| Location: | Aboard Klauth’s red sky ship, above the Valley of Kedrun |
| Session at a glance | New characters and key characters this week: An adult Remorhaz they battled and defeatedDozens of Utgard barbarians. Crowk the Utgard Shaman A serpent like creature, a Couatul, imprisoned in the Barbarian altarNoori – the new chief of the Barbarian village, cousin of the former chief. ———————————————————— Where we left off: Having left the Great Worm Cave and a tremendous fight with a Remorhaz (that may have been brought on by an enthusiastic “good morning” gong-strike), they have returned to Klauth’s sky boat. Thoradin has lifted the influence of the Shaman from Noori and she secretly told them of a rumoured mountain door, where they may find another entrance to Crowk’s quarters. She has given them permission to kill him, believing their story about the Serpent Coatul’s message in their vision. Aboard the ship, they rest and prepare to rid the source of the corruption and collect the relics for the AllFather so they may get pathway to the King Hecaton’s court. They seek the conch to get transported there, once they have the relics. ————————————————————— Quests:- Ridding the Barbarian tribe of corruption for the Couatul. – Finding the Shaman via the secret entrance in the entrance way – Taking relics from the Barbarian burial grounds to the All Father Collecting relics will give them access to paths to the Storm Court- Accessing the King Hecaton conch to root out the evil in the King’s court – Seeking the powerful weapon in the possession of Cerisa (Hecaton’s daughter on the throne) – Avenging the slain cloud giant (Igorn) who was killed by his father |
| Last week (flash backs) | They rise, make their way for breakfast as the barbarians around watch them. After breakfast, they make their way to the altar and inspect the serpent-like statue, once again getting a sense of something extra-planar and get that sense of goodness. Thoradin is skeptical of the statue and Gunther walks confidently straight into the statue, hearing a faint laugh as he does. They are near the Shield-Gong. Nearby there is a mallet. The shield glints faintly of red. Miss Moss feels the air on the back of her neck stand up and she turns and sees Noori standing in the cave entrance, observing them. They greet her, “ Good Morning, Noori!” and Gunther happily picks up the mallet and gives the gong a whack. They hear a rumbling from above. Icicles crack and shake and fall down. One hits him. There is another rumble. Beneath them the floor begins to shake. Steam starts to erupt from fissures in the floor. The whole floor caves in and collapses. Within the collapsed floor, an adult Remorhaz rises. The barbarians respond in terror. “What have you done? A tremendous fight takes place, the barbarians join in and fight, some of them forgetting they have no weapons. The great creature kills one of the barbarians, they manage to overpower and kill it, as icicles rain down from the roof and impale it. Gunther announces that they can take the gong. Chaos ensues, the cave is destroyed. Noori stands on the edge of the hole between the gong and the altar and looks down into it. Something catches her eye, she spots some gems down there. At one of the doors, a figure with three associates disappears into a room, it seems to be the Shaman. Miss Moss power walks after him. As she gets there, she hears some barbarians call out behind her. “Halt! No one enters there, under pain of death. That is the quarters of the Shaman and it is sacred.” Miss Moss calls out to the Shaman and there is no response. Through the door she can see the quarters of the Shaman. Londer announces that the Shaman is corrupting her. Noori has had enough. She asks them to leave. They have destroyed the sacred place and tried to steal. As they begin to leave, some of the adventurers are outraged by their treatment, feeling they deserve to be rewarded for their achievements, even though it was probably their fault in the first place. Miss Moss begins to plan the next stealthy attack and Gunther plans to Napalm the place. There’s a little bit of a shield fixation.Thoradin takes Noori’s hand and shakes it, she’s not willing but he manages to cast to remove something from behind her eyes. She says, “Come with me.” They walk towards the boat and she listens as they tell their tale about the serpent vision. She listens and agrees that something has always been strange about the Shaman. She explains there is likely another entrance to the quarters, he benefits from the perception that he is everywhere. Noori will permit them to go into the entrance and kill Crowk. There is a rumour that on the mountains just above, there is another entrance. If they go and search there they will find it. They see the tip of the red balloon of the sky-ship begin to rise up and they move towards the dragon boat. They debate the pros and cons of getting their mounts. Noori declines the invitation as she’s just publicly banished them. They climb aboard the dragon sky-boat. |
| Current journey | The Frozen North – A tremendously difficult journey at the coldest time of year- They seek to restore the Ordening – They are negotiating the barbarians |
| Significant other points: | – They are carrying a divining rod to find adamantine in the bag of holding – They recall an Elk (symbolising an omen, like the birth of a new king) – They know stories of giants fighting dragons in the past and of them using adamantine to create a great Colossus – They have encountered the Dragon cult before when they attacked Zephyros – A green dragon attacked Miss Moss’ village and she is seeking revenge |
| Other recent encounters | GiantsHarshnagg the Frost Giant – waiting for them back at the templeA frost giant corpseIgorn the forlorn spirit (cloud giant) and his corpse – seeking vengeance on his father, Blagakis ———————————————————————————————BarbariansNarft the barbarian who joined them to find the chief’s cousin’s daughterNoori – the chief’s cousin’s daughter – rescued from the cocoonWormblood – the chief, slain in battle by the heroes in the Giant Temple, along with his allies, except Noori and Narft Merft, the temporarily second in charge while Wormblood was away ———————————————————————————————Dragons and Dragon boatSky Nugget: Miss Moss’ baby dragonKlauth’s subjects: The dragon cult: leather-clad humans on the red sky ship.Klauth – a Red Dragon – one of the oldest dragons in the land, He is incredibly evil. There are famous stories of him joining battlesA trapped fire elemental: providing heat in the furnace on the sky ship A trapped air elemental: with a system of doors to activate the propeller |
| Oracle questions | How do we restore the Ordening? The only one to do it is the Allfather. He disrupted it to rouse his children from their complacency. Only he restores the ordening.How can we get the Allfather to restore the ordening?Root out evil in the court of the Storm Giants – the storm giant King Hecaton. You must visit King Hecaton’s court.How can we travel safely to the court of the Storm Giants? You must find King Hecaton’s conch to transport you there and root out the evil How can we find people or items to restore the ordering, including (and especially the conch)?You must prove your worth by finding some treasure. Barbarian kind built altars to Rutgar, their king atop these relics and surrounded the area with burial mounds. Go there and find the lost relics and bring them here to the All-Father as tributes. There are many paths. The more relics you bring, the more paths will be open to you. What more can you tell us about the missing King and the evil in the court of Hecaton?The evil in the court is from multiple sources, the King was undermined by his daughters Miran and Nimh, his daughters covet the throne. Where can we find 5 magical weapons that will help us in our battle?Giants do not entertain small-folk weapons. There is one weapon – the coral nora sceptre, wielded by Cerisa, the one who sits on the Storm giant throne. The daughter of King Hecaton. It is amongst the most powerful weapons known to giant-kind. |
