Sessions 29-31 The Take + Recap


Sessions 29-31 The Take + Recap

These sessions saw the party finally descend through to the hanging Summer Palace. They tangled with a crystal ape on the way down, and got into a pretty hectic scrap with some unearthly flying heads on the great winding stairs. They wandered through the gardens that connect the two wings of the palace. There they met with the shade of Lathanon, last of the incandescent kings, saw a grove of flying fish, and various other wonders.

At last, in session 31, after a successful parley with some plumed reavers, they finally made it to the intact southern wing of the palace. There they came upon the great pool that fills the entryway. Its waters, illuminated suddenly by a transparent floor could be seen to be filled with turgid, translucent worms, clustered especially around red stones. While the party poked about in the ruins of the massive space, a strange guardian attacked. Composed of a flexible sheet of white metal, it folded itself into different forms, like a living origami. Settling a soldier form, it attacked relentlessly with its sharp appendages. The party slew it. Dozar the gross who has been in play for something like 25 sessions made a very tense saving throw versus death (17!) when he fell to 0 hit points.

Prevailing but greatly depleted, the party retreated to camp in the seemingly tranquil grove in the gardens guarded by the shade of the king. Unfortunately, on the way there they were attacked by flying barracuda like fish, with a nested series of snapping jaws. Although they prevailed, the fish slew Titus, a first level magic-user, and devoured his face.

The party saw some treasure in the pool room of a logistically difficult kind to get at, but have not penetrated very far into the Summer Palace.

Creatures slain:
One Crystal Ape 100 XP
Two Operational Defense Lozenges 800 XP
One Semi-Operational Defense Lozenge 200 XP
One Origami Soldier 500 XP
Seven Flying Barracuda 210 XP
Loot Acquired:
Three Moonstone Power Cells 1800 XP
Amber Amulet 150 XP
Agates Pried from Statue 300 XP

XP Totals
Dozar, Salinger, Cletus 728 XP
Titus, Tresken 485 XP (Anthony Huso apply this to your next character)
Regimund 243 XP
Unasi 363 XP

Chris P. Joshua Blackketter Eric Boyd Anthony Huso Gus L Aleksandr Revzin

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