#Filodaxi

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Kalor session 51

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Kalor session 45

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Kalor session 36

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Kalor session 64-

In which the party follows a drunken Lillian through a storm to an icy destination, stumbles upon a long lost Guild member frozen in the labyrinth, are haunted by glimpses of their worst fears, and find their prize right where the dread pirate lord said it would be.

After drinking Angrath's special rum Lillian drunkenly took the wheel, charting a wobbly course to the source of a song only she could hear. Victor is able to save the last of it from her cheerful hands to Vanth's appreciation- her already weak sea legs failing her as the drunk boating makes her sea sick.

They run into trouble as the seas turn stormy and the waters go choppy, a vicious wave tossing Vanth overboard into the icy water. Though she suffers a level of exhaustion in the cold a well timed air bubble cast by Soup allows her to breathe and she can see their destination- a huge iceberg in the distance. Unfortunately it seems to be guarded as Sahuagin rise from the waters weapons drawn! They fight the beasts, but the songs draw is too strong for Lillian to resit and she continues forward on her own towards the iceberg. The crew assures them they will handle it, with Robert, Selene, Lumivarax and Eden staying behind to get the ship out of danger.

The others press on, arriving at the iceberg. Victor is able to summon a fire elemental to burn through the ice, and with Vanth's Ashardalon's stride the two of them burst through into a deep icy cavern.

They press on, strange nightmare visions assaulting them as the ice threatens to freeze them solid. Vanth is able to sense something alive in the ice, and soup uses their magic to provide a more direct route to the target. There they find Cassandra, a long-lost member of the third eye frozen in the ice! She tells them how she found herself frozen in the ice and the group presses on, stumbling upon the corpse of some sort of dragon.

When it raises from the dead for a second chance they make quick work of it, Victor and Lillian using their radiant power to put it back to rest. They press on,

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Kalor session 55

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Kalor session 54

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Kalor session 37

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Kalor session 31-

In which the party enter the ancient temple and fight their way past it's various safeguards to the heart of the structure. There they find a trove of ancient Sessaran knowledge, and a dark portal looming. They question the guardians they defeated and learn the Filodaxi opened the portal, and that the creature held by the leylines, Destroyer, Change-bringer, is a dangerous entity and a threat to the safety of the world.

After a long rest they brave the portal, entering into the ancient Sessaran city of Denodrosa— a temple built in the Shadow plane. Victor hears his father's voice and, sensing he is somewhere in the city, takes Kiaxa and Lillian to track him down. The rest of the party finds a large map of Kalor, different from the land they know now, and realize it is depicting Kalor in the time of the Sessarans. Through careful study they learn the locations of power points on the leyline, and notice that some of them seem to be dark- and once they locate a dark spot over the volcanic temple realize this means that whatever was there has been broken.

Victor meanwhile finds his father Aventius shackled deep in the heart of the temple. Before they can free him a voice speaks into the minds of the party as a face takes shape in the sky. The Change-bringer offers each of them a choice to work with them, that they will make their greatest desires true if they would free them from their prison.

When the party refuses a NightWalker appears in its stead, and as soon as Aventius is freed from his shackles the party realizes it was his power keeping the portal open. They make a mad dash for the closing portal and manage to slip through in the knick of time.

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Kalor session 28-

In which the party wakes in Petrova, Vanth a little worse for wear for all the secrets weighing on her. The decide to head back to Rhew and the Lunari, hoping that the Mother Superior will be safe with the tribe until they learn how she was taken from Soldara. Once on the ship and out at sea a strange earthquake rocks Kalor, sending Soup's magic surging and wave after wave of arcane energy rocks through them. Once stable they tell the party the believe something is messing with the leylines- that there is something dormant beneath them that someone, presumably the filodaxi, is trying to wake. Lillian has a somber discussion with Vanth, who apologizes for not realizing she had been replaced and comforts her about Victor's distance- assuring her it was not her but his own shame that was driving them apart. On Rhew the party splits up, with Soup and Victor heading to the Soldaran camp while Selene guides Lillian, Lumivarax, and Vanth to the Lunari. Soup and Victor encounter a Soldaran paladin named Richard and quickly realize he is hunting the Lunari. They try to lure him from his path but he realizes their deception and a skirmish ensues in which Victor and Soup are able to quickly incapacitate him. They take him back to the camp where Victor is able to speak with his mother. Meanwhile the others reach the Lunari and they are able to heal the Mother Superior in body. Lumivarax asks the matriarch, Selene's grandmother, about his sword and possibly fixing it and his connection to his ancestors and she directs him to the Volcano on the edge of Istiria and herbs that grow there that may restore that connection. With the mother superior healed the group leave the Lunari and bring her to the Soldaran camp. They meet up with Victor and Soup and decide to head to the volcano. Back on the ship Soup realizes Victor is exhausted and confronts him, and with a little touch love knocks him out to rest and tells Lillian of his struggle. Once he is rested him and Lillian speak, and they share their first real kiss.

