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Game summary for January 28, 2025, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Callum Spellhardt (Human Sorcerer played by Parker Harmon), Finch Bloodrain (Half-Hobgoblin Slayer played by Peyton Harmon), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Preston Harmon), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Hwrulf (Human Unchained Barbarian played by Paul Potter), Notch Bowman (Human Fighter played by Andrew Renfrow), and Snagyndar Blackthorn (Huldran War Master played by Casey Scruggs). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

The team returned to speak with Ikor who was quite pleased with their elimination of Threzka hours earlier.  He told them where they could find former Spellward Marshal, Eldran Tallowmere.  The team traveled a few miles out of the city to a small town.  They found Eldran’s nice, but older, large home.  They knocked and spoke with him a few minutes before getting invited in for tea.  The wizard’s home was filled with books, knickknacks, clocks, and a floating magical tea set. 

The group spoke with him a while and finally convinced him to share some information on the magical defenses of the prison, which were certainly formidable.  The group asked lots of questions and gathered a tremendous amount of data.  They started pondering how they might put it to use.  Helg then cast commune and succeeded in discovering the number of Daisuke’s cell.  Meanwhile, Hwrulf went out and found a former guard and got in a “friendly” bar brawl with him to judge his martial prowess.

Game summary for January 21, 2025, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Callum Spellhardt (Human Sorcerer played by Parker Harmon), Finch Bloodrain (Half-Hobgoblin Slayer played by Peyton Harmon), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Preston Harmon), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Hwrulf (Human Unchained Barbarian played by Paul Potter), Komorebi (Kitsune Bard played by Josh Jenkins), Notch Bowman (Human Fighter played by Andrew Renfrow), and Snagyndar Blackthorn (Huldran War Master played by Casey Scruggs). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

The team spent several hours pursuing loyalists to Sylvar’s version of the guild with quite a bit of success.  After a couple skirmishes, they pursued and caught up with Sylvar’s chief lieutenant, Threzka the Shaper, a half-orc who allegedly brokered the deal between Sylvar and his succubus companion. 

He had a number of guild members with him, including a hippo-head giff.  The man was massive, a towering chunk of solid muscle decked in strong armor and holding an enormous hammer.  They were pretty certain that hammer could pulp just about anything it struck.

The battle started with the two guild sneak priests hurling spells.  One cast prayer to enhance allies and debuff foes.  The other cast curse of petty failing on Helg.  Threzka cast black tentacles which grappled a few of the team and interfered with mobility for the rest.  Notch started firing arrows, and Callum struggled to get some effect spells cast.  The massive giff guild breaker ran up to Helg and started attacking.  In a few moments (and after a devastating critical hit), Helg lay dead.  The guild foxclaws entered bedlam and drifted into the fray.

Hwrulf got out of the tentacles and started trying to close in.  Komorebi inspired his allies while Finch drifted out to the side to engage the enemy perimeter.  Snagy motivated his allies with his battle tactics.  Hekera waded through the tentacles to try and belly up to the giff and begin a great battle for supremacy. 

The combined spell power of the priests and Threzka proved challenging.  They cursed the party with spells while Threzka made three of the enemies grow double in size!  A well-placed silence spell ended several of the team’s buff effects.  Callum blasted Threzka and learned he was well protected from electricity.  Notch had several rounds of feast or famine; he either hit with nearly every arrow and just blasted foes with an entire volley.  Callum ended up unconscious and dying beside a likewise injured Hekera.  Things looked very, very bleak.  Several of the enemies were slain, and Komorebi succeeded in forcing several to flee in fear!

