C2 Session 25
General Summary
Siren greets the group, says he has long awaited meeting the likes of them
He takes a step to his left and looks at all of them in the eyes, the mark of a moon on his forehead
Says he has gotten everything he needed from all of them, so he’ll be taking his leave since they’re clearly not worth his time
Zoroc attempts to bind him, and is stuck in his spot
He raises his hand, and the blood energy Zoroc used begins flowing to his hand
He says they may be worth his time more than he thought
He raises his hand and it flashes red, and adrezill and koin are locked up, not able to move
Zoroc tries to make him fall prone, but fails and then hits him with a crossbow bolt
Siren raises his hand, then sprints behind Xodon and puts his hand on Xodon’s back
Xodon has the sudden urge to attack the others, and instantly knocks Koin out
Zoroc tries to help Koin, but it doesn’t help very much
Siren disappears in a cloud of red mist
Adrezill casts banishment on Xodon, and he disappears
Xodon appears, and sees clouds and sky, but that’s pretty much it
It is bright, but there’s no sun
He looks past the clouds and sees buildings on some clouds and large ethereal beings moving amongst the clouds
Above him is a large blue palace
Zoroc takes more wounding damage
Adrezill heals Zoroc so he doesn’t pass out
Zoroc activates his rite and prepares for Xodon to reappear
Adrezill drops banishment and Xodon reappears
Zoroc shoots him and brands him, overriding Siren’s brand and letting xodon regain control of his body
He ends the curse and Koin wakes up and yells at Zoroc
Zoroc apologizes and they all go back to the ship
As they travel through the city, Koin and Xodon hear a kid behind them
A small child runs at Koin with a dagger, but Zoroc curses him and he misses
They continue on, and they reach the ship which is very quiet
Walking in to the bottom of the boat, they don’t see anyone
They call out for people, but there’s no response
They quickly realize that there is nobody on any of the ships
As they search the ship, they hear a brief saying of “water”
They look and see steve, who proceeds to collapse on the group
Koin heals him, and asks him what happened
He says the dragolian who died came back and was more scary than before
Says whitefang told him to send the men into the city for supplies, that’s when scary Henry struck
Scary henry took Dara, Whitefang and Rafwar
Steve recounts the attack of this new Henry, and Koin thanks him for sharing
The scripture of Tsidas that Zoroc grabbed begins glowing red on all its pages
Zoroc reopens the book and sees they are stained with his blood
Lore dump:
The book is written by an unknown person
The pen style is hobgoblin in nature
Talks about a group of people north of Siren known as the kalashtar
They could do many things in an advanced fashion
The author wanted to know more, so he inquired to his chief, Zandrien, but was rejected several times
The notes continue with him talking about going to the civilization and asking about how they do what they do
Notes detail that their abilities are known as hemocraft, separate from arcana completely
They can use blood and life magic to heal anything and grow anything
They can do whatever they want because they can control it
He notes of a friend that comes to visit and report back to Zandrien
Zandrien does want this power, but doesn’t see it fit to genocide a civilization for one trait
More notes pick up in a different handwriting, and Zandrien wants to move forward with a crusade on the kalashtar people
A couple months forward, and Zandrien is trying to breed hobgoblins with the kalashtar people, but none of them can use hemocraft well
Notes in a different writing, not in hobgoblin, talking about a friend that was murdered by Zandrien and how he will get revenge
Talks about a trek across the primordial pass with only 12 rowboats
Somehow they manage to settle in Estroza
Notes on how the natives of the land were welcoming
Hemocraft users were trained, and hobgoblins were taught
The notes pick up from a female, the young have taken over the land and kicked out the natives, and how she thought it would never get that bad
They took boats and sailed to current day zamboza
On Estroza, the younglings would eventually overtake the older kalashtar
On the back page, there is more recent writing, talking about being raised in the backlands of Estroza, in a small hut
His parents taught him how to protect himself, and then they died
He traveled amongst the lands, and found the book among the bodies
He journaled about random things, and how he could see the armada in the distance
It is inferred that the notes are from Siren
He talks about how even in the raven’s library, the history of his people had been completely erased
Out of anger, he trained and was able to realize his own powers, and use them for harm
His studies showed that the weave was technically alive, and through hemocraft, it could be manipulated, and that’s what he wanted to do
There are multiple missing pages, then the notes resume
A plan named operation island in the sky, a plan to bring back his fallen brethren
A ritual that, once completed, he knew that on a full moon, he could reach into the well of souls and for the first time in history, pull his people specifically back
He would need an immense amount of magical power that he could not generate by himself
To do this, he was gifted Paragon, the vampire that has taken over henry’s body
He made a deal, and was told that within a few days a ship would land on Zamboza carrying a cursed body
When the body was brought back from the dead, it would run to him
The man that he made a deal with never spoke, showed his face, or put a name to himself except for the letter “D”
From the information that they have gathered, they know that the full moon is in two days, and that’s when Siren’s plan will take place
After a long while of talking and strategizing, they decide that they can’t let the ritual
They talk more about how they are getting to Eztroza
They ultimately decide to wait and hope that they can find a spell to get to Estroza
Zoroc and Xodon talk and decide that Zoroc should pray to Zandrien
Zoroc does so, and the sword and the ring combine
He is surrounded by darkness, and he calls out for zandrien
His voice turns into a booming thunder, and he hears footsteps behind
The figure walks around and faces him, it is zandrien
He tells Zoroc that he does not give freely
Zandrien reaches out for Zoroc to hand him the blade ring fusion
Zoroc hands it to him, and
Zandrien basks in his power, and says he will help Zoroc, then walks off into the darkness
Zoroc wakes up, and the sword and ring vanish in a dark flash
He has been granted one wish for returning two of Zandrien’s artifacts
Zoroc uses the wish to summon the chocolate coin guy
He summons him and he appears to be an ancient golden dragon
They enlist his help, and he is found to be Zariel the golden dragon a very powerful being
Report Date
04 Aug 2025
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