Session Recaps
Every session, newest first. Played is the real-world date; In world is the Solaran calendar date the session covers.
All sessions
With summaries
| Name | In world | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Session 47 - The Word That Closes | 1267-09-18 | Warm pools beneath Shahzir's throne washed the Mummy Lord's curse off Momeline and Dravencoles, and the party came up into a ransacked library and a city full of guards hunting them. A mayonnaise slick and a shot-off hat bought their escape, and an explosion at the Shady Palm Inn opened a hole into the tunnels running beneath Khasim's Crown. Under the Colosseum they found Tassir and Mira standing over the weapon from the Oasis Vault, and killed them both, but not before Tassir's dying hand crushed a slaad control crystal and the stadium above began to scream. |
| Session 46 - The Trial of Seers | 1267-09-18 | Deep in the Crown's dungeon the party woke a rotating Watcher with the answer from Lirielle's dreams, broke a Mummy Lord under a curse that sealed their wounds, and spoke a word of dead Khaladi to open the last door. At Shahzir's throne Lirielle vanished and the world fell away, casting the rest into the Temple of Seers: an invisible stalker on a star-bridge, engulfing unseen cubes, and a Cyclops Oracle that proved to be the Crown itself. Carried by strange fortune, they broke the Oracle, and Lirielle rose fully attuned to the Crown of Judgement. |
| Session 45 - Traps and Temples | 1267-09-16 | The party walked back into Khasim's Crown as themselves, past the hanged bodies of Silas Mott and the smuggled, and into a summons from Sokari that was no summons at all: the figure on the council chair and two of its guards were slaads, and the sealed Forum became the hardest fight of their lives, nearly killing Lirielle under a cloud of poison. Anvari pulled them free through a hidden passage, Dravencoles raised the murdered Tomas at his lover Nadira's plea, and the road to the Crown of Judgement led beneath Shahzir's Library into a hidden Temple of the Sun. |
| Session 44 - The Tower in the Sand | 1267-09-15 | The party finished the Colosseum maze in triumph, only to be outed at the High Magisters' celebration when they let slip that ancient Khasim's Crown fell to its own rulers, not Solara. Sentenced to death by desert, they followed a dragon-shaped landmark and Lirielle's divination to a tower that rose from the sand, where they recovered The Star-Road of Shahzir, killed a stone bull that nearly ended Landor, and escaped a Medusa with banishment as the palace sank behind them. |
| Session 42 - The Diviner's Bluff | 1267-09-14 | The morning the city guard came for Mama on a treason charge, the party fled the Open Door and spent the day bluffing their way through Khasim's Crown on the strength of a single coin. They lifted a prison blueprint from Shahzir's Library, slipped Milo out of Shefir's Prison long enough to take a message from Mama, and finally walked into the Oasis Vault itself — where they recovered Mira's scrying focus and lifted the Book of High Magisters clean off its pedestal. |
| Session 43 - The Empty Chest | 1267-09-14 | Deeper in the Oasis Vault the party cracked a tile puzzle only to find the chest beyond it already plundered — a note inside warned *the Black Star will prevail*. They escaped to the surface, were rescued by Mama's old debt with the submersible driver, and stormed Mama's trial at the forum to free her and Silas Mott before the first execution could fall. Regrouping in a waterfall cave with Milo, they realized the Anvari in the vault had been Mira in her face, fed the scrying focus a false conversation for Silas to overhear, and registered for the Senate Trial. |
| Session 41 - Faces in the Lowwater | 1267-09-03 | Sheltering at The Open Door under Milo's wing, the party heard whispers of shady dealings related to the upcoming Senate Trial and followed them down into the Lowwater, where Momeline pieced together that the half-elf boy at Tassir's side was Mama's missing guest. Mira (Ferinthria's shape-shifted double) attacked when Momeline tried to reach him, and only Tassir's intervention pulled them apart. Zef came back to Mama, and told the party how Silas had abandoned him, how Mira had walked into Khasim's Crown wearing Ferinthria's face, and how she had promised him Silas's forgiveness if he served her cause. |
| Session 40 - The Brother on the Sand | 1267-08-29 | Waiting for Milo in the desert ruins, the party was overrun by sandwalkers and a wall-walking sandwraith — until a halfling with a shortsword cut the wraith down and turned out to be Momeline's brother. Milo smuggled them past the dome and into Khasim's Crown under The Open Door's roof, where Mama Sherahn welcomed them with a strange, lingering look at Ferinthria — and Milo quietly confided that another Ferinthria had walked through the gate three days earlier. |
| Session 39 - The Saint and the Dreamer | 1267-08-22 | Sealed in the crypt beneath the Elandrian cathedral, the party discovered the remains of Saint Calros and negotiated an uneasy peace with the bone devil Aghash. Beneath the altar they found the ancient relic whose unfinished sealing still cursed the Witchwood, and Momeline braved its mind-breaking light to close it with a Valaen word. On the far side of the forest they met Silas Mott, a paranoid relic hunter chasing Khasim's Crown, and deep in the desert Momeline finally reached her brother through a Dreamvale vision. |
