8 February 857
7/24 Session
Waterfall
Air Estate
The party gathers in Rah-Gu and it is two hours away from the Water Lord’s planned forum. A legal representative appears before the group. It is a kenku species representing the Water District on behalf of Orr the water lord. He congratulates Violi on usurping his father’s position. Violi thanks him, but notes the tragedy and current state of the city is hardly worth congratulations. The lawyer says he brings terms from the water lord if they would like to re-establish a ruling body of government in Rah-gu. Orr brings a proposal of a set of legislation called the Jim Kenku Laws. These laws are trying to create segregation against the citizen of the Fire District as punishment for Blazeoli’s actions. The Kenku asks if there is any negotiations the group would like to attempt and bring back to the Water Lord prior to the him addressing the people. None of the other leaders are willing to adhere to these laws and to prevent the Water Lord from addressing the people, Violi invokes Article 3 of the constitution of Rah-Gu and calls for the High Lordship Emergency Council to immediately call all the leaders to meet at the Hall of Rah-Gu.
Hall of Rah-Gu
Barr asks Tossy what he thinks of the situation he has so far observed and actually gives a relatively unbiased opinion which is surprising from a certain someone who may or may not have history of being extremely biased….
Prior to Orr entering Violi asks Terra and Mairy what gestures of good will are we willing to make. Mairy brings up the capture of the water lord’s son and that lying about who was behind it could cause issues. Violi points out that admitting the truth may put the Earth and Air districts at risk, as he seems to only be seeking punishment and retribution from the Fire District. As this discussion the doors to the hall push open.
The water lord enters looking refreshed with water beads coming off his face. You know he is old based on what they have been told but looks much younger than what his age would suggest. The 3 other Leaders speak out against the laws proposed by Orr saying that they would never agree to passing such discriminatory laws in the city after putting them through recent event to unite everyone. Eventually he is given an ultimatum to return to the previously established unity by ruling through the four families or he would be removed from the equation. Orr seems unfazed by this threat, he places a chest on the table reveals a key and begins to leave. Violi invokes Article 5 of the Rah-Gu constitution and call for Temporary Emergency Powers for a Chancellorship elected by a majority vote of the Four Heads of Family. The four heads write their votes on a piece of paper and place it in a hate to be revealed by Tossy. The first paper is in Orr’s handwriting and is a vote for Mairy, the second vote in Mairy’s handwriting is for Mairy, Violi’s is for Terra and Terra’s is for Terra. Addendum 69 of Article 4 states that in the case of a tie the Chancellorship will be decided by a thumb war. Mairy defeats Terra in an epic battle of thumbs to claim the temporary emergency powers. Mairy orders Orr to comply or be removed as head of state. Orr turns around tosses a key and says talk to you later and walks out. The whole group leaves to chase after Orr with the exception of Tossy and Barr who stay behind to open the chest. Upon opening the chest apparently something bad happens based on Kyle and Tim’s reactions.
Water Estate Grounds
Violi Far steps and tackles Orr to the ground. Barr comes running out and says tread carefully to Violi and that he should be the last one that should have laid hands on the Water Lord. Mairy tells the water guards to stand down trying to explain the events that had just happen in the Hall of Rah-Gu. Orr liquifies and escapes Violi’s grasp and teleports away. Violi angrily slaps the puddle below and says no. Barr approaches Violi and tells him something has befallen someone he cares about placing the chest before him. Violi says “show me”. Barr Hands him the key and Violi opens the chest to reveal Ozil’s severed head laying in the chest. Violi steels himself from the emotions he is feeling and orders that Orr be captured or slain on site and is now an enemy of the state of Rah-Gu, Mairy as Chancellor confirms this.
Water District
Bells ring signaling it is time for the Water Lords speech. People are gathering at the entrance of the water district. At the top of the tower gate the group see Seamus the son of the water lord. He appears very anemic and unhealthy as though he had been withheld food or captured recently or something. He does not look prepared to be addressing the people of his district, but will be doing so anyways. The group attempts to quickly ascend the gate tower where Seamus is preparing to speak. Violi reaches the top and puts his arm around Seamus telling him it may not be the best time for him to speak. Seasmus insists and then begins to appear as though he is about to puke. Violi turns him away from the crowd and tries to shield him from the public view. Seamus continues to insist on speaking as his condition worsens he begins choking. Violi starts to lead him away from the stage and the crowd begins to object demanding to let him speak. Seamus condition finally reaches its peak as he vomits out his heart and is dead…. Since most people don’t live after vomiting bodily organs. Violi and Mairy attempt to address the crowd and explain the situation of Orr being removed from his leadership role and being labeled as an enemy of the state. They explain there will be a process for the people of the water district to select their new leader to represent them in the reorganization of the government. The people of the water district don’t care to listen and begin to riot in the streets. Many attempts to appeal to them to stop don’t reach the people as the riots begin to escalate. Guards are ordered to intervene and Mairy begins to cast magic to seal off and lock down the water district until the riots subside. Guards remove Seamus’s body and usher out with the rest of the lords of Rah-Gu back into the estates. Mairy and Terra return to the Air Estate and gather Inferna to continue to plan the rebuilding of Rah-Gu, while the rest of the party goes to the Water Lord’s estate to search for any clues to where he could have gone.
