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Sep 4, 2021 - Osa, Terror of the Mere - Part 3

2021-09-14T15:23:28Z

ClaneK: Created page with "Recap The Heroes have make their way into Osa's realm through the mists separating her world from ours guided by the talisman they had obtained with the help of the Bullywugs..."

Recap

The Heroes have make their way into Osa's realm through the mists separating her world from ours guided by the talisman they had obtained with the help of the Bullywugs. Yet even with the talisman to keep whatever lay in the mists at bay, the strain of it still took its toll.

Emenvriek Etan

2021-09-04T21:22:00Z

ClaneK:

[[File:Emenvriek Etan.jpg|thumb|Emenvriek Etan]]
Emenvriek Etan was born into adventure amidst a family of scholar-explorers. His elven father and human mother shared a passion for elven history that saw the family of five venturing far and wide across the land. Em embraced this passion and life along with his sisters but sadly it would not last.

Above all other legends his parents studied was that of a collection of tomes known as the Pillars of Benediction. Following a new sign to the ruined city of Anthur Em’s family was ambushed. His father ordered Em to run as he himself flung himself at the attackers. The last thing he heard was a hoarse voice uttering “The Spider was not asking.” before his mother's scream that was abruptly cut short.

Em found his way to Neverwinter where he has scratched out an existence. His only remaining possession from his previous life is a dull, ornate ring given to him by his father. He years to regain that life and follow his parents’ path of adventure. Almost as much as he wants The Spider dead at his feet.

File:Emenvriek Etan.jpg

2021-09-04T21:21:38Z

ClaneK: Emenvriek Etan

== Summary ==
Emenvriek Etan

Emenvriek Etan

2021-09-04T21:20:57Z

ClaneK: Created page with "Emenvriek Etan was born into adventure amidst a family of scholar-explorers. His elven father and human mother shared a passion for elven history that saw the family of five..."

Emenvriek Etan was born into adventure amidst a family of scholar-explorers. His elven father and human mother shared a passion for elven history that saw the family of five venturing far and wide across the land. Em embraced this passion and life along with his sisters but sadly it would not last.

Above all other legends his parents studied was that of a collection of tomes known as the Pillars of Benediction. Following a new sign to the ruined city of Anthur Em’s family was ambushed. His father ordered Em to run as he himself flung himself at the attackers. The last thing he heard was a hoarse voice uttering “The Spider was not asking.” before his mother's scream that was abruptly cut short.

Em found his way to Neverwinter where he has scratched out an existence. His only remaining possession from his previous life is a dull, ornate ring given to him by his father. He years to regain that life and follow his parents’ path of adventure. Almost as much as he wants The Spider dead at his feet.

Odynkirk Bloometh

2021-09-04T21:19:44Z

ClaneK:

[[File:Odynkirk.jpg|thumb|Odynkirk Bloometh]]
My father used to be a cook at a dwarven inn. He taught me everything that I know about cooking.

Unfortunately, cooking is not a rewarding profession and I learned forgery and gambling to make ends meet.

My father was badly injured in a heated argument with a dragonborn. A beautiful elven cleric, found my injured father. Although she saved his life, he was crippled and was never able to return to work at the inn.

Gambling is a habit of my "upbringing". Odynkirk enjoys deceiving and conning people, but has a weakspot for people like my father...people who work hard, but don't have much to show for it.

One day, I will find that dragonborn and avenge the unjust injures that my father suffered.

And one day, I hope to find the cleric that help my father. or at least another beautiful woman to take her place.

Odynkirk Bloometh

2021-09-04T21:19:10Z

ClaneK: Created page with "My father used to be a cook at a dwarven inn. He taught me everything that I know about cooking. Unfortunately, cooking is not a rewarding profession and I learned forgery..."

My father used to be a cook at a dwarven inn. He taught me everything that I know about cooking.

Unfortunately, cooking is not a rewarding profession and I learned forgery and gambling to make ends meet.

My father was badly injured in a heated argument with a dragonborn. A beautiful elven cleric, found my injured father. Although she saved his life, he was crippled and was never able to return to work at the inn.

Gambling is a habit of my "upbringing". Odynkirk enjoys deceiving and conning people, but has a weakspot for people like my father...people who work hard, but don't have much to show for it.

One day, I will find that dragonborn and avenge the unjust injures that my father suffered.

And one day, I hope to find the cleric that help my father. or at least another beautiful woman to take her place.

File:Odynkirk.jpg

2021-09-04T21:18:50Z

ClaneK: Odynkirk Bloometh

== Summary ==
Odynkirk Bloometh

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T21:16:27Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss|Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Ranisbasilla's Camp ===

==== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ====

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

==== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ====

===== Where is the Abbey? =====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

==== Quest Updates ====

===== Pillars of Benediction =====
To complete the [[Pillars of Benediction Quest]], retrieve all volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]].
#Defeat the '''unknown guardian''' to retrieve '''unknown volume''' from [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss]]

=== Abbey Ruins ===

==== Journey to the Ruins ====
* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== The Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, the abbey materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin
* It does not appear to mean us any harm

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====

* Emenvriek says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

===== Is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there? =====

* [[Emenvriek Etan|Emenvriek]] asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"
* We hear "I am lay brother<ref>Odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"</ref> [[Theomere]] and i was once a monk of this abbey"
*
* Theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a
* Theomere "I was blamed for the crimes against the sisters
* The sisters, i wanted to help them so much
* the town blamed me for what happened to them
* release the soul of young [[Tib]] you will find him in hte kitchen
*!! Release the soul of young Tib

===== Are there any good cookbooks in the abbey?<ref>Odynkirk father ran a restaurant, he's a bit a foodie</ref> =====

* Emenvriek asks "Are there any good cookbooks in the abbey?"
* Theomere responds, "there are many books in the abbey."

==== Quest Updates ====

===== Free the Innocent Spirits =====
The Divinations of Shallazad revealed the clue "Right the wrongs; Free the innocent spirits; Make reparations of the past; You will weaken the one who guards what you seek." To complete the [[Free the Innocent Spirits Quest]], you will need to identify, investigate and resolve the trauma binding the spirit to the Shallazad.

# Free the innocent spirit of [[Tib]]

=== The Entryway and Vestibule ===
As the Heroes of Phandalin approach, a ghostly apparition appears to exit the entryway and drop an object into the bushes to the side of the vestibule. It appears to be the spirit of a monk which may be of a higher status and is adorned in fine garments and the monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms.

==== General Observations ====

===== Sigils in Ivy =====
* Emenvriek notices someone made the ivy vines grow up in distinctive patterns
* These patterns seems to be forming the sigil
* A successful religion check reveals that this abbe could be dedicated to [[Lliira]], the Goddess of Joy
* Her sigil is a triangle with a star at each point
* Emenvriek picks a flower, plucks an ivy flower after which it seems he may have avoided some unidentified threat

===== Key to Shallazad =====

* Erevan investigates the object that the apparition threw into the shrubs beside the entryway
* Erevan finds a brass key

=== The Library ===

* As we enter,

* put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open
* we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey
* Ranisbasilla casts see invisibility
* @itsy goes in and we see a grand library
* at the far end of the room there are two doors and
* @itsy shows a holy
* Ranisbasilla begins casting ritual detect magic
* stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens
* !! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity
* PORENT
* 16 and 18
* the open book is dusty
* almost everything is dusty in this room
* Emenvriek scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. Emenvriek notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")
* The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in
* This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====

* What is the history of the abbey
* @perrin almost relives the past in his mind
* Why?
* He looks around the abbey
* he looks at unseen spots around the room
* as if he is being watched by someone or something
* he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"
* he regains his composure, and whispers "find Theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you
* the book shelves shake violently
* something else is angry
* books fall off in piles on the floor
* when Emenvriek checks the door
* books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books
* 4 swarms of books appear in the room
* books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====

* attacking the @book_swarms
* Emenvriek attacks ineffectively
* Erevan hits with sacred flame
* @lance hits with greatsword
* Ranisbasilla hides under a floating disc
* @ragnar hits the book with a hammer
* the party crushes the books
* Ranisbasilla casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===

* the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic
* there are several doors leading out of the courtyard
* the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing
* after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees
* most are stuffed
* some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet
* some are nailed to the tree itself
* the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====

* as Emenvriek checks for traps on the door
* alld the doll heads are looking at us
* the dolls want something
* we arent sure if its us or if its real
* Ranisbasilla hears dolls speak, i miss mommy
* come play with me
* giggling stops as Theren approaches the tree
* we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====

* up the stairs, we see mirrors
* the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors
* you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off
* we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===

* its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three
* one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others
* on the table there seems to be table settings
* in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor
* they are portraits of paladins
* when examining the name plates of the paladins
* they appear to have been purposefully scratched out !knowledge of paladin names
* the eyes of the portait appear to be following us
* a form appears of a high ranking monk
* that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====

* Odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young Tib or Theomere
* the abbot does not know of anyone named Tib and he is very sorry
* As we mention Theomere his face scowls
* He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all
* ? what happened, what did he do?
* Theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town
* he fell into the allures of town life
* he even visited a brothel every now and then
* ? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts
* Expulsion form the abbey
* ? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace
* Theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey
* ? did @perrin do the same as Theomere
* some say he did far worse
* this is place is no place for you
* the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you
* Odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal
* @abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do
* @abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===

* kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten
* the kitchen fire is still burning
* when we call Tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====

* after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy
* he is about 9 years old
* he is scared and nods as Odynkirk ask if he is Tib
* ? what is the last thing you remember
* he says I just did my job
* I helpoed sweep and clean
* then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all
* he bit the man
* the man didnt like that at all
* the next think he knew he felt pain
* ? who did this to you
* @theromere said its ok, you can tell us
* @perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of Tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere, Part 2 ====

* Theomere one more spirit needs to be freed
* there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease
* Theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors
* The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

* ? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened
* in the cubbord we will find his posessions
* he begs us to free the s
* @noland was like Tib
* he too victim to
* whats the name of the @abbot
* spoons
* these spoons are known to exit
* they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use
* a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues
* ? what happened with @perrin
* @perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust
* No one knew, but Theomere knew
* @perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean
* ? who killed Tib
* @whitmore killed Tib
* ? is @whitmore the abbot
* Yes @whitmore is the abbot
* ? how do they know it was the abbot
* Tib was not the only one
* Two sisters came in the dead oif night
* Theomere woke earlyu to bake bread
* one was diven mad
* the other silent sullen with inner rage
* they begged him to take them to town

== Summary ==

* the @abbot is @whitmore
* @whitmore killed Tib and Theomere knew about it
* Theomere asked to help @nolan
* ? why did Tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin
* @perrin may have been the one who abused Tib but the @abbot was the one who killed Tib
* @whitmore doesnt want us to dig around
* @whitmore likely has the book
* @perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot
* @perrin is a scribe or a librarian
* @perrin appears to have committed greater crimes
* @perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"
* Theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters
* Theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much
* Theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them
* in order to defeat the final
* burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications
* .\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
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Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss

2021-09-04T20:35:21Z

ClaneK: Created page with "Rumored to be in the Mere of Dead Men on the Sword Coast, Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss stood over 200 years ago when the Mere of Dead Men was a rich farmland until an..."