| Session 38 - Into the Witchwood | 1267-08-20 | With every other path leading back the way they had come, the party decided to cross the Witchwood toward Khasim's Crown. Tomas Vane guided them, badly, and the forest's curse of forgetfulness nearly turned them on each other. A goblin warband, an otyugh, and a misplaced notebook later, Dravencoles's hammer led them to an ancient Elandrian cathedral, where a secret crypt beneath the altar sealed them in with a waking bone naga. |
| Session 37 - The Unbound One | 1267-08-17 | Following Cassira's instructions, the party traveled to Last Light, where shared nightmares revealed Landor's mother as their enemy from Lusteris. Beneath the Last Light Church, they fought through a corrupted Deathless sanctuary and freed a Tether, which reached into Momeline's mind and called her the Unbound One. |
| Session 36 - The Traitor's End | 1267-08-08 | The party uncovered necromantic corruption in the cathedral's sacred relics and purified them before being arrested and brought before King Aldric. When Dravencoles offered the Hammer of Elandria as proof of their innocence, Castellan Verin revealed his true colors, and paid for it with his life. With the King restored, the party turned their attention to the underground and a cryptic message: unite the gods. |
| Session 35 - The Hammer's Call | 1267-08-04 | With Dravencoles gone, the remaining party explored the corrupted crypts beneath the Grand Cathedral, battling a monstrous creature and rooting out disguised cultists. After a sleepless night of relentless undead attacks, Lirielle reached through the altar in desperation, and Dravencoles answered, returning with the Hammer of Elandria ablaze in radiant light. |
| Session 34 - Ashes and Radiance | 1267-08-04 | After fleeing through Solaris and reuniting with Landor, the party sought sanctuary in the Grand Cathedral of Elandria. Using the golden feather, they uncovered a chamber of blessed phoenix ash that revealed visions of loved ones, and a cryptic message from Lord Kael. Below the cathedral, they fought cultists and undead in the corrupted crypts until Dravencoles wielded the Hammer of Elandria for the first time, destroying a wight in radiant light before vanishing upon the altar. |
| Session 33 - The Underground Revealed | 1267-08-04 | At two in the morning, Jorin Blackbarrel revealed his true allegiance by betraying the party to Cassira Velthorn in an underground common area beneath the Gilded Dragon Tavern. After a brutal ambush involving poison darts and magical nets, the party was captured. They awoke imprisoned in a secret room above The Golden Grain Bakery, where they hatched an escape plan using Ferinthria's disguise magic. During their flight, Momeline discovered a treasure room hidden behind a trapped door, and within it, a golden feather bearing the symbol of the Church of Elandria. |
| Session 32 - Secrets Beneath the Dragon | 1267-08-03 | Curiosity led Momeline through a secret door beneath the Gilded Dragon and into an underground fighting ring called The Pit, where she witnessed Brynn Rooke's brutal victory, and the frustrated departure of an old man who had bet against him. When Jorin caught the party searching for her, he offered poisoned wine to erase their memories. Only Momeline and Dravencoles saw through the deception. The next day brought competing missions from unlikely sources: Castellan Verin wanted them to investigate Thandril Greymoor, while Greymoor himself asked them to expose Brynn as a Vaelith worshiper. Momeline suspected both men had ulterior motives. After shopping in Solaris, where Momeline acquired magical tattoos and Lirielle sold a valuable potion, the party prepared for a midnight meeting with Jorin, who seemed to know they remembered everything. |
| Session 31 - A Toast to Treachery | 1267-07-27 | The celebration of Southaven's liberation turned to horror when Lord Kael collapsed after a toast, his body erupting with a shadowy dome that spawned wraiths upon the guests. The party fought desperately while Momeline plunged into the darkness with an antidote, nearly dying alongside the Lord she tried to save. When the shadows finally fell, all evidence pointed to Mira Fallbrook, last seen fleeing south. With Velara taking up her father's mantle and Southaven's fate in fragile hands, the party traveled ahead of the refugees to Solaris, only to find a city in lockdown, a distant King, and a Castellan who seemed to hold far more power than his station should allow. |
| Session 30 - The Coiled Oracle | 1267-07-19 | The party descended into the ancient serpent temple beneath Southaven and faced Sythara, the Coiled Oracle, a demigod of the Syth'kari who once ruled the valley. Her petrifying gaze turned them to stone one by one, but when she learned the yuan-ti had allied with the Order of the Black Star, her fury turned to reluctant alliance. She released them only after binding them to two terrible vows, silence about what they had seen, and a promise to help the Syth'kari reclaim their homeland when the time comes. The party returned to Southaven bearing secrets they can never speak, the weight of a curse on their hearts, and the knowledge that their promise may one day cost them everything. |
