Season 3, Session 11 - The Judgment of Azuth

Date Played: 2024-09-22 • In-Game Date: 25 Jazur, 3520 NY

When divine law collides with mortal defiance, even worlds are moved. The skies of Everbrook burned with judgment as gods, moons, and mortals crossed destinies once more.
 

Recap Summary

The morning began with quiet absences—Fazzo and his kobold followers missing, the lunar twins buried in church duties—before erupting into cosmic chaos. Zedhryx Trevelle was attacked by a titanic avatar of Azuth, who dragged the world Abeir toward Toril as punishment for Zedhryx’s temporal crimes. Divine fire scorched the heavens as the god proclaimed that this facet of the world must be destroyed before it spreads. Only the desperate heroics of ShadyG prevented Zed’s certain judgement. And when all seemed lost, the twins returned—with a plan born of faith, desperation, and divine power.

 

Acts, Scenes, and Moments

  • Act I – The Missing and the Morning
    • Scene: The heroes gathered for a routine morning at the Crown’s Heirloom Inn.
      • Action: Fazzo and his kobold followers were missing without explanation.
      • Action: ZaRaSu and FaLaSu spent the morning on official Selûnite business, managing growing church responsibilities.
  • Act II – The Dissident’s Discovery
    • Scene: Zedhryx called a meeting to share a dangerous revelation.
      • Action: He unveiled a strange tome titled The Dissident’s Guide to the Secret History of Faerûn, filled with impossible knowledge from the future.
      • Action: Before he could speak further, the ground quaked and the air tore open with a thunderous voice of divine judgment.
  • Act III – Azuth’s Judgment
    • Scene: The sky itself split apart as a colossal avatar of Azuth appeared in front of the Inn.
      • Action: Bound to a fiery tether, the world of Abeir burned in orbit—appearing as a vast meteor ignited by the god’s hand.
      • Action: Azuth accused Zedhryx of “perfidious temporal infringement” and declared that his “year zero" would be a nightmare!
      • Action: The ground cracked open, revealing a rift filled with huge moving gears, and a promise that the warlock will pay for his crimes.
      • Action: As Azuth tried to sink the naturally-flying Zedhryx into the pit, ShadyG, empowered by his second shadow, flanked the god with a jinx palm attack. The strike barely registered but distracted the avatar long enough for Zedhryx to flee the scene.
      • Action: Azuth, furious, seized ShadyG and hurled him into the rift before withdrawing from the mortal plane.
  • Act IV – The Crimson Sky
    • Scene: The world trembled as the flaming orb of Abeir loomed overhead.
      • Action: The twin magi, returning from their duties, beheld the apocalyptic sight and acted immediately.
      • Action: ZaRaSu produced a major spell-storing bauble containing a spell granted directly by Selûne—the same magic once used in their ill-fated attempt to conquer the land of Vahl'Avindha.
      • Action: Kneeling beneath the burning heavens, she prayed a heartfelt plea to her goddess, then hurled the moon-shaped bauble into the ground.
      • Action: The sphere flared, releasing a radiant surge of lunar light that reached into the sky. In answer, Selûne herself appeared, as the moon above, echoing the finale of the previous season.
      • Action: The divine light stabilized the falling world, apparently halting Abeir’s descent and steadying the heavens. The twins watched, exhausted but triumphant, considering the crisis averted and their task fulfilled.
  • Act V – Aftermath
    • Scene: Calm slowly returned to Everbrook.
      • Action: Zedhryx reappeared, shaken but alive, assuring the party that The Dissident’s Guide, was safe and sound in his personal library.
      • Action: The gods were silent once more, save for the silver moonlight of Selûne.
 

Highlights & Moments

  • Fazzo and his kobolds mysteriously vanish.
  • Zedhryx reveals The Dissident’s Guide to the Secret History of Faerûn.
  • Titanic Azuth descends, turning Abeir into a flaming meteor falling towards Toril.
  • ShadyG’s jinx palm attack buys Zedhryx a single chance to escape judgment.
  • ZaRaSu invokes Selûne’s power with the moon-shaped bauble, stabilizing the heavens.
  • Abeir’s descent appears to be halted; Everbrook spared—for now.
  • The mysterious tome remains, untouched by divine wrath.
 

Consequences & New Threads

  • World Impact: Abeir’s near-collision left the skies scarred and the gods uneasy; Everbrook is now under quiet celestial observation.
  • Field Observation: Selûne’s direct interference suggests deeper strategic motives, potentially linked to her secret military doctrine.
  • Future Potential: ShadyG’s fate in the Plane of Ultimate Law remains unknown; the Dissident’s Guide may hold the key to understanding Azuth’s wrath—and preventing its return.