Journal 4760 Abadius 10th -22nd - Investagate the Whispering Way in Illmarsh

Journal 4760 Abadius 10th – It is nice being on the water hearing the wind blow and the waves breaking. The half elf approached me and told me he was sent to help me recover the Sword of the Briar. He has no idea who has it or here it has gone. I hope we are on the right path to stop the destruction of the Riverlands. The weather is starting to get worse but the captain is sure we can make it to port in the morning before the storm is in full swing. Journal 4760 Abadius 11th – The storm was getting worse but the captain got us to the dock safely. When we docked we found out that as we were coming in another boat was having trouble and Gregor jump over using his power to help him. Gregor was able to help at least to run his boat a ground without destroying the boat or the wharf. When we meet up with Gregor he was talking to the old man who owned the boat and was talking about some strange boat. The the man introduced himself to us as Horace Croon. The Halfling told us he was sent here by the Pathfinder Society to help him with the problem in Illmarsh. Horace told us about the water problem being polluted by something making people sick. He will take us after he gets his boat repaired. I went in and started to inspect the haul and said I would be able to mend most of the minor damage for him if he would like me, too. He was glad for the help then invited us to breakfast at his house and we accepted. His memory is going because he had trouble finding his home. To me we seem to wander around looking for his home. On the way to Horace house Erik heard someone cry out for help. So, we stop and look around when we found this crazy lady named Serena. After talking to her a few minutes I realized this was the frog Hadhod kissed months ago. Because she knew of the Crooked Kin and she said the dwarf named was Hadhod. She was scratching her arm that looked like it was slimy skin. I ask Horace if a temple was near here and he took us to a Gozreh Temple called the Hall of the Recondite Order of the Indomitable Sea. It took some time for someone to come to the door when we knock. They did not want to help and I was ready to leave when Erik pounded on the door again and said they will help. Once again it took a few minutes before they came back. They did finally agree for Erik and the girl to come in. We hung around a few more minutes then started to leave when I thought I hear a thunder noise. So, we went back to the temple. When we arrived we could hear fighting sound so he unlock the door and saw Erik fighting four cleric with another five on the floor dead. We rush in and saw a large crab like creature call a chuul in another room eating Serena. I cast moonbeam on the chuul creature and either killed the beast or sent it back to the Dark Tapestry. Just then the high priest came out from a side room and Gregor and our two new companions attacked and killed him. Gregor shouted we need to get out of sight of Erik because the sword has taken him over. So, we ran into the room the high priest came out of and closed the door. As we were going into the next room it was now quiet in the main hall where the fight was going on. We then open the door and we saw Erik was now back to his own self. We search the rest of the temple finding a couple who have come to see if their daughter had gone to the neighbor yet. We did not understand them but think the priests were feeding the children to that chuul creature they summon saying the children had gone to the neighbor. We told them to go back home. We found a large water basin and the half elf drop a stone with a light spell on it and it sank deep into the pool. I turn myself into a frog and swam down to the light and then felt for a current and notice there was one and it lead off down a large tunnel. Then return to the group. As they finished searching the place I decided to try and get rid of the bodies of the dead priest by putting them into the bag of devouring. I was able to get two of the priest bodies into the bag before Gregor stop me because he said I was disrespectable to the dead. I tried to explain to him that I was just trying to get rid of the evidence if there are no bodies like there is no monster crab in the back room how can we be accused of killing any one. His decision will come back to cause us trouble but time will tell. We need to leave to rest and plain if we go through the water basin using water breathing, use Horace underwater boat or find another way. Gregor for some reason looked out a window and could hear a lot of people talking. He told us to go back into the back room. Rigby told us he could use his illusion spell to pretend he is a priest. We agreed but when the mod noticed he was shorter, they question him about the other dead priest and then noticed the one Rigby used for his illusion was also on the floor dead. Se, he ran shutting the doors behind him. We stayed quiet in the secret room which the villagers could not find. We could hear the villagers talking about that priest they saw was a doppelganger and it killed the other priests. Then they started talking about the temple is bigger outside than in. They could not figure out why the temple inside was smaller. Before the villagers could find us we created a false earthquake which caused the villagers to run away in fear. This left us alone in the building but we noticed two guards one at each door was left behind to watch the temple. We talk about my plan using my water breathing spell to get into the water. But, when Gregor tested the water temperature saying the water was to cold. So, they decided against it. We talk about how to get out of the temple and it was decide that Rigby and I would sneak out and see if we can get a guard to take us to the Mayor. This work and they took us to Mayor Early Greedle who gave us more information about the going on in Illmarsh. We meet the other back at Horace Croon’s house and rested for the night. Journal 4760 Abadius 12th – The group talk to the villagers about the trouble in the area. They told us about strange things going on at a place called the Undiomede House. We decided to go up to the house after finding out that a sea monster guard the entrance to the underwater entrance in the lake. We found an over grown road that lead us to an old dilapidated mansion which we believe to be the Undiomede House. After looking around I noticed that the house was built on a circle of standing stones. When we enter the house thru the front door we were met by a female marsh giant with a mast in her hand. We were able to kill her before her great strength took us out. In the main room was a kellid sacrificial altar. Gregor entered a room which was behind the altar the room was guarded by giant ticks which we defeated quickly. Then we came upon three Dagon priests which we killed two and took the third as our prisoner. He told him we would let him go if he told us about the house and who else was in the house. He told us the Dagon Albor the high priest is infected with something called a “moit” and other information. Then we hear a voice coming down from the chimney from above. We found out it was Albor d’Trifted voice. He confirmed about his infection with a “moit” and his impending death with it. Albor wanted us to leave him alone so he could travel to the “neighbors” unopposed. We forgot about the priest I figure he left when we went after Albor. We did not