# [[Session 43 - Enjoy your Death]] %% #SessionNavigation %% > [!column|3 no-t] >>[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[Session 42 - Beneath the Abbey|⏪ Previous Session ]] > > >[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[List of Sessions|📚 List of Sessions]] > > >[!day|no-t txt-c] >>[[Session 44 - |⏩ Next Session]] %%END%% **Session Date:** 📅 Tue Dec 02 2025 **XP Awarded:** 406 XP # Players attended >[!kith|family t-w] List of players >| Characters (5) | Player | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Damrakas.md\|Damrakas]] | PaoloB | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Drakus Thunderheart.md\|Drakus Thunderheart]] | Andrea | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Itxaro.md\|Itxaro]] | PaoloT | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Joppyr.md\|Joppyr]] | Sophus | | [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna/Player Characters/Morgano Beltrão.md\|Morgano Beltrão]] | Cintia | --- # Recap The [[Scavenger's League of Fortuna]] descended deeper into the [[Isle of the Abbey]], facing death, dark secrets, and deadly traps: - **Damrakas's Resurrection:** [[Damrakas]] was revived via scroll, returning from a vision where [[Drinker]] offered an alliance against vampires in exchange for wielding its power. - **Dark Secrets Revealed:** The party interrogated and executed [[Ozias]], learning [[Dame Carlota Sandragon|DCS]] and [[Lord Adolf Valleysworth]] trained the thugs, that ghouls are resurrecting [[Baron Carlos Moreno de Lake Hope|Baron Moreno]] to find artifacts, and that the [[Lucian|Lucians]] have been collecting bodies. - **Wyrmling Encounter:** The party met a [[The Wyrmling|black dragon wyrmling]] seeking the [[Shield of Sir Sebastian Brown]] to help his mother usurp its grandmother, who "recruited" them as his army. - **Deeper Descent:** The party passed the undead scribe [[Lazarus]] and entered a trapped chamber filling with toxic gas. # Journal ![[01 - Cellar.png]] ![[02 - Winding Way s43.png]] ## 18th of [[Flowertide, 1049|Flowertide]] ([[🌌 Sky Asunder]]) The party is around [[Damrakas]]' body in the prayer room of the [[Isle of the Abbey]]. They notice that [[Drinker]] is plunged deep into his chest, the face in the hilt of the dagger has its eyes shining red and blood dripping from the mouth. * The party rolls one of the wine barrels in front of the door to the barracks to avoid unwanted company. They also executed the two captives that are not [[Ozias]]. * [[Itxaro]] takes [[Drinker]] from [[Damrakas]]' chest. [[Joppyr]] casts [Revivify](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/2618956-revivify) from the scroll they received from [[Aatratux the Resourceful|Aatratux]][^1]. >[!recite|no-t] >Beneath a starry night sky, [[Damrakas]] patrols the quilombo of [[Night Star]]. He walks outside the palisade, finally happy he is no longer just surviving. He looks at his reflection in a puddle. He doesn't need to wear masks anymore. He looks at his hand, as they start to decompose into light that floats to join the light of the stars. > >Suddenly, he feels a strong pressure in his chest and he is pulled into the darkness. He is afraid. His darkvision starts to adapt and he recognizes the place as the undercity of [[Places/Settlements/Saint Jernod|Saint Jernod]]. A figure approaches him with floating, its' skin is so pale it seems to glimmer. It smiles with a mouth full of teeth and long fangs. > >*"Quite and experience, isn't it? Dying!"* > >[[Damrakas]] talks to the man and learns that this is [[Drinker]] reaching out to him. It usually can barely communicate, but here in the threshold between life and death, it found a way to talk. > >[[Drinker]] explains that the [[Lucian|Lucians]] hated the [[Jangalori Religion]] so much because the energy of [[Axé]] was powerful against the undead, and it proposes an alliance: > >*"I want you to help me fulfill my objective. I was created by a vampire. I killed that vampire. You found me in his grave. Now I want to kill more of them, punishment for this curse they bestowed upon me. Help me, [[Damrakas]], and we will both know true power!"* > > [[Damrakas]] is facing the idea of being dead * [[Damrakas]] wakes up holding [[Drinker]]. The legacy properties of the weapon are unlocked. The party sets up the prayer room to interrogate [[Ozias]]. [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] will keep its disguise to try to trick him into thinking he is already dead, and [[Damrakas]] will be with them to reinforce this. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] starts the scene, but [[Ozias]] catches up on it fast. "You think I haven't been dead before?" * [[Damrakas]] threatens to torture [[Ozias]], but he doesn't budge. He notices [[Ozias]]' scars and missing fingers. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] notices he was probably captured young and trained by the [[Lucian|Lucians]]. He asks why would [[Ozias]] do this and says that they don't care about him. "You have no idea what is coming" answers [[Ozias]]. He says that this would get them a way out of this place. * He confirms that [[Dame Carlota Sandragon|DCS]] and [[Lord Adolf Valleysworth]] trained them to do their work. * [[Ozias]] mentions an undead army. They've been working on it for a long time. Mentions deals for receiving body parts. The party remembers the urns from the [[Temple of the Reptile God]]. * [[Ozias]] says the ghouls are bringing back [[Baron Carlos Moreno de Lake Hope|Baron Moreno]] because he knows about the [[Holy Blade of Sir Sebastian Brown|Holy Blade]] and [[Shield of Sir Sebastian Brown]], and they are the key to unlock the [[Machete of Saint Bart]]. * [[Damrakas]] kills [[Ozias]] after they have an argument. [[Drinker]] feeds. Loud noises are heard coming from the cellar door into the basement. A door opens and closes. * [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]] and [[Damrakas]] head into the hallway to investigate. The cellar door seems to have melted with acid. