Session 95: Zomissi's Mansion Part 2 Report

General Summary

Session 95 – Wednesday September 25, 2024: Zomissi’s Mansion Part 2

4-hour Exploration/battle session 5:30 PM to 10:15 PM.

The Stone Bearers. Party of 5:

It is the 15th day of the month of Alturiak (The Claw of winter) in the 51st year of the Age of Enialis (Early Feb.)

• Ajani– High Elf, L16 Wizard – Nathan Gioconda
• Cassidy – Human, L16Blood hunter – Ryan Armstrong (Remote)
• Gazlowe – Goblin, L17 Artificer – Josh Pozsonyi (Absent)
• Isabella – Forest Gnome, L16 Barbarian – Jackie Armstrong
• Juan Peyote – Gnome L16 Paladin – Will Johnson
• Seften Mitcaver – Human, L16 Cleric – Jacob Munson (Remote)

Lady Emer

Cassidy sneezed and Gazlowe disappeared. The medusa (Lady Emer) taunted the party from within the bands of Bilarro. She told them the Jinn would skin them alive and turn them into foul creatures. The party wasn’t fazed by the threats and the medusa wasn’t going to talk. For now, the party ignored the creature as they searched the room.   Cassidy searched the table in front to the medusa and found a potion of superior healing and gave it to Isabella. They also found detailed maps of the road between Zomissi’s mansion and the Citadel of the Mists. The maps had detailed notes about possible campsites including the one they had just left. In addition, they found detailed maps of the Citadel of the Mists and its possible defenses. Cassidy asked about the maps and the Medusa said, “our plans are in motion, you’re too late.”

The flesh golem is really…

Ajani examined the flesh golem and noticed a distinctive scar over his right eye. The creature looked as if it remembered something and then immediately forgot it. Ajani pulled a thought strand from the creature and showed it to the party. They all saw a vision of Vandore Hallwinter in his full uniform being capture by a doppelganger who assumed his form. The next vision was of him being operated on by Jinn who removed part of his brain so that Vandore could not act on his own will anymore.   Cassidy examined the golem and read Vandore’s dark past and realized that Vandore was replaced about a month ago. Cassidy realized that they last saw Vandore with the Red Lady just a few days ago at the Citadel of the Mists! Cassidy urged Ajani to contact the Red Lady.   Juan persuaded the medusa to hold his talisman, and she greedily jumped at the chance not realizing it would kill her. Which it did. Juan tried to order the golems, but they did not move. Juan tried to force his talisman into the hand of Vandore the golem. It screamed in pain and then it and the stone golem attacked. Isabella quickly slew Vandore with her axe. The others took out the stone golem with Juan finishing it off.

Sending.

Ajani pulled out the sending stone that the Mistmaster gave him and sent him a message. The message warned that Vandore Hallwinter is really a doppelganger and he’s sure about it this time. There was no immediate response. Without Gazlowe (who had the other sending stones) the party had no way to contact the Red Lady. They decided to finish their task at hand before heading back. Cassidy picked up the dead medusa in the iron bands of Bilarro and placed her into the portable hole.

The fitting room

The party started walking through the halls. They walked down a hall and opened the 2nd door they saw and were immediately attacked by a Stone golem. Also in the room were 2 doppelganger monks and another medusa. Cassidy got slammed by one of the doppelgangers right away and was badly hurt. In return Cassidy obliterated the monk with her whip. The Medusa started to turn Cassidy into Stone. The rest of the party focused on the stone golem. The Stone Golem slowed Cassidy and Bird. The 2nd doppelganger hit Cassidy hard and knocked her unconscious. Cassidy’s necklace brought her back, and she then drank a potion to remove the petrification.   Isabella went through her bag of potions and pulled out a potion of better healing and healed Cassidy. Seften came into the room and cast power word fortify on Cassidy. Ajani cast chromatic orb and hit the golem and the monk. The rest of the party continued to focus on the stone golem with Seften finishing it off by tolling the dead. Ajani took out the remaining doppelganger with a chromatic orb, the orb then smacked into the medusa.

The Medusa surrenders.

The Medusa hit Cassidy with two crossbow bolts. Cassidy went invisible and everyone else started pounding on the Medusa. After Isabella landed a critical blow with her flame tongue sword, the Medusa fell to her knees and pleaded for her life. Ajani stopped and said, “You better start talking.”   The Medusa wasted no time giving the party details of where a large chest of gold is in a secret room. She told them how to get there but Ajani sensed her being deceptive. He stabbed her with his dagger and being only a hairs breath from death she admitted the room is a trap and told the party how to avoid the acid by plugging the holes in the room. Juan demanded to know where the Jinn is. She told the party where the Jinn’s lab is and where the key is to get into the lab. She begged for her life again. Jaun said, “Okay… here hold this” as he handed her his talisman that instantly killed her when she touched it. Isabella took two fancy dresses (250gp each) and stuffed them into the portable hole.

Treasure room.

Cassidy went to the room next door. They found the key and the magical desk that can transport them to the treasure room that has the acid trap. Rather than going through the mirror/desk, Cassidy chose to walk through the wall. In the adjacent room, she saw skeletal remains of someone who was burned to death by acid. Rather than plugging the holes in the wall Cassidy simply picked up the chest, triggering the acid to pour into the room. Cassidy was badly burned by the acid, but she was able to walk back through the wall into the adjacent room. In the chest they found 10,000 gp. They put the chest into the portable hole.

