Session 7

**Session 7 of the Eden campaign** took place on the 8th of November, 2019.

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## Synopsis

At the scene of the ambush, the party is confronted by the enemy. Later that night, they join the true plot of Mzundelft-in-Exile -- to recover the Eyestones formerly held in the Lost Chiefdom, or discern their whereabouts. After discovering the treachery of some of the Councilmembers of Mzundelft-in-Exile, the party heads back to Leiton in order to deal a crippling blow to the Bohemian Circle, preventing any future Bohemian influence in the plan to recover Mzundelft.

## Summary

### At the scene of the ambush

Rundred, a female wizard forming one of the strongest operatives of the Bohemian Circle, loses her volition to the will of the Enemy. The Enemy expects gratitude from the players after allegedly 'saving their lives', and demands answers to three questions:

* You have recently eluded the dog's sight entirely. Where were you doing this time, and what were you doing?
* How did you cross the magical barrier at the Beacon?
* How is this dwarf able to wield the Eyestone in battle?

The Enemy then commands Christophorus (the 'dog') to retrieve the Eyestone in the Black Sword, but a magical barrier has formed around the bastard sword. As he presses into this defense, Christophorus's hand begins to disintegrate, and he rapidly pulls it back.

"Impossible," mutters the enemy, as he commands the party to avoid losing the purple eyestone in order to avoid losing their lives.

Shortly afterwards, Tuderick of Clan Torvunn bestows the title of **Grudgebreaker** upon Ulfgar, having seen the Dwarf paladin cleave his grudge's head (and arms) clean off.

### That night in Erdenheim

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Hjartarson visits the party at their residence, Residential Unit 327 (RU 327), in the dead of night. He reveals he is Hjartarson's half-brother, a bastard of Clan Coldwind, and thus not the heir to anything within Mzundelft. Upon the destruction of the Lost Chiefdom, he assumed his half-brother's identity to protect him.

He reveals that the miners of Mzundelft found a pair of gems -- one platinum and the other purple -- which were delivered to Clan Coldwind. The Clan refined and attuned their power in a contraption in Mzundelft, and utilized it for a year before the kingdom's destruction seventy years ago.

With this device, they learned that the memories of the inhabitants of the World had been altered -- for example, they had been caused to forget about the Great Conqueror, and the heroes that defeated him. He suspects that a traitor in his ranks leaked this information to the enemy, who soon afterward dealt a calculated strike (using geomancy) to topple Mzundelft.

The other members of this plot include:

* **Gradius, the Golden Sorcerer**, a Golden Dragonborn who permanently wears a thick black band around his eyes.
* **Gurvek of Clan Bolgart, the Master-at-Arms**, the primary strategical and tactical (but not political) leader of the combined military of Mzundelft-in-Exile. Member of the Fist of Freedom.
* **Grandall Ironfist**, currently scouting Keldar.
* **Diero de Naessens, the Sage**, a man Asutali believed to have been dead for 20 years, and a master of lore concerning the Eyestones.
* **Corlion Lumenfeld, the Headmaster,** the former Headmaster of the destroyed Myrwood School of Martial Magic, where Jade learned her craft.

The party is soon joined by Gradius, who is as insufferable as a child (and with the maturity of one when concerning the power of the Enemy), and Corlion, who Jade perceives has aged a decade since he last saw him -- even though only three years have passed.

### Meeting with the council, searching for moles

- gives you much gold following the successful operation of the previous day
- bohemian circle must be decisively crippled before the operation to retake Mzundelft can continue
- party is hired to this end

- jojo becomes known as the nightingale to these dwarfs
- huron and ulfgar begin to develop the recurve bow
- ulfgar begins brewing a second round

- iago sees gradius's eyes (or weirdness thereof)
- shump finds a way to heal stump and turn him into warhelm
- asutali learns new spells from gradius's library

- party becomes aware of moles in the council
- party discovers at least 4 suspected moles in the council
- plan to uncover mole: "only in death are elves useful"

Suspected moles:

* Gralbek of Clan Ambermace -- an important member of the fist.
* Hjardain of Clan Maulheart -- an important member of the fist.
* Ingra of Clan Hillstomper -- the wife of Edrick Battleheart, chief of the Fist.
* Baldur of Clan Lor-Hous --

- tuderick informs party that letter on gwyndyn matches mayor's handwriting, Morvan Cylian
- huron knows cylian's farm

### Return to Leiton

- party in mayor's house
- JoJo pulls the usual fancy stuff, to great success
- Bohemians unsuccessfully try to stop JoJo from kidnapping one of their friends
- Asutali turns JoJo and Morvan invisible and the escape is complete

- Ulfgar is dominated by his sword, who commands him to rush to the fray against the agents
- Shump and Iago join in on the action

- Morvan is suggested by Asutali and answers a number of important questions
- Structure of Bohemians is very disorganized, but his assistant (who signed the letters in the mayor's hand! i.e. medieval PR department) is responsible for the letters

- party returns to find several bohemians ready to confront them
- enemies promptly dispensed, as the secret room behind the Dwarven Guardian begins to open, civilians dash out

- Dwarven Guardian begins coming to life as Asutali successfully stalls the advance of the enemy underground through a clever combination of spells

- Ulfgar frenziedly attacks the automaton but his sword gets wedged into the guardian, and he is flung outside through one of the walls

- battle erupts in a three-way standoff between the party, the automaton, and the elves

- party discovers Godwyn, the assistant, has been surprised by this entire deal (he is in his PJs essentially)

-- discovers he is somehow able to control dwarven automata! and that he has recovered a full guardian, with a handful of minions!

- Godwyn is slain by Huron as he tries to defend his prized contraption

- After a combined effort by most of the party, Shump creates a weakness that Ulfgar exploits to deal the final blow, and the brass guardian collapses into numerous pieces.