want him to get away so we started to go up the staircase but Gregor asked Rigby to see if he could find any traps on the steps. Rigby found three for us to avoid but did set one off when he was checking. When Gregor went into the room I follow. As soon as I enter I took massive radiant damage and went back out. Albor ran out of the room around to a hole in another room upstairs to jump down to the main room with the altar. I tried to help Erik attack Albor. But, Albor put up a blade barrier to separate him and Erik after Erik hurt him very bad. Albor opened up a gate on one of the stone to escape. Erik went berserk and since he could no longer see Albor he noticed us on the balcony and started to run up the stairs and attacked the Half Elf Linkles. Erik took a lot of damage from the traps and with us all attacking him we were able to defeat him before he could kill Linkles. Gregor was able to stabilize Erik wounds along with some healing. I also healed Eric. Gregor took Erik sword Ovinrbaane and told me to put it in my portable hole. Gregor is very mad at Erik for losing control again and does not want him near the sword again. I believe if Erik wants the sword back he should have it. All Erik needs to do is just ask me to give him his sword back. Gregor and Rigby were able to go thru the room but Linkles also got shocking damage when we entered the room so he did not follow. I believe it is because we are both fey. Erik, Linkles and I stay behind and tried different things to destroy the stone column but failed. Gregor and Rigby were able to clear out the upstairs without too much trouble. They found a dark tapestry book of Abstruse Geometries which we put in the bag of devouring. I decided to detect if I could sense the fey realm or another realm in the stone. I did sense a realm the dark tapestry in the stone and felt I needed to destroy it. I used my flame blade to destroy the altar first and then felt the realm becoming weaker. When I destroy the altar we found the moits eggs in it and I destroy them, too. I then destroy the stone Albor entered next. Destroying the stone Albor enter weaken the realm even more. Destroying the next stone caused the house to cave in and that destroy the connection to the dark tapestry realm. We went back to the village to explore the tunnel in the temple pool. I changed myself into a catfish and swam for about half an hour before I finally came upon a passage that was being guarded by “deep ones” fish type creatures. After getting back it was decided to go back and take on the sea creature instead of trying to swim in the cold water. We went back to Horace place and started to plan for the attack on the sea creature. Journal 4760 Abadius 13th – We waited for the lances to be finished that Horace was making. I will go down and bring the sea creature up to the boat for the others to fight. Before I go down I will cast water walking on the others to help them from being drown. Then I will cast conjure sharks to swim down with me to attack the sea creature then swim back to the boat. This should bring the creature up to the surface with us. Getting my spells ready and getting other supplies we may need. Journal 4760 Abadius 14th – We went down to the docks to take Horace boat to Tarn Rock where the sea creature is. I cast water walking on the group. Then I cast my spell summons four sharks and changed myself into a shark. We swam to the bottom of the Tarn Rock to find the sea creature. We found the sea creature and I order one of my sharks to attack the creature than we swam back to the boat with the creature following. We got the creature to the surface and Gregor and Erik were able to lance the creature. They then tried to pull the creature onto the boat as it tries to swim under the boat. They were able to pull it to the surface as they tied off the ropes and attacked the creature. I do not know why I moved up closer to attack the sea creature maybe just thinking I would get a better angle with my spell but I still missed. That move cost me because the creature hit me with one of its tentacles causing me to become the creature. We killed the beast before it could hurt anyone else. I tried to cure myself but that did not work. Now I have trouble breathing and want to breathe under water. My skin feels dry and I want it to be slimy instead. For now I will just wrap wet rages around my arms and legs. We used to much to take this creature out so we went back to Horace place. Journal 4760 Abadius 15th – This morning I argue my case again about going into the temple pool. But with the idea of putting lard all over their body, buying three sets of wool full underwear to put on with one set having leather gloves, hat and boots with wool gloves and socks sew into the underwear. Then the final part is to put tar on to seal the underwear from the cold. Horace agreed this could work so the others agreed to try it. I told them they would be pulled by summon large catfish. I turn into one so we could figure out a harness. Journal 4760 Abadius 16th – We were able to buy what we needed to enter the water and started to create the water suits. Journal 4760 Abadius 17th – Horace was making my idea a reality he should be done later tonight. Journal 4760 Abadius 18th – We went into the temple and I put all their equipment in the portable hole. Then they put lard all over their bodies then put on the wool underwear and we put tar all over them and I tied the rope around them which is connected to the harness. I handed them a dagger to defend themselves. I cast water breathing on them and then conjure up four large catfish. I put the harness on the catfish and they entered in the water. Then I turn into a large catfish and lead them down the tunnel. When I got to the end and saw the fish creature guarding the entrance. Then before I could do anything the fish creatures went up the tunnel. We hear screaming and the sound of fighting. I thought I hear something say run. We got out of the water and the others got out of the cold suits. I open up the portable hole and got out their gear. As Erik and Gregor put on their armor we left them behind to guard the exit. Rigby, Linkles and I went to scout the area. We came upon a glowing golden lump of something shooting out rainbows. We sneak by it and down the corridor to our right. This lead to a cave filled with people who looked to be all dead. Their skin and even their cloths were all white. One lady was still alive but was white like the others. She was singing children songs to a dead baby in her arms. The others were all dead and I could find no reason why they died. We talk to the lady and she told us the others were dead and she did not know why. Rigby told us that our cloths have started to fade, too. After talking to her she confirmed that everyone died after that Lump creature appeared. We decided the rainbow coming from the lump was draining our cloths color. The Lady asked me if I could help her baby and somehow we made the mistake that the creature killed her baby. This put her over the edge and she got by us and attacked the creature before we could stop her. After cutting the creature it attack and killed her. We then attack it killing the creature very quickly using range attacks. It absorbed my radiant attack so I switch to my fire attack. Rigby was sure it was a creature from the dark tapestry. We heard more yelling and went down that path to the right. That leaded us to a group of these fish creature with