Rumored to be in the Mere of Dead Men on the Sword Coast, Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss stood over 200 years ago when the Mere of Dead Men was a rich farmland until an eruption of arcane energy from the nearby Sword Mountains destroyed the area and turned it into the cursed swamp it is today. They rubble and overgrown ruins are all that is left of the abbey. When the sun sets, the abbey phases into existence and brave adventurers may enter but they only have until sunrise to leave or face being trapped within its walls until the following sunset.

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T18:06:56Z

ClaneK: /* The Library */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss|Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Ranisbasilla's Camp ===

==== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ====

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

==== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ====

===== Where is the Abbey? =====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

==== Quest Updates ====

===== Pillars of Benediction =====
To complete the [[Pillars of Benediction Quest]], retrieve all volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]].
#Defeat the '''unknown guardian''' to retrieve '''unknown volume''' from [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss]]

=== Abbey Ruins ===

==== Journey to the Ruins ====
* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== The Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, the abbey materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin
* It does not appear to mean us any harm

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====

* Emenvriek says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

===== Is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there? =====

* [[Emenvriek Etan|Emenvriek]] asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"
* We hear "I am lay brother<ref>Odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"</ref> [[Theomere]] and i was once a monk of this abbey"
*
* Theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a
* Theomere "I was blamed for the crimes against the sisters
* The sisters, i wanted to help them so much
* the town blamed me for what happened to them
* release the soul of young [[Tib]] you will find him in hte kitchen
*!! Release the soul of young Tib

===== Are there any good cookbooks in the abbey?<ref>Odynkirk father ran a restaurant, he's a bit a foodie</ref> =====

* Emenvriek asks "Are there any good cookbooks in the abbey?"
* Theomere responds, "there are many books in the abbey."

==== Quest Updates ====

===== Free the Innocent Spirits =====
The Divinations of Shallazad revealed the clue "Right the wrongs; Free the innocent spirits; Make reparations of the past; You will weaken the one who guards what you seek." To complete the [[Free the Innocent Spirits Quest]], you will need to identify, investigate and resolve the trauma binding the spirit to the Shallazad.

# Free the innocent spirit of [[Tib]]

=== The Entryway and Vestibule ===
As the Heroes of Phandalin approach, a ghostly apparition appears to exit the entryway and drop an object into the bushes to the side of the vestibule. It appears to be the spirit of a monk which may be of a higher status and is adorned in fine garments and the monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms.

==== General Observations ====

===== Sigils in Ivy =====
* Emenvriek notices someone made the ivy vines grow up in distinctive patterns
* These patterns seems to be forming the sigil
* A successful religion check reveals that this abbe could be dedicated to [[Lliira]], the Goddess of Joy
* Her sigil is a triangle with a star at each point
* Emenvriek picks a flower, plucks an ivy flower after which it seems he may have avoided some unidentified threat

===== Key to Shallazad =====

* Erevan investigates the object that the apparition threw into the shrubs beside the entryway
* Erevan finds a brass key

=== The Library ===

* As we enter,

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

Ranisbasilla casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

Ranisbasilla begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

Emenvriek scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. Emenvriek notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find Theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when Emenvriek checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

Emenvriek attacks ineffectively

Erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

Ranisbasilla hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

Ranisbasilla casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

Ranisbasilla hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
Odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young Tib or Theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named Tib and he is very sorry

As we mention Theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

Theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

Theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as Theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

Odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call Tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as Odynkirk ask if he is Tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of Tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
Theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

Theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like Tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but Theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed Tib

@whitmore killed Tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

Tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

Theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed Tib and Theomere knew about it

Theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did Tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused Tib but the @abbot was the one who killed Tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

Theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

Theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

Theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T17:59:32Z

ClaneK: /* General Observations */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss|Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Ranisbasilla's Camp ===

==== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ====

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

==== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ====

===== Where is the Abbey? =====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

==== Quest Updates ====

===== Pillars of Benediction =====
To complete the [[Pillars of Benediction Quest]], retrieve all volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]].
#Defeat the '''unknown guardian''' to retrieve '''unknown volume''' from [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss]]

=== Abbey Ruins ===

==== Journey to the Ruins ====
* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== The Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, the abbey materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin
* It does not appear to mean us any harm

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====

* Emenvriek says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

===== Is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there? =====

* [[Emenvriek Etan|Emenvriek]] asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"
* We hear "I am lay brother<ref>Odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"</ref> [[Theomere]] and i was once a monk of this abbey"
*
* Theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a
* Theomere "I was blamed for the crimes against the sisters
* The sisters, i wanted to help them so much
* the town blamed me for what happened to them
* release the soul of young [[Tib]] you will find him in hte kitchen
*!! Release the soul of young Tib

===== Are there any good cookbooks in the abbey?<ref>Odynkirk father ran a restaurant, he's a bit a foodie</ref> =====

* Emenvriek asks "Are there any good cookbooks in the abbey?"
* Theomere responds, "there are many books in the abbey."

==== Quest Updates ====

===== Free the Innocent Spirits =====
The Divinations of Shallazad revealed the clue "Right the wrongs; Free the innocent spirits; Make reparations of the past; You will weaken the one who guards what you seek." To complete the [[Free the Innocent Spirits Quest]], you will need to identify, investigate and resolve the trauma binding the spirit to the Shallazad.

# Free the innocent spirit of [[Tib]]

=== The Entryway and Vestibule ===
As the Heroes of Phandalin approach, a ghostly apparition appears to exit the entryway and drop an object into the bushes to the side of the vestibule.

==== General Observations ====

===== Patterns on the Walls =====
* Emenvriek notices someone made the ivy vines grow up in distinctive patterns
* These patterns seems to be forming the sigil
* A successful religion check reveals that this abbe could be dedicated to [[Lliira]], the Goddess of Joy
* Her sigil is a triangle with a star at each point
* Emenvriek picks a flower, plucks an ivy flower after which it seems he may have avoided some unidentified threat

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

Ranisbasilla casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

Ranisbasilla begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

Emenvriek scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. Emenvriek notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find Theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when Emenvriek checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

Emenvriek attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

Ranisbasilla hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

Ranisbasilla casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

Ranisbasilla hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
Odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young Tib or Theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named Tib and he is very sorry

As we mention Theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

Theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

Theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as Theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

Odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call Tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as Odynkirk ask if he is Tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of Tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
Theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

Theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like Tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but Theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed Tib

@whitmore killed Tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

Tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

Theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed Tib and Theomere knew about it

Theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did Tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused Tib but the @abbot was the one who killed Tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

Theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

Theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

Theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T17:48:22Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss|Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Ranisbasilla's Camp ===

==== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ====

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

==== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ====

===== Where is the Abbey? =====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

==== Quest Updates ====

===== Pillars of Benediction =====
To complete the [[Pillars of Benediction Quest]], retrieve all volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]].
#Defeat the '''unknown guardian''' to retrieve '''unknown volume''' from [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss]]

=== Abbey Ruins ===

==== Journey to the Ruins ====
* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== The Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, the abbey materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin
* It does not appear to mean us any harm

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====

* Emenvriek says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

===== Is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there? =====

* [[Emenvriek Etan|Emenvriek]] asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"
* We hear "I am lay brother<ref>Odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"</ref> [[Theomere]] and i was once a monk of this abbey"
*
* Theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a
* Theomere "I was blamed for the crimes against the sisters
* The sisters, i wanted to help them so much
* the town blamed me for what happened to them
* release the soul of young [[Tib]] you will find him in hte kitchen
*!! Release the soul of young Tib

===== Are there any good cookbooks in the abbey?<ref>Odynkirk father ran a restaurant, he's a bit a foodie</ref> =====

* Emenvriek asks "Are there any good cookbooks in the abbey?"
* Theomere responds, "there are many books in the abbey."

==== Quest Updates ====

===== Free the Innocent Spirits =====
The Divinations of Shallazad revealed the clue "Right the wrongs; Free the innocent spirits; Make reparations of the past; You will weaken the one who guards what you seek." To complete the [[Free the Innocent Spirits Quest]], you will need to identify, investigate and resolve the trauma binding the spirit to the Shallazad.

# Free the innocent spirit of [[Tib]]

=== The Entryway and Vestibule ===

==== General Observations ====

* someone made the ivy vines grow up in distinctive patterns
* seems to be forming the sigil of the goddess of joy
* religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy
* sigil is a triangle with a star at each point
* Emenvriek picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

Ranisbasilla has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

Ranisbasilla casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

Ranisbasilla begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

Emenvriek scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. Emenvriek notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find Theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when Emenvriek checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

Emenvriek attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

Ranisbasilla hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

Ranisbasilla casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

Ranisbasilla hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
Odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young Tib or Theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named Tib and he is very sorry

As we mention Theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

Theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

Theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as Theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

Odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call Tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as Odynkirk ask if he is Tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of Tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
Theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

Theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like Tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but Theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed Tib

@whitmore killed Tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

Tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

Theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed Tib and Theomere knew about it

Theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did Tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused Tib but the @abbot was the one who killed Tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

Theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

Theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

Theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T17:40:15Z

ClaneK: /* The Mere of Dead Men */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss|Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Ranisbasilla's Camp ===

==== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ====

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

==== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ====

===== Where is the Abbey? =====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

==== Quest Update ====

===== Pillars of Benediction =====
To complete the [[Pillars of Benediction Quest]], retrieve all volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]].
#Defeat the '''unknown guardian''' to retrieve '''unknown volume''' from [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss]]

=== Abbey Ruins ===

==== Journey to the Ruins ====
* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== The Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, the abbey materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin
* It does not appear to mean us any harm

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====

* Emenvriek says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

===== Is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there? =====

* [[Emenvriek Etan|Emenvriek]] asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"
* We hear "I am lay brother<ref>Odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"</ref> [[Theomere]] and i was once a monk of this abbey"
*
* Theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a
* Theomere "I was blamed for the crimes against the sisters
* The sisters, i wanted to help them so much
* the town blamed me for what happened to them
* release the soul of young [[Tib]] you will find him in hte kitchen
*!! Release the soul of young Tib

Emenvriek are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

[[Odynkirk Bloometh|Odynkirk]] father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

==== Quest Update ====

===== Free the Innocent Spirits =====
The Divinations of Shallazad revealed the clue "Right the wrongs; Free the innocent spirits; Make reparations of the past; You will weaken the one who guards what you seek." To complete the [[Free the Innocent Spirits Quest]], you will need to identify, investigate and resolve the trauma binding the spirit to the Shallazad.

