The Dwarven Wedding Session 24
Session #24 of The Dwarven Wedding.
Date: January 7th, 2018
Character Level: 7th
Leveled up to Level 8!
Summary
Our heroes let Dra'kar go after turning hum into a snake--they told him to head towards Zircon where the people may be able to help him.
They took the short path forward to hear chains rustling. After a botched attempt at sneaking forward, the group encountered a red-skinned, winged man who goes by 'Red' in Common. He and his four hellhounds have been chained to the wall by a magic spell of some sort and they cannot get free. Red says that if they can free him, he will give them information about Mis Kadah (aka Torunn).
After some discussion about who this Red was (a "modest trader" who was on his way home on the material plane) and why he was imprisoned (he made Kharza-khad angry by using her portal to the underdark), the group agrees to set him free. He was in the Underdark selling goods1--goods no one appeared to want. So, he came home using a portal he had found--in the belly of Mis Kadah. Kharza-khad did not take kindly to this and took all of his items, then chained him in the cave to rot.
When asked about his travels in the underdark, Red explains that magic does not work like magic on the material plane. Magic in the underdark is aware of itself and fights those who wish to control it. On the material plane, magic exists everywhere and can be bent and gathered up easily by those with the right connection, but in the Underdark, it is nearly impossible to do this.
When Red mentions a shield with a face on it, Hadarri perked up, remembering Luana's mask. After some discussion, she shows the shield to Red. He is very perplexed by this. He says that his shield looked similar, but it was older.
Hadarri conjures (after one mistake) a potion that can break the spell of the chains and collars. Red only asks to be freed, saying he can free his 'boys' (the Hellhounds).
After freeing Red, the group moved on to their last symbol on the map. Entering a long cave piled with dirt and skeletons, the heroes found themselves fighting two unruly earth elementals. Hadarri nearly dies in the fight, but is saved by the newest member of the group, Lem. Luana and Verity fight nearly blind in the dark with some luck with a moonbeam and a candle. As a last ditch effort, Luana transforms Hadarri into a giant ape who wreaks havoc on the elementals. With Remnant battering the monsters with psychic force, the battle is won and the group moves on.
An hour of walking later, the group arrives at an exit into a monstrous cavern. The cavern larger than any could have imagined. The ceiling black with magical starlight like that of the old road.
After weeks of travel, battle, loss, new friends, and more, our heroes have finally arrived in Torunn.
Notes
1 - Items he had:
- A shield with a face on it. It apparently eats energy and has jewels in the eyes and around the "neck" of it.
- A ring that blasts power from it
- Boots made for flight
Travel information
Start - The Dark Road, near Torunn.
End - Torunn
