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<blockquote data-quote="CPaladin" data-source="post: 8484380" data-attributes="member: 7030144"><p>Session 35 (November 28, 2021)</p><p></p><p>2 Raz</p><p>Noah talks to Ravokris about renouncing Whimsey. Sr. Agnes gives him some advice on ending his apostasy, hopefully in a way that is not fatal. Sr. Agnes suggests confessing to a Paranswarmian priest, but choosing the priest very carefully—and perhaps having her sound the priest out about it first.</p><p></p><p>Iados guides the group through the southern approach, bypassing the pits as they go. About 40 feet away, a voice calls out, “Halt!” Uniformed soldiers at the gate are clearly observing them carefully.</p><p></p><p>“Greetings!”</p><p></p><p>“Who approaches the encampment of Strom Amrapt?”</p><p></p><p>“I am Na-Strom Noah of Allendale. I come as a representative of the Princess Anastasia.”</p><p></p><p>“The traitor?”</p><p></p><p>“There are complicated matters that must be discussed in private with the Strom.”</p><p></p><p>“You are of the blood. Will you give us your parole that you mean no violence?”</p><p></p><p>“I will.” Noah whispers to the rest. “No violence, understand? But still investigate the adjunct.”</p><p></p><p>Noah and Sr. Agnes are led in to see the Strom. The others are admitted within the outer perimeter, but not permitted within the inner perimeter.</p><p></p><p>The Strom greets Noah, who remembers him vaguely from childhood. The Strom knows Noah’s father well and knows Noah from childhood. Noah says that there are private matters to discuss with the Strom, and he negligently dismisses the junior officers when Noah asks. He says that he’s working hard to figure out a way out of their current situation, and Noah says that’s part of what he wanted to talk about.</p><p></p><p>Sr. Agnes asks for permission to call a blessing of the Weeping Woman to protect against chaos, and the Strom readily agrees. He mentions how glad he has to be with a cleric of any sort, since his died in the battle—after being with him for decades. (Sr. Agnes offers a prayer for his memory.) She casts a magic circle, warding against fiends.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Iados, Elyn, and Ravokris are walking around the encampment, talking to soldiers. Iados asks if there is a mage here, and is told that the Queen-Empress’s adjunct to the Strom is the only mage among them. They attribute much of their survival to the adjunct’s magic, though more to the Strom’s acumen in command.</p><p></p><p>The adjunct has taken a small squad to the north to see if there’s a way past the trolls to the north that are cutting off their further progress north. The soldiers expect the adjunct to return within a few hours.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Noah is explaining to the Strom about the chaos cult devoted to the Pariah. He then says that the Queen-Empress is in league with the cult, and may be the source of the corruption or may be a doppelganger placed on the throne. There’s a surge of red light at the magic circle, nearly overwhelming Sr. Agnes. The Strom spins and reinforces it with his circle of law, hedging out the force. He sends some soldiers to check on the north side of the tent, and they report a black shadowy form over a stone with a blue flame in it. Noah starts shouting orders to not touch it, because it can possess people. The Strom charges it, sword drawn, and quickly dispatches the shadowy form, but the blue flame still glows in a stone on the ground. Sister Agnes asks for things inimical to a creature like that—holy water and a blessed holy symbol of the Lord of Orderly Darkness. She then casts banishment, and the blue flame winks out.</p><p></p><p>Iados, Ravokris, and Elyn travel north to a rude encampment of a group of trolls, taking about two hours to get there. The trolls are huge rock trolls, ranging from 13 feet up. A figure in mage’s robes is, in Giantish, exhorting the trolls to attack the encampment. The trolls are becoming worked up at the mage’s words, beginning to talk about taking blood and flesh from these invaders in their lands. Ravokris can understand this and translates it to the rest of the group. One littler troll is bothered by this, but he’s being overridden by the chief. Iados is positive that the mage is the adjunct. Iados grabs the group and seeks to hurry them back to warn the camp.</p><p></p><p>The Strom says that it might have been able to possess him if it had come upon him unaware, or while sleeping, but it could not when he was ready and prepared. They explain that’s why they created the magic circle. Noah also suggests that this may raise questions about the loyalty of the adjunct, since he is the representative of the Queen-Empress. The Strom agrees that that is a concern. They assure him that there must be a cultist or cultists within the camp, because they have only seen those demon stones in the possession of cultists.</p><p></p><p>Iados, Ravokris, and Elyn hurry back into the camp, warning that the rock trolls are coming and that the adjunct convinced them to attack. The Strom realizes that the adjunct must have sensed that the demon was dispatched and then sought to have the trolls attack. He orders the light powerbows repositioned to defend the north approach.</p><p></p><p>Noah and Sr. Agnes head north as a picket of sorts. Sr. Agnes intends to attempt to dispel a suggestion if that’s causing the trolls to come in, while the rest of the group prepares for an assault.