2025.04.05 Session Notes
In which the morally ambiguous FGC steal, lie, and cheat, in roughly that order.
Under the Sea
- Snow and Phelan scout beyond the reef to see if they can find where the aboleth may have been based.
- Find our way to an undersea cave with breathable air. There is a cache of magical items and treasure.
| Item | Magical? | Value | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | No | Unknown | Bag of Holding |
| Spears | No | Unknown | Bag of Holding |
| Ring of Water Walking | Yes | Unknown | Phelan |
| Wand of Magic Detection | Yes | Unknown | Snow |
| Immoveable Rod | Yes | Unknown | Phelan |
| Rod of Alertness | Yes | Unknown | Bag of Holding |
| Staff of Striking | Yes | Unknown | Erash |
| Mithril Scale Mail +2 | Yes | Unknown | Khoraka |
| Elven Chain Shirt | No | Unknown | Bag of Holding |
| Pot of Awakening | Yes | Unknown | Ferric |
| Coins | No | 4,500 GP | Bag of Holding |
| Gems | No | 2,000 GP | Bag of Holding |
Aboard the Quick Fortune
- Everyone meets back up on the boat, and we tell the captain we didn’t find anything. Ha.
- Erash has another unpleasant dream. He doesn’t burn the boat down this time.
Erash’s Dream
You wake in the cabin. Dead of the night. Orange light seeping through ship boards. Walking up the stairs and near the top deck you notice your hand on the rail. It has a large cut on the palm, which begins to bleed. Vision field narrows to your palm as another hand joins it in a clasp. Both hands grasp tightly - both sliced palms and bleeding.
The joined clinch begins to glow and change, dominating your vision. It becomes a large gem, about the size of a human head. The scene pans out. The gem is seated upon a platinum stand, about the height of a barstool. All around this pedestal is a vast treasure hoard - the size of it beyond anything you’ve imagined possible. Stretching in all directions from the gem in its center.
The gem begins to pulse, sending out gentle waves of force every few seconds. The first few brush up against you like a warm embrace. Then they increase in intensity, beginning to nudge, push. The pulsing waves surge. Pushing you to the ground, but seemingly not affecting the treasure piles. Another wave pushes you into a pile of gold and up into the air. A final surge slams into you with such force that you are flung into the darkness.
You don’t land on the ground just yet. Somehow, your body slows into a gentle descent. You begin to see a dry, parched landscape rise to meet you, but just before landing, two giant arms catch you and cradle you. It feels so safe now.
Through blurry eyes, you make out a face which seems to be speaking to you. The words are muffled and unclear but you sense safety and assurance through the tones of the Dragonborn face over you. Your eyes begin to focus as you peer over his shoulder.
You are on the far outskirts of a massive city under attack. Dozens of dragons fill the sky, screeching and breathing fire on the city. The sound of warhorns, the smell of burning and ash. A palace of black stone. And beyond that, a vast lake of fire.
A brief interplanar history lesson
- Phelan wakes Erash before he sets the ship on fire. Erash shares the details of the dream.
- Phelan informs (lectures) the group about a notable event in the history of the City of Brass that the dream seems to depict. [You are all welcome to borrow my… um… dog-eared… copy of A Concordance of Elemental Histories. 🐺]
- Effreet noble made a deal with an ancient red dragon.
- Attempted a coup to overthrow the Sultan and failed.
- The family of the noble dissenter was wiped from the map.
- Except apparently… not completely. 🔥
- Erash has some questions for his “family.”
Xarzith Kitril
- The party arrives and settles in at The Drake’s Roost.
- They all go about their various vices.
- At The Frosted Fang, a drinking challenge gone horribly wrong brings Erash, Snow, and Phelan face to face with Erash’s brother, Daraxol, right before Erash passes out.