SESSION 51 – October 28, 2018
Zho Ni warns Brinn in Djoside about Otiben then rides to Manheim and speaks to the Thane and Andros who came from the Urdjan Academy and caution Zho Ni that resurrection is not unheard of, even if it has been a long time since someone was brought back.
Zho Ni then tells the temple and a council is called for when Zho Ni returns from Finesheim. Zho Ni goes to Finnesheim and asks many questions about resurretion and learns of the first emperor of Vademore and Grumash was resurrected by the power of his axe and elevated to divinity.
At the Druid grove near Finnesheim he gets the druid take on things, and learns it may indeed be Otiben, and the true test will be his actions.
Zho Ni goes to the council and fills them in and gets a lively discussion going with those in favor of a valiant warrior being raised, remaining inquisitive, or calling for destruction of an evil thing. All before the sisters of Hellya arrive, and they ask whey Zho Ni just didn’t go to them. They say that it will be a simple matter to determine if Otiben is what he claims to be. The council tell Zho Ni that he should urge his friend to return to the temple with him or face the full power of all the various sects at the temple.
Meanwhile, Urman, Batukhan, and Otiben acquire potions from the bugbear shaman who elects to stay at Urman’s tower. We cross to Djoside and head straight for the Urdjan academy.
Kressida the cleric thinks Otiben is the real deal, but Andros was away in Mannheim. (After casting detect evil, magic, and casting prayer). Andros arrives that evening and prepares the next day to examine Otiben more thoroughly. Kressida casts exorcism to no effect. Andros has powered up the protective circle and if Otiben can enter the circle and leave, then he is most likely of this world. Otiben does so with eas, once he takes off his belt with the vampire dagger.
Urman brings up the monthly curse and we each enter the circle and feel the curse lifted. The next day, the curse is back. Andros does research in the midst of training Urman and finds mention of the powerful druid, whose tomb we looted. Most likely the moon dagger and moon longsword are the items that if we return to the tomb will end the curse. Or perhaps if we hold on to them for a year, the curse will lift.
Otiben does his training.
Batukhan researches military tactics, etc.
Zho Ni prepares to head north to seek the trail of Otiben, and before he leaves Mannheim, is hailed by the guards that Otiben is at the Urdjan academy and he gathers the 4 clerics in addition to Jack from his order to ride north.
They meet the Urdjan Knight, Egon, at the crossroads about halfway to the academy. They will arrive the next day, and Urman and Otiben will have two days of training remaining.
NOTE: Zho Ni also learned from the Thane that a battalion of dwarves have gone to the wall along the Ogre Holds and plan to establish a forward base.