Session 14 (Vanedir)
We walk 2 hours from the inn we got off the carriage at, intending to rest after that Something might be following us Set up camp Mahala Vanedir on first watch
Start rest at midnight 4am, nothing comes close, shift then changes Vanedir believes things out in the darkness, Mahala is whittling Whittles the wood away, makes a mini palisade
A glow appears from B'Rock on Katarina's shift His cloak begins to glow, flashing, a bright purple A noise from it, a scream This wakes up B'Rock in a panic, and he summons Calcifer amongst the party We all take damage, except mahala who succeeds on the save and has resistance, quartering the 2 damage to 0. Initiative is rolled B'Rock goes first, and in a panic casts burning hands on all the party except Vanedir who's behind him Mahala's palisade is destroyed, and she gets mad and hellishly rebukes B'Rock Calcifer then fires a seed of flame at the one that just hurt B'Rock, but misses and hits a humanoid rat. There are 4 other humanoid rats around him Durnivir disengages and runs, bravely, away Katerina fails to smack B'Rock awake Vanedir succeeds, and demands the ratmen identify themselves They fire a round of crossbow bolts at the party Durnivir nothing-personnel-kids a rat, and smacks it with DAVE, but does no damage because DAVE isn't magical Katerina shoots one, but does no damage because her crossbow isn't magical Vanedir heals B'Rock, and channels a smite in preparation for the enxt turn Another round of bolts, and Durnivir gets bitten, but his blood is so alcoholic that it's natural disinfectant for the curse Vanedir cleaves one in half, Katerina stabs one in the jugular Another is cleaved in half, no idea how the 4th dies The last transforms into a rat and tries to run Opportunity attacks We chase and finish it, it doesn't talk despite being surrounded by 4 murderous people and mahala trying to make it talk It dies, finished by Vanedir
B'Rock mentions in his hysteria, he saw fey of all types Shortsowrds and hand crossbows on the ratmen
Sorrin recognizes the fey on the cloak - it's a fey woman that went missing, she seems to be trapped inside the cloak, contained B'Rock can now hear Sorrin as well Durnivir celebrates not being as mad as he thought
We rest again - Mahala notices a glint on the main rat man A medallion - a dragonborn claw, clenched, holding a crown that has been damaged At the base of the claw, a less glamourous crown The symbol represents Tarloc's crime syndicate Represents Tarloc crowning himself, crushing the nobility, overthrowing the current power
Alacia is the name of the fey in B'Rock's cloak One of five, says Sorrin (elements, courts, sorrin's lovers???)
A History roll reminds us that wererats often have large clans, and often form thieves guilds and similar organizations. Leaders can be challenged for leadership