# [[Vayle]] ![[golarion-vayle.png]] ![[golarion-vayle-token.png]] ## Background - Lives in [[Otari]] and has been there for a while - Communicated with [[Skram]] through dreams before meeting the party - **Session 059**: Confirmed as a lycanthrope during werewolf transformation in the forest near [[Absalom]] ## Recent Events ### Session 099 - Irnakurse Combat and Court Confrontation - **Combat Healing**: Healed [[Ashnefrotty]] to full health after the Irnakurse battle to stop his persistent bleeding condition - **Return to Otari**: Must return to [[Otari]] and face [[Aiden Court]] regarding their undead nature being revealed in a previous session - **Court Concern**: Concerned about what Aiden Court will do with the information that Vayle is undead ### Session 097 - Mulvenboom Combat - **Apometi's Blessing**: Felt through [[The Apometi]]'s blessing that life was returning to the arena area after destroying undead and fleshwarps - **Combat Magic**: Cast damaging spells during the battle, dealing 28 vitality damage to the [[Mulventok]] - **Vitality Lance**: Used *Vitality Lance* to deal 29 vitality damage to the Mulventok, causing it to explode - **Explosive Death**: The Mulventok's death caused a shower of gore and the creature shouted "[[Belcorra]]" as its final words - **Reflex Save Damage**: The Mulventok's explosion caused 28 void damage on a failed reflex save - **Magic Missile Target**: Was targeted by the [[drider]]'s Magic Missiles (called "force barrage") ### Session 096 - Aiden Court Discovery and Chafkem Alliance - **Healing Attempt**: Attempted to heal [[Aiden Court]] but accidentally killed [[Siora Fallowglade]] in the process - **Undead Nature Revealed**: Court witnessed Vayle taking damage from the same *Heal* spell that killed Siora, revealing their undead nature - **Surprising Mercy**: Despite discovering Vayle's undead nature, Court surprisingly allowed the party to leave without taking action - **Chafkem Alliance**: Participated in Chafkem's alliance with the party and witnessed his rallying speeches to the morlocks - **Contract Negotiation**: Witnessed Chafkem's contract offer to kill [[Jafaki]] in exchange for crucial Level 6 information - **Intelligence Gathering**: Learned about Jafaki's abilities including confusion field, fleshwarping, and damage resistances ### Session 095 - Aiden Court Encounter and Chafkem Rescue - **High Cleric Encounter**: Met [[Aiden Court]], a High Cleric of [[Pharasma]] who visited the party in Level 4 with two apprentices - **Staff Detection**: Witnessed Aiden's staff glowing to detect nearby undead, confirming their presence in the area - **Invitation Extended**: Invited Aiden and his apprentices to join the party due to the dangers of Level 5, but they declined - **Warning Given**: Cautioned Aiden's group to flee if they encounter [[Siora Fallowglade]], with one apprentice silently thanking the group - **Chafkem Rescue**: Participated in freeing [[Chafkem]], the trapped administrator of Level 4, using Kinetic Ram to break through a jammed door - **Language Translation**: Understood Chafkem's speech in Nekril when the administrator switched from Aklo (Undercommon) - **Administrator Communication**: Learned about Chafkem's centuries-long imprisonment and his belief that [[Jafaki]] was responsible ### Session 091 - Poltergeist Knowledge and Healing Support - **Creature Knowledge**: Identified the [[poltergeists]] as incorporeal undead spirits and explained their abilities - **Healing Support**: Healed [[Zuhri]] during the party's 10-minute rest after the poltergeist battle - **Refocusing**: Used the rest period to refocus and recover from the combat encounter - **Combat Participation**: Fought against two poltergeists in the VIP dining suite - **Discovery**: Witnessed the party's discovery of a mysterious [[ring]] in a [[lead-lined steel box]] ### Session 089 - Character Development and Gauntlight Exploration - **Character Adjectives**: Refined character description as cowardly and martyrly, but still defining their limits - **Level Up**: Reached Level 7 along with the rest of the party and went through character changes - **Creature Knowledge**: Never seen [[Metallic Crabs|metallic crabs]] before and believes they are unique to [[The Gauntlight]] - **Creature