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<blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 6311237" data-attributes="member: 4441"><p><strong>Session 34 - The Fall of Father Geb</strong></p><p></p><p>When we last left our intrepid heroes, they had all their preparations in place to defeat Father Geb. They had members from the WOMPs patrolling the area, and priest from the temples of Tymora and Mystra as well. Lurch the beholder was in a concealed wagon near Geb’s rented house. His bodyguards were currently being distracted by the Madame of the Green Fairy Festhall. Their last decision was a simple one: front door, or back?</p><p></p><p>Back, they decided.</p><p></p><p>They went around to the alley, but noticed a man was following them. Specifically, following Charissa’s forge boots, his eyes fixed on them. They paused as they entered the alley, and Garden hid, ready to shoot the man should he prove hostile. The man walked up to Charissa, and finally raised his eyes. He was a young, lithe man with dark hair, and no one recognized his face at all. Without a word, he took off his coat, turned around, and removed his shirt, baring his back.</p><p></p><p>The group didn’t have to wonder long why the fellow was doing a strip-tease in winter: on his back were some bruises and scars the exact size and shape of a woman’s fine footwear. Specifically the heels Carla had been wearing the last time Charissa had spoken to her at the Busty Wench, when she’d been using a young man as a footstool. Neither knew the other’s face, but they did have their distinctive characteristics.</p><p></p><p>Identity established, he turned and said, in a low voice, “He knows. The Mistress is in danger,” and walked away.</p><p></p><p>Realizing their cover had been blown (the group unfortunately hadn’t made much effort to hide their activities) they hustled to the door to Geb’s house. Garden checked it, and they went in. As they did, Steven felt something alarming. His mystical bond with Ravinica let him know where she was and what she was feeling; when she was plane shifting, the feeling became much more vague, as it had been while she was attempting to disrupt Geb’s beacon to the Far Realms from that side. </p><p></p><p>Now the bond was clear again – she was upstairs, and afraid.</p><p></p><p>Steven charged in. As the group followed, the shadows of the house became thicker and colors drained away to become black and white. Somehow they had entered the Plane of Shadow!</p><p></p><p>Ravinica was upstairs, and Steven followed the direction, the group hard on his heels. </p><p></p><p>What they found upstairs was a large shadowy room, dotted by peculiar statues. At one end stood Ravinica, tall and straight, with someone crouched behind her. The only visible parts were his hands, one around her neck, the other holding a knife to her throat. And the hands were wearing adamantine gauntlets. Geb. He spoke rapidly as the group entered, his voice raspy and enraged.</p><p></p><p>“Who are you to get involved in my revenge? My mother died shielding me from my father’s curse when the damned Lady threw us out, and my life was pure misery until I came to Beshaba’s understanding. Those children Jayrin and I used, at least I spared them a lifetime of misery. And then you had to go and kill the only kin of mine who ever gave a damn, twice! Damn you!”</p><p></p><p>Monologue delivered, the battle commenced. Garden shot Ravinica quite deliberately, hopin his sleep poison would work on her, depriving Geb of his shield. He hit her unerringly in the upper shoulder, but she didn’t fall. Just as well, William noticed she seemed to be concentrating on some sort of spell. And considering the group was in the Plane of Shadow instead of the Far Realm and Ravinica had some command over planar magic… she might be trying to keep Geb here instead of letting him get to the Far Realm.</p><p></p><p>Geb made a command, and four stony, squamous, rugose gargoyles (tainted by the Far Realms) moved to attack the party. The group began to cut through them to get to Geb, by bullet, spell, sword, and arrow, eventually cutting down two. Steven was able to run through first, heading for Geb, and was ambushed by the invisible gloom hound Geb had kept in reserve. It nearly ripped Steven apart, and Steven grimly returned the favor with interest. </p><p></p><p>Shandri was moving up, as her mephits swarmed one of the remaining gargoyles held by Evelyn’s magic. The last gargoyle was torn apart by Garden’s sneak attack sniping, Charissa’s bullets, and William’s spells.</p><p></p><p>Then Geb made his move, trying to curse Steven as he dodged around Ravinica. It failed to affect him, and Steve charged in with holy magic as Geb tried to retreat, nearly disemboweling him. Geb screamed, and tentacles emerged from his robes to seal his gut shut. Shandri also struck him with Grapes of Wrath (borrowed from Charissa), as Charissa dispatched the gloom hound (being held helpless by Evelyn’s magic). Garden went in to tend to Ravinica.</p><p></p><p>Steven shoved Excordius, his sword, right through Geb, who looked up at him and snarled, “I don’t give a damn for your gods.” And then he ripped his own gore-covered skeleton out of his sundered flesh.</p><p></p><p>That… was unexpected. And frightening. And gross. And blasphemous.</p><p></p><p>Then Shandri stepped forward, grinning fiercely, and summoned the holy power of Istishia to turn the undead abomination Geb had become. As she channeled and Geb cowered under the last of power, she shouted, “The power of Istishia compels you, you ----.” And what followed was a string of invective in Aquan that made William’s ears burn and remember that Shandri had spent a lot of time around sailors.