# [[061_20220717 Endelyn's Final Deception]] ## Session Summary > [!tldr] [[061_20220717 Endelyn's Final Deception]] > Ora telepathically asked Nav and Diesa to come to where the rest of the party was, teaching them how to work the system of hatches. They got teleported into the study, and then Ora communicated with the frozen half-orc woman, who revealed her name to be Sereas. > > Sereas told you that she had been there for about a year. She had arrived at Prismeer to seek Zybilna's aid to stop her father, Othrog, from building an army in the service of Uk'otoa. She said she had arrived just in time to watch the three hags imprisoning Zybilna in her time stasis. Upon closer inspection, Ora realized that Sereas had been caught in an explosion and had wounds that would likely render her unconscious if she were to break free from the stasis. Knowing this, Flint cast Spare the Dying on Sereas to prevent her death upon her becoming unconscious. > > The party descended the staircase and sent the Grim Accord upstairs. The Grim Accord reported that there was some sort of study or library with a lot of books. Meanwhile, Boris, leading the way, seemed to pass a bubble of silence and suddenly heard chanting further ahead. Ora stealthed ahead and saw a cauldron in the center of the room, a young woman pacing and chanting around it, looking like Dawn, and the older, frozen body of Endelyn Moongrave. > > Boris engaged in combat by rushing in. It was eventually revealed that both Endelyn and Zybilna had illusions placed on them. It seemed that it was actually Zybilna who was on the floor frozen, and Endelyn who was chanting a ritual spell-- something revealed by Ora's expert casting of *dispel magic*. Just then, the stained glass window to the south broke and a dragon barrelled through. ^summary %% <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gtVZkOMgRM4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> %% --- ## Housekeeping [[Topplepot|Diesa Torunn]] and [[Thrinarv|Nav]] stay in the secret library. She's looking for information on: - The Shadowfell - the Hourglass Coven - The Palace of Heart's Desire 6 hours Psychic Whispers - Boris - Nav - Lira - Irae ## Recap ![[060_20220703 The heads reveal the name#^summary]] ## Strong start > [!info] Description of the Destroyed Study > Splinters of wood, along with some loose papers and two halves of a shattered blowing horn, are suspended in the air. Whatever caused this unfortunate scene also punched a hole in the north wall on the landing between two staircases, one leading up and the other leading down. The stony debris from the blast is frozen in midair outside the tower. [[Sereas]] ## Prepping [[The Grim Accord]] - [x] Send new players exported pages of their characters - [x] Send them this recap of what's happened so far: I've sent each of you a PDF of a brief backstory of your character, relationships they may have with each other or with the main party, and a flowchart of combat actions. This is all optional reading! You can show up and just play them in combat and I'll still be grateful because I won't have to play them. :D The next game is scheduled for this Sunday at 4 PM SG time (45 minutes earlier than our normal game). If this is too early, we can move it to the same time - just let me know! I would love for you to join for the next 1-3 sessions, to finish this arc. We are just before the final battle, so it should be exciting! Please [click this link](https://ddb.ac/campaigns/join/15350353348448034) to join the campaign and claim your character before then. You are playing three of the four members of an adventuring party called The Grim Accord, consisting of: - Irae Firetouched (Kyan), the charismatic halfling leader who likes to burn things - Athlonia (Nico), the stalwart drow fighter who can bend time and space - Uldun (Kuya), the hunter of hunters with a knack for military strategems that he can't quite explain - Kryx, the corrupted fey gnoll with a penchant for turning into a hyena You were all hired by a benefactor only Irae has had contact with to obtain three magical items. You traced their whereabouts to this domain of the Feywild where you are now, called Prismeer. You learned that powerful hags, a coven of three called The Hourglass