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Session 119

2026-09-22T12:27:12Z

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{{Session
| campaign = Corsairs
| session_date = 26 July 2024
| game_date = Two days ending on the Morning, CY627
| synopsis = The party returns from the [[Silver Mine]], grabs some sleep, and then heads out to meet [[Dame Yarla]] to collect their bounty only to run into Constable [[Halvor Ironfist]] who fills in some more sordid gaps about the Corsairs and their ties to Coregila.

| summary =
Nail and Durmen evaluate the swords and find them to be of exceptional nature. Each sword is +1 to hit and damage but does not convey any magical abilities.

The party forms up for the long march back to [[Coregilia]], Nail and Poison Egon in the front, the former prisoners and Durmen in the middle, while Aldran and Balmaris take up the rear guard.

==== A percussion of giants ====
Not long after noon the party comes across trees down across the road. Fearing an ambush they approach cautiously. Aldran and Poison Egon notice the trees are all laid out in an regular pattern and realizes they are likely looking at footsteps of some kind of Giant. (+1 inspiration) In the ensuing discussion about the potential number of giants, in frustration Aldran loudly exclaims "this is a whats caused by a percussion of giants you idots" before stomping off ahead.

The rest of the party attempts to follow but gets caught up in the branches, Dumern trips and takes Nail down with him. The wounded dont fare much better being too weak to clamber through the brush quickly.

Aldran still irked, looks back to see his compatriots and asks uncle Cragnar "how do we do this, the response is go, plant your feet and chop". Aldran storms back angrily chopping down a path (crit hits) and pulls the former prisoners free.

==== Green Dragons and gate guards ====
Back on the road again sometime in the late afternoon, Poison Egon spots a green dragon bursting from the sea and streaking skyward to their west. They all dive into the underbrush and most are overcome with dragon fear. Poison Egon watches it fly to the south heading towards Coregilia. They wonder if the town will be there when they arrive in a few more hours.

Just after dusk they finally arrive at the gate, but the guards are not willing to open the gates to allow them entry. That is until Balmaris points out they are on a mission from Dame Yarla and they are accompanied by the famous Aldran (recounting his tale with the three wenches). They also mention the sighting of the green dragon heading this way but the guards give them a disbelieving look. Even so the guards allow them to pass and they make their way to the Snapped Line tavern.

==== Dinner is served ====
Abe welcomes them warmly and serves a fine meal of bread, cheese, fruits, and stew. The entire group sits down to eat. During dinner Aldran blithely mentions they should sell the gnomes and dwarves into slavery or make them indentured servants for rescuing them as they aren't worth as much as the swords and there's no reward for bringing them back. Noting "they have tiny hands and make great pickpockets" when the party looks shocked he continues on "they're not from around here, no one will miss them, especially if we bury the bodies deep..."

Well what we gonna do with ya then, asks Aldran. One of the gnomes says they are from Bellport and are fine jewelers. Aldran says well then make up some magical jewelry we can use. The gnomes agree and tell the party it will take a month, at which point the gnomes and dwarves depart promising to meet back here in one month.

==== Eira catches Poison Egon's eye ====
Poison Egon catches sight of a vision of Elvish beauty in a black leather outfit and flowing black cloak embroidered with silver thread billowing behind her as she attempts to exit the tavern. She introduces herself as [[Eira Shadowglow]], an adventurer who's heard about the party so she came here to see them for herself. Poison Egon's flirting leads nowhere but she does promise to look them up once they've had a chance to rest. With that everyone heads off to bed.

In the morning Nail inquires about a place to sell off their captured items. Abe says [[Lexana Brightshore]] has a mercantile shop not far from the tavern just off the end of the big pier that does a brisk trade in both exotic and mundane goods. They head off to Lexana's trading company to sell their wares.

==== Brightshore Trading Company ====
At the trading center Lexana casts a spell to identify the magical items. She and Durmen get into an argument over pricing and the specifics of the magic items. The moonstones, staff, and 12 swords are all of exceptional nature. Lexana offers what she says is a fair price but wont disclose the details of the items so they leave angrily. She smugly says she'll still be here when they decide to come back. Durmen wants to "burn it down" but cooler heads prevail so they head to Dame Yarla's mining company HQ…. After all Aldran says they can come back later and get some "more head for funzies" once they are paid by Dame Yarla.

