(S003) Sahuagin Threat

The Mighty Menagerie ventures into the Sahuagin Crystal Cave to repair the anti-sahuagin crystal and return fallen adventurers, returning to town to research ancient lore with librarian Olayra and uncover new mysteries at the church.

📝 Session Summary

The Wild Cards were called The Menagerie by some until they came up with the name The Wild Cards.

• Barlo: A grizzled tabaxi barbarian who has been doing some work for a network that one should be wary of.
• Bastion: An orphan human who spent his life studying magic and blades, even though his elder pushed him away from the sword. He replaced Reginald.
• Calliope: This bardic faun joined the party late when she needed to find help to save her homeland.
• Reginald: A leonin cleric who was off to show his family's royal background and would later find out there were secrets leading to him becoming a king.
• Sas: A tortle hermit was given an item of power and a quest.
• Shadow in the Snow: This tabaxi got a coin, and her curiosity set her on a path.

🎬 Scenes

• Scene 1: Barlo's Backstory — From The Bronze Canyon in Kampos. Gave up Tabaxi name, "Smiles". Help move people. On way to Eushia to help Black Road with a client. Currently on ship near Carrune.
• Scene 2: Bastion's Backstory — When Bastion Bladesinger was very young he lost both of his parents to a plague. He took care of himself as he taught himself how to use the rapier his father once wore. He lived in Dyrt and watched all of the great knights. He also had an interest in the ways of magic and he wished he could do both – use swords and excel in magic – like many elves he had heard about.
• Scene 3: Calliope's Backstory — Calliope was born into the nestled highlands of the Oraniad Mountains. The Skola Vale, wild and free, blessed by the gods and inhabited by whimsical Satyr and Faun. Deep within it among the lush valley, reside the Dawngreets, a long generational line of storytellers and lore keepers.
• Scene 4: Reginald's Backstory — He was born at home, a modest-sized mansion where his family lived a modest means – even though his father could never stop talking about how they were royalty and yet this was the only lands they currently possess. His childhood was generally a happy one full of several friends. He was an only child.
• Scene 5: Sas' Backstory — Sas was born on the continent of Oth'Mar – a content mostly inhabited by Tortles and is far to the south of the Carrune Isles.
• Scene 6: Shadow's Backstory — Deep in the snowy mountains high in the north, there lived a large group of Tabaxi, The Blinding Wild Clan.

📜 Missions & Quests

• Completed:
  • Established individual party origins and initial connections to the world of Dierde.
• Active / Discovered Threads:
  • Barlo's ties to the smuggling rings and the Black Road.
  • Bastion's mysterious past and fallout with Grognard.
  • Calliope's quest to save the Skola Vale.
  • Reginald's pursuit of his family's royal mint commission and claim in Neyer.
  • Sas's vision of the Cat Goddess Bast and journey to find her lost lands.
  • Shadow's golden coin and mystical calling from her clan shaman.

NPCs

S003: Sahuagin Threat

Date: 2020-12-19

Summary

The Mighty Menagerie ventures into the Sahuagin Crystal Cave to complete the Mayor's mission. They defeat the sahuagin, fix the crystal, and return the bodies of the previous adventuring party. Back in town, the party conducts research and uncovers ancient lore about the island and its dragon, leading them to a new mystery at the town church.

Scenes

The Sahuagin Crystal Cave

After accepting the Mayor's quest, the party heads to the Sahuagin Crystal Cave to fix the anti-sahuagin crystal.

• Cave Exploration: They enter through a man-made tunnel and descend a long spiral staircase. They notice the walls and pillars are unnaturally cold. After hearing muffled sounds, they find a room with frozen pools.
• Sahuagin Encounter: Shadow in the Snow discovers a sahuagin hiding in the waterways, leading to a battle with four of the creatures. The party, including Shadow, Sas, and Barlo, defeats them.
• Mission Success: The party finds the five missing adventurers' bodies. One body carries the magical net needed for the mission, and another has a Bag of Holding. They activate the net and place it on the crystal, restoring its protective hum.
• Returns & Rewards: The party carries the bodies back to town for a proper burial. Mayor Viggie Storr rewards them with: 4 Gems (2 Carnelian, 2 Bloodstone) 50 gp each, 2 Healing Potions, A Ring of Alertness for Reginald, A Ring of Cold Resistance for Sas W.T. Rayce

Town Exploration & New Discoveries

With the sahuagin threat handled for now, the party takes some time to investigate the island's mysteries.

The Heyton Thorpe Library

Sas and Shadow visit the Heyton Thorpe Library, where they meet an elf librarian named Olayra.

