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Valdemar, Tearulai and a return to Waterdeep

OPEN QUESTIONS

• Is Kressando_Rosznar really dead? Who has their family Signet? What do we know about House Rosznar

FOR THIS GAME

1. PRE-GAME

• Discuss Mapping_the_Portals
• Tell Chrissann's_story
  • We can ask her for knowledge of the Portals
    • We can tell her about destroying Illuun & Yinark
    • Defeating Valdemar and retrieving her Sword may further ingratiate us to her
• Review this Level_Map
• Review the Quest Plans (ascend, or jump?)

2. GAME START
   • LONG REST - (Ceol needs s a Long Rest)
     • Review OPEN_QUESTIONS about_House_Rosznar.
   • ACTION
     • Mira Locate Object for the 2nd Boots_of_Elvenkind (Stove_Hobbit tie in?)
     • Explore 5th Level > Mobar's territory to the south, spider woods, petrify monster? There are two portals on this level, could there be more?
     • Deal with Valdemar & Chrissann's Sword?
     • Try to ease Chrissann's ghost with info about Illuun, Yinark, Valdemar & her Sword
     • Ask Chrissann her for knowledge of the Portals?
     • Jump to 2nd Level

GAME NOTES

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Yinark was one of Halaster's minions. As he aged, Halaster_Blackcloak trapped him on the Crystal_Throne driving him mad. Yinark made a deal with Illuun, ceding the spring that feeds the 5th level.

After a bit of discussion, we agree to attack Valdemar, and try to free Chrissann's Sword We take a LONG REST to prepare for the battle.

As we approach his tower, we find Valdemarasleep atop it. We approach from the north & south and ambush the sleeping monster.

Jitters sends a big magical hand to grab the dragon by the leg and hold him to the roof. A furious Valdemar blasts Jitters with poison causing him to Misty Step away. Mira takes the form of a Giant Scorpion and begins pinching and stinging the grappled dragon while Arin Calls Lightning upon him. When Ceol knocks the sword out of Valdemar's chin, he dies.

We retrieve Tearulai and the rest of Valdemar's hoard and discover another PORTAL marked with dancing gnomes. We return to the grave of Chrissann and tell her the good news. She is grateful, and gives us details on the portals.

We take a SHORT REST and decide to use the Guardhouse Gate Portal to return the 2nd_Level and enact our Quest_Plan. Drawing our weapons, we step through. We emerge in a small dwarven workshop area and find Arin is incapacitated. We are unable to rouse him, but after an hour he wakes up on his own.

We proceed towards Rizzeryl's chambers, and find 3 horses with long noses. They charge Ceol and destroy his Driftglobe. Jitters is horrified, and douses them with a Vitriolic Sphere followed by Arin casting Shatter. We finish them off with arrows despite some moral squeamishness.

Beyond that we find a freezing room which blasts us with cold. We decide to continue on to 1st_Level & then Waterdeep to warn them of the Waterdeep_Conspiracy.

TREASURE

• Pearl_of_Undead_Detection Jitters - from Valdemar's hoard
• Potion_of_Gaseous_Form - [[]], from Valdemar's hoard
• Scroll_of_Heroes'_Feast - Mira, from Valdemar's hoard
• Chrissann's Sword, Tearulai, Ceol from Valdemar
• Key-Valdemar's Ceol (pass to 7th_Level) from Valdemar
• 3,500 GP divided
• 6,000 SP divided
• 15,000 CP divided

FOES

• Valdemar - at Valdemar's tower
• 3 Disenchanters - near Rizzeryl's chambers

SESSION MAP (5th Level)

NEW QUESTIONS

SYNOPSIS

• We defeat Valdemar & retrieve Chrissann's Sword, then backtrack to Waterdeep via portals

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AI Transcript

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