A Short rest

The party sat down in the dressing room, shut the door and decided to take a short rest to catch their breath. Ajani cast “Dream” to try to communicate again with the Mistmaster. He was greeted with the message: “Your call cannot be completed as dialed…” Ajani knew that the Mistmaster was neither awake nor asleep and was therefore most likely dead. Ajani relayed the information to the others. Cassidy suggested that the party immediately (after their rest) teleport to the Citadel of the mists. The party spent their rest discussing what to do next. In the end they decided to quickly finish off the Jinn before they headed back. Ajani said, “This shouldn’t take too long.”

The Jinn

The party went back into the courtyard with the key to the Jinn’s lab. The party prepped themselves and Cassidy unlocked the door and pushed it open. In the center of the room was a large vile magic circle on the floor, glowing red. In its center was a bound person. There were cages with bloody people in them, some had their skin pealed. Sitting at a large desk and writing, was a large Efreeti with bright red skin. Flanking him were a home-made drider and another doppelganger. In the corner stood a rusty Iron Golem. The Efreeti didn’t look up from his writing and just yelled, “I’m not ready for the next subjects yet!” Cassidy said, “We have an appointment” as she shot him with her crossbow. Cassidy branded the Efreeti.   The Efreeti pulled out his sword and slashed at Cassidy while yelling, “I can’t be bothered, I’ve got important work to do!” The Efreeti summoned a wall of fire in front of the door striking both Seften and Cassidy. Juan rode bird through the fire-wall into the room and attacked the Jinn. Isabella ran through the fire and handed a potion of invulnerability to Abrash. She then laid into the Jinn with her axe. Ajani cast dispel magic and destroyed the wall of fire.   Seften gave the potion to Cassidy and then cast spirit guardians. Cassidy struck the Jinn, the Drider struck Juan. The Iron golem spewed poisonous gas at the party, killing bird. The Jinn kicked Cassidy out the door and then struck Isabella. The Jinn yelled, “I’ve got important work to do!” Juan finished him off with a critical hit and a smite. They Jinn yelled, “You don’t know what you’re doing!” as he disappeared in a circle of flame and was destroyed.   The party continued to fight the doppelganger, the iron golem and the drider. Seften finished off the doppelganger with his toll the dead spell. Ajani finished off the drider with his chromatic orb. The iron golem sliced into Seften, badly hurting him but then Seften’s spirits destroyed the Iron Golem.

Who’s in charge here?

The party looked at the book that the Jinn was writing in. He was writing to someone whom he called, “My Mistress.” He never addresses her by name, but he explained in detail the various things he’s done in “her name.” He detailed that he’s taken the captives and made their bodies “indiscernible” so that nobody could recognize them, and he’s made them his slaves. He explained that his seamstresses have made the uniforms for the fey’ri army. The party untied the person from the center of the magic circle. He was badly hurt and mentally damaged, but he was able to say, “The Jinn… not in charge.” Cassidy asked, “Who is?” The party then heard massive wings flapping and heading towards them.

Qazyldrath

The Stone Bearers glanced outside and saw a gargantuan ancient black dragon land in the courtyard. Ajani quickly went inside. The black dragon called out, “What have you done with my Zomissi?” Juan said, “No hablo dragon... Housekeeping.” and shut the door. Isabella concerned that the prisoners in the cages might spend their last moments in a cage, so she ripped the cages open. The party began debating if they should stay or teleport away. Seften gave Cassidy a death ward and then Power word fortify for the party other than Isabella. Isabella started looking through her bag of potions and pulled out her legendary potion of giant size.   While the party continued to discuss plans, the black dragon used her acid breath and blew the doors open and hit the party with her vacuous breath hurting them all. Cassidy charged out with her whip and critically hit the Dragon. Isabella stepped out and quaffed her legendary potion of giant size and approached the dragon. The dragon was very surprised that there were any survivors. She struck Isabella and flew into the sky. Ajani found some cover beneath a tree and shot a chromatic orb at the dragon. The dragon responded and shot globules of acid at the party. Seften peered out from the building and shot a crossbow bolt at the dragon. Isabella tossed Cassidy on top of the dragon and Cassidy whipped the dragon.   The acid globule started burning Isabella, she ripped it off and threw it at the dragon. The dragon shot her acid breath again at Isabella and Juan and then started to fly away. Isabella threw Juan at the dragon and Juan grabbed ahold of her side. Ajani shot a chromatic orb at the creature, and she was hurt badly. Cassidy shouted to Ajani, “Get her down with a psychic lance!” and then continued to whip her. Cassidy cursed the dragon reducing its move speed to 0. The dragon (and everyone on her) fell to the ground with a thud!   Isabella dashed towards the creature. The dragon cursed Isabella and blinded her. The dragon shook her head and shrugged off the curse that Cassidy gave her. Laying on the ground, the dragon slashed at Isabella, Cassidy and Juan. Juan landed a critical blow with his sword badly bloodying the dragon. The dragon screamed and used her legendary action to teleport herself 120 feet into the air where she was about to fly away. Ajani shot a psychic lance at the dragon, but she had one legendary save remaining and was able to evade it (ending the blinding curse on Isabella.)   At 240 feet away, Ajani hit the dragon with a firebolt. The dragon screamed and bleeding badly, it flew away to the northeast.

Rewards Granted

Treasure

From the Jinn’s mansion

• 2 fancy noble/royal dresses worth 250gp each.
• A chest containing 10,000 gp.