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Out of the Freezer and into the Cryo Pan.
The party unearthed treacherous plots within Nildar Sunblight's Duergar Outpost, revealing his ambition to build an army of myconid-infected Dalefolk in contrast to his father's chardalyn driven siege weaponry. Triumphantly, the party secured stolen valuables from Caer Konig and returned these to their owners. Backtracking through Ten Towns, the party stopped at Bryn Shander's Temple of the Morninglord, extracting reluctant information from the gnome Copper about the Summer Star — a device capable of altering weather patterns by mimicking a Netherese Mythallar. In Bremen, the party made plans to set out across the tundra towards the Dark Duchess, and they delivered Huarwar Mulphoon's necklace to his mother as proof of his livelihood. Venturing into the icy tundra, they faced the ground-quaking wrath of a remorhaz, a monstrosity that swallowed Oona whole only for her to cleave herself free in the final moments. Bruised but driven, they arrived at their destination—the enigmatic wreck of the Dark Duchess—ready to uncover its secrets and claim its long-lost rewards.

Looking through Nildar's Duergar Outpost

#ADuergarPlot After the battle, the party investigated Nildar Sunblight's Duergar Outpost. It seemed that Nildar had been experimenting with myconid spores, infecting Dalefolk in the hopes of creating a small army. A letter to his father, Xardorok Sunblight, beseeched his father to listen, dissuading the father from his chardalyn obsession. Nildar believed that his spore servants could be the path to victory, not the behemoth his father was constructing. Nildar even expressed some worry at the pervasive effects of chardalyn. That being said, the duergar was no stranger to cruel methods of war, as noted by his duergar screamer's painful, psionic mech suit. Oona and company tossed their storage area, as well as Nildar's chambers, recovering 70 sp and the missing items from Caer Konig.
#ADuergarPlot The party returned to Caer Konig to rest up, surprising the Shorard sisters with their colorful magic lantern for the inn. They had also recovered Jarthra Farzassh's heirloom pearl beads and two missing sheep.

Backtracking through Ten Towns

#DarkDuchess The party considered their next steps, unfurling a map and eyeing possibilities near the Sea of Moving Ice. They decided to begin at the west, heading towards the Dark Duchess in search of treasure. They learned that the vessel was supposed to be carrying ale, even, with a bounty set by the Five Tavern Center in Bremen. Moreover, they recalled that Sephek Kaltro had rode that ship, as did the Arcane Brotherhood apprentice Nass Lantomir, who stole a magic bauble from Vellynne Harpell as she was setting out from Luskan many moon ago. Specifically, Avarice had told them this tidbit, and noted that the item's recovery would grant the party a great deal of favor in her eyes.
#TheGoldenDawn #TheForgottenRealm Stopping in Bryn Shander, the party made their way to the Temple of the Morninglord. Here they ran into Perilou, the acolyte of Yolanda they rescued from Kelvin's Cairn. She had been studying in service of the priestess Mishann, who was in prayer and who the party did not speak with. After a bit of persuasion about the gnomish artisan Copper, Perilou relented and brought them to the grouch's lodgings in the attic. Copper was dressed in a furry bear suit, had the deepest possible voice, and was oscillating varyingly between grousing and sobbing when pressed about Macreadus. He explained that the Summer Star was a tiny model of a Netherese Mythallar, a weave conduit and engine that powered their magic cities. Macreadus had become obsessed with the idea of controlling the weather to hush the Endless Winter, despite Copper's protest. The Summer Star's core was consecrated chardalyn but had lost its charge with use. Copper admitted he may be able to fix and recharge it with a shiny diamond, but he feared how you dare challenge the gods with such a device.
#BlackSwords Stopping in Bremen, Hazel delivered Huarwar Mulphoon's scrimshaw necklace to his mother, who was happy to hear he was alive, devils or not. She rewarded the party with the promised potions of healing.

Journey into the Tundra

#battle #DarkDuchess Tremors were felt in the tundra as the party took a short rest for the sake of their sled dogs. Several chwinga were spotted atop a nearby snowy mound. On approach, the mound was discovered to be a mammoth corpse. Large claws had grappled it recently and sizable chunks of flesh were torn out by an even larger maw. The markings tracked with that of a dragon. The tremors they had felt increased in intensity until the ground surrounding the mammoth carcass caved in. An adolescent remorhaz reared its head, grabbing at the corpse to scavenge. The party attacked, and thus the beast retaliated. Eventually the remorhaz was slain, but only after it swallowed Oona and began to tunnel away. Thankfully, she cut herself out of its dead belly before its acids could burn her to the bone. Several hours later, the party arrived at the wreckage of the Dark Duchess.

XP

Total XP: 6750

50 ~ #BlackSwords Returned news of Huarwar Mulphoon to his mother in Bremen.
50 ~ #TheGoldenDawn Met Copper and discovered that the Summer Star was an attempt at a miniature Netherese Mythallar.
150 ~ #DarkDuchess Survived a journey across the tundra to the Dark Duchess at the Sea of Moving Ice.

Loot

3 Potions of Healing ~ Reward from Cora Mulphoon for news about her son ~ Hazel
70 sp ~ Duergar Outpost chambers ~ Oona
Homebrew Items#Remorhaz Fang ~ Scavenged ~ Crank
Homebrew Items#Remorhaz Fang ~ Scavenged ~ Tetro

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