Session 30

Setting: Church of the Guiding Light

On the morning of Day 5, High Priestess Sarah casts Speak with Dead on the body of Petris.

1) Do you know who killed you? Answer: A Shadow Walker who wore a mask.

2) What did you need to tell Steam? Answer: Discovered the mole in the Tower Eternal.

3) Who is the mole and what is his plans? Answer: Vaklan Cerdash. I knew he was trying to assassinate me. He wants to stop you from saving the world from the Orb threat.

4) Who can be trusted at the Tower? Answer: Click helped to discover the truth about Vaklan.

5) Who can't be trusted at the Tower? I brought the Students that I trust. Don't trust anyone else except for Click.

16 Mercenaries and 12 trainees from the Order of Valor arrive from the Pier during the day. In the evening, Durzo sends messages to Queen Syleese. They discuss that Vaklan is a traitor, and the Tower is compromised. He mentions the Shadow Walker attack, but that he didn't see Siril. He believes he's still in Gale.

As night falls, a Giant Elk that turns out to be Esmeralda comes crashing through the makeshift wall. She's badly injured. She tells them the Hill Giants are coming. They're pouring out of the hills. The combined force of the allies form a defensive line by the wall. As Belnan rides up and down the line, Daghrim gives an inspirational speech.

The large battle begins and the group is led by Savage through the main line. An ever-increasingly reckless Willyam flies through the air and savagely strikes a Giant through the heart. As they enter the woods leading into the hills, Rhaine notices a familiar blonde woman bursting with light to fend off a Giant before attacking it with a familiar golden mace.

Setting: Hills above the Church

Savage leads the Order, Willyam, Sarah and Pyre to the lair of Alguruth. There are two Undead Giants guarding the entrance to a cave. Alguruth flies down from the sky and taunts the group. He recognizes the Drow and Shadar-Kai blood in Durzo and tells him he respects his people. Looking at Willyam, he calls him "Fallen." Willyam's eyes go black, and he sprouts black skeletal wings.

A tremendous battle takes place. Durzo casts Haste on Edge, which lets her have 4 attacks per round with the Frost Brand. Willyam and the Undead Giants target Sarah most of the fight. After a couple of rounds, Alguruth addresses Steam, Pyre, and Savage, and says, "Brothers of the flame, don't you wish to join me in glory?" Steam and Pyre are then under his control and attack the team.

Durzo fires key Eldritch Blasts that break Steam out of the spell before he causes major damage with a spell he was preparing. Steam then uses Chain Lightning in return to take out one of the Giants. Sarah goes down in battle and almost dies, but Durzo heals her. Rhaine uses his new heirloom spear to take down the second Giant. With encouragement from the Frost Brand, Edge expertly takes down Alguruth. She hears him whisper a "thank you" as he is banished back to the Abyss. The Frost Brand whispers words of elation at the final blow.

Even though the spell is broken on Pyre at the moment of Alguruth's demise, Willyam continues to attack the team. Seemingly with a death wish in mind, he keeps fighting until he's knocked unconscious. And that's where we'll pick up next session ...