Water Lord’s Estate
The party makes their way to the water lord’s estate. The place seems pretty emptied like someone had already planned to take everything prior to leaving. There are a number of tapestries adorning the mansion similar to the other estates, but one large difference is they don’t see many works honoring past or future potential leaders of the water district. Just pictures of Orr himself spanning a range of over 100 years without there being any appearance to his age changing. Violi searches for any evidence of correspondence with people from the outside and finds a group of letters in a drawer. Listed are two people one to someone named Dulches and one to someone named Heath. Tossy looks for a fountain of youth but rolls a 2 and finds an ordinary cup of water that was left behind on the kitchen counter. Barr and Zieg go looking for some equipment that may have been left behind. Barr finds an empty display case labeled trident with a heart emoji and another with a staff. Barr picks up the staff but thinks it needs to be attuned to in order to understand its full power. He hands it to Tossy saying it think it might be more suitable to his son. Tossy says thank you papa. He sees visions of a life he never lived with things of dragons and sprawling cities as it instantly attunes to Tossy as the Staff of Thunder and Lightning. Zieg looks under his desk and sees a series of 50 buttons and hits them in a way that plays a tune like the final countdown. A giant pedestal comes from the ground and says in case of emergency break glass. He sees a ring and puts it on. He notices 3 moonstones in it. He holds it to the natural light in the window and stares at the ring locked in. He recognizes what it is as the Ring of 3 Wishes(This derails the session for a decent amount of time).
Air Estate
The group returns to the ladies in the Air Estate. Violi sees his mother for the first time since escaping his assassination attempt over a month ago. They embrace and he reassures his trust in her to lead the fire district and work together with Terra and Mairy in his place until he is able to return after hunting down his father. Barr returns all the gems he had gathered in the chaos to Terra except for one, Terra says oh is that all. Barr says umm expect for this one and pulls out a massive stone the size of the little balls they drop in at the small council. Terra says my families most prized possession, and says her family owes him a great debt. She gets a few gems and Mairy makes some magic and creates a group of 3 sending stones. They will keep one, and two for us to be able to communicate. Barr says there is something about that stone there is something alive about it that’s why I almost kept it. Terra leans in and whispers something to Barr.
No Xp
End 7/24 Session
8/3 Session
Corunite Village
Barr goes and lays down in a bed. Tossy asks Delimira to “take care of papa” . The group agrees to head to Corunite Village to investigate the lights coming from the town. Everyone marches across the glorious bridge that connects to the mountain. It was once a great bridge but is not rundown whilst still sturdy and having good structure.
The group is familiar with the layout of the mountain and they are able to navigate to Corunite successfully and quickly arriving around 4pm. As they approach they see a white flash that lasts a few seconds. The light is in the shape of a dome that expands and contracts. They do not notice any sound associated with it, but do notice a force or wind effecting the trees simultaneously. Barr tells Tossy to steel himself as anything can happen in these situations. Tossy is lost in his books trying to learn his spells.
Corunite
The group approaches Corunite. Violi about 13 paces ahead of everyone, Barr and Tossy are together Zieg and Mingo together. Violi sees 6 total figures. 1 in the middle is standing the rest crouching down. As the group talks they feel a whisp of wind and another blinding light blasts out. Mingo and Violi are quick enough to shield their eyes. Everyone else is blinded by the light. Tossy says “oh no dad I got the white stuff in my eyes”. Violi moves to the edge and behind a tree peers to determine what these people look like. He sees a wizardy looking dude and kneeling on the ground what appears to be 5 Githyanki. Barr gets an elixir of health and bangs in back down his throat like a French pole vaulter’s schlong. Mingo is going to walk Zieg up towards Violi and Barr will walk Tossy up to the group as well. Ryan is letting Zieg use Greater restoration as a lesser restoration effect on two people instead of one. Everyone is now healed of their blindness. The group positions themselves around the Githyanki. Violi sneaks ups behind the sorcerer invisible he hears thrums coming from the artifact and each thrum he notices the Githyanki wince. Zieg attempts to paralyze the wizard with his wand. The wizard ducks and the paralyzing strike hits Violi in the chest, his invisibility ends and he is paralyzed behind the wizard.
Barr is going to shoot his arrow at the sorcerer and hits him. Barr moves up and throws his trident at the sorcerer and adds a fire strike. He unleashes another bow strike and adds a lightning strike to that. He is going to then roar at the sorcerer making him frightened of Barr.
49 Is close enough to 50 for Ryan to let Tossy use twin spell or some shit. Tossy begins to summon 6 meteors, but then looks around and feels that may not be enough so he digs deep into his inner power and summons 6 more meteors. He launches 4 of them at two of the seemingly unconscious Githyanki.
Violi remains unconscious.
