%% date:: [[2024-02-13]] %% # [[122_20240213 Fall of the Twilight Phoenix]] ## Session Summary > [!tldr] [[122_20240213 Fall of the Twilight Phoenix]] > Still in the fight, we killed more cultists (including Steve) as well as Kai Arness and Exarch Vornex, who both died grisly deaths to Scura's serpentine knife and the unforgiving lava, respectively. The evil tiefling, though, (whom we named was called Amandina) used Time Stop to steal Agonath's eggs and get away, too fast for us to follow. We looted everything we could under the time pressure of the Fire Giants coming to get us, and then we teleported to Yussa's tower safely. > > We briefed Yussa on what had happened. He told us that Nicodranas was in an emergency state because of a large tidal wave that caused flooding when Dragon Isle came crashing into the sea. He told us that the shard of Asmodeus would have returned with Desirat to The Nine Hells. > > Aygonath arrived - in a female gnome form that Yussa greeted as "Gwendolyn". They seemed to be quite familiar with each other. Aygonath/Gwendolyn suggested we contact The Horizon, the Elders of Vol'antim, aarakocra who kept themselves secluded under the Cyrios Mountains. He said they would might be able to help us find Amandina. Gwendolyn also did say that they destroyed Grovelthrash, which was partially what destroyed Dragon Isle. ^summary %% ## Video [Video](https://youtu.be/w_-ZU7RdDuk) 00:00:00 Murathan explains colour blindness 00:01:27 Can Murathan see my hair? 00:03:50 How is Lulu? 00:05:13 Send extra meds to Andy 00:06:37 Sometimes Andy is obsessive 00:07:20 Andy already knows how I'm doing 00:09:20 Offenburg is shit 00:09:56 Recap - I'm carrying Andy 00:11:16 Start of game - Nika recognizes hot evil tiefling 00:11:41 Dirty one 00:12:04 Sniffing my box 00:14:40 They're going at it 00:19:48 Round 15 - Cultists' turns 00:21:36 Desirat's turn 00:22:10 Andy puts dice in jail 00:22:43 Milla's turn (fire bolt) - HDYWTDT 00:23:26 Josh or Steve 00:25:57 Wally's turn (Drive it through her eye) 00:32:08 Round 16 - Lair Action 00:32:43 Andy is annoyed and thinks it's me 00:34:01 Xenia's turn (Dash) 00:35:47 Aygonath's turn (attacks Desirat) 00:36:13 Andy still can't do maths 00:37:15 Nika's turn (Finds a pretty knife) 00:37:57 Scura was vicious, oops 00:38:33 Don't show Scura 00:40:09 Scura's turn (Mass Cure Wounds) 00:40:49 Panreligion with Rae and Seha 00:43:14 I'll do everyone 00:44:28 Andy is smirking about doing everyone 00:46:18 Cultist's turn (Sacred Flame) 00:47:22 Steve is heading towards Milla 00:49:10 Nice try, Steve 00:50:22 Andy mocks Tyler for being fire resistant 00:50:38 Milla's turn (Fire bolt) 00:51:55 Wally's turn (Permission to mount you) 00:57:04 Round 17 - Lair action 00:58:30 Xenia's turn (Wand of Wonders) 01:01:16 Aygonath's turn (attacks Desirat) 01:02:52 Nika's turn (Farewell, Dad) 01:04:16 Scura's turn (holds Guiding Bolt) 01:05:14 Cultists' turn 01:05:46 Natural 1, Steve! 01:07:06 Milla's turn (Mind sliver) 01:08:53 Wally's turn (Guiding Bolt + attack) 01:15:31 The death of Desirat 01:20:24 Steve explodes too 01:33:03 Sending + teleporting to Tidepeak Tower 01:34:54 Fuck you King Scooby Doo 01:36:38 Back from break, in Tidepeak Tower 01:44:52 News from the Pallid Grove 01:53:18 Math is magic 01:54:20 Wally starts to undress 01:55:42 Yussa arrives 02:01:07 Murathan needs to sleep 02:18:12 Burn on Murathan because he's not here 02:21:20 Aygonath arrives 02:30:33 Is Yussa the father of Aygonath's eggs? 02:32:27 We should contact The Horizon 02:36:36 How do you two know each other? 02:41:36 End of session - long distance love story 02:42:34 Level up, and plans in Nicodranas 02:46:58 Bramis, Wally's dwarven friend from Rexxentrum 02:50:26 It's so satisfying to tick off quests 02:53:22 Plans to play another game 02:54:28 Tyler knows I'm game for anything 02:59:07 NicodraMas [TWC Video](https://youtu.be/RLPsym8ULFE) %% --- ## Recap ![[121_20240206 Pallid Elves don't forget#^summary]] --- ## Log Nika is sure she recognises the evil hot tiefling but can't quite place her. ![[1706039628136 - Combat#122_20240213 Fall of the Twilight Phoenix ...]] [[The Soulfire Sacrifice]] [[King Snurre - the Fire Giant King]] [[Aygonath]] says that [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Yussa Errenis|Yussa]] will know where the shard of [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Asmodeus|Asmodeus]] is. Looting cultists - 42 gp among the cultists. - Blank sheet of parchment, one each. ("appears to be blank") - daggers, but not serpentine daggers like in [[Vermeillon]] that seem nonmagical. - I do a *Sending* to Yussa. #sending to [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Yussa Errenis|Yussa]]: > TWC incoming. Bringing a friend. Killed Desirat. Need shelter. Aygonath coming. ^82b99d > Well. That is quite a gathering. Blindfold the guest. ^4ccef4 We teleport to [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Tidepeak Tower|Tidepeak Tower]]. [[Wensforth]] is there to greet us. [[Merilda Gentleriver]]. News from [[The Pallid Grove|Pallid Grove]] - Some had left. - She and her brother stayed, but were taken. They just wanted some adventure - they'd heard about creatures from [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/The Feywild|The Feywild]] in the [[Doralle Woods]]. They were ambushed by bandits and sold. - They were treated like dogs. - They were transported to [[Kamordah]], and sent to [[Vuthos]], halls of the Fire Giant King. - She lived on the southwest boundaries of the Pallid Grove. - When she had left, there were still others in the Grove that had stayed behind. Wensforth just gave us three Potions of Healing. [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Yussa Errenis|Yussa]] arrives. - [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Nicodranas|Nicodranas]] is in an emergency state! A very large tidal wave caused flooding. Aygonath can explain. [[Dragon Isle|A large island]] crashed into the ocean. - [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/The Open Quay|The Open Quay]] has sustained quite a bit of damage. - Lots of [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Zhelezo|Zhelezo]] wandering about. - The shard of [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Asmodeus|Asmodeus]] will have returned to [[The Nine Hells]], where [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Desirat|Desirat]]'s spirit would have returned. - We've released Aygonath from their prison. Nika meets Yussa. She introduces herself to Yussa and says [[Kai Arness]] was one of the main cultists. [[Veronika Alice Arness|Nika]] is collecting ingredients for an Unsummoning spell to go back to where she came from ([[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/The Feywild|The Feywild]]). She thinks the wizard might have just been keeping her busy in the woods though. The wizard is [[Luric Adronoss]], her father's friend? He tried to train Nika but it didn't go well. [[The Crimson Order]] gains access through [[The Ninth Revelation]] to [[King Bertrand Dwendal]]. Yussa thinks the tiefling might be [[Amandina Darkflame]], the advisor to [[Sydnock Truscan]]. She's very private. [[Aygonath]] arrives. Meet in Yussa's study tomorrow and he'll give me a silver mirror. A female gnome walkes in. Aygonath! They have a Scandinavian tan. Yussa's skin is bronze-coloured. Her skin is more golden. Quite well-dressed. They're quite impressed with Wally. They embrace for a very long time. "Gwendolyn, you're welcome once again in Tidepeak Tower." Judi Dench-like, authority and cheekiness. Aygonath thinks we should contact [[The Horizon]]. Yussa gasps. *The Elders of Vol'antim* have kept themselves secluded under [[The Cyrios Mountains]]. The eyes of the aarakocra are better able to find people in the mountains. [[Vol'antim]] is nestled deep in the heart of the Cyrios Mountains. It's almost mythological. It's a city of bird people. They'll be aware that Dragon Isle collapsed. Gwendolyn says it's probably time she pay them a visit, after a few days of recovery. Aygonath and Yussa have a romantic, respectful/professional, adversarial, familial??? relationship. They fought against [[The Crimson Order]] during [[The Eve of Crimson Midnight]]. They almost killed each other and only recognised each other at the last minute. They have had to live apart from each other - Aygonath had to live on [[Dragon Isle]] and Yussa lived as close as he dared. Level up!!! Gwendolyn did destroy [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Grovelthrash|Grovelthrash]], but there was collateral damage... most of her hoard, and the island fell. It caused a rather large tidal wave. They want to help Yussa clean up. Things we want to do in Nicodranas: - Identify loot - Shopping in [[Nicodranas]] (how much money do we have? Split loot?) - Wally wants to tell [[Floyd Hemsworth|Floyd]] [[Lady Floella Volcain Hemsworth|his mummy]] is dead. - Go to [[Library of the Cobalt Soul - Nicodranas]] and ask for the letter of recommendation to other libraries that we were promised when we took [[Fate of the Cobalt Monks]]. Any information on The Horizon? - Go to [[Port Damali]]. See [[Music]] and [[Piro]] and take [[Merilda Gentleriver]] there too. - Milla maybe wants to see [[Floyd Hemsworth|Floyd]]? - Nika wants to ask [[ttrpgs/Temporary White Circle/Yussa Errenis|Yussa]] about the unsummoning and see if he's just trying to keep her busy. [[Bramis]] is Wally's dwarven (Scottish) friend from [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Rexxentrum|Rexxentrum]]. ^debdfa %% # Text Elements # Drawing ```json {"type":"excalidraw","version":2,"source":"https://excalidraw.com","elements":[],"appState":{"gridSize":null,"viewBackgroundColor":"#ffffff"}} ``` %%