# Session S04 ← `=this.prev` | **`=this.campaign`** | `=this.next` → > [!overview] > | **Session** | `=this.session` | > | --- | --- | > | **Session date** | `=this.date-session` | > | **Campaign date** | `=this.campaign-date` | > | **PCs** | `=this.pc` | > | **Active NPCs** | `=this.npc-active` | > | **Discussed NPCs** | `=this.npc-discussed` | > | **Active locations** | `=this.location-active` | > | **Discussed locations** | `=this.location-discussed` | > [!summary]- > To write. > %% > tldr:: To write. > %% %% ### Starting notes: - She'll focus on her glasses as her secret item. - Lenore is unnerved by Fantoccio being in her room last night. She doesn't like being watched when she sleeps. - Watch out for Leonard: "They shall rise." - Kassandra has never heard this before. - I (OOC) confused this with language from the prophecy. %% ## Notes - Leonard keeps the wolf tooth, not returning it to Huxley - Astrid usually would be on early morning duty, but she's waiting for assignment to deal with the rat problem - Shava sleeps in, and wakes up in a panic - Lenore does her typical morning routine of keeping to herself and winds up talking with [[Eadyan Falconmoon]] - Rat and demon problems haven't really happened around [[Greenest]] - Has heard of the [[Cult of the Dragon]]. but doesn't know much about them. No knowledge of dealings in the area. - [[Langdedrosa Cyanwrath]] asked about [[Chauntea]], seems nice - Lenore tells him that Langdedrosa is a paladin of [[60 Games/62 Campaigns/2022-09 Hoard of the Dragon Queen/05 NPCs/Bahamut|Bahamut]], which both comment on being rare - [[Eadyan Falconmoon]] will plan to stay at [[Greenest]] instead of going out with the search party, looking to reassure the people here and help - [[Elandor Falconmoon]] returns from his search - [[Astrid Dawngaze]] questions him, but he asks to tell everyone at once because he's exhausted. - We regroup with everyone to talk - [[Elandor Falconmoon]] - [[Eadyan Falconmoon]] - [[Linan Swift]] - [[Langdedrosa Cyanwrath]] - [[Markguth]] - The rats are about 1.5 hours away - Don't act like normal rats - They pile up and move as a mass - They aren't subtle; easy to track - A group volunteers to go; the rest will stay behind to watchover [[Greenest]] - [[Faust Huxley]] drinks a red potion at breakfast - But first, [[Shava]] asks to interrogate the rat demon (and the whole party goes, following [[Astrid Dawngaze]]) - Rat demon is kept in a cell, bound, blindfolded, gagged - Seeing this, Lenore seems to lose her nerve and backs away - Astrid unlocks the cell, removes the blindfold and gag - Shava gets up close and says she could break it's legs and over-feed it until it pukes, or it can speak to them. (omg, she's terrifying while being an adorable goblin at the same time…) - Lenore is surprised when Shava calls her up to interrogate the rat - Lenore interogates the rat demon - Why take a woman? "Queen." - He would have taken her "home"; Lenore asks where home would be - Shava: there were about 5 rat demons - Not originally from [[Greenest]] » from the 7th or 8th layer of the abyss - Was summoned by a "pointy-eared" person (something like Jabuwa? Started with a Ja) - Summoned by a cult » [[Cult of the Dragon]] - Wore cloaks - One was purple, the rest were black » [[Lenore Sigyn]] is familiar with these cloaks of the [[Cult of the Dragon]] ^purplerobes - Purple signifies high rank - Black cloaks are more typical, lower rank - Cult travels by caravan - "Help the king" » court magician for the king? - Demon rat king at home - Sentient rat king here - Not given a specific task, but just to help - Lenore takes Shava aside and commends her interrogation technique, saying it was intimidating - She recommends it's even more intimidating for the person being interrogated to be left blindfolded - [[Leonard Draushum]] talks with [[Langdedrosa Cyanwrath]] - Recommends stealth for dealing with demons - Demons don't have a lot of tactics, funnel them into a small space - Most demons resistant to damage types; use magic weapons - Leonard casually stretches, then curls back two fingers and watches Langdedrosa for a reaction - Langdedrosa tilts his head » confused look - Leonard wants him to watch out for the hand signal, and to tell him if he sees anyone doing it - Mechanically, Leonard looses HP » perceptively, he looks a little anemic - Huxley gives him a potion made of rat blood » his stats goes up by 1… - They walk the 90 minutes towards the cave… - [[Astrid Dawngaze]] talks with [[Leonard Draushum]] - Calls him on his anemic appearance and the potion - Shava to Lenore - Wants to know where she learned to interrogate - Lenore studied cults and their tactics - Brother is scary, Shava impersonates when trying to intimidate - Dragonborn » a travelling companion - [[Surina]] gave Shava her bagpipes - Last seen a few months ago, in a city (doesn't know which one) - Grew up with goblins, left about 4 years ago - Lenore talks a bit about growing up in Waterdeep - Spent time at a private school (live/learn) - Left at one point on her own, but didn't talk more about it - It's been years since going back to Waterdeep - Prefers to be out travelling rather than in a restricted space now - [[Fantoccio]] is now an undead (a reaper familiar?!) - [[Lenore Sigyn|Lenore]] & [[Leonard Draushum]] ^cult-talk - Lenore has been researching the [[Cult of the Dragon]] for 4 years - She researchs cults concurrently - Found out about them from a torn [[Prophecy]] in a book at [[Candlekeep]] - "Do you think They shall rise?" - Lenore has *no* idea what he's talking about or who They are - Lenore got a tip that more information could be found around [[Greenest]] "from a source" but leaves it at that - She won't reveal her source because annonymity is important, like she said in [[2022-10-09_S01|S01]] - [[Leonard Draushum]] says something about a "bargain" as he walks away and Lenore is genuinely confused and unclear what he meant - [[Leonard Draushum]] tells the group they should be stealthy - Lenore puts a hand on [[Astrid Dawngaze]] and silently casts [[Blessing of the Trickster (62.04)|Blessing of the Trickster]] without revealing that she cast it - We're walking closer to the [[Wood of the Sharp Teeth]] - We find a dug partial cave system within a series of hills - It will be dark so only Shava should be able to see - Lenore casts [[Pass without Trace]] on herself to mask the party as they continue in through - [[Leonard Draushum]] has a hooded lantern - There are rats and weaker demons in a hole - Shava casts [[Shatter]] and Leonard attacks them with a (magic) hammer… that slashes? What? - Astrid and Leonard jump into the hole - Rats come up behind Shava, Huxley, and Lenore - Shava peaces - Much fighting ensues… and we survive - We find a space with cobblestone - Huxley appears to be able to see in the dark » Astrid is suprirsed that he can see in the dark - Lenore touches her glasses and says she can see it as well - They find a door and Lenore investigates for traps - They open the door… and are immediately ambushed by rats.