Coven, had taken over Prismeer. Each one of them had one of the magical items that you have been tasked to acquire: - a staff - a necklace - a cloak You met The Slayers Five, a party of five characters who killed one of the hags and had possession of the staff for a while. You initially tried to kill one of them, Ora, the rogue (Immy), but then you came to a truce. They gave you the staff (currently with Irae) and promised to let you take the necklace and the cloak if you helped them kill the hags. They said they were trying to kill the hags and restore the rightful ruler of this realm, the archfey Zybilna. You agreed. The Slayers Five consist of: - Boris (Tito Rob), the half-orc Fighter/Barbarian whose keen intellect keeps his furious instincts in check - Ora (Ate Immy), the changeling soulknife rogue who fights with her mind - NPCs: - Lira, tiefling bard - Flint, dwarf forge cleric - Jamedi (also played by Tito Rob), undead bladesinger wizard The Grim Accord and The Slayers Five killed the second hag together, but the third hag took both of the remaining items (the necklace and the cloak). Both parties have journeyed together to a palace where the last hag, Endelyn Moongrave, is hiding-- with both the items. For now, your goals and the goals of The Slayers Five are similar. But who knows how long that will last? ## Scenes - [ ] Surprise! Temporary players are here to play NPCs! - [[Kuya]] as [[Uldun of Parts Unknown]] - [[Nico]] as [[Athlonia]] - [[Kyan]] as [[Irae Firetouched]] - [x] Psychic Whispers on Sereas to free her from stasis. Sereas immediately begins bleeding out. - [x] Talking to Sereas and figuring out what she knows and where she's really from. She will tell the party Endelyn has "someone" trapped in the necklace she wears. - [x] Nav returns with information about [[Shadowfell]], should they choose to pursue it. - [x] Preparing for battle and descending the staircase. [[The Palace of Heart's Desire#P31 Throne Room]] - [x] Figuring out Endelyn's last deception (she is pretending to be [[Zybilna]]). - [x] Confronting [[Endelyn Moongrave]] in the final battle. ### The Final Battle [[The Palace of Heart's Desire#P31 Throne Room]] #### Encounter ```encounter name: The Final Battle players: - Boris - Ora - Lira - Flint - Jamedi - Athlonia - Irae - Uldun - Kryx creatures: - Arkenox - Endelyn Moongrave - Zybilna - Aro ``` #### Endelyn Endelyn's phases: - Normal: (Endelyn cannot be damaged) - *Borrowed power:* Anyone within 30 feet of her who is not under cover makes a DC 16 Wisdom save or is stunned until the end of their next turn. - *Storm's fury*: Endelyn summons the roiling storm outside and strikes `dice: 3d[[061_20220717 Endelyn's Final Deception#^randomchar]]: `dice: 1d20+12`, 30 thunder damage. - LEGENDARY: *Puppeteer's lash:* Ranged spell attack, `dice: 1d20+12` on `dice: [[061_20220717 Endelyn's Final Deception#^randomchar]]`. On a hit, 15 psychic damage and the target is moved 30 feet on the opposite side of the chamber. - Eclipsed: - *Eclipsed Doom*: Cowers in fear before the eclipse. Attacks against her are at advantage. However, she is resistant to bludgeoning, slashing, piercing, fire, thunder, poison, and necrotic damage. - *Kiss of the changebringer*: Endelyn casts *Blink* on herself. `dice: [[061_20220717 Endelyn's Final Deception#^blink]]`. - LEGENDARY: *Steely resolve:* DC 16 Constitution save for `dice: [[061_20220717 Endelyn's Final Deception#^randomchar]]`. On a fail, Endelyn deals them 10 necrotic damage and she regains 20 HP. Endelyn starts out in the *Normal* phase. If the party conjure any form of eclipse that she can see, she is pushed into *Eclipsed* phase. If the party doesn't spend at least one action to sustain the eclipse or bring it to her in a full round, then Endelyn returns to *Normal* phase. Legendary action counter: - [x] 1 - [x] 2 - [ ] 3 #### Complications - [x] Round 1 - [x] Arkenox: rattling of chains - [x] Ritual: Endelyn's chanting picks up steam - [x] Round 2 - [x] Arkenox breaks free and lets out a terrible howl. - [x] Storm: Fierce gale blows main doors open. Difficult terrain everywhere if they fight against the wind. - [x] Round 3 - Kryx inches closer to get the necklace, if he can. - A portal pops open near Ora. [[Sir Talavar]] is