Monday, March 2, 2026

Session 131 – “CSI Averoigne”

 

Alternative titles

  • “Valis chickens out”

  • “Is this the cliffhanger: What’s under the tunic?”

The party

  • Aelorya (elven druid)

  • Dan (human ranger)

  • Dernard (human magic user)

  • Frederick II (halfling thief)

  • Inesh (human thief)

  • Valis (elven fighter)

XP

  • Not yet decided

Treasures

  • Orange gem stones

Summary

  • Valis chickens out from the fight with the beast

  • We agree to get some wine from the monastery as reparation

    • Get past some inquisitors by pretending to be a dysfunctional family

    • Can’t get some wine (but steal it later via the mirror)

    • Talk with brother Constantine

    • Tells us about brother Jerome getting killed by the beast about a week ago

  • Return to the Ambers

    • Have a dinner (not great, but at least nobody died)

    • One Amber lady asked about getting the time travel potion

    • Searched for information in the library about Flosflam

      • Expedition by the Ambers there

      • Did not go well

      • Full of monsters and undead

      • Lots of treasure

      • A jewel encrusted chalice with 7 sapphires (apparently magical)

      • The ring

        • Red gold

        • Sombre gem

        • Bulbous purple stone at an odd angle

        • Hypothesised to be from ancient Hyperboria

      • Conflict at the expedition

  • Talked to old member of the Amber family

    • Named Lucien

    • Member of the expedition

    • Somebody had the ring, doesn’t remember who

    • Expedition was together with Lord Bormond (from far in the North) and Lady Girard (close to the Spanish border)

    • Father Nicolas was the author of the book we had found in the library

  • Next morning

    • Andre Amber had been killed in the night

    • He was the badger headed guy

    • Ambers weren’t really concerned

    • Couldn’t find any real traces

  • Got approached by Lucien

    • Remembered that Theophil was another member of the expedition

    • Also wants to get the time travel potion

  • Search for Theophil

    • Very old and bedridden

    • Lives in the tower

    • Secret entrance via library

    • Talk to him

    • He seems to pretend not to know who has the ring

    • We assume he lied

    • He starts to yell and we leave

 

Session 131 – “CSI Averoigne”

  Alternative titles “Valis chickens out” “Is this the cliffhanger: What’s under the tunic?” The party Aelorya (elven druid) Dan...