it leader holding a trident. He was ordering them to attack something and we followed them as they went down another corridor. This lead to a huge tentacle three legged monster which was the Moit Creature that Aldor became. The creature began killing everything in sight. The fish creatures were being ordered to attack Aldor and we helped. The moit creature cast the dark tapestry black area spell behind me trapping Linkles and Rigby in the area. When Linkles got out of the darkness he passed me but ran into the leader of the fish creature who then attacked him. We were damaging the moit creature so it started to move closer to us but still had to defeat the fish creatures to get to us. But it had a fear aurea which stunned me causing my moonbeam spell to be dropped. I was able to get up and run before the creature got to me. I thought we could still kill it so I put up my spike stones spell again to damage it more as it comes to us. But when I saw it again I was stunned again losing the spell and Linkles had to pick me up so I would not be killed by the creature. I was able to cast my spike stone spell again as we planned to kill the beast but I was not going to look at it again just concentrate on my spell. The creature took damage from my spikes and then withdrew waiting for it to end which was almost an hour. I gave Erik his sword back because I believe we needed it to defeat this creature. Gregor and Rigby did not want me to do it but I still did. Rigby got ready to get back in the water. We were ready and Erik and Gregor killed it before it did anything to them. The creature melted away and I used my scared flame to be sure the moit was dead. We then search the place found a body in a huge jar in a liquid. We also found the trident Aldor and the fish leader had, two magic short swords, a full chainmail and other items with more coin. The only way out seems like the way we came. We burn the body in the jar. We believe it to be the remains of the one who wrote the book we found about the fishmen creatures and the neighbors. We also gather up the bodies we found in white cave and placed them in the water as a watery burial. Then we went back the same way we came since I block the other entrance. Then we went back to Croon to decide what to do next. Journal 4760 Abadius 19th – After we decided we need to check out the tunnels underneath Lake Encarthen near Tarn Rock where we killed the sea creature guarding the tunnels. Gregor asked Croon about coming up with a way to supply fresh air in his submersible boat. After talking about it awhile they came up with using a billow system blowing air down with a long hose to supply the submersible with fresh air. Croon believe it would be ready in three days. We sold a few items and resupplied our selves. Journal 4760 Abadius 20th – We waited for the changes to the submersible to be done. While waiting I prayed to Gozreh about the Trident. I attune it to myself to learn more about it. Still not sure what to do about this condition I have. I believe I have to go back to the crystal cave to drink the water from the pool may help. Journal 4760 Abadius 21st – We got a visit from the Dagon priest we let escape when we were fighting Addor at the Undiomede House. He wanted us to help the neighbors (the fishman or Ulatkini) from the invasion of the Denizens of Leng. Gregor agreed to talk with him if the priest would confess to the villagers what they were doing with their children by giving them to the neighbors. He agreed and took us out to meet the fishman or Ulatkini. The Ulatkini told us how they tried to use the Seasage Effigy to summon a demon servant of Dagon. They failed and were only able to summon creatures from the Dark tapestry. They summoned the Denizens of Leng and now they have taken over their home in the tunnels under Lake Encarthen. The Denizens of Leng has enslaved the Ulatkini. He will show us a secret door to their home which is only guard by the Ulatkini and they will help us fight against the Denizens of Leng. If we do not help them the Denizens of Leng will end up killing all the Ulatkini and then enslave the people of Ilmarsh. So, we agreed to help. Journal 4760 Abadius 22nd – Croon has finished the changes to the submersible and we travel to the Ulatkini home underneath Lake Encarthen near the Tarn Rock. Our new ally convinced the Ulatkini guarding the secret entrance that we are here to free them from the Denizens of Leng. They let us swim thru the secret entrance and into the tunnels. It was a strange entrance once we got by the secret stone door. It was a wall of force that allowed us to pass but kept the water out. We had to go thru two of these walls to get into the tunnel. I found that I could breathe underwater without my spell or changing into a fish. We decide we need to take out a creature that guards the Denizens of Leng first. We found them just a short distance from entering the tunnel. Linkles fireball them and I had to use my wall of fire to kill them. But, that made too much noise and a Denizen of Leng came out to find out what the noise was. Just before the first one appeared Gregor, Rigby and our new allies Ulatkini enter the first room next to our exit leaving Erik, Linkles and myself guarding the tunnel when first Denizen of Leng came out. Erik moved to close to my wall of fire which was hurting the Denizen of Leng and Erik to attack him so I had to drop the wall of fire which was burning Erik, too. I replaced it with Moonbean on the Denizen of Leng. Then a grell came from across from where the Denizen of Leng came from. Erik was holding his own against the Denizen of Leng with Linkles and me helping. The Denzien of Leng was able to dominate Erik but we killed it before the Denzien could send him to fight us. That is when Gregor show up after killing a Denzien in the room they entered. With the rest of us attacking the grell it went down quickly. Then a strange creature came down the tunnel saying things I did not understand it just sounded like random words. We killed this dark tapestry creature before it could do anything against us. We forgot to turn the lanterns off after doing some searching when we started down the tunnel. So, when we came upon another room a Denizen of Leng came out because of our light. We were able to kill him but not before it did a couple of sonic blast on us. That attacked used up most of our healing ability. We also had to wait several minutes after the battle. Because a few of us effect by the blast would do anything we were told to do. One of the Ulatkini was killed in the battle. We ask the other three if they would like to use the Denizen of Leng weapon. They agreed but one of them started to go crazy running around screaming and they all dropped the weapon saying they are cursed. Gregor picked them up again and put them with his stuff. We came upon a decision we needed to make on which way we should go. The Ulatkini told us if we go left it will take us to the nursery or if we go to the right to where the leader are. After discussion what we should do we decided to go after the leader. So, we took the passage to the right which leaded us to a room where we were met by Ulatkini guards and the Ulatkini priest leader. The priest leader ordered his guards to attack us. Then he ran down another tunnel as we fought with his guards. We were able to quickly kill the guards but not before the priest leader told the others we were coming. We followed the Ulatkini priest who leaded