Monday, February 27, 2023

Stonehell: The Demon Strikes Back

Session 199 was played on 5/29

Morgana, Mage 8 (Rob)
Borumar, Thief 9 (Josh)
Joho, Mystic, 7 (Chris)
Gimble, Mage (Scott)
Koltic, Cleric 6 (NPC)
Aroon, Fighter 4 (NPC)
Jameth, Fighter 4 (NPC)
Lor’Koth, Dwarf 5 (NPC)

With half the party trapped in a mirror, Morgana, Gimble, Borumar, and Lor’Koth wisely decide to…. Continue exploring the manor.

Beyond the lounge is a large dining hall, where a pair of stuffed dire wolves attack the party. Lor’Koth, already hurting from his encounter with the mimic, gets grabbed, bitten, shaken like a rag doll, and dropped to the hardwood floor. Borumar gets a nasty bite, but crits the stuffed critter in return. Morgana summons a water elemental with her staff, and it finishes off the soggy dire wolves. Lor’Koth and Borumar take full advantage of the stash of healing potions they bring with them. From the dining hall, they open up the back door, and head out, bringing the covered mirror with them.

Back at Lady Eric’s manor, the mirror is safely stashed, and Morgana hires a sage to help her try to get info on the mirror. The sage is unable to discover the command word for the mirror, but confirms that a sufficiently powerful Dispel Magic will release a random imprisoned person.

The following day Morgana retrieves Jameth and Joho, and Koltic and Aroon follow the next day. The next morning, Borumar, possessed by the red mist demon, attempts to assassinate Morgana. She survives, barely (1hp) and teleports away. Darryll and Koltic turn the demon, forcing it out of Borumar. News soon reaches the manor that the groundskeeper was found dead in his cell.

Morgana and Koltic go to see the body. Koltic uses Speak with Dead on the body and they ask it the following:

What is the demon’s name?
    The answer given is in Infernal. Morgana writes it down phonetically.

Where’s the book used to summon the demon?
    In the summoning chamber

Where’s the summoning chamber? 
    In the second floor of the cottage. (The cottage doesn’t have a second floor)


Gains: Koltic, Jameth, Aroon, and Joho (freed from mirror)
Kills:
Losses: Groundskeeper

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