Dramatis Personae
Alizander Carmelizzia - Human (Varisian) sorcerer
Carlos Santiago - Half-orc (Alkenstarian) wizard
Nagiphax - Cyclops-kin rogue/barbarian
Slavé – Tiefling (disguised as a human named Jencen) rogue
Tavo Dechirent - Human cleric of Pharasma
Vaeden Corleone - Human rogue
Wealday, 28 Neth, 4708 A.R.
Janiven and Arael provide the group with several healing and restorative potions, unsure of what they might face if they are successful in gaining entry into the Asmodean Knot while at the Lord-Mayor’s party.
Alizander, Carlos, Nagiphax, Slavé (as Jencen), Tavo, Vaeden, and the rest of the main players in The Six Trials of Larazod arrive at the Lord-Mayor’s party in full costume, and are ushered into the monstrous villa’s main hall, where they are introduced to the Wiscrani elite. The party – called The Cornucopia – unfolds in a series of six decadent courses, featuring ever-more exotic dishes and increasingly intoxicating wines and spirits. The group trades gossip with several of Westcrown’s most decorated citizens, including members of the nobility (the shrewd Eirtein Oberigo, the lush Sascar Tilernos, and the beautiful but dangerous-looking Chammady Drovenge), General Vourne (the Commander of the Gemcrown Fleet, based out of Egorian), Crosael Rasdovain (the Lord-Mayor’s most knowledgeable majordomo) and the Lord-Mayor Aberian Arvanxi himself. From these individuals the party learns several important pieces of information, including:
· that the rumours of the Lord-Mayor’s villa being powered by an imprisoned pit fiend in the dungeons below the manor (the so-called Nessian Spiral) are purportedly true, and that the pit fiend was a gift from House Thrune to the first Lord-Mayor (of the Thrune-era) 70 years ago;
· that the Lord-Mayor is concerned by the minor glitches and troubles he has been experiencing with the powered lights, running hot water, and fireplaces in his villa of late;
· that the wine and narcotics being served at the party are especially potent and that if they wish to remain sensible by the party’s end they should pace themselves and eat with caution;
· that Crosael is concerned about one of the newer hires – a servant by the name of Sian who’s been missing for two days now along with a valuable bust of Asmodeus;
· that the Asmodean Knot is said to be a pocket dimension that is accessible from a special mirror hidden somewhere in the house, and that it is likely guarded by devils and shadowy undead; and
· that Sascar believes the stories that Aberian Arvanxi has a sick, deformed son locked in the attic.
As the 40 or so patrons of the Cornucopia partake of the final course and reach a state of orgiastic, inebriated oblivion, the Returners head surreptitiously upstairs and begin looking for the entrance to the Asmodean Knot (Vaeden ensures that Calseinica, his costar in The Six Trials of Larazod, is safely asleep in her room before heading out). It doesn’t take them long to find the special mirror located in a secret room in the attic. Merely touching the metallic surface of the mirrors whisks the party-members into a long, corridor paneled in an unusual, polished grey wood – the entrance to the Asmodean Knot. At their feet in the hallway is the corpse of what appears to be an elven man wearing old, tattered wizarding robes. Alizander picks up the dead elf's backpack and begins rooting through it for clues and information.
Treasure
· Potions of Cure Serious Wounds (6) – from Janiven and Arael
· Potions of Lesser Restoration (6) – from Janiven and Arael
· Backpack (unidentified, moderate conjuration) – from dead elf
· Pearl (unidentified, strong transmutation) – from dead elf
· Scrolls (5 – unidentified, all radiate necromancy) – from dead elf
· Wand (unidentified, moderate conjuration) – from dead elf
· Tattered parchment (non-magical, not yet examined) – from dead elf
Experience Awards
· Learning Gossip (Lord-Mayor Aberian Arvanxi) – 800 xp
· Learning Gossip (Crosael Simiin Radovain) – 800 xp
· Learning Gossip (General Vourne) – 800 xp
· Learning Gossip (Eirtein Oberigo) – 800 xp
· Learning Gossip (Sascar Tilernos) – 800 xp
· Finding entrance to the Asmodean Knot – 3400 xp
· Total – 7400 xp
· Per PC (6) – 1200 xp
Current XP Totals Per PC (after session 9)
· Alizander, Carlos, Slavé, Vaeden – 9655 xp each
· Nagiphax – 9135 xp
· Tavo – 9000 xp
· Croso, Orem – 2875 xp
· Total Current Fame Points - 8
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