Analysis**: Identified that the crabs are part aberration, specifically [[Fleshwarp]], and exist in hives with tremorsense up to 90 feet - **Tactical Assessment**: Determined that three crabs shouldn't be a problem for the party, but many could be dangerous - **Sound Analysis**: Figured out that other crab-like creatures fighting to the north were losing based on sounds of the scuffle - **Stockroom Discovery**: Informed [[Grumblebum|Grumble]] about the disturbing contents of the [[Gauntlight Stockroom|stockroom]] ### Session 088 - Magical Transformation and Counseling - **Magical Shift**: Completely shifted from divine to primal magic, embracing [[The Apometi]]'s power at the cost of [[Melani]]'s blessing - **No Divine Spells**: No longer has access to divine spells, now exclusively uses primal spells - **Gratitude to Apometi**: Grateful to the Apometi for the power but doesn't feel the need to worship it - **Counseling Initiative**: Offered to help [[Lazda Venkervale]] through daily counseling sessions to treat his PTSD - **Potion Acquisition**: Spent 10gp to help purchase a [[Life Shot]] for the party - **Level Up**: Reached Level 7 along with the rest of the party ### Session 087 - Black Frost Zombie Encounter - **Creature Recognition**: Recognized the reanimated [[mimic]]s as [[Black Frost Zombie]]s, identifying them as creatures normally found in arctic regions - **Curse Knowledge**: Provided detailed information about the [[Black Frost]] curse, explaining it as a Level 10 uncommon curse that is both a curse and a disease - **Curse Contract**: Contracted the Black Frost curse along with [[Grumblebum|Grumble]] when the mimics reanimated - **Emergency Treatment**: Had to flee back to [[Otari]] with the party to seek treatment from [[Vandy Banderdash]] - **Cure Received**: Successfully cured of the Black Frost curse by Vandy, though the party now owes her a favor - **Tactical Action**: Carved apart a mimic and threw its body parts down a trap door, inadvertently causing the reanimation ### Session 086 - Fungus Infection and Combat Support - **Fungus Infection**: Became infected with white fungus from the [[White Fungus room]] and will be sick within an hour - **Combat Participation**: Participated in combat against [[Death Shepherd]] and [[soul-tongued skitterers]] - **Tactical Support**: Provided support during the complex battle with multiple undead creatures - **Urgency**: The fungus infection adds urgency to the party's exploration of [[Level 5]] ### Session 082 - Death Shepherd Respawn Battle - **Combat Participation**: Fought against the [[Death Shepherd]] and its ghoul thralls in an underground chamber - **Lip Reading**: Successfully read the Death Shepherd's lips to identify it was speaking [[Necril]], though the creature's Silence aura prevented hearing - **Combat Support**: Provided healing and tactical support during the complex battle - **Status Effects**: Was affected by ghoul fever and paralysis during combat but recovered - **Knowledge Discovery**: Learned about the Death Shepherd's unique respawn ability through shadowy links to its thralls - **Tactical Awareness**: Recognized that the Death Shepherd was hiding within one of its thralls after being "killed" ### Session 081 - Death Shepherd Tactical Battle - **Combat Participation**: Continued battle against the [[Death Shepherd]] and its ghoul thralls in [[The Gauntlight]] - **Strategic Planning**: Participated in developing a multi-phase plan to permanently defeat the Death Shepherd - **Combat Strategy**: Focused on eliminating all minions first, then preventing the shepherd from reaching the pit - **Tactical Support**: Worked with the party to coordinate their martial arts stances and positioning ### Session 080 - Death Shepherd Battle and Knowledge - **Combat Participation**: Fought against a [[Death Shepherd]] and its ghoul thralls in [[The Gauntlight]] - **Creature Identification**: Identified the Death Shepherd as an undead creature that controls spawns - **Knowledge Checks**: Performed recall knowledge checks on the Death Shepherd and ghoul fever - **Combat Support**: Provided tactical support during the battle against the undead commander - **Dreshkan Analysis**: Discovered that the dreshkan was thoroughly paralyzed because ghouls were