# Free the innocent spirit of [[Tib]]

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

Emenvriek picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

Emenvriek scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. Emenvriek notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find Theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when Emenvriek checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

Emenvriek attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
Odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young Tib or Theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named Tib and he is very sorry

As we mention Theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

Theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

Theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as Theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

Odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call Tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as Odynkirk ask if he is Tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of Tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
Theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

Theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like Tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but Theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed Tib

@whitmore killed Tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

Tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

Theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed Tib and Theomere knew about it

Theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did Tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused Tib but the @abbot was the one who killed Tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

Theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

Theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

Theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T17:37:50Z

ClaneK: /* Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss|Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ===

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

=== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ===

==== Where is the Abbey? ====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

=== Quest Update ===

==== Pillars of Benediction ====
To complete the [[Pillars of Benediction Quest]], retrieve all volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]].
#Defeat the '''unknown guardian''' to retrieve '''unknown volume''' from [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss]]

=== Journey to the Abbey Ruins ===

* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== The Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, the abbey materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin
* It does not appear to mean us any harm

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====

* Emenvriek says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

===== Is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there? =====

* [[Emenvriek Etan|Emenvriek]] asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"
* We hear "I am lay brother<ref>Odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"</ref> [[Theomere]] and i was once a monk of this abbey"
*
* Theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a
* Theomere "I was blamed for the crimes against the sisters
* The sisters, i wanted to help them so much
* the town blamed me for what happened to them
* release the soul of young [[Tib]] you will find him in hte kitchen
*!! Release the soul of young Tib

Emenvriek are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

[[Odynkirk Bloometh|Odynkirk]] father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

==== Quest Update ====

===== Free the Innocent Spirits =====
The Divinations of Shallazad revealed the clue "Right the wrongs; Free the innocent spirits; Make reparations of the past; You will weaken the one who guards what you seek." To complete the [[Free the Innocent Spirits Quest]], you will need to identify, investigate and resolve the trauma binding the spirit to the Shallazad.

# Free the innocent spirit of [[Tib]]

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

Emenvriek picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

Emenvriek scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. Emenvriek notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find Theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when Emenvriek checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

Emenvriek attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
Odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young Tib or Theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named Tib and he is very sorry

As we mention Theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

Theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

Theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as Theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

Odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call Tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as Odynkirk ask if he is Tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of Tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
Theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

Theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like Tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but Theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed Tib

@whitmore killed Tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

Tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

Theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed Tib and Theomere knew about it

Theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did Tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused Tib but the @abbot was the one who killed Tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

Theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

Theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

Theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T17:25:05Z

ClaneK: /* The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss|Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ===

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

=== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ===

==== Where is the Abbey? ====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

=== Quest Update ===

==== Pillars of Benediction ====
To complete the [[Pillars of Benediction Quest]], retrieve all volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]].
#Defeat the '''unknown guardian''' to retrieve '''unknown volume''' from [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss]]

=== Journey to the Abbey Ruins ===

* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, Shallazad materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin.
* It does not appear to mean us any harm.

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
Emenvriek says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

===== Is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there? =====

* [[Emenvriek Etan|Emenvriek]] asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"
* We hear "I am lay brother<ref>Odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"</ref> [[Theomere]] and i was once a monk of this abbey"
*
* Theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a
* Theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters
* The sisters, i wanted to help them so much
* the town blamed me for what happened to them
* release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Tib|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

Emenvriek are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

[[Odynkirk Bloometh|Odynkirk]] father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

Emenvriek picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

Emenvriek scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. Emenvriek notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find Theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when Emenvriek checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

Emenvriek attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
Odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or Theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention Theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

Theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

Theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as Theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

Odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as Odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
Theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

Theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but Theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

Theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and Theomere knew about it

Theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

Theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

Theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

Theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T16:59:50Z

ClaneK: /* Quest Update - Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss|Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ===

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

=== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ===

==== Where is the Abbey? ====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

=== Quest Update ===

==== Pillars of Benediction ====
To complete the [[Pillars of Benediction Quest]], retrieve all volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]].
#Defeat the '''unknown guardian''' to retrieve '''unknown volume''' from [[Shalazad, The Abbey of the Silent Bliss]]

=== Journey to the Abbey Ruins ===

* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, Shallazad materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin.
* It does not appear to mean us any harm.

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Tib|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T16:52:25Z

ClaneK: /* Quest Update - Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ===

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

=== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ===

==== Where is the Abbey? ====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."
*Trap Skin relays directions to where the Abbey Ruins can be found

=== Quest Update - Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction ===
* '''Quest'''. [[Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction]]

* '''Objective'''. Defeat the unknown guardian to retrieve unknown volume from Shalazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss

=== Journey to the Abbey Ruins ===

* After resting that afternoon, the Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla head to the Abbey Ruins
* The site is enshrouded in mist, through which shadows of the Abbey Ruins can be seen in the distance
* The Heroes of Phandalin and Ranisbasilla cross

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* Once through, a road lay before us and in the distance, Shallazad materializes
*As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin.
* It does not appear to mean us any harm.

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Tib|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T16:45:42Z

ClaneK: /* What awaits us in the Abbey? */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ===

===== What awaits us in the abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

=== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ===

==== Where is the Abbey? ====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."

=== Quest Update - Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction ===
* '''Quest'''. [[Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction]]

* '''Objective'''. Defeat the unknown guardian to retrieve unknown volume from Shalazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road ===

* As we walk along the road, a ethereal ghostly figure appears dressed as a monk, peering at its face and hands
* Patches of flesh hanging from face and hands seeing sinew instead of skin.
* It does not appear to mean us any harm.

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Tib|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T16:39:25Z

ClaneK: /* The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ===

===== What awaits us in the Abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

=== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ===

==== Where is the Abbey? ====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."

=== Quest Update - Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction ===
* '''Quest'''. [[Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction]]

* '''Objective'''. Defeat the unknown guardian to retrieve unknown volume from Shalazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road to Shallazad ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Tib|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T16:38:29Z

ClaneK: /* The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== The Mere of Dead Men ==

=== The Divinations of Shallazad, Part 1 ===

===== What awaits us in the Abbey? =====

* The Mere of Dead Men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to Neverwinter until the cataclysm, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos
* Amongst that which was destroyed was Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss
* Ranisbasilla receives a vision while using divination

<blockquote>''A panoramic view of various hands coming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air''

''The abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead.''</blockquote>

===== What is guarding the book? =====

* Basically the abbey guards the tome
* the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

<blockquote>''Right the wrongs''

''Free the innocent spirits''

''Make reparations of the past''

''You will weaken the one who guiards what you seek''</blockquote>

===== Quest Update - Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction =====

* '''Quest'''. [[Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction]]

* '''Objective'''. Defeat the unknown guardian to retrieve unknown volume from Shalazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss

==== The Interrogation of Trap Skin, Part 1 ====

===== Where is the Abbey? =====

* The abbey is a short distance away from our current position
* These abbey appears at night
* Trap Skin will not guide the Heroes of Phandalin any closer
* Trap Skin says, "This book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea to go in there."

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road to Shallazad ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Tib|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T16:14:21Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa
{| class="wikitable"
|+Quest Update
!Quest
|[[Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction]]
|-
!Objective
|Defeat the unknown guardian to retrieve unknown volume from Shalazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss
|}

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road to Shallazad ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Tib|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T16:12:00Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa
{| class="wikitable"
|+Quest - [[Retrieve the Twelve Volumes of the Pillars of Benediction]]
!Status
!Objective
|-
|
|Defeat the unknown guardian to retrieve unknown volume from Shalazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss
|}

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road to Shallazad ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Tib|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Apparition of Noland|Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T16:00:23Z

ClaneK: /* The Interrogation of Theromere II */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road to Shallazad ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Spirit of Tib]]

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

* Quest - [[Free the Malevolent Spirit of Noland]]

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-04T15:56:42Z

ClaneK: /* Southern Courtyard Stairwell */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road to Shallazad ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== The South Stairwell ===

==== The South Foyer ====
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

=== The South Dinette ===
its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

==== Interrogation of the Abbot ====
@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

=== The Kitchens ===
kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. Malevolent Apparition ====

==== The Interrogation of Tib ====
after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

==== The Interrogation of Theromere II ====
@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-03T00:38:09Z

ClaneK: /* The Courtyard */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road to Shallazad ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

==== The Heroes of Phandalin vs. The Court of Dolls ====
as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

=== Southern Courtyard Stairwell ===
up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T18:26:55Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== The Road to Shallazad ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== The Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

==== Heroes of Phandalin vs. Swarms of Books ====
attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

=== The Courtyard ===
courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T18:23:38Z

ClaneK: /* Crossing into the Mist Realm */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

== Mist Realm of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss ==

=== Crossing into the Mist Realm ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== Entering the Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

ENCOUNTER

attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T18:22:36Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

=== Crossing into the Mist Realm ===
a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

==== The Interrogation of Lay Brother Theomere ====
@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

=== Entering the Library ===
As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

==== The Interrogation of Saccrist Perrin ====
What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

ENCOUNTER

attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T18:06:44Z

ClaneK: /* Mere of Dead Men */

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]]<ref>On the way to the Abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire and a [[Shambling Mound|shambling mound]] rose from the earth an engulfed the [[rogue]]. However, the [[ranger]] was quick to ask [[Trap Skin]] about the mound learned that it was vulnerable to [[Thunder Damage|thunder damage]]. The Heroes of Phandalin made quick work of the creature thereafter.</ref> while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==

=== Divinations of Shallazad ===

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

ENCOUNTER

attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T17:57:36Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]] while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==
[[Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1/Divinations of Shallazad|Divinations of Shallazad]]

{{Special:PrefixIndex/Help:Subpages/}}

on the way to the abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire

a shambling mound rose from the earth an engulfed the rogue

the ranger who was quick to ask @trappskin about hte mound found that it was vulnerable to thunder damage

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

ENCOUNTER

attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T17:56:50Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]] while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==
[[Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1/Divinations of Shallazad|Divinations of Shallazad]]

on the way to the abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire

a shambling mound rose from the earth an engulfed the rogue

the ranger who was quick to ask @trappskin about hte mound found that it was vulnerable to thunder damage

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

ENCOUNTER

attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T17:53:00Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]] while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball. Divinations revealed she was to await the arrival of five companions beneath an ancient cottonwood tree: a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light, a thief made of darkness and a hunter stalking in twilight.

