Session 20 - Ceasing the reigns

We found a door inside the dragon head. Zunigri read the Ignan glyphs emblazoned around the room and learned that this place housed the spirit of a pyromancer. Of course we had to fuck with that shit. When we did, lava started pouring down from the ceiling, filling the chamber. We panicked and ran around (away?) like headless chickens. At least we managed to get the prisoners and Johnny boi out(?).

Before we left the ancient jail and headed back out into the storm, torrent had the excellent idea of taking a short rest. What we didn't know was that Lee was waiting for us outside. The poor guy probably just sat around for an hour, listening to Louie's music as we rested for an hour. When we finally started heading outside, Zunigri almost took a lightning bolt to the face and we rolled initiative as Lee stood laughing wickedly on the roof above.

Glossing over some details: Luna was turned to fish soup :(, Lee animated gargoyles to fight, and Lee got his ass handed to him. With his dying breath, he called out to his master. A fearsome wind swept in and tore his body to dust. The only thing that remained was the control-rod that fell to the ground. As soon as Zunigri grabbed that shit, the storm abruptly ended as if it had never even existed in the first place. (Perhaps the real storm was the friends we made along the way)

As the party started the hour-long walk back to Lyceum, a shadow fell upon the group Laurabec's giant eagle companion Takasi descended to greet us. He informed us that Laurabec had perished in the storm and that he would find a place himself to lay down to die. We convinced Takasi to instead serve a new master and he agreed to bind himself to Marxiros. Sidenote: it's pretty funny how Marxiros just randomly finds himself owning stuff like a magical tree-sword or a giant eagle mount. The legend of Marxiros will truly be great by the end of the campaign.

Louie rode Takasi to Lyceum to inform them of what had transpired. Simeon was informed about the rescued prisoners, one of which (Teymoore?) he identified as his lost apprentice. Simeon asked for the orb and the wand to study and perhaps use in the war. Louie handed it over on the condition that the party would retain access to it should they wish. Louie also asked some hypothetical questions about hypothetically kidnapping a hypothetical person and Simeon gave him the go-ahead. After a long and arduous day, Loui returned home earlier than the others where he was welcome by Katrina. The fire sorceress said that Mittens had escaped out into the storm. Katrina's lie was very transparent, so she admitted that she had thrown mittens out, but at least she had cast Mage Armor on the cat beforehand. As she was stared down by Louie, she decided it would be a good idea to go out and look for her. Eventually the rest of the party returned home as well. Beaten and exhausted, fish soup was had before the party laid down for a well-earned night of rest.