feeding on it - **Combat Victory**: Helped defeat the Death Shepherd through coordinated efforts ### Session 079 - Soulgem Golem Combat and Future Plans - **Combat Support**: Provided guidance to [[Ashnefrotty|Ash]] during the soulgem golem battle - **Soulbound Technology**: Encountered a [[Soulbound Doll|Soulbound]] mechanism created by [[Volluk Azrinae|Volluk]] - **Future Plans**: Plans to ask [[Vandy Banderdash|Vandy]] to help protect the boundary, likely related to undead containment issues - **Community Protection**: Continuing to work on protecting [[Otari]] from supernatural threats ### Session 076 - Cult Dreams and Underground Laboratory - **MAJOR DEVELOPMENT**: Had a dream about [[Malik]] praising their usefulness to "the cult" - **Cult Message**: Malik said "I'm proud of what you have done. We are now stronger. Your powers now are more suited for what we have to do. I'm glad that you are now more useful to me. I can't wait to see what you can do with these boons. These will be so useful for the cult. Please continue meeting people, making alliances, and finding things we can exploit." - **Magical Item**: Received [Moonlit Chain](https://app.demiplane.com/nexus/pathfinder2e/items/moonlit-chain-rm) from [[Hearthmother Saesella]] - **Combat Performance**: Used Fascinate ability during combat with the real [[Zarmavdian]], affecting everyone but the dwarf - **Charm Magic**: Successfully cast Charm on Zarmavdian during the encounter - **Underground Discovery**: Teleported to an underground laboratory where they encountered the real Zarmavdian ### Session 075 - Xal'garoth's Boon - **MAJOR DEVELOPMENT**: Received a powerful boon from [[Xal'garoth - The Apex Beast]] - **Choice Offered**: Can choose between werewolf transformation at will OR fey bloodline powers with enhanced illusion abilities - **Beast's Message**: "You are too preoccupied with what you were that you forget what you are" - showing Vayle as a different race - **Wilderness Connection**: The beast showed Vayle walking in a city but being ignorant of the wilderness that sustains it - **Transformation Vision**: Saw himself becoming a werewolf at will, lounging in the wilderness, being a beast, running free, then turning back to normal form - **Fey Bloodline Option**: Alternative vision showed Vayle with fey-related powers instead of werewolf abilities - **Philosophy**: "You use words and illusions to protect life. But sometimes, direct action is needed." ### Session 073 - Lamashtu Temple Exploration - **Temple Discovery**: Explored an ancient temple to [[Lamashtu]] within the werewolf lair - **Multi-Creature Combat**: Faced an [[owlbear]], wasp swarm, wolves, crooked tree, and the [[Alpha]] werewolf - **Healing Support**: Provided healing to party members during the intense combat, including healing [[Zuhri]] for 25 HP - **Sensory Alert**: Heard strange buzzing sounds coming from the south while at the back of the party with [[Hunter Elise|Elise]] - **Combat Performance**: Successfully healed [[Grumblebum]] for 12 HP and provided healing support throughout the battle - **Status Effects**: Was affected by the owlbear's frightening screech but eventually recovered - **New Threats**: Witnessed the emergence of new enemies (Shepherd, Spawn, [[Dreshkan]], and various ghouls) after the Alpha's defeat ### Session 070 - Conversation with the Apometi - **MAJOR DEVELOPMENT**: Accepted [[The Apometi]]'s blessing during the werewolf attack defense - **Blessing Effects**: Gained poison resistance, spider veins, and the promise of becoming an aponachar upon death - **Victa Selection**: Chose [[Eleni Healer]] as his victa/follower - **Monthly Return**: Must return once a month to the Apometi - **Mystical Connection**: Prefers to walk barefoot in the forest soil, feels calming and soothing connection to the earth - **Enhanced Senses**: Can sense disturbances in the soil, though still learning to interpret these sensations - **Daskalos Role**: Now serves as a daskalos with victa followers - **Battle Performance**: Used deception to lure werewolves away from vulnerable villagers, steadied soldiers' fears - **Community Recognition**: Villagers recognized Vayle's courage in risking their life to divert werewolf attention - **Controversy**: Some villagers spoke against