The rest of the party continues on their journey to save Finnith and Daear. After a meteor shower, an unexpected ambush nearly pushes them to their limits. Meanwhile, Finnith and Daear escape their cells in the Shadowfell.

In these Campaign Diary posts, I talk about the campaign I play in and our most recent session!

About SBotLL

SBotLL is the campaign I play in that has been running for over five years now. There are two parties: one mostly good-aligned party that started on the surface, and one mostly evil-aligned party that started in the Underdark.

The good-aligned party includes these characters:

  • Finnith (me), high elf bard/rune scribe
  • Nala, dragonborn rogue
  • Allora, tiefling/elf ranger

It also includes Allora’s animal companion, Frikka the bear, plus the NPCs Amuulqalo and Rupert.

The evil-aligned party includes these characters:

  • Eliera, dark elf/high elf ranger/warlock
  • Cipher, changeling rogue/mystic (currently operating as a human named Albion)
  • Baala’rug, tiefling monk

This group also includes Eliera’s animal companion, Artemis the dire wolf, plus the NPCs Naivara, Ivellios, and Daear (played by me).

Recap

Last session, the whole group took care of some business in Alame’a. The good squad decided that they would part ways with the evil squad so that they could go to the Shadowfell to rescue Antonio. But when the groups were about to split up, the Host appeared and spirited Finnith and Daear away to the Shadowfell. The good squad knows how to reach the plane of shadow, so the whole group starts their weeklong journey. Meanwhile, Finnith and Daear awaken trapped in cells and attempt to escape.

In this session…

Nala and Allora do their best to fill the evil squad in on Vindus and why going to his realm will provide access to the Shadowfell. Albion asks a lot of questions. Unfortunately, Finnith has most of those answers… and he’s not there. Finnith’s sending to Allora comes through after about a day. After updating each other on what’s happened, Allora encourages Finnith to hang in there while they come to find him. One night while camping, the group sees a meteor shower… and one in particular crashes somewhere in the forest (though it’s too far away to reach at the moment).

Meanwhile, Finnith and Daear escape their cells in the Shadowfell and navigate through a winding maze. Finnith struggles with his fear of the dark. But eventually they make it out of the building they woke up in and see the blasted wilderness of the plane of shadow. Then, a giant raven appears and transforms into Nebra, a kenku innkeeper that Finnith met once back on the Material Plane.

The rest of the group continues travelling. One night, as they’ve gotten close to the river, they’re awoken by Allora’s bow of warning. Ten star spawn of varying powers and forms attack the group. The ensuing combat is chaotic and tense, and many of the group call on their special powers granted by the mirror selves/the Host. With that, they’re able to fight off the star spawn that attacked them. We’ve got a few weeks before the next session, but I’m excited to see what happens next! It’s a safe bet that the star spawn and the meteor shower are connected, but how?