Game summary for May 23, 2017, Reign of Winter campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Denessia Rapidarma (Dwarf Gunslinger/Paladin played by Casey Scruggs), Deska Starseeker (Half-Elf Druid played by Kaliegh Belda), Kenwrec Battleglaive (Dwarf Slayer played by Peyton Harmon), Magnus Erlingsson (Human Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Svala Alehorn (Dwarf Unchained Barbarian played by Todd Hughes), Ten-Penny Tacey (Half-Orc Rogue played by Shane Bradley), and Tulvur Xandersen (Dwarf Fighter played by Taylor Averdick). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.
The raven repeated its riddle and the team entered the adjoining room. They found a sparse bedroom with a bloodstained sheet. The team looked around, and Deska blew out the candle plunging the room into darkness. When she re-lit the calendar, and flickering, hazy woman stood beside her! Some of the party recognized her as Yelizaveta, the 13th queen of Irrisen who disappeared at the ascension of Queen Elvanna one hundred years ago. The began drawing forth negative energy and using extreme fear against the party. The group tricked her by bowing to her and feigning to be her loyal subjects, and she ranted about her wishes to leave this room and have her vengeance against Baba Yaga. The group then ran from the room and told the riddle answer to the crow. He awarded them an amulet in return marked with the Iobarian word “Artrosa” which is a row of three gigantic statues carved into the confluence of three mountains.
The group traveled on and found the chamber of night and met another of the Liar Seers. They went into a room with a stone platform, a table with five silver goblets, and a large area of shallow water. The team could not translate the writing on the cups, so Magnus drank from one causing stone steps to rise up and a light shine down upon a cage nestled in an alcove. Ten-Penny, Tulvur, and Kenwrec went to investigate and retrieved an hourglass from the cage. Ten-Penny, however, touched the water and nearly drowned from some kind of magical affliction. The team continued drinking from goblets and causing steps to rise. They tried to discover a timing pattern to the stepping stones rising and lowering from the water. Eventually, Ten-Penny revived from her near drowning and suggested they use spider climb to avoid the water entirely, which the team eagerly tried successfully. They then returned to the raven oracle and presented the hourglass. The raven presented them with additional information and another amulet marked with a word they failed to translate.