==== Constable Ironfist asks for help ====
While en-route to the mining company they decide to avoid the distraction of stopping by the Empty Net tavern and instead take the west road which brings them past the barracks. Constable Halvor stops them and after some questioning asks them to come inside as what he has to share isn't for everyone.

He proceeds to tell them that he suspects that someone in the town is involved with Myra Ironclad and her cutthroats. He suspects its Lexana as she does a brisk business up and down the coast moving legitimate trade-goods but the rumor is she's somehow linked to arming the humanoids and local rebel groups. He has no evidence to prove they are working together, and Myra and her crew never cause trouble in town so he cant arrest her. Reportedly she'll be arriving in Coregilia within the next 1-2 days and she likes to moor her ship the Sea Ghost at the Empty Net tavern or just outside the harbor entrance.

He asks the PC's to investigate and will provide four guardsmen and a long boat to row them out to the Sea Ghost to take a look around. He'll pay them 100GP to capture Myra, and bring in the Sea Ghost but only 1/2 that if they kill her. The PC's agree and discuss amongst themselves the benefit of having their own sailing ship, especially since this one is already seaworthy unlike the one in the sea hag's cavern. With ideas of making money in the sailing business lightening their spirits they head towards Dame Yarla's manor house to sell the bag of goblin heads.

| key_npcs = [[Abe Falstaff]] {{!}} [[Eira Shadowglow]] {{!}} [[Halvor Ironfist]] {{!}} [[Lexana Brightshore]]
| tasks = Capture or kill Myra and take over the Sea Ghost.
}}

Book of Videric

2026-09-22T03:39:23Z

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[[Category:Echos of Lhynn Campaign]]

The '''Book of Videric''', originally known as the '''Phasnosh’s Book of Gates''', was a masterwork of arcane scholarship compiled by the greatest techno-mages of the Phasnosh Empire. It was not merely a list of coordinates and incantations but a comprehensive treatise on the very principles of interplanar travel. The tome contained detailed star charts, complex magical equations, and the precise rituals required to open stable portals to other planes and worlds. Each portal was a unique, arcanely sigil-locked gateway, and the book held the keys to unlocking them all.

=== The Fate of the Book ===
When the Emperor's rage consumed the mages, he saw the book as a symbol of their betrayal. To ensure that their knowledge could never be fully exploited by their rebellion, he had all known copies of the Book of Videric torn into pieces. These fragments were then cast into the very portals the mages had opened, scattering them across the Multiverse.

The consequences were immediate and absolute...

==== For the Exiled: ====
Those mages and Phasnosh sent through the portals, even if they had a fragment of the book, lost the crucial instructions on how to reverse the process or locate their home world. They became stranded, castaways in the cosmos.

==== For the Empire: ====
The Emperor, in his haste, unintentionally severed his empire's connection to its forward colonies. The Phasnosh on their home world now had no way of knowing where the portals led or how to open new ones, effectively losing all the data and hard-won knowledge from their early explorations. The great experiment into interplanar travel as a means of expanding the Phasnosh empire across space and perhaps time came to an end.

=== A Whispered Rumor ===

Despite the Emperor's grand act of destruction, a persistent rumor circulates among the few who know the full story. It is said that before he scattered the fragments, the Emperor, a cunning and paranoid ruler, secretly held back one complete copy. This master tome is rumored to be locked away deep within the Imperial Palace's most secure vault—a failsafe, a symbol of his ultimate power, and a tool to be used only if he deemed it absolutely necessary. Some say it's guarded by a legion of his personal Warforged, while others claim it is protected by spells so ancient and powerful that no mortal mage could ever hope to break them. Whether this is fact or mere legend, a complete Book of Videric would be an object of immense power, capable of reigniting the Phasnosh expansion and changing the fate of countless worlds.

