(Sam couldn't make it, and Nick joined online late, so Jim ran Kiri and Jack ran Andre until Nick could join)
Summary
Eleasis 9
The party has teleported to Velprintalar, following the red wizard. They get rooms for the night and recover from the wounds they took in the red wizard's mansion.
Eleasis 10
Since they left their horses behind in Mulsantir, the party needs to buy new horses. The horse market here has a wide variey and they have plenty of cash from the red wizard's safe. Everyone buys new horses, except Andre who summons his paladin's warhorse. They also find several magic items for sale. Thorn buys a Dragontooth Bow, Risa a Staff of Desolation, and Caeli buys two Giggling Orbs.
Eleasis 11-13
The party rides south to the village of Farrain, hoping to find the red wizard before he finds the next piece of the Ebon Embrace. Along the way, they ask Orac questions about Mirag's demon stone and the Ebon Embrace. Despite what the old tabaxi clans thought, he says the Ebon Embrace and its pieces can be destroyed. When asked what in the region could destroy the Obsidian Fang, he replies the kaiju Atanula, a giant turtle that lives in the Endless Wastes beyond the Sunrise mountains of Rashemen. The turtle takes a step once a month, place the item on the ground so it is crushed by the kaiju's foot.
They arrive in Farrain, a small village that only has one small, poor inn. About a third of the population of town are tabaxi, the rest are mostly humans and half-elves and a few wood elves. The sign is a tombstone with a raven on it, but as they approach the door, the raven is alive, it looks at them and rings a bell six times with its beak. Caeli tosses it some food. The inn has a very low ceiling and Mirag bangs his head. The bartender is a human woman with black clothes, black dyed hair, skull earrings, bracelet and tattoos. They get rooms and food, she says they can stable their horses with the blacksmith down the street. the food doesn't look very good, but taestes great and the ale is excellent as well. Caeli goes to the bar and asks if there is anyone unusual visiting. She says there is an old man who claims to be looking for his missing son, an adventurer. He arrived yesterday and wandered the north side of town asking people questions. But he has a stuck up noble's attitude; nothing is good enough for him and she thinks he has a Thayan accent. He might have headed south today.
The party heads out looking for him and Mirag wildshapes into a squirrel and climbs a tree to look around. They spot an old man with grey hair and a walking stick standing in the middle of the road, apparently resting or meditating. He sees the party and starts to walk away. Mirag crosses to the house he's going to pass. Risa runs up to him and starts asking questions. Caeli gets close enough to cast Detect Thoughts, it's the red wizard!
Mirag jumps off the house as a squirrel and drops his wildshape in midair, crushing the red wizard to the ground and pinning him down. Thorn casts Silence on the red wizard. Kiri blesses Caeli, Andre, and Thorn. The wizard pulls out the Obsidian fang and casts Circle of Death, then uses his Ring of Misty Step to teleport away from Mirag.
Risa runs up to him and slams him with her staff and punches him, stunning him. Thorn charges up as well and stabs him with Bloodletter. An earth elemental appears from the ground behind the parry and charges forward. Mirag moves to meet him and the goes into rage. Andre hits the wizard with two javelins (Jack rolled for Andre and got two nat 20's!!), Caeli takes the Fang with Mage Hand and hits him with Vitrolic Sphere, and Kiri hits him with Guiding Bolt. The stunned wizard is soaked in acid and Caeli kills him with a Chromatic Orb.
The party turns to help Mirag with the elemental. Kiri heals Mirag while they attack and Risa finally destroys the elemental with a Thunderwave from her staff.
The party catches their breath and Mirag forces his rage to end. Townspeople are watching from a distance, but no one wants to get close to them after that battle. Finally, the town druid approaches and they point at the corpse of the red wizard and they explain. The druid accepts their story and offers to help them burn the body. They search him and take a magic ring, staff, coins, and a potion, but a dagger, bracelet, and two more potions were destroyed by the acid. They go back to the inn to rest and are very disappointed. Sleeping rooms are two big, low ceilinged rooms in the basement with simple cots. They bring out Orac and he identifies the Ring of Misty Step and Inferno Staff. Risa takes the new staff to replace the one she just bought. They discuss searching for the item the wizard was looking for, but decide it is better left hiddedn. The wizard was working alone and the party has his research notes and Orac, so no one should be able to find it. (GM's note- Gondeth was actually wrong, the piece was not in one of these three villages). They decide to start heading back to Rashemen to journey to the Endless Wastes, Risa's quest also takes her in that direction.
Eleasis 14
The party leaves Farrain heading to Furthinghome to get back on the main travel roads. Midday, two spine covered devils appear and attack Mirag and Thorn. They hit with clawed hands and smash with spiked tails. Caeli tries to drive off the devils with Draconic Presence and frightens one of them. Thorn stabs with his rapier. Another devil appears behind them at a distance. She is a humanoid demon with big black bat wings, long bow and sword and wears black plate armor covered in unholy glowing red script. She shoots Mirag multiple times and the devil claws him again and Mirag falls unconscious. Kiri runs up to Mirag and heals him. Risa attacks the devil that knocked Mirag out, but takes damage from its barbs when she punches it. Andre charges to attack the archer devil.
Risa attacks the first devil again and drops it and it disappears in a cloud of evil black smoke. The second devil turns its attention to Mirag. Thorn swings at the last devil, hits once but almost hits Mirag as well. Kiri summons a Spirit Guardian to drive the devil away from Mirag. Caeli maneuvers for a clear shot and hits the archer devil with Lightning Bolt. Mirag is forced back into rage by the demon stone hammer. The archer devil stabs Andre multiple times with her sword and he chops at her with his great axe.
Caeli hits the archer devil again with Chromatic Orb and a Firebolt that does no damage. Thorn, Katya, and Mirag attack the barbed devil. The battle is going poorly for the fiends and the devil looks at Andre and says "We will meet again, paladin" and teleports away. Kiri slays the last devil with a massive Guiding Bolt (GM's note- 3rd level slot, I rolled a nat 20, 8d6!).
The fiends are gone, but Mirag is still in the grip of rage and turns towards Thorn and raises his hammer. Kiri casts Calm Emotions and is able to break Mirag's demon rage.
Silly Quotes and Smart Remarks
Katya "I think it would be fun attuning to the Giggling Orbs"
The party arrives in Farrain
Jim "People look at you like 'What's this?' "
Brittany "What's this parade?"
Jack is going to have Mirag wildshape
Jack "Should I turn into a squirrel in a town full of cats?"
The party attacks the old man, sure he's the red wizard
Jack "We're beating up an old man"
Evan "Give us your 401K"
Jim "You already robbed his house, so I think he did"
Trying to talk to the red wizard
Jack "We've been trying to reach you about your extended warranty"
