====== Session 15: Monster of Daggafor: Part III ====== === Evening, Summer Prime, 497 CE === * With Nya and Lauren locked away in the Judge's manor, the party left to deal with the demon. * They moved the rock blocking the way to the crypt and then entered. * Inside, everyone (besides Maeve who had drank Nya's calming tea) saw a beautiful forest scene. * The forest resembled Maeve and Edred's hometown. * As everyone entered, the demon Balhannoth attacked. * After a bloody battle that nearly cost Edred his life, the beast was finally slain. * Edred handed Moira a silvered dagger, which she used to destroy the demon. * After a moment, the essence of the demon crystallized and dispersed around town. * One of the crystallized pieces pierced Maeve, nearly instantly killing her. * Edred was able to cast a healing spell on her. * Eventually, Maeve stabilized and the party ran out to see what was happening in the town. * Nearly every inhabitant of the town looked dead. * Edred ran to the church to find the statuette of Talena. * Ragnar ran around town, looking for survivors or people he could help. * Moira and Maeve ran to the Judge's manor to check on Nya. * While around town, Ragnar met up with Marcus the blacksmith. * Inside the Judge's manor, Nya had managed to kill the Judge and escape. * Before they could find her, a darkness took over the town. * Edred mournfully sealed away the darkness using the statuette of Talena as a beacon to channel a spell. * He told Moira that she needed to lead the party now. * He told Ragnar that he'll know what to do, as he's seen where they're going before. * He apologized to Maeve, saying that he only ever wanted to keep her safe. * After his tearful goodbye, Edred sealed away the pure demon that had been summoned via the ritual. * In reversing the spell, however, the rest of the party were transported to the land of the dead; Shadowfell. * In Shadowfell, the party plus Marcus, reunited. * The lit a torch to be able to see, and glimpsed Nya the elf. * Nya seemed confused, wondering where Terra was, before being killed by something in the darkness. * The moment of the demon's summoning, a young druid named Revana was awoken and became one of Terra's walkers. === Evening, 24th Summer Prime, 498 CE === * Back in the Faerealm, Revana, Sanglant, Ekhart, and Remy arrived at Uun's Ruins. * Remy, now confronted with Ekhart's true form and the Shadow Elemental Uun, calmed asked to hear the whole story. * She cast zone of truth, and the party explained who they were and what they were doing. * She asked for clarification about whether Uun or Ekhart were demons, and they assured her that they were not. * Remy then asked the party if she could join them on their mission to save the world. * Uun then explained that he knew of a way to stop the demon that had been summoned into the world, as it had happened once before. * A young human woman named Lenna, had traveled the world during the Burning Era and gained the blessings of the Elementals and sealed away the Darkness once before. * The Elementals had been possessed by lesser demons themselves, so Uun does not have perfect memory of the events. * But after helping each of the Elementals, Syndra the Fire Elemental, had been possessed by the Pure Demon. * Knowing it would be impossible to gain her blessing, Lenna sacrificed herself to become the final blessing. * The two of them, Lenna and Syndra, were sealed away into the Darkness. * Lenna would eventually become deified and would become to be known as Talena, the Goddess of Light. * Uun then offered his blessing to the party, to help on their quest. * He gave Sanglant the abilty to Shadow Step. * He gave Revana the ability to turn into a Shadow Beast. * He gave Ekhart a better understanding of Conjuration magic. * He gave Remy the ability to summon Shadow Guardians. ---- [[:recap| Back]]