• Shared Destiny: Sas recognizes a coin that Shadow carries, the Coin of Bast. She has a vision and provides insight, but the two women keep this knowledge from the rest of the party.
• Cat Goddess & Mythical City: They learn about the cat goddess Bast and a legendary mirage city called Al'Quar or the "City in the Mist" in the Deadlands. The library has a book called "Legends from the Mist" with a traveler's account of visiting the city and its ziggurats and pyramids before it vani
• The Dragon's History: The library's records reveal the island was once inhabited by cannibals who sacrificed gold and blood to a White Dragon named Canthenth. The dragon, if it's the same one, would be thousands of years old—an age rarely seen outside of myth. The Heyton family settled the island, d

A New Lead at the Church

The next morning, the party takes the bodies of the fallen adventurers to the Outding Refuge Church, one of the oldest buildings in town.

• Grave Keeper: They meet Jacoby Drexelhand, an older man who is the keeper of the church and crypts.
• Kaja Bawerston's Warning: They speak with Kaja Bawerston, a grieving woman mourning her sister. She mentions hearing wailing sounds coming from the Heyton Family Crypt and notes that the last living Heyton, Lars Heyton, hasn't been seen in about a month.
• Crypt Access: Jacoby grants the party permission to investigate the crypt.

Session Conclusion

The party stands outside the Heyton Family Crypt, ready to investigate the wailing sounds and the disappearance of Lars Heyton.

• Experience & Leveling Milestone Experience: 50 each | Total: 354 (Next Goal: 900) Combat Experience: 400 (100 each) | Total: 454 (Goal: 900)
• Current Location The party is at the Outding Refuge Church, about to enter the Heyton Family Crypt.

NPCs

Bast

The Faerûnian goddess of festhalls, hedonism, and sensual fulfillment. Passionate and willful, The Dancing Lady had the independent and hedonistic temperament of a feline, and encouraged her followers to spread pleasure to all.

Canthenth

White Dragon terrorizing ships.

Helga

The shop owner of Helga's Herbs & Oddities. She seems very old, but spry.

Jacoby Drexelhand

The Menagerie first met Jacoby at Outding Refuge , as he was responsible for the Dragon issue. Later he took Solec as he had been trying to obtain the Journal of Grognard, Meenlock Caves .

Kaja Bawerston

Kaja Bawerston was a woman grieving the death of her sister at the Outding Refuge Church that led the party to the Heyton Family Crypt where Kyleanna Heyton was stuck.

They explored and found out that Jacoby Drexelhand had a secret area under the crypt where a large magic crystal was blocking a lot of the magics on the island -- especially communication and transportation magics.

Lars Heyton

not been seen in around a month

Olayra

Olayra is a librarian at the Heyton Thorpe LIbrary . The Mighty Menagerie met her when they were researching about the City in the Mist and the White Dragon, they later learned was Canthenth the White.

Viggie Storr

The Mayor of Outding Refuge.

Locations

The Underdark

An entire world all underground with various creatures and societies.

Outding Refuge

This tiny island has a little village and is a port that used to be used as a brief stop for travelers, but recently has had an issue with a White Dragon.

Al'Quar

This desert nation is rumored to exist in the eastern deserts.

Deadlands

A large desert to the east.

Outding Refuge Church

This church is in Outding Refuge, and has a long history. There is a ghost in the basement, and a secret network of tunnels and rooms.

Heyton Family Crypt

The Heyton family has long been an important faction on this island.

Heyton Thorpe Library

This library requests travelers to leet them "borrow" books to "copy" and will allow visitors to use their books.

Grand Athenaeum of Elhyrst

This major library is known to be one of the places where almost any book Canthenth be found.

Sahuagin Crystal Cave

There was a magical crystal here that was long ago enchanted to keep the sahuagin from coming to the island.

Heyton's Thorpe

The village on Outding Refuge.

City in the Mist

In the deserts there is a myth of a land called Al'Quar and the City in the Mist

Items

The Coin of Bast

This coin was given to Shadow and she learned it had to do with Bast.

Bag of Holding

These bags allow one to carry more things than normal.

Ring of Alertness

While wearing ring you Canthenth use action to cast: Detect Evil and Good Detect Magic Detect Poison and Disease or See Invisibility 1x day. Recharges at dawn.

Ring of Cold Resistance

You have resistance to cold damage while wearing this ring, which is set with a tourmaline.

Legends from the Mist

Book in Heyton Thorpe Library that the ladies read to learn more about Bast and the "City in a Mirage".

Gems

Gems are a great way to transport wealth as they are lighter than their gold value, as well as just treasured by many -- especially those who do magic as they can be used in a variety of ways. In this session they came across Carnelian and Bloodstone gems.

Notes

Factions.

Heyton Family

(_Unknown, just heard of at this point.)

Empire of Caedal

(_Unknown)

The Sahuagin of Outding Refuge & Sahuagin Baron

(- VERY Hostile)

The Dragon

(-Attacked the ship in first session)

Previous party of adventurers to crystal (5 individuals)

(_Dead)

Viggie Storr and Settlement of Outding Refuge

(+ Positive, the party fixed the crystal.)

Olayra and the Library

(+Seems positive)

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