us into an even large room. We were met by three more Ulatkini guards, two grells, a dark tapestry blob with many months, another Ulatkini and the priest. The priest and Ulatkini were yelling at each other as the guards advance on us but not before Linkles got off a fireball killing one guard and wounding the grells, the blob and another gurard. Gregor went forward to attack the guards. I was able to put the moonbeam on the two grells and a guard. We killed the guards quickly and then able to kill the grells next. The blob moved to slow but did get in one attack on Gregor before we were able to kill it with my moonbeam and other attacks. Gregor then went to attack the priest as the other Ulatkini ran away into another area. I tried to chase him but he got thru one of the special portal before I could catch him in my moonbeam spell. Gregor and the other killed the priest without much trouble. For some reason Erik went back to check out the side passage we passed by and after a moment we hear strange sounds. When we got to him he was mad there were many jars with a brain and eyeballs floating in a liquid. Some were alive still and others were dead. The live ones got into Erik head driving him mad with their thoughts. Gregor was able to get Erik out of the room and cast Lesser Restoration on him to bring him out of his madness. Gregor told us all not to go back into that room. He would go back later and destroy all the jars so it would be safe for us to enter. Just before we started back to attack the main priest I suggested that he go back to the breeding room to be sure no threat comes behind us. There was only one Ulatkini coming up from behind us to attack. We quickly killed him and checked out the rest of the area. We found only a single girl holding a baby in the breeding cave. She would be the last female unless they worked out some other deal to have more Ulatkini. We went back to there we saw the last Illithiad enter one of the portals. We talk a bit more and Gregor got one of the Ulatkini to rush in to take some of the attacks before the rest of us went in. He argued that there are only four left but he did go in first. When he did we found out he ran into a wall of force stopping us from entering the room. There were four Illithiad summoning another dark tapestry creature using the Seasage Effigy Statue. There were two guards waiting to attack when the wall comes down. When the wall went down the Illithiad had completed the summons of a young Shub-Niggurath to attack us. Erik took on one of the guards to our left along with an attack to the Shub-Niggurath. Then it all went dark as the rest of us were in the dark tapestry spell. When I came out I was with Gregor and the rest of the party on our right fighting a guard. It was not looking good because these guards were not easily killed and when we did kill them they turned into another type of dark tapestry creature. Erik got paralyzed by a hold person spell. Then Rigby used a spell to grab the Seasage effigy and pulled it into the dark tapestry spell next to the exit. Not realizing that this would bring the Shub-Niggurath after the Seasage Effigy. The Shub-Niggurath did not care that it had to step on the Illthiads to get to the Seasage Effigy. But, once it got it the Shub-Niggurath open the portal again calling a bigger one through the opening. We were able to kill both the guards and the creature inside them. Now we were all in front of the Illthiads then they cast their mind blasts on us all. We were able to resist this blast to our mind by the young Shub-Niggurath was in line too but could not resist the blast and took damage from it. Linkles cast a spell but suffered a wild surge he told us which made us all vulnerable to piercing attacks. This would have been bad if we were being attacked by piercing weapons but were not. Erik finally broke the hold person cast on him and used his spear to attack the Shub-niggurath killing the beast. When it died it closed the portal that it had open leaving us with the four Illthiads. We gang up on the leader killing him and another one when the other two thought it better to escape back to Leng then die with their leader. As we talk I got out the trident of Gozreh and used it to destroy the Seasage Effigy so it could never be used again to open a passage way to the dark tapestry. I also used it to deface the symbols on the floor just in case they could be used to Gregor went back and destroy all the jars with the brains and eyes in them. It was now safe for the rest of us to enter the room. We search the rest of the place finding no more Illthiads. The four Ulatkini are now free of the Illthiads. We did what we came to do so we left them warning them never to summon anything from the dark tapestry again or we will come back and destroy them all. We were able to go back the way we came to the submersible and back to Croon house.

Journal 4759 Kuthona 2nd thru 4760 Abadius 9th - Search for Andivion on what he doing in Ustalav

Journal 4759 Kuthona 2nd – We left Solvania and are leaded to Ustalav. Journal 4759 Kuthona 3rd – As we passed the forest with the fairy I could sense the fey realm. I need to check this out again if we come back. Journal 4759 Kuthona 10th – Traveling to Ustalav again and I’m not looking forward to what we have to do. Still not able to figure out how I can enter the fey world when I want, too. It is not strong here. Journal 4759 Kuthona 20th – No one is really looking forward to meeting Kendra and then have to kill her. This journey is not as enjoyable as the first time going to Ustalav. Plus knowing it is not as wonderful as Gregor makes it out to be, it such a grey land. Journal 4760 Abadius 4th – We arrive in Illmarsh and Gregor started looking for his half brother Andivion. When we found him Andivion wanted us to leave now. He took us to the water and hired a boat and took us out on the water. There Andivion told us that he was hunting down the vampire because he is trying to stop the foreseen demonic invasion from the Worldwound that will let loose the Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse. He did agree to help us gain our revenge on the vampire for making Kendra a vampire. He told us we need to go to the capital of Caliphas and that is where this boat is taking us too. Journal 4760 Abadius 5th – Another day on the boat as we travel to Caliphas by water. I changed what spell I have to now have the use of the daylight spell because it might be handy going down into the dark sewers. Journal 4760 Abadius 6th – Talking to Gregor about the riddle Kendra left him. I believe it is about how Gregor killed Alpon Caromarc in the iron maiden. Journal 4760 Abadius 8th – We arrived in Caliphas and Andivion took us to meet Quinley Basdel a member of the splinter cell of the esoteric Order of the Palentine Eye. They gave us two daylight bombs each to be used against the vampires. We rested up because we will be looking for the vampire Lord Luvick Sievage lair at night. Quinley told us where we might be able to find the vampires and he believes Kendra will also be there. Journal 4760 Abadius 9th – We enter the park early in the morning hours with about six hours left still before dawn. After searching around we find a greenhouse which we enter. We found a female vampire spawn running along the ceiling and Declin was able to bring her down with a stake through her heart. I finished her off to be sure with my scared flame spell turning her to ash. As we