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Kalor session 19-

In which the party attends the senate meeting and realize the Filodaxi's plan too late as the dredged stone the organization gathered is brought in and activated, leveling the senate and everyone inside. The party manages to escape the blast only to run into Menpharan assassins and are quickly overwhelmed, and as they flee Robert stays behind to slow them at the cost of his own life.

The party returns to the ship and watches from offshore as Philates burns, purple-eyes guild members methodically destroying the city under the Filodaxi's enchantment. After finding Buberry on the ship, asleep but with the same glowing purple eyes, Lydia is able to sense the magic is similar to theirs and reveals their true self to the rest of the party.

After the destruction winds down Vanth and Boba return to the city to search for survivors and find none. Even the body of their friend has been lost, along with any hope of saving him.

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Kalor session 65-

In which the party awakens to past nightmares, are forced to work through their past traumas, finds each other through trials, and faces down a monster's dream before it can force itself into reality,

Though they last remember the arrival of both the Court of the Moon and Filodaxi agents to the location of the plinth, the group finds themselves waking one on one in the location of their worst nightmares. Lillian is back in the prison. Victor is a child watching his home burn. Vanth kills her best friend over and over. Soup watches horrified as Reynard snaps Buberry's neck. Henry is buried alive at sea. Lillian is able to escape her nightmare, searching the strange black aether until she reunites with Victor. Soup is as well, finding their way to a not-so-lucky Vanth, who remains tortured by the souls of those she has killed. They are able to protect her until Lillian and Victor are able to find them, and Vanth, emotionally broken, throws herself at the Soldarans begging for forgiveness. Victor extends his hand, but Lillian refuses- the betrayal she feels too strong to ignore. She is whisked away after a failed wisdom throw, and once Soup has dug into the depths and fished out the waterlogged Henry, Victor is able to find her- dancing in a ruined Shire, an illusion trapping her mind as ghosts suck the life from her. The illusion traps Henry as well, but Vanth and Soup see through it, trying to get their friends free. Victor does not stay trapped for long and is able to spot the enemy- the Beholder has dreamed itself undead in an attempt to steal their life force for itself! Victor is able to take the brunt of the beholder's wrath with Soup's help after a successful critical hit robs it of one of its eyes, whittling it down until Vanth is able to free herself from its paralysis, and with the help of a reluctant Lillian make the final shot.

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Kalor session 33-

In which the party continues to search for a way to save Victor from the shadow plane and their search leads them to Soldara minor, one of the locations marked on the map they found in the temple. Once there they find an ancient serpent mound- and a not so ancient purple worm. Meanwhile Victor's health is waning as the shadow plane takes its toll on him. Despite his condition he continues to investigate, and his inquisitive nature leads him to battle with the FIlodaxi's Fire Genasi, Histara. On the verge of death the Smiling Lord comes to him once more, and Victor— refusing to die in this desolate place— accepts the Smiling Lord's offer.