Reportedly [[Lexana Brightshore]] a clone of one of the original techno-mages stranded on the World of Greyhawk was able to recover a fragment of the book and return to the Phasnosh homeland sometime after CY630. A party of adventurers stumbled upon a crashed Phasnosh exploration ship after traveling back in time and space to a mountain range to the South East of the Empire of Lhynn while seeking a fragment of the '''Book of Gates''' for the archmage [[Turgen Voxhall]]. After an extensive battle, Lexanna stole the book, and used it activate a gate taking the adventurers with her. Neither Lexana nor the adventurers were never seen again....

Book of Videric

2026-09-22T03:28:36Z

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Book of Videric

2026-09-22T03:27:57Z

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[[Category:Echos of Lhynn Campaign]]

== The Book of Videric ==
The Book of Videric, originally known as the Phasnosh’s Book of Gates, was a masterwork of arcane scholarship compiled by the greatest techno-mages of the Phasnosh Empire. It was not merely a list of coordinates and incantations but a comprehensive treatise on the very principles of interplanar travel. The tome contained detailed star charts, complex magical equations, and the precise rituals required to open stable portals to other planes and worlds. Each portal was a unique, arcanely sigil-locked gateway, and the book held the keys to unlocking them all.

=== The Fate of the Book ===
When the Emperor's rage consumed the mages, he saw the book as a symbol of their betrayal. To ensure that their knowledge could never be fully exploited by their rebellion, he had all known copies of the Book of Videric torn into pieces. These fragments were then cast into the very portals the mages had opened, scattering them across the Multiverse.

The consequences were immediate and absolute...

==== For the Exiled: ====
Those mages and Phasnosh sent through the portals, even if they had a fragment of the book, lost the crucial instructions on how to reverse the process or locate their home world. They became stranded, castaways in the cosmos.

==== For the Empire: ====
The Emperor, in his haste, unintentionally severed his empire's connection to its forward colonies. The Phasnosh on their home world now had no way of knowing where the portals led or how to open new ones, effectively losing all the data and hard-won knowledge from their early explorations. The great experiment into interplanar travel as a means of expanding the Phasnosh empire across space and perhaps time came to an end.

=== A Whispered Rumor ===

Despite the Emperor's grand act of destruction, a persistent rumor circulates among the few who know the full story. It is said that before he scattered the fragments, the Emperor, a cunning and paranoid ruler, secretly held back one complete copy. This master tome is rumored to be locked away deep within the Imperial Palace's most secure vault—a failsafe, a symbol of his ultimate power, and a tool to be used only if he deemed it absolutely necessary. Some say it's guarded by a legion of his personal Warforged, while others claim it is protected by spells so ancient and powerful that no mortal mage could ever hope to break them. Whether this is fact or mere legend, a complete Book of Videric would be an object of immense power, capable of reigniting the Phasnosh expansion and changing the fate of countless worlds.

Session 152 The Videric Heist

2026-09-22T03:23:52Z

Adventurer: Adventurer moved page Session 152 The Vedrick Heist to Session 152 The Videric Heist without leaving a redirect: Text replacement - "Vedrick" to "Videric"

{{Session
| campaign = Echos of Lhynn
| session_date = 17 July 2026
| game_date = Late Evening
| synopsis = Picking up directly from the corridor standoff, the party faced down a multi-front assault involving Lexana Brightshore, an array of automated Police Robots, an Android Nurse, and a rogue Mind Flayer seeking to hijack the starship. After reviving Durmen from the brink, the party navigated a chaotic three-way battle. Lexana used mobility to escape with the Book of Videric—her degraded nature as a clone of a clone of the ancient Phasnosh shipbuilders showing in her unpredictable behavior. Meanwhile, the facility's security automatons engaged both the adventuring party and the invading Mind Flayer. Through high-level spellcasting and tactical luck involving catastrophic enemy fumbles, the party survived the initial waves of the corridor meatgrinder.

Continued from [[Session 151 My sister sends her regard's]] | summary =

=== Negotiation and Escort Escape ===

The confrontation in the eastern corridor began with intense standoff dialogue as Lexana Brightshore demanded the party surrender the ''Book of Videric''.

