Session 5: The Ancient City Report

General Summary

The party takes off from Lowry after tying up loose ends and as a first point of action, Moses goes back to Ultribar to talk to Faust about some help with the new settlement. Faust says that he will not leave Ultribar yet, perhaps when the new village has a bit more security he will join them. He also gives Moses a legendary artifact, a pocketwatch that allows an individual to travel backwards through the stream of time. He says that this will be a last ditch effort to help them, as traveling through time can have dire consequences to the plane that it occurs on. Moses also places an arcane lock on his bag in order to protect the artifact from both the party and their adversaries.   The night before heading out, Bill and Nerri as well as Jesus and Ilana have a dual wedding. The party then took off to Froll where the monks that Bill had previously talked to keep the infernal contract that Lyra needs broken in order to be freed of Ohrer. The monks tell the party that if they wish to break the contract they either need to kill Lyra, kill Ohrer, or kill Lyra's father who the deal swears will be given eternal life. He is currently in the ruins on the outskirts of Duskview. The party is also warned that the town of Duskview is strictly anti-magic, meaning that they will attack the party if there is any magic displayed.   As the party enters the area of Duskview they notice that the land around this settlement is black and much of the flora and fauna is dead. The skies are also gloomy and little sun is able to enter this town. The party enters and successfully hides their magic abilities and items. A settler tells the party that if they want to find Mathius he is waiting on the outskirts of the town at the fallen temple to Ethos. The party sets out and easily finds the old priest who has taken the form of a Revenant with burns and wounds that have never healed.   Moses asks him about the destruction he sees and Mathius tells him about Ohrer's attack on Duskview which was now a decade ago. He resents Lyra for reviving him with the archdevils magic since he now may have tainted both of their souls and says that part of him wishes that he had never been revived. He then asks if the party has found him in order to kill him and they are honest with him. The party fought and after knocking down Belavor, Mathius is killed and his spirit is released.   Since the deal to keep Mathius alive eternally has been broken, Lyra is released from the contract as well as the powers she once posessed and appears outside the temple. Lyra is digusted with what Moses has done and says that she needs some time away from him in order to process what has happened. The party then headed to the enterance to the Underdark before they attracted any sort of attention in Duskview.   The party found the cave system and made their way through the dark tunnels eventually making it to a now underground city that was seemingly abandoned. After attempting to make their way to the castle, Bill and Moses are found by drow that have set up a small but thriving village in the ruins of the center of the city out of the temple that one held worshipers to Gregor. The two that were caught were told that in order to walk free in the city they needed to provide a magical item valued at 25 gp or a sacrifice of blood. Moses handed over a potion of healing and Bill offered a small vial of blood and was then bandaged by the drow.   After arriving to the castle, the party unsuccessfully tries to sneak into the castle alerting the high priestess of the drow. She asks the party if they have come to the ruins to take part in the events. The party in an attempt to gain the trust says that they are and are then informed that they will be fighting in the arena against a formidible opponent. Moses sneaks a look at the opponent and sees that they will be fighting a flesh golem.   In the arena they realize that in the golems chest there is the next piece to the key. They are informed that the beasts name is John and eventually kill him, however not before he nearly kills Moses outright. The party successfully pulls thee stone from the corpse, haulting him from being able to come back to life.   After picking up the gem, Bill and Jesus are mentally brought to the realm of the gods and see the goddess Pathos who is reaching out to inform the party that Ohrer has found them. The party then comes back to life and sees a fleet of imps flying into the cave and realizes they must get out through the sea which will place them at a beach nearby Medley. The party barely escapes the cave and then must swim up but Bill is unable to keep the air out of his lungs. The party all makes it to the shore and then sees that Lyra has returned and is dragging Bill onto the shore.   End Date 1:6:2 (The Holiday of Ethos will occur at some point soon) Summary of Lowry: 5 unnamed NPC's, village is focused on stockpiling food since winter begins on the 8th week.

Rewards Granted

the Stone of Darkness.

Missions/Quests Completed

Freeing Lyra of her infernal contract, retrieving the stone of Darkness,