leader of the Armies of Amn, and apparently also leading these forces from the 9 Hells. He told you how he had long wanted you dead ever since you had first struck out as Those Who Wished to do Good, interrupting the mining operation he was overseeing. Now with the go ahead granted from those he reported to, he was ready to take his revenge, telling his army to stand down as he dealt with you himself.

It became clear that this figure who turned out to be a djinn with the weapons and bearings of an efreet, was more than a match for you, especially given that you had only recently fought your way through a battle with one head of The Chimera. The odds seemed hopeless, but then your ally Bip appeared through a portal, telling you to follow him, and while it was close, with your new ally Chadwick Huddleton, and Rhys Cooper both almost not making it, you all successfully escaped. Where you ended up was the Extra Dimensional Space that also held The Black Horse Tavern. It was Ebon who had gotten the others to the tavern, a space ran by his sister Mistress Krieger and she was the one who had scryed upon your location through Bip’s connection to Gram and had opened the Gateway to allow you to escape. She has now left you and your allies, and two draft horses to do what you need. Ebon confirmed what Muffy had heard from Anoushka, apparently he, Bibble and Yuk Yuk had begun succumbing to the same effects she described, and as they road through the streets of the city, they saw others undergoing the same changes everywhere they looked. Bip, who had met up with Ebon, Bibble, and Yuk Yuk at your townhouse, also told you that he had followed the carriage that had left from Evensnow's Villa and that who he saw emerge from it in Athkatmon was none other than Conret Gallowglass of The Council of Five.

While this moment of respite and reunion was happening, Rhys heard a voice in his head, it was The Phoenix. She has hatched and is in the stronghold of Balistar on The Elemental Plane of Air. She has requested you come speak with her.