== Mere of Dead Men ==
on the way to the abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire

a shambling mound rose from the earth an engulfed the rogue

the ranger who was quick to ask @trappskin about hte mound found that it was vulnerable to thunder damage

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

ENCOUNTER

attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss

2021-09-01T17:47:52Z

ClaneK:

[[File:Shallazad.jpg|alt=Shallazad|thumb|Shallazad]]
[[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss|Shallazad, the Abbey of Silent Bliss]], stood over 200 years ago, (c. 1290 DR) when the [[Mere of Dead Men]] was a rich farmland. An eruption of arcane energy from the nearby Sword Mountains destroyed the area and turned it into the cursed swamp it is today. all that is left of the abbey itself are ruins. However, when the sun sets, the a ghostly visage of the abbey apparates into existence through the mist realms and brave adventurers may enter; they only have until sunrise to leave or face being trapped within its walls until the following sunset.
[[Category:Mist Realms]]
[[Category:Locations in the Mere of Dead Men]]
[[Category:1290 DR]]

Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss

2021-09-01T17:46:22Z

ClaneK:

Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss

2021-09-01T17:40:27Z

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The abbey stood over 200 years ago when the Mere of Dead Men was a rich farmland. You know that an eruption of arcane energy from the nearby Sword Mountains (fall of the spell forge) destroyed the area and turned it into the cursed swamp it is today. They abbey ruins are all that is left. However, when the sun sets, the abbey phases into existence and brave adventurers may enter but they only have until sunrise to leave or face being trapped within its walls until the following sunset.

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== Summary ==
Shallazad

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T17:38:01Z

ClaneK:

== Preface ==
'''1491 DR''' - The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay [[Trap Skin]] a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]] to [[Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss]] in search of one of the twelve volumes of the [[Pillars of Benediction]]. They had already encountered a [[shambling mound]] while traversing the mere to their present location.

[[Ranisbasilla Borsa|Ranisbasilla]], a [[Gnomes|gnome]] fortune teller, was also looking for something within the Abbey, a tome detailing the methods used to create a crystal ball.

-

- Your divination has whispered into you ear to wait underneath a large cottonwood tree.

- There you will meet 4 companions to enter the abbey. You see a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light and a thief made of darkness.

== Mere of Dead Men ==
on the way to the abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire

a shambling mound rose from the earth an engulfed the rogue

the ranger who was quick to ask @trappskin about hte mound found that it was vulnerable to thunder damage

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

ENCOUNTER

attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

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== Footnotes ==
<references/>
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
[[Category:1491 DR]]

Pillars of Benediction

2021-09-01T17:29:39Z

ClaneK:

[[File:Pillars-of-Benediction.png|alt=The Pillars of Benediction|thumb|The Pillars of Benediction]]
The [[Pillars of Benediction]] are a series of twelve texts, two of which are known:

# [[Pillar of Life]]
# [[Pillar of Joy]]

Pillars of Benediction

2021-09-01T17:00:31Z

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[[File:Pillars-of-Benediction.png|alt=The Pillars of Benediction|thumb|The Pillars of Benediction]]
The Pillars of Benediction are a series of twelve texts, two of which are known:

# [[Pillar of Life]]
# [[Pillar of Joy]]

File:Pillars-of-Benediction.png

2021-09-01T16:55:27Z

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== Summary ==
The [[Pillars of Benediction]]

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2021-09-01T16:54:17Z

ClaneK: The Pillars of Benediction

== Summary ==
The Pillars of Benediction

Trap Skin

2021-09-01T16:45:35Z

ClaneK:

[[File:Trap-skin.png|alt=Trap Skin|thumb|Trap Skin]][[Trap Skin]] is a hermit who knows the swamp extremely well.

Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1

2021-09-01T16:39:29Z

ClaneK:

== Mere of Dead Men ==
[[Trap Skin]] is a hermit who knows the swamp extremely well. The [[Heroes of Phandalin]] agreed to pay him a bar of [[mithril]]<ref>The party found a few bars of mithril in a troll cave in the [[Sword Mountains|sword mountains]]</ref> to guide them through the [[Mere of Dead Men]].

@rani

- Your travels have led you in search of Shallazad, The Abbey of Silent Bliss.

- It is rumored to be in the Mere of Dead Men on the Sword Coast.

- Inside the abbey is an apothecary table containing _blank__, an extremely rare arcane component.

- The abbey stood over 200 years ago when the Mere of Dead Men was a rich farmland. You know that an eruption of arcane energy from the nearby Sword Mountains (fall of the spell forge) destroyed the area and turned it into the cursed swamp it is today. They abbey ruins are all that is left. However, when the sun sets, the abbey phases into existence and brave adventurers may enter but they only have until sunrise to leave or face being trapped within its walls until the following sunset.

- Your divination has whispered into you ear to wait underneath a large cottonwood tree.

- There you will meet 4 companions to enter the abbey. You see a dwarf forged from steel, a wild man with the head of a boar, a priest made of light and a thief made of darkness.

June 5, 2021

on the way to the abbey, they saw a treasure chest lodged into the mire

a shambling mound rose from the earth an engulfed the rogue

the ranger who was quick to ask @trappskin about hte mound found that it was vulnerable to thunder damage

The mere of dead men was not always so, 200 years ago it was a rival to neverwinter until the spellplague, a great thundering thrust the area into chaos

? how do we get the tome

? where does the abbey go

? panoramic view of various hands comming up from the ground clawing from all sides clawing at air

abbey is filled with the spirits of the restless dead

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

@Theren asks if @trapskinn will guide if he will guide us and he says no

There is a hill with a wagon

- looking for a book

- only kind of know what we are looking for

- the abbey is a short distance away

- these areas appear at night

- what @trappskinn says is, this book must be worth a lot, it is not a good idea that we go in there

-

? whats guarding the book ?

Basically the abbey guards the tome

the fabric of time is speaking to us, the abbey is not a place, but a person

right the wrongs

free the innocent spirits

make reparations of the past

you will weaken the one who guiards what you seeksaa

a figure approaches as we approach the abbey

the ghostly figure is dressed as a monk

peering at its face and hands

get the sense it has no skinn

seeing sinews instead of skinn

patches of flesh hanging from face and hands

it means us no harm

the abbey materializes in the back

the figure looks ethereal

@em says we intend to enter, it looks like the eyes of it shows slight joy

@em asks "is there anything that we can do for you while we are in there?"

@theomere we hear "I am lay brother theomere and i was once a monk of this abbey"

@odynkirk "a lay brother is the quartermaster"

@theomere "I am but a lowly lay brother" on his face is a

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

the town blamed me for what happened to them

release the soul of young @tib you will find him in hte kitchen

!! Release the soul of young @tib

@em are there any good cookbooks in the abbey

@odynkirk father ran a restaurant, hes a bit a foodie

someone made the ivy vines grow up in distictive patterns

seems to be forming hte sigil of the goddess of joy

religion roll, this could be an abbey is dedicated to @lliira goddess of joy

sigil is a triangle with a star at each point

@em picks a flower, dex save (pass), plucks an ivy flower

@rani has 4 potions of healing

if we gaze back behind us from the front of the door and there is a wall of mist

i send my familiar and find that i cannot feel it after it corsses the mist

we are on another plane

I share with the party

As we enter, we see a spirit of a monk

It may be higher status and is a bit more adorned

monk appears to have spectacles on, which is not common in the forgotten realms

he appears to have thrown something into the bushes outside of the door

he threw a key into the bushes, @erevan finds the brass key

put the key into the lock and the door slowly creeps open

we heard the thunder rolling in quickly as if the storm is rolling into the abbey

@rani casts see invisibility

@itsy goes in and we see a grand library

at the far end of the room there are two doors and

@itsy shows a holy

@rani begins casting ritual detect magic

stain glassed windows seems to be bleeding from the thorns when the flash happens

!! Bloody thorns when lightning... flash and bloody roses = stain of purity

PORENT

16 and 18

the open book is dusty

almost everything is dusty in this room

@em scans the books and gets the sense that the books are mainly about gardening art, poetry and art. @em notices that a few books seem to be out of number, all these books share a common theme about romance and lovemaking (remember "goddess of joy" and "The sisters, i wanted to help them so much")

The monk in the libarary @saccrist_perrin the monk that was saw walk in

This is the collection, he has spent many years collecting these great books and tomes

What is the history of the abbey

@perrin almost relives the past in his mind

Why?

He looks around the abbey

he looks at unseen spots around the room

as if he is being watched by someone or something

he leans in closely ... "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

he regains his composure, and whispers "find @theomere if you must" he is in the kitchen and he can tell you more" tell him you spoke to me and he will help you

the book shelves shake violently

something else is angry

books fall off in piles on the floor

when @em checks the door

books fly off the shelf and being a tornado of books

4 swarms of books appear in the room

books looks like they are being aggressive toward us

ENCOUNTER

attacking the @book_swarms

@em attacks ineffectively

@erevan hits with sacred flame

@lance hits with greatsword

@rani hides under a floating disc

@ragnar hits the book with a hammer

the party crushes the books

@rani casts floating disc and hides under it

courtyard

the trees or things on the trees are eminating magic

there are several doors leading out of the courtyard

the southern doors seem to be where things were pointing

after popping light, we see a variety of dolls hanging from the trees

most are stuffed

some appear to be hanging from nooses either from heads or feet

some are nailed to the tree itself

the dolls turn their heads and look toward us

as em checks for traps on the door

alld the doll heads are looking at us

the dolls want something

we arent sure if its us or if its real

@rani hears dolls speak, i miss mommy

come play with me

giggling stops as @theren approaches the tree

we make it past

up the stairs, we see mirrors

the etherial lights emmit from the mirrors

you feel the light is gripping at your face to pull your face off

we repel its effects with wisdom saving throws

its looks around the room, appears to be a dining room for two or three

one chair seems to be a lot more decorative than the others

on the table there seems to be table settings

in the dining room there appear to be portraits of humans in armor

they are portraits of paladins

when examining the name plates of the paladins

they appear to have been purposefully scratched out

!knowledge of paladin names

the eyes of the portait appear to be following us

a form appears of a high ranking monk

that guy is the abbot of nthe monastary

@odynkirk asks if he knows where we can find young @tib or @theomere

the abbot does not know of anyone named @tib and he is very sorry

As we mention @theomere his face scowls

He says, beware of that man, he betrayed us all

? what happened, what did he do?

