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.
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