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.