@theomere was allowd to leacve the monastary into town

he fell into the allures of town life

he even visited a brothel every now and then

? what is the uysual punsihment for those who commit these acts

Expulsion form the abbey

? is there a reason why he is unable to rest in peace

@theomere was in league with @perrin and has brought great shame to the abbey

? did @perrin do the same as @theomere

some say he did far worse

this is place is no place for you

the longer you stay, the more likelu that death will creep upon you

@odynkirk says we may be able to help the abbey heal

@abbot says he has tried but he is worried that if he has failed, what can we do

@abbot says leave while you can, mayny have trid to heal it, all have failed

kitchen is open, and the food is long rotten

the kitchen fire is still burning

when we call @tib name, the fire intensifies

after combat appears the apparition of a small young boy

he is about 9 years old

he is scared and nods as @odynkirk ask if he is @tib

? what is the last thing you remember

he says I just did my job

I helpoed sweep and clean

then one day he came and he tried to touch me where he didnt feel good at all

he bit the man

the man didnt like that at all

the next think he knew he felt pain

? who did this to you

@theromere said its ok, you can tell us

@perrin said it was ok, i should have run, but I can run ... the ghost of @tib bolts through the door out of sight

@theomere one more spirit needs to be freed

there are two clerics that are willing to help put hte probl;ems at ease

@theomere points to the north thoruhg the doors

The spirit of @noland can be found in the monks laboratory

? @perrin also said it was ok to say what happened

in the cubbord we will find his posessions

he begs us to free the s

@noland was like @tib

he too victim to

whats the name of the @abbot

spoons

these spoons are known to exit

they are basically mixing spoons that bakers use

a spoon of mixing, if you begin to stirr it, it continues

? what happened with @perrin

@perrin had secrets, he walked the path of lust

No one knew, but @theomere knew

@perrin said it was ok to talk to us, what does that mean

? who killed @tib

@whitmore killed @tib

? is @whitmore the abbot

Yes @whitmore is the abbot

? how do they know it was the abbot

@tib was not the only one

Two sisters came in the dead oif night

@theomere woke earlyu to bake bread

one was diven mad

the other silent sullen with inner rage

they begged him to take them to town

SUMMARY

the @abbot is @whitmore

@whitmore killed @tib and @theomere knew about it

@theomere asked to help @nolan

? why did @tib become fearful when we mentioned @perrin

@perrin may have been the one who abused @tib but the @abbot was the one who killed @tib

@whitmore doesnt want us to dig around

@whitmore likely has the book

@perrin is ranking but lower than the abbot

@perrin is a scribe or a librarian

@perrin appears to have committed greater crimes

@perrin "we were in love, we kept our relationship a secret ... we didnt want anyone to know ... but sometimes love turns into darker things"

@theomere "I was blanmed for the crimes against the sisters

@theomere The sisters, i wanted to help them so much

@theomere the town blamed me for what happened to them

in order to defeat the final

burn inspiration and get it back iwth motications

.\Screenshot 2021-06-06 101227.jpg

== Footnotes ==
<references/>
[[Category:Adventure Logs]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-06-05_-_Shallazad,_Abbey_of_the_Silent_Bliss_-_Part_1}}

Adventure Logs

2021-09-01T16:36:30Z

ClaneK: Added Sep

==2021==
===June===
*[[Jun 5, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 1]]

*[[Jun 19, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 2]]
===July===
*[[Jul 3, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 3]]

*[[Jul 24, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 4]]
===August===
*[[Aug 7, 2021 - Osa, Terror of the Mere - Part 1]]

*[[Aug 21, 2021 - Osa, Terror of the Mere - Part 2]]

=== September ===

* [[Sep 4, 2021 - Osa, Terror of the Mere - Part 3]]

Aug 21, 2021 - Osa, Terror of the Mere - Part 2

2021-09-01T16:34:01Z

ClaneK: Raw

S6

==

Created 2021-08-29

Thrice Cursed Trolls

<nowiki>--------------------</nowiki>

<nowiki>#####</nowiki> Overland Map of the Mere of Dead Men

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<nowiki>###</nowiki> Osa's Domain

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Osa domain is a mist realm

<nowiki>*</nowiki> A talisman is needed in order to gain entry into her mist realm

<nowiki>###</nowiki> The Troll Clearing

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The Bullywug's lead us to a clearing in the canopy

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There is a pile of troll feces in the clearing and the Bullywugs dig out

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The spoor is fresh, and after some searching @Theren determines the tracks are headed south

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani casts augury and determines the effegy is also south

<nowiki>###</nowiki> Troll Tactics

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<nowiki>###</nowiki> Troll Battle

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<nowiki>####</nowiki> R0

@Odynkirk casts blesson @Ragnar @Erevan and @Em

@Erevan casts fireball and hits

@Theren fires an arrow and hits

@Rani casts Summon Fey - Mirthful

@Em stealths forward to cast Hideous Laughter

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<nowiki>####</nowiki> R1

@em holds action to cast hideous laughter

@Ragnar charges in and readies

@Brafth charges at @Ragnar and hits hard with claws and bites

@Thupth attacks by throwing a boulder at @Theren

@Odynkirk moves up and casts Guiding Bolt on @Braft and drops him

@Erevan casts flaming sphere and parks it between @Brafth and

(@GM note, trolls have names because they have different abilities)

<nowiki>####</nowiki> R2

@Brafth stands, and gets vomit breath

@Theren casts firebolt at @Brafth

@Ragnar makes his death save

@Rani casts mind spike

@Em casts hideous laughter on @Thupth

@Erevan casts cure wounds

<nowiki>####</nowiki> R3

@Rani casts chromatic orb and drops @Frofth

@Em drops @Thupth with shadow sword

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<nowiki>###</nowiki> Aftermath

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There once was a man named @RustyShackleford Rusty Shackleford, he was a an alchemist that loved warmer climates

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Was conviced the governments of man were arfter him

<nowiki>*</nowiki> He enchanted bits of sand to throw into his opponets face stunning them

<nowiki>*</nowiki> From the edge of the clearing, the Bullywugs emerge happy

<nowiki>*</nowiki> They live up to their bargain and take us to the effigy

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Made of bits of bones from a small animal and is hanging from a tree

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The effegy is taken using mage hand

<nowiki>###</nowiki> Treasure

<nowiki>*</nowiki> 2 Vials of Troll Blood, taken by @Rani

<nowiki>*</nowiki> 1 Dose of Pocket Sand, taken by @Ragnar

<nowiki>###</nowiki> Something in the Woods

<nowiki>*</nowiki> From the brush, a doll comes out

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It seems to have followed @Theren from the abbey

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Theren seems content to let the doll and carries it in his pocket

<nowiki>###</nowiki> Long Rest

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The party travels and find a safe place to set camp

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani casts Galder's Tower

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Long rest, craft a healing potion

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<nowiki>###</nowiki> Entering Osa's Realm

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We enter the mists, the effegy rattles

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We are lost in the mists for a while and spirits drop

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The stress is palpable but @Rani starts to sing a song to help lift spirits

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The tune helps and eventually we make our way into a different world

Osa's Realm

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<nowiki>###</nowiki> Exploring the Town

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It is a different realm

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It is the world before the spell plague

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We make our way to the hamlet but do not see people, just animals

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We walk through a grass field, and as we get closer, it is almost is if the hamlet is a sleepy village

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani tries to orient their position based on info gathered at the abbey and her historical knowledge of the area

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Odynkirk chose a book about the history of the area, and recalls that the surrounding area of the Mere did harbor several small hamlets in abundance

<nowiki>*</nowiki> As we approach closer, there are human bodies on the ground withing the hamlet

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We enter the hamlet, a loose collection of buildings

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The bodies, we realize are not quite whole, and as we enter the square, they appear to be arranged

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani climbs atop a nearby roof and takes a look, it is a symbol but one she does not recognize

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Odynkirk realizes that all the bodies in the square are females

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The parts of the mutilated bodies are scattered to create the pattern

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Odynkirk casts stoneshape to create handholds on a chimney to get a bette vantagepoint to see

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Nothing is learned

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani says we've wasted enough time here, we need to check for survivors

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The party pairs up and searches for surviviors

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani and @Em pair up and check to see if he is still alive

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Laying face up, in his mouth there is something stuffed in there

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Em checks and pulls it out, it is his gentalia

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani runs to get @Odynkirk to heal him

<nowiki>*</nowiki> When @Odynkirk tries to cast heal, the man says "No, let me die."

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Odynkirk aceeds and casts a spell to put him down

... stepped away ...

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The hamlet has decided to refuse sending sacrifices

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Pasterville is the name of the hamlet on the journal

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It appears that the men must be chosen and selected

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Osa lives to the east in a forest that no one goes to

Heading East

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<nowiki>*</nowiki> We do see tracks leading east, as if a large number of fairly heavy items were dragged across the grass

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We follow the tracks wit hthe owl in the lead, and leads to an immediate wall of trees

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Up until this point, it was a pleasant walk

<nowiki>*</nowiki> But the forest is foreboding, and when we enter, all sound stops

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The silence is disconcerning and it as if every noise we make somehow travels for miles

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Theren vanishes in the dark

( @GM note, if he goes down in darkness, we would need to search the area to find him to heal him)

<nowiki>###</nowiki> Osa's Scrying Effegies

<nowiki>*</nowiki> After walking, before us, we see one of the effegies

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We cast identify on the effegy

<nowiki>*</nowiki> These effegies are almost familiars, and can almost cast a scry spell

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani is almost certain that these are like the palanthia from the Lord of the Rings

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani is fairly certain it is able to see and is aware of its surroundings

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We decide to obscure the visial components of these effegies

<nowiki>*</nowiki> They are shaped like little dolls

<nowiki>*</nowiki> As we press deeper, we may be alerting that we are coming by disabling the effigies

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The forest opens into a large open clearing as we see one of the trees have a little house attached to it

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It appears that the house goes into the tree

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There seems to be smoke coming out of the chimney, with faint glints of light through the slats and shutters

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The house is shedding a degree of light

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There appears to be a shadowy figure kneeling on the ground in front of us

<nowiki>*</nowiki> As we look closer that it is a man on the ground and the shadowy figure wearing robes is bangin

<nowiki>*</nowiki> An old haggard looking woman and faintly see a greenish liquid pouring down her thigh

<nowiki>*</nowiki> She points and beckons the party with red eyes

Aug 7, 2021 - Osa, Terror of the Mere - Part 1

2021-09-01T16:33:30Z

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Created 2021-08-29

The Bullywug Connection

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<nowiki>#</nowiki>S1:S5

The Ancient Hag of the Mere of Dead Men - Part I, The Bullywug Connection

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"" Dialogue

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/ RECAP

<nowiki>#</nowiki>"Mere of Dead Men" %"Day 2"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There are many realms that are pocket universes and they are called the #"Realms of the Mist"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There is no garuntee that you will get to where you want

<nowiki>*</nowiki> #"Shallazad" itself was a mist realm

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If it is vacant, there is a chance that a dark lord may take it over

/ MERE OF DEAD MEN

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We make it back the wagon is gone

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Theren makes a survical roll to check for tracks

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Only one set of tracks that leads off to the north, a wide gait and hard heel imprints

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The wagon tracks are heading west into the #"Mere of Dead Men" ... interesting

? Did we ever determine what happened to the wagons being stolen off the kings road?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Unknown

<nowiki>*</nowiki> In neverwinter the lords alliance asked to report to a man named Torbin

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Torbin partols the area of the Mere, but every now and then, randomly, these caravans that were supposed to be on the high road vanish

/ THE INTERROGATION IF MR BIRD

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani calls to the animals in the area and attempts to bribe an animal with trail mix and sugar for inforamtion

<nowiki>*</nowiki> A bird @"Mr Bird" answers and drives a hard bargain

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Old Woman took the wagon

<nowiki>*</nowiki> At first it moved on its own and then it flew off into the air

/ TRAPSKIN TRACKS

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Camping out on the side of the high road is @"Trap Skin"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Theren asks what happened

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @"Trap Skin" says 'The area was no longer safe, the hag @Osa came for it, or didnt, she may have been coming for you!'

