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<blockquote data-quote="MarkM" data-source="post: 8763045" data-attributes="member: 7025557"><p>I stopped posting these for quite a while, but we kept playing and my player's character Jovan kept writing in his journal...</p><p></p><p>Session 23 (6-26-21):</p><p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/A9pVp7zJyXpNgGVvoAsdHkvoNYnvBEq5yb3QJrtlYE8Qfz0r2TwNZz1_KUWeOWFgRDAoeKyMcD8br4o4TmLuuXScKdht_ynor60auPLvEBnjLFuqB5RYrtjXjXL9lVrVoiWEAiMGj-Ar1xqhQh-k9wzMOs8zpRAQ_cn4A_eolqTnt-mjxyjiG1Me" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>We were all severely wounded, mostly out of spells, and just ready to get out of this crazy temple. Unfortunately, blocking our way were several undead… and these looked even tougher than the last. </p><p></p><p>Fun fact… they were. We had the water coming at us from behind and powerful undead trying to block our progress from the front. Our goal became simply escaping and not necessarily killing these creatures. There were some close calls. Sylvia was forced by spell to retreat back further into the temple at one point. Later, the same spell forced Vic to retreat as well. But, in the end, we made it out and the mummies didn’t follow us.</p><p></p><p>However, we looked up to see hordes of undead now shambling out of the swamp at us. Just as we were about to give in to despair, a huge creature… snake-like but obviously undead, rose out of the swamp and batted away the minions moving to engage us. It began to speak and told us a “creature of reason” had come out of the portal in this temple and defiled the land. We were to destroy it or send it back to it’s world. If we did this, the creature in front of us would be appeased. If we failed, Risur would suffer in some way.</p><p></p><p>Then, the temple began to sink into the swamp beneath us. But, we were left unharmed and standing there not sure if all that had happened could actually be true. </p><p></p><p>We also discovered that all of us could now cast the spell that detects planar energy. Casting it, there was a trail of Apet energy leading away. We followed it and it eventually took us back to Flint. </p><p></p><p>We reported to Delft. He told us good job but to continue the work and try to track down Xambria. We’d begun to suspect she could be involved. </p><p></p><p>When we arrived at her apartment, there was strong Apet energy leading to her door. She wasn’t answering and so we broke in and found signs of a struggle but no professor. The trail of energy led out of the building and ultimately up to a large house inside a compound… which we found out belonged to Inspecter Saxby!</p><p></p><p>Her guards, after a bit of strong handing, admitted there was a break in a few nights ago but that Saxby ordered them not to talk about it.</p><p></p><p>The trail went a ways further but we eventually lost it and went back to Delft. He told us to wait and that he’d bring it up to Saxby. But, he came back less than 5 minutes later and told us she wanted to see all of us… uh oh…</p><p></p><p>When we walked into her office, she wasn’t alone. Standing beside her desk was Viscount Inspector Nigel Price-Hill… head of the entire RHC. He told us he was investigating whether the RHC had any other leaks. He expected us to be forthright and honest about anything we’d done that could be deemed suspicious and then dismissed us.</p><p></p><p>Back downstairs, we discussed it and all agreed that full honesty was the best course of action. Delft said he’d write up everything we’d done but that perhaps we should continue on with our mission and check out the second location supposedly of another Ziggurat out near Ber. </p><p></p><p>Bell surprised all of us by going back to Inspector Hill and letting him know we were heading out of town. Hill seemed taken aback but appreciated the heads up. </p><p></p><p>We later found out someone from the RHC had been to all of our houses looking for any evidence of wrongdoing… ok… </p><p></p><p>We booked passage on an RHC ship that would head out later that evening. But, before it came time for that, we received word Bergeron was last seen entering an inn nearby and it was believed he was still there. </p><p></p><p>So, we decided to run that down and, long story short, found him dead in a room. Searching it, we found a gold ring that read “Old Bergeron Gold”, several maps and charts, and a chest with 5000 gold and 10 Sending scrolls. </p><p></p><p>It also had a false bottom we spent soooooooo much time trying to get into only to discover it had nothing in it… grrr. </p><p></p><p>With that, we checked out a few items from Peggy and boarded our ship. It was an uneventful week’s travel to the location near Ber. But, when we got there, 3 other ships had beat us here. One was a Reaver vessel. One was a ship from Ber. The last was Risuri and we could see Xambria on board. </p><p></p><p>We circled as far from the Reaver ship as we could to get near the other two ships. The Beran vessel had an archaeologist hired by Bergeron but was being told to stay back even though the Reavers supposedly were also hired by Bergeron. </p><p></p><p>Xambria was interesting. She told us the Reavers were guarding the location of the ziggurat and not letting anyone down. Apparently, they had a druid with them with shark friends who were making the trek down impossible.