# 84_20210711 Prepping for the Phase Spider ## Session Summary After a long rest, I treat the festering wounds that Ka'ira and Maestro have. We talk to Reona, who narrates her experience in the Twisted Fane. She seems better. She does not seem to believe that the mind control in the Twisted Fane is related to what happened to Cymril. She tells us there is a mercenary named Gaius that she still wants to talk to. He was there on that night that Cymril died, and Reona thinks he might be able to give us information about what happened. I take the opportunity to create 1 Potion of Feyspeak for Ka'ira, 2 Potions of Resistance (cold) to Maestro and Eraithe, 1 Potion of Clarity for me, and 1 Potion of Resistance (necrotic) for Snowflake. Meanwhile, Ka'ira and Maestro have The Talk with Reona, and she schools them on what kind of information the Harpers would find useful. We go to the Protector's Enclave to find the Ice Phase Spider. Luckily, the mercenaries on the bridge are Oma and her two young friends. Oma lets us through. We decide we need to buy a bell, and when we fail to find one at Juliana's Mart, Keren steals one from a mercenary. We plan how to attract and kill the Ice Phase Spider. ^summary ## Recap of last session ![[83_20210710 Cyriac is a dragon#^summary]] --- ## Log 19:00 we took a long rest 03:00 I send a message to [[Brock]] - he's alive. Treated Festering Wounds: 17 for Maestro, 28 for Ka'ira. Rally is traditionally held in front of the hall of justice. It is protected by the mercenaries (heavily), so it's usually peaceful. Not even [[The Nashers]] have tried to attack during it. Rallies in the past have been self-aggrandizing, and Neverember has announced the good things he's done, but also things like higher taxes. What we want to do: - Talk to Reona ✅ - Talk to Mordai to give sending stone to Sabine Ka'ira tries to talk to [[Mordai Vell]], but his assistant says he's not to be disturbed until [[Neverember]]'s rally. Reona has escorted [[Cyla]] to a safe place. She hasn't had time to look for a Climber's Kit yet. Potion of Feyspeak: 27, level 3 - Discount of 12%: 0.12 x 30 = 3,6 gp - Total cost: 26,4 gp Given to Ka'ira Potion of Cold Resistance: 15, level 4 - Total cost: 40 gp Given to Maestro Potion of Cold Resistance: 16, level 4 - Discount of 1% = 0.4 gp - Total cost: 39.6 gp Given to Eraithe spent 106 gp [[Reona]] - Climber's Kit - longsword for Eraithe - armor for Keren (leather) - Sabine's whereabouts I asked her about selling the astral diamond. Reona doesn't know how to sell it. We ask Reona about her experience. She doesn't remember much, but she remembers climbing down to the chasm. The creatures either ignored her or didn't notice her. She stealthed to the [[Twisted Fane]]. She entered the hole behind the crystal. It was a dark tunnel. She doesn't know how long she was crawling down there. She was alone, but she could hear water further down. She felt compelled to go down there. Then she saw a blue light in the tunnel that grew brighter as she approached. She reached the edge of the tunnel, and then she was falling. Everywhere around her was a piercing blue light and she had to close her eyes. She felt like she was falling in air, even though she knew that was impossible. It could have been water. The next time she opened her eyes, she was in the Twisted Fane. She had no idea how long she was there. Reona seems to think the mind controlling was not the same one that plagued Cymril. Cymril also did not seem exhausted. I make a Potion of Clarity: 13. Pay 2% more. - 50 x 1.02 = 51 One of the people from the night Cymril died is still here in Neverwinter. Reona wanted to ask him. His name is [[Gaius]]. He was one of the mercenaries who killed the Sons. He might have even killed Cymril herself. Reona wants _words_ with him. Why were the mercenaries waiting for Cymril and the Sons? [[Toram]] leads the [[The Harpers|Harper]] cell in Neverwinter I make a Potion of Resistance to necrotic for snowflake: 13 - Need to pay 102% for this. - 40 x 1.02 = 40.8 gp Wands I could use for the ice fey spider: - Master's wand of illusory ambush (4 psychic damage while affected, -2 to penalty to attack rolls) - Master's Wand of Cloud of Daggers (force damage per turn) - Master's Wand of Eldritch Blast (force) - Master's Wand of Eyebite (invisible to target, combat advantage) - Wand of Fiery Hordes (psychic AoE) - Wand of Inevitability (+2 bonus to attack rolls) - Wand of Psychic Ravaging (eyebite, force) - Wand of Swarming Force (cloud of daggers, force) - Wand of the Hunting Hound (immobilizes target, ignore partial cover) 09:00 Weather is clear, but there is a slight smell of smoke in the air. I notice that the red lightning above Hotenow is still continuing, and there seems to be black rain and clouds all around it. It's not coming from the volcano, though; it's coming from the storm. It's probably a matter of time before there are ashes here. We see [[Oma]], [[Nura Desai]], and [[Terth]] on the bridge. Nura's frog is burning hot for some reason, according to Oma. Nura's been trying to catch that frog for days. We go to [[Juliana's Mart]]. We stealth there, and mostly succeed. We duck into alleyways to avoid being detected and recognized by mercenaries. Ka'ira buys rope, but she doesn't have bells (she never did). We decide we need to get a bell from one of the mercenaries, and the younger mercenaries don't have any. Keren, luckily, is able to sneakily steal one from two mercenaries we spot and get back to us without being noticed. We discuss our plan for finding and defeating the phase spider. We think we'll need to lure it to some place like [[Neverdeath]] where there aren't too many people around to be hurt.