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Kalor session 30-

In which Lumivarax finishes communing with his ancestors and is able to restore and empower his sword. On their way down the mountain they come across the small village of Ti'aire and Vanth is contacted by Corvus with a new mission- steal a child for the court to prove her loyalty. Vanth, fearing for her family should she refuse, convinces the party to stay the night in the village to heal from their battle. Buberry returns and informs them of what he saw in his travels, including possible sightings of the Filodaxi in the desert. Once night falls and the party is asleep Vanth sneaks out, successfully stealing the child- Ursa, a tabaxi girl no older than seven- and meeting with Corvus on the outskirts of the village without detection. She senses something off about Corvus and her fears are realized when he attack's her, claiming that despite her success in this mission her will and loyalty to the court is weak and he will destroy her for the sake of the Court. Vanth fights fiercely but is at a disadvantage in close combat and is near death when Corvus is suddenly stabbed through the neck and killed, her savior revealed to be a dark feathered owlin in an Eagles mask. He reveals himself as her grandfather and one of the leaders of the court, stating Corvus was out of line and let his ambition consume him. He takes the child and leaves, telling Vanth he will be her contact and he expects great things from her. Vanth, ashamed of her deeds and cowed by the strength of the Court, returns to the village. The child is discovered missing the next morning and the party investigates, Vanth pretending to sense the child and coming up empty. They leave the village in low spirits and return to their ship to sail towards the desert. On the voyage over Victor and Selene realize that their Grandmother's were sisters and they are cousins. Buberry reveals he is an astral elf that came to this plane following Soup and implies he would harm them if it kept Soup safe Vanth successfully intimidates him in an attempt to make him think twice about it. When they arrive in the desert they find the Golden Suns waiting for them with instructions from Victor's grandmother to assist them. With the addition of a golden sun's scribe named Lucas, the party descends into the ruins.

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Kalor session 29-

In which the party heads south towards Mt. Vazor in hopes the great volcano can help Lumivarax fix his ancestral sword. The volcano yields what looks like an ancient dragonborn temple, but as the party ventures deeper in Lillian is plagued with strange voices that soon overwhelm her, rendering her unconcious. The party continues on and finds the lair of the great red dragon Kelvagor, who confronts the party- rising from the lava of the caldera covered in what looks like recent wounds. Any change of diplomacy quickly falls through, and the party is forced to battle. The dragons wounds give the party the edge, and through trial (including a notable moment when Soup's wild magic turns them into a potted plant mid-combat) they are able to defeat the great beast, with Kiaxa and Victor dealing the finishing blows by cleaving the beast's head from his shoulders.

Investigation of the area following the battle uncovers traces of the Filodaxi, and the remains of a strange altar presumably destroyed by their hands. Lumivarax is able to find the herbs he was searching for,and using the herbs and pieces of the dragon they slew is able to commune with his ancestors.

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Kalor session 26

In which a new ally comes to their aid when Reynard's experiments are unleashed upon his death and the prison is flooded with Zombies, and takes them to a family owned hot spring where they are able to heal their wounds. Victor studies Reynards corpse for any insight into the mad mage, and Lillian gains brilliant new armor under the light of Sol.

Victor and Lillian discuss her capture, and Victor wonders if he has the right to claim love for Lillian when the imposter fooled him so thoroughly, had fooled them all since the night of the party in Tor. Lillian, traumatized from her time imprisoned and heartbroken to learn they hadn't even known she was gone, distances herself to sort through her hurt.

Later the party confront Dross, a guild member of the Pactkeepers- a mostly Drajaran guild of warlocks- they had freed from Reynards prison. They discretely decipher his journal and learn he knows about the Filodaxi, and gain an ally in the guilds when he shares his knowledge that the pactkeepers are aware and seeminly unaffected by the guild pact due to their patrons.

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Kalor session 20 -

In which the party sets sail towards Soldara on the trail of the Filodaxi but encounter strife on the open water- Soup's magic surges once more and sets off a host of strange magic, including bringing Gwain AND Charlise the unicorns to their aid (who are VERY confused to meet on the material plane), teleporting themselves briefly to space, conjuring extra eyes (an unsettling look on a plasmoid), and a repeat performance of the boatside wild magic light-show.

Afterwards, when single-handedly running the ship after the loss of their captain begins to take its toll they decide to make a stop in the port city of Il’thir to hire a crew; whereupon they cross trails with Brog and meet Kiaxa of clan Frostmane, a barbarian looking for adventure.

Crew acquired they head toward Soldara, but begin to be plagued by strange dreams that leave them restless, exhausted, and high strung- sowing paranoia between the party. Hopefully they will be able to get some answers when they finally reach the shores from whence Victor and Lillian hail....