| Session 29 - Secrets Beneath the Stone | 1267-07-19 | In the aftermath of the hydra's destruction, the party surveyed the damage to Southaven and learned of the losses among Landor's forces. A chance encounter with Edwin the Smuggler revealed the existence of the Duskrunners thieves guild and secret tunnels beneath the town. After liberating Lena Alwin from bandits at the southern blockade and unexpectedly arresting Elen Tywin for attempting to flee during lockdown, the party descended into the tunnels with Brenlan Kael at their side. Deep beneath Southaven, they now stand before an ancient serpent-sealed door, having solved its riddle with a mysterious coin, but what waits beyond remains unknown. |
| Session 28 - Return to Southaven | 1267-07-18 | After resting at Aramond's Lookout, the party snuck back into Southaven under cover of midnight and reunited with Lord Kael and Brenlan in an emotional homecoming marred by the news of Lord Tywin's death. They lit a beacon to signal Landor's army, and when the attack began on the northern blockade, struck the southern camp with devastating magic, freeing prisoners Gareth Voss and Harlan Drexel while letting the dangerous Rothgar Red Hand escape. Just as victory seemed within reach, a massive hydra emerged from the darkness and tore through Southaven's defenses. Though the party fought desperately and brought down the beast in the heart of the keep, much of the town lay in ruins, and the battle was far from over. |
| Session 27 - Confronting Ghorzak the Red | 1267-07-17 | The party devised a daring plan to reach Aramond's Lookout: sending Landor to threaten the northern blockade as a distraction while they slipped down the river under cover of the trees. Sneaking past distracted goblins and an ogre guard, they infiltrated the stronghold and confronted Ghorzak the Red and Zigra. When Momeline convinced the goblins to turn on their hobgoblin commander, a chaotic battle erupted. A mysterious snake-creature fled, Talan fell unconscious from venomous wounds that required holy magic to heal, and cultists joined the fray before fleeing into dark smoke. In the aftermath, Zigra agreed to leave the valley and return to the Pale Mountains, though her promise to kill dwarves left the party uneasy. |
| Session 26 - The Cultist Hideout | 1267-07-16 | The party made a deal with the captured assassin who led them to a hidden cultist hideout. Momeline infiltrated the cave but triggered a trap, barely surviving an explosion that launched her into a stone pillar. The ensuing battle was brutal and efficient, cultists summoned a dark shade but the party overwhelmed their enemies quickly. Inside they found Daran Grimsby chained to a wall with scarred eyes, and Tessa Durn waiting patiently to die, begging them to save her brother Jesse from the cult. On the journey back, Daran revealed the dire situation in Southaven: blockades north and south on the tradeway, a goblin war camp at Aramond's Lookout to the east, bandits from the Hellrock Hills to the west, and strange occurrences in Blacktide Swamp. |
| Session 25 - Ambush on the Road | 1267-07-13 | After the Queen's trial, the party prepared to journey back to Southaven with General Landor Vess, his squire Seren Valewyn, and 200 elven troops. Momeline sent an encrypted message to Tilly and Finn in Fadrín saying "Going Home." During the four-day journey, the party sensed they were being watched. On the fourth night, Lirielle's divination abilities woke her to unnatural silence just as cultists and berserkers ambushed the camp. An assassin nearly killed Lirielle and wounded Momeline with dark magic crossbow bolts. After a fierce battle where Landor proved his combat prowess and Lirielle trapped the assassin in Otiluke's Resilient Sphere, they captured him. Under Landor's harsh interrogation and the party's bargaining, the assassin revealed a hideout location and that the burned Tessa Durn was there. He was released with 10 gold, much to Landor's displeasure. |
| Session 23 - Flames of Retribution | 1267-07-11 | The party navigated a tense standoff with the druids of the flame, convinced Elarin to take their side, and discovered Talan Windfern's rescue by the druids. They then journeyed to Saint Andral's Church, where they faced the Crimson Watchmen and received a vision of mercy from Saint Andral. Their quest led them to a farm plagued by corrupted blooms, which they destroyed, securing seeds for further study. |
