Session
the Fourteenth
-Cruum
finds the sword Ogrenix grasped in the hand of a petrified warrior.
-The
party finds a house, inside a vase containing a gem. They take the
vase. Fray talks to earth worms.
-The
party encounters centaurs. A bloody battle, four of them are slain,
the others surrender & are allowed to keep their lives.
-The
party encounters satyrs in a willow grove with faces. The satyrs
challenge them, but when they hear the quest is to help a comely
young maiden, they readily join.
-Battle
at the oak tree. A sylph and five pixies are fought. Most opponents
are invisible, but eventually overcome. Ogrenix proves its worth
against magic-using creatures.
-Inside
the tree among pixie treasures is a large glob of sap containing
Beatrice's soul. The party takes this back to Zilia and frees
Beatrice.
-The
fourth word of power impresses itself upon Baraldur's brain, driving him
briefly insane.
-The
party travels to the cave of mists, impresses all four words upon
Baraldur's suffering brain, and speaks out the word of power.
-The
barrier shatters, causing strange phenomena the world over.
-The
party enters the cave of mists.
-One
room contains a stalactite dripping black liquid into a natural bowl.
This liquid produces impenetrable black mist when dripped upon the
ground.
-The
next room contains a large pool of deep blue water with seven shafts
of light falling into it.
-It
also contains a vitriol essence, which is destroyed by a depth
charge.
-Baraldur
explores the pool & subjects himself to the effects of white and
green mist.
-Through
experimentation the party discovers that the bottom of the pool
emerges into air. They put on their armor and dive through. Emerging
from the other side causes them to fall 20' into a chamber. Two of
Cruum's men die from this.
-The
party crosses a bridge overspanning a river of flame. Two ettins
challenge them and are slain. The party encounters a set of heavy
iron doors & loots the ettin's treasure, which consists of some
coins and gems.