# [[029_20210627 Lair of the Guardian]] ## Session Summary Boris used the potion of watchful rest to stand guard while the rest of the party took a long rest. He observed the nighttime behavior of the party and got a waking dream, where he was given a taste of what he would get should he continue to follow the fighter's path. The young dragonborn, hungry, ate one of the fire snakes that hatch, making the other snakes and kobolds in the Hatchery begin to attack. Three Earrings, for the second time, moved towards Ora and the baby dragonborn, grabbed them, and teleported them to safety, killing half of the Hatchery in the process. We head back to the cavern where we defeated the Mother and went down further into the volcano, crossing a river of molten magma and stealthing past a large cavern with a pool of magma with smooth, flat rocks. Eryn and Ora heard breathing coming from the next cavern, but decided to attempt to stealth in. Unfortunately, the red dragon, Vokodo, was able to hear them coming, and began to attack them. After Vokodo's fearsome bellow echoed into the chamber where the rest of the party was, frightening everyone but Boris, Ora and Eryn were left alone in Vokodo's treasure chamber, and Ora fell to the full blast of his fire breath. Shaking off the fear, Jamedi darted to Ora and somehow managed to call her back from permanent death, but was unable to bring her fully to life. ^summary ## Housekeeping - The Heroes' Feast has worn off, so both Ora and Three Earrings are back to their normal HP. - Ora is over her carrying capacity. She needs to offload some of her stuff. - Ora, remember that you have Uncanny Dodge: halve damage to an attack as are reaction ## Recap ![[028_20210620 Meeting the Mother#^summary]] ## Quest [[The Rumble at Rumblecusp]] ## Strong start ## Scenes - [x] Boris keeps watch throughout the night. - [x] Qresk watches the eggs, tapping them and then scooting backward when they start to crack. He pokes at newborn snakes and kobolds, but not to hurt them-- it's all done in scientific curiosity. - [x] Eryn approaches Ora at one point and they talk quietly, but you don't hear what they're talking about. - [x] Jamedi finds an empty corner of the cavern, cleans his scimitars carefully with some rags he has, and meditates in silence with his shirt off and his wounds from the day's battles exposed. He barely sleeps. He's the last to sleep and the first to rise. - [x] Three Earrings is not sleeping soundly. She's tossing and turning the entire night, and occasionally saying words in a languages you don't understand. - [x] Lira wakes up early, not too long after Jamedi, and from the rustlings in the far side of the cavern, you gather she may be changing her clothes. - [x] What are they going to do with the new dragonborn? - [ ] Back to [[Village of Vo]]? - [x] [[Vokodo the Volcano#Magma Bridge]] - [x] [[Vokodo the Volcano#Dragon's Lair]] ## Secrets and Clues - [ ] [[Jannika Jäger|Viridian]] has followed Ora into the cavern as an alchemical skunk. - [ ] Eryn is a rogue/paladin who was sent like a trophy to marry Eluun, the Banoranth prince. However, she found to her surprise that she actually liked him, despite the deeds of his father. - [ ] Three Earrings has been having nightmares as Uk'otoa warns her she will be punished if she does not do as he commands: take the orb. Break the chains. Set him free. - [ ] Vokodo has been using the Mother to help him protect the orb. He's pretended to go along with her dream of kobolds joining the skies with dragons. - [ ] Vokodo is magically and physically trapped inside this volcano by Tiamat, who has promised that his constant service in protecting the orb will earn him his freedom someday. - [ ] Jamedi is technically undead. He made a pact with the Raven Queen to take his life and bring back the life of his beloved, but even the Raven Queen had not been able to bring her back. - [ ] Vokodo loves nothing more than to have shiny things in his lair to own. - [ ] The Luxon has begun to call out to Vokodo due to the presence of the Beacon among his many treasures. It has awakened in him the spark of dissatisfaction for Tiamat's eternal prison. - [ ] Three Earrings has decided that she is going to set Uk'otoa free. She is unable to live with a version of herself that doesn't have powers. - [ ] Lira has wings, but will only use them in dire situations. ## NPCs - [ ] [[Jannika Jäger|Viridian]] - Jannika will take damage meant for Ora, should it come to that. - As soon as her memory returns for her, she will drop everything and seek out Ora. She will also give Boris a slap for daring to insinuate that she'd be the kind of person that would be waiting for him upon his return. - [ ] [[Little Finger]] - He will be happy that everyone remembers, but upset because his parents, Flint and Vilya, are not going to want to be together (or, rather, Vilya won't want to be with Flint). Flint has only recently learned he's the father and is nobly attempting to be there for Little Finger, but he's really still learning. - [ ] [[Hektor Delina]] - Once awakened, he will deck Boris when he gets a chance, for hitting him hard. Twice. - [ ] The newborn dragonborn - Curious, innocent, playfully dangerous ## Monsters - [ ] [[Vokodo]] himself ## [[Loot]] - [ ] --- ## Log Boris has a dream: "Follow the fighter's path." Ora gave Three Earrings the dragonborn. Psychic Whispers: 06:30. 1 hour with Eryn, Boris, Three Earrings Dragonborn is with Qresk Imogen: 24 Perception, 18 Stealth Eryn: 14 Stealth, 16 Perception Eryn 15 Failed from fear: Ora, Eryn, Lira, Jamedi, Three Earrings First death saving throw: 10 Legendary reactions: X It's Jamedi's turn. Ora has a bardic inspiration die and is still blessed. She's done one death saving throw (success) but is still unconscious. Initiative: 23 Ora 21 Eryn 20 Vokodo 13 Jamedi 11 Boris 10 Lira 6 Three Earrings