</p><p></p><p>But, while she was telling us this, I cast detect planar energy and she gave a strong signal of Apet. When questioned, she said it was her amulet which I asked to see. But, even when I had the amulet, which was definitely Apet energy, she still radiated strong Apet energy. Hmmmm… Not quite sure what to do with that but we need to get down to that ziggurat…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarkM, post: 8763045, member: 7025557"] I stopped posting these for quite a while, but we kept playing and my player's character Jovan kept writing in his journal... Session 23 (6-26-21): [IMG]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/A9pVp7zJyXpNgGVvoAsdHkvoNYnvBEq5yb3QJrtlYE8Qfz0r2TwNZz1_KUWeOWFgRDAoeKyMcD8br4o4TmLuuXScKdht_ynor60auPLvEBnjLFuqB5RYrtjXjXL9lVrVoiWEAiMGj-Ar1xqhQh-k9wzMOs8zpRAQ_cn4A_eolqTnt-mjxyjiG1Me[/IMG] We were all severely wounded, mostly out of spells, and just ready to get out of this crazy temple. Unfortunately, blocking our way were several undead… and these looked even tougher than the last. Fun fact… they were. We had the water coming at us from behind and powerful undead trying to block our progress from the front. Our goal became simply escaping and not necessarily killing these creatures. There were some close calls. Sylvia was forced by spell to retreat back further into the temple at one point. Later, the same spell forced Vic to retreat as well. But, in the end, we made it out and the mummies didn’t follow us. However, we looked up to see hordes of undead now shambling out of the swamp at us. Just as we were about to give in to despair, a huge creature… snake-like but obviously undead, rose out of the swamp and batted away the minions moving to engage us. It began to speak and told us a “creature of reason” had come out of the portal in this temple and defiled the land. We were to destroy it or send it back to it’s world. If we did this, the creature in front of us would be appeased. If we failed, Risur would suffer in some way. Then, the temple began to sink into the swamp beneath us. But, we were left unharmed and standing there not sure if all that had happened could actually be true. We also discovered that all of us could now cast the spell that detects planar energy. Casting it, there was a trail of Apet energy leading away. We followed it and it eventually took us back to Flint. We reported to Delft. He told us good job but to continue the work and try to track down Xambria. We’d begun to suspect she could be involved. When we arrived at her apartment, there was strong Apet energy leading to her door. She wasn’t answering and so we broke in and found signs of a struggle but no professor. The trail of energy led out of the building and ultimately up to a large house inside a compound… which we found out belonged to Inspecter Saxby! Her guards, after a bit of strong handing, admitted there was a break in a few nights ago but that Saxby ordered them not to talk about it. The trail went a ways further but we eventually lost it and went back to Delft. He told us to wait and that he’d bring it up to Saxby. But, he came back less than 5 minutes later and told us she wanted to see all of us… uh oh… When we walked into her office, she wasn’t alone. Standing beside her desk was Viscount Inspector Nigel Price-Hill… head of the entire RHC. He told us he was investigating whether the RHC had any other leaks. He expected us to be forthright and honest about anything we’d done that could be deemed suspicious and then dismissed us. Back downstairs, we discussed it and all agreed that full honesty was the best course of action. Delft said he’d write up everything we’d done but that perhaps we should continue on with our mission and check out the second location supposedly of another Ziggurat out near Ber. Bell surprised all of us by going back to Inspector Hill and letting him know we were heading out of town. Hill seemed taken aback but appreciated the heads up. We later found out someone from the RHC had been to all of our houses looking for any evidence of wrongdoing… ok… We booked passage on an RHC ship that would head out later that evening. But, before it came time for that, we received word Bergeron was last seen entering an inn nearby and it was believed he was still there. So, we decided to run that down and, long story short, found him dead in a room. Searching it, we found a gold ring that read “Old Bergeron Gold”, several maps and charts, and a chest with 5000 gold and 10 Sending scrolls. It also had a false bottom we spent soooooooo much time trying to get into only to discover it had nothing in it… grrr. With that, we checked out a few items from Peggy and boarded our ship. It was an uneventful week’s travel to the location near Ber. But, when we got there, 3 other ships had beat us here. One was a Reaver vessel. One was a ship from Ber. The last was Risuri and we could see Xambria on board. We circled as far from the Reaver ship as we could to get near the other two ships. The Beran vessel had an archaeologist hired by Bergeron but was being told to stay back even though the Reavers supposedly were also hired by Bergeron. Xambria was interesting. She told us the Reavers were guarding the location of the ziggurat and not letting anyone down. Apparently, they had a druid with them with shark friends who were making the trek down impossible. But, while she was telling us this, I cast detect planar energy and she gave a strong signal of Apet. When questioned, she said it was her amulet which I asked to see. But, even when I had the amulet, which was definitely Apet energy, she still radiated strong Apet energy. Hmmmm… Not quite sure what to do with that but we need to get down to that ziggurat… [/QUOTE]
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