| Session 22 - Secrets, Sides, and Silent Blades | 1267-07-09 | The party balanced on a knife’s edge as the Queen demanded their aid in denying the ring’s existence, destroying courthouse evidence, and assassinating Malrec. While they promised obedience, they resolved to see the truth for themselves. Crossing paths with Archdruid Thalwen Myr, who warned them to choose between honesty and treachery, only deepened the tension. That night they broke into the Balandel Courthouse, stealing two letters and uncovering both the Archdruid’s plans and a secret from Judge Caelthas Sunstrider’s chambers. Returning to the Queen, they learned Talan Windfern was hidden within her palace and rushed to rescue Laerwen Sylvenblade from an assassination plot, where she revealed that Lirielle, not she, was fated for the Crown of Judgement. Lirielle tested the crown and felt its power briefly before it slipped away. The night ended with blood and fire as the party infiltrated the druids’ camp, assassinated Malrec, and bound themselves more tightly than ever to the Queen’s perilous cause. |
| Session 19 - The Verdant Reliquary | 1267-07-05 | The party began in the Scarlet Shield Tavern, where Bixby Wizzlethorpe gifted them a painting and the Thistles shared new research pointing toward sites of Vel Seryn. Concerned by the Queen's silence, they investigated the castle and learned she had vanished into The Verdant Reliquary with a stolen key. With Velara's guidance and aid from the imprisoned Irielle Duskwhisper, they recovered the key and uncovered tunnels tied to Talan Windfern and cult activity. Inside the reliquary, they discovered mosaics that offered cryptic visions, and at the heart tree found Queen Aelra Sylanthiel unconscious. Revived briefly, she revealed she had sustained Vel Enweir using the **Ring of Verdant Stillness**, draining life from druid groves, before urging the party to defend them through magical portals. In the Grove of Morning, they defeated cultists, saved a sacred elk that bonded with Dravencoles, and returned restored by the Heart Tree. Armed with new cryptic answers and the Queen's charge, they prepared to enter the Grove of Twilight. |
| Session 20 - The Shadow in the Grove | 1267-07-05 | The party decoded Lyrian Brightwind's hidden message and entered Shael'Nareth, The Grove of Twilight, where druids battled wights protecting crystals that fueled a growing portal. Ferinthria and Lirielle shattered crystals with chained chromatic orbs, Dravencoles rushed into melee, and Momeline rallied druids after glimpsing a dragon beyond the rift. Ferinthria's wild magic restored the group at a critical moment, but not before a juvenile shadow dragon emerged, only to be put to sleep by Momeline and bound by druids after the wights fell. Through the next portal in Telor'Augus, The Grove of Fire, the party found Archdruid Thalwen Myr already victorious over most cultists and promised answers after questioning prisoners. Returning to the reliquary, they found the Queen conscious again, ordered Talan Windfern held for questioning, and finally regrouped at the Scarlet Shield Tavern, where Finn and Tilly revealed that Momeline's crown, the Crown of Judgement, was forged in Khasim's Crown and can only be awakened by one tied to fate. |
| Session 21 - Speeches, Spirits, and Storm Clouds | 1267-07-06 | The party regrouped at the Scarlet Shield Tavern, browsed the shops without buying, and Lirielle failed to sell an expensive potion of flying before planning next steps: Vel Seryn, Southaven's goblin raids, the Ember Halls, Solaris's First Shrine, or seeking Khasim's Crown east of the Witchwood. They sent Tilly and Finn to Fadrín to prepare a guide to Vel Seryn, then visited the Queen, who initially promised a decision on aiding Southaven by week's end. They staged a covert interrogation of Talan Windfern with Lirielle disguised as Serelion Vael and the Queen observing invisibly; Talan panicked and claimed ignorance, and Dravencoles shocked everyone by suggesting killing him, an apparent breach of his paladin compassion that may delay his worthiness to wield the Hammer of Elandria. Another night, a revenant attacked the tavern. The party identified it as Melissa Vaelrin and uncovered that Garrin Dace had accidentally caused the Vaelrin family's deaths at a wedding, then destroyed the revenant when it proved beyond reason. At the Queen's palace celebration in their honor, nobles mingled, the Queen publicly committed 200 elven troops to Southaven's defense, and Archdruid Thalwen Myr condemned her use of the Ring of Verdant Stillness as a violation of nature. After skirmishes between druids and guards, the party brokered a fragile pause and secured a formal trial at week's end to decide the Queen's fate. Amid the commotion, Momeline discovered the Twin Orbs of Passage, paired artifacts that allow teleportation between them. |
| Session 18 - A Flower for the Dead | 1267-07-04 | At the Scarlet Shield Tavern, the party regrouped with Talan and Dessie, while Dr. Wizzlethorpe arrived bearing grim news: Southaven faced rising attacks, Solaris was silent, and he'd been robbed (likely by the Durns). The next morning, Velara was arrested for murdering Queen Aelra's advisor. Though the Queen had received reports from Lusteris accusing the party of treason, they convinced her to secretly visit Velara in prison. There, Velara's alibi and magical evidence pointed suspicion toward Ambassador Sylvara. At the Vess estate, the party found signs of blood magic, a strained note, and bandit interference. They then persuaded the Queen to meet Sylvara for lunch, spiking her drink with truth serum. As Lirielle had foreseen, Sylvara confessed: Dessie was the killer. Realizing her mistake, she attacked, but the party defeated her. In the temple where the battle took place, they found an odd note and a magical artifact. Dessie was later arrested and it was revealed that the flower in her hair concealed her undead nature. |
