Journal of Rollo Lavius 3

Entry #552 - Snakes on a Flame

(G552 02/03/2024 via Roll20 - JF(GM), KT, AL) YI19

[Fenrir the Warlock, Giselle the Bard, Corhim the Gnomish Wizard and Dak the half-orc barbarian are inside the Fortress of the Yaun-ti.]

DAY 621 (14th Uktar) (November) cont ...

Dak was probably pretty chuffed with himself for slaying a dragon. So I feel rather bad pointing out that it was quite small and a lot of the combat had involved him sitting on it. Still, its not something that you do every day.

As he came upstairs, Giselle drank a healing potion, having been injured in the last fight.

Dak was sent up the stairs were the dragon had come from while Fenrir watched from the back. When the entrance to the tower seemed clear they all went in and entered a bedroom that among other things had a large nest made of dried mud and bones. Fenrir shot it, just to be safe.

Dak found a spellbook in the cupboard and gave it to Sparkledingle.

They explored some more of the rooms in tower and found a map room, then went up the stairs to another landing. Issiel, the Master of the Way was lurking up here. It was his bedroom they had raided. Fenrir killed him with a single blast.

They went up further into the tower and encountered a yeth hound and some sail-snakes on the outer balcony. These were dealt with quickly and looking out over the balcony they could see the village and the surrounding fields.

Having killed and looted their way through the tower they returned to the large room at the top of the fortress that had the portals and statues in it.

They found some secret doors and tunnels in the north west corner and Dak was determined there most be more so spent a good half hour or so poking at statues and pillars. He didn't find anything, but while they were loitering about the chamber, six abominations through a side door and attacked.

Startled, Corhim cast his Black Tentacle spell, but the yuan-ti all managed to dodge them. They shot back with their own magic, including a fireball that blew poor Thoburk into crispy chunks.

Fenrir responded with a Wall of Flame and Corhim cast Grease into them. The abominations stayed inside the wall of fire and used their own magic.

A Suggestion spell landed on Dak and he lay down, then tried to grab Fenrir by the ankles. More fireballs were also sent in their direction, as well as a Cone of Cold. This time they had a bit more of a challenge on their hands!

Fenrir tried to kick Dak away, while blasting at abominations trying to get through the flames. After some of them died in the fire, the others fled. Only one managed to make it out alive and Fenrir chased after it.

He followed it through the secret tunnel to another tower, but it had made its escape and he turned back to tell the others what he had found.

All of them were injured from the big fight with the abominations though and Corhim had used a lot of magic so they decided to rest. Corhim used a Rope Trick spell and they all climbed up into the dimensional pocked at the top of the rope and pulled it up behind them.

DAY 622 (15th Uktar) (November)

At about four in the morning they were rested enough to take on a bit more of the fortress so after an early breakfast they all climbed down the rope again.