explored the rest of the green house I saw my second look at the rare carnivorous plant which we were able to quickly cut to pieces after it attacked us. The plant seemed to be guarding a grate in the floor. We were able to remove the grate and believe we have found the entrance into the sewer to the vampire Lord Luvick Sievage lair. Just before we entered Black Jack and two other men showed up. One was Quinley Basdel who we just meet and a friend of his. They thought we needed help and this man named Black Jack came to talk with DeClin and ask if we could take him to us. Black Jack also wanted to kill the vampire lord because it escaped him years ago. We all entered the sewer and it came to a passage that was set up with alcoves with coffin in them. When we check the first coffin we found a body with a stake in it heart. It spoke the riddle to us and then attacked me after I used scared flame on it. It turned out to be a zombie and not a vampire. There were more and I told Black Jack he should kill them now so they do not come up behind us when we are fighting the vampire. Black Jack killed about twenty zombies with no trouble at all. As we were killing the zombies we got attack by a swarm of bats and then rats before we destroyed all the zombies. They were not hard to defeat and not much of a threat just a pain to deal with. Then we finished destroying all the zombies. The passages lead us to a passage to our left thru a break in the wall or a small hole at the end of the passage. Gregor used his undead sense and detected undead on the other side of the small hole, but we could not see anything. Black Jack threw in a couple of daylight bombs, which Gregor gave him, hurting the undead but not killing them. We could hear them run away but no way to chase them down. So, we took the passage to the left that lead us to a cross passage which we went straight, but it seem to me going around the rooms we wanted to get in so we went back and took the passage on our left as we came back. This leaded us to the room where the four hurt vampires were and we were able to turn them to ash very quickly. We search the room which leaded us to the room where we tossed in the bombs with no other exits. We took another passage which seemed to be doing the same thing leading us away so we double back and took the last passage we passed and did not take yet. This leaded us to the vampire lord Luvisk Sievage lair. It was totally dark inside when we open the door. We could only hear the voice of the vampire Luvisk who started to talk to us. Black Jack was not in the mood for talking thru his dagger and hit the vampire lord. When I looked into the room I could not see anything so I cast my daylight spell giving light to a very large room. Now we could see what was inside the room. We saw Kendra and another vampire that look like Alpon Caromarc at lord Luvisk Sievage feet. Later Gregor told us that Alpon Caromarc was a revenant due to the way Gregor killed him. All Alpon was saying is I have come back to kill you Gregor. Gregor ignore Alpon and went straight for Kendra killing her first. The rest of the group gang up on the spirit Alpon who was only after Gregor ignoring us. With the group all fighting Alpon he went down only killing the wizard who came with Quinley. Next a large swarm of bats attacked us and I was able to use my wind wall to separate us from the bats. Now the bats got split up but Quinley left the group to kill Luvisk with Black Jack only to get surrounded by the bats I protected the group from. For some reason Quinley daylight bomb went off killing all the bats around him but also killing him, too. With the bats gone we started to look for the vampire Luvisk. We found him but he was behind a wall of force that I could not get a moonbeam spell through. But, Gregor was able to use his ability to reappear someplace else and he came up on the other side of the wall next to the vampire Luvisk. His attack made Luvisk lose his concentration on the wall to bring it down. Once the wall was down we quickly killed the vampire lord Luvisk. We started searching the area for the other vampire spawns who have become free will vampire since we killed their master. We only found a few valuable items along with a Halfling and a half elf manacle in a locked room. We freed them and found out that they brought here only a few days ago. We found the place where we believe the freed vampire escaped. We decided to leave before any of the authority start looking around since we broke into the green house. We meet Andivion as we were leaving and told him what happen. He asked for Blackjack and Declin to help him hunt down the vampire spawns who escape before they become vampire lords themselves and start creating more vampire spawns. Andivion also ask us to look into what the Whispering Way is doing in Illmarsh. He has a boat ready for us to go back to Illmarsh. The Halfling told us his mission the Pathfinder Society asked him to look into and ask if he could come with us. We agreed and the half elf also asked if he could come along since he has no money to stay in Caliphas. We boarded the boat and set sail for Illmarsh.

Journal 4759 Neth 16th thru Kuthona 1st - Kendra Flight

Journal 4759 Neth 16th – I arrived back in Solvania just before dusk. I was told to see Kendra because she was very sick. When I went up to her room to see her she was pale but had the red eyes like the vampires we fought before. She told me this riddle I was to give to Gregor. What should be the punishment for a person who kills a helpless person/innocent which creates an unquiet/uninvited dead? Then she asked me either to tell her to leave or to fight? I knew if I had help I could defeat her but by myself I was not sure so I let her leave. She told me she was glad it was me who came first because she knew I would not fight her. So, Kendra left the keep and I went to talk to the queen. I first told the queen about Kendra becoming a vampire. Then I told her about the treaty with the centaur and the people at Varnhold. The queen then told me to stay at her side until Gregor returned. I did not want to but could not refuse her. Journal 4759 Neth 20th – No word about the tournament or when they are coming back. I wish I did not have to be at the queen side all the time it is quite boring. I wanted to get out and help the tree’s to grow but that will have to wait. I did get the treasure counted. Journal 4759 Neth 22th – I was able to talk someone to buy supplies for me it cost me a little more than I was expecting but that was okay they probably never had so many silver and copper coins before. They also were able to sell a few of our items we pick up, too. Still no word when my friend’s will return to Solvania. Journal 4759 Neth 23rd – Gregor, Erik and Declin return with the trophy from the Rushlight Tournament. I told them about Kendra becoming a Vampire. Later they told me the story of the Rushlight Tournament. There was an event each day and seven events are drawn at the beginning of the Tournament by King Irovetti. The first event on Neth 8th was Archery won by an elfin maiden who won easily. Declin enter the event but came in third only because he noticed too late that the second place winner cheated. The next day event was the Midnight Joust and it really did starting at Midnight that night. Gregor enter this event and had to get roaring drunk before jousting. This event is by far the crowd favourite event. Gregor did well and made it