~ SESSION 24 > SESSION 25- (BRIEF RECAP) ~
Welcome back my friends!
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At the beginning of last session, we first caught up with Levi, as he experienced what happens when you shed your mortal coil, and pay a visit to the realm of death.
During his time there, he saw many odd things, and met with a robed figure who claimed to be the ruler of that realm itself, and making a bargain with it allowed Levi to return to the world of the living, unscathed, and with no memory of the encounter.
At the time of his revival though, two Horned Demons defending the innermost sanctum of the chamber of bone, furiously set upon the party, a great little welcome back gift for Levi to come face to face with.
The first Demon lowered his head, with sharpened horns pointed in Fulgrims direction, it charged headlong at him, and reactively Fulgrim was able to cast a shield to protect him from harm, but the impact sent him spiralling backwards through the air anyway, leaving him prone on the floor from the sheer force of the clash.
The battle that followed was a heated one, long and tough, with a few miscasts thrown into the mix, which lead to the effects of wild magic taking to the field of battle.
One in particular was from Fulgrim, which covered the area in a slippery grease-like substance, which made walking or standing difficult to do for anyone… including those very top heavy Horned Demons.
In some ways, it was another blessing in disguise for the most part.
The second Demon got wind of the battle, and rounded the corner, it promptly charged into the fray, however the greasy floor made this a difficult task for him, and at some stage of the battle it too fell to the ground with a heavy thump!
The party had a second threat to deal with, and deal with it they did… Once both the Demons had been fully vanquished, they pressed into the room beyond that was once guarded by the two monstrosities they had just fought, and inside the room were some incredible sights to behold.
Along the far side of the room, lining the walls, were a couple of tall wooden bookcases, which housed many torn and dusty parchement pieces, and amongst these were a few fully intact spell tomes.
Inbetween the bookcases on the wall, painted in blood taken from sacrificial bodies, was the familair cult of Diablo sign.
Nearby the bookshelves in illuminated areas of the room, were two small painted circles on the ground.
These were surrounded by red glowing Demoninc runes on the floor, and small wooden bowls and black candles — the contents of the bowls smelled odly of a mix of blood and ashes.
Levi took a look at the glowing sigils, and deciphered them quickly into common tongue, to spell out the word FIRE.
In the centre of the room, was a lectern, with a very old and powerful tome, sat atop it.
Lyra moved to the lectern, and investigated the book, which on the cover mentioned the word “Elements” – within its title, and so she placed the book into her bag for safe keeping…. just as Levi moved to one of the bookcases.
As he rummaged through the useless papers, his eyes darted to three mysterious tomes, not knowing what guarded these books, hidden until the right moment to strike — he reached for them.
As Levi placed the third and final tome into his bag, the sharped claws of a Hidden, sliced into him from behind, leaving Levi injured and poisoned as a wash of illness came over him.
He turned to face his ambusher, and was struck again from the front, before the fiend vanished from sight.
Norrec moved to the other bookcase, and as expected by now, the same thing happened to him, a Hidden demon waiting to ambush whoever should touch the tomes, set upon Norrec just as he finished claiming three tomes of his own.
However, the tight spacing of the room, combined with tactical movement of the party, left the Demons fully exposed, very easily, and it didn’t take too long to finish them off and turn them to sludge.
With the room now quiet, and the Demons all laid low, it was time to loot, and so the area was searched, and following this, the party decided to use their town portal magic, and head back to the surface for some much needed rest in the tavern.
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The Present Scene:
The party have spent a while in the town, resting and recuperating, but also taking some time to advance their professions.
We reach the morning of the fourth day, and they are waking up in nice comfy beds.
They spend some time upstairs doing their usual morning routine, before they emerge from their rooms, equipment at the ready, spells refreshed, wounds healed, and energy fully replenished.
They all meet downstairs at their usual table, and have a chat while the breakfast food and drink is brought out to them, a staple diet of cereals, baked goods, and freshly squeezed fruit juice…. plus a jug of milk, collected from the local cows…. Garda was up all night preparing this for them.
What will this day bring though?
As they finished up their morning meal – Deckard Cain and other town folk could be heard talking amongst themselves out in the town square, and there seemed to be some sort of fear, that has the entire town worried… more than usual that is.
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Join me my friends, as we find out what happens next, in this session of…. Adventure in Sanctuary!
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