| Session 17 - Echoes Beneath the Crypt | 1267-07-04 | While regrouping in the Scarlet Shield Tavern, the party asked Tilly and Finn to research the Heart Tree and keep watch for Bixby Wizzlethorpe's arrival, while Velara continued tailing the Queen. After shopping in Balandel, they learned the elf they had rescued from Granny Louise owned the Silverbark Armory, his daughter recited part of the Prophecy of the Wild Spark to Ferinthria. Investigating Alith Vaelrin's disappearance led them to a cultist-filled crypt beneath House Vaelrin, where they uncovered blood magic, fought a deadly boss named Myrhan, and accidentally released an elven revenant who declared, "You are not my killers." Back at the tavern, the Thistles confirmed that the First Shrine, tied to the Hammer of Elandria, is real and hidden somewhere in Solaris. Meanwhile, the party found the full prophecy in the Voidcrowned Book and began to suspect that Ferinthria is the prophesied Wild Spark. They ended the night by sending a cryptic message to Lyrian Brightwind, hoping for a safe reply. |
| Session 16 - The Silent Grove | 1267-06-28 | While investigating the corrupted grove of Vael'telor, the party uncovered deadly traps, survived an ambush by a dire wolf and a silence-wielding boss, and cleansed a tainted druidic spring by destroying a dark crystal. Lirielle recovered a strange staff from a fallen druid, which later reacted to ancient runes in a hidden cave. After Momeline's mushroom-induced revelation, Lirielle spoke key elvish words that opened a sealed door, revealing a frightened druid initiate named Talan Windfern. Though he recognized the staff as his master's, Lirielle refused to return it. Back in Balandel, Queen Sylanthiel granted the group access to the city, and the Thistles shared new research on Vel Seryn. Meanwhile, a waiter named Garrin Dace asked for their help locating his missing friend, last seen near the Crypt of House Vaelrin. They also received a message from Wizzlethorpe, who confirmed he never sent Granny Louise, though the Culinary Guild is real, and he'll be arriving in Balandel soon. |
| Session 15 - Pies and Pestilence | 1267-06-27 | While Tilly, Finn, and Velara remained behind to research in the library, the party set out to investigate the corruption in Vael'telor. On the way, they were lured into the home of Granny Louise, a cunning witch who nearly defeated them with enchanted food and devastating spells, only to be overcome through quick thinking and powerful counter-magic. Her lair revealed a ritual site and imprisoned victims, including an elf and his child. Pressing on, the group discovered the glen desecrated, treant corpses scattered like kindling, and a shambling mound that ambushed Dravencoles. After defeating it, they followed the corruption upstream, where they found the entrance to a hidden Sanctuary of the Verdant Flame, an ancient druid grove meant to be shielded from the world, now defiled by a growing darkness. |
| Session 14 - Oaths in the Wild | 1267-06-22 | Fleeing the chaos of Lusteris, the party fought off cult scouts and disrupted a sacrificial ritual, rescuing a halfling named Dessie who chose to join them. After convincing Lieutenant Marvos to let them go, they escaped through a well as sandwalkers descended on the city, though Lyrian stayed behind to defend the city. At a campsite in the desert, tensions flared as the group revealed they had the crown and debated their next move. Choosing knowledge, they set course for Balandel. In the forest, they were ambushed by elves but earned an audience with Queen Sylanthiel, who charged them with cleansing the corrupted glen of Vael'telor to prove their intent. |
| Session 13 - Sacrifice and Shadows | 1267-06-21 | After the Emerald Bank heist, the party regrouped at the Thistle home to plan their next move, now in possession of the Hammer of Elandria. A letter from Dr. Bixby Wizzlethorpe brought mixed tidings, Velara was safe, but goblin raids had resumed near Southaven. As research into an old prophecy led only to dead ends (and the discovery that key lore had been burned from the library), the group learned that Ithilwen had vanished. Yuki Song arrived with news: Ithilwen had been taken to the old wells beneath Lusteris, where a dark ritual was underway. The party descended into the depths, battling corrupted elementals and uncovering Ithilwen's warning about a mind-warping ring. In a climactic fight, they ambushed the Banshee Princess and reached the ritual site too late to stop its beginning. As Ithilwen was sacrificed to complete the resurrection of Malrith Kelbirn, the party escaped, barely. Leonard, grievously wounded, did not survive the collapse. Now, with Southaven under siege, the First Shrine calling, and the Ring of Silver Water still at large, the party stands on the edge of war, and destiny. |
