The Hunt of Darkness

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The Black Death Persists
Even though Valdic has been defeated, the lord Nerull still plans to destroy the city of Harkness. His strongest henchmen has been defeated, but that will not stop another person from stepping up to the place.

Key things after the Assault on the Spire:


 * Artal Dentori will take over Harkness easily, as they foresaw the explosion.
 * They have Gundyrs husband, along with many other from Gundyrs tribe
 * Sporadica contacts Xylaria and offers assistance but wants to meet with the gang
 * The shining ones witnessed the attack from their encampment to the south, and the kordic maw did from their mountain encampment.
 * Alkar-bo was stationed in Harkness waiting for the return of the party and perished in the blast, her body cast in the center of the cities main square.
 * Stella Odina contacts Milo immediately asking what happened as they are standing over Alkar-Bo’s corpse

A New Challenger Approaches

 * Ivoria Sylvia - The Black Sacrament
 * High-Elf of The Shinning Ones taken over by Valdic and infused with necrotic energy

What happens now?
Since Harkness wasn't fully destroyed, Nerull knows that he can't just storm the city with men and take it over, and instead now must first start spreading disease or murders within the city. Ivoria, being guided by the dark lord Nerull directly, has decided to try and kill the king of Harkness, King Celebor the Wise, as well as the entire Council of Snow. Unfortunately for the Black Death, the Artal Dentori will beat him to it, as Cahl Misthro-Panini forsaw the events that bombed Harkness and has already planned an assault on Harkness which will occur the day the party goes down into the Shiet House's secret basement. King Celebor, as well as the coucil, teleport out of the city to the base of the Shining Ones on the south shore of Sinardia (see yellow star). On the map to the left marked with an black star is the next major base, and is actually just down the slope from the Giant's Stronghold that the party had previously explored.

Action:
Buying / Decorating their House

The Basement of the Shiethouse: This passageway is a small dug-out tunnel that leads down to the catacombs under Harkness, where another further tunnel would eventually reach into the Underdark. Bally the Kitten follows that way and leads the party to the enterance of the Underdark because... Mushrooms. There are ghosts and ghouls galore and as they are traversing near the entrance to the Underdark a mushroom begins to grow out of the rock and speaks to Xylaria. The mushroom calls itself Xyth Sporadica, an offspring of Sporadica the great. It tells them that very bad things have been happing down in the underdark and the Artal Dentori have risen to the surface, and there is murmurs through the underdark that they are planning on taking revenge on the overworld for destroying their homeland.

Stella Odina contacts Milo and states that he needs to get out of Harkness and meet with her in Foresenhold.

"While the Black Death has been thwarted for now, murmurs of darkness still reside from them. We must have a meeting with The Shining Ones, our best ally, to discuss a plan for finishing off the Black Death. On the shores of Dublinhold on a small island lies the Shinning One's main encampment, they have sent a messenger saying that they have news that the Shietstrum's need to hear directly.

Session 1 Notes (1/30/2022):
Party met a man named Archie who was a handsome 50ish year old with grey leather armor and a blue cloak, and grey brilliant hair, one silver eye, one gold eye. He says he works for the Council of Snow, on behalf of the King. He calls himself Archie and says he has heard the whispers of darkness from the far corners of Sinardia (SECRET - He is an adult silver dragon). He said that the party may want to get in contact with The Lady of the Dead and potentially do something with the Artal Dentori / Black Death as quickly as possible. Party went and saved the mayor who refused to eat soup and had to be paralyzed to save his life. Party came back into their house and Gundyr heard the sound of his husband's voice calling his name, and Toronto snuggled up to him to comfort him and then jolted away down a secret passageway underneath the Shiet House.