</p><p></p><p>With Geb cowered, Steven and Charissa struck hard, destroying him. His death curse exploded across the room, but the coins of Tymora they all had helped some of them avert the worst of it. Charissa, Garden, and William were cursed with incompetence, and grew a pair of antlers. That itched. Color abruptly returned to the room as the house snapped back in the Prime Material Plane. Searching the house, they found not only Geb’s personal magical items, which were formidable, but also a goodly deal of gold, and several globes of insanity mist, not to mention a whole small room plastered with the various doings and dealings of his criminal enterprise.</p><p></p><p>Ravinica explained that she had been trying to disable the beacon to the Far Realm from the Shadow Plane and could see Geb about to try to activate it, so she forced the plane shift, but had to concentrate to hold it. If the party hadn’t arrived, things might have gone very badly for her.</p><p></p><p>Outside, the group found several small groups of various arcanists, conspirators of Geb, had been rounded up by the WOMPs and the Churches of Mystra and Tymora, and were being watched by Lurch’s antimagic eye. Without Geb’s bodyguards being able to give them a signal, they hadn’t been sure when to cast their spells, and hence all those whom the party had called were able to round them up before damage was done. </p><p></p><p>Carla was still missing, and Ravinica wouldn’t have the strength to plane shift again for two days, though the group searched the house thoroughly for any sign of her. (She turned up two days later in the Plane of Shadow, having hid herself in a small cupboard during the initial plane shift. She suffered greatly for Loviatar.)</p><p></p><p>The group also tried to figure out a way to get word back to the Temple of Beshaba about Geb’s final words, so as to avoid having others come after them for killing him. Garden, in his guise of “Old Granther,” said he would leave a message at the Monster’s Head, though all of them should be on guard.</p><p></p><p>The group was invited to the Lady Wands’ estate the next day. She thanked them sincerely for all they had done; she admitted she had made a terrible mistake when she’d thrown Geb and Jayrin out of the house, and it had nearly ruined her family. The group had stepped in of their own accord to save them, and she was grateful. She wanted to reward them. As she knew William wanted to create a magical communication device, she agreed to fund his research towards that end. Charissa wanted to do research into Grapes of Wrath and how it was made. Evelyn wanted to make a line of “magewear” for the Wands, so that such a powerful family would be seen wearing clothes from the Violette fashion house. The others were thinking on their rewards, considering on how best to put such a favor.</p><p></p><p>Then, six months later, things begin again…</p><p></p><p>----------------</p><p></p><p>Garden's player was out of town for six weeks, so we're doing a short campaign to fill in the gaps - <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?355702-Eberron-Dragonflies-in-the-War-Garden-of-Sulatar" target="_blank">Eberron - Dragonflies in the War Garden of Sulatar</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isida Kep'Tukari, post: 6311237, member: 4441"] [b]Session 34 - The Fall of Father Geb[/b] When we last left our intrepid heroes, they had all their preparations in place to defeat Father Geb. They had members from the WOMPs patrolling the area, and priest from the temples of Tymora and Mystra as well. Lurch the beholder was in a concealed wagon near Geb’s rented house. His bodyguards were currently being distracted by the Madame of the Green Fairy Festhall. Their last decision was a simple one: front door, or back? Back, they decided. They went around to the alley, but noticed a man was following them. Specifically, following Charissa’s forge boots, his eyes fixed on them. They paused as they entered the alley, and Garden hid, ready to shoot the man should he prove hostile. The man walked up to Charissa, and finally raised his eyes. He was a young, lithe man with dark hair, and no one recognized his face at all. Without a word, he took off his coat, turned around, and removed his shirt, baring his back. The group didn’t have to wonder long why the fellow was doing a strip-tease in winter: on his back were some bruises and scars the exact size and shape of a woman’s fine footwear. Specifically the heels Carla had been wearing the last time Charissa had spoken to her at the Busty Wench, when she’d been using a young man as a footstool. Neither knew the other’s face, but they did have their distinctive characteristics. Identity established, he turned and said, in a low voice, “He knows. The Mistress is in danger,” and walked away. Realizing their cover had been blown (the group unfortunately hadn’t made much effort to hide their activities) they hustled to the door to Geb’s house. Garden checked it, and they went in. As they did, Steven felt something alarming. His mystical bond with Ravinica let him know where she was and what she was feeling; when she was plane shifting, the feeling became much more vague, as it had been while she was attempting to disrupt Geb’s beacon to the Far Realms from that side. Now the bond was clear again – she was upstairs, and afraid. Steven charged in. As the group followed, the shadows of the house became thicker and colors drained away to become black and white. Somehow they had entered the Plane of Shadow! Ravinica was upstairs, and Steven followed the direction, the group hard on his heels. What they found upstairs was a large shadowy room, dotted by peculiar statues. At one end stood Ravinica, tall and straight, with someone crouched behind her. The only visible parts were his hands, one around her neck, the other holding a knife to her throat. And the hands were wearing adamantine gauntlets. Geb. He spoke rapidly as the group entered, his voice