| Session 12 - The Emerald Heist | 1267-06-07 | To recover the legendary Hammer of Elandria, now confirmed to be in Lusteris' most secure vault, the party turned to subterfuge and theft. After learning the hammer's location from Velara and the fugitive former High Banker, Lyrian Brightwind, they infiltrated the Emerald House to steal the access amulet, slipping past guards with disguises and deception. With the amulet in hand, they executed a daring heist on the Emerald Bank, overcoming magical defenses, enchanted guardians, and magical chains to finally claim the hammer. Their escape was nearly foiled by the arrival of Zahir Tariq, but the Black Thorns blasted a tunnel through the vault wall, rescuing the party just in time. |
| Session 11 - Crypts and Consequences | 1267-06-06 | Emerging from the Vault, the party encountered a suspicious guard investigating Winnifred's corpse. Though initially detained, they escaped after Momeline used magic and Dravencoles incapacitated the remaining guards. Lirielle cleverly redirected approaching patrols, but they spotted her image on a wanted poster. At the Thistle home, the group debriefed Velara and decided to pursue the mystery of the missing priestesses. Using a divine medallion gifted by Ithilwen, Dravencoles located a hidden crypt filled with necromantic activity. Inside, they fought cultists, undead, and ultimately a powerful Mezzoloth sustaining itself through bound priests. Ferinthria's fire magic and the group's quick tactics broke the ritual, freeing the captives. Among the cult's notes, they found ominous references to a weapon called "the hammer," which had passed a dark test and been relocated to Lusteris' most secure location. |
| Session 10 - Flight and Revelation | 1267-06-05 | After their attack on the Black Thorn Guild, the party was confronted by an enraged Velara, but the argument was cut short when Captain Baern Ironfist and city guards stormed the tavern to arrest her. Chaos erupted, Velara used a sleep agent, assassins ambushed her outside, and the party fought both guards and killers. With trust tenuously forged, Velara led the party on a rooftop escape. Ferinthria revealed her wings mid-flight, and Lirielle was spotted fleeing. They regrouped at the Thistles' home, where Finn shared a prophetic vision pointing them to the restricted library. There, they discovered the head librarian Winnifred Redwyne was a night hag and killed her in combat. A mysterious book and key on her corpse led them into the Vault of Imperative Truth, a metaphysical realm that revealed cryptic truths about each of them. |
| Session 9 - Masks and Motives | 1267-06-02 | Upon entering Lusteris, the party aided the Obsidian Army in repelling a sandwraith-led undead incursion, earning a Token of Obsidian Valor. Reuniting with Velara Kael at the Whisper & Oak Tavern, they attended the Silver Chair Gala and engaged with the city's five major factions. They learned of missing priestesses, growing magical instability, and mounting political tensions. That night, a masked group disrupted the gala in the name of the oppressed poor, sparking speculation about Velara's ties to the city's underworld. Investigating a lead, the party assaulted a Black Thorn Guild warehouse, killing its members and discovering a note signed by “Lady V” that hinted the guild followed nonviolent principles, raising questions about whether they had just silenced allies rather than enemies. |
| Session 8 - To Lusteris! | 1267-05-21 | After defeating the shadow demon, the party decided to leave Duskwatch, though there was some debate about whether to pursue Silas. As they navigated the citadel, they encountered cultists and dispatched them swiftly, but Ferinthria and Lirielle expressed concerns about their limited spell slots. On the way out, they spotted Jesse Durn attempting to escape with scrolls. Despite their efforts to stop him, Jesse evaded both Momeline and Ferinthria and fled, pursued by guards. Taking advantage of the distraction, the party made their way to the upper exit and, upon leaving, saw Jesse dispatch a guard at the main gate before disappearing into the mountains. The party made camp and returned to Southaven without incident, where Mira was welcomed back by Dr. Wizzlethorpe, who rewarded the party with Alchemist's Fire. After informing Lord Kael of the cultist plot, they learned that Velara had left for Lusteris five days prior. Tasked with finding and protecting her, the party chose to travel through the Pale Mountains. Along the way, they encountered the goblin hexer Zigra, who led them to her camp. After a tense meeting with Gralduk, the goblin chief, the party learned of a brewing conflict with a nearby dwarven army. Commander Orin Stonegrip of the dwarves proposed sabotaging the goblins, but the party negotiated to evacuate the goblin non-combatants instead. Under cover of night, they successfully convinced the caretakers to flee with the children and freed a dwarven mother and child from captivity. After signaling the dwarves to attack, the party left the camp, receiving a token of friendship from Orin. Now, just days away from Lusteris, they are left wondering about Velara's safety, the cult's plans, and the ominous role of the "Starborn" in the unfolding events. |
