Session 66

The party deals with the great Pazuzu, and then has an entire dragon hoard to loot. Sors learns a lot about herself, most of which is unexpected to her.

## Summary

A kobold Kneeblin called for the great Pazuzu, and a thunderbird answered his call. The great bird attacked the party, invading its home and threatening its egg. The party was able to fight it off with some ease, ultimately chasing it off. It attempted to fly off with Mingal in its claws, but he was swiftly rescued. With the bird forced out, the party took their time to, with permission from Akaros, loot the hoard. Pinned to the wall were the remains of someone who had once attempted to kill Akaros, pinned there by his own spear. Sors took one of his ribs to Echo Sight later.

While Ephemera and Sors continued generally looting the place, Renn and Mingal decided to talk to Kneeblin. He told them that he had been there for the last 37 days. Adventurers would enter the cave, then Pazuzu would eat the sacrifices, as Kneeblin called them. Once consumed, they would later be regurgitated. Kneeblin would remove the remains from the cave, pleased to find that the next day they would be gone.

Akaros told Teer that the place didn't really feel like home to him anymore. He also requested that when the rest of the party went to explore the rest of the cave, that they hang back. Teer agreed, though he was unsure why Akaros wanted that.

Everyone but Teer did explore the rest of the cave. The room Kneeblin had previously pointed out to them had a secondary, smaller cave off of it. This smaller cave contained a few crates of well-preserved clothing similar to Sors' style, but for a bigger person and in black. Sors suggested that perhaps it had belonged to another follower of Akaros. The other room was a bedroom. Sors was gleefully thrown onto the bed, where she found a book with pressed flowers in it. The flowers, though primarily local to the area, were not all from the surrounding area. Sors recalled then a running joke between her and Akaros about how she was unable to see the flowers that he would bring back for her. Upon searching the room further, they found what appeared to be Sors' diary, a braille punch, and a wooden dragon mask with six eyes. They also located a cloak, a black silk shirt in immaculate condition, and a robe. FOUR found mushrooms in the magma-heated pool in the room, which he attempted and failed to assimilate.

Within the diary was a description of Sors' time in the temple of Akaros. The final entry noted that Akaros had disappeared and that she was unable to commune with him. Soon after his disappearance, an unfamiliar visitor had arrived. They had asked a lot of questions a new follower might have had, but he seemed suspicious. Sors remembered writing the entry and recalled the stranger's voice as being like a much younger Hedemora's. Freaked out by this memory, she went through the rest of the items they had found, identifying most of them and their purposes. The mast was strictly for aesthetic, the robe was a Robe of Eyes, the cloak was Wings of Flying, and the shirt was simply a enchanted to remain clean. In a secret compartment in her bed, she located a small stuffed version of Akaros, a small collection of bones, and a silver mirror. Overwhelmed by the memories, the party gave her a few moments on her own.

Meanwhile, Akaros showed Teer a lever hidden among the thunderbird's nest. Upon pulling it, Teer was able to descend a revealed staircase. Teer commented that he was placing a lot of faith in Akaros that it wasn't some sort of trap; Akaros said that this was also a demonstration of his trust in Teer. They reached a wall with a relief of a handprint. Teer wrapped his hand in the cloak and placed his hand in it, which revealed another door.

The cavern Teer found himself in contained the front half of a ship, a large pale white rock, a 10,000-year-old La-Z-Boy recliner that looked its age, and a lot of wooden chests. The large rock appeared to perhaps be part of Luna. Akaros explained that he wanted to ensure someone he trusted knew where his true hoard was in the event that something happened to him. He also wanted to retrieve some of the things from the chests. He had Teer take some broken Beyblade out of one chest which seemed to contain ancient toys and junk. Another chest, which was arranged in a clearly particular way, was declared to be "the good stuff," containing platinum coins, jewels, and jewelry, as well as a plushie that looked like Sors. From this chest was retrieved a collection of coins in a box and the plushie. Akaros also had him retrieve a few items as gifts for the party, including marbles for Kiono and Mingal, a book for Renn, and some of the Beyblades that were in worse condition for Ephemera, though he also grabbed a belt that had belonged to one of her followers. He also grabbed a longsword with amethsts reminiscent of Akaros' eyes that he said was powerful against dragons; he eventually decided this would go to the goblins, though it was clear both he and Teer wanted Teer to use it.

