Session 16

Escaping the Siege!

PCs (lvl 6): Martin, Morazur, Narash, Ozzy, Theridhas

The party leaves the Cemetery to return to the High Hall Cathedral; on their way they must face more of the undead plaguing the city.

When they arrive at destination, the acolyte Pherria suggests to perform a ritual to remove the magical helmet that is vexing Duke Ravenguard. While the ritual is performed, a pair of will-o-wisps suddenly appear to harrass the PCs. The party manages to destroy these creatures and successfully complete the ritual.

When the duke comes to his senses, he shares the visions he received during his contact with the Helm. He saw a Hellrider, Yael, planting an angelic sword in the ground of Avernus, and then Lulu the hollyphant summoning an alabaster tower around it.

Lulu suddenly recalls the event, and also remembers a couple of "bird-men" that helped her while she was in Avernus. She also remembers where to find them, at a fort more or less 10 miles from Elturel's current location.

Realizing the importance of retrieving the sword, Duke Ravenguard charges the party to travel to Avernus, and find the weapon. The party readily accepts, and they begin to make plans to leave the floating city of Elturel.

They resolve to build a number of "gliders", they gather what materials they can, build the contraptions, and jump off the doomed city. They manage to avoid a few flying devils, and safely land on the ground of Avernus. Their travels across Hell have only just begun.