In the old days they always used to say…..“Don’t split the party”
In recent times they still held by this dictum.
Now, in Gossamer, we find the that not much has changed.

Inside the Room of Three Blessings, the Questors are attacked by nine undead neopriests on two fronts. Most questors follow Kane the Traveller, but Sir Keoghen charges by himself into a group of five priests that isolate him from his friends and lead to a very sudden (but honourable) death. Jezrab Flinchal‘s spectacular spring attack turns out to be less effective than his other magic. Tippit remains alive but is visibly shaken by the ferocity of the neopriest attack on the Paladin. Aibron Torromson continues to struggle against the creatures with his slashing weapon and Baris the Black laments his critical hit ineffectiveness against such creatures. Quintine Excavar is unable to prevent Keoghen’s demise, but bolsters her fellow adventurers with positive energy and good vibrations.

With the neopriests destroyed, the Questors travel to the Valley of Divine Light to replenish themselves. Jezrab’s help with a small mushroom harvest is much appreciated by Gerald Scarfe, as is Traveller’s storytelling technique. A new morning starts out with a failed attempt to investigate a portal that elicits an Entropic Enemy attack. Once destroyed, the attempt is repeated and Jezrab looks into the dark portal window of the armoury.

All is dark except for a Marilith dead ahead, sheathed in faerie fire about 50’ away. Looking carefully, Jezrab also notices three other pinpoints of faerie fire. Two undead drow outlined by Faerie Fire guard a passage to the right about 60’ away. Behind the Marilith, over 160’ away are two more groups of undead drow guards, about 100’ apart.

Time to prepare…

A gift from the Gods! Not only is Jezrab Flinchal blessed with a wish spell but the party are also made aware of an important portal closing. On this advice they all travel to the Great Golden Room where they meet the aspect of Bahamut, offering them one last chance to leave the Demonweb without completing their quest, before the Portal to Arvondor is shut forever.

The Questors enter the Room of Divine History.
Aibron Torromson, Quintine Excavar, Baris the Black, Sir Keoghen, Tippit and Vhazeil, son of Zaphkiel find the magic mirror, destroy the living blasphemy and and witness four separate images of the history of Gossamer, gaining much information.

They replenish themselves for the remainder of the day, starting out at midnight on a new day with a brisk hike to the nearest portal, teleporting themselves straight into the Citadel of the Dead!

In a attempt to locate the key to obtaining the Chains of Gond from the Good Lich, the Questors return to the Great Hall with the three telepotation devises in it!

They prepare their spells, but the Part-Angel causes a rift and an Entroptic Enemy appears, but though it is quickly destroyed, the air was left with a hint of discontentment!

They step through, but as they enter the otherside, they have a little time to comprehend their surrounding, Vhazeil Son of Zaphkeil had disappeared and a voice comes, as if from out of no-where, a ballad of a song of Lliira, “the dance of life can go on forever, sometimes full of strife, but if we fight together we can defeat this evil and return to a way of peace!”

The Questors cannot see who sings, but he speaks, “I am invisible, but am here to help you, my name if Gidor Elgyldor, prepare to fight!”

DATE: 25 Zeptem 1384 TIME: 01:03 LOCATION: Citadel Entrance Hall
DUTY: Await Squad 4 to arrive before using Portal to take Squad 5 to Armoury.
EVENT: Attack by 6 living beings, 5 of which encountered at Armoury. One not recognised.
DESCRIPTION: Human Paladin of Torm in Full Plate (See below), Human Fighter in Mithral Plate Mail, Female human Cleric of Pelor in Plate, Human Scoundrel armed with daggers, Human half-elf Sorcerer with bow, High Elf combination spell user/ warrior in elven chain.
CITADEL DEFENCE: Entrance through Portal One. Alarm activated and Guards and Wards shut-down effective. Confusion 50% effective.
CONFLICT DURATION: 36 seconds.
OBSERVATIONS: Sorcerer use of Greater Dispel Magic, good quality magical weapons.
Taken by surprise but well organised and fight well as a unit.
ADVANTAGE GAINED: Fighter dominated and Paladin killed.
LOSSES: 2 Drow Warriors destroyed. Dominated fighter saved and retrieved by party.
MATERIAL GAINS: Armour and weapons of Paladin submitted.
RESULTS: Enemies escaped. Paladin body offered for questioning. Citadel secure but guard doubled.
SUGGESTIONS: Two neopriests to be sent out with each patrol.
REQUESTS: 1. Further Scrying. 2. Release Antipriests.

Fleeing from the Citadel of the Dead, through dark webbed passages, the Questors hurried to find the safety of the Valley of Divine Light so they could bring about the true resurrection of Sir Keoghen. As she ran, Quintine Excavar reflected on what they had just experienced. Some sort of unexplained Divine eruption had replaced Vhazeil with a high elf called Gidor Elgyldor.

The Questors are transported to the Tall Tower in the Citadel of the Dead with the aid of Nimrod Zamminor. There Nimrod waits, holding the shadow realm open, while the party climb up the stairs in search of the Orb of Celierre.

After two days of rest and recuperation in the cave known to Nimrod Zamminor, the party gain the information they need from Angus Og, using the Orb of Celierre, and set out for the tower of the lich, Deriath Fogbane, in search of the Key to the Room of Dark Seclusion.