'''The Distraction and the Grab:''' Durmen, having barely survived his initial collapse, regained consciousness as the party held position. Aldran attempted to stall Lexana by appealing to her vanity, but Lexana maintained control. A Police Robot stepped forward, confiscated the ''Book of Videric'' from Durmen, and moved to return it to Lexana.

'''The Shielded Retreat:''' As Egon prepared a sneak attack and Nail held back to watch Aldran's play, a Police Robot scooped Lexana into its mechanical arms, physically shielding her body from missile fire and whisking her down the hallway.

=== The Corridor Meatgrinder ===

With negotiations broken, full-scale combat erupted down the narrow facility corridor.

'''Mass Healing and Swarm Spells:''' Balmaris opened the defense with a 3rd-level ''Mass Healing Word'', restoring critical vitality across the frontline. Egon invoked his ''Symbiotic Entity'' and unleashed a 5th-level ''Insect Plague'' (dealing 29 piercing damage), filling the corridor with biting swarms. The Police Robots retaliated with *Stun Rays* and *Grappler Arm* strikes.

'''Wild Magic and the Paralytic Syringe:''' Durmen struck with an ''Ice Knife'' before ducking into a side chamber for cover. Aldran flew into a Rage, triggering a Wild Magic Surge that generated protective cosmic light (+1 AC to nearby allies). Aldran sprinted down the hall and ripped Lexana out of the robot's arms, forcing her to the deck. Before he could pin her, an Android Nurse emerged from a southern doorway and jammed a *Paralytic Syringe* into Aldran, leaving him completely paralyzed.

'''High-Level Retaliation:''' Lexana utilized ''Misty Step'' to break line of sight and retreat further into the facility. Balmaris called down a catastrophic 6th-level ''Flame Strike'' for 33 total fire and radiant damage against two Police Robots, followed by a *Spiritual Weapon*. Egon blasted the automaton line with a 5th-level ''Blight'' for 42 necrotic damage.

[[File:Session 152.png|thumb|Battle in the hallway]]

=== The Rogue Mind Flayer and Three-Way Chaos ===

Just as the party began gaining ground against the security automatons, a third faction crashed the battle.

'''The Mind Blast:''' A levitating Mind Flayer (designated in security logs as a high-threat *Phasnosh Greater Acolyte*) emerged from the eastern shadows. Having previously escaped captivity, the creature was actively attempting to seize control of the ancient Phasnosh starship for its own dark motives. It unleashed a 60-foot cone *Mind Blast* (DC 17 Int Save, 31 psychic damage). Nail successfully withstood the psychic wave, but the paralyzed Aldran took the full force of the blast.

'''Automaton Protocol Directive:''' Recognizing the rogue Mind Flayer as an unauthorized intruder attempting to compromise ship control systems, the facility's automated Police Robots split their focus, moving to actively intercept and detain the illithid alongside the party.

=== Fumbles and Mechanical Breakdown ===

The battle descended into mechanical failures and clutch spellcasting as both sides suffered heavy attrition.

'''Catastrophic Fumbles:''' The Mind Flayer attempted to extract Aldran's brain with its tentacles, but suffered consecutive critical fumbles—first stubbing its appendage on facility architecture for self-damage, and subsequently suffering a catastrophic attack fumble that shattered its momentum, dealing self-inflicted shrapnel damage and stunning itself for a round.

'''The Toxic Cloud and Divine Intervention:''' Durmen finished off one of the heavily damaged Police Robots from inside the side room with a precise ''Fire Bolt'' (14 fire damage), causing the automaton to detonate into a smoldering heap of sparking circuits and a toxic gas hazard. As the party took heavy crushing damage from remaining grappler units, Balmaris cast a 6th-level ''Heal'' spell, restoring 78 Hit Points to stabilize the frontline.

