Homebrew Campaign in the Forgotten Realms
Session 25: Into the Fog...
Regnar (human ranger) reunited with Zen (half-elf monk), "Scorchin' Ray" Sunsoaker (human cleric), and the 2 dwarf fighter brothers (Tacklinn and Orsik Ungard); they updated each other about what happened since they split the party. The group returned to the Monastery of the 4 Elements, where Zen convinced the monks to dedicate 25% of their forces to help the dwarves fight the undead in the region. He also bought a Dao mask for Regnar, to hide Regnar's new undead appearance. The team spent 4 days studying the stat books Regnar had attained and another 2 days while traveling back to the dwarf mountain fortress (escorting the monks along the way). Orsik spent his time decoding the journals, books, maps, etc. with the plans of the Vecna cult.
FOE spoke with the king (leaving the decoded info with him), the druid lady, a powerful dwarf wizard (who traded gear), and a powerful cleric (who traded more with them); by selling the staff of fire, they were able to afford a lot of neat stuff (bracers of defense, staff of healing, a shield+2, prayer beads, etc.). The group then killed 10 undead while they spent 4 days traveling through the mountains to where the Vecna cult was doing their ritual. At the site, they KO'd one of the 4 chanting cultists - but the fog/mist of the Domains of Dread swept away the cultists, the group, and the crystal shards that were meant for Vecna (so he could become more powerful and escape from the Domains of Dread).
An "orb of light" came down and spoke to the guys in different ways: Raylin heard Pholtus saying to destroy the crystals Vecna wanted, Zen heard St. Cuthbert saying he could release them from the fog after they stopped Vecna's plans, and Regnar heard Vecna calling him an unexpected "5th" and asked him to get the crystals for him. The team took their prisoner through the corrupted forest in Vecna's domain, found a group of humans living in a cave, and spoke to the leader in his wooden home.
Vae, the leader of the cave dwellers, attacked Regnar due to a misunderstanding (since Regnar looked undead); the group won the battle by KOing him (but then they woke him back up). Regnar told everyone about Vecna's voice talking to him; Vecna told him to leave and the group decided it was a good idea to go (after the cultist insisted he knew nothing about the location of the crystals). They saw a tower in the distance that Vae had called "The Decaying Tower."
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