Lost Archive Recap

Preface.
While I was transferring some items, my original archive of notes got corrupted in the process, leaving a good collection of sessions notes to be lost. This is the abridged-Cliff Notes version of everything that transpired since 'campaign start' up to session 09.14.25.

Location. 01 : The Bar

Lo'Rottingale

• A group of bandits crash into the bar where both Elora and Xan were getting a drink.
  • In the crash, a crystal broke which freed a confused yet furious man who is now ready to fight off his captors.
  • During the fight, Xan took a bolt to the chest which almost kills him.
    • He gets healed by a health potion at the end of the fight.
  • It is also in this fight where we learn that Elora is able to give people cancer.
• After the brawl settles, the party decides to grab a drink, rest up, and regroup in the morning.
  • During which, they get a request to do a job for pay.
    • Delivery of information.
• The morning dawns and the party regroups at the city gate.
• Mayor Cinder appears and gives the party the objective to gain and provide information about a "war we did not know we were fighting".
  • He sends the party to CataMys.
  • He also says to be weary of bandits.
• The party embarks.

Location. 02 : Murky Swamp

Lo'Rottingale Outskirts

• The man that mysteriously appeared during the bandit fight is named Mal'Eth Terro.

  • Although he is unfamiliar with the Common tongue, he does know a very old form of Elven which Xan uses to interpret for him.
  • Mal'Eth mentions that he came from the D'Noth Fir Tribe.
  • He seems ancient. Dating back at least 7,000 years.

• As the party travels, they come across a large swamp that they decide to go through.

  • Large leeches appear and attack the party.
  • Elora manages to kill them with her Ray of Cancer.
  • A large whirlpool forms and bubbles from the swamp.
  • Elora felt hands dragging her down into the water.
    • Xan manages to pull her out of the water.
  • Mal'Eth carries both Elora and Xan to safety on the other side of the swamp.

• After cleaning up, the party embarks once more, coming across a strange sight.

  • There was a large cliff face with many robotic hands reaching toward the peak.

• The party ventures to the top of the cliff to find an empty mechanical cadaver.

  • The party does not do anything to it.

• Off in the distance, the party sees smoke billowing from a town.

Location. 03 : Abandoned Town

Town of Vilcray

• The party comes across a dilapidated town.
  • No residents nor any sign of people living here.
  • Looks abandoned.
• Xan attempts to find a book to try to teach Mal'Eth the Common tongue.
• While Elora and Xan were searching around in the town's library, Mal'Eth wanders around the town.
• Rumbling is heard as numerous large and dangerous automatons appear.
• The party evades the Automatons and was lead to an underground bunker called The Brass Isles by a man named Creede.

Location. 04 : The Brass Isles

Town of Vilcray

• The Brass Isles was created to act as a safe haven from the dangerous Automatons that were present.

• Creede offers to show the party around but was called in for officer duties.

• The party wanders the isles until Mal'Eth gets a familiar sensation and starts moving on his own.

  • Elora and Xan follow Mal'Eth through a couple of places until he determined that he was sensing his belongings below them.

• After Xan smooth talks the guard posted in front of the elevators (convincing the guard that Creede gave them authority), the party traverses to the 2nd level of the isles.

• There they see Creede talking to a woman who was holding up a fragment of Mal'Eth's Crystal.

• The party makes an appearance to Creede's surprise and have a talk with the woman accompanying him; Dr. Delvohr.

  • Dr. Delvohr was conducting research on the D'Noth Fir Tribe.
  • Mal'Eth communicates to Xan that he can talk more freely with his blades Seik and Un'jool.
    • After much convincing, Dr. Delvohr allows for Mal'Eth to reunite with his blades.
    • Mal'Eth draws blood from Dr. Delvohr, Elora, and Xan; gaining the ability to speak and comprehend Common, Infernal, and Elven.
  • The party learns that the swamp from earlier was previously a village.
  • The party learn no new information about the bandits.
    • Explorers, small caravans with a wagon.

• Afterwards, the party each receives the Brass Isles Certificates that would allow them to walk around the isles without much trouble.

• With expectations of traveling once more, the party goes to buy food rations.

  • Apparently the cook named Marlin, has a disliking toward Creede.
    • Said that he "bends the rules to his favor".
  • Both Elora and Xan agree that the two of them act like a bickering married couple.
    • Mal'Eth pipes up saying that both Elora and Xan also act like that...

• Suddenly, the party and Creede hear odd noises coming from the walls of the isles.

Location. 05 : Col'Grotto

The Brass Isles

• Creede leads the party down into the janitor's closet where behind one of the lockers is a large hole that was seemingly carved out.

• The party and Creede enter, leading into a collection of tunnels called Col'Grotto.

  • Col'Grotto also connects to The Sunken Village.
  • Water filled the tunnels which was considered unusual to Creede.

• Xan casts Dancing Lights to assist both Creede and Mal'Eth.

  • Xan has 120 feet of Darkvision.
  • Elora has 60 feet of Darkvision.
  • Mal'Eth has 30 feet of Darkvision.

• The party encounters a creepy large automaton which seems to be unpowered.

  • We were wrong.

• Fight ensues.

  • The party struggles to keep up with it.
  • As a last-ditch effort, Xan attempts to attune to the Automaton and succeeded in grasping a soul.
    • Using Mark of Tethering Xan constricts its movement enough to give his teammates a chance.
  • Elora and Mal'Eth manage kill it using their combined strengths.
  • The head of the automaton pops off and falls into the water beneath them, traveling down the stream.

• Creede and Xan have gone missing without a trace.

• Elora and Mal'Eth travel around Col'Grotto in search of their missing teammates.

VOID.

I was not available during the sessions these events took place so I need someone to help fill in the blanks here.