Session Summaries for Aetheria

[wum1ng]

#1: Gathering in Norhimden

Starring:
Alvin as Archurus, Air-Elf Windlord Artificer
Leonard as Dromeus, Human Nomad Rogue
Edmund as Talenestra, Air-Elf Bladesinger
Abhi as Ciaphas Jagerstein, Human Cleric of the One True Lord
Marcus as Fenix, Human Ranger/Monk

• Session begins with Archurus, Talenestra and Ciaphas on the Unbeliever, an Erudias Navy ship.
• A magical storm broke out a few miles out from Norhimden. The heroes coordinate to free the oars after they are tangled in the fallen mast, preventing further damage from the ship.
• Dromeus falls out from the magical storm, critically fails to land on the ship and drops into the water.
• A shark is in the sea, nicknamed “Bob”. The shark tries to go for Dromeus, but misses. A deadly opportunity attack brings Dromeus down.
• A mutiny on the ship led by The Crow. The ship crew and the heroes plan to use the lifeboats to flee the ship and delay the criminals from breaking free.
• The Crow fireballs the door opens, only to fall quickly to the heroes’ action-pointed attacks. The bladesinger and rogue really do lots of damage. The Crow flies away.
• Heroes with part of the Unbeliever’s crew and captain, flee in the lifeboats to Norhimden. Fire burns the ship down, criminals leap into the sea, eaten by the shark. Some survive to swim to the shore.
• Ciaphas, with his new found NPC companion Brom, report to the Order. Archurus, Talenestra and Dromeus speak to Aden Smythe, the town’s mayor.
• A,T and D hear more rumours from Barthmellow of The Welcome Hearth. Something about ruins, dragon’s gold, a dragon’s roar and people missing. D notices a suspicious pair of persons in the corner of the inn.
• Visit to Sasha, she’s busying treating patients. Meeting with later on reveals she’s looking for her assistants who went into the forest to pick herbs 5 days ago. Usually they come back within 3 days.
• Heroes find a child, Little Thomas Rosslyn, who spontaneously exploded, killing his parents. They subdue him in his fiery state and bring him to the Order.
• The “heroes” break into the Rosslyn home to “search for clues”. They find a safe with blocky arcane symbols on it. They hear people approaching to investigate and leave the home, hoping no one sees them.
• A well-deserved rest for a long day.

[wum1ng]

• Session begins with a new day in Norhimden
• Introductions to Fenix, Ciaphas and Brom (NPC) join the party officially.
• Listen to Davin’s short sermon on honesty.
• Dromeus sees Captain Euriel speak with Commander Jamie Smythe of the Norhimden Guards. She doesn’t look pleased to see Dromeus.
• Euriel informs Dromeus he is seeking to recover lost treasures from his sunken ship, will need his crew and a spell of water breathing.
• Exhausted dwarves come in, explain to all that they were attacked by kruthik in the northern ruins.
• Heroes decide to investigate south-west, half way notice that they are being observed both from the south and west.
• Goes west, finds some orcs lying in ambush. Some move off early to inform the others it is presumed.
• Heroes decide to go south now, and climb up some hills to the ruins there. Discover Red Lady and her minions camped outside the ruins, decide to deal with them.

[wum1ng]

• Heroes retreat from the Red Lady’s forces, camp out in the forest, ambushed by Vorel, an elf in the employ of the Red Lady, and his men
• As day breaks the party returns to the Red Lady’s camp, find the men busy. Fenix attempts to take them on by himself, is knocked out but saved by Archurus.
• Heroes return to Norhimden, in time to see parts of the town on fire, due to another manifestation of Little Thomas. Traces of him going to the north can be seen.
• Talenestra and Dromeus murder Jamie Smythe in cold blood, apparently because she suspects them of a crime they committed.
• Half the party leaves Norhimden to help Captain Euriel recover his treasure. Encounter resistance on the surface of the water, fight ensues.