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @"Trap SKin" says

/ OSA

<nowiki>*</nowiki> A hag that inhabits the #"Mere"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> No motivations other than terrorizing and killing those who enter

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We have a rought idea of where she was through @"Trap Skin"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The @Haystwyk girl they were following left clues that someone was following

/ LORDS ALLIANCE CAMP

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Guard @"SteveBobRandall" unnamed, asks general questions, the party answers

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Later, the party

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Trobin says there is no discernable pattern to the wagons being hit

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The people in the wagons were gone as well

<nowiki>*</nowiki> In most cases the wagon either heads into the swamp or disappears

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Nearest known location of the last wagon heist known was about three miles south

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We will check out the last location

/ NEXT DAY

%"Day 3" #"King's Road"

/ REGARDING AMANDA

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Amanda will be escorted to Phandalin under the care of @Grista

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Escorted by a Lords Alliance guard for a small fee

/ SITE OF THE WAGON-NAPPING

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We ask @"Trap Skin" what he makes of this and asks what could have done this

<nowiki>*</nowiki> He knows where @Osa is

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Form there we find no leads

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We instead turn to @Trapskin and ask if he knows of @Osa and where she may be

<nowiki>*</nowiki> He is reluctant to take us

/ TRACKING OSA

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We head into the swamp and make our way to the clearning

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Trap Skin says "Stop! Do you hear that?"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There sounds like there is a storm comming

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Trap Skin runs under a tree, the party disperses and follows

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<nowiki>*</nowiki> we hear the sounds of thousand of flapping wings all around us

<nowiki>*</nowiki> These are regular beasts, not too common but congregate around swamp and dense forests

<nowiki>*</nowiki> These are Stirges

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/ ATTACK OF THE STIRGES

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Stirges attack us, when they do they hit with Blood Drain

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The stirges are easily dispatched, but are numerous

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The party kills or tricks the stirges

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It was @Odynkirk that saved the party, ~Ancestral GUardians took out the lions share

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/ AFTERMATH

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @"Trap Skin" wasn't attacked, and we find out that he knows how to make a repellant out of things we would rather not know

/ TRAVEL

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We continue to make our way toward @Osa domain

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<nowiki>*</nowiki> We see a campfire in the distance

<nowiki>*</nowiki> What we see is a campfire, and surrounding the fire are frog men, bullywugs, they live in these swamps

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Appears to be two at the table, and one in the distance trying not to get involved

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @Rani walks up and starts negotiating with the ^Bullywugs

<nowiki>*</nowiki> She is trying to loose but coax info

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The bullywugs

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Liars dice

/ BULLYWUG INFO ON OSA

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Ancient demon

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There have been stories passed on about this demon @Osa

<nowiki>*</nowiki> SHe seems content to leave the bullywug popilation alone

<nowiki>*</nowiki> They see her as a threat but not a serious one

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If they dont bother her, she wont bother them

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There have been stories of Bullywugs trying to contact Osa, but they are never heard from again

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The bullywugs have a tale where a bullywug gained her favor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The demon gave him some special favor, and became a leader of the tribe 100 years ago

<nowiki>*</nowiki> They dont know much about what kind of trouble she was in

<nowiki>*</nowiki> A few Bullywugs who have witnessed her power assure us she is a formidable thing to fight

<nowiki>*</nowiki> THey often watch her from a distance

? What makes her so formidable

<nowiki>*</nowiki> SHe can make thorns from her hands that can pierce the hearts of anyone who defies her

<nowiki>*</nowiki> She can change into various forms

<nowiki>*</nowiki> She has the power to turn into a large mound of bubbling slime that she consumes people with

<nowiki>*</nowiki> That is just one of her forms

<nowiki>*</nowiki> They seen @Osa take the form of a giant toad

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Another form is like a walking creature of brambles and vines

? What other forms have you seen her in?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Sometimes the bullywugs sees

? Have they seen wagons?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Sometimes they see wagons flying through the air

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The demon has a taste for human men

<nowiki>*</nowiki> They share a tale of one man found by a bunch of bullywugs

<nowiki>*</nowiki> He somehow escaped, the man was naked, the man had abbrasions all over his body, and the man was missing his genetalia

? Did we recover the things from the lost cargo?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Yes the two bottles of port

? Do they know exactly where she dwells?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It is easy to know when you are getting close as her territory is surrounded by a thick mist

<nowiki>*</nowiki> No bullywug has ever gone in and returned

<nowiki>*</nowiki> One human girl with red hair did though, and she carried an effigy of a human

<nowiki>*</nowiki> These effigies are made of sticks and bones, a circle with designs woven and hung from trees

? to Party, Has it been two months since we faced her in the basement

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Confirmed

? The Red headed girl is the @hastwyk girl that they were looking for

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Confirmed, that was she

Jul 24, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 4

2021-09-01T16:32:53Z

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E4 - Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss (Part 4)

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Created 2021-08-29

Created on: 2021-07-25, Updated on: 2021-07-25, Ordering: auto:2021-07-25T03:46:05.589267

<nowiki>#</nowiki>Sword Coast #Mere of Dead Men #Shallazad

<nowiki>#</nowiki>ROOM OF INDULGENCES

Two tables of high quality booze and rec drugs

Party seems to be suffering from levels of exhaustion

Appearing as chain shackled on their hands

Odynkirk took a drink of one of the bottles and hasn't had to make a save yet

Not long ago @Erevan Liadon wanted to leave without resolving the issue

@Dungeon Master hint that his god wants him to trudge through this on his own

@Dungeon Master asks @Erevan Liadon to make a dex save DC 16

@Erevan Liadon goes disappearing into a hole

@Erevan Liadon opens the door and falls into a pit

@Ragnar Runestorm tosses down a rope and pulls him out

@Ranisbasilla drinks a bottle of wine and walks up

@Ranisbasilla makes a con save

§S1:S4 %Day 1

We use one of the tables on the room to bridge the gap

@Emenvriek Etan checks and the table does not appear to be trapped

Eventually @Emenvriek Etan gets the door open

What @Emenvriek Etan sees is a room cut in half

<nowiki>#</nowiki>PAIN AND PLEASURE ROOM

it is adorned with plush pillows, silken cloths and drapes, oils and perfumes lined on the shelvesIn this room are devices of passion and pleasure

In the center of the room is a skeleton, the remenants of robes upon him

The skeleton appears the have had his neck snapped

? Is there anything hanging above the skeleton where he may have hung himself

Not directly above

@Ranisbasilla +2d6 insanity, as you begin to rub the scented oils on her hands

@Ranisbasilla

This is now my new inspiration, and only gain inspiration when I do this. If I deny this, I will lose inspiration:

"I will not rest until I have made something mine, and doing so is more important to me than my own safety--or the safety of others"

Rani is trying to understand what are these artifacts

No payoff, learn nothing other than what the oils were used for by @Whitmore

@Erevan Liadon chants last rites over the bones and sees the ghost of @Perrin

@Whitmore voice says "No not this one, he is mine."

Roll initiative

<nowiki>#</nowiki> PARTY VS @Perrin

R1

@Perrin makes three chain attacks against @Erevan Liadon, @Emenvriek Etanand @Ragnar Runestorm but misses

@Odynkirk closes in and attacks @Perrin, damaging him

@Ragnar Runestorm attacks but misses

@Emenvriek Etan attacks @Perrin and hits well, then disengages

@Erevan Liadon disengages

@Theren attacks @Perrin and hits

@Ranisbasilla hits with the sands of time and hits

R2

@Emenvriek Etan attacks @Perrin and hits with a mighty blow

@Ragnar Runestorm attacks and hits

@Ranisbasilla attacks and misses

@Erevan Liadon casts sacred flame and hits

@Perrin attacks @Emenvriek Etan and hits, wrapping @Emenvriek Etan in chains

@Perrin attack @Ragnar Runestormand misses

@Perrin attacks @Odynkirk and misses, then hits again and

@Perrin attasks @Theren and misses

@Perrin attacks Rani and hits, but does not bind her

@Theren attacks and hits

~Restrained

A restrained creature’s speed becomes 0, and it can’t benefit from any bonus to its speed.

Attack rolls against the creature have advantage, and the creature’s Attack rolls have disadvantage.

The creature has disadvantage on Dexterity Saving Throws.

R3

@Ranisbasilla casts !Protections from good and evil vs undead

@Odynkirk attacks with pendulum of life and death and hits

@Emenvriek Etan attempts to break free and misses

@Perrin takes automatic damage, and attacks

@Odynkirk which hits, strength save, but fails and is restrained, so is @Ragnar Runestorm

@Ranisbasilla has cover and the chain attacks misses

@Perrinattacks @Theren and hits

@Erevan Liadon attacks and misses

@Theren attacks and misses

@Ragnar Runestorm attacks and hits

R4

@Ragnar Runestorm attacks twice and hits @Perrin and drops him

AFTERMATH

@Perrin fades and reveals the human looking spirit

He is slumped before the party on the ground

@Odynkirk completes the rites and rises

"Before I pass on, let me complete the story I tried to tell you before"

Slowly exploring more avenues of pleasure, I joined in with Whitmore until one day he crossed the line

He murdered farmers and country folk

He adopted the orphaned children creating an endless chain of victims

Haunted by guilt it was @Perrinwho fred the sisters

He trusted @Theomere to take the sisters to safety

He pleaded with @Whitmore to plead with the townsfolk to spare the other monks but he refused

They were all murdered

Beyond the door is where @Whitmore had his way with the children

@Perrin says his passion is also his weakness

@Perrin bows and thanks the party, and says @Whitmore must be stopped

Regarding the previoius room, @Perrin says the lair was never meant to keep people out,

but to keep people in to test that only those of the right mind could pass on to the inner chambers

<nowiki>#</nowiki>WASHROOM

@Emenvriek Etan checks the door for traps but snaps a tool in the lock locking the door

@Ranisbasilla casts rital phantom steed and it buck kicks the door open

@Ranisbasilla sends in @Itsy-bitsy ...

@Itsy-bitsy sees a washroom with frocks, towels and a tub filled with water which emits evocation magic

To the south another door

<nowiki>#</nowiki>HOLDING PITS

The steed smashes the other door and @Itsy-bitsy checks the second room

This room is a chamber with four pits

One of the pits to the south west corner eminates with necromantic magic

The party cautiously makes its way into the chambers

@Odynkirk drops some coins in the pits and there seems to be a girl that is dead unconscious or asleep

@Itsy-bitsy goes into the pit to take a closer look

The girl appears to be unharmed, no visible wounds, scars that have healed

The top two pits are empty

@Odynkirk tosses a coin with light on it, she wakes up and looks up out of the pit, "Do you know where you are?"

