Session 26

Wow. I thought about this session all night and into the morning! Many will remember:

• Kelestri's verbal recognition of the orog king's honor and her diplomatic tempting of Mehginty
• Slyl's emphatic sharing of the journal clues and demonstration of self-control
• Corim standing-down the arrow shot against orog King Kuldermog
• Evan's reasoned plea against the orog or his dispelling of the cloud-kill
• Mithinu's poetic vote against the orog and rope-trick solution and spell-wrangling
• Pavel's self-mutilation/sacrifice and the spinning of his staff to an inch of another's ear
• Leaf's forgiveness of the orog king and his amazement at the blind monk's apparent madness

And those were just a few cool things. Worth saying—I enjoyed the fantastic role-playing done by all in session 26.

Session Summary
The party expressed careful and cautious consideration of the orog king's alliance with the party. Cases for or against were expressed by all. Having aspirations to gain information and aid from the orog king, the company considered compromise for an alliance with this questionable but formidable foe. Some were vehemently opposed to the orog king, not trusting the appearance of change within him. Some believed in his word and his honor. A decision was made to keep Kuldermog as a prisoner. This, the orog king could not abide. The king retreated saying, "perhaps we will meet again on more favorable terms."

Arrving at the base of Mt. Grimmerfang, a shimmer clued the party to powerful magic warding the mountain. Further approach resulted in teleportation to a sinister necropolis.

After dispatching Wights and tempting Mehginty with Kelestri's plums (*grin*), the party gained entrance into the plateau's castle. The lady of the manor was not pleased and showed her feelings with powerful spellcraft. Slyl managed to steal several tomes from the ballroom, and the party spent the rest of the day traveling and calibrating information. Knowing Shaundakul's Chair is a reality, Mithinu boosted Kelestri up to 1400 ft. in gaseous form to get a lay of the land. The party now knows where they must go. ... Ride the wind, my friends.