Session 9: Death at Burnburrow
Afternoon, 20th Summer Prime, 498 CE
- The party continued north, following the tracks of the missing Knight and his mysterious boy.
- As the travelled, they talked about the history of the region.
- Revana reached out to Terra for guidance, but still got no reply.
- Sanglant decided to enter the Faerealm to see if there was anything suspicious around the area.
- He saw that the Burrowrange, the mountain in front of him, had turned into a dormant volcano.
- He met a nameless ash spirit that he befriended and named Dust Devil.
- Dust Devil explained that the Fire Spirit was killed a thousand years ago and that there was no more fire in the Faerealm.
- All the smaller fire spirits turned into ash.
- Sang asked if Dust Devil had ever heard of Talena, the Goddess, and he hadn't.
- Sang returned to the physical world, and the party began travelling again.
- After a few more hours of travelling, they eventually arrived at Burnburrow.
- Ekhart explained that this area was originally the home of Ogloth, the Demon King.
- Sang investigated around the area, finding several cave entrances.
- Rev turned into a weasel and entered the cave mouth that they were closest to.
- She saw several gnolls, a race of bipedal hyena creatures.
- She tried to get another, closer look, but was mistaken for food and attacked by one of the gnolls.
- Ekhart and Sanglant ran to her aid, as Rev turned into a Dire Wolf.
- As they fought, a mysterious priest was noticed by Ekhart who quickly restrained him.
- Rev managed to save the young boy held captive by the gnolls, but it was too late to save the Knight.
- After all the gnolls were killed, they began questioning the priest.
- The priest was here to retrieve the boy, thought to be the Boy Emperor Edwyn Falstani, to be brought back to Ortello.
- Rev noticed a magic crown around the gnoll leader's head, which she manager to tear off of his head.
- The priest told them it was a crown of control.
- Ekhart suggested putting the crown on the priest and commanding him to tell the truth.
- The priest explained that there was a plot to kidnap the Boy Emperor and have his older brother Daedrin retake the throne so that the Church can take control of the Empire.
- The party agreed that the priest was too dangerous to keep alive, so Rev took her hunting knife and slit his throat.
- Sang thought that the Crown of Control was too dangerous to keep, so decided to take it to the Faerealm where he would dispose of it.
- Ekhart asked if it was possible for Sang to take someone with him to the Faerealm.
- Sang didn't know, so they tried to go together.
- After a bit of a bumpy ride for Ekhart, the two of them eventually arrived in the Faerealm.
- Inside Burnburrow appeared to be a temple for a dead fae.
- Dust Devil was there, and he greeted Sang and explained that the fae was Syndra, the Fire Spirit.
- In the physical world, Rev talked with the boy.
- His named was Albert.
- He said that he was an orphan, hired by the knight named Sir Osmond Lerenn to pose as the Emperor.