| Session 7 - Infiltrating Duskwatch Keep | 1267-05-21 | Following the witches' warning, the party ascended a hidden mountain trail, ambushing a patrol that tried to turn them away. Inside Duskwatch Keep, they disguised themselves but had to flee when a guard captain questioned them. Exploring the fortress, they avoided goblins, uncovered ancient relics, and battled mercenaries. Deeper in the keep, they overheard Blacksoul Silas arguing with a mysterious entity through a dark crystal. His plans were accelerating, and The Starborn was mentioned as a looming threat. Silas tried to ensnare Mira with enchantment magic, but the party intervened. He summoned a shadow demon to stall them and escaped. After a fierce battle, they freed Mira from his control, but Duskwatch remains full of dangers. Silas is gone (for now) but his dark schemes are already in motion. |
| Session 6 - The Road to Duskwatch | 1267-05-20 | With Donavar dead and more questions than answers, the party turned their sights to Duskwatch Keep, following a lead on the Durns, the mercenaries hired to kill them. Their investigation led them to the Rosy Lion Tavern, where they learned that the Durns, Tessa, Jesse, and Kaelen, had already left town. Stocking up on supplies, the party set off on the five-day journey into the Pale Mountains.Along the way, Dravencoles repeatedly sensed an unseen presence watching them, though they could find no immediate threat. On the third day, they encountered a group of witches performing a mysterious ritual. At first, the party suspected dark magic, but they soon realized the witches were cleansing the land of necromantic corruption. Before they could leave, the Durns ambushed the witches, forcing the party into battle. After a fierce fight, they captured Tessa, who revealed that their contract had been voided with Donavar's death. Jesse fled in horror, while Kaelen was killed in the battle.The witches, grateful for their aid, gifted Lirielle and Ferinthria with magical stones to help control their powers. To Momeline, they gave only a cryptic message: "Go up." Strangely, they did not acknowledge Dravencoles at all, as if they couldn't see him.On the fourth day, the party stumbled upon a goblin encampment. Momeline, using her knowledge of Goblin, infiltrated their ranks and learned troubling news, Blacksoul Silas, a powerful necromancer, was gathering goblin tribes to form an army. The goblins also captured Jesse Durn and sent him ahead to Duskwatch. The party was prepared to leave peacefully, but when a goblin recognized Momeline as a "Hero of Southaven," the camp turned against them.A brutal battle ensued. Dravencoles was nearly killed, but the party rallied, cutting through the goblin forces. They captured a Goblin Hexer, who, in exchange for her freedom, revealed that Blacksoul Silas leads the cult from Duskwatch Keep.With only a day's travel left, the party presses on. What awaits them in Duskwatch? And why did the witches ignore Dravencoles entirely? The answers lie ahead, but so do greater dangers. |
| Session 5 - The Kidnapping of Brenlan Kael | 1267-05-19 | As the Mule Days Festival filled Southaven with chaos, disaster struck, Brenlan Kael was kidnapped. The party immediately launched an investigation, uncovering an old tunnel beneath the town leading to a hidden safehouse. There, they battled through bandits and mercenaries, eventually discovering Donavar Reddmark holding Ferinthria's wolf hostage.A fierce fight ensued, culminating in Donavar's attempt to escape. Dravencoles pursued him through the festival crowd, tackling him before he could disappear. With Donavar captured and Brenlan rescued, the party returned to Lord Kael's keep.However, justice was short-lived. Donavar refused to talk, mocking them for not understanding the bigger picture. Then, in a shocking turn, Velara Kael murdered him in his cell, silencing him forever.Now, with no answers and more questions than ever, the party faces impossible choices, What is Duskwatch Keep? Where is Momeline? And who are The Durns, the mercenaries Donavar hired to kill them?The deeper they go, the darker the secrets become. |
| Session 4 - Betrayal and the Path to Duskwatch Keep | 1267-05-03 | While assisting Dr. Bixby Wizzlethorpe, the party unwittingly exposed his assistant, Mira Fallbrook, as a traitor. She trapped Wizzlethorpe in a bottle, summoned enchanted guardians to fight the party, and fled. After a fierce battle, they found her in the back room, frantically searching for something. Near death, she drank a Flamejump Elixir, immolating herself and destroying Wizzlethorpe's prison, freeing him. The alchemist was horrified, such a potion required cruelty against phoenixes, but where had she obtained it?Investigating Mira's ledger, Momeline discovered shipments sent to Duskwatch. Wizzlethorpe promised to research further, and a few days later, he finally pinpointed the approximate location of Duskwatch Keep, deep in the Pale Mountains, five days' travel from Southaven.However, before they could plan their next move, a man named Donavar arrived at Rusty's Tavern with a chilling ultimatum. He had stolen Ferinthria's wolf and demanded they steal Lord Elric's signet ring if they wanted it back. Before leaving, he cryptically warned them to wait and see what happens tonight.As they debated their next move, chaos erupted at the town's festival, hooded figures stormed a tent and fled in a carriage. The party gave chase, using arrows and magic to take down the carriage, killing two of the assailants and capturing a third. But when they opened the wreckage, it was empty.Brenlan was missing. |
