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Taking the High Road

Session Date: 02/07/2026
Game Master: Rew

Player Characters

  • Edgar Kenku Bard (Grace)
  • Gwiazdka Halflling Rogue (Bekah)
  • Klast Peace Cleric (Jim)
  • Lith Shadar-Kai Druid (Bridget)
  • Psithuris High Elf Circle of the Stars Druid (Quinton)
  • Sklargon Githezerai Circle of Spores Druid (Matthew)

Named People and Places

  • Flaygallows - The former site of the Shadar-Kai fascists prison known as the Vault of Regret
    • Princess Gloriana - The greedy leader of Flaygallows
  • Gloomwrought - A mercantile powerhouse
    • King Elisar - A reasonable monarch, leader of Gloomwrought and widowed father of Rhebus
    • Prince Rhebus - Promised groom to Gloriana
  • Brickhell - This shard is famous for its fortress-like construction
    • General Karioch - An angry half-undead fascist
  • Voidhaunt - Known for the libraries including the haunted vaults and the blasphemous stacks; many of those who work and serve here are either voluntarily blind or illiterate
    • Minister Rakthar of Voidhaunt - An addled leader, later revealed to have fascist sympathies
  • Umberhowl - Known for the monsters raised in its wide-open jungles and mountain ranges
    • Warden Pontius - The simple master of Umberhowl
  • Shadowhaven - This small shadow shard is famous for its wine production
    • Mayor Tristana - The leader of Shadowhaven who is in love with another Shadar-Kai
  • Wildare - The owner of the Green Grocer, an enterprising Shadar-Kai merchant
  • Harbormaster Pike (aka Bananapants) - A whimsical Shadar-Kai bon vivant

Major Plot Points

  • A cadre of Homeshard Heroes accompany an armada of Shadar-kai refugees as they return to the now-rebuilt Shadowfell.
  • They are attacked by a techno-organic voidship of Illithids commanded by an eye tyrant who calls himself Tyrannicus. The purpose of the attack was to enslave and consume the entire population of refugees.
  • The heroes fight off the mind flayers, with minimal losses.
  • The party spends a week making sure that the refugees are settled without further incident.
  • Lith communes with Eilac who can promise a measure of security from future attacks on the population once they are settled.
  • Forsooth has traveled with the refugees to offer aid. Klast and Forsooth have a discussion about the Demiurge and the meaning of mortality.
  • Lith and Psithurs bond over the lost of Kairon, whom they knew much too briefly.
  • During his free time, Wildare spends time with Psithuris just listening. The grocer seems content to learn more about the dinosaur rancher and perhaps claim a bit of happiness for himself.
  • The heroes defeat the infernal Porphyrous Maw that the Fascists left over to consume any left over might.
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