The girl has a look of absolute terror on her face

@Odynkirk says we will find the @Whitmore and come back to free you

<nowiki>#</nowiki>SHARD ROOM

As @em attempts to pick the lock to the door, he triggers a trap

~Wis-Save for half damage, the door opens and a burst of psychic energy blasts the party

In the room are shelves lines with books and tiny human skulls

The room eminates a green glow

The room exhudes all schools of magic and yet none

@Fuming Fey is sent in to attack the shard

It is injured by a psychic energy

@Whitmore apparates alongside ghostly figures and animated books

<nowiki>#</nowiki>PARTY VS WHITMORE, BOSS BATTLE

R1

@Whitmore's Tomes attack's @Fuming Fey Spirit

@Whitmore's Tomes attacks @Fuming Fey Spirit and drops him

@Ragnar Runestorm charges

@Erevan Liadon casts ~fireball, but it is counter spelled

@Ranisbasilla casts conjure fey and summons another spell

@Fuming Fey Spirit attacks Whitmore

@Odynkirk tries to cast bless but is countered

@Theren fires and drops a @Tormented Soulchild ghost and hits a @tome

R2

@Emenvriek Etan takes a shot at the book and hits

@Odynkirk upcasts bless + 2

@Ragnar Runestorm Ragnar runs up and attacks and is knocked prone

@Whitmore's Tomes Tomes will anguish

@Ranisbasilla casts Conjure Fey

@Fuming Fey Spirit attack and hit hard

@Theren attacks with bow

@Erevan Liadon attacks with sacred flame and hits

R3

@Emenvriek Etan attacks and hits

@Theren attacks with his bow and misses

@Ranisbasilla succumbs to the damage from the grasping hands

@Whitmore attacks

@Ragnar Runestorm attacks the book and hits

@odynkirk breaks from the grasping hands

@Erevan Liadon casts sacred flame

@Whitmore's Tomes casts bolt of anguish on

R4

@Emenvriek Etan attacks

@Theren escapes the grasping hands

@Whitmore guiding bolts ragnar

@Ragnar Runestorm attacks and misses

@Whitmore's Tomes attack @Erevan Liadon with bolt of anguish, @Emenvriek Etan is hit by bolt of anguish

@Ranisbasilla makes a save

R5

@Emenvriek Etan attacks and misses

@whitmore attacks and hits with bolt of anguish on em

@Ragnar Runestorm attacks and dishes damage to @Whitmore

@odynkirk saves

@Erevan Liadon casts fireball and hits

@theren fires with his bow and hits

R6

@Ranisbasilla attacks with mind spike

@Ragnar Runestorm finishes whitmore

<nowiki>#</nowiki>AFTERMATH

In the room there is the glowing shard of rock

There are a TON of books of all kinds

We go to see the kid, shes still cowering in the corner.

We retrieve the child from the pit and exit the abbey the way we had come in

We cross back through the Mist returning to our realm, we almost get a little lost but we make it back to the Mire of Dead men

The abbey fades to ruins.

The girls name is @Amanda and was a chambermaid who used to work for the House Hastwick, the main bad guy in prior adventure

@Lady hastwick drugged her and the last thing she remembers was waking up in the pit. She was an offering to Whitmore who still craved flesh, a payment of some kind for reasons unknown.

@Lady hastwick is dead. That was about two months ago.

TREASURE

- Over the next week, state what kinds of book we are looking for, if we succeed in a roll, we find what we are looking for

- 1 bottle of expensive booze each

- A heap of assorted books, precious metal objects and artworks (floating disc)

- Tome of the Pillars of Benediction

- Book on crafting a crystal ball

- inside the chest is the abbeys coffers, 100gp each, 600gp

- A chest of scented oils, incense and perfumes

Jul 3, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 3

2021-09-01T16:32:24Z

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E3 - Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss (Part 3)

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Created 2021-08-29

/ SUMMARY

As the party presses deeper into the Abbey, they also delve deeper into the mind of a madman.

Two innocent souls have been freed yet hundreds if not thousands more suffer in purgatory awaiting justice... or has justice already been served in the cleansing fire of vengeance.

As our brave heroes piece together the shards of a dark tale, are they prepared to understand what they assemble?

While their minds begin to grasp a shattered past, the fragments cut deep into their own sanity.

Why are you here? Is it really that important? Better to leave while you can.

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/ %Day(0)

// SHALLAZAD, THE ABBEY OF SILENT BLISS #shallazad

/// RECAP

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Having defeated the

/ NEXT STEPS

Where do we go next?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em indifferent we can go outside and check for @tib

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan votes we check outside for @tib

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar we go outside to check where @tib

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani is indifferent

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk

<nowiki>#</nowiki>DORMATORY

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The plan is to lure the dolls to the dormatory, and @em use !cloak-of-shadows to escape

<nowiki>*</nowiki> door to the abbots room is open

<nowiki>*</nowiki> door to the mirror rooom is open

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani leads the dolls with a horse costume over two unseen servants

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the dolls move to the mirror room

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the unseen servants lock both doors trapping the dolls in the room

<nowiki>*</nowiki> With the #courtyard secure, we make our way to the dining hall

<nowiki>#</nowiki>DINING HALL

@theren sees a pot on the table rolling after us

@theren picks up the pot, the pot that held the doll, and it is empty

"wasnt there something in there?"

<nowiki>#</nowiki>KITCHEN

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em checks the southern door of the kitchen to the outside

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em opens the door and takes a peek outside

<nowiki>#</nowiki>OUTSIDE THE KITCHEN

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theremere was in charge of the kitchen

<nowiki>*</nowiki> This exit is a service exit for the kitchen

<nowiki>*</nowiki> THis explains why @theremere had more access to the town and access to money

<nowiki>*</nowiki> This is also how he indulged in the occasional treats in town

<nowiki>*</nowiki> But when we open this door, we see the mists that divide the abbey in general

<nowiki>*</nowiki> But inbetween the mists and the walls of the abbey, there are the ghostly figures of a huge mob

<nowiki>*</nowiki> THey appear to be screaming and cursing, several hundred of them cursing and shouting

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Not at us in particular, but frantically in a frenzy

? Does time work the same here?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There are these realms in the mists

<nowiki>*</nowiki> it will sweep you away into other realms

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the laws of nature can change in between these realms

<nowiki>*</nowiki> What we know is that we have spent more than an hour about two because of the rituals

<nowiki>#</nowiki>KITCHEN

@theomere apparates

@em converses with spirit of theomere

?Do you know who or what these dolls are?

?Whats the last thing you remeber about the sisters after you took them back to the town?

I brought them to the town, I brought them to safety

I thought I was doing good

But one of the sisters, filled with bitterness and safety

She convinced the townspeople the entire abbey was to blame

?How old were the sisters?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Between eight and eleven

?What was her name?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> I dont know.

?What foul magics could the abbot have used to create head?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> I can only assume that there were many things hidden in the abbey

?What is in the room to the north of the courtyard?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> That is the meditation room.

?What about the room to the north of hte library?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> That is the altar room where we receive benedictions.

?How do we stop the abbot?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Freeing those two spirits were the key

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Free any soul you can, the more the better

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani makes story time to distract the dolls

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan opens the doors to a crack and summons ~flaming-sphere

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan returns and says "the souls have been released"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan performs last rites for the dolls

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The spirits of children rise up and and release

<nowiki>#</nowiki>MEDIATION ROOM

<nowiki>*</nowiki> We head to the meditation room

<nowiki>*</nowiki> As we leave the dining room, @theren notices the pot has moved!

<nowiki>#</nowiki>COURTYARD

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It looks like it was once beautiful

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The weeds have overgrown, the trees are blackened and dead

<nowiki>*</nowiki> And before us is a large door is the prayer and meditation room

<nowiki>#</nowiki>MEDITATION ROOM

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em checks and opens the double doors

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It matches the !key that we have

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan ties the !key and the door clicks open

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @itsy sees a large room with a high ceiling, decorated and a large stained glass window on the back walls

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em leads, checking for traps, none are found

<nowiki>*</nowiki> it is not dark, moonlight streams in from the stained glass window

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the room is adorned with beautiful frescos

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk notices the quality of the frescos is remarkable

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em notices frescos show feasts and

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @everan sees that the painted ceiling shows summer, sun and sunlight

<nowiki>*</nowiki> any noise made echos and reverberates throughout the room

<nowiki>*</nowiki> if we look on the sides, we see benches where the monks sit in contemplation

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the door slams shut, echoing thunderously thbrough out the room

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan casts light using his staff

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em and @theren curses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @whitmore appears

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani walks up and says "you sone of a bitch"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @whitmore offers a bargain

You have all learned a little something about what this abey is

But I am kind, I will grant you riches outside of the abbeys grounds

Leave now, and it will be yours

<nowiki>*</nowiki> everyone, knowingly, looks to @theren

...

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren casts firebold

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk there are two things that I want now

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @whitmore says what would bring you joy, could it possibly be about a ... book?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @whitmore asks what about you rogue, what do you want? What is your greatest joy, satisfaction or completion?

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em says, there doesnt seem to be much of a choice

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan we may be back here regardless wether you agree or not with the deal

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan there's no garuntee that we are going to get the book or not

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the party asks OOC are we assuming he is

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani recalls ~arcana ...

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Each realm of the mist is pesided over a dark lord

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Each dark lord is the heart of the realm

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @whitmore is the abbey and the realm

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em says "we are not here to bargain here with you"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @whitmore apparition fades away before us and says "thats disappointing"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> GM calls for ~cha-save , @odynkirk and @ragnar make it

<nowiki>*</nowiki> For those of us who fail, our eyesight goes dark

<nowiki>*</nowiki> in our minds we hear, "see what I did to them, get a taste of what I'm going to get to you"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> in our minds, we see in vivid detail, all the things that he has done to these children, and it seems to go on for hours

<nowiki>*</nowiki> when sight returns, it has only been seconds but we have been afflicted by bouts of insanity

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren is afflicted by a condition impacting regaining inspiration

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the only way he can regain inspiration is to adhere to "There's nothing in the world more important than me and my desires"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If at any point he contradicts this, it will cost a point of inspiration

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If you are ever at 0 inspiration, you get another of these

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan the only way he can regain inspiration is to adhere to "Passion sets on free. Anyone who says othersise is a fool"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If at any point he contradicts this, it will cost a point of inspiration

<nowiki>*</nowiki> If you are ever at 0 inspiration, you get another of these

<nowiki>*</nowiki> after that,

<nowiki>#</nowiki>DIVINATION:

(From Ken (GM)): whitmoore is vulnerable to weapons blessed by a cleric or priest

(From Ken (GM)): one cleric or priest can bless only 1 weapon. An arrow counts as 1 weapon.

