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by M0rtimer » Tue Apr 16, 2019 4:11 am
Session 3 summary
Following the reset, the adventurers were left confused, but realising something ought to be done... Uther, Rohorn and Timothy instantly went back to the church, figuring there they might find the head priest that holds more information. Here they meet each other by circumstance- Their other friends likely having tried other avenues first, and missing each other in the process. They find no priest there, but do learn of where he should be. Investigating, they find father Elrond holding a ceremony for the dead, and manage to talk to him afterwards. The adventurers revelation fills the old man with shock and confusion, though he seemed to know exactly what it was the adventurers were talking about.
He agreed to aid the adventurers, and immediately returned to the chapel- There he revealed a hidden passage, that lead as an immediate shortcut to the temple before. The adventurers were ready for more combat, but found the hall currently abandoned: it seemed the ritual had not yet started. While Elrond would begin a ceremony to try and amend what was broken, the adventurers decided to go up the passage they had came down from last time- To make sure they would not be interrupted.
The adventurers found themselves interrupting a dark ceremony, a woman just mere seconds away from being sacrificed by more of the cultists. Spotted, and with little hesitation to interrupt, they initiated battle as the woman's life was threatened... Tim, rashly decided to play hero and rushed in- And while initially doing well, dodging multiple attacks, the tides turned when one of cultists paralyzed him under the effect of the spells. There he was ganged upon, and while he managed briefly to escape and retreat, it was ultimately futile... As one of the leaders managed to get a hold of him while unconscious, and carved him a new "smile".
Still, the remaining ones soon managed to clean up and get appropriate revenge for their fallen comrade, before returning back to the original site. There they allowed the ritual to finish, though father Elrond revealed that with all the seals apparently having been broken, all of them would need to be fixed before the gate could be fully closed again. The golem confirmed that if the seals could be fixed, one by one, this would remain even after the "reset"- And so the adventurers went to learn what they could about these remaining seals
Session 3 post-session
The adventurers joined father Elrond, and his "disciple", the elf Maria, in the library to investigate a multitude of books for the information they need. In ancient tomes, and even rewritten versions given the age, they find some obscure information... It seemed that the information they need is so old no one has been "keeping up" on it for a long time, left forgotten. A lot of information may be outdated now, but in essence they find this:
-The first seal was given to Krendoran the first, great dwarven king, who added it to his own hoard for protection. It likely has remained in their capital for all this time- Though where exactly it is now, among all the descendants of this first king of old, would be a mystery to be investigated.
-The second seal was given to Aesir the wise, elven king, who constructed a magical labyrinth to guard it. This labyrinth one remembers actually still exists today- Though whether anyone remains who recalls the secret passages and navigation of the now deadly labyrinth is another matter entirely.
-The third seal was given to Grimbald, a great human scholar who supposedly was a major help with the actual creation of the seals. He took this to his private sanctum, somewhere in the middle of nowhere- A rough estimate reveals it'd be at least a days travel from the nearest waystone. And of course, it has been so long no one knows for sure if anyone still resides there, or how the man would have arranged for it's defense- If anything.
-The fourth seal was given to Morhadur the mighty, leader of a tribe of dragonborn, who sought to guard the seal with might alone. This... Apparently didn't work out as planned. In many years past now, their tribe was wiped out in orc raids, and their waystone destroyed so no help could come. Now, the closest way to travel would take three days, and be a rather perilous journey...
It appeared the adventurers did at least have some more time, at least. As the clock picked past midnight, no reset came just yet... It seemed the ritual that had been performed had spared them one more day.