Sors took some time to attune to her newly rediscovered items while Kiono, Renn, and Mingal identified the items they had taken from Akaros' hoard. Teer and Akaros returned to the group and handed out the dragon's gifts. Teer and Mingal debated whether or not to give the sword to the goblins, and it was eventually decided that it would be offered to Dort. Kneeblin showed them where his secret exit was, so the party would be able to ambush the adventuring party that had trapped them in the caves.

Sors used her echo sight on her diary. She saw the young Hedemora enthusiastically asking questions and being shown around. Sors set him up for the night, allowing him to stay in the caves with her. In the middle of the night, Sors awoke bound by tendrils as Hedemora entered her room. Sors was concerned that the version of herself she saw in this memory was not her as she appeared now, but rather older. She expressed concern about this to Teer and Akaros, wondering if she was dead. Teer said that if she didn't feel dead, then she probably wasn't dead.

Hoping for a more positive experience, she echo sighted the dragon plush. She saw a tall, square-shouldered figure with pointed ears, a dragon mask like Sors' attached to their belt. This figured handed Sors the plush. Informed of the vision, Akaros handed over the Sors plushie he had. Sors decided to rewrite history, claiming that Akaros had made her the Sors plush while she had made the Akaros one. Teer expressed concern over Sors' strange experience of "family."

They made their plans for ambush the following morning, the party decided to rested that night in Sors' room. Sors and Teer worked together to build a pillow fort. Kiono retreated to the closet to continue her magic work and minimize the risk of having to interact with people. Renn, Ephemera, and Mingal found a space they decided was safe enough to turn the bag of holding they'd found inside-out, finding only a ring inside. They filled the bag up with currency, and everybody who was willing joined the slumber party.

## NPCs

### Returning

* Kneeblin
* Pazuzu
* Hedemora (Echo Sight)

## Items

* Javelin of Multiplication (Akaros' hoard)
* Staff of Fire (Akaros' hoard)
* Tome of Understanding (Akaros' hoard)
* Armor of Invulnerability (Akaros' hoard)
* Rod of Wands (Akaros' hoard)
* +1 Shield (Akaros' hoard)
* Bag of Holding (Akaros' hoard)
	+ Ring of Evasion
* Potions (6) (Akaros' hoard)
	+ Greater Potion of Healing (2)
	+ Regular Potion of Healing (2)
	+ Potion of Fire Resistance (2)
* Jade scroll case (Akaros' hoard)
	+ Chill Touch
	+ Tasha's Hideous Laughter
	+ Bane

* Jeweled boxes (3) (Akaros' hoard)
	+ Idiot
	+ Knight
	+ Talons
* 125,000 or maybe 135K gold pieces (Akaros' hoard)
* Book of pressed flowers (Sors' room)
* A diary and braille punch (Sors' room)
* Robe of Eyes (Sors' room)
* Clean Shirt (Sors' room)
* Wings of Flying (Sors' room)
* Wooden mask (Sors' room)
* Dragon plushie (Sors' room)
* Kabuki's mirror (Sors' room)
* Bones (Sors' room)
* Sors' old clothing (Sors' room)
* Sors plushie (Akaros' real hoard, given to Sors)
* Marbles (Akaros' real hoard, given to Mingal and Kiono)
* Beyblades (Akaros' real hoard, Akaros, one given to Ephemera)
* Belt of a follower (Akaros' real hoard, given to Ephemera)
* Coin collection (Akaros' real hoard)
* Dragon-Slaying Longsword, Akaros-flavored (Akaros' real hoard, given to Mingal's clan)

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