Mingo summons his spiritual weapon next to the Githyanki in front of him. He strikes the Githyanki with the spiritual sword. He then sneaks behind a tree. The wizard picks up the artifact yells no and tucks it into his cloak.
Violi snaps back to reality(ope there goes gravity) and flips the bird(Not Otis) to the group.
Barr runs up to the sorcerer, picks up his trident and strikes the sorcerer 3 times. He then swings his claws and misses. He yells to Tossy “attack the wizard son”. He says okay papa and uses firebolt and shoots 4 meteors at him.
Violi feels the hair on the back of his neck stand up and a massive lightning bolt comes striking down on Violi and Barr. The stump that was in front of the sorcerer is now engulfed in flame.
Zieg is going to attempt to hold person on the wizard, but fails.
Mingo is going to move up in front of two of the Githyanki to get closer.
Home boy is going to take a look at the hedge grove and put a bushel in it(I have zero idea what this means). He is going to cast wall of ice to create a barrier preventing Tossy and Zieg from being in the area. He is going to turn to Barr and attack him but they aint gonna hit.
Violi is going to hex the sorcerer and blast him 3 times with an eldritch blast killing him. Violi then loots his pockets for an obsidian pyramid.
Tossy is going to continue to attack the unconscious Githyanki killing 2 of them.
Mingo is going to fuck up another uncurious Githyanki.
Barr using his flask to suck up the Githyanki Supreme Commander ignoring its legendary resistances.
The group attempts to use the obsidian pyramid to get the Githyanki to react. Violi disguises self as the sorcerer and ask the dead questions. What were they doing? Coercing. Did he capture the Githyanki? Yes. How do you activate the artifact? Transfer energy to activate. What were you saying during the spell? Healing mantra was the incantation. They were healing the stump. Barr poured some water onto the stump and it looks like a burnt stump
The group loots the dead bodies and find a few swords to bring back to the keep. Violi tries to put the pyramid on a stump and nothing happens. He tries a few things and nothing happens. He hands the pyramid to Tossy and he tries to use a Celestial Revelation, but it’s not what he thought it was so we move on. He passes the pyramid to Zieg.
5,000 xp 98,200 total
End 8/7 session
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
7:00 PM
8/14 Session
Purification
Path returning to Corunite Keep
Barr goes back and looks at the dead body and searches it, finding a second obsidian pyramid. Zieg casts detect magic on the obsidian pyramid and shines the same color as the stump for transmutation magic, however this has whisp of white that has hints of divination magic. Silas and Alice come sauntering down to the site. Everyone gets into a half-moon formation around the stump with Barr stepping outside readying to summon the Githyanki Suprem Commander. Silas is in position to interact with the artifact at the stump and Zieg off to the side ready to provide support should anything go awry. Barr summons Mr. Githyanki Man and Violi tongues Barr to cast the spell tongues on him and Tossy now thinks Violi is momma.
Barr orders Mr. Githyanki Man to set down his weapons and asks him what he is doing on this plane. He says it started pillaging, but then something changed. All of a sudden, he found themselves in different places doing different things like finding artifacts. He lost time and it didn’t make sense. Barr asks him about a curse, and he acts weird to this notion and denies it, but Barr thinks there’s something about it. Barr tells Silas to activate the pyramid. It begins to slowly rise and levitate. The Githyanki sees this happening and tries to book it. Zieg attempts to paralyze him but fails.
Violi switch places with Silas and cast darkness hiding himself from sight overtop the artifact. Barr calms the Githyanki down and returns him to the previous position while holding his attention facing away from the darkness spell that Violi had just cast. Violi then activates the artifact. Alice and Mr. Githyanki Man start to connect to the artifact and makes them unable to interact with the outside world. Violi notices the stump appears to have some of the knots darkening.
Some time passes. Tossy goes over to inspect Alice and observes some of her skin is deteriorating. He walks over to the Githyanki and observes a similar phenomenon happening, but in larger patches. There are pieces of his skin that are made of metal and those appear to be the pieces that are reacting. Tossy returns to Alice and looks to see if there are similar pieces of metal in her skin. Tossy casts mending to try and heal the skin as the metal covers continue deteriorating. Barr asks Shar for insight and she cannot provide guidance on a soul that has already been claimed. Barr asked who it belongs to. She laughs and says not one you want to deal with. She whisps away, but whisps back to clarify she was not referring to the big bad guy, but of someone else…. And then whisps away again. The purification continues and the stump continues to turn blacker. The Githyanki dies and Barr offers sweet words as he passes that he is free to walk the astral planes now…. Then takes his armor and staff.
Alice comes to and begins to vomit profusely. Zieg goes over and cast cure wounds, and she stops vomiting. Violi inspects the artifact, and it appears unchanged. It appears the two people have something in common and the artifact took something out of them and into the stump. Barr whips out his skull of Osybus and discerns there is likely no connection with the artifact or at least that it is created by a different group of people. Barr askes Alice how she is, and she looks straight fucked. We feed her some food, and she is able to keep it down. The group then brings her back to Corunite keep.
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