04. 1/12/18 Session Writeup

Session Summary
The session began in the evening, in Zoia’s room at the inn in Lanketi as the group tried to figure out a plan to both fulfill Britni’s father’s requests and also not incur the wrath of the Himalayan salt merchant guild for personal and property damages incurred by using their product in an unapproved way. Veronica and Zoia decided to scout the location given to them by the half-orc warlock: Zoia was to act as a distraction, and Veronica would sneak in. Zoia sort of distracted the apathetic tannery guard, but Veronica was still caught by the Half Orc, who grabbed her and threw her in a barricaded storage room. Zoia followed soon after, and after wrecking most of the magic items found back there, creating a ruckus, and failing at their perception of doors, Zoia and Veronica managed to run out of there just before the warlock could catch them.

They reported what they saw to the rest of the group, and headed off to bed. Farideh and Bordar tried to avoid paying for a room by sleeping outside, but the rain caught them, then the stable guard caught them, and they ended up sharing a room.

The next morning, the group headed towards the meeting location. The warlock tries to keep a close watch on the party, but still only makes it halfway through the ceremony before Britni uses the small god’s blessing and kills him. However, half of the ceremony was enough to open a plane to the abyss for a fraction of a second, and three imps managed to push their way through. After battling the imps (and all of the trapped doors), the party noticed that once again, Zoia managed to be the first to loot the bodies. After confronting her about it, Zoia agreed that she’d share the loot as long as the group decided to come up with an agreement.

Britni wants to head back to Grigol's Tomb to return to the small god’s blessing and Farideh wants to return his burial weapon, so the group makes their way back in that direction. Upon the way, they run into a family of three bears. The bears nearly pass them up, but Bordar trips on a branch and startles the youngest bear. The ensuing fight is difficult, but in the end nobody dies (except for the bears). The party manages to make it all the way to the cave and rest.

The next morning, Farideh and Britni make it through the caves unarmed and meet with Grigol. He accepts both the weapon and the blessing back. Britni makes her case to Grigol - she would like to be freed from her father, who is forcing her to perform evil acts for his bidding. There is a moment of silence, and the Small God speaks directly to Britni, telling her:

‘A fort quietly invaded, skeleton crew working on reshaping bones. Kin keep kin in bondage here - free them, and you’ll find the patron you seek.’ while showing Britni a ruined river fort. Britni asks Grigol about the place, and Grigol suggests that it may be a location south of Kotumi. Once out of the cave, Britni fills in the others, and Taer recognizes the spot as Kvari Keep.

With that, they make their way back to Lanketi.