Episode 162

## Summary

The Eye of Dagon is defeated, for now, by the likes of Lucius and the help of Ignia. In the Arsonist's sights is the Soulforge -- but first, they reunite separated friends. It is also revealed that the tremors felt throughout the north are caused not by natural causes but by a dragon, a villain by the name of Daggerspine.

## Recap

* The party starts their day in Octavius' lighthouse lair, two days or so after the events in Witchaven. Lucius sends for Ignia to return now that they have the components to perform the exorcism on The Eye of Dagon and she says that she'll arrive sometime that evening. Barkley copies down some maps.
* Ignia arrives on her wyvern with two other individuals, a firbolg and a half-elf, to assist. After clearing a space downstairs, Ignia and her party set up a complicated series of runes and begins the process to remove the demon from Lucius. It appears and Lucius is left to fight it alone, as it drains both his health and intelligence.
* After being sufficiently scrombled, Lucius frees himself from the Eye and says farewell to Ignia. Vahlka mentions that if they want to help with the effort at Tamvrien against Crow, a dragon and a necromancer, that it would be appreciated. Ignia replies that she's not sure since the Grey Order is less of a cohesive organization and some might be interested so long as they can be paid, which Lucius assures wouldn't be an issue if she can ask around.
* Following, plans are made to fly up to the northern nexus where a leyline is located powerful enough for Boulder's needs. Octavius warns them before they leave that there are nexus dragons guarding the area, and that they should be careful.
* The Arsonists load into the airship and plan their next course, including picking up the remaining individual of Skysquad after the nexus business is taken care of. Daniel explains that Samara is probably with her family in Snowcross but will ultimately depend on her family whether or not she can.
* The following day, Freedom gathers the relevant parties and announces that Samara is willing to go with them but there's something that her family is trying to deal with that may complicate things. Apparently, they're having issues with "the Beast of Blood Peak", and if they're going to that area that it might be checking out.
* Boulder is noticeably anxious waiting to go visit the leyline as she's worried about her family. The rest assure her that after Snowcross, which is located closer, that they'll make haste there before the Blood Peak.
* Freedom stays on the airship as Snowcross will be hostile to her due to her race, while Adamant changes his appearance, and Lucius polymorphs himself to an arctic fox. They proceed into the city.
* Before they're able to reach the city gates, the party is stopped by a pair of guards who are immediately suspicious of them and their business. Everyone sits around in the main square until they're presumably called upon by the king and queen, supervised by the remaining guard left behind. Beneath them, light tremors can be felt.
* There's a brief aside as Lucius wanders off before his polymorph expires. Barkley goes off to catch him and in the process, his fox brain nearly drives him to eat an old woman's cat.
* Once the hour is up, Samara and Daniel reunite within Wolf's Den Palace along with everyone else. Samara explains that the problem her parents are having is located inside the mountain - Daggerspine, Daughter of the Apocalypse. Vahlka expresses her doubt that they'll be able to do anything about this particular issue.
* Instead of informing her parents, Samara decides to run away to help slaying the dragon (or figuring out how to defeat her through other means). They make haste trying to run out of Snowcross and succeed by keeping their heads down and staying out of sight.
* Once back on the ship, the party has a discussion how best to approach their Daggerspine problem. Lucius tries to scry on Sara just to make sure she isn't in the vicinity of the dragon, but fails. He decides to risk scrying on Daggerspine instead, which succeeds, and everyone is treated to a vision of the massive mountain-sized dragon decimating a group of kobolds in her lair.
* Session ends with anxious mutterings of if they should try to avoid fighting with the dragon if at all possible, as she is much larger than anything they've fought alone before. Kirran refuses to let Daniel participate in the planned dragon hunt, as well, wanting to keep him safe.

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