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Keys from the Golden Vault Session 32
Starring
Chéri Powder, level 7 human Illusionist WizardElowen Fernwhisper, level 7 wood elf Circle of the Moon Druid
Stayzie Diamondz, level 7 orc Champion Fighter
Taveen, level 7 aasimar Warrior of Mercy Monk
Varrow, level 7 gnome Thief Rogue/Ranger
Taveen leads the party through the smoking, crumbling ruins of Ghalasine. They hear disturbing sounds and see shadowy movement, but detect no signs of still-living people.
The assimar monk’s old monastery is just as ruined as the rest of the city, with entire pieces burned away and drifting inexorably toward the fiery red portal that hangs above the nearby castle.
Miraculously, his alchemy table and supplies are mostly intact, but it’s going to take a hot second to craft a proper potion that could restore a king’s broken heart.
And the monsters are coming…
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While Taveen sets up his table, zombie-like creatures emerge from all around the monastery and streets. Their eyes are smoldering orbs, and their flesh is nothing but ash. Yet they have enough intellect to wield flaming swords, and blast fiery bolts.
These ashen husks (basically the Scout stablock with extra fire damage) are accompanied by smoke mephits, with their claws and blinding spit.
Oh, and anytime any of them die, their bodies explode into toxic, poisonous fumes.
Stayzie, Chéri, and Varrow are forced to help defend Taveen while he brews the potion.
Stayzie rushes outside to start cleaving enemies, while Chéri and Varrow take blow after blow from enemies in the building, nearly downing them both.
Chéri summons his illusory beast to help attack, while Varrow uses his pipes of haunting to frighten most of the first wave, before defensively hiding in a corner.
Taveen likewise struggles to brew with the constant distractions of monsters in his face. Thankfully as a monk, he’s adapt at multi-tasking, using his Flurry of Blows to attack anyone within range.
Chéri loses concentration of the beast, and works to help Taveen while narrowly avoiding death.
While the others struggle, Stayzie has the time of her life cleaving enemies with her greataxe — though more and more continue to hone in on them.
With the potion nearly complete, a monstrous new foe emerges — an amalgamation of several ashen husks into a single, ambulatory mound of burned bodies emerges from a nearby room, intent on adding the party to its pile!
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