| treasure = [[Book of Videric]] (Confiscated by Lexana / Police Robot units).
| key_npcs = [[Lexana Brightshore]] (Phasnosh Clone), Android Nurse, Phasnosh Greater Acolyte (Rogue Mind Flayer), Police Robot Elite Units.
| tasks = Pursue Lexana to recover the Book of Videric; stop the escaped Mind Flayer before it gains control of the Phasnosh starship; clear remaining security automatons.
| rumors = Lexana is not the original Phasnosh individual, but rather a late-generation clone of a clone, explaining her unstable behavior and personality quirks.}}
==== ⚠️ SESSION 153 STATUS CARRYOVER ====
{| class="wikitable"
! Character !! Condition/Effect !! Duration/Notes
|-

| '''Aldran''' || Recovering / Battered || Shook off paralysis; hit by Mind Blast (31 psychic damage) and tentacle strikes.
|-

| '''Egon''' || Concentrating / Low Slots || Sustained heavy Grappler Arm damage; maintaining active Symbiotic Entity / Halo of Spores; cast Blight and Healing Word.
|-

| '''Balmaris''' || Heavily Depleted || Cast 6th-level Flame Strike, 6th-level Heal, and 3rd-level Mass Healing Word.
|-

| '''Durmen''' || Mobile / Low HP || Revived from dying state; tucked in side room using ranged Fire Bolt / Magic Missile support.
|-

| '''Rogue Mind Flayer''' || Stunned / Damaged || Suffered major mechanical critical fumble; currently engaged by remaining Police Robots while trying to take the ship.
|}

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{{Session
| campaign = Corsairs
| session_date = 08 November 2024
| game_date = 01 Fireseek CY 627
| synopsis = Those that once were dead shall arise while those that live shall die in their stead...
| summary = The now barely conscious and still severely wounded Ricfire crawls across the slippery deck towards his arm, grabs it and tucks it under his body before playing dead as the battle continues to rage over him. From the boat - Balmaris casts command on the crew and tells them to "approach" so the party can climb in and escape. Shortly thereafter the boat bumps the side of the Sea Ghost as Durmen tries and fails to toss Balmaris a rope to help him climb back aboard.

==== Anyone for BBQ? ====
On the fore and middeck Poison Egon and Nail continue to fight their way through the pirates as they try to make their way to the small boat tied up to the side. As Poison Egon turns to leap from the foredeck to the main deck to assist Nail, Punketah firebolts him before he can clear the rail. The flames wrack Poison Egon's body and he collapses next to the railing, a dead and smoldering heap of flesh. Seeing this is too much for Ricfire and before anyone can grab him, he runs in a mad dash towards the railing and dives over the side into the cold ocean water. Balmaris and the sailors manage to pull him into the boat spluttering and fortunately still grasping his severed arm.

==== Nail busts a move ====
Barely treading water in his heavy armor Nail takes a quick glance at Aldran holding off Myra on the foredeck and Punketah on the poopdeck before deciding he will make a last stand on the middeck holding off the pirates so his friends can escape. As he sinks beneath the waves he calms his mind and body so that he can cast misty step and appears at the base of the ladder deck leading up to the foredeck. (+ 1 inspiration) With a grunt he busts the rope bonds holding his hands behind his back in time to grab a very startled boat pirate who was trying to climb the ladder and attack Aldran from behind.

Simultaneously Durmen who had been trying to move back towards the railing see's an opening between the surging pirates and Firebolts the severely wounded Fritof who's perfumed and rum soaked silk and leather attire bursts into flame. He drops to his knees and falls face first into the deck, dead. Durmen notices Punketah preparing another spell and barely alive himself leaps over the railing into the water next to the smallboat before Punketah can get his spell off. Instead Punketah magic missiles Aldran who had maneuvered to stand in front of Poison Egons smoking corpse and continued to trade sword blows with Myra on the foredeck. Aldran absorbs the missile hits which only further angers him as he cant get to Punketah who is some 50' away at the aft of the ship while he's still occupied with Myra.

