Ragnorra Session 4

start: 1 am, thursday, june (kythorn) 4, 1396

Initially, the party heard the tell-tale scratching of Troglodyte feet from behind a sealed metal door to their southeast.

They investigated, and found two Troglodytes guarding an unconscious man.

They defeated the Troglodytes, and dismantled the cage, taking a considerable amount of time to deconstruct the cage and assemble it into a stretcher.

Ronja investigated the passage more thoroughly, and found the man's belongings. She kept these separated from the rest of the party's belongings.

The party loaded the man onto the stretcher.

Kal took some time to collect the troglodytes in the chamber, prepare their corpses, and set them ablaze.

The party continued down the winding avenues of the sewers. Eventually, they came across opened doors and found a lone ghoul feasting on a fresh, clearly deceased victim. They commenced combat.

Vix rebuked and commanded the ghoul. She instructed it to feed on the giant rats they previously defeated. It did so, and regained some of its strength. The ghoul answered some questions about the sewers, indicating it held a moderate population of starving ghouls like him. The ghoul knew the way to where the party intended to go, the Darstan Estate, and indicated the best path.

Near the body, Ronja spotted a note. It was barely a scrap of paper, and identified the wax seal bearing the anchor-on-lillies of house Darstan. It read thusly:

"We have received payment. Our associate will be with you shortly. Your supplies will be delivered to 1671 Dockside Ave. Suzail. Signed Marco Jafratti"

They packed the note away and continued on. They found another ghoul and defeated it. Vix instructed her new minion to feast on the fallen ghoul, to Kal's disgust.

They fought yet another ghoul, and took a break.

The party discussed how to proceed. Vix proposed the ghoul could scout ahead. She directed it to scout ahead, and to attempt to lure a ghoul to them.

The ghoul was unsuccessful in luring another ghoul, but determined there were three ghouls between where the party was, and the exit to the Darstan Estate.

Ronja drove on ahead and lured one ghoul with a shot. It followed her, and the party felled it.

Next, Vix decided to direct the ghoul to separate the most recently fallen ghoul into halves. Kal interceded. The ghoul did not attack Kal, but mechanically proceeded with its directive. Upset at this sight, Kal ran off into the blackness.

He entered combat with the ghoul on his own, tailed by Ronja and Simon (the ghoul), as directed by Vix.

Kal got bit by the ghoul, but was not effected by ghoul fever. The party slew the ghoul.

The party expressed some of their grievances with each other and moved on.

They vanquished the final ghoul and found the exit to the Darstan estate.

The party searched around, and Ronja found a hidden door, barred from the opposite side. She disassembled the hinges with her thieves' tools. Simon and Ronja moved the heavy metal door safely.

Inside the room, the party found two large crates. They disassembled the crates. Inside were empty, 8' tall vats around 4' wide. Inert divine runes were inscribed in infernal on the empty containers. Connected to the top of the vessels inside were series of inert tubes leading both inside and outside of the vessel. They were not plugged into anything.

Vix read the runes. They read "Forget not in your speed, To touch the Daughter of Men, for our elders say. The barren, touchèd in this holy chase, Shake off their sterile curse." in archaic, riddle-like infernal script. The inscriptions on the containers bore identical scripts.

Kal decided to return to the brothel basement to retrieve his backpack. After an argument broke out, he eventually acquiesced not to bring the unconscious man they previously rescued with him. He retrieved his backpack and returned. He revived the man.

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Simon Fairchild, the ghoul, is recently fed. He will begin to suffer the effects of diet dependence on flesh at 3 am, sunday, june (kythorn) 7, 1396 if not fed before then.

Vix will suffer the effects of filth fever in 21 hours.

1,050 xp for session.

end: 3 am, thursday, june (kythorn) 4, 1396