Session 41
Current Date – 2465ASE Ardus, Treator Advancement 5th(July 16, 2022)
Day ??? in the Shadowfell -
With the shadar-kai slaves set free, the group followed Gannel, their guide, into the wastes. He claimed to have been sacrificed to Ondergang by the Tlincalli shamans not long ago, but survived the ordeal. Now he claims to be able to hear the call of Ondergang and is obsessed about returning.
He quickly lead the group to a ritual site where three Tlincalli were sacrificing shadar-kai slaves into pools of bubbling tar. During the fight, the Tlincalli threw in 4 shadar-kai and Ondergang, the Doomwake Giant was summoned. During the battle, the group discovered that Ondergang had the ability to send them to another world, a fractured world where Ondergang existed in another form. They battled the giant in both worlds simultaneously as reality itself was fracturing around them. The group witnessed alternate time lines and experienced the possibilities of their own deaths from multiple angles before they finally downed the being.
When the doomwake giant fell, it left behind a pool of bubbling tar. Wafting from the pool were long strands of coalescing fate which they plucked as their prize.
They made their way back to Talon's End where they gave Sybil the final pieces she needed to create the masks. They rested for 3 days and prepared for their audience with the Raven Queen.
While they rested, Daz inquired about Berbalang. Sybil told Daz that Berbalang was not of this world or of any world in particular, but, was rather an observer of worlds. Berbalang cataloged the secrets of worlds before they died and that is why he was here; this world was dying and needed to be recorded. Berbalang was most interested in the group because the fate of this world was erratic and they were at the center of it.
With the masks created, the group set out to face the Eidolon. While traveling they wore the masks which hid them from the denizens of the shadowfell and the journey was without incident. When they arrived the Eidolon judged them worthy of entry and permitted their passage.
When they entered the Realm of Lost Souls they were overcome with emotion, not only were their emotions suppressed in the shadowfell for such a long time, but, the realm itself was nothing but emotion and memory. One by one the group began to reel as they dealt with their own emotional baggage.
Daz (lost) Thoughts of Illsensine, the Ooblex, Guanadar, Mullar, the Underdark begin to pull your mind in different directions. You don't know where to go, how to proceed or even how you fit in to it all. You feel like a pawn being shuffled around in some grand game. You are lost in your doubt and uncertainty, but, time keeps pressing you forward down the path to a decision which you know you must make or risk losing everything instead.
Amber (hunger), why were you saved? For what purpose? Do you owe some debt to the gods for giving you life? Do you owe some loyalty to a brother you never knew? Do you owe some service to people of a dying world? You yearn to fulfill some purpose, some higher meaning, but, it all seems so far out of reach, so unattainable, but, the hunger for it grows ever more.
Qo (lonely) Twice now you have lost love, your name has taken from you and you are neither fiend nor saint nor human. Whever you go, you feel as if you don't belong. You try to fit in but you never will. This sense of loneliness clings to you like some friend you will never have.
Quint'zhal (anger), so you were made. You are tool, a weapon to serve at the whim of another. That fire you seek is a maifestation of your rage. You are no slave, you are not some empty thing to be discarded. You will show them, you'll show them all.
Azia, you feel at ease. You don't have a definate memory of this place but it somehow feels familiar. You are connected to it somehow. You feel as if the answers you seek are over there. You go there, but, you sense the distress your friends are reeling with. You must choose: fly toward your fate or stay with your friends.
Amber was swallowed whole by her own hunger for purpose. Qo was swaddled in a pouch of her own loneliness. Quint'zhal was literally beside herself with anger. Daz was lost in a cocoon of confusion. One by one the group helped each other deal with their emotions and thier own sorrowsworn echos were dispatched.
With their emotions under control the Fortress of Memories was revealed to them. They entered the Fortress and were assessed a tax; they had to share a memory with the tower in order to proceed. Most of the memories shared were simple memories, but, Daz's memory was different. She intended to share a happy memory of her childhood, but, the memory was distorted and incomplete. With the tax assessed, the tower gave them access to the roof where they had their audience with the Raven Queen.
Azia immediately flew to the Raven Queen where she realized her true nature; she was a sentient memory of the Raven Queen that was separated from her when Night dissolved the barriers between realities. In that moment, the Raven Queen “forgot” what had happened and became oblivious to the shadowfell rift. The Raven Queen then tried to re-absorb her lost memory, but, Azia refused. The Raven Queen was most impressed by Azia's sense of self and independence and granted her freedom on the condition that she one day return to her and share all that she learns.
Day 1 in the new Prime - At that moment the group was whisked away back to the shadowfell and witnessed the rift being closed as the curtain of darkness was pulled back, the sun of the prime burst through and they found themselves in the Great Rakaran Desert just outside the Scarab Oasis. Using her magic feather, Quint'zhal was able to find another Ley Line nexus and used this to get back to Jaubala.
When in Jaubala they learned that they had only been gone for a few days due to the time dilation in the Shadowfell. They were also able to feel magic returning to the world as people reported wild magic surges occurring all over. With the returning light and warmth, plant and animal life began to thrive again. The most dramatic news was that when the rift was healed, Toofee apparently woke up and flew on a beam of prismatic light toward the North.
Tired and confused, the group now seeks rest before facing the new chaos of a world reborn.
REWARDS
Level Up to 10!
Entry to the Realm of Lost Souls and The option to escape Fate
Azia may choose the Raven Queen as a warlock patron if she wishes
Azia gains the Eldritch Adept feat and the ability to choose Warlock spells
COMBAT SUMMARY
1 Doomwake Giant / 1 Fractured Being
1 Tlincalli Shaman
2 Tlincalli Warriors
The Angry
The Lonely
The Lost
The Hungry
PERSONAL SIDE PROGRESS
Qo Research – 26 points
Daz Research – 25 Points
Amber's Followers - 34
Xorta's Lyre – 4 strings of 10 repaired
No Madness