==== Poison Egon the kabob ====
By some miracle Poison Egon manages to make his last death save and with a surge of magical energy partially heals himself. As he begins to get up from the deck, Myra says "your not going anywhere" and skewer's him to the deck with her long sword which sends him back into the lands of the shades and death. Aldran's mind snaps and overcome with rage calls upon his eldritch wild-magic to summons a flumph! It appears in the air near Myra and briefly startles her. The flumph looks on in terror as it recognizes its summoner, Aldran with a mad grin commands the poor beast to self-destruct. As it dies in an explosion of blue energy it knocks Myra over the railing an onto the middeck next to Nail who promptly slashes her. Atop the foredeck as Aldran prepares to leap to the middeck the last pirate critically bashes Aldran across his head opening deep wounds that pour blood across his face blinding him for two rounds.

Ricfire continues to lay low in the small boat trying to staunch the bleeding from his shoulder. Balmaris climbs partially up the side of the Sea Ghost and now able to see both his companions on deck and in the boat quickly casts healing on Durmen and Ricfire. He follows up with a spiritual hammer to protect Nail who is now engaged in a series of thrusts and parries with Myra who circles him like a cat. The spiritual hammer kills two sailors as they attempt to grapple Nail from behind while Aldran continues to stumble around blindly on the foredeck. Seeing Myra is wounded and hoping to still claim the 100GP reward for taking her alive, Nail bashes Myra with the hilt of his sword knocking her unconscious. He follows up with an opportunity strike on another pirate climbing the steps who was attempting to sneak up on the disoriented Aldran. Nail yells out for the remaining crew to surrender but they pay no heed as they still outnumber the party and continue to fight on.

==== Up, up, and away! ====
Coming to his senses, Aldran snap turns and flinging his blood upon the remaining pirate on the foredeck completely intimidates him who then leaps over the side to avoid Aldran's ire. Seeing the foredeck empty of pirates he jumps down to the main deck and rushes aft towards Punketah to deal with the mage up close and personal. Seeing the enraged barbarian running towards him, Punketah casts a spell and takes flight, shooting up into the inky black sky to disappear from view. Hearing the sounds of battle have seemingly died down - Durmen climbs back on board the Sea Ghost and just as he swings his leg over the railing is promptly attacked by Sigurd. Durmen still astride the railing firebolts Sigurd who has been mostly unscathed thus far and the flames don't kill him. Durmen is not so lucky as Sigurd's scimitar slices through Durmen's wizard clothing like butter and still not fully healed the blow kills him. Fortunately Durmen's body falls backward into the small boat as Nail and Aldran continue to fend off the remaining pirate crew.

==== Last stand ====
The smallboat crew look about nervously as Ricfire slowly crawls over to check on Durmen as Balmaris finishes his climb up the side and re-boards the Sea Ghost. On deck Poison Egon breathes shallowly as the shades of death call to him but he feels their grip on his soul loosen (2nd good death save). Aldran is still disoriented from the crack on his skull and with blood in his eyes is unable to hit any of his attackers. Nail standing back to back with Aldran kills one of the three remaining pirates.

[[Sigurd|Sigurd "Snake Eyes"]] rallies the remainder of the crew to prevent the party's escape to the small boat. Sigurd and the remaining crew quickly encircle them as they attempt to press the party back towards the railing and over the side.
| exp = Experience Points Earned ([[Party Experience]])
| treasure = [[Party Treasure]]
| key_npcs = [[Sigurd|Sigurd "Snake Eyes"]], Myra, Punketah, Fritof
| tasks = [[Tasks]]
| rumors = [[Rumors]]
}}

