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 Session 52 – 2025-05-17
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 **Summary**
+Eryn, Cassandra, Cal, Symon, X’or, and Angelique—journeyed south through a frostbitten landscape, exhausted from a brutal ambush at 3 a.m. that left X’or seriously wounded and their spell reserves drained. They healed using shared potions and a ring of regeneration. Angelique recalled a winter festival in Middlesfeld tied to Naa, goddess of balance, a memory stirred by a cataclysmic event they witnessed: a sky split by light from the west and darkness from the east.
+Cal scouted ahead on foot, the others trailing. By late afternoon, they camped. X’or hunted but found nothing, so they ate rabbit and boar jerky. Cal took first watch, journaling and smoking by a rock. Eryn and X’or followed, the latter staying near the fire due to poor vision. The night passed without incident.
+At dawn, Cal handed Symon a letter, which Symon read aloud. Cal expressed torment over their quest’s collateral damage—innocent deaths from caravans and villages. He recounted facing a woman with a necromantic weapon that unleashed undead, followed by Zantha and her daughters, Zora and Zara, who seemed to revel in the chaos. Cal had opposed joining Garrett’s caravan but relented, leading to deaths. He’d been killed for refusing to yield a vile artifact, revived by a necromancer, a taint he still carried. He criticized the group for accepting Zara’s amulet of non-detection for Angelique, suspecting it was a trap, and accused them of cowardice. Cal vowed to renounce his human heritage and fight bravely or die, demanding they reform or he’d leave.
+Cassandra argued that attacking Zantha would’ve been suicidal, prioritizing their mission against dragons. Zantha was too powerful for now. Angelique admitted confusion about her role, while Symon suspected the amulet was a tracking device. They debated whether the amulet protected or would later be used to track or even endangered Angelique.
+The group examined a black potion from Kalandra and a vial of powder. They suspecting the potion was Angelique’s blood for tracking, Eryn poured it out, crushed and buried the vial. The amulet glowed faintly under detect magic, but the vial and powder did not. Symon, weakened, delayed casting identify. Cal pushed to destroy the amulet, but Angelique stored it in the bag of holding. They pressed south.
+By 11 a.m., five bandits—four with longswords, one with a battle axe, led by a crossbow-wielding thug in studded leather—demanded valuables. Cal offered 50 gold, but they demanded more. Eryn shot the leader, and Cal attacked the axe-wielder. X’or flanked the leader, Symon’s magic missiles killed the crossbowman, and Cassandra and Angelique joined in. The bandits were quickly defeated, one killed while fleeing. They looted 110 gold, two garnets (100 gold each), a heavy crossbow +1, a short sword +1, a battle axe +1, an amulet, and studded leather armor. Cal reclaimed his gold.
+That evening, Angelique found a glowing lotus petal pulsing with her heartbeat. When she touched it, it glowed brighter, granting a cure light wounds spell. Symon noted its divine aura, distinct from arcane or draconic magic. Angelique felt a benevolent presence, not her grandfather’s, tied to the cosmic event, signaling hope.
+The next morning, they reached Middlesfeld, vibrant with the Frostfire Revel for Naa. Cal, guilt-ridden over causing deaths, stayed outside of the town. Angelique secretly put on the amulet of non-detection. Lanterns and ice sculptures filled the square, where townsfolk sang and roasted chestnuts. Brynna Sunwhistle, a halfling priestess, recognized Angelique’s devotion to Naa, showed her own lotus petal, and invited her to help with the festival. Eryn and X’or overheard merchants discussing a raided caravan north of town, hit by cloaked figures with green dragon emblems, who took sulfur but left gold, heading to Port Ahn.
+Angelique prayed briefly in an empty temple. In the square, Cassandra’s shield sculpture lost to a local’s deer, which won a cloak. Angelique bought glowstones, healing salves, winter cloaks, and sold the short sword +1 for 1500 gold. Symon smoked, enjoying the peace. A merchant noted the absence of frostfire powders, blaming Grim Alchemy, a missing alchemist whose potion shop was closed amid rumors of a dangerous project.
+That night, Brynna announced a snowball fight. Eryn, X’or, and a commoner defeated three guards by targeting them one by one, earning 25 experience points each. The party gained 50 points for the ice contest, 50 for merchant inquiries, and 250 total for their efforts.
+The mood shifted when Tobin, a boy, reported a dead woman with greenish skin in the woods. Brynna asked guards to investigate and retrieve the body with a wagon.
+The session ended there.
+Please start the recording!
+Exp: 250 + 25  = 275
+Plus bonus XP as explained above.