One by one, the Fey-Team continued to bring down the foul Hill Giants responsible for the attacks on the Sword Coast, and with each giant's fall, more would show. The battle continued, seemingly endless hordes of giants which found sanctuary underground. That was until our adventurers came face to face with an army of orcs would overthrown their giant oppressors and stand face to face with the warriors who seemingly freed them. The orcs would speak of a number of other prisoners, humanoid, all held captive below. The desire to take back their own, and fear of the giants coming back, the Fey-Temp press on to face an untold number troglodytes ahead.
The trek back to Waterdeep is never a quiet journey. With our party back on the road, leaving with new information from the Misty Forest, our adventurers stopped into Daggerford to gather supplies and head back on the road for a few more days to meet with Council of Waterdeep. But the stop in Daggerford was more than they originally bargained for, as the Dragon Cult grows bolder by the moment, with an full fledged assault on Daggerford, looking to draw out our adventurers. However, it was for not, with our heroes quickly coming to the aid of the town, though the marketplace was decimated in the process.
Having eliminated the threat and wandered within Boulderfall Hall, our heroes would rest then find their way within the Eye of the All-Father. The frozen surfaces making even simple tasks such as opening doors to be far more challenging than they imagined, however, this wasn't all they would find themselves dealing with. Slaying two remorhaz and finding the Thrym's Greataxe, they would bring it back to Annam's Temple, placing it in the statues hands. When this yielded nothing, the party would ask Harshnag to grab Grolantor's Bone Greatclub, instructing him to touch it to the Haug rune on the archway. What happens next will confuse them!
As the night begins to settle in, our adventurers prepare to venture back to the Yawning Portal with new revelations to bring to the attention of one Davil Starsong of the Zhentharim. After entering into the Gralhund Villa, and seeing the carnage left in the wake of the Zhents or Black Network, depending on who you ask, the party spoke with the Lord and Lady of the estate. It was here they found little assistance, but gained a handful of clues towards the mystery of the Stone of Golorr. But, before the party would march back to the Yawning Portal for their discussion with Davil, they went home to the Manor, and took their time to prepare for whatever is next to come their way.
A new era has dawned along the Sword Coast with the birth of the Scales of Justice! Our adventurers, deciding that perhaps their adventuring party should have a name, took the opportunity during their travels to Waterdeep, to decide upon the name in which their party should address themselves as. Of course, as only they could, their travel towards Waterdeep was all but uneventful, especially when the brought the massive dead body of the fallen black dragon with them to the city. Though warded by a bit of ancient magic, the party decided to move to the side of the road, pull the bones, and have the beast rebuilt to show the people of Waterdeep that they need not fear this menace.
Civil War is our Homebrew campaign where a rift in the ethereal has connected a small group of islands to the west of Faerun with the planes of Eberron, Irian, and Mabar.
Session 4: Reliving History
After sorting out the SLR ordeal with Ebon Company, our Festival Negotiation Committee would finally reach Upper Keleto. Within the walls of the Gladomain High Hall, these six would speak with several newly met individuals, each looking for a way to ensure the Festival of Remembrance would go off without a hitch. Once our party gathered their information, they began to set off on their first task, obtaining a list of locations for six specific inns within the city walls. However, they quickly found out that bureaucracy will be the death of any civilization...as the party met everyone's new favorite desk jockey, Hilda Gray.
After what felt like an eternity, our party has finally be put back on track to earn some money to attempt to pay back this massive debt to the Zhentarium. After a bit of a rest, they headed to the Yawning Portal, which was distracted by the appearance of the Nimblewright our party had been tracking. On the body of the Nimblewright, an encrypted clue. Though we didn't find all the answers we were looking for, we went back to the House of Inspired Hands, got payment for the Nimblewright, then headed home to work on the puzzle.
With the latest session of the Council of Waterdeep behind them, the Scales have been tasked with their most insurmountable task to date, go to the fortress known as Xonthal's Tower and find the defector. The path ahead will undoubtedly be fraught with roadblocks, but if they are to reach defector, and retrieve the Blue Dragon Mask, then through these roadblocks they must go. But as the party prepared for their journey forward, and spoke with Joe on livening up the guild hall, there was a knock at their door. Maccath the Crimson, member of the Arcane Brotherhood, would offer her services to the Scales, in the form of a teleportation circle which would help expedite their trip to Xonthal's Tower.
After much exploration within the Eye of the All-Father, our adventurers were finally able to reach the Oracle, though the path itself wasn't nearly as difficult as they believed it to be. After recovering from a confusion spell, and being run over by a massive boulder, the party took a few moments to attempt to understand this magical gateway, before they find the truth...each type of giant must wield the weapon of its paragon and touch it to the gate. After entering, they learned the fate of a fallen cloud giant named Eigeron, being slain by his father, Blagothkus out of rage, then spoke with the Oracle itself, revealing a path forward; retrieving ancient relics of their people from the Uthgar Spirit Mounds to hunt down a magic conch.
