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***sköldpaddor*** · 05-20-2021, 07:31 PM

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Our cast of characters (please split grading moneys accordingly):
@hhh81 as Cassius Darrow Johnny Hamilton as Aengus Voerlin
@Ruggsy as Ruggs McOoooh as Beiwraek Zutsar
@Naosu as Ryan Shepard as Dorn Tallstag
@GeckoeyGecko as Simon Takshak as Otho'khent
@lespoils as Jean-Uhtred Ragnarsson-Tremblay as Cassian Thunderbuns "Thunderbones" Deephollow
ME as Gunnar Söderberg as the Dungeon Master

Before the beginning of this session, Gunnar informs everybody that unfortunately, Cassius Darrow has decided he does not have time to focus on D&D and also play hockey, so he will be bowing out of the game. HOWEVER, his agent, Johnny Hamilton, has graciously offered to step in and pick up Cass’s character, so we continue with our same party (for the moment).

Everyone has agreed that a rest is needed, but Aengus is still in dinosaur shape, and decides to do a little exploring while he’s still in that form while everyone else begins to settle in for their little nap (while trying to ignore the ominous “HE IS THE ANCIENT, HE IS THE LAND” chanting that’s going on in the distance). Dino Aengus does some exploring down some halls. He tracks the chanting to a staircase that goes downward, and goes partially down the stairs.

Otho has decided to follow the dinosaur (who he still does not know is actually Aengus, and refers to as “a blessing from Semuanya”), and he catches up with Dino Aengus in the staircase, just as Aengus has decided to book it back to the room in which everyone is resting. Dino Aengus comes running right back up the stairs and all the way back to the room where everyone else is resting (this is the room with all the beds, where the party previously discovered assorted treasure). Aengus returns to his normal form before Otho returns to the room, so Otho still does not know that the dinosaur was Aengus, but he is disappointed that the dinosaur is gone. Otho settles in with the others to rest.

Aengus, as himself, goes exploring a little more because he is in fine condition health-wise and does not need to rest. He locates some crypts, which bear the names of the Durst family, including Rose and Thorn (the children outside/upstairs in the attic). He goes back to the group, who have finished their rest now, and tells them all what they’ve found. Otho wants to perform last rites for the children, so he wants to go up to the attic and get their skeletons so he can put them into their crypt. Beiwraek accompanies him to help him, and they bring the skeletons down without incident. The children reappear in the crypt there, and ask what the party are doing, and Otho explains briefly.

Rose asks Otho what it’s like on the other side, and Otho gives her a very nice description of it, and she doesn’t object as he places her skeleton into the crypt. She vanishes, as does her brother once his remains are placed in his crypt, and the party all get inspiration for laying the children to rest (huzzah!).

The party decide to continue exploring this level of the dungeon, and make their way into a large room with a lot of skeletons chained to the walls. There is an alcove on the wall of the room which contains a painted wooden statue of a man with a statue of a wolf beside him. He is holding a smoky gray crystal orb in his hand, which Otho immediately goes and tries to take.

As soon as Otho touches the orb, five ominous shadows slide out from around the statue and attack the party! Combat ensues, and our party survive despite the shadows doing some nasty strength-draining attacks.

At this point in the evening, Roll20 decided to start playing some jokes, and we had to start troubleshooting, and after that we didn’t really get much done. (Gunnar did get very flustered which generally manifests itself in some curious ways). But I did figure out the problem, and it’s fixed now, so we will be proceeding tonight without issue!

Will our party find their way out of this dungeon/house? WHERE IS THE CHANTING COMING FROM!? Who will bully Gunnar the most? FIND OUT NEXT TIME.