(S004) The Crypts

The Mighty Menagerie enters the Heyton Family Crypt, encountering the ghost of Kyleanna Heyton, surviving an undead brawl and a deadly spike slide, and defeating a Will-o'-Wisp.

📝 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

S004: The Crypts

Date: 2021-01-09

Summary

The Mighty Menagerie enters the Heyton Family Crypt to investigate the wailing sounds. They encounter a ghost, fight undead, and survive a dangerous trap, discovering more of the underground complex and its ancient secrets.

Scenes

An Ancient Encounter

While searching the storage room, the party encounters a misty blue figure: the ghost of Kyleanna Heyton.

• Kyleanna's Story: She reveals she was the wife of the first Heyton to settle the island, killed thousands of years ago by a sahuagin. She has been stuck in the crypt for about a year, but doesn't know why she returned. She mentions seeing Jacoby Drexelhand and other villagers and has heard sounds fr
• Ancient Origins: The party learns that the Heyton Family has been on the island for a very long time, and the crypts are generally reserved for male family members, with a few exceptions like Kyleanna.

Undead & Traps

Following Kyleanna's directions, the party finds a secret passage hidden behind a torch. They enter a hallway with six empty cells and several bodies and bones. These bodies reanimate, and a battle with undead ensues.

• Undead Fight: The party defeats two Skeletons, a Zombie, and a Ghoul, led by Shadow and Sas.
• The Stair Slide: After the fight, they find a staircase that turns into a slide, sending them hurtling towards a wall of spikes. Sas and Reginald Ivoryclaw are knocked unconscious, and the party has to use some of their healing potions to recover.
• Will-o'-Wisp: The party finds another secret door and enters a new room where they hear crackling energy. They fight and defeat a Will-o'-Wisp.

Session Conclusion

Left in Ruins after the fight, haven't even searched anything

• Experience & Leveling The party earned t Encounter Experience: 200 (50 each) | Total: 504 (Goal: 900) t t Combat Experience: 350 (87 each) | Total: 591 t t Encounter Experience: 400 (100 each) | Total: 691 (Goal: 900) t t Combat Experience: 450 (112 each) | Total: 803 (Goal: 900) t
• Current Location: Left in Ruins

NPCs

Kyleanna Heyton

For almost a year she has been stuck in these crypts, coming back for some unknown reason. She died thousands of years ago by an attacking Sahuagin . She was one of the few women actually buried in these crypts -- an honor generally reserved for the men of the family. She has seen Jacoby and other villagers from time to time. She has heard sounds to the north, but is unable to go through the walls or physically do much right now.

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 .

Locations

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.

Heyton Family Crypt

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

Notes

Factions.

Heyton Family

(_Unknown, just heard of at this point.)

Viggie Storr and Settlement of Outding Refuge

(+ Positive, the party fixed the crystal.)

Exported from GMAssistant on 2026-08-16