Vayle because they came in disguise and used deception ### Session 069 - Arbor Felix Defense Preparation - Appreciated [[Arbor Felix]]'s social structure where everyone has a specific purpose and skills are emphasized - Received [[Blessing of Defiance]] from [[Hearthmother Saesella]] along with [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] and [[Davios]] for +4 Fortitude bonus - Received [[Juggernaut Mutagen]] from [[Marmanak]] for additional +2 Fortitude bonus - Successfully resisted werewolf transformation during the battle preparation - Had a choice: either turn into a werewolf but regain control or not transform at all and stay as Vayle - Chose to stay as Vayle rather than transform - During battle, used basic first aid and fired cantrips but failed on the growl - Successfully used *Fear* spell during combat - Attempted to pretend the party was weak on the south side when they were actually strong - succeeded in ambushing werewolves - Failed on roll against the Alpha wolf and took 15 piercing damage ### Session 067 - Character Changes and Arbor Felix - **MAJOR REVELATION**: Revealed that they infiltrated [[Malik]]'s cult, [[The Voidseekers]] - Successfully prevented The Voidseekers from summoning something or opening a portal in [[The Gauntlight]] - This may have caused collateral damage to potentially innocent cultists - Is trying to figure out whether Malik is real or not - Prayed to [[Melani]] during morning activities - one other person can get guidance from Melani on Vayle's behalf - Was empowered when they woke up on the day of the full moon - Cast *Command* on a delivery rider from [[Gallentine Deliveries]] heading to [[Absalom]] - Both [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] and Vayle failed to resist the urge to transform into werewolves during the full moon - Required the party to tie them up twice and grapple, blindfold, and gag them for everyone's safety - Was targeted by [[Hunter Elise]] when the party arrived at [[Arbor Felix]] ### Session 066 - Equipment Upgrades and Secret Goals - Received equipment upgrades worth 147.25 gp worth of monster parts with various properties - Offered the option to gain Suli heritage (though it would replace current heritage) - Established secret personal goals - Resents [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] for trying to impose ideals he's grown up with on other people, but also admires Bond for sticking to his moral code - Has a strong connection with [[Zuhri]] because they're both alone and different - Had a disturbing dream featuring [[Malik]] of [[The Voidseekers]], where a dog named Roscoe revealed that Vayle can't hide their true withered nature - In the dream, Roscoe turned into [[Malik]] wearing the cloak with the brand of [[The Voidseekers]] - The dream took place in a marketplace where Vayle was bartering for food, and Roscoe told them they can't hide who they really are - Woke up to find the creepy doll watching them again, now with "Grumblebum" written on her dress ### Session 065 - Complex Combat with Shooter - Attempted to turn the elemental coalition against the three drow who had betrayed the dwarves - The elementals showed indifference toward the drow despite Vayle's attempts to turn them against their former captors - Witnessed the freed dwarven souls from [[Clam Hammarauc]] (The Mechanist Dwarves) thanking the party - Learned about the drow betrayal of dwarven souls and the role of [[Volluk Azrinae]] in the scheme ### Session 064 - Summoned Creatures and Magical Duplicates - Engaged in combat against a diverse array of summoned creatures including monkeys, snakes, rams, eagles, wolves, and various humanoid constructs - Faced a creature called "Punchrr" that appeared to be a magical duplicate of Bond with Ash's fighting stance - Discovered that the shadow entity was creating constructs based on the party members themselves ### Session 063 - Dwarven Souls and Shadow Spheres - Stepped outside the glass sphere chamber and time stopped for them - Communicated with [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] about what happened inside the chamber - Returned to the chamber but couldn't act on their first turn back - Engaged in combat against shadow beetles and scorpions summoned by the mysterious