to the finals against an unarmored Kellid barbarian that was crushing everyone he faced. It came down to Gregor and the Kellid barbarian and only because of Gregor armor and the barbarian lack of armor was why Gregor won. Declin said it got embracing at the end because they had miss like thirty times before Gregor finally got him off his horse. Neth 10th was the Foot Tilt event. Both Gregor and Eric entered this event and it came down to the last four combat and Gregor and Eric were match against each other. To the crowd dislike Gregor forfeit to Eric. Eric had to face a deadly gladiator next who just tore apart a Troll. Eric fought better than the troll but was still defeated by the Gladiator who went on to win the last match by beating another troll. On Neth 11th was Declin Dagger Throwing event. Declin impressed everyone on the art of throwing daggers and won the events hands down getting two bull’s-eyes on the blue target and finish with a trick shot hitting the blue target which even beat the score from the archery event. Declin told me the crowd started calling him Rabbit short for the rabbit prince which is what they called the event. Then on Neth 12th was the Bragging event which Declin tried because no else from Solvannia wanted to enter the event. He did good to start but finished poorly telling his story. He lost the event but he tried. On Neth 13th was the wrestling event with only two contestants Erik and a metal box creature called 52. It been the champs for several years because the crowd believe no one could defeat it. In the beginning it looked like Eric was going to lose then all of a sudden Eric toss 52 to the ground. When 52 was getting back up Eric toss 52 to the ground again. After a few more throws 52 began to spark and then stopped moving which able Eric to tear off it arms and legs defeating the champ to become the new champ of the wrestling event. The last event was on Neth 14th was the Log Chopping event which Eric enter but was out class but did finish a close third. The next day they were awarded the trophy and rod for Solvania for winning three of the seven events. Journal 4759 Neth 24th – Declin and Gregor look for clues on how a Vampire got in. Gregor told us they can only come in if they are invited. So, someone in the castle had to invite it in. After looking around they found an ash foot print on the floor. This told them the vampire came in through the chimney. Then asking all the staff they found a maid who the vampire threaten to kill her children if she did not invite him to go down the chimney into the castle. She did not know what the vampire had planned and did not mean for Kendra to be made a vampire. The queen was so upset with her she told the maid to leave the service of the castle this moment. I gave her 1,000 copper pieces from my share of the treasure which should take care of her for a year or two. Gregor and Declin helped her get work in the village. Journal 4759 Neth 25th – As Gregor was sending out messengers to find out if the vampire attacked other villages. I planted trees and used my plant growth spell to help them grow. Grim was happy to run and catch his own food. Journal 4759 Neth 26th – Now, we wait for a return answer from the messengers that where sent out. I checked my supplies and will go out and use my plant growth spell on the forest until we decide what to do next. I’m also looking to see if I can find a way back into the fey realm so I can know how to get back to the sphinx when I need to go back in time, besides going back to that tomb. Journal 4759 Neth 30th – A message came back about the family we fought was missing. Along with a couple of other people have been reported missing from different villages. Gregor wants to go after them. Journal 4759 Kuthona 1st – Gregor seek his god for answer on what we should do and it looks like we will be going back to Ustalav to talk with Adivion Adrissant. We prepare to leave tomorrow.

Journal 4759 Neth 1st thru 15th - Conflict with Nomen Heights and the Centaurs

Journal 4759 Neth 1st – I left the group to travel on to Nomen Heights with two Solvania guards. Gregor, Erik and Declin headed off to Pitax for the Rushlight Tournament. Journal 4759 Neth 4th – We came upon a strong hold named Varnhold and it is under siege by the centaurs, who are starving the people out. I believe the Solvannia guards would not be of any help with negotiations at this point so I sent them back to Solvannia to info the Queen what I’m doing. Journal 4759 Neth 5th - I went up to one of the centaurs on guard asking them if I can speak with their leader, I told them I was on Evindra busy. They let me pass and I got to talk to the leader. He told me that they were finish talking to the humans about trespassing on their lands. He also showed me the area of their lands and wanted them to pay a copper piece for each animal that grazed on their lands for a day. He gave me permission to go into Varnhold and talk with them. Journal 4759 Neth 6th - I went in to Varnhold and it was bad all the people are starving to death. I got to meet with the leader and he used to be a very big man and now is a shell of a man. After talking a while he gave me this counter offer to take back to the centaurs. It was that they would pay a copper piece per animal for 10 days in their lands. When I left I gave the leader a good berry to help him but he has not eaten for so long it just made him sick. I took the counter offer back to the centaur. They would except if they would know when they paid that is why he did a day. He agreed when I show him how to count the days of the year putting it on a flower using the druid craft cantrip. Journal 4759 Neth 7th – I went back into Varnhold and gave the people my iron rations and I told the leader the centaur accepted the offer. I also told them how they would tell how long they were in the centaur land. The centaur would use a druid craft cantrip and give it to the people it would have a number on it. They would have nine days after that number to be in the lands or would have to leave or pay again. They would also be given a second flower with the number of animal they paid for. If they lose either one of the flowers then they would have to pay again. Jourmal 4759 Neth 8th – I began to teach the centaurs how to count. Then, teach them how to count the days of the year and what the maximum number to go up to before starting over. I also taught them how to use druid craft to put that number on a flower so it would show the day they came into the land and the number of animals that were paid for. If it was older than 10 days they would have to pay again or leave. Since we are close to a new year I work with them what today is and when to start back over to one when the new year begun. Journal 4759 Neth 10th – The centaurs are beginning to understand how to count another day or two they will have it and be able to teach the others. Food is coming back into Varnhold. Some of the people are leaving back to their homes others are not sure what to do because their homes are in the centaurs land now and can’t afford the price. Journal 4759 Neth 14th – The Centaurs have it they are counting and understand the calendar dates. Next, taught the centaurs the use of the druid craft cantrip on how to create a flower. Journal 4759 Neth 15th – The centaur were happy with the offer and heading back to their lands. The humans were not pleased but it was better than death. I’m headed back to Solvania.

