Mysteries were uncovered and plans were set in this SBotLL session.

In these Campaign Diary posts, I discuss the campaign I play in and what happened in our most recent session!

What’s SBotLL?

That’s the name of the campaign I play in! It’s been running for almost four years now. There are two parties, one on the Surface and one in the Underdark. I play in the surface squad as the elf bard Finnith, and my two friends play the dragonborn rogue Nala and the tiefling ranger Allora.

Recap

Last session, Finnith discovered that an NPC friend of his, Antonio, had discovered a blod stone. He had found twelve of these magic items, one for each of the major elven families. Antonio carries the Fëanor family blod stone, which usually allows him to locate Finnith. After this conversation, Nala and Finnith decided to cancel their plans in Thraden and return to Allora and the Awoken Flame. They had received news that the Awoken Flame was attacked, so they call on Vindus to transport them within travelling distance of the Awoken Flame.  

In this session…

Finnith and Nala begin their journey back to the Awoken Flame, and Allora settles in to her new position. The Awoken Flame has asked her to lead them in place of their recently fallen leader. They are a camp of tieflings who are going to coordinate with the Moon’s Eye, another allied faction, to fight off the Coven of Eternal Light.

But, as Finnith and Nala travel, they realize they’re trapped in a loop—they keep seeing the exact same trees, and the sun hasn’t moved at all. They continue to investigate and find that one of the trees has a hidden doorway inside.

Inside the tree is a Mordenkainen’s magnificent mansion, housing Finn and other members of the Moon’s Eye who went missing a day ago. Finn explains that one of the leaders of the Coven appeared to them and led them into this trap. Now, though, he can cast gate (surprising literally everyone, as Finn is an unassuming mousefolk) and get them out of this strange space.

The spell succeeds, and they escape the space. Then, they travel with the Moon’s Eye group to the Awoken Flame. Everyone reunites with Allora, and there’s mutual expression of “I’m so glad you’re okay!” all around.

When Finnith tells Allora about the blod stone, she’s concerned that that’s how the Coven can find Finnith. She doesn’t trust Antonio, even if he’s supposed to be a double agent (working for the Coven while actually providing information to the Moon’s Eye). They agree to discuss the matter with Antonio once he meets back up with them.

That’s all for this session! Thanks for reading!