raspy and enraged. “Who are you to get involved in my revenge? My mother died shielding me from my father’s curse when the damned Lady threw us out, and my life was pure misery until I came to Beshaba’s understanding. Those children Jayrin and I used, at least I spared them a lifetime of misery. And then you had to go and kill the only kin of mine who ever gave a damn, twice! Damn you!” Monologue delivered, the battle commenced. Garden shot Ravinica quite deliberately, hopin his sleep poison would work on her, depriving Geb of his shield. He hit her unerringly in the upper shoulder, but she didn’t fall. Just as well, William noticed she seemed to be concentrating on some sort of spell. And considering the group was in the Plane of Shadow instead of the Far Realm and Ravinica had some command over planar magic… she might be trying to keep Geb here instead of letting him get to the Far Realm. Geb made a command, and four stony, squamous, rugose gargoyles (tainted by the Far Realms) moved to attack the party. The group began to cut through them to get to Geb, by bullet, spell, sword, and arrow, eventually cutting down two. Steven was able to run through first, heading for Geb, and was ambushed by the invisible gloom hound Geb had kept in reserve. It nearly ripped Steven apart, and Steven grimly returned the favor with interest. Shandri was moving up, as her mephits swarmed one of the remaining gargoyles held by Evelyn’s magic. The last gargoyle was torn apart by Garden’s sneak attack sniping, Charissa’s bullets, and William’s spells. Then Geb made his move, trying to curse Steven as he dodged around Ravinica. It failed to affect him, and Steve charged in with holy magic as Geb tried to retreat, nearly disemboweling him. Geb screamed, and tentacles emerged from his robes to seal his gut shut. Shandri also struck him with Grapes of Wrath (borrowed from Charissa), as Charissa dispatched the gloom hound (being held helpless by Evelyn’s magic). Garden went in to tend to Ravinica. Steven shoved Excordius, his sword, right through Geb, who looked up at him and snarled, “I don’t give a damn for your gods.” And then he ripped his own gore-covered skeleton out of his sundered flesh. That… was unexpected. And frightening. And gross. And blasphemous. Then Shandri stepped forward, grinning fiercely, and summoned the holy power of Istishia to turn the undead abomination Geb had become. As she channeled and Geb cowered under the last of power, she shouted, “The power of Istishia compels you, you ----.” And what followed was a string of invective in Aquan that made William’s ears burn and remember that Shandri had spent a lot of time around sailors. With Geb cowered, Steven and Charissa struck hard, destroying him. His death curse exploded across the room, but the coins of Tymora they all had helped some of them avert the worst of it. Charissa, Garden, and William were cursed with incompetence, and grew a pair of antlers. That itched. Color abruptly returned to the room as the house snapped back in the Prime Material Plane. Searching the house, they found not only Geb’s personal magical items, which were formidable, but also a goodly deal of gold, and several globes of insanity mist, not to mention a whole small room plastered with the various doings and dealings of his criminal enterprise. Ravinica explained that she had been trying to disable the beacon to the Far Realm from the Shadow Plane and could see Geb about to try to activate it, so she forced the plane shift, but had to concentrate to hold it. If the party hadn’t arrived, things might have gone very badly for her. Outside, the group found several small groups of various arcanists, conspirators of Geb, had been rounded up by the WOMPs and the Churches of Mystra and Tymora, and were being watched by Lurch’s antimagic eye. Without Geb’s bodyguards being able to give them a signal, they hadn’t been sure when to cast their spells, and hence all those whom the party had called were able to round them up before damage was done. Carla was still missing, and Ravinica wouldn’t have the strength to plane shift again for two days, though the group searched the house thoroughly for any sign of her. (She turned up two days later in the Plane of Shadow, having hid herself in a small cupboard during the initial plane shift. She suffered greatly for Loviatar.) The group also tried to figure out a way to get word back to the Temple of Beshaba about Geb’s final words, so as to avoid having others come after them for killing him. Garden, in his guise of “Old Granther,” said he would leave a message at the Monster’s Head, though all of them should be on guard. The group was invited to the Lady Wands’ estate the next day. She thanked them sincerely for all they had done; she admitted she had made a terrible mistake when she’d thrown Geb and Jayrin out of the house, and it had nearly ruined her family. The group had stepped in of their own accord to save them, and she was grateful. She wanted to reward them. As she knew William wanted to create a magical communication device, she agreed to fund his research towards that end. Charissa wanted to do research into Grapes of Wrath and how it was made. Evelyn wanted to make a line of “magewear” for the Wands, so that such a powerful family would be seen wearing clothes from the Violette fashion house. The others were thinking on their rewards, considering on how best to put such a favor. Then, six months later, things begin again… ---------------- Garden's player was out of town for six weeks, so we're doing a short campaign to fill in the gaps - [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?355702-Eberron-Dragonflies-in-the-War-Garden-of-Sulatar"]Eberron - Dragonflies in the War Garden of Sulatar[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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