Session Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight.
Present for Twenty-Seven: Jamie, Erin, Paul, Jared, John
After making one of the three dragons fall within the Plane of Water, the other two fled. Meanwhile, Annette got ahold of the Orb of Water. The group headed back to find Hali demanding to be given the Orb of Water, but when a grand dragon arose from the ground and destroyed all of the area of the Hidden Coast, the final commencing of Annette embracing the Orb of Water, Hali fled. The group had to pick up the pieces ofthe catastrophe.
Shortly thereafter, the group headed to the Shining Woods, to the safety of a unicorn's castle. The beautiful maiden that was the unicorn accomodated them in a castle made of crystal and gold, full of wealth and riches that she claimed could never leave the paradise. Then, in the middle of the night, Milia, Annette, and Elric all left. The Vessels of the Gods, now that they all had their four essences, were going to prepare the ritual.
The group remained at the palace for a time, when Milia's psicrystal, Mana, guided them to the depths of the Underdark, saying that the Vessels of the Gods awaited them. At the bottom, the group crossed the Magic Ebb, and Blink and Shade met the High Arcanist, who told them it was time to become one, and plunged in. The two fairies similarly, and reluctantly, dove into the Magic Ebb.
Present for Twenty-Eight: Paul, Jared, John, Brian
The fairies entering the Magic Ebb caused it to suction into itself, and a large hole to appear. The group moved into the darkness, and entered the ritual hall. They watched the ritual performed, where the gods each held a candle, and light glowed from them, causing the Vessel to separate from the god himself. Before the ritual, Quin bid farewell to Isis. During the ritual itself, Windy dropped her candle, and was surrounded by fire.
There were twelve pillars, a god standing on six pillars, an empty pillar separating each god. The Vessels emerged onto these pillars, wearing robes of white--the gods, they were wearing robes of black. The pillars of the Vessels then each lit up, as they made their wishes. Quin, Amon, Lorelai, and Tengaar all fell unconscious.
Once the pillars ceased their glowing, a decrepit body appeared for but a moment in the center of all them, embracing in her arms a small, heavenly little girl with iridescent wings--who the group later found to be Blink, the last of the fairies, and the predominant personality of the soul of Eve.
The place began to crumble. Erim opened a portal and urged the group through, to a foreign land of snow, though it was not cold at all--rather, it had an inviting breeze. Buildings of white, circular in shape, dotted the snowland. This was Boq'thalas' plane, for he was a shaper, capable of manifesting the psionic power of genesis.
The group remained in this plane for days, whereby Quin, Amon, Lorelai, and Tengaar awoke. Then, Xander called everyone together, and told them the world would end soon--without but a couple months--and that only one thing could spare them from the darkness of the Void. This was the Ship of One Hundred, the ship the group sailed in Carceri that held one hundred sarcophigi, all that could hold one soul to the journey to the True World, the place of origination. All but these hundred souls would perish with the world. He proposed, as a way of identifying people worthy to take to the True World, a celebration be held at the Indestructible Fortress of the Scarred Mountains--people would be gathered with the call to find "honorable warriors who will fight against the forces that are destroying the world," and they would all be judged.
This was held at the fortress, and twelve were chosen--among them, a Drow ranger [Brian's Character]. This ranger, and the group, after the party following the ceremony of chosing ended (a formal ball within the fortress in the king's chamber), headed off to the regions of Baator, guided by a Half Infernal that told the group one of their companions, Milia, had a pact to repay within the regions of the Nine Hells. On the first layer of Hell, the group encountered many things, including a little girl who commit suicide, a wife being raped by erinyes, and a young aasimar (who looked twelve and claimed to be sixteen) having his fingernails ripped off by succubi. The boy safe, the group decided to rest in the hidden cavern he was being held in, for they were exhausted from their many battles with the devils of the Nine Hells.
After making one of the three dragons fall within the Plane of Water, the other two fled. Meanwhile, Annette got ahold of the Orb of Water. The group headed back to find Hali demanding to be given the Orb of Water, but when a grand dragon arose from the ground and destroyed all of the area of the Hidden Coast, the final commencing of Annette embracing the Orb of Water, Hali fled. The group had to pick up the pieces ofthe catastrophe.
Shortly thereafter, the group headed to the Shining Woods, to the safety of a unicorn's castle. The beautiful maiden that was the unicorn accomodated them in a castle made of crystal and gold, full of wealth and riches that she claimed could never leave the paradise. Then, in the middle of the night, Milia, Annette, and Elric all left. The Vessels of the Gods, now that they all had their four essences, were going to prepare the ritual.
The group remained at the palace for a time, when Milia's psicrystal, Mana, guided them to the depths of the Underdark, saying that the Vessels of the Gods awaited them. At the bottom, the group crossed the Magic Ebb, and Blink and Shade met the High Arcanist, who told them it was time to become one, and plunged in. The two fairies similarly, and reluctantly, dove into the Magic Ebb.
Present for Twenty-Eight: Paul, Jared, John, Brian
The fairies entering the Magic Ebb caused it to suction into itself, and a large hole to appear. The group moved into the darkness, and entered the ritual hall. They watched the ritual performed, where the gods each held a candle, and light glowed from them, causing the Vessel to separate from the god himself. Before the ritual, Quin bid farewell to Isis. During the ritual itself, Windy dropped her candle, and was surrounded by fire.
There were twelve pillars, a god standing on six pillars, an empty pillar separating each god. The Vessels emerged onto these pillars, wearing robes of white--the gods, they were wearing robes of black. The pillars of the Vessels then each lit up, as they made their wishes. Quin, Amon, Lorelai, and Tengaar all fell unconscious.
Once the pillars ceased their glowing, a decrepit body appeared for but a moment in the center of all them, embracing in her arms a small, heavenly little girl with iridescent wings--who the group later found to be Blink, the last of the fairies, and the predominant personality of the soul of Eve.
The place began to crumble. Erim opened a portal and urged the group through, to a foreign land of snow, though it was not cold at all--rather, it had an inviting breeze. Buildings of white, circular in shape, dotted the snowland. This was Boq'thalas' plane, for he was a shaper, capable of manifesting the psionic power of genesis.
The group remained in this plane for days, whereby Quin, Amon, Lorelai, and Tengaar awoke. Then, Xander called everyone together, and told them the world would end soon--without but a couple months--and that only one thing could spare them from the darkness of the Void. This was the Ship of One Hundred, the ship the group sailed in Carceri that held one hundred sarcophigi, all that could hold one soul to the journey to the True World, the place of origination. All but these hundred souls would perish with the world. He proposed, as a way of identifying people worthy to take to the True World, a celebration be held at the Indestructible Fortress of the Scarred Mountains--people would be gathered with the call to find "honorable warriors who will fight against the forces that are destroying the world," and they would all be judged.
This was held at the fortress, and twelve were chosen--among them, a Drow ranger [Brian's Character]. This ranger, and the group, after the party following the ceremony of chosing ended (a formal ball within the fortress in the king's chamber), headed off to the regions of Baator, guided by a Half Infernal that told the group one of their companions, Milia, had a pact to repay within the regions of the Nine Hells. On the first layer of Hell, the group encountered many things, including a little girl who commit suicide, a wife being raped by erinyes, and a young aasimar (who looked twelve and claimed to be sixteen) having his fingernails ripped off by succubi. The boy safe, the group decided to rest in the hidden cavern he was being held in, for they were exhausted from their many battles with the devils of the Nine Hells.