Ragnorra Session 54

Start: 11 am, Friday, Eleasis 5, 1396

The party spoke with Harondalbar. He was fairly proud, but forthcoming, and virtually pleaded with the party in his own way. He identified himself as an enemy of the cult of ragnorra, the Tun Brothers, and the Crown of Cormyr.

He went on to say the Cyricists at Darkhold have a way to increase resistance against the curse, and are somewhat well equipped to deal with the dangers of the swamp. Until recently, the Cyricists paid him tribute and releasing them from their obligation was the price Harondalbar paid to aid him.

He described how his lair was assaulted by the cult and he was overwhelmed by a 'formless shade' who nearly bested him in one on one combat. His lair, dubbed the 'well of dragons' houses an ancestral cemetery for dragons at its base. Harondalbar suspects his lair was chosen specifically for some dire purpose he is not aware of by the cult. He worries the spirits of his ancestors are being warped or tapped for some foul purpose.

At the bottom of the well, there is an tunnel blocked with an illusory wall, which leads into the lake of shadows in the underdark.

House Aris of Cormyr, the Cyricists of Darkhold, the Tun Brothers, and the Cult of Ragnorra all vie for control of the swamp at this time.

Jinx gave the dragon a star sapphire for his losses.

The party recalled the collapsed tunnel in the first shrine is the nearest entrance to the underdark. Other than this, there is an entrance in the mountains west of Fort Helm, known for Orog and Drow raids.

Since Harondalbar's expulsion from his lair, the cult has constructed a fortress in a short span of time.

At this time, he is unsure of the fate of Skullwatch, he knows Aris is dug in, fortified, and reinforced with war wizards and purple dragons. For now, it is too costly to assault directly by the enemy.

For quite some time, the Tun brothers were able to hold out in Swords Hollow, until they fell recently.

Harondalbar granted the party permission to seek aid in Darkhold as emissaries of his.

The party realized the road transecting the swamp was paved by house Aris in days long gone by when their dominion of the swamp was absolute.

Harondalbar bid the party adieu and bid them contact him with a sending if they needed to speak with him, or to visit his lair north of Darkhold if they needed a personal audience.

Vix collected troll skeletons and aboleth mucus.

The party proceeded on down the road until they spotted Swords Hollow. They decided to investigate.

They found the town overgrown with mushrooms and melded together. They spotted an opening in the conglomeration, and decided to investigate.

Inside, they found the packs of adventurers from long ago, excluding Taatha, whom they found to have been recalled to Skullport.

They salvaged their belongings, as well as anything else they could in the mess.

Briefly, they fought some Myconids which seemed to be hapless carriers of the curse. They decursed most of them and left them on their way.

The party left Swords Hollow and went north along the path until they reached a crossroads between Aris and Eagle Peak.

Demiplane is ready.
Omen must feed in 10 hours. Provisions provide 2 more feedings for Omen. Monty must feed in 3 hours.
XP: 950

End: 3 am, Saturday, Eleasis 6, 1396