Season 3: Session 18: The Star Card Report
General Summary
Date: The Month of Intuition 24th, 997 AC (Saturday). After making camp at the first well, Cecil went to Grandad to pull a card from the Deck of Many Things. After pulling it, Cecil turns it and sees a star in the center of the card; he feels impowered as the card disappears and he then does a lot of push ups. Date: The Month of Intuition 25th, 997 AC (Sunday). In the morning, Distain has returned. Traveling deeper into the mountain range, the guard seem on edge. Thia begins to feel this sense of paranoia, as if something is behind her shoulder. At the second well, after a long day of walking, they make camp again. Thia asks Kobble about Erif, if this venture if a ploy of his. Kobble is noncommital with his answers. Thia drinks a potion before bed and sees a vision of Hector; he's sitting on a throne, laughing uncontrollably. Grandad drinks a potion that makes his glow with ethereal energy. Kobble drinks a potion that makes him translucent. He then goes off into the distance to set off some wild magic. His first spell regains his spell slots. His second transports him to Erif's dimension and he sees Diligence. He casts again and extinguishes the candle on her desk before he gets transported back to the mountain range. Date: The Month of Intuition 26th, 997 AC (Monday). Thia's sense of paranoia increases and she turns her head to see a boot move behind a rock. She gathers the others and flies up to see an older halfling woman with a perpetual smile on her face. Cecil catches the halfing and turns her over to Commander Leaflet, who learns she is a spy for Ellisar and had been following them for a day. Kobble asks Righteousness to cause a distraction so he can kill the halfling, and she sets off an explosion in the distance. The guard run off and Kobble takes the chance to go up to the halfing and cast wild magic. He turns invisible first, tries again and regains his spell slots, and tries once more and casts Fire Sphere. This happens just as Cecil comes towards her, and he gets singed as the halfling bursts into flames. Grandad casts lightning bolt on the halfling, then Cecil stabs her with his spear - killing her. When the guard returns they are suspicious of the party, dispite their claims to not have been involved with the halflings death. They have Distain take the body away. Moving on, with trust gone, they walk for the rest of the day. Due to the delay they haven't made it to the third well when they make camp. Thia drinks a potion that makes her think everyone is lying to her. Grandad drinks a potion and notices no immediate change. Kobble drinks one that traps him in a shield for the rest of the evening. Date: The Month of Intuition 27th, 997 AC (Tuesday). In the morning, the Kilstrom Guard stops the march as they come to Riktor Town. They see it is overrun with soldiers, assumedly from Ellisar. Commander Leaflet sends Knuckle to try and find a way around, then Sally and Nicle to get a count of the soliders. Kobble, essentially invisible, goes into the town and sees gathers some intelligence. He also notes that the Town Hall was locked up tight. Thia and Cecil teleport in and find the townsfolk of Riktor Town. Grandad and Kobble sneak in, invisible, and unlock the Town Hall. Thia leaves with Mayor Q's son, Ash, and Cecil stays behind. With the Kilstrom Guard, they make a plan to cause a distraction and release the townsfolk. Thia goes into town, with Kobble's mask, and releases the horses to cause chaos. She then teleports the citizens out of harms way. Coming out of the Town Hall, Cecil uses his Fireball necklace and starts throwing beads, causing explosions in the sea of tents. His last bead goes to the Town Hall, setting it ablaze. They Kilstrom Guard sneak through and get to the plateau to continue to the castle. The party climb up as well, and as they run, Grandad pulls a card from the deck of many things. TO BE CONTINUED...