Journal 4759 Lamashan 22nd thru 31st - Conflict what to do

Journal 4759 Lamashan 22nd – Terrion Numesti offers his daughter Tamary to us as a reward for her rescue as he promised he would. Declin was not sure if he wanted to refuse or not. But at least I do not believe he hurt Terrion feeling when they decline the offer. Journal 4759 Lamashan 26th – We arrived at Drelev to return the other captive women to their familes. They were happy to be home. Terrion found out that his other daughter Kisandra was now returned to Drelev and was with her lover Satinder Morne again. Terrion did not seem happy for her as he said his good bye. Our party and Terrion were not welcome at Drelev and I wanted to get to Nomen as quick as possible, so we left soon after we arrived with Terrion and Tamary going back with us to Solvania. Journal 4759 Lamashan 27th – As I was looking at the map I ask Gregor about going straight to Nomen Heights instead of going back to Solvania. It would save at least six to ten days. He agreed because Oleg’s trading post was on the way and we could leave Terrion and Tamary there and they could get passage to Solvania. He talked to Terrion and he agreed that would be fine. Journal 4759 Lamashan 31st – We arrived at Oleg’s trading post and were meet by a messenger from Queen Arsinoe. He gave the message to Gregor who told us that the Rushlight Tourament will begin in seven days at Pitax. As we talk we could not make it to Nomen Heights and back to the Tourament before it started so I told them I will go to Nomen Heights alone because I’m not needed to attend the Tourament. Gregor did not want me to go by myself so he gave me two of the guards and was going to send more to assist me. He sent the messenger back to the Queen to tell her they were on their way to Pitax for the Rushlight Tournament and to send ten guards to Nomen Heights. Gregor also gave me a letter giving me authority to act for the Queen.

Journal 4759 Lamashan 17th thru 21st - Finding the Sword of Ovinrbaane

Journal 4759 Lamashan 17th – We set off for the Tomb of the original barbarian warlord Armag. Journal 4759 Lamashan 18th – I am afraid that what Evindra wanted me to do I will not be able, too. I think a war will break out before we get this done. Journal 4759 Lamashan 19th – We found the Kellid barbarians army at the entrance of a box canyon so we decide to go around and come from down from above. We also saw Kisandra sister come out and go back into a tent while we waited for dark. Journal 4759 Lamashan 20th – We wait until dark for Declin to climb down and then had the raven tell us when he was safely down. Both Gregor and Erik got into the portal hole and I used the ring of feather fall to get over the cliff to get down. Leaving Terrion Numesti on top giving us a day to find the sword and get out before he goes to rescue his daughter. Once inside the tomb I open the hole and let Gregor and Erik out of the hole. We go into the first room which is to roll rocks to a place on the stairs to open the door above. It takes us three tries to do it with Erik getting run over by one of the rocks. I was able to heal him. The next trap was a cold trap by turning a wheel which Erik was able to do with taking little damage. Declin tried first to turn the wheel but the cold drained him. We entered into a hallway that went into a room. This leaded us to a room that had stairs going down and two passages way on either side. We check out the passage ways and we found a couple of items that seem to look expensive in the trash. Then went down the stairs led us to a room was filled with a fog and then a voice came out of the fog telling us we cannot defeat Gorum. Gregor entered the fog and then Erik entered right after him. I ran around the room to see if I could get behind the golem. When I entered the fog I was able to get behind it casting moonbeam on a bronze golem looking like Gorum. Gregor was standing and fighting while Erik back off to fire his missile spell at it. I got sick because the golem put a stinking cloud spell around itself. With us all attacking it and my moonbeam we were able to take down the golem. This time a door did not open up when we destroy the creature. We search the room and found it had doors and Gregor was able to open the doors by saying a name. This leaded us to a room that had a hallway going down and two passages way on either side. We check out the passage ways and we found a trash here, too. Then went down the hallway whick led us to a huge pit room where it had stone columns we had to get on to get to the other side. Erik sent his raven done to the bottom and it saw giant red ants that killed the raven. We used the ladder in the portal hole to get across putting Erik and Gregor in the hole. By using the ladder and slinging it from column to column then Declin and myself crossing over the ladder to the other column to sling the ladder to the next column until we got across the pit. This led us to another room where the floor looked very polished. Gregor went across it first when he got a little over a quarter of the way the floor tiled and it flip over dumping Gregor underneath it. I tried to see if I could push the floor down to get a rope thru but could not. Erik tried and was able to so we lower a rope to Gregor to pull him out. But when we got him out he told us it was like a funnel that dropped you into a spiked pit which we saw something glowing. It was a magic hand axe and also a cleric scroll with three spells on it. I then decide to see if I could cross it and was able too. Then, I put the other in the portal hole and cross the floor. This led us down a passage to another room. This room had a statue and a double door. Eric noticed the statue was pointing at something which turned out to be a secret passage. Gregor listen at the double doors and heard a sound like laughing I told him we need to take the passage. As we went down the passage we found picture on the walls telling the story about the sword of Ovinrbaane and the barbarian leader Armag. As we continue down the passages we came across a strange blue salad creature. It attacked us saying it must eat. During the battle on one of the creature attacks it tried to put an egg into Erik. We were able to kill the blue salad creature not before hurting Erik. I gave him three potions to help heal him. This passage just led us back to the fog room. So, we back track back to the statue room to check out the double doors. But it put us back to where we started but the three statue that where were when we entered are now gone. Gregor then said they were the witches. The laugh he heard sound like the witches and they said something like we fooled them. We just had one more door to check out back in the fog room. We open this door and it led us to a large carven room which had the five barbarians that we saw in the pictures on the hall. They were wights and they attacked us. I was able to turn four of them leaving us to just fight one to fight which we were able kill quickly. Then we attacked one wight at a time killing them all before the turning wore out. We noticed that they look like they were trying to get back together so I used my scared flame on their body pieces to destroy them. We find two passages again with trash in them. We open the door by picking the lock which led us down another set of stairs and hallway into a large room decorated as a temple of Gorum. We encounter a mummy priest of Gorum who was blocking out way. The mummy told us we shall not pass. We wasted no time in attacking the mummy priest and nearly destroyed him in our first attacks. It ran to the double doors and pounded on them to warn the new Armag we were coming. We destroyed the mummy in our next round of attacks. Since whoever was in the next room knows we are