Concerned and confused by their findings, the party was questioned by Jalester, captain of the City Watch and member of the Lord's Alliance. It would seem he had his own tasks for the party to undertake, and they had their own questions that needed answered, looking to find out info on Grinda Garloth. He would assist, pointing them towards Mistshore. As such, the party would prepare, venturing to Mistshore to speak with Grinda, though it would lead to a dangerous encounter between them and a terrifying Merrow, which brought down Kai, and provoked Risk's Aasimar form to spring into action, as the party would bring down the attackers. It was here that they met Grinda, and eccentric woman who had but one request, to take the Apparatus of Kwalish and bring back treasure from Deepwater Harbor.
Our party divided, and Erates over extending her welcome into the party as they ventured into Nagalore. Arvon's plan would come into action, as Tic would quickly shove Erates into a pit of snakes, which ultimately lead to her death. Arvon would feel remorse for Erates' death, not taking pleasure in calling for her death, and would hide briefly. The party would continue on, finding several animals, namely fish, turned to stone at the bottom of a pool of water. They would turn back, with Arvon being unable to reverse the petrification. As they pressed on, they would find a chamber with a woman who claimed to be queen of Omu, leading to their current predicament.
The trek to village outside of Xonthal's Tower was easy, the Maccath the Crimson offering teleportation services to a place not too far from the outer edge of the hedge maze which impeded progress to the tower itself. Wanting to fly over the maze, Max noticed that not all of the maze was visible, and with Stoneskull not wanting to leave his bear friend behind, they pressed on through a series of puzzles that would ultimately lead them to the foot of the Tower. Iskander, the author of the note to the Scale, stood at the top of the tower, telling our adventurers to meet him inside. Not seeing a doorway they would turn back, finding a portal with the sundial to allow them entry to the tower itself.
Civil War is our Homebrew campaign where a rift in the ethereal has connected a small group of islands to the west of Faerun with the planes of Eberron, Irian, and Mabar.
Session 5: A Bard Knock Life
Our Festival Negotiation Committee made their way to the Hall of Remembrance, where they each sorted through the details of the battle for the Living Isles. There was plenty of art to be seen, some new and interesting bits of information for our party, while others were a bit disappointing. With so much to know and understand about what transpired it was difficult to grasp why certain things exist, such as the artwork of Tyris himself. Yet, the most interesting piece of the visit came near the end of their visit to the Hall, when three of them were contacted by Kai himself, or at least that's how they saw it. But this time, things felt different, as Kai warned our party that an evil is brewing and that Bynic's Eye must be destroyed if they wish to stop the Lich Queen from destroying their realm.
The Scales pressed on, attempting to sort out what exactly lies inside of Xonthal's Tower. After starting last session in the middle of what looked to be a meeting hall of sorts, they would continue to try new paths using the teleporter to take them to various levels, including to the top of the tower, where an observatory lied within. Fighting off a couple mages and cultists, the party tried their luck once again, this time ending in a place not shaped like the tower itself. It was here that they would find a few obstacles, including a chamber of elemental beings, and a crazy hallway which looked like the darkness of space. At the end of the hall, the party approached an Efreeti named Taraz the Fair, and our Lawful Good nature couldn't for it to live.
After taking a pause to understand the word of the Oracle, and preparing to find a path out of the Eye of the All-Father, our party would depart from Harshnag, who would agree to stay behind to guard the temple from potential intruders, now that they have unsealed the doors within. At first, leaving the temple felt to be an easy task, but as they quickly found out, it would take a lot of team work and strength to pry the massive stone walls back up. Once outside, however, they were greeted by a unique sight. A ship, held up into the air by a large red balloon. The ship belonged to dragon cultists representing Klauth, one of the most fearsome red dragons in Faerun, and they were offering their service. However, no sooner than our party took off towards the Great Worm Cavern, they met Dalanyrr, a young silver dragon, who said she was accompanying them as protection.
The road ahead is dangerous, and despite it all, the decision to move on from Erates wasn't one that came lightly. And yet, after all of this, it was all overshadowed by a deadly encounter which left Tic'talxio in a state of petrification at the hands of a Medusa. This devastated his sister Tac'luxia, and left Arvon feeling as though he was helpless to save his friend. That was, until Arvon had a sudden realization. With the ability to fly, Arvon quickly went to the ground, casting Greater Restoration, and bringing him back while in Kir Sabal. With Tic back, and the party now ready to fly, they would travel towards the lost city of Omu. However, this was interrupted as they found a giant floating rock in the sky, and opted to rest for the night, where they would meet Sortara, and would offer to have her accompany them for a time.
Beneath the sea, a host of dangers awaited our adventurers, who took the apparatus of Kwalish below the water's surface in search of treasures, as foretold by Grinda Garloth. As they dove closer to the floor of the harbor, they would find themselves fending off a shark, and speaking with the young bronze dragon named Zelifarn, who made a home around the sunken treasures below. Yet, the mood quickly shifted as the party headed towards the City of the Dead to find the Stone of Golorr. Diving within Grinda's family's mausoleum, they would find very little at all. In fact, even the bodies were missing from the crypt. As the party prepared to venture back, they were confronted by duergar, who Jot identified as members of the Xanathar Guild. This created a rift between the party, with Kai wanting to protect the group by slaying all the Xanathar, and Viz wishing not to kill them.
