Daggerford: Speaking in Tongues

Game Date: 10/2/2021

Location: Roll20
Campaign: Daggerford, Session 21

System: D&D 5e
DM: Mike

The Party:
Azul (Cliff) Dragonborn Fighter

Nikolice Gomez (Steven) - Human Fighter 

Khemed (Rusty) Half-Elf Wizard
Navine/"Spider" (Steve) Elf Rogue
Vanya (Matt) Half-Elf Bard

The Session:

When we left off, we were exploring some Dwarven tombs.  In one room we grabbed an idol, setting off a poison gas trap, but everyone got out of the room before taking any damage.  In the next crypt, we found a skeleton made of gold, and took it.  Another crypt contained hundreds of tiny diamonds, and three bizarre monsters.

The three Xorn gibbered in an alien language.  Vanya understood them through a Tongues spell.  They were more interested in eating the diamonds than eating us, but we weren't totally off the menu.  We rolled initiative.  These creeps could make four attacks per round, dropping Nikolice and Navine pretty quickly.  Khemed dropped a fireball into the room, hitting all the Xorn but also hurting some party members.

On Vanya's turn, she offered the Xorn a truce.  They stopped attacking us, ate the diamonds, and left.  We picked up a few bits of treasure and Nikolice's spleen, and took a short rest.  In another crypt we found the body of a Dwarf wearing a gold Death Mask, but left it alone.  The last crypt contained a very large suit of armor.  It stood, wielding a giant hammer, and everyone fled the room.

It got stuck in the doorway, giving us time to get a few hits in before it reached us.  Azul delivered the killing blow, releasing a swarm of zombie stirges, which Vanya took out with a Shatter spell.  Now done with the tombs, we explored more of the dungeon.

In one hallway we found a large marble door.  Investigating the door, we realized it was trapped in such a way as to crush people who try to open it.  In another chamber, we encountered a wary Dwarf.  She saw we were carrying the gilded skeleton of one of her ancestors, and guilted us into giving it back.  Pretty much done with this level, we headed for the stairway.

At the top of the stairs, Navine snuck up ahead and eavesdropped on a couple of Red Wizards, who argued about whether Khemed was truly who he had been claiming.  We went around the corner and engaged them in conversation.  They asked a lot of leading questions, subtly testing Khemed, but we covered for him as best as we could.  We split the party, with Nikolice and Navine sitting down to eat with the Red Wizards.  Khemed, Vanya and Azul headed further into the hallways.  

In one room, four Dwarf statues appeared to watch us.  To the North, a short hallway led to Dwarven barracks.  A giant skull occupied one corner of the room, filled with green flame.  GREEN FLAME!  Khemed identified the skull as a magical portal to Thay.  Khemed called for Nikolice, needing to use his abilities.  

We had to call the session there.  There is no game in two weeks.  Next session should be 10/30.