Those Pesky Sahn Cultist (Session 73)

Summary

Still weakened from their battle with the specters, Company Clandestine withdrew from the upper level of the Rook’s Eye. They returned to the cavern near the water and rested at the foot of the ladder, with Cal-El, Eryn, and Cassandra dividing the watches. Although Cassandra heard a distant splash, nothing approached, and the company completed its rest without incident.

After Angelique healed Cal-El, Cassandra, and Symon, the company retraced its path to the upper level. Cal-El suggested clearing the battlements before continuing inside so that they would not be cornered by overlooked guards during a retreat. While searching, Cassandra rounded a corner and encountered a guard who immediately raised the alarm.

Cassandra charged the guard, and X’or joined her while Eryn slipped behind a nearby Sahn cleric. The cleric paralyzed Cassandra with a spell, but Eryn killed him from behind, and Cal-El cut down the remaining guard. The company recovered one hundred gold pieces and a flail from the cleric, along with a fine cutlass from the guard.

After Cassandra’s paralysis faded, the company explored stairs leading to an empty training area filled with practice dummies. They then searched a nearby room containing four locked chests, weapon racks, and a fireplace. Eryn opened the chests, finding clothing, personal possessions, religious objects dedicated to Sahn, approximately one hundred and twenty-five gold pieces, and a potion of extra healing that was given to Angelique.

The company returned to the ornate chamber with the expensive purple carpet and continued searching for Princess Seraphina. Two guards spotted Cal-El and raised an alarm, drawing more cultists from adjoining rooms into the narrow corridors. X’or and Cassandra held the passages while Cal-El fought wherever he could find room, Eryn used her bow and sword, Angelique hurled magical flames, Symon attacked with Magic Missile and his sling, and Captain Hurst guarded the rear.

As more guards arrived, X’or suffered repeated wounds and drank an entire potion of extra healing. Cassandra was struck down, but X’or pulled her behind the company’s line. Angelique stabilized her, Eryn gave her a healing potion, and further healing allowed Cassandra to return to the fight. Angelique’s flames set several cultists alight and delayed their attacks.

Cal-El killed several guards but suffered devastating wounds and was killed. The others continued fighting around his body until Cassandra and X’or defeated the remaining swordsmen and Eryn killed the final guard with an arrow. Altogether, the company defeated ten guards and one cleric. They searched the nearby rooms and fallen cultists, recovering approximately five hundred gold pieces and finding several magical cutlasses influenced by Sahn, which they left behind.

Angelique used a rare Resurrection scroll to restore Cal-El to life, fully healed but slightly less hardy than before. Despite their injuries, the company continued searching and discovered a luxurious lounge and a small kitchen or pantry. When Cassandra opened another door, two arrows flew toward her; one missed, but the other caused a minor wound. With more enemies waiting beyond the doorway, the company prepared for another battle.

This is where the session ended!

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Exp: N/A

Detail

Still weakened from their battle with the specters, Company Clandestine withdrew from the upper level of the Rook’s Eye to find a safe place to rest. They exited the Rooks Eye by the door they entered from. The descended those stairs back to the guard tower just about the cave outside near the water. Eryn climbed down the ladder and found the cavern still empty from where they'd cleaned it out earlier. The rested at the foot of the ladder. Cal-El, Eryn, and Cassandra divided the watches between them. Although Cassandra heard a splash in the distance, nothing approached, and the company completed its rest without incident.

With their strength and spells restored, Angelique healed Cal-El, Cassandra, and Symon. The company then carefully retraced its path to the upper level. They passed the dimly lit, frosted windows, climbed the stairs, and used their key to reopen the locked entrance leading into the well-appointed interior of the fortress. Cal-El suggested clearing the rest of the top of the castle before entering. He didn't want to be running out of there and cornered by guards they hadn't taken care of.