</p><p></p><p>As the enormous rock trolls begin approaching, Noah calls out to them to stop, in Giantish. The small one in the back stops, but the others keep going.</p><p></p><p>Noah offers that they may abandon the camp within three nightfalls, and that draws the interest of one of them with bones in jewelry, who begins almost negotiating.</p><p></p><p>At this point, the biggest one and some of the others enter range and Sr. Agnes casts dispel magic on them, while Noah explains what she is doing. Sr. Agnes feels a surge of magic as she casts the spell at 4th level. Almost all of them stop and seem confused, but the largest one and one other keep coming. Noah and the chieftain charge at each other.</p><p></p><p>Iados scatters ballbearings in front of the other one who’s charging, and stops that one, but the chieftain ignores it completely and seems to be in a rage. Noah slashes it twice, doing substantial damage.</p><p></p><p>Sr. Agnes casts Remove Curse on the chieftain hoping that it will help.</p><p></p><p>The chieftain hits Noah twice with its axe and bites him, dealing heaps of damage, though reduced by Noah’s rage.</p><p></p><p>Elyn shoots the chieftain with her long bow, missing once and hitting once for 11.</p><p></p><p>Noah misses once, then gets a critical hit, dealing 34 hp of damage in one blow.</p><p></p><p>Iados moves out of the danger zone and then looks around, trying to find the adjunct. He doesn’t see him in the open and heads into the trees to search for him there. He sees no sign of him, and is pretty sure he isn’t here—unless he’s using an invisibility spell.</p><p></p><p>Ravokris casts Agannazar’s Scorcher at 3rd level at the chieftain. The chieftain rolls a 1 on the save and takes 24 hp of fire damage.</p><p></p><p>Sr. Agnes heals Noah for 17 hps of damage.</p><p></p><p>The chieftain hits Noah for a total of 26 hps of damage, after the substantial reduction for resistance.</p><p></p><p>Elyn shoots the chieftain again twice, doing 22 hp and bloodying it.</p><p></p><p>Noah smacks him twice more, doing 34 hp of additional damage.</p><p></p><p>Iados is in the trees when a crow speaks to him. “He flew north! He flew north!” The crow has an odd rainbow sheen to its feathers.</p><p></p><p>He thanks the crow, which responds, “Welcome you are. Peck his eyes out!”</p><p></p><p>The troll chieftain finally falls. Sr. Agnes promptly casts Spare the Dying on it.</p><p></p><p>Iados tells the rest of the group about what he heard.</p><p></p><p>They speak with the shaman, who is willing to lead the rest back if the army is heading north anyway. Sr. Agnes points out that she thinks the magus cast a spell to control them, and that if they want to get revenge, they could come north with us. The shaman is interested in this, and asks for three days to heal the chieftain up and to try to talk sense into the chieftain. The trolls then drag the chieftain back.</p><p></p><p>At this point, the Strom’s army is happy to join up with the new army and march north with them.</p><p>[End session 35]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CPaladin, post: 8484380, member: 7030144"] Session 35 (November 28, 2021) 2 Raz Noah talks to Ravokris about renouncing Whimsey. Sr. Agnes gives him some advice on ending his apostasy, hopefully in a way that is not fatal. Sr. Agnes suggests confessing to a Paranswarmian priest, but choosing the priest very carefully—and perhaps having her sound the priest out about it first. Iados guides the group through the southern approach, bypassing the pits as they go. About 40 feet away, a voice calls out, “Halt!” Uniformed soldiers at the gate are clearly observing them carefully. “Greetings!” “Who approaches the encampment of Strom Amrapt?” “I am Na-Strom Noah of Allendale. I come as a representative of the Princess Anastasia.” “The traitor?” “There are complicated matters that must be discussed in private with the Strom.” “You are of the blood. Will you give us your parole that you mean no violence?” “I will.” Noah whispers to the rest. “No violence, understand? But still investigate the adjunct.” Noah and Sr. Agnes are led in to see the Strom. The others are admitted within the outer perimeter, but not permitted within the inner perimeter. The Strom greets Noah, who remembers him vaguely from childhood. The Strom knows Noah’s father well and knows Noah from childhood. Noah says that there are private matters to discuss with the Strom, and he negligently dismisses the junior officers when Noah asks. He says that he’s working hard to figure out a way out of their current situation, and Noah says that’s part of what he wanted to talk about. Sr. Agnes asks for permission to call a blessing of the Weeping Woman to protect against chaos, and the Strom readily agrees. He mentions how glad he has to be with a cleric of any sort, since his died in the battle—after being with him for decades. (Sr. Agnes offers a prayer for his memory.) She casts a magic circle, warding against fiends. Meanwhile, Iados, Elyn, and Ravokris are walking around the encampment, talking to soldiers. Iados asks if there is a mage here, and is told that the Queen-Empress’s adjunct to the Strom is the only mage among them. They attribute much of their survival to the adjunct’s magic, though more to the Strom’s acumen in command. The adjunct has taken a small squad to the north to see if there’s a way past the trolls to the north that are cutting off their further progress north. The soldiers expect the adjunct to return within a