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Session 24: 12/11/2025

Who attended:

  • Steve (Burton)
  • Saera (Nyx)
  • Shannon (Zelanis)

What happened:

The party is in the den of the Death House. Nyx goes through the door to leave and is teleported away. Tink goes after her and the rest of the party follows.

The party finds themselves at a ghostly recital. There are ghosts sitting next to them and they are listening to a musician that looks like Strahd play the harpsicord. He is playing slowly and eerily. Nyx starts to talk to the Strahd and he glares at her before disappearing. Eight specters fly out of the harpsicord and attack the party. The party is able to quickly dispatch the specters. Tink realizes that they are still stuck in the illusion. Burton decides to play the harpsichord. He examines the instrument in great detail, cracks his fingers, and finishes the melody that Strahd had been playing.

The party reappears in the kitchen of the Death house, sated and covered with sticky crumbs, though there’s no food in sight. Burton starts licking his hands and Zelanis is disgusted.

The party leaves the kitchen and heads into the main hall where Strahd is waiting for them. Strahd is not impressed with the party and says he will entertain himself by destroying them. Strahd then notices "Sandy". Strahd regards the Ulmist inquisitor with grave respect and allows her to leave the house. Before she goes, he asks if the party is with her. "Sandy" says that the party are also members of the Ulmist Inquisition.

Strahd asks the party if this is true. Zelanis expertly deceives him and responds that they are members. Strahd says he will allow them to leave with "Sandy". Before the party is able to leave, Zelanis then insults Strahd. Strahd becomes enraged and is about to attack the party. Nyx quickly persuades Strahd into believing that Zelanis was just joking. Nyx is so sincere in her explanation (nat 20) that Strahd does believe her and allows the party to leave and warns them to never return.

The party leaves the Death House. "Sandy" and Burton have a touching farewell, before the party returns to Sigil. Malania is there when the party returns. She offers rest and healing to the party. Nyx knows the fifth piece of the rod in in Krynn.

The next morning the Wizards Three are back and provide the party with information on Krynn:

A world-shattering event called the Cataclysm swept across Krynn centuries ago. The apocalypse destroyed nations, unleashed monsters, and cast Krynn into a dark age. Recently, war has spread across Krynn. Infamous warlords such as the elf mage Feal-Thas and the death knight Lord Soth have taken up arms in their bids for greater power. Dragons have a strong presence on Krynn. Chromatic dragons swear allegiance to the expansionistic Dragon Armies of Queen Takhisis. Unusual dragons such as sapphire dragons and lunar dragons pursue hidden agendas.