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{{Session
| campaign = Echos of Lhynn
| session_date = 2026-08-15 - 2026-08-22
| game_date = Unknown (Post-Crash / Alien World)
| synopsis = Stranded after their vessel crashes on an unknown world, the party makes first contact with the local subjugated Cree tribe before defending them in a high-stakes, two-phase battle against a pair of Mutated Ettins, concluding with the sudden arrival of a Warforged dropship.
| summary = '''Session 155: First Contact & The Cree Scouts'''
Surveying the smoking wreckage of their fallen vessel, the reality of their plight set in fast. Realizing they were no longer in Greyhawk, the party took cover in the shadow of a large outcropping of rock and ship debris to scout the surrounding terrain.
Five torchlit figures were spotted picking their way through the gouges and rubble in a line, moving cautiously around unseen obstacles. Choosing diplomacy over a surprise attack, the party stepped out with hands raised:
''"Pale, good travelers! We are humble adventurers... Where am I?"''
The lead scout, cautious and battle-hardened, held them at bay and called out for them to halt:
''"Halt! Stay where you are. Don't come any closer. What is the name of your people? Are you guys stupid?"''
''"How would we know? Where are you from?"''
''"From the hill. Can't understand you... You have drinks? Something that's wine or mead?"''
Offering rations instead of mead—which the scout misidentified as being ''"like meat"''—the party brought the scout in close. Bending down to take a bite of the offered food, the scout squinted at the party with narrowing eyes:
''"Yuck. The truth: you do not look like the Masters said you would look like. They said you would all have robes and no armor. You all look like us."''
Identifying his group as members of the Cree (designation C351), the scout explained that his people were subjugated by "the Masters" (or "Old Ones") down the mountain. While agreeing to escort the party to them, Cree warned that they would not be allowed to return once taken below. When questioned about a fleeing woman or a "metal dragon," Cree mentioned a wizard had been spotted high in the sky roughly half an hour before the crash.
'''Session 155: Ambush of the Mutated Ettin'''
Before the party could proceed down the mountain, distant roars echoed near the crash site as two Mutated Ettins began slaughtering the remaining Cree tribe members. Though Cree was initially resigned to his tribe's fate out of terror of the Old Ones, the party pushed back:
''"What I don't understand is how you can stand here and watch your people be slaughtered by that two-headed creature out there."''
''"There's a chance my people can beat the creatures. We have never defeated the Old Ones... but we will follow."''
Grabbing burning pieces of wood for torches, the party rushed back to intervene:
Egon opened the assault with Chill Touch, preventing the beast's regeneration, while Aldran waded into melee with Sword Burst and his +1 Greataxe.
The Ettin retaliated with its Roar of the Unhinged, emitting an alien shriek that disoriented Nail and Durmen.
Nail recovered to land devastating divine smites, while Durmen brought down the Ettin's first phase with a critical Ray of Frost. Egon attempted to raise the corpse using Fungal Infestation, but Aldran severed the head to stop the reanimation.
'''Session 155: Chaos, Execution & Iron from the Sky'''
The threat escalated as the secondary Ettin re-engaged:
Egon locked down the battleground with Entangle and summoned a noxious Cloudkill fog before casting Confusion to leave the monster completely dazed.
Durmen scorched the mutant with Fire Bolts and an Ice Knife, enduring the beast's Reactive Blood Burst.
Reeling from the spell assault, the Ettin suffered a Critical Fumble with its Salvage Hammer, taking 8 self-damage and recoiling 50 feet backward.
Nail and Aldran capitalized on the retreat with heavy opportunity attacks. Aldran landed a massive follow-up strike using his Savage Attacker feat, and Egon delivered the killing blow with a point-blank Poison Spray for 22 poison damage.
With the Ettins dead and the party tending to their wounds, a low rumble echoed from above. A dropship descended through the haze, its plasma jets briefly scorching the night sky. Six Warforged dropped simultaneously from the vessel, landing heavily in the rubble. As the surviving Cree scouts stared in sheer terror, the party readied their weapons for an immediate confrontation.
| exp = [[Party Experience]]
| treasure = * Salvage Hammer (Ettin Weapon)
Emergency Torches (Improvised Wood)
| key_npcs = * Cree Scout (Leader of Tribe C351)
Cree Tribe Members (C351)
| tasks = * Investigate the 6 Warforged shock-troops that dropped from the sky.
Protect the surviving Cree scouts from further threats.
Locate the "Masters" / "Old Ones" down the mountain.
Track down the wizard/woman seen flying overhead prior to the crash.
| rumors = * The local population consists of subjugated tribes (such as Tribe C351) serving enigmatic "Masters" or "Old Ones."
The Masters expected newcomers to arrive dressed in robes without armor.
A female wizard escaped via the sky roughly 30 minutes before the ship crash.
}}