| Session 3 - The Hag of Blacktide Swamp | 1267-05-02 | Determined to rescue the kidnapped child, the party tracked the cultists to Blacktide Swamp, where they ambushed a group of robed figures chanting around a bonfire. During the battle, a dying cultist whispered the name The Architect, hinting at a greater power behind their schemes. Among their spoils, the party found magical scrolls revealing the location of a hidden hag's hut, the true source of the swamp's horrors.After battling an undead ogre and its minions, they confronted the hag, Margatha Blacktide, who attempted to bargain for her life. While Ferinthria distracted her, Momeline seized the baby from a crib and escaped the hut. When the party saw through the hag's lies, they executed her, ensuring she would never claim another victim.Returning victorious, the adventurers were hailed as heroes of Southaven. Lord Kael hosted a feast in their honor, where they met his children, Brenlan and Velara, and Momeline gifted them crocodile teeth as keepsakes. At Rusty's Tavern, a bard immortalized their deeds in song, but the mystery of The Architect and the cult's ultimate goal remained unanswered. |
| Session 2 - Southaven Mines and the Cult's Reach | 1267-05-01 | With a new ally, the rogue Momeline Sweetwater, the party followed their leads to the Southaven Mines, where they were betrayed by Gareth Voss, the foreman, and ambushed by bandits. They fought back, but Gareth escaped. Inside the mines, they defeated Korvash, a bandit leader, and uncovered a disturbing letter from "Blacksoul S.", which listed grisly ingredients - remains of the dead, severed hands, and pyre ash - meant for some dark purpose. Deeper in the abandoned tunnels, the party battled shadowy spirits and bats before uncovering an Echoing Shard, one of the rare ingredients Wizzlethorpe had asked for. Returning to town, they confronted the alchemist about his marked ingredients found in the mines. He was surprised but mentioned his assistant, Mira Fallbrook, had sold ingredients recently - an unusual occurrence. Before they could rest, a desperate couple arrived at Lord Kael's keep - their baby had been kidnapped. Witnesses saw figures heading toward Blacktide Swamp, deepening the mystery. After negotiating their reward, the party prepared to set out, knowing that the darkness surrounding Southaven was only growing stronger. |
| Session 1 - The Disappearances in Southaven | 1267-04-30 | The party was hired by Lord Kael to investigate the mysterious disappearances in Southaven. Their search led them to a bandit ambush, which they overcame before discovering a cultist hideout inside a cave. There, they disrupted a dark ritual involving a black crystal, which the cultist leader destroyed before his defeat. Clues found in the hideout, including a map, pointed them toward Southaven Mines and Blacktide Swamp as potential locations of interest. After returning to town, they sought the expertise of Dr. Bixby Wizzlethorpe, an eccentric alchemist, who identified a Ring of Mind Shielding from the cultist leader and requested their help in collecting rare alchemical ingredients. Their findings suggested that something far more sinister was at play. |
| Session 24 - The Queen's Trial | 1267-07-12 | The party informed Father Tironiel about the corrupted blooms' weakness to radiant damage, then returned to rescue Talan Windfern from the fire druid camp. Despite Dravencoles triggering a fire rune explosion, they successfully extracted Talan, who wild shaped into a blackbird while Lirielle and Ferinthria cast distracting spells. Back in Balandel, they learned the Queen's lawyer had been assassinated, prompting Momeline to step up as lead defense counsel for the trial. After getting Talan drunk to make him a poor witness and sneaking the Twin Orb of Passage into the courtroom as an escape route, Momeline mounted a successful defense, shocking the Archdruid when her own apprentice Elarin testified against her. Just as the Queen's innocence seemed assured, the Durns attacked from the rafters, but Momeline quickly teleported the Queen to safety while the party fought off the assassins, with Dravencoles delivering the killing blow to Kaelen Rynn. The jury unanimously declared the Queen innocent, and she recommitted 200 troops to help defend Southaven against the goblin raids. |
Illustrated sessions
Sessions that carry an illustration of the moment they turned on.
Illustrated
| Name | date |
|---|---|
| Session 46 - The Trial of Seers | 2026-07-15 |
| Session 45 - Traps and Temples | 2026-07-13 |
| Session 44 - The Tower in the Sand | 2026-07-06 |
| Session 43 - The Empty Chest | 2026-06-15 |
| Session 39 - The Saint and the Dreamer | 2026-04-21 |