smoke entity - Used *Divine Lance* on a beetle but discovered it was immune to the attack - Found that the creatures were immune to force damage ### Session 062 - The Fallen Tomb Wardens - Got snagged on a silver-tipped bear trap, taking 12 piercing damage and receiving a -10 foot penalty to walking speed - Healed themselves after being freed from the trap by [[Grumblebum|Grumble]] - Realized that the mimic planks were failed experiments that use natural abilities to camouflage themselves rather than magical abilities - Entertained the party during evening activities, talking about enjoyment during a festival that was about to be celebrated in [[Otari]] before they left - Helped open a mysterious dwarven door by sliding parts of the door and managing to fully unlock it ### Session 060 - Bulette Rodeo - Discovered a mysterious comic book signed by [[Dendarion]] that serves as a manual for "The Way of the Spellshot" - a class archetype combining arcane magic with gunpowder - The book tells the story of a boy who learns to conjure guns after his fire-powered mother dies protecting him - Had a tense confrontation with [[Malleus]] about sleeping habits, threatening him with magic to keep their secrets safe - Prayed to [[Melani]] for guidance during evening activities, receiving a +1 bonus for the next day's Navigation - Failed at cooking during evening activities (critical fail) ### Session 058 - Werewolf Woodland During the werewolf investigation, Vayle used "Hide in plain sight" abilities and identified that bubbles in a swamp were poisonous. He entertained the party during a campfire conversation, talking about being left behind by everyone. He revealed that [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] left his family in [[Alkenstar]], and [[Ashnefrotty|Ash]] thinks he and Vayle might be back for a reason, though Ash doesn't know exactly why. - Has orange-red hair and wears an aristocratic hat - Claims their magic involves no god - Tried to link spirits with [[Karsh]] but was refused ## Recent Events - Received a key from [[Otari Ilvashti]] that allows casting *Freedom of movement* once per day - Used the key to pass through the barrier of light in the lighthouse - Encountered two ghostly figures resembling Otari when using the key - [[Morlibinth]] was envious of Vayle's ability to do magic without studying - The key gives a tug towards the barrier and weakens it when passed through - Returned a scroll to [[Wrin Sivinxi]] at [[Wrin's Wonders]] - Started to swim with the party during underwater exploration but couldn't swim far enough - Fought wolves that were stalking her and [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] while the others explored underwater - The wolves transformed into humanoids after being killed ## Session 056 - Guilt of The Huntress - Figured out that usually, if you kill a phantom, they just continue along their way - Identified that [[The Huntress]] looks like she's hexed - if she dies, she'll never go to the afterlife - Successfully disguised themself and pretended to be [[Otari Ilvashti]] - Convinced [[Esefna Menhemes|Esefna]] that [[Vol Rajani]] is killing people - [[Esefna Menhemes|Esefna]] seemed conflicted about killing [[Vol Rajani]], her friend, but would do it if she thought she needed to ## Session 057 - Blessings from the Berry Bush - Attempted to convince [[Auloria Gallentine]] at [[Gallentine Deliveries]] to share travel information but failed - Tried to convince [[Dot Rajani]] to join the party on their trip to [[Absalom]] with a roll of 21 (success) - Attempted to cook during the party's camp on the second day of travel but failed - Traded an elixir with [[Berry Bush]] in exchange for a berry equivalent to a Moderate Healing Potion - Successfully completed the first day of travel despite heavy downpour ## Session 098 - Vordine Alliance - Identified that the defeated [[Drider]] and [[Mulventok]] likely had the [[Black Frost Zombie|Black Frost]] curse and would have died from it - Attempted to establish an alliance with the [[Vordine]] devils [[Inqator]] and [[Zemna]], but they declined to join forces directly as they only take orders from their commanding officers - Learned about the [[Irnakurse]] creature and its abilities from the Vordine resistance