Session Eleven Summary (Graveyard of Empires: After the Fall)
Session 11, September 16 2020
Introduction
The party rests in the Svirfneblin trading village of Hesfyx after healing with a combination of crystal magic and alchemy. The group's plan is to pay their respects to the village's leader, see if she knows anything more about the dark elves, and then continue their hunt for Vikram ...
Session Summary
We do trading and rest before going to meet Czizak-Turgma.
Magilis offers to introduce us, but Rallion is leery of that, based on the note someone left us last time the party was down here in session 171 of the prior campaign:
Session 171 prior campaign:
We find a neatly folded letter behind the berserker letting us know that Villems betrayed us and that some of the dark elves are on our side:
Blessings of Lloth on you Outsiders,
The grotesque Czizak-Ygna who hosted you recently has betrayed you to those among our people still loyal to the Deceivers from the Great Outside (known to many as the Hidden Ones). The Brood of Hyvaneq intends you harm, so be wary between the trading post and that warren of stunted liars known as Vilsnarg. However, be aware that you have allies among the Matriarchs of Shadow and within that crooked city’s elven embassy who can help you – remember, if you find yourself before a corrupt judge, requests for Ghirzak-Korman cannot be denied!
The Sisterhood of Arachne, Handmaidens to the Queen Who Spins Destiny’s Inescapable Threads
So Braadlur intruduces us.
We make an offering of respect to Czizak-Turgma of 300 gp in 50 GP gems. We ask about the dark elves and offer a 500 gp gem. She refuses the gem as we know more about the group we seek than she does.
We agree to get rid of the troglodyte problem to increase the safety of the trading post. We make a deal to get healed before going and the gear we need. We also ask for something to avoid the effects of the stench of the troglodytes.
We make a deal that she will send out gnomes seeking information on the band of dark elves, and we'll get 10% of wealth for 300 (?) work periods recovered.
Also Offix identifies the scepter Rallion retrieved from the web.
It is a Scepter of Might and has three powers:
- Projects thoughts & feelings of bearer to cause others to see as a friend. LEss than ten charges. Activation word, "ablithen" which is ancient common for friend and has a rune.
- Speak with Animals three times per day. Hradthen (communicate) - ancient common, rune is like that we already know.
- Heal someone once per day. Chance of an aura of fear that affects everyone, even bearer. Phelatin (cure or heal). Perronel writes the rune, and is a clue for how we can evoke healing with blood magic.
We hire the gnomes who guided us here to go fight with us.
Khorvee is a young gnome sent to guide us to the troglodyte lair.
We find the lair blocked by a round stone with an image of a dwarf with a partial inscription that appears to read "Praise the High Marshall".
Oskar and Peronel roll it out of the way. There are about 40 trogs. 10 working on a dragon head, 10 milling about, and 20 in the scaffolding. We wound one and drop it and another with paralyzation/sleep darts.
The trogs charge and miss Oskar and Peronel.
Laris thows an unlit flask of oil and it hits the back portion of the middle of the press of trogs.
Rallion steps forward with the scepter, holding it aloft and says "ablithen," and all the trogs trying to get past Oskar and Peronel to kill us call down and view us as friendly.
We will find out next time if we can communicate with them.