Eryn and Cal-El started searching the battlements. They found a quicker way off of the battlements and back to the stairs leading out. They continued searching up top. The walls curved around the upper level, with frosted windows overlooking the exterior. Cassandra was waiting on them to come around the other end when she got up the gumption to peak around the corner her. She rounded the corner and encountered a guard, who immediately raised the alarm. She charged him before he could escape, while the others rushed toward the sound of fighting.

X’or joined Cassandra against the guard, and Eryn slipped silently behind a Sahn cleric who emerged nearby. The cleric cast a spell that paralyzed Cassandra, but Eryn struck him from behind and killed him. Cal-El then cut down the remaining guard. The company found one hundred gold pieces and a flail on the cleric, while the guard carried a fine cutlass.

After waiting for Cassandra’s paralysis to fade, the company investigated the nearby stairs. They led down to a training area containing several practice dummies and another way to the level below. Meanwhile, the Hold Person wore off. Finding no enemies there, they returned to a nearby room containing four locked chests, weapon racks, and a fireplace.

Eryn searched the chests for traps and picked their locks. They contained spare clothing, personal possessions, religious objects dedicated to Sahn, several pouches holding a total of approximately one hundred and twenty-five gold pieces, and a familiar potion of extra healing. The potion was given to Angelique.

The company returned to the ornate chamber with the expensive purple carpet and continued searching for Princess Seraphina. They heard faint, muffled voices somewhere ahead. When Cal-El moved around a corner, two Sahn guards spotted him, drew their swords, sounding an alarm as they prepared to attack. X’or and Cassandra engaged them while the others moved into supporting positions.

The fight quickly expanded when nearby doors opened and more guards poured into the narrow corridors. Eryn fired arrows before drawing her sword and moving in behind one of the cultists. Angelique cast Produce Flame and hurled magical fire at the guards, while Symon used Magic Missile and his sling. Captain Hurst remained near the rear of the company, watching for enemies approaching from behind.

The Sahn guards continued arriving from adjoining rooms, some wielding swords and others firing bows from farther down the halls. X’or suffered repeated wounds and was forced to drink an entire potion of extra healing. Cassandra and X’or held opposite passages while Cal-El attacked from wherever he could find room. Angelique’s flames set several of the cultists alight and forced them to spend precious time extinguishing themselves.

The fighting became increasingly brutal. Cassandra was struck repeatedly and collapsed. X’or moved forward under attack, pulled her out from beneath the guards, and threw her body behind the company’s line. Angelique used her healing skill to stabilize Cassandra, and Eryn poured a healing potion into her mouth. Once Angelique restored more of her strength, Cassandra returned to the battle.

Cal-El fought fiercely in the confined corridor, killing several guards and withstanding repeated attacks. During the struggle, however, he suffered a series of devastating blows and was killed. The others continued fighting around his body. Cassandra and X’or cut down the remaining swordsmen, while Eryn killed the final guard with an arrow. In total, the company defeated ten guards and one cleric.

After the battle, Cassandra pulled Cal-El’s body from the corridor. Angelique revealed that she possessed a rare scroll of Resurrection. Before using it, the company searched the nearby rooms. One was a comfortable sitting room, while another contained a bed, a table with food and drink, and a chest filled only with clothing. Searching the fallen cultists produced approximately five hundred gold pieces and several fine magical cutlasses marked by the influence of Sahn. They left the cutlasses.

Angelique used her remaining healing magic on Cassandra before taking Cal-El into the room with the bed. With X’or guarding the entrance, she read the Resurrection scroll. Cal-El survived the ordeal and returned to life fully healed, although he was not quite as hardy as he had been before.

Despite their injuries, the company continued searching the upper level. They discovered a luxurious lounge and a small kitchen or pantry. When Cassandra opened another nearby door, two arrows flew toward her. One missed, but the other struck her for a minor wound. With more enemies waiting beyond the doorway, the company prepared for another fight.

This is where the session ended!

Please start the re order!

Exp: N/A