Game Notes 10-29-2025 5th of Eleint; Greenfast, Bandit attack

5th of Elient
Chapter 1: Morning

The game begins as we find a spot hidden from the path/road headed back to Greenfast where we decide to rest. We set up a cold camp, no fires. It is just after dawn. Inman and Nevil agree to take first watch while Atalaya trances. Sorrow sets up his “Tiny Hut.” Those inside the spell’s sphere are: Sorrow, Atalaya, Boz, Sir Vecken, Fargo, Yaeda, and the other 3 unnamed villagers. Outside the sphere are: Nevil, Inman, Lord Viallis.

Lord Viallis is kept bound, gagged and blindfolded during the rest period. Inman and Nevil poke and prod him to keep him awake as they keep watch.

Inman: “A portal to Parabor. That would make sense if he was controlling both places.”

Nevil. “Better to get…

During the 4 hours Inman is keeping watch he looks through the book, “Retribution of the Ancients, Spell book, and Book of Shadows. Has spells and notes in it. He tells Nevil that some of the stuff is "pretty dark”.

Inman: “The urn has his family in it.”

Nevil: “Does this include the servant?”

Inman: “I think they are all in here. The cremated remains. … He sacrificed them and used their ashes as a spell focus.

Nevil: “We need to get them interred.

Atalaya relieves them and takes over the watch after 4 hours. She continues to be sure that Lord Viallis doesn’t get to sleep. When Boz completes his long rest, (another 4 hours) he joins Atalaya and takes over annoying Lord Viallis by asking him the most asinine questions (which of course he can’t actually answer since he is gagged. Boz is enjoying himself. Atalaya occasionally rolls her eyes at his remarks as she maintains watch.

The other villagers wake and make their way out of the hut and are given travel rations to break their fast with.

When Inman and Nevil waken camp is packed up, Sorrow allows the spell to dissipate and we continue to Greenfast. Our horses are used to carry the villagers who are not really strong enough to make the trek.

Chapter 2: In Greenfast

When we reach Greenfast we head first to the mayor’s house. We knock on the door and Mayor Kara Firenni answers, opening the door and looking out.

Mayor Kara: “Oh!, You returned. Who are these others?”

Atalaya: Moving towards Yaeda, she points at the tied up man. “That is Lord Viallis.” Then ushering Yaeda forward towards her sister, “But you should help your sister first.”

Mayor Kara: Rushes to her sister, hugging her and supporting her as she turns back to us to ask us what happened.

We tell her about the Death Cult that Lord Viallis had established and that the missing villagers who did not return with us must be considered to have been murdered by Lord Viallis.

Nevil tells Mayor Kara that she will need to decide what to do about Young Fargo.

Mayor Kara: To Fargo, “Your father is very worried about you.”

Fargo: Admits about being involved with the cult.

We all discuss what to do. Inman especially wants to take Fargo with us to Waterdeep so that he can be questioned by the War Wizards/guards about what had been happening at the tower. We eventually work out that his father will be brought here so that he can speak to his son before we head back to Waterdeep. We send one of the ex-prisoners, a young girl, to the tavern to bring Fargo’s father here.

After a few minutes he makes his way to the Mayor’s house.

Father: “What were you doing?”

Young Fargo: “I know Dad. It’s over now.”

Father: “Is he under arrest?”

We explain to the father that he isn’t exactly under arrest, but that we are taking him to Waterdeep to explain his involvement and what he knows about the cult.

The Father tells us to come by the tavern. “I’ll set you up.” (With a meal and travel food.) He then also says that he plans to close up the tavern and then go to Waterdeep himself, to watch over his son.

We get dinner at the Tavern (including feeding and watering the horses).

Sir Vecken stays in Greenfast to see to the prisoners and will escort the Father to Waterdeep when he is ready to go.

Chapter 3: Heading for Waterdeep

We take our leaving of Greenfast, bringing Fargo and Lord Viallis with us. We continue to keep Lord Viallis awake.

Eventually we reach a clearing where we see a woman with a broken down wagon. The Lady looks like she is struggling with a broken wagon wheel.

Lady: “Hello!. As you can see, my wagon is broken down. I don’t have anything of value. I’m not going to bother you at all. Just take something…

We notice trash and broken bottles etc on the ground near the wagon.

