The ghost turns to Aust and accuses him of the same! "Murderer!"
Battle ensues, in the treasure chamber and in the main hall. The ghost is finally vanquished and the 2nd treasure chamber is opened.. while 1/2 the party still battles the army of dwarven skeletons! Reinhard steps in to the treasure chamber and 2 steam-powered dwarven mechanoids step forward to do battle. Probably one of the toughest battles so far - party due to fighting continuing outside the treasure chambers! Reinhard goes down.. 2 times? Rurrick is brought nearly to unconsciousness.. which is unheard of for the tank - warrior! Multiple fireballs - which unfortunately destroyed a magical tapestry - and more help take 1 down, the other being magically enchanted - a new guard for the Laughing Moon HQ!
In the end the Laughing Moons are victorious! A large amount of treasure to haul out. Plans are devised to follow the nefarious Black Duke's forces! Traveling onward to Waterdeep where a variety of treasure is sold and loot identified and more. Old acquaintances are found - Black Diamond Guild and more.
The night of the Octad Council of Seven the party is awoken by a miniature airship - emissary of the Octad.
A glowing circle of fire at midship with 6 creatures as crew:
3 skeletal humanoids & 3 1/2 metal 1/2 scaly lizard like creatures. One of the skeletal-zombie like creatures will jump off the ship and as she does - the figure gains in size until she is over 6' tall.
Captain Kael bows to Nanfoodle. "My Master sends the greetings of the OCTAD to you.. Master Mage Nanfoodle. You and your companions he implores to come to the OCTAD"
The Laughing Moons embark on the small ship and travel into the Astral Sea. They arrive after what seems to be a long day of travel, but arcane checks tell them no time has passed in the outside world. Disembarking, they stand at a central tower of the Octad. Once there were eight towers of different size and workmanship connected by a variety of bridges. Now some no longer..
The Laughing Moons step forward and enter the central tower where a council of ArchMages now meet.
3 figures are here in person while 3 others seem to be a ghostly apparition.
The skeletal figures introduces all:
- First Lord Archmage Yanniss - Necromancy - LICH
- Lord Archmage Umbellee- Divination - Planetar
- Lord Archmage Kronon - Transmutation - Female Dragonborn
- Lord Archmage Zzzon- Conjuration - Beholder
- Lord Archmage Crassus - Illusion - human
- Lord Archmage Vincarr - Abjuration - cloud of mult-coloured gas
At the council, only Yanniss, Umbellee and Crassus are there in person. A ghostly image of Vincarr, Zzon and Kronon also appear.
- Tower of Abjuration: A rainbow shield seems to change every few moments, then it is a glowing fiery shield, then a pure white globe that you cannot see
- Tower of Illusion: this changes from a tower, to a small house, to a gold dragon, then to a gaping maw of a KRAKEN to a small hole in a wooded glade to a cavern to a plain wooden door with no walls or building
- Tower of Enchantment: the remains of this tower barely stand on the hex shaped disc. A once many-storied tower of many glimmering blocks, has toppled down. The ghostly span to this tower has disappeared.
- Tower of Divination: as you look at the tower scenes appear as if in a gigantic mirror: you see glimpses of your past life, your family, the future..
- Tower of Evocation: the remains of this tower barely stand on the large circular disc. A once intricate and beautiful tower now lies in ruins. The span to this tower has broken off 1/2 way across.
- Tower of Transmutation: The blocks of this tall rickety tower change from wood to stone to metal - mithril? To water to air that is opalescent (whitish shimmer)
- Tower of Necromancy: A massive skull - probably a 100' across sits facing the main tower. The maw of its mouth is the entrance. Each eye glows with an unearthly hue - one green and the other slowly changing through the rainbow to deep blackness. The span across looks to be made of bones..
- Tower of Conjuration: Once looked to be a beautiful silver tower alien to you all in its creation, it now lies partly in ruin. The span to it from the main tower has crumbled and barely holds together.. It seems strands of spidery silk hold the final slender blocks together
As Nanfoodle and the Laughing Moons take this in.. a familiar figure to Nanfoodle appears in a doorway opposite. A 1/2ling. His nemesis.. his rival.. once, his best friend:
Doctor Barthalemu Soell
Early in both Nanfoodle's and Bartholamu Soell's time at the Magicka Halls, the 2 young lads had grown to be good friends learning much in the "Halls of M". Barthalamu - to his friends, Soell or Doctor to all others - had saved the young gnome from a fiery magical death. Near graduation, Soell had tried to cheat to pass an exam for extra fame, but was found out. He had asked Nanfoodle to cover his tracks but failed. Expelled from the Halls of Magicka, the 1/2ling screamed his hatred and vowed vengeance against the young gnome wizard..
Now they meet once again!
Behind the hobbit mage stands a group of 4:
- A female human with bright red hair in tight black leathers.. she seems to dwell in the shadow..
- A giant of a man.. Goliath perhaps? wearing little armour, carries a massive halberd he swings non-nonchalantly in one hand..
- A tall elf covered head to foot in a black chainmail, much stained in red. With a GREEN Eye in a Red Diamond on his shield. He wields a rod with a Cat's head as well as a jagged longsword..
- A short scaly creature.. a kobold. Carries a large backpack - bigger than she is - and many pouches, at belt and across a bandoleer.
And thus the Council meeting continues.....
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