Spirit Storm Session Log: Epic Tale #7 – Aerie Of The Dark Lord – Session #19
Date At Start Of Game: 10/21/206
[Author’s Note: This is the log for the 19th session. Note that the order of the events in this record may not be in the exact order that they occurred during play.]
The Temple – Level 2
As Malotoch walks away his Rook minions advance. As the Rooks and Rook Acolytes flood through the broken doorway to the forge the avatars start attacking. Bilby jumps down from the roof killing a Rook with an assassin’s strike. Cillian takes some damage but manages to fend off the creatures long enough to get healed and get some help. Kanga lets arrows loose felling Rooks with single shafts. Po casts healing spells on his companions while staying back out of the melee. Oren pounds Rooks with the Granite Head Forge hammer and near the end of the combat goes enraged! When the last Rook falls Oren rushes out of the room in a rage looking for more Dark Lord minions to slay.
At the end of hallway Oren finds two more Rooks who are escaping up the stairwell and attacks. Bilby follows Oren closely with Kanga behind. Cillian looks through the walls and sees the man in the gray coming around the far end of the hallway with a strange amorphous blob following behind him. With that Cillian sneaks up behind the man in gray. Po follows Cillian carefully. The frail man in gray then tells the blob to attack Oren, Bilby, and Kanga at the end of the hallway. He stands and watches the combat for a bit until Cillian sneaks up and covers him with his sword. To Cillian’s surprise the man laughs out loud at being covered. Po then closes and attempts to take away the spirit mages fetishes. The man in gray backs away and tries to cast so Cillian stabs him. The wound cuts extremely deep and the evil spirit mage seems surprised by the amount of damage done. Oren closes and knocks him out with a solid blow. With that the PC tie up the man in gray then search him. They find a chain mail shirt and a strange black key that Po says is magical. Po also burns the mages fetishes in the forge before the PC head towards Malotoch and Narduhl.
At the end of the hallway the PC catch two Rooks escaping the west. There is an obvious black door to the east so the PC head in that direction. The key from the man in gray fits the lock and opens the door.
The Temple – Level 3
As the PC progress into the next large chamber they find Malotoch and Narduhl. Narduhl is begging with Malotoch to flee claiming that the Great Tree avatars are just too powerful. Malotoch silences Narduhl with a wave and beckons for the PC to enter the room. As they enter the chamber they find it lined with braziers that have been knocked over due to the earthquake. In the roof is a huge natural chimney. Narduhl waits behind a stone altar while Malotoch sits on the throne on a small balcony. When the PC close Malotoch once more addresses Po. He says that since Po will not join him that he will have to “force” Po to join the Dark Lord and starts casting. With this the PC enter into combat with Narduhl and Malotoch. Po starts dodging spells from Malotoch while the rest of the PC approach. Kanga starts opening fire felling Narduhl in one shot to the head. Oren reaches the dais then jumps into the balcony. When he lands a blow on Malotoch he is surprised when a defense spell sends him reeling. Behind Oren two of Narduhl’s Shadow Mantis appear and start attacking. Bilby engages with the creatures. With a single shot from a lightning arrow Kanga put a hole in Malotoch’s midsection. As Malotoch falls he whispers that he and Po could have ruled the world…then expires. The Dark Lord’s high priest and one of the Great Tree avatars’ recurring “pests” have fallen!
Date At End Of Game: 10/21/206