Hear something in the trees near Inman. And then an arrow flies out of the trees/bushes.

Smoke: Attacks Inman with a light crossbow. Inman takes 7 damage + 10 poison damage. We can see someone in the tree.

Smoke: Crossbow, shoots at Nevil. Misses.

Sorrow: Casts Vicious Mockery at Smoke. Smoke takes 8 points psych damage and has disadvantage on next turn.)

Inman: Casts Phantasmal Killer. At Smoke. Smoke saves and nothing happens.

Bugbear (Taint): We hear a sound behind us and a Bugbear runs towards Atalaya, swings and misses. It then throws a dagger at Atalaya. It hits and causes 7 points of damage.

Atalaya: Moves around the Bugbear “Taint” and takes 2 swings at him with her longsword. Both hit. 5+10 points of damage to Taint.

Snake: Comes out of the brush and makes a dagger attack on Boz. Boz dodges and takes only 4 points of damage. Snake attacks again, this time with a scimitar and hits for 5 points of damage.

Chouyan (The Lady): Attacks Nevil with a light crossbow, and misses as she backs away from Nevil.

Smitty: (a big guy with an axe: leaps from the trees and runs at Inman. Swings his great axe and hits Inman for 15 slashing damage.

Boz: Has his short sword out and attacks Snake. Boz moves around Snake to put him in a flanking position.

Nevil: Moves to Smitty and attacks with her morning star. She hits for 13 damage. Second swing hits for 7 damage + divine smite 2nd level = 25 damage.

Raw: (also a bugbear) Throws a javelin at Atalaya. Hits for 3 points of damage.

Smoke: Attacks Inman with a short sword. Misses his first swing. Hits with his second for 5 points piercing damage and 19 points of poison damage. But Nevil takes the damage that Inman would have taken. She makes a con save so only takes 9 points of poison damage+the 5 points of piercing damage.

Sorrow: Casts Bane on Snake, Jesse, Taint and Snake. Snake makes his save so is not affected by the spell. The others are affected. (Lasts 10 rounds/1 minute. Is a concentration spell.)

Shep: Tries a hoof attack. Hits and does 12 points of damage to Jesse.

Inman: Disengages, runs away and dismounts. He activates Blade Song.

Taint: Waves around his morning star. Swing misses. (Attacking Atalaya?)

Jesse: Attacks Sorrow with a scimitar. Hits for 6 points of damage. Second swing attacks Shep, hits for 7 points of damage. Attacks with a dagger at Shep and hits for 4 points of damage.

Atalaya: Moves away from Taint- disengages, attack of opportunity on her misses, She dismounts.

Snake: Attacks Boz. Hits for 9 points of damage.

Chouyan: Light crossbow attack on Nevil. Misses and the bolt goes over Nevil’s shoulder.

Smitty: Attacks Nevil. Hits for 6 points of damage.

Boz: Attacks Snake with his shortsword and causes 5 points of damage.

Nevil: Divine Smite as she attacks Smitty. 1st swing misses. 2nd swing hits for 7 + 11 points of damage (18)

Raw: Runs towards Atalaya and throws a javelin at her. He misses.

Smoke: Light Crossbow attack that critically fails. He falls out of the tree, drops his weapon and is stunned for 1 round. (Smoke is a dark skinned elf)

Sorrow: Casts Vicious Mockery at Jesse. It does 3 points of damage.

Shep: Attacks Jesse with his hooves. Hits for 11 points of bludgeoning damage.

Inman: Casts Witch Bolt at 3rd level at Smoke. It does a total of 26 points of damage.

Taint: Heads off down the road. (Baned and hurt)

Jesse: Cusses at Taint. Attacks Sorrow. First attack misses. 2nd attack hits for 7 points of damage. 3rd attack misses. Sorrow responds with a reaction: 13 damage?

Atalaya: Has her longbow out. Shoots at Raw. First arrow hits for 13 points of damage. 2nd arrow misses.

Snake: Attacks Boz. First attack misses. 2nd hits for 4 points of damage but Boz uses Uncanny Dodge and only takes 2 points of damage. Snake attacks again and hits with his dagger causing another 4 points of damage.

Chouyan: Shoots at Atalaya and misses.

Smitty: Disengages and tries to back out. Nevil doesn’t take her attack of opportunity. He leaves a blood trail.

