(S005) New Member

The Mighty Menagerie rescues Bastion Bladesinger from the subterranean ruins, cracks a massive crystal in Jacoby Drexelhand's lair, levels up to 3, and bids a bittersweet farewell to Reginald at the Wavecrest Tavern.

📝 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

S005: New Member

Date: 2021-01-23

Summary

The Mighty Menagerie continues to explore the ruins under the church. They discover and rescue a new adventurer, Bastion Bladesinger, confront more sahuagin, and find a peculiar collection of books and a journal belonging to Jacoby Drexelhand. The party ends the session with a bittersweet moment, as a new ally joins while a longtime member departs.

Scenes

Exploring the Ruins

After a tough fight, the party continues exploring the mysterious ruins under the church. They discover a tied-up adventurer, Bastion Bladesinger, who was captured by sahuagin and brought to this location within the last day.

The Great Chamber

Moving on, the party enters a grand chamber dominated by a large pool of water and a crystalline structure on a stone platform. They find a desk and a locked chest, which Shadow in the Snow skillfully disarms and opens.

• Chest Loot: Inside the chest, they find 10 pp, a potion, and a Journal of Jacoby Drexelhand.
• Jacoby's Library: The desk is covered with several books: "Necromantic Artes v.1": A primer on necromancy and controlling the undead. "Known Claims of the Far Realm": A treatise on the "Far Realms." "Devil Men of the Deep, the Study of the Walking Piscine Killers": A study on sahuagin. "Rocks, Cryst
• Sahuagin Ambush: Before the party can fully investigate, four sahuagin and a sahuagin priestess emerge from the water pipes, leading to a fierce battle.
• Victory and Retreat: The party defeats the sahuagin, though Shadow is knocked unconscious and revived by Sas. After the fight, Barlo strikes the large crystal with his maul, causing it to crack. They spot another Will-o'-Wisp but decide to retreat and rest rather than face another combat. The ghost

A Parting of Ways

Back at the Wavecrest Tavern, two Leonins approach Reginald Ivoryclaw for a private conversation.

• Reginald's Departure: After the meeting, Reginald informs the party that he will not be continuing the adventure. Something has come up, and he must leave.

Session Conclusion

The party is at the Wavecrest Tavern as Reginald departs. They have a new ally, Bastion Bladesinger, but have lost a key member. The presence of Jacoby Drexelhand's journal and his books on necromancy and sahuagin further deepens the mystery.

• Experience & Leveling Combat Experience: 750 (150 each) | Total: 953 (Next Goal: 900) | t Group Levels up to Level 3
• Current Location The party is in the Wavecrest Tavern.

Memorable Moments

Reginald is replaced with Bastion

The party finds Bastion, a prisoner of the Sahuagin and then Reginald returns home.

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.

Bastion Bladesinger

Human Bladesinging Wizard that was captured by the Sahuagin and saved by the party. New member.

Reginald Ivoryclaw

This Leonin Cleric was a part of the group until he was called home.

Leonins

These were leonins sent to retrieve Reginald

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.

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.

Wavecrest Tavern

The hub of Heyton's Thorpe.

Far Realms

The Far Realm is a plane of madness situated very far from the planes of the standard cosmology. This maddening realm was feared for its power to twist unfortunate visitors into gruesome monsters, and it was from here that aberrations came. According to Malyanna, a servant of the Abolethic Sovereignty, all cosmologies are threatened by the same Far Realm.

Items

Book: Necromantic Artes v.1

a primer on the art of Necromancy and controlling the undead.

Book: Known Claims of the Far Realm

goes into what is known about the "Far Realms"

Book: Devil Men of the Deep, the Study of the Walking Piscine Killers

about Sahuagin

Book: Rocks, Crystals, And Gemstones

Rocks, Crystals, And Gemstones is an informative work on these materials and minerals

Book: Green Thumb

a book on gardening

Journal of Jacoby Drexelhand

This journal was the first one found written by Jacoby Drexelhand and led to a lot of early information on him.

Notes

Factions.

Heyton Family

(_Unknown, just heard of at this point.)

• Positive with the ghost Kyleanne, though.

Viggie Storr and Settlement of Outding Refuge

(+ Positive, the party fixed the crystal.)
And unbenowst to them is investigating the crypts of the Church.

The Sahuagin of Outding Refuge and Sahuagin Baron

(- VERY Hostile)
Kidnapped Bastion

Leonins of Forlione

(+ Mostly unknown, but positive so far with those who know of the party)
as Reginald is about to be king.

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