coming we opened the doors to finding a gauntlet of fresh dead Tigerlord barbarians just made into zombies with three Tigerlord barbarian wights at the next door across the room. Erik moved into the room to attack the zombies with Gregor standing close to him to try and protect his back while blocking the door so he would not get surrounded which they did. Erik took a lot of damage from the zombies but did not go down. I used my flaming sphere spell to take out some of the zombies as they surrounded Erik. We were able to destroy over half of the zombies when Gregor saw an opportunity to break free to attack the wights. With my flame sphere and Erik fighting frenzy we were able to handle the zombies while Gregor and Declin attacked the wights. Gregor was able to destroy one of the wight in his first attacks. Erik was surrounded and used his thunder wave spell to free himself but misjudge how far the effects goes out and hit Declin and myself with the spell. That was the first damage I took in this battle but it did destroy over half of them. Gregor and Declin took down the next wight and with the group help we took down the last wight as a group. With the wight destroyed the remaining zombies fell to the ground. I used my scared flame spell to totally destroy the wight which was not destroyed in Gregor attacks. Declin went to the next door to check it as I finished destroying the wights for good. When after a few moments we entered the next room which the Tigerlord Barbarian Warlord Armag Twiceborn was in. Erik was the first to enter which caught the eye of the warlord Armag who was becoming the old Aramag Firstborn. Aramag first attacks nearly killed Erik leaving a nasty inflicted purple wound on Erik. I cast my moonbeam spell on Aramag and then Gregor was able to do a hold person spell on him paralyzing the warlord. We then all attacked the warlord to bring him down. He should of died on our first attacks but he was fighting Gregor hold somehow. Gregor was able to keep him paralyzed as we beat on him for two more attacks before Erik great axe finished him off for good. Erik wound continued to fester and our first attempts to heal him failed. When I was looking at Erik wounds it looked like a bad infection. I had Gregor look at it the wound and he agreed that if we treated the wound quickly with herbs we could of stopped the effects of the infection quicker. We believe Erik will heal with time and normal resting. Now that the threat with Aramag is over and we have the sword of Ovinbaane I needed to see if I could help Evindra protect the sword because I sense she was in trouble. This area was close to the Fey realm and I was able to pass through a wall into the realm of the Fey easily. I passed by a sphinx going to the crystal cave. When I got to the cave I was too late. Evindra was already dead and the sword gone. I put her body in the portable hole and took her back to the realm of the Fey where I put her to rest. This time the Sphinx ask me my name and when I told him he told me that Evindra told him he is to give me a gift of turning back time where I could go back in time with the knowledge I have today to change something in the past to change the future. Then I return back to the temple. I thought only about 15 minutes passed but over an hour more had passed. I found out while I was gone Declin picked up the sword of Ovinrbaane and it wanted him to unite the clans and to become Aramag but he resisted and dropped the sword. Gregor wrapped the sword in a cloak. Then Erik picked up the wrapped sword and struck it against Aramag’s tomb thinking that would destroy the sword but only damage the tomb. While waiting for me the party started searching the room we just passed thru. Erik found a secret door which contained a great horde of treasure. Declin search the junk room we passed and did not find anything of value. Gregor went to his Harrow Cards to see if it could tell him what to do with the Sword Ovinrbaane. Then I returned back. We rested up before leaving. Journal 4759 Lamashan 21st – After consulting the cards Gregor decide to give the sword Ovinrbaane to Erik. Erik did pick up the sword and wanted to go out to speak to the great army of the Tigerlord Barbarians. Erik displayed the great Ovinrbaane Sword to the barbarians and he told them he was going to unite the clans. He told the barbarians to go home and prepare for war. He told them to release the female captives to him so they could be returned back to their families which I was surprised they did. Before getting the captives I ask for a couple of hours to go back to the Fey realm to bury Evindra they told me I could. I went back and talk to the Sphinx more about the gift of turning back time. I will go physically back to the time I chose and even it if 5 years ago I will go back with all the knowledge I know now but my friends will forget everything that has happen the last five years. I also gave the Sphinx the unicorn horn. I buried Evindra in the Fey realm I will miss her greatly. I told the group of my gift and how I could use it. Terrion Numesti was reunited with his daughter and we started back to Drelev to take the other women back to their families.

Journal 4759 Lamashan 10th thru 16th - Meeting with Baron Drelev to free Kisandra Father

Journal 4759 Lamashan 10th – We travel around the marsh to free Kisandra father. Journal 4759 Lamashan 14th – We are at the town and watch the coming and going to figure out what we do. We noticed that a barbarian comes out with a girl and takes her into the forest. We plan for the next day to meet with the barbarian. Journal 4759 Lamashan 15th - In the early afternoon a barbarian brings a girl into the woods where Gregor meets him with us in the woods around the barbarian. Gregor held the barbarian with a spell. Erik and Gregor gave the girl a lot of money to be quiet. Gregor put him in iron and start talking to him to get information from him. We find out that his leader of the Kellid barbarian is Aramg Twiceborn is looking for a sword of the gods to bring the barbarians back in to power. I ask about how to get arrested and he told us how. The plan was that we would go in and I would then do something to a guard to get put in jail to find Kisandra father location and a way for us to get into the dungeon. When we went up to the gate Gregor was ask why we was coming to the village and he told him to talk to the Baron Drelev that he was the Queen Captain and the plan went out the window. The next thing after waiting for the Baron was the Baron Drelev challenge Gregor to single combat. The battle was over in a few rounds with Gregor killing Baron Drelev. Next the wizard seneschals stop the barbarian from attacking the group. Gregor talk in private to the wizard and then the Cyclops giant Vordacai a fey wanted to talk to me and pick me up and put me on his shoulder telling me he wanted us to take back our land. I was listening to Gregor talk and the wizard wanted us to kill the Cyclops and Gregor agreed. Gregor got the giant to challenge him to a fight and Gregor agreed. In the battle Gregor was almost killed by the Cyclops but before he could finish Gregor off Erik was able to bring the Cyclops down and I healed Gregor to save his life. The barbarians called foul and were going to attack us when the wizard had the bowmen shoot and kill all the barbarians outside. Then he put his sister in the seat of power. She has a mean dog but I was able to get it to stop biting me. Journal 4759 Lamashan 16th - Then he threw the rest of the barbarians a party and got them drunk and killed them all while they slept. The wizard did tell us where the tiger lord went and told us the story about the Sword of Kellid. He also release Kisandra father to us. But, they would not bring the castle under the queen rule.