Boz: Swings his sword and hits Snake doing 3 points of damage. He disengages and moves so that he is within 5 feet of Inman.

Nevil: Moves to Chouyan and swings her morning star. She misses on both her swings.

Raw: Runs away.

Smoke: Is no longer stunned. Runs over to Nevil. Swings his shortsword. First swing hits doing 7 points of damage + 14 points sneak attack. Second swing misses.

Nevil also takes 13 points of poison damage (she made her save)

Sorrow: Drops his concentration on Bane and casts Cloud of Daggers at Jesse. He hits for 13 points of damage and Jesse screams and goes down.

Shep: Backs up near Atalaya and then charges at Snake. Snake makes his save and dodges. Shep attacks with his hooves and Snake takes 8 bludgeoning damage.

Inman: Moves towards Smoke. 17 points of Witch Bolt Damage. He also casts Scorching Ray, 2 of the 3 rays hit for a total of 18 points of damage.

Atalaya: Moves so she won’t hit Nevil and shoots (at Chouyan?). Hunter marks Chouyan. First shot misses. 2nd hits for ____ damage.

Snake: disengages.

Sorrow: Vicious Mockery 2 points of damage. Snake?

Shep: hooves attack, hits for 6 points of damage. Snake?

Chouyan: Disengages and runs. Nevil lets her.

Boz: Moves forward 30 feet, shoots at Chouyan and misses.

Nevil: Tries to heal herself and it doesn’t work. She uses a Cure Wounds spell on herself and gets 7 points of healing. Nevil is panicking about why Divine stuff didn’t work.

Raw: Continues to run,

Smoke: scrambles backwards and tries to evade getting hit and runs away.

Sorrow: Shep brings him to 10 feet of Smoke. Sorrow casts Phantasmal Force. Smoke saves and takes no damage.

Inman: Moves to remain in range of Witch Bolt on Smoke. 16 points of damage on Smoke. Smoke catches on fire and falls down. He is not moving.

Atalaya: Moves 30 feet and takes 2 shots at Chouyan. Both hit. For 10+10+1+1 points of damage.

Boz: (Still on his mount) Runs to 20 yards from Chouyan.

Nevil: Tries to heal poison on herself.

Shep: Nervous, but runs towards Chouyan, charging her for 11 points of damage.

Sorrow: casts Phantasmal Force at Chouyan, misses.

Inman: Checks on Nevil.

Atalaya: Shoots at Chouyan and she goes down.

Boz: Gallops into the grove. “Is that all of them?”

Nevil: “Where are the bodies? Something is wrong. I can’t heal.”

Game ends

Attackers that ran off: Taint, Smitty, Raw,

Attackers killed: Chouyan, Smoke, Jesse (per battlemap)

Unknown: Snake: Did he run when he disengaged? –Kathy thinks that he must have as there was no body.

Time line:

~6:00 am Watch set up, Nevil and Inman take first watch. Last 2 hours count as part of their long rest.

~10:00 am Atalaya comes out of trance. Takes over for Nevil and Inman.

~2:00 pm Vaz and Sorrow wake up. Vaz joins Atalaya to continue the 2nd watch. Villagers begin waking up as they are able to.

~4:00 pm Nevil and Inman finish their long rest. Break camp and head to Greenfast

~5:15-5:30 Arrive in Greenfast

~7:00 pm Start for Waterdeep

~? Ambush fight about dark about 9:00 pm.

Game Notes 10-1-2025 4th of Eleint, Continued

Chapter 1: Searching the Passages Near the Jail Cell

Inman begins investigating the chamber and corridors. He finds several piles of ash, some old, some newer. He finds human teeth in the ash. There is more ash than can be accounted for by one person. He also notes white ash on the ceiling. It seems like the cremations were dumped down here from holes in the ceiling of the tunnels.

The area where the fight had taken place looks like it was a hang out area or practice area for the cultists.

Boz: Sees a hatch above the ash piles.

Nevil: “You, man. Cultist. What is this?”

Boy: (Fargo) “They throw ashes down those holes.”

Atalaya? “Who?”

Boy: (Fargo) “He’s high. I don’t think anyone is above him.”

Nevil:

Boy: (Fargo) “Do you think they can ___________________. These people don’t play around.

Nevil: “If you have to die, it might as well be on the side of good.”