(From Ken (GM)): but you somehow know that you have more trials to overcome before you face him.

<Desc of reading of the cards for these details>

<nowiki>*</nowiki>fast forward to the library

<nowiki>#</nowiki>LIBRARY

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em opens the doors

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @itsy goes into the room (screenshot)

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em says the coast is clear

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There are enchanted brooms sweeping up

<nowiki>*</nowiki> ceiling rises 15 ft into the air, with frescos depicting beautiful skinny asian woman cleaning out drawers and closets

<nowiki>*</nowiki> large stainglassed windoiws on the northern walls

<nowiki>*</nowiki> they are of great quality, but the glass windows, when the lightning flashes, depict images of sodomy horror and sin

<nowiki>*</nowiki> On the east side are four suits of mail armor in prestine condition

<nowiki>*</nowiki> on the west, two tombs intricately carved in marble, for sir lauren and sir colbert

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the room is lit by ever burning pyres, si rogel sir huphrey, sir ekland

<nowiki>*</nowiki> on the alatar, an incense burner and a large relic of lyra

<nowiki>*</nowiki> from where we are,m the points on the triagle are red (ruby), yekllow (citirne), orange (topaz)

<nowiki>#</nowiki>ALTAR ROOM

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani directs the phantom steed to buck the suits of armor, scattering them across the floor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em checks the book and realizes it is one of the pillars of benediction

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em checks the cover and takes the book

<nowiki>*</nowiki> as soon as @em hand touches the book, he hears "ah. ah , ahh!"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em hears, "buit its what you want, dont you?"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> "if you touch this book, unfriendly things will happen, but its what you want isnt it?"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> "Its what I want, but its not the opnly thing. We'l see you soon"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> " Whbat your your partents thinK?"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> "They wouldnt think anything htey are daed"

... <bathroom break>...

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan says "take tyhe book, thats what we came for"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em holds back on taking the book, "we arent leaving it behing, we are taking care of something first"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> a voice says "what if i told you that if you didnt take the book right now, it will burn"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em says, "you cant buy your freedome with this book"

...

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren wants to kill

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani finishes the detect magic rituals

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the pedistal is magic and the magic is enchantment

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk "the needs of the many outweight the neds of the few"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @whitmore says " then enjoy your chains dwarf, enjoy your chains"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em grabs the book

<nowiki>*</nowiki> a dark sinister voice says "good... good"

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the pilar of benediction, the pillar of joy is yours

<nowiki>*</nowiki> as soon as @em claims the book as his, he feels good

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the armor combines into a giant animated armor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani sees goes bananas, the tombs pow with necro energy

<break>

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Gold symbol is now gone

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren ragin errection because of thimble in his backpack

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the animanted armor is bound magically

<nowiki>*</nowiki> the crypts glow as colbert an lauren pop up

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @helmed-horrors they have warhammers and sheilds

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Rogelm humphrey eckland

<nowiki>*</nowiki> GM calls for arcane rolling

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @helmed-horrors and @animated-armors are used as guardians

<nowiki>*</nowiki> it will be there until triggered

<nowiki>*</nowiki> these are constructs

~BATTLE IN THE ALTAR ROOM

~R1

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk casts ~spiritual-guardians and declare party and itsy as safe

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar holds action and rages to attack the first guy that comes into melee range; he also burns insipration for tattoo, uses ~bonus-action to cast frostbolt

<nowiki>**</nowiki> casts frolstbolt, hits for damage on animated armor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @sir-loran flys to behind the party; helmed horror can be immune to three spells; sir lauren laughs at your spiritual guardians

<nowiki>**</nowiki> If the helmed horror is targeted by a spell it is immune to, the helmed horror can choose another creature (including the spellcaster) it can see within 30 feet of it. The spell targets the chosen creature instead of the helmed horror. If the spell forced a saving throw, the chosen creature makes its own save. If the spell was an attack, the attack roll is rerolled against the chosen creature.

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @sir-lauren attacks 11 pts of damange to @rani

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani casts ~mind-sliver hits with 8 damange and causes disadvantage opn next stave

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk attacks and hits with spiritual guardians

<nowiki>*</nowiki> ragnar attacks and misses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @animated-armor attacks @odynkirk and hits, ~concentration

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @animated-armor attacks @theren and misses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren attacks and misses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan casts ~flaming-sphere

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em checks for darkness in the room; @em disengages from the animated-armor and attacks with a hit on the arnimated armor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @animated-arm,or atacks @erevan but misses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @riding-horse is on the board

~R2

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em attacks @sir-loren but misses, then hits with the !dagger and dissapates @sir-lauiren

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk casts spiritual weapon and places it (Screenshot 2021-07-03 195413.png) and attacks @animated-arm,pr and hits

@ragnar attacks armor, hits then attacks again, and misses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @animated-armor has two atrtack per turn, buit misses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @animated-ar,por attaclks and hits @odynnkirk and its

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @animated-armor2 attacks @erevan and misses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @animated-armor 3 attack @em and misses; @erevan flaming sphere is gone

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk runs ~spiritual-guardians and deliver devistating damage

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @sir-culbert attack @odynkirk and hits with one, and makes it

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani lets @ragnar action surge

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar attacks @animanted-armor and cleaves into @sir-ciulbert and hits dropping both

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan dsisengages and repositions

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren attacks and hits with his longsword for a mighty blow

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @sir-culbert takes it

~R3

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan casts sacred flame and misses

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren attacks @sir-culbert and hits

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani hits with the sands of time and hits, giving adbvantage

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar attacks @animated-armor and @sir-culbert with a huge attack

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar hits with amazing damage to another @animate-armor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em feels he has taught them well, and that he has led by example

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em drops the @animated-armor in the room

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @whitmoire is unhappy that he has underestimated the party

<nowiki>*</nowiki> we have six suits of armor, +2 warhammers x 6

...

There is a lot of loot

<nowiki>*</nowiki> 4 suits of full plate armor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> 4 +1 2hammers

<nowiki>*</nowiki> 2 +2 arhammers

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren took a +2 warhammers

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar tyook +2 warhammers

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirkm, @theren, @rani, @everan gets a full plate armor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @sir-colberts armor goes to @theren got it

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar got @sir-loren armor

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani wants the sigil of @ira and claims it

<nowiki>#</nowiki>ALCOVE ALTAR ROOM OFFICE

<nowiki>*</nowiki> To the east there is a another door

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em opens the lock and dies not detect any traps

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani sends itsy in the room, it appear to be @whitores office

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em opens up and takes a look cjecking for traps

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It is a small office cluttere with paperwork

<nowiki>*</nowiki> on his desk, on a particualr peice of parchment it says:

Peace is a lie, there is only passion,

Through passion i gain strength,

Through strength i gain power,

Through power, my chains are broken,

My passion shall free me.

<nowiki>*</nowiki> there are books in the room

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani find a book detialing info on creating crystal ball

<nowiki>*</nowiki> in the room is a footlocker to the noirth and a ches to the south

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em checks the chest for traps, no traps, unlocks

<nowiki>*</nowiki> inside the chest is the abbeys coffers, 100gp each, 600gp

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em checks the footlocker for traps and finds that it is not trapped and is now unlocked

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There are oils and incense, @theren takes the incesne and oils

Jun 19, 2021 - Shallazad, Abbey of the Silent Bliss - Part 2

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E2 - Shallazad, Abbey of Silent Bliss (Part 2)

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Created 2021-08-29

/ S1:S2

///// ABBOTS SALLE %Day(0)

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Perception check as @em tries to pick the lock at the doorway

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan accompanies but no one notices the ^specters(2) rise from the floor

~round-01

<nowiki>*</nowiki> A fine mist rise from the floor as it performs a drain attack on @erevan

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan makes the ~con-save but takes 11 points of necrotic damage

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em is also attacked by the other @specter

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em attacks the specter and hits with a shadowblade

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani knows the specter is the essence of despair, they formed from the presenence of the @genus-loci

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani runs up the stairs, sees the @specter-01, recongnizes what it is, and casts ~protection-from-evil-and-good against undead

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren rushes on @rani heels and fires twice hitting both times

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk casts ~toll-the-dead, it lands but does no damage

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @specter-01 attacks @em and hits, draining him

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan is attacked by @specter-02 but makes the save

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan attacks with ~radiance-of-dawn, it lands and destroys @specter-02

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar moves up the stairs and and attacks @specter-01

~round-2

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @specter attacks @ragnar but no drain

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani runs up and attacks with the sands of times

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk runs up and

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar raises his weapon to attack, and the sands of time shows him where the @specter-01 planned to move

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Lands a powerful blow and ends the @specter-01

~afterbattle

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @ragnar uses a potion

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan uses a potion

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani has one potion left

///// WHITMORE'S QUARTERS %Day(0)

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em opens the lock and checks for traps

<nowiki>*</nowiki> With no traps detected, he enters cautiously scanning the walkways for additional traps

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The quarters look like @whitmore private quarters

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The bed looks much better quality

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Shelves hold personal affects

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There are furnishings including a desk, footlocker and chair

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There is a chimeny connected to the chimney from the kitchen

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em checks for traps on the footlocker

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There do not appear to be any visible trap mechanisms on the lock

<nowiki>*</nowiki> It appears to be locked, but @em makes quick work of it

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Opening the footlocker, @em sees the head of a little boy

<nowiki>*</nowiki> A flesh and blood head, not severed, but as if someone plucked the head of a young boy as if he were a doll

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @em calls in @odynkirk and shows him the head, it is warm

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk lays the head on th bed and the eyes of the head shoot opens

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The head opens its mouth and screams, the ^heroes in the room makes a ~wis-save

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk is rattled drops it in the locker and readies to slap the shut

<nowiki>*</nowiki> When it falls into the box, it has a look of sadness as it stops screaming

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk stares and asks who it is, it does not answer

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk reaches down and holds the head aloft to see if it reacts to anything in the room

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The head seems to shudder when facing the bed

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @erevan chgecks the desk

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The desk seems to have paperwork for the abbey

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren checks through the bookself

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren sees that there are books, statuettes, but nothing out of the ordinary

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @raganar inspects the bed

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Other than stains, nothing of interest in the bed after an inspection

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @theren seemed to understand exactly what transpired here between @whitmore and the boys

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @odynkirk puts the head back in the box, but there is a look of horror on the head as it contemplates it existance locked in a box for another 200 years

<nowiki>*</nowiki> There is a strip of silk at the bottom of the footlocker, @em inspectes it

<nowiki>*</nowiki> @rani casts ~detect-magic

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The $head and the $inkwell are magical

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The $inkwell is a never ending inkwell

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