Session 80

The Skyship, 'The Prince's Sky'

Willow Hill

* Strange Haunted Elven Tower

**Previously...**

## And Now...

### An Urgent Vision

Leshrac had received a vision from his kin, that they would be waiting for him at the ancient elf tower near Willow Hill (See Session 13), but could not wait longer then 10 days. Leshrac told the others where he was going and the party agreed to join him.

The Steward arranged an Airship, ‘The Prince's Sky’, to transport the group. It detoured briefly to Riverwatch and Vynelvale before taking them to Willow Hill. As the airship approached the tower, Leshrac had another vision, of an Ancient Undead Elf (possibly the one we had encountered earlier), battling a strange, catlike being. The energies of the Elf Spirit gave Leshrac the impression of tremendous age: a thousand years or more older than Waiquir!

### This Is What We Do...

The Captain became alarmed at the turbulence being kicked up by the magic energies, but Dandy reassured him that this was the sort of thing we dealt with all the time, before leaping over the side. Rummaging through her pack in mid-air, she is swiftly able to find her enchanted white dragon cloak (See Session 22). The other members of the party followed in quick order and, using various methods of gliding or flight made it down safely to the roof of the tower.

Sorcerous energies swirled about them in an eldritch mist. Through the mist, two entirely separate realities could be seen fading into and out of existence. Sensing that the battle was taking place in the basement, they clambered downwards to investigate, encountering an inky black portal on the ground floor.

### A Battle Between Worlds

Passing through, they all see the two figures from Leshrac's vision. The catlike figure seems to be preventing the ancient elven lich from travelling through the portal. The party joined in the fight, siding with the cat person, striking out with magic through the barrier. The Lich was pushed back and prevented to returning to Terrinoth, but in the struggle, the cat person was knocked unconscious. Theorizing that the lich's crown was a source of its power and that her attacks were otherwise ineffective, Dandy uses a sling bullet to knock the crown off the lich's head. The crown falls, hits the ground and rolls through the portal. *"Haha,"* taunts Dandy, *"Got your hat."* The sudden loss of power allows the heroes to drive the lich back and retreat through the portal, bringing the cat person with them. As they emerge back into the tower, the portal closes behind them.

### In the Aftermath...

Leshrac's pouch monster immediately demands the crown, but Gar picks it up. It's an circlet with three spikes, but gnarled and asymmetrical, made of a kind of semi-organic material resembling coral in some ways. The crown pulses with energy and Gar's hand clenches, locking into a grip on it and turning to stone up to the elbow. There follows a brief discussion where Leshrac argues that allowing the pouch to devour the crown should remove the effect from Gar's arm, but Gar isn't sure that the pouch won't just take his arm as well.

Shrugging, Leshrac turns to check on his friend. She appears to have reverted to a human form. Like Leshrac, she has a red gem, but hers is worn upon her forehead. Seeking to make contact, Leshrac touches her gem and links their mind. Suddenly aware of the nature of Leshrac's gemstone eye, Dandy curiously reaches out and touches it, unwittingly joining the link (though her experience of it is jumbled at best). It seems that Leshrac's friend, named Azrah, had come during a constellation when the walls of reality here would be weak in order to question the lich, but the lich had taken advantage of the situation and sought to break free.

Breaking contact, Leshrac turns, removes her finger from his eye, and asks if Dandy is okay. She nods, "I dreamed I was a sexy cat."

As this is happening, Gar begins to feel an urge to put the crown on. Before he can do so, Goldie is able to snag it with their staff, loosening Gar's grip on it. Leshrac lunges out, striking the wrist and loosening the grip further so that the crown is dangling from a finger. Dandy sees her chance and wings a sling stone at the crown, trying to knock it loose. Unfortunately, despite her best efforts, the shot misses the crown entirely, smashing into Gar's petrified hand and partially shatters several of his stone fingers, knocking them askew. The crown, knocked loose, falls, rolls, and lands directly onto Azrah's head.

*"Whoopsy doodles!"*

### To be resolved

* What Questions had Azrah asked the lich before the party arrived?
* What affect does the crown have on Azrah.