🗓 Session 0.25 – ⚔️🪨 Getting to Know You

📅 Date of Session:

2025/02/26

👥 Party Members Present:

📍 Locations Visited:

🎲 Session Summary:

⚔️ Underground Temple of Emberwood

The party descends into the sweltering, ash-choked temple, its walls glowing faintly with ember veins.
They are ambushed by two small fire elementals and a large elemental, Varoth, the Cinderbound.

🔥 Combat Sequence

Round 1

Small Fire Elemental #1 rushes Dain, scorching him on contact.
Small Fire Elemental #2 attempts to engulf Harlekk in flame.
Varoth advances slowly, heat radiating like a forge.
Zane strikes Small Fire Elemental #1 with Eldritch Blast.
Xaniver slows Varoth’s approach with control magic.
Harlekk retaliates with a spell, weaving in inspiration for the group.
Voss smites into Small Fire Elemental #1 with his mace.

Round 2

Elementals press the attack: one burns through Voss’s armor, the other corners Harlekk.
Varoth unleashes a wave of oppressive heat across the chamber.
Zane turns his blasts on Varoth, crackling energy cutting into the flames.
Xaniver conjures frost to weaken the lesser elementals.
Harlekk disengages, unleashing an arcane strike.
Voss stands firm, hammering Small Fire Elemental #1 again.

Round 3

Small Fire Elemental #1 collapses to ash under Voss’s blows.
Small Fire Elemental #2 is weakened by Zane and finished by Harlekk.
Varoth slams into melee, searing Zane and Dain Voss.
Xaniver and Zane hammer him with magic while Voss delivers the killing strike, collapsing Varoth into a pool of dimming embers.

🪨 Exit from the Temple

Outside, the party meets Lauren Kaylin, a smooth-talking Guilded Seeker from Vordan.
Lauren praises their prowess and offers 200 platinum for the Heart of Emberwood, promising it would be “better safeguarded by scholars.”
The party suspects his motives and declines. Lauren Kaylin, unfazed, decides to travel with them to Dunhallow.

🌙 Overnight Stop

On the road, they rest.
The “magic hood” found in the temple is revealed to be a Lava Forged Helm, volcanic rock fused into the likeness of a fire elemental’s head.

🏘 Return to Dunhallow

With Lauren Kaylin in tow, the group delivers the Heart of Emberwood to the old man connected to Guard Billiam’s request.
The old man rewards them with gold, though the party debates:
- Voss insists they should refuse.
- Zane pushes to honor the agreement: “A deal’s a deal.”
- Harlekk stays quiet but clearly approves. The deal is accepted.

🗣 Town Conversations

Lauren Kaylin shares:
- The history of fallen angels from 400 years ago.
- A cosmic omen called the Dark Star, appearing at times of upheaval.
- That in Vordan, magic is celebrated, not feared.
The old man adds context: stories of angels falling in fire, the idol’s ancient importance, and cautions about what the Dark Star heralds.

💰 Loot:

Inferno Scroll
Lava Forged Helm (volcanic rock helm)
Heart of Emberwood (delivered to the old man)
Three fire elemental flasks

🗨️ Quotes:

“In Vorden, magic isn’t feared — it’s celebrated. Our mages are our heroes.” – Lauren Kaylin
“A deal’s a deal. We made a promise, and we keep it.” – Zane Umbralight
“I don’t need payment to do the right thing.” – Dain Voss
“Four hundred years ago, the heavens wept fire… and angels fell from the sky.” – Old Man of Dunhallow
“Some say it’s a curse, some say a herald — the Dark Star comes when the world is on the edge of change.” – Lauren Kaylin

✅ Things to Do:

Investigate the fallen angels Lauren mentioned.
Learn the truth of the Dark Star.
Decide whether to trust or watch Lauren Kaylin.

📦 New Items:

🧍 New NPCs:

Lauren Kaylin – Guilded Seeker from Vordan, charismatic and persuasive.
Old man of Dunhallow – Local elder and quest reward giver.
Varoth, the Cinderbound Elemental – Deceased fire elemental 🪦

🗺️ New Quests:

Deliver the Heart of Emberwood – Completed.
Learn about the Dark Star – Ongoing.
Investigate the Fallen Angels – Ongoing.

🏳️ New Factions:

Guilded Seekers – Scholars and relic-hunters, represented by Lauren Kaylin.