Taking Care of Business

The party rushes to Gwendelyn's aid, but they finder her dead in the narrow corridor. Dragging her back with a hooked pole, the party retreats back to the Sea Wyvern. Mystic Z teleports her back to Sasserine, for resurrection. Ortho teleports the party back to the entrance of the Crimson Fleet's hideout.

Fighting through a round of demonic sea captains, and losing a rescued captain in the process, the party slowly works its way up the mangled wreck of ships, tree, and vegetation. Exploring the hold of one of the ships the party discovers more twisted pirate captains and a two-torso monkey demon. The battle goes quickly, and the party resumes its exploration. Daria had a head start, and found a monkey shrine with a shiny ball. Like a moth to the flame, Daria opens the sphere and in the noxious mist the Demogorgon appears. Then Daria starts asking the Demogorgon if he'd rather eat poop with a fork instead of a spoon. The Demogorgon replies, "No." While the nine other questions might not have been the most productive for the party, Daria was entertained. Then the Demogorgon recognizes the party, and the shiny orb explodes in a flash of fire and acid. Gwendelyn shows up as Z drops her off before teleporting away again.

Undaunted, the group resumes its upward progress and encounters Captain Shivers (aka Skunk Beard). The fight is brutal but quick, and the captain falls as Daria makes a cruel stab. Rudy is more than put out, missing the felling stroke to his prize. Continuing on, the party discovers a heavily trapped and fortified room. After fumbling through the trap, the party fights another horrific demon. Daria, Vin, and Nualla rush into the room, only Vin and Nualla are wracked with pain entering the vile aura. The room is loaded with treasure and Daria immediately makes for the table with the covered orb. Rudy moves in but is stunned by the foul breath of the demon. Vin and Nualla take a beating. Vin falls, and Nualla is teetering as Hjalmgerdr comes to the rescue. Slowly the party wears the fell beast down, and Nesta is left with the impression that she needs to go shopping for arrows. Daria, remembering a clue from Capn Skanky's room, opens the elaborately locked chest while Rudy rolls around in the piles of gold.

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Session Characters: Ortho, Daria, Rudolpho, Hjalmgerdr, Nesta, Vin, Gwen, Nualla
Session Loot: 9 studded leather +2, 9 rapier +1, 11 daggers +1, 9 masterwork light crossbows, 180 crossbow bolts, 9 rings of protection +2, 9 rings of swimming, 7 gold paperweights (700gp each), 7 tomes of history (300gp each), ivory tub (600gp), leather armor +4, icy burst cold iron bastard sword +3, frost cold iron dagger +1, gauntlets of ogre power +6, bracers of health +6, amulet of natural armor +3, cloak of resistance +4, boots of speed, ring of protection +4, gold earrings (2500gp), keen longsword +1, ring of protection +5, 300000cp, 110000sp, 28000gp, 1300pp, heap of masterwork weapons and armor (8000gp), rare silks and furs (4200gp), fine clothing and tapestries (5600gp), rare and exotic alcohols (6000gp), gold and silver bars (16000gp), crystal ball with telepathy, 6 black pearls of great size (250gp each), gold crown with four emeralds (1200gp), 12 bags of gold coins (500gp each), a legendary gemstone Athrinoord a ruby of impossible size and beauty (25000gp)
Session Expense: true resurrection (Gwendelyn) 25000gp, subscription to elementalist quarterly (Ortho) 50gp, potion of Febreeze (Rudy) 1gp.