Boy: (Fargo) This was some dark shit. I don’t know if they are connected to the Red Wizards.

Nevil:

Boy: (Fargo)

Yeda looks like she is in the worst shape of the town folk that had been held captive.

Nevil takes a moment to cure herself.

Atalaya: Casts Cure Wounds on Inman, giving him 12 points of healing.

Having investigated the southern tunnels, the group heads through the north passageway. It opens into an area with several choices. They take the first opening to the left. The adventurers go first, then Sir Vecken who was given charge of The Boy in particular and all the villagers, to keep them together and safe as they follow behind us as we continue to explore the rest of the area and make our way out of the tower.

The passage that has winded its way to the left ends at a door. Boz checks it out for traps and locks. He opens the door. Atalaya looks in. The room has a white blanket spread out on the floor. On it is a pile of bones, some with meat still on them. Along the edges of the blanket are runes written in blood going all around the pile of human remains.

Inman casts Light, allowing the others to see the gruesome pile. He investigates the scene. (Inman receives a whisper, check chat.)

Atalaya stands, her head turned into Boz’s shoulder, as she avoids looking at the piles of human remains any longer.

Inman backs his way out of the room. “It looks like we interrupted a bigger ritual.”

Boz: “Like what?”

Inman: “Something that would need bodies.”

Sir Vecken: “The remains of the family are there and the lost villagers.

Inman goes back to look for signs of family. Sorrow goes with him. They decide that while picking up the pile of remains would not work, it could be dragged. We decide to leave the remains where they are for now. We need to clear the rest of the ruins first. And maybe find a better way to transport the remains out of the tower.

As the others discuss the pile and how to move it, Atalaya goes into the room, pulls out her dagger and cuts off the edges of the blanket removing all the runes. Nevil suggests putting the cut scraps in the corner. Atalaya does that and Inman uses his fire cantrip to burn them.

Chapter 2: Where is Lord Viallis?

As the flames died down and the blanket scraps were turned to ash we head up the stairs in the final part of the corridor, and end up back in the very 1st room. (Chapel room)

As we enter we see Lord Viallis. Atalaya places a Hunter’s Mark on him as he blinks out.

Atalaya hastens to the bench where we had left him and starts searching for him. She hears some breathing and creeps towards the sound.

The presence she is tracking moves across the room and Atalaya follows. Nevil come over and tries to grapple him.

Lord Viallis comes into view, Holds up his hands towards Nevil and fires some magic missiles at Nevil. All three miss Nevil.

Boz: Shoots Lord Viallis in the calf. Lord Viallis falls to his knees.

Sorrow: Runs forward, casts Vicious Mockery. Lord Viallis sinks down into a fetal position, taking 3 points of psychic damage.

Atalaya: Gags Lord Viallis and the others bind him. Once he is gagged, Atalaya blindfolds him.

The walls of this room (chapel room) are carved with horrible undead “crap”. There is a statue and an altar with 2 dead bodies on it. We search the bodies in here and find:

5 gold bracelets

Various trinkets

Inman investigates the altar and statue. He thinks that it looks like they were trying to call something. Atalaya asks him if he thought they were trying to call more Wights.

We check the door at the north end of the chapel. Boz opens it. He looks in and sees a little room with a wooden floor, books, a chair, a globe of light.

Boz calls out, “Inman! Books!”

Inman perks up and makes his way to the room. Searches the room. There is a collection of debased literature including treatises of older gods/goddesses, myths, etc. He does not see the tome that Lord Viallis was searching for. There are some more books and trinkets in the cross space. Inman and Sorrow gather all the books and treatises they find interesting and have Atalaya puts them in the bag of holding. There are some papers on a desk that might be worthless, but we gather them anyway. We also pick up about 50 (wooden) cult symbols.

Chapter 3

Go back to the main entry chamber and then the Wizard’s Room.

Inman, Sorrow and Boz: glowing spheres, 2 drift globes which are cracked and not giving off much light.

Inman thoroughly searches the wizard room. Desk, walls, everything. Sorrow starts messing with the shelf.

Suddenly! The floor falls out and Sorrow and Inman fall through.

Inman takes 7 points of damage from the fall. Sorrow takes 8 points of damage from the fall.

They have fallen 20 feet down into the circular cell room we found downstairs earlier.

