Clank slays Mokmurian with the Sword of Greed, turning him to red quartz. Runelord Karzoug possesses the corpse and monologues, mocking the group and promising that the souls of the slain will feed his power. Group find the Therassic Library, Clank falls for the Librarian (repaired by Quillax). Wind Walk to Riddleport, Conna the Wise persuades the stone giant army to go home. Riddleport celebrates, gives heroes freedom of the city (with 1000gp medallions).
It seems that without the deaths of thousands intended by Runelord Karzoug, the Runewells will not soon provide him enough soul energy to escape whatever prison binds him.
Back in Magnimar there is much rejoicing; Mayor Grobaras makes the PCs Lords of Magnimar.
Quillax Druid 18 - Lady of Wolf's Ear & Warden of Jorgenfist, including the Therassic Library.
Claw Goliath Barbarian 18 - Warden of the Storval Stairs & Lord of Ravenmoor (Hellknights recalled).
Yukiko Cleric 16 of Irori - given Kaijitsu estate in Magnimar, and made Abbess of Windsong Abbey.
Sephiria Kaddren is also formally made Lady of Hook Mountain, including Turtleback Ferry & Fort Rannick.
Sheila Heidmarch takes reports from the Pathfinders; the Guiltspur is likely too heavily defended to make retrieving the sixth Shard of Sin practical, at least for now.
And now the years of peace begin...
The End (for now)
Quillax Final Account
Summary:
- Defeats some Hounds of Tindalos
- Fight and Defeat Mokmurian and his minions
- Bring Conna to Riddleport and she convinces fighting to stop
- All members of the party are honoured with Lordship/Ladyship and lands
Journal:
We stepped away from the Library doors and their spell of calming and headed East to check out a door by a collapsed wall. The collapsed area had opened a hole which we were able to climb through and bypass the locked door.
The walls of the room were completely smooth except a small crack, putting me in mind of the Hounds of Tindalos which we had encountered before and before I could comment this to my companions, three Hounds slipped out of the crack. Two of Hounds headed for me and one for Yukiko. We engaged the Hounds. While we were fighting the Hounds, I heard a Giant chanting somewhere nearby and the doors opened after we had killed two of the Hounds. Some monsters stepped out from what appeared to be an old lecture room. Beyond the doors, we could see Mokmurian, a Stone Giant, sitting upon a giant chair. He was very small for a Stone Giant. The threw a fireball and hit Clank, Claw, myself, and the remaining Hound.
The Owlbears from the lecture room attacked us and Clank killed the Hound while Claw worked on the Owlbears. We fought the beasts and had to deal with Mokmurian throwing fireballs at us. We could see he had some sort of reddish fire shield around.
Once the owlbears were dealt with, Claw drank a potion of Enlarge and charged down the room towards Mokmurian. We all moved carefully through the room towards him, dodging Mokmurian's scorching ray as best we could. Claw landed a very solid first blow on Mokmurian and they traded blows while Mokmurian still threw spells at us, while we either attacked with steel or magic. It was Clank who landed the fatal blow with his Sword, turning Mokmurian to Red Quartz.
While the stone spell was spreading, Mokmurian's eyes turned emerald and a strange voice spoke through him, which we understood to be Karzoug, Runelord of Greed. He mentioned armies of Xin-Shalast, a legendary city. And he gloated that the Stone Giants that were fighting and dying in Riddleport were feeding his power and bringing him closer to revival.
We knew that anyone that died while wearing the Sihedron would power a RuneLord, but we did not think of it on this scale.
Conna urged us to bring her to Riddleport so she could stop the fighting.
We agreed but wanted to check the Library for any further information. She warned us that opening the Library doors without the key would cause the Shining Child to appear and try to kill you, but luckily for us, we collected the key from Mokmurian's body.
The Great Library was unusual in that it was primarily made up of a large shaft in the floor. Numerous glowing crystal lanterns lined the walls and there were runes carved into the wall. It was run by a Librarian Clank who was 10,246 years overdue for his maintenance check and was moving badly. I did a quick repair so it could move more easily and we were informed that there were 24,491 scrolls, books and manuscripts available to us. We asked for anything on Karzoug, Atasnis, Lord of Wrath. There was only one crude looking book on Wrath, but there were some on Karzoug.
Clank asked to stay with the Librarian and as he had been my loyal companion for some time, I was pleased to grant his request, and promised to send some GolemWorks repairmen to help sort his companion.
We hurried to Riddleport through WindWalk and once we had found a safe place to return to solid form, we found ourselves faced with two leaders of the Giants.
The first was Teratinus, Commander of the Giants, who had retrieved the Kreeg Mauls (and who's pet dragon we had killed). Upon recognizing us, he moved to attack us but was held by back the second leader. Conna convinced them that Mokmurian was dead and that their deaths would only power another.
Her words were so powerfully spoken, that the Giants agreed to stop immediately and leave. We could see that all the Stone Giants had the Sihedron on the back of their necks as they walked away from us. Conna bid us farewell and left with them.
We stopped in at Riddleport to explain that they were now safe and were each given a necklace that marked us as friends of Riddleport and that anyone we spoke to there should help us.
After that, we returned to Magnimar and festivities were thrown in our honour. We were made Lords and Ladies of Magnimar.
I was given Ladyship of my home, Wolf's Ear, as well as the Library of Thassilon where Clank and his companion construct resided.
Yukiko was given the Sandpoint Glassworks and made Abbotess of Windsong Abbey. She was also given Kijitsu Estate in Magnimar.
Claw was given Lordship of the Storval Stairs and Ravenmoor.
Sepheria was given Ladyship of Hook Mountain.
Researchers from the Pathfinders reported back that the by shopping the Army at Riddleport, we stopped Karzoug temporarily.
As the next shard is in a heavily guarded area, Sheila has indicated that she is hesitant to launch a mission for now and the Pathfinders are waiting while more research is done.
I have decided to retire from the Pathfinders for now, having been involved in many adventures. I will guard some of the treasures that have been given to my care and will protect both my home and the Library of Thassilon, where my companions and those known to them will be welcome but intruders will face my wrath. I will clean up the building, destroy any remaining monsters, and restore the Librarian.
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