Session 34: Killing the Emperor?

48th day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna
After some investigating, the Guardians realize that getting a face-to-face meeting with Daniel Ramar might not be as easy as they thought. Then Tweeks recalls Alvaro Gomez, the young noble he brought back from the dead, back when they had just arrived from Sigil. The Gomez family was based in Ran, so maybe that could be exploited.


Arriving at the Gomez mansion, they were greeted by a seneschal that would  not let them in. Until he found out that it was indeed the Guardians, the heroes that had saved a son of the family. With that established, the Guardians were quickly brought before Esteban Gomez, the very grateful father of Alvaro. When he heard about their plight, he suggested that they might come to his party in five days, since Daniel would be there. That way, they could get an introduction and a chance to talk with him as well. 


49th day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna
While waiting on the 5 days to go, the Guardians were pretty much doing nothing, except Heian who was having weird visions. Visions of a holy fighter, first healing people, then fighting devils (or demons?). Heian recognized a statue in his visions from the streets of Ran, but Ran had never seen a demon/devil incursion. 

53rd day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna 
At the Gomez party, the Guardians were introduced to Daniel Ramar. He turned out to be friendly enough, and after hearing they had items from another world, he agreed to meet them the next day, to take a look at things and see if a deal could be struck.

54th day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna 
At the Ramar Palace, the Guardians were guided past the many, many guards by the seneschal called Fandrik. They eventually ended up in the room they had seen in the vision. They tried to pawn off the necklace that Tic-Tac had bought for the tiefling harlot in Presidio, but that didn't take. For a while, the Guardians danced around the subject, until Henry cut in and said they wanted the gem, and would do anything to get it.

Fine..

said Daniel

Kill the Emperor, and the gem is yours.

He refused to tell them anymore than that.

55th day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna 
The Guardians once again set out, north towards Bragan and the Emperor.

73rd day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna
 After 18 days of travel, the Guardians had a chance to discuss and think things through. Maybe killing the Emperor was not the wisest move. Maybe they should go back to Ran and just kill Daniel. Or maybe there were things they could do here, with the army, or maybe in Presidio.

That proved to be fairly accurate. Barely had they arrived, and contacted Lord Colonel Nordentaft, before they learned that the Emperial Mages had found L'Utrax K'don, hiding in a small town (mirror of Bragan) called Ty'bal in the Shadowfell. 

The Guardians immediately volunteered going to Ty'bal and finding L'Utrax.  

74th day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna  
The Guardians are sent to the Shadowfell by 3 Emperial Mages, after getting a scroll so that they can get back home.


Once in the grim Shadowfell, the Guardians made their way to Ty'bal, a small city where undead are lawful (but still rare) citizens. There they found the Dark Elf Inn, but no L'Utrax. They did however meet Vjak, a shadar-kai friend of L'Utrax. However, when they tried to pass themselves off as working for the Drow High Priest mentioned in the scroll, Vjak and his pet troll in plate attacked them. 


After disposing of the shadar-kai and the troll, Henry condocted his somewhat special interrogation, and the Guardians learned that L'Utrax was gone, probably back to the Underdark in the mortal world. From another drow present in the inn, they bought the information that L'Utrax was probably hiding out in the iron castle of his friend, King Rkor, one of the many fomorian kings.


The Guardians left Ty'bal and headed back to the spot, where they could cross. Heian almost failed to open the portal back home, but they made it through, and headed directly to the Underdark entrance they had been told about - about 37 miles north-east of Bragan.


75th day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna
From there, they ventured underground, looking for the iron castle of Rkor.


80th day of Winter, Year 185 of Vecna
After 5 days of searching, they finally found tracks towards the castle and continued towards it. On the way there, they stumbled over a fomorian and killed him. 

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