Game summary for January 14, 2025, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Callum Spellhardt (Human Sorcerer played by Parker Harmon), Finch Bloodrain (Half-Hobgoblin Slayer played by Peyton Harmon), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Preston Harmon), Helg Ingvar (Aasimar Cleric played by Chris Harmon), Hwrulf (Human Unchained Barbarian played by Paul Potter), Notch Bowman (Human Fighter played by Andrew Renfrow), and Snagyndar Blackthorn (Huldran War Master played by Casey Scruggs). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

The group assembled and had Helg cast commune.  He was able to call upon the power of Hextor, the local Valhalla pantheon deity, and received answers to several of their questions.  This led them to develop several ideas for how they may free Kimura Daisuke from Granite Mountain Prison. 

Hwrulf went to see if he could find Zarak and was able to locate his ship at the port before the half-orc departed.  He noticed the assassin kicking a person’s arm back under a tarp.  He got a bit more information from him, including the name of the previous Spellward Marshal Eldran Tallowmere, before the team negotiated an investment opportunity with him. 

They then went to meet with Ikor Killfury to see if he could help them locate Eldran.  He agreed to see if he could figure out where he may be and to return in 24 hours.  The team then worked out an investment deal with him and his new venture.  To pass the time, Hwrulf offered to help strike out at remaining Sylvar loyalists.  Ikor was pleased to take them up on that offer and began plotting where to send them. 

Game summary for January 7, 2025, Chronoshift: Spelljammer campaign, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, for Phoenix Gaming Club. Session included: Callum Spellhardt (Human Sorcerer played by Parker Harmon), Finch Bloodrain (Half-Hobgoblin Slayer played by Peyton Harmon), Hekera Nephera Mawhesk Vyk’sebekenka (Sebek-ka Fighter played by Preston Harmon), Hwrulf (Human Unchained Barbarian played by Paul Potter), and Snagyndar Blackthorn (Huldran War Master played by Casey Scruggs). Game Master for this session was Charles Plemons.

Encouraged by their success against Sylvar and his loyalists, several of the team relaxed and had a carousing night on the town.  Some lost small fortunes.  Most broke even.  Finch met a treasure hunter named Kael Fenstrom and shared drinks and “shop talk” at a bar.  Over the course of the night, Finch picked up a few tricks and increased his knowledge and understanding of dungeoneering.  Meanwhile, Hwrulf woke up in a rough tavern after a night of drinking and revelry… in the arms of Sigrid Volund, a high priestess of the local pantheon temple!  There could be some scandal if everything that happened through the night got out (some of which Hwrulf does not remember). 

The next day the group gathered back at The Crescent’s Whisper tavern.  Snagyndar went out to see if he could find where prison guard uniforms are made or if he could get one.  He happened upon an establishment that takes the fine armor produced by the weapon guilds and paints it, attaches the appropriate markings, and so forth and ships it to Granite Mountain Prison.  He negotiated a while and convinced the working clerk to “misplace” one of the suits of armor and instead ship it c/o Ygans at The Crescent’s Whisper, but Snagy has to return within the next day or so with 2,500 gp for this to happen. 

Hwrulf decided to visit the Valhallan temple, and Sigrid in particular.  He made a 1,200 gp offering at the temple and learned some former prison guards attend services there.  He arranged for a discrete one to meet him in a few hours at The Crescent’s Whisper. 

Meanwhile, Finch sought out Kael, bought him some more drinks and asked him what he knew about the prison.  He was able to give some information about the open lands between Tarvin and the prison, specifically that they are infested with bulettes… land sharks!  However, he noted how people often remark how interesting it is that none of the former guards ever discuss bulettes tunneling into the prison. 

Hwrulf met with Orin Vance, a retired former prison guard.  Hwrulf noted the man was very alert and took note of everything going on around him.  Orin was able to tell them a bit about the operation of the prison such as how the prisoners are fed.  He also told them about the number of guards garrisoned there, and that there is a spellcasting officer called a Spellward Marshal.  He confirmed the guards really don’t face troubles within the prison (the prisoners are very well contained).  Mostly, they fight bulettes when on patrol, which made the team realize these guards are serious warriors. 

The group came together to compare notes and realized they have lots of questions.  Perhaps they could use some divination magic to put some more pieces of the puzzle together.