π Session 13 β ποΈπ¦ Quest for a Box
π Date of Session:
2025/11/30
π₯ Party Members Present:
π² Session Events
π Morning in the Bastion
- Eldvarr wakes grieving Georgeβs loss; he studies giant magic and successfully summons a small version of George as a familiar. His new armor feels unnervingly cold and light.
- Harlekk is drawn to his onyx stone, which grows heavier the longer he holds it. His first saving throw of the day will be at disadvantage.
- Voss studies his new patronβs abilities.
- Nelvax practices with his tentacle sword.
- Zane starts the day with coffee, researches the castle, and checks in with Mortain.
π Twill Arrives With News
- A guard drags Twill in after catching him trying to climb up to the second floor.
- Twill reports he found Vossβs motherβheld as a βguestβ at a Tower outpost.
- Twill displays items he has acquired:
- Heavy bartering leads to discounted prices.
ποΈ Job Offer: βGet the Fang & Weβll Refund Your Moneyβ
- A nearby townβs old Tower contains a vault with the fang of the first kobold.
- If the party retrieves it, Twill will refund 1,620 gp.
- Stealth is recommended.
π Meeting Ricio
- Ricio Tane hides in The Haunted Manor library with a map already laid out.
- Vault details:
- Two vault doors
- Four switches
- Labeled rooms
- Bold warning: DO NOT TOUCH THE PAINTED CLOCK
- Ten-minute timer after activation
- His wife Arathia attempted the heist alone, was teleported to an anti-magic crystal chamber, fled, stole a chest, and later vanished.
- He requests that Master Rayenburg be taken alive.
- Ricio Tane provides:
- Copies of vault keys
- Cologne of dispelling
- The chest he intended to give them? He forgot it at the Lucky Leap.
πΆ Into Town
- At the gate, Harlekk tests a magic-detection device using an illusion. It pings, but he evades suspicion.
- The group enters the Lucky Leap, now dusty and staffed by strangers.
π» Inside the Lucky Leap
- Locals whisper when the party isnβt looking.
- Ember and George scout upstairs and hear muffled screams behind a guarded door.
- A guard fires at George; the familiars flee, and the party rushes to help.
βοΈ Surprise Tavern Combat
Round 1
- Eldvarr banishes George.
- Nelvax takes a patron hostage.
- Zane covers the entrance.
- Harlekk creates a distraction and inspires Eldvarr.
- Voss charges and instantly kills the upstairs guard.
Round 2
- Eldvarr finds Voss over the dead guard.
- Nelvax nonlethally KOs the barkeep.
- Zane arrives upstairs; combat pauses.
πͺ Breaking Into the Back Room
- Eldvarr kicks open a blocked door.
- Inside is a guard and Ricio, suspended by his wrists and tortured.
- Harlekk heals him.
- Ricio retrieves the Containment Chest from a hidden nook.
- Eldvarr finds a childish note reading: βI love you.β
π‘οΈ Interrogation & Aftermath
- The captured guard admits heβs a commoner conscripted by city guards.
- He fears the Hollow Fangs (tattoo: skull with missing incisors).
- Zane intimidates him; he claims the Fangs will protect his family.
- Ricio takes Vossβs dagger and kills the guard instantly.
π¨ Session Highlights
π Notable Moments:
- Reesioβs full vault explanation and warnings.
- Twillβs update about Vossβs mother.
- Ember and George discovering the torture room.
- Recovery of the Containment Chest.
- Reesio executing the guard.
π¨οΈ Quotes:
βYouβre a little late.β β Ricio
βThe Fangs will protect my family.β β Captured guard
β Things to Do:
- Plan the vault infiltration.
- Prepare for teleportation circles and anti-magic effects.
π Leads and Discoveries:
- Lead - Hollow Fangs - New group that is made up of civilians being turned into supporters?
- Lead - Tower is relocating magic items - Twill says The Tower is relocating all stored magic items. Possibly taking them out of Onadbyr?
π° Loot:
- 2 sp (claimed by Voss)
- +1 Greatsword β Eldvarr
- Gloves of Thievery β Nelvax
- Spell Inks β Zane
- Storm Gauntlets β Voss
- Javelin of Lightning β Voss
- Cloak of Many Fashions β Harlekk
- Hat of Disguise β Harlekk
π Locations Mentioned:
- Onadbyr β Capital city of Aglarion
- The Lucky Leap β A well-known tavern in Aglarion, run by Ricio Tane. The party frequently meets here between adventures.
- The Haunted Manor β The party's bastion, base, and home
π¦ Items Mentioned:
- Containment Chest β A rune-etched magical container currently holding a dangerous idol; suppresses magical auras and is believed to be the only way to safely contain the cursed Crown of Aglarion.
π§ Active NPCs:
- Jorban Twill β A perceptive kobold merchant who travels with an oversized sack of magical curiosities, strange artifacts, and unpredictable wares.
- Mortain β Unseen butler for the The Haunted Manor
- Ricio Tane β Owner and tavernkeeper of the Luck Leap
- Vossβs Mother β A composed and intelligent magistrate serving the Tower, secretly aiding her son from within.
- Master Rayenburg β -
πͺ¦Deceased NPCs
- Arathia β Ricio's "dead" wife.
πΊοΈ Quests Updated: log
- Capture Master Rayenburg β Acquired
- Obtain the Containment Chest β Ongoing
- The Tower Vault Heist β Acquired
- Alira, Elvira, Mom β Ongoing
π³οΈ Factions:
- The Tower β A powerful magical order, feared and respected in equal measure, whose agents once acted as enforcers, bounty hunters, and arbiters of arcane law β now revealed to be broken, with magic roaming unbound in its absence.
- Hollow Fangs β Informal civilian auxiliary group