Session 12: Battle with Redrose

Evening, 24th Summer Prime, 498 CE

  • The party plus Remy continued their investigation of the Crimson Temple.
  • They entered another room with a series of depictions of the Seven Divine Rites, as well as several tokens that fit into each one.
  • Ekhart realized that the tokens each representing the seven colours of magic.
    • The Rite of Calm, depicting Talena smiling serenely, was blue for Transmutation.
    • The Rite of Patience, depicting Talena meditating, was brown for Enchantment.
    • The Rite of Freedom, depicting Talena flying, was yellow for Divination.
    • The Rite of Conflict, depicting Talena in battle, was purple for Conjuration.
    • The Rite of Truth, depicting Talena blindfolded, was white for Illusion.
    • The Rite of Protection, depicting Talena guarding a child, was green for Abjuration.
    • The Rite of Passion (Talena's Final Rite), depicting Talena being chained up, was red for Evocation.
  • After fitting each colour into their corresponding Divine Rite, they unlocked a secret compartment.
    • Inside, they found a letter, and a rose imbued with the Location Person spell, as well as a key.
  • They used the key to unlock a door to a stairwell that brought them to the balcony of the church hall.
    • They saw Cardinal Redrose playing the organ, moving unnaturally.
    • They also saw two other priests sitting in the pews, one was robed while the other wore armour.
  • The party strategized about how they would confront Cardinal Redrose.
    • Ekhart and Sanglant would hide in the balcony, ready to strike.
    • Remy and Revana would enter the front door to the hall and demand answers from the Cardinal.
  • Rev entered, asking the Cardinal to explain what he was up to.
    • Some unnamed being, Ekhart later surmised to be a Death elemental, had inhabited the Cardinals body.
    • The being was waiting for an army to arrive, as he said his current body was not longer useful.
    • He said that last time, he was too hasty, and this time he would take his time.
  • The party then fought the Cardinal and his lackies.
    • Sanglant jumped down from the balcony and delivered a rather impressive one-hit KO to the Cardinal.
    • Remy and Rev fought off the powerful clerics, while Ekhart assistant from the balcony.
  • After they were all destroyed, the party investigated the body of the Cardinal.
    • As Ekhart got close, the dead body of the Cardinal appeared to cast some kind of Hellish Rebuke, nearly killing Ekhart.
  • Revana heard a noise and ran up onto the balcony with Remy, only to find a large group of Cleric, led by a Confessor, was setting up camp outside the Temple.
  • Sanglant eventually realized that the Shadow tattoo on his body seemed to be calling to him.
    • As soon as he interacted with it, a tiny version of Uun popped out.
  • As soon as the Death Elemental saw Uun, he demanded Sanglant come closer.
    • Sanglant obviously refused.
  • Uun explained that he could make Sanglant his champion so that they could escape.
    • Sanglant agreed, and the Shadow tattoo on his arm became permenant and visible on his arm.
    • Uun then taught Sanglant the ability to Faestride, allowing him to teleport him and his companions to Uun's location in the Faerealm.

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