Battle...two giant creatures appear as soon as mercy is given.
A trap?
A response?
Either way we were shocked but ready. The Silver Shields displayed an enormous defensive against a vulgar display of power.
And they returned in kind.
Rondo whipped up a spell that transformed me into an angel.
For a fleeting moment that seemed forever in a day..... I understood the radiance of real power.
The angelic might to damage and heal. It was glorious!
As soon as the fight ended...with my new found abilities... I healed jander of his curse. As soon as the spell ended I returned to being a Satyr.
I must have more...it was intoxicating.
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Thaddeus disappeared.
Another complicated friendship put on hold.
Noises at the bottom of the hill.....a carnival?
A merchant's guild?
We investigate to find a menagerie of beings in line to enter this traveling circus of psychos.
Check your soul at the door.
Ravenore reunites with her brother...he joins our brotherhood.
What horrible delights await us?
We take advantage and have a nice long rest.
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It's like the gathering of cosmic proportions...every dark and evil entity that we wanted dead exists in peace.
I sign a contract to get us in.
Dangerous. Reckless. Foolish.
We meet our host only to find we are probed for information. We attend a banquet while Ravenore and brother reunite.
Milada entertains...Reya refrains.
Rondo is suspicious. For the first time in a while we let loose... what could go wrong?
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We are in a pocket universe of our hosts making.
There is a hotel and shops. Soul coins are spent here... disgusting. We upgrade what we can. Gather information and have meeting with our host. We finally get rid of that accursed book of Vile darkness.
We trade well.
Gain info from a lich.
Strange...even our more powerful enemies are bound to peace here.
Our host must be potent indeed.
Me and Rav spend the night together...get some alone time.
I don't want to leave.
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We finally managed to leave...my soul still intact.
Received an upgraded vehicle of the Damned...creepy.
Our host gives us directions and sage like advice.
A little ways out we check our new ride for traps. We find sigil's everywhere. Take the time to get rid of them...
Several hours later we realize that we are lost
I miss Thaddeus...strangely
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.....still lost.
Shouldn't have put our trust in a master deal maker.
Deals... we're not very good at those yet.
Must improve.
This wasteland is vast...hard to get our bearings.
Lulu has grown in size...some memory has returned but not all.
The heat and oppression of hell is forcing us to question each other's decisions.
Thank our gods for spells and rest. Our new companions are useful and powerful indeed. I am very glad to have you with us.
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Wasps.....why did it have to be wasps?
We drive up to a mound thinking it's a sign. We were foolish. We investigate only to find a group of hell wasps. They weren't to thrilled about us.
Had to fight...Lulu got hurt.
Every time we hit one more show up...shit...a nest!
We manage to kill a few but decided that retreat is the better part of valor.
When are we going to learn?
Are we ever going to get anywhere?
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Demons farming. Did not see that one coming.
Abyssal chickens being birthed out of trees.
Demon ichor everywhere. Weird place.
After having a conversation with one of the farmers...we make our way to a horrible mechanical contraption. This...thing was holding a unicorn and torturing the poor thing.
Unacceptable!
I try hitting the damn thing in order to destroy it.
Suddenly...a Djinn appears before us.
Now what did we get ourselves into?
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The Djinni deal. Still making deals...when are we going to learn. The Djinn is trapped so we have to free her to save the unicorn. We must do something for a blood hag...she wants a spa day. The fuck?
Rondo takes one for the team and earns his shield.
We free the Djinn and unicorn.
The unicorn travels with us a while before we return it to it's home.
Onward!
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In the midst of our travel throughout hell...our relationships have been tested. Friendships...lovers...and family. The strain is real. The fallout is deadly.
Reya and Akari become closer. Lulu and Milada have come to trust each other more. Rondo and Jander have earned our trust even more. Ravenor and I have patched up our disagreement and renewed our love for each other. I hope Mindartis still trusts me after our caravan debocle.
Clank and this mysterious flower being gain comfort in our group. Rav and menandartis unite stronger. And Xiron chews his bone keeping us safe and protected. What's next? Will we survive this place?
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I would describe this temple as otherworldly.
We stumbled upon a temple in the middle of nowhere...and as luck would have it...the doors were open.
We examined the architecture and the runes adorning the walls.
Over a dozen statues are silent in this barren room. No bodies no money just culture and language. Rav had a field day.
One of the statues seemed to be the leader and held a hammer in each hand. They seem like they could be taken.
Mindartis put up some security so that we would not be bothered. Never before have I laid my eyes upon such exquisite weaponry.
As I gazed upon the statue I could feel everybody staring at me..... Just waiting to see what I would do next.
Truth be told if it was just me I would take both of the hammers. But I never want my companions to suffer at the hands of my own greed. So I took the high road and when everyone was done looking at the temple... we left.
As soon as we crossed the threshold...the temple began to crumble into the ground except the leader statue. The giant bronze statue began to move and knelt down to give me one of his hammers. he recited a pearl of wisdom for me to take with me as well. Ravenor was as proud as I was relieved.
Was this a test?
And will there be more tests?
We shall see.
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Titan. A giant of a man has been stuck down here in Avernus for quite some time now.
All he wants to do is return to his home plane.
He gives us an orb of dragon kind so we can trade it for a vial of his blood. Rondo turned me into quite the large dragon in order for us to fly over to the small army and their leader who has this item. This powerful creature that we traded with had the Hand of Vecna at the end of his arm. There were many evil and dark creatures there. We were allowed forward to offer trade.
Though stiff negotiations were needed... We acquired our new item and returned it to our new friend.
Another good deed in the books. Next is retrieving the sword of Zariel (finally)
