The Titan Cliffs

 The Titan Cliffs - 4/2/22

5th Session of the campaign - from May 12 - 18, Imperial Year 455

In attendance:

Quartz - Svirfneblin (Rachel)

Kargor - Fighter (Jacob)

Amos - Dwarf (Bill)

Cornelius - Acrobat (Jill) 

Neem - Thief (Retainer)

Gordo - Magic User (Retainer)


The Gist:

  • Party responded to a post seeking help in finding a lost busker for one Talia L
  • The party ignored a note from Enger, sorcerer Supreme of Zenith City (this is the 2nd request from him that the party has ignored)
  • From there, they traveled up the shore a short distance, and witnessed a blue dragon destroying a sailing ship while traveling
  • They came upon a lighthouse and a massive statue of a head on the shore. 
  • The group proceeded into the statue, confronted a cult inside, rescued a number of prisoners, and gained control of the facility (including the massive spear of silver piercing the core of the facility)
  • The cultists were trying to awaken the facility itself, which they described as a dead god by:
    • Bloodletting from prisoners into blood buckets
    • Pouring blood onto the heart in the center of the facility
    • The party interrupted them before they could hit the heart with a lightning bolt
  • After that, the group made a number of trips with donkeys laden down with silver back to town

Rewards:
  • Silver
  • Magic mace from one of the cultists
  • Improved reputation with Talia Lavin and the art scene in Zenith city



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