Atalaya yells for a rope. But after looking around, Inman and Sorrow decide to walk back up. (the door was opened by Boz earlier when we found the room.)

Nevil is muttering up in the main room where the initial battle had taken place. She is explaining the advantages of Eldath and non-violence to Lord Viallis in hopes of keeping her own temper in control.

Boz searches the rooms. He finds medallions made of gold. In a box on the table he finds a chime device. Atalaya thinks it is a chime door opener similar to what they found in Pelagia. “We’ll take that” she says as she puts it into the bag of holding.

Before Atalaya places the chime in the bag of holding Nevil ritually casts detect magic. The chime lights up.

As everyone continues searching we find papers, diagrams and books. The paper seem to be filled with formulas and schematics. The book looks like a magic book.

Inman and Sorrow work their way back to the wizard’s room. They come through the chamber with the fountain. Sorrow is limping. Inman is rubbing his shoulder.

Sorrow squints at the book we have found. “I think this is it!” he exclaims. Inman hurries over. “You do? …. I think it is!”

Nevil says, “He was looking for it.” (meaning Lord Viallis)

We find a door in the south wall of the Wizard Room. It is an empty closet.

Vaz feels like there is something we are missing.

“Fountain: Blue water, Silver cup there.”

Nevil: sees Divination water in the fountain water.

We get Fargo to tell us about the Fountain. He says that it gives insight. More in tune to things, it sharpens your wits.

We ask him who uses it. He says that Lord Viallis does. When we ask about Faerl, he says that he thinks Faerl has also used it.

Nevil: Moves a bit away from the group. “Come here Fargo.

Fargo? “What?”

Nevil: “I want to talk to you for a minute.”

Fargo: “Alright”

Nevil: Casts Zone of Truth on him and anyone else within its space. She asks Fargo about who uses the fountain. He was not lying before. He is scared. He is rethinking his life.

Fargo: The ritual Room, Something about the idol.

Atalaya: ________________________

Boz: __________ grabs it, cringes, throws his weight into and _____________

Door opens

Dark chamber with table. No sounds. Gold pot or urn sitting on top of a small table.

Nevil: “Mage hand that shit!”

Inman makes his mage hand and picks up the little urn. It may hold about a quart of liquid. It is sealed and feels full. It radiates an aura of necromancy magic.

Nevil: “It’s vile!!”

There are also book cases and scrolls to the south.

Nevil calls Fargo.

We find a journal written in common. It is Lord Viallis’ journal.

Pick up any loot that hasn’t been already recovered.

Each cultist has an amulet (wooden)

Those with helmets have a scimitar

Those with hoods have a dagger and spell components

Nevil writes on the floor in chalk: “Repent!!! Nevil Was Here!”

Nevil takes Boz and Sorrow to retrieve the human remains on the blanket in the lower chamber using a sheet to secure them for the trip back to town.

We head back up to the surface. It is Dawn.

Chapter 4, 5th of Elient

We make our way to a secluded spot and Sorrow makes his Tiny Hut. (Holds Sorrow and 9 others of small to medium size.) We have a total of 12 people + Lord Viallis. (Need to determine how we divide people. Hut spell is canceled if Sorrow leaves it.)

Atalaya gives everyone 2 Goodberries each (Everyone except for Lord Viallis). She makes 10 Goodberries before going into her trance. This a a cold camp with no fires.

In the Tiny Hut: Sorrow, Atalaya, Boz, Fargo, Yaeda, Sir Vekon, + the other 4 surviving villagers.

Outside the Tiny Hut: Nevil and Inman, Lord Viallis (still naked, and bound to Shep and being poked awake and asked crazy questions all night by whoever is on guard duty.

After 4 hours Atalaya comes out of the hut. Inman and Nevil go to sleep, but right near Atalaya. Atalaya continues to keep Lord Viallis awake. It is probably around 10:00 am when Atalaya comes out to watch. At around 2:00 pm the rest of the hut sleepers begin to awaken. Sorrow stays inside until the last of the villagers awakens. Boz will join Atalaya once he is awake and take over tormenting Lord Viallis. Travel rations will be shared with villagers when they wake up.

Around 6:00 pm Nevil and Inman will wake up. We will head towards town and get there about 7:00 pm or maybe a little later.
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