conjuring the portal, and says "Fair lady! The Summer Queen sends her aid. We fear it is not too late!". [[Eryn]] pushes him aside and holds out the hilt of a weapon to Ora. "I'm fighting my own battles, but perhaps you need this more." It's [Whisper](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/5263604-whisper). - Round 4 - Ritual: A singular point, a portal, grows at the exact center of the cauldron. You realize the ring, the mushrooms... this is a fey crossing. But where does it lead? - Kryx makes his move and tries to take off. - Round 5 - Round 6 - ### Dice tables `dice: [[061_20220717 Endelyn's Final Deception#^randomchar]]` | Character | | --------- | | Boris | | Ora | | Lira | | Jamedi | | Flint | | Irae | | Kryx | | Uldun | | Athlonia | ^randomchar | dice: 1d20 | Effect | | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1-10 | Nothing | | 11-20 | She vanishes into the Ethereal Plane and returns 10 feet away at the start of her turn. | ^blink ## Secrets and Clues - [x] [[Hardrak|Othrog the Titan-Knuckled]] is a half-orc, half-titan armed with a powerful artifact called [[Ruin's Wake]]. He has unified the orc tribes and his tribes have begun building something on the southern coast of [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Xhorhas]]. - [x] Sereas is the daughter of [[Hardrak]] or [[Hardrak|Othrog the Titan-Knuckled]], who is raising an army in [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Xhorhas]] to free [[Uk'otoa]]. - [x] Sereas knows that [[Endelyn Moongrave]] is attempting to use [[Zybilna]]'s cauldron to create rift between [[The Shadowfell]] and [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/The Feywild]]. - [x] Endelyn plans to unleash an army of hungry ghouls from The Shadowfell and bring them into the Prime Material Plane. - [ ] The thing that [[Ora]] has lost is her sibling: [[Aro]]. Aro is trapped in necklace that Endelyn is wearing, and is linked to her through a [bloodlink potion](obsidian://open?vault=dnd-vault&file=items%2FVault%20of%20Magic%2FBloodlink%20Potion). - [ ] The thing that [[Boris]] has lost is his memory of [[Hardrak]] going by the name "Othrog" when they were younger. - [x] Endelyn has disguised herself as [[Zybilna]] and transformed the real Zybilna into the form of Endelyn. The only clues that Endelyn has done this are that [[Arkenox]], Zybilna's pet, is under a *Dominate Beasts* spell nearby. - [ ] [[Sunbreaker Olomon]] is missing. He died in battle but nobody knows where his reincarnated soul is. - [ ] [[The Lens]] has been employing changelings to inflitrate the [[Dwendalian Empire]] and pose as humans. - [ ] [[Kryx Bloodgnash]] just wants to get [[The Kiss of the Changebringer]], which is the same gem that [[Aro]] is imprisoned in. Once he gets it, he's out. He doesn't care about fighting Endelyn. ## [[Loot]] - [ ] [Whisper](obsidian://open?vault=dnd-vault&file=items%2FWhisper), from [[Sir Talavar]]. ("_With compliments of the Summer Queen. Use in a moment of dire need to beseech the Queen for aid. Lasts one minute._") - [ ] [Snicker-snack](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/3895576-snicker-snack), but a dagger. - [ ] [[The Kiss of the Changebringer]], a necklace belonging to [[Skabatha Nightshade]], currently in [[Endelyn Moongrave]]'s possession, consecrated to [[ttrpgs/The Slayers Five/Avandra]] - [ ] [[The Deathwalker's Ward]], a cloak belonging to [[Endelyn Moongrave]] and consecrated to [[The Raven Queen]] - [ ] [Iggwilv’s Cauldron](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/3895570-iggwilvs-cauldron) - Zybilna: - [ ] [robe of the archmagi](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/4742-robe-of-the-archmagi) - [ ] [amulet of the planes](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/4570-amulet-of-the-planes) - [ ] [+1 quarterstaff](https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/5251-quarterstaff-1) - [ ] Level 10 and a free feat each. --- ## Log The Shadowfell and the Feywild used to be one realm, but they were separated by agreement from both sides due to differences in philosophies and magic. The separation is tenuous. Diesa and Nav reunite with them. Psychic Whispers for 3 hours: - Boris - Lira - Sereas - Irae ![[ts5-final-battle-part1.png]]