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] uses the opportunity to enter the unexplored room. Finds scrolls of *Command* and *Hold Person* next to [[Letter to Ozias|a letter]] by [[Lord Adolf Valleysworth]] mentioning the [[Isle of the Abbey|Winding Way]]. * They enter the room with the statutes. Among the status a different shape: A [[The Wyrmling|black dragon wyrmling]]. It speaks draconic to [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]], curious that he is a male and has a name, as his lineage doesn't do that. * [[The Wyrmling]] says he's looking for a shield for his mother, so his mother can kill his grandmother and take her place. He "recruits" the party to be his army and get the shield for him. * After the party moves away the wine barrel, [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] changes appearance to look like [[Ozias]] again, then calls the remaining thugs in the dungeon to fight [[The Wyrmling]]. A quick breath of acid later and the dragon is having a snack. * The party starts looking for an entrance to the [[Isle of the Abbey|Winding Way]]. * [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]] investigates the mess hall. Sees the a stuffed red dragon's head on the wall, but not more. * [[Damrakas]] and [[Joppyr]] look into the prayer room. They find a rare collection of prayer books. They also find a lever hidden as a book with *"Winding Way"* written on the spine. They pull it to reveal a descending spiral staircase. * [[The Wyrmling]] encourages the party to head forward as he stays in the cellar. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] takes [[Medallion of the Winding Way|the medallion]] from [[Ozias]]' body as they prepare to descend. The party lights a torch and enter a long spiral staircase downwards towards the [[Isle of the Abbey|Winding Way]]. * They reach a room full of papers on the floor. Above a mezzanine, a cloaked figure hunches over a desk in front of a bookshelf, writing the same letter over and over. Minotaur skeletons flank a portcullis with a message engraved: "Enjoy your Death." * The party notices that all of the letters on the floor are exactly the same: [[Note to Lazarus|A note to Lazarus]]. * They approach the bookshelves and notice all books have deteriorated. They catch a glimpse of [[Lazarus|the undead figure]]: Empty eye sockets and a long black mouth, completely focus on his task, not paying attention to the adventurers. He uses a pen attached to the stump where his hand would be. * [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] flashes [[Medallion of the Winding Way|the amulet]] he took from [[Ozias]] and passes through the portcullis. The skeletons flanking it look at [[Morgano Beltrão|Morgano]] while the party crosses the portal. As the party moves into the corridors, they keep their eye open for traps. * [[Drakus Thunderheart|Drakus]] spots a pit trap and goes around. * [[Joppyr]] jumps the trap and continues down the hallway, but triggers a tripwire. * [[Damrakas]] learns that a few doors down the hallway are trapped and others are locked. * [[Itxaro]] tries to open a door, but it seems stuck. * Specters exit from the pit trap and attack the party, but are quickly dealt with. * [[Damrakas]] manages to unlock a door to a large room ahead. The party enters this new room. They see a large jade statue of a dragonborn atop a pedestal with a strongbox right in front of it. At the back of the room, stairs lead to a mezzanine with two candleholders and what seems like a control panel on the wall. As they all enter, the door closes behind them and a toxic gas starts gushing through holes on the wall. %% #UpdateRumors %% # [[Campaign Quest Log]] Updates >[!thread|no-t] >![[Locate the Machete of St Bart and other Relics#^thread]] >![[Locate the Machete of St Bart and other Relics#^s43]] >[!thread|no-t] >![[The Lucian Conspiracy#^thread]] >![[The Lucian Conspiracy#^s43]] >[!thread|no-t] >![[Where in the World is Carlota Sandragon#^thread]] >![[Where in the World is Carlota Sandragon#^s43]] >[!new-thread] New! >![[Drinker's Legacy#^thread]] >![[Drinker's Legacy#^s43]] %%END%% # Stars and Wishes >[!blank|s-t no-i t-w] [[Stars and Wishes]] | Players (6) | ⭐ Stars | 🌠 Wishes | | ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Andrea | Interact with the dragon | Not tell about upcoming traps | | Cintia | The afterlife | More insights into other planes; to know about dungeon bullshit | | PaoloB | Being asked for information about the stuff before the action; The scale of the multiversal threats coming | N/A | | PaoloT | Drinker having a tangible arc besides being an item; Legacy weapon concept | Enjoying a session with puzzles | | Sophus | Dungeon layout: investigating our way through. | N/A | | Vince | Cintia crying when [[Damrakas]] was denied heaven | Continue campaign until game-breaking | # Pictures >[!grid] >![[_s43-01.jpg]] >![[_s43-02.jpg]] > >![[_s43-03.jpg]] >![[_s43-04.jpg]] > >![[_s43-05.jpg]] >![[_s43-06.jpg]] >![[_s43-07.jpg]] [^1]: See [[Session 41 - Sky Asunder]].