The Main Hall: Entering the main hall, the party began getting acquainted properly with the Dwarven Nobles. As they had made an ally in House Trollbreaker thanks to the Paladin, this is the house they sat nearest. The Monk spoke to house Windmaul who warned him of Vampire servants. He was told to talk to the Battlemaiden of the house
Aftermath: After the party left Antoinette’s lair, they returned to the Dwarven City. Fearful that they would be arrested despite self defense, they walked the streets warily. As it turned out, only the invitations to the upcoming dinner party kept them out of jail. Daznock of House Runebrewer was the one to break the bad news. He pointed out that
New Alliances: The party left the caves with the dreamscape experiences still on their minds. Or rather the Monk, Barbarian/Warlock and their new companion the Paladin did. The others still were no where to be found. After some initial suspicion, the two senior members of the group decided to give the Paladin a chance after a successful persuasion check. After
The adventurers continued to wander their respective Dreamscapes. Death Knight Dream The Death Knight came face to face with a woman from his past. However, thanks to his missing memories, he could not recall who this was. This proved problematic both for him, as well as the Succubus that had taken her form. While distracted, the Demoness managed to put
The Ropers Fall The Ropers continued to pose a serious threat to the party as they fought for their very survival. The Barbarian Warlock was getting serious mileage out of casting Armor of Agathys. The tentacles of the Ropers did not deal any actual damage and thus, despite being grappled, the Barbarian Warlock was getting free hits on the main bodies.
The clock was running and the party needed to get into a council meeting to figure out the succession crisis. Needing 4 house approvals was becoming difficult. One of the allied houses was forcing the party to a day long trial that they could not afford to compete in. That left the enemy houses. House Bronzebuckle: The party debated at
Battle with Drow: The Party was still split up when things began again. The Death Knight and Gonk found themselves against a Water Elemental. Meanwhile, The Barbarian/Warlock and the Monk found themselves tied up by a group of Drow. The Barbarian/Warlock used one of his final spells to free himself and the Monk. Quickly the attacked the group of Drow,
A new day dawned and the Death Knight, Monk, and Barbarian Warlock went to the other two allied houses to learn more about them. The three also desired the ability to sit in on council meetings. The only way to do this was to gain approval from 4 of the 6 noble houses. Only 1 house, Metalbuckle was willing to
With no time to lose and a Dwarf Succession crisis to begin to resolve, the party returned to the tunnels beneath the Dwarven City. With the paper they had collected, a route to The Slavers Den had been revealed. And there was only a door leading to an unexplored room standing between the group and that hideaway. Knowing there might
The morning after the Players arrived in the Dwarven City, they discussed in their lodgings what to do first. Their goal was to understand the political arrangements within the Dwarven City. Deciding to talk to commoners first, the group elected to ask the guards for directions to the slums. Runeforge: On the way, the Death Knight was approached by a