few hours. Meanwhile, Noah is explaining to the Strom about the chaos cult devoted to the Pariah. He then says that the Queen-Empress is in league with the cult, and may be the source of the corruption or may be a doppelganger placed on the throne. There’s a surge of red light at the magic circle, nearly overwhelming Sr. Agnes. The Strom spins and reinforces it with his circle of law, hedging out the force. He sends some soldiers to check on the north side of the tent, and they report a black shadowy form over a stone with a blue flame in it. Noah starts shouting orders to not touch it, because it can possess people. The Strom charges it, sword drawn, and quickly dispatches the shadowy form, but the blue flame still glows in a stone on the ground. Sister Agnes asks for things inimical to a creature like that—holy water and a blessed holy symbol of the Lord of Orderly Darkness. She then casts banishment, and the blue flame winks out. Iados, Ravokris, and Elyn travel north to a rude encampment of a group of trolls, taking about two hours to get there. The trolls are huge rock trolls, ranging from 13 feet up. A figure in mage’s robes is, in Giantish, exhorting the trolls to attack the encampment. The trolls are becoming worked up at the mage’s words, beginning to talk about taking blood and flesh from these invaders in their lands. Ravokris can understand this and translates it to the rest of the group. One littler troll is bothered by this, but he’s being overridden by the chief. Iados is positive that the mage is the adjunct. Iados grabs the group and seeks to hurry them back to warn the camp. The Strom says that it might have been able to possess him if it had come upon him unaware, or while sleeping, but it could not when he was ready and prepared. They explain that’s why they created the magic circle. Noah also suggests that this may raise questions about the loyalty of the adjunct, since he is the representative of the Queen-Empress. The Strom agrees that that is a concern. They assure him that there must be a cultist or cultists within the camp, because they have only seen those demon stones in the possession of cultists. Iados, Ravokris, and Elyn hurry back into the camp, warning that the rock trolls are coming and that the adjunct convinced them to attack. The Strom realizes that the adjunct must have sensed that the demon was dispatched and then sought to have the trolls attack. He orders the light powerbows repositioned to defend the north approach. Noah and Sr. Agnes head north as a picket of sorts. Sr. Agnes intends to attempt to dispel a suggestion if that’s causing the trolls to come in, while the rest of the group prepares for an assault. As the enormous rock trolls begin approaching, Noah calls out to them to stop, in Giantish. The small one in the back stops, but the others keep going. Noah offers that they may abandon the camp within three nightfalls, and that draws the interest of one of them with bones in jewelry, who begins almost negotiating. At this point, the biggest one and some of the others enter range and Sr. Agnes casts dispel magic on them, while Noah explains what she is doing. Sr. Agnes feels a surge of magic as she casts the spell at 4th level. Almost all of them stop and seem confused, but the largest one and one other keep coming. Noah and the chieftain charge at each other. Iados scatters ballbearings in front of the other one who’s charging, and stops that one, but the chieftain ignores it completely and seems to be in a rage. Noah slashes it twice, doing substantial damage. Sr. Agnes casts Remove Curse on the chieftain hoping that it will help. The chieftain hits Noah twice with its axe and bites him, dealing heaps of damage, though reduced by Noah’s rage. Elyn shoots the chieftain with her long bow, missing once and hitting once for 11. Noah misses once, then gets a critical hit, dealing 34 hp of damage in one blow. Iados moves out of the danger zone and then looks around, trying to find the adjunct. He doesn’t see him in the open and heads into the trees to search for him there. He sees no sign of him, and is pretty sure he isn’t here—unless he’s using an invisibility spell. Ravokris casts Agannazar’s Scorcher at 3rd level at the chieftain. The chieftain rolls a 1 on the save and takes 24 hp of fire damage. Sr. Agnes heals Noah for 17 hps of damage. The chieftain hits Noah for a total of 26 hps of damage, after the substantial reduction for resistance. Elyn shoots the chieftain again twice, doing 22 hp and bloodying it. Noah smacks him twice more, doing 34 hp of additional damage. Iados is in the trees when a crow speaks to him. “He flew north! He flew north!” The crow has an odd rainbow sheen to its feathers. He thanks the crow, which responds, “Welcome you are. Peck his eyes out!” The troll chieftain finally falls. Sr. Agnes promptly casts Spare the Dying on it. Iados tells the rest of the group about what he heard. They speak with the shaman, who is willing to lead the rest back if the army is heading north anyway. Sr. Agnes points out that she thinks the magus cast a spell to control them, and that if they want to get revenge, they could come north with us. The shaman is interested in this, and asks for three days to heal the chieftain up and to try to talk sense into the chieftain. The trolls then drag the chieftain back. At this point, the Strom’s army is happy to join up with the new army and march north with them. [End session 35] [/QUOTE]
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