Tuesday, May 10, 2022

05/05/2022 Virtuous Age Session 8: The Leprechaun, a Masterwork Metal Cube, and the Skeletal Construct

We begin this session (September 2nd) in the hero room of resting. Gwelldar is in better shape, the other survivor expired during the night- his remaining years stripped from him.

Eabrossi introduces himself as we query Gwelldar.

Q: Was Gwelldar present with them here?

A: No but was supposed to be. He didn’t come here with Eabrossi’s parents.

Q: How long have you had the spell book and where did it come from?

A: A tale for later. 

Q: Was he surprised about the Orcus flowers?

A: Gwelldar is more concerned about the Leprechaun who works for a dangerous elf woman.

Q: Why was he here? 

A: He was looking for his children who stole maps of his. And has been here since the middle of the summer. He clearly does not know his gnome children are dead.

Gwelldar was looking for Reflecting Pools for the Queen. He believed there to be the remains of someone buried here may have a clue to a Reflecting Pool location. A house symbol- would unlock a clue on a map he has back at home. Solis Fein was the individual.

Tena hands him a journal and tells him to write notes of everything he remembers while we investigate the rest of the mausoleum and look for Solis Fein. 

We continue to the unexplored remaining hall and find a secret door. A four armed skeleton presents us with four magical flying torches before it reveals a room. We find a diversion, a trap door with 800 gp and 5 diamonds worth 500-1000 gp. and a Leprechaun.

Kron follows the invisible Leprechaun down the hall to encounter a rust monster. Eventually we catch up with the Leprechaun but it eludes us after a lengthy chase that leads away from the mausoleum.

We head back to the dungeon to confront the skeletal construct we left until later. Kron ultimately destroys it, then we decide to investigate further and gather the fallen gnomes. We spend 8 hours of searching and when we are done it will be the next day.

Magic is detected at a well we found when giving chase to the Leprechaun as well as at the deeper darkness hall. We thought it best to avoid that. However, at the bottom of the well was a body that possess a magic +1 short sword “valgyre” that gives off light (potential legendary weapon) and a magic ring of protection +2.

We find the Fein clan wing with only three graves, one obviously belonging to Solis Fein. Gwelldar claims he requires the shield Solis was buried with as it features the ‘original’ family crest. Gewlldar believed this will unlock a location to one of the Reflecting Pools.

Eabrossi uses the skeleton key, its magic consumed, to open the real Fein family sub-crypt. Below are several caskets of the Fein family and symbols of Pelor. Drawings on the wall depicts the evolution of the family and a map in fresco. Gwelldar is astonished and wants to study the area.

Tena offers a prayer in advance of our searching the tombs. We find Solis’ magic Shield, significant because it symbolizes their noble recognition. 

Besides the art items and historical items…

Eabrossi finds 0 level wand fully charged CL1 and a ring of spell knowledge 1, Tena and Aevum each find a 2nd level wand fully charged CL 3, minor crown of blasting and a rod of thunderous force.

Zaigan finds a heavy load belt and +1 weapon and +2 special ability. Kron finds healers gloves and +2 weapon with +1 special ability.

We believe we have found areas for three Reflecting Pools due to the ancient nature of the location. We spend another day here.

We eventually break the news to Gwelldar about his kids and agree to accompany him with the bodies of his offspring to Four Winds.

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