With the Taraz the Fair defeated, the Scales pressed on in search of the defector, Iskandar, and the Blue Dragon Mask. Though it wasn't much longer until they found what they came for, though not in the manner in which they expected. Iskandar, running from the cult, was made it just ahead before he was slain, his hands lifelessly clutching onto the Dragon Mask. The Scales would turn back, having what they came for, begin exploring and clearing out what remained within the tower. Room after room, the Cultists continued to contest, though falling short. Satisfied with the work done within the tower, and the expulsion of the Dragon Cult from within, the Scales stopped for a moments rest before stepping back to the maze, and heading back to the city of Waterdeep.
The hunt for giant relics lead our party straight to the first stop, the Great Worm Cavern, which resided just south of the Eye of the All-Father. The inhabitants of the cavern watched closely as the party began to enter, and equally, the party noticed their wariness of their entry, and even more so of Evendur's presence in the cavern. It would seem that Bloodworm was an evil ruler, and his medallion, which Evendur pilfered and wore, was a sign that a new ruler inhabited the lands. After taking the massive shield relic, and the tribe relieved that nobody was accosted, our party left and headed west towards Beorunna's Well. The path was quickly interrupted, as they met the bronze dragon Felgolos, and agreed to help take back his prized possession, a pouch of fine pipe weed.
THE ASCENSION starts at 7:30PM EST Sunday (03/10/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE ASCENSION VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 06m): Session 36: How Deep The Hill Giant Lair Goes
TYRANNY OF DRAGONS starts at 7:30PM EST Tuesday (03/12/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE TYRANNY VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 55m): Session 44: A Royal Awakening
AMONGST THE GIANTS starts at 7:30PM EST Wednesday (03/13/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 42m): Session 21: Eye of the All-Father
STEALING DRAGONS starts at 9:00PM EST Friday (03/15/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 40m): Session 12: Searching For The Stone
TYRANNY OF DRAGONS starts at 7:30PM EST Tuesday (03/19/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE TYRANNY VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 55m): Session 45: Are You Not Entertained?!
CIVIL WAR: A REALM AWAKENED starts at 7:30PM EST Wednesday (03/20/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
Civil War is our Homebrew campaign where a rift in the ethereal has connected a small group of islands to the west of Faerun with the planes of Eberron, Irian, and Mabar.
A REALM AWAKENED VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 07m): Session 3: ...The More They Stay The Same
STEALING DRAGONS starts at 9:00PM EST Friday (03/22/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 29m): Session 13: Returning to Davil
TYRANNY OF DRAGONS starts at 7:30PM EST Tuesday (03/26/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE TYRANNY VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 41m): Session 46: The Scales of Justice
AMONGST THE GIANTS starts at 7:30PM EST Wednesday (03/27/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 20m): Session 22: The Oracle of Annam
STEALING DRAGONS starts at 9:00PM EST Friday (03/29/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE STEALING DRAGONS VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 18m): Session 14: Can We Steal This Dragon?!
FELL ENTROPY starts at 7:30PM EST Sunday (03/31/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE FELL ENTROPY VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 48m): Session 12: Nangalore Awaits
TYRANNY OF DRAGONS starts at 7:30PM EST Tuesday (04/02/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE TYRANNY VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 41m): Session 47: Xonthal's Tower
CIVIL WAR: A REALM AWAKENED starts at 7:30PM EST Wednesday (04/03/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
Civil War is our Homebrew campaign where a rift in the ethereal has connected a small group of islands to the west of Faerun with the planes of Eberron, Irian, and Mabar.
A REALM AWAKENED VOD COLLECTION:
(YOUTUBE): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uaeRgUwQSWLlQc3cPClV-0kp0mIcgoc
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 51m): Session 4: Reliving History
TYRANNY OF DRAGONS starts at 7:30PM EST Tuesday (04/09/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE TYRANNY VOD COLLECTION:
(YOUTUBE): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uaeRgUwQSXIobzO9n89vzx-3KHms_7k
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 34m): Session 48: Retrieving The Mask
AMONGST THE GIANTS starts at 7:30PM EST Wednesday (04/10/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE GIANTS VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 20m): Session 23: The Spirit Mounds
FELL ENTROPY starts at 7:30PM EST Sunday (04/14/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE FELL ENTROPY VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 26m): Session 13: Picking Up The Pieces
STEALING DRAGONS starts at 9:00PM EST Friday (04/19/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 18m): Session 15: Under The Sea
WOW! Thats a full schedule. Wish i had that much time for D&D :(. Keep the vids coming.
TYRANNY OF DRAGONS starts at 7:30PM EST Tuesday (04/23/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE TYRANNY VOD COLLECTION:
(YOUTUBE): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uaeRgUwQSXIobzO9n89vzx-3KHms_7k
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THE LAST SESSION (3h 04m): Session 49: Along Came An Efreeti
AMONGST THE GIANTS starts at 7:30PM EST Wednesday (04/24/2019) over at Forgebreaker Gaming (https://twitch.tv/forgebreaker)
THE GIANTS VOD COLLECTION:
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THE LAST SESSION (2h 35m): Session 24: Great Worm Cavern