DavesGaming

We had been keeping some equipment just for Imoen, I’ve *expected* to be reunited with my sister for quite some time!

Now we were in some sort of ancient dungeon/maze/test, something. We would need to sort out what we needed to do here to escape. Bodhi’s earlier taunts were the source of some amusement for the team. We were wondering whose weapons she would impale herself on this time.

Imoen actually seems more like herself than she did back when we were all together last. She is tired and a little run down (I’m a little tired too!), but happy to laugh and banter with her friends.
[Note that Imoen now carries Tansheron’s Bow, a magic item that creates its own arrows. So Imoen will no longer be depicted with a quiver and arrows, just a bow! Skie gets all the ammo.]

Every room seemed to present a new set of elementary riddles.

We’ve also found some minor treasures scattered around. Like several scrolls, useful for Imoen who ONCE AGAIN has no spell book!

In addition to the puzzles were a number of monsters to battle. Somehow they had to be a sort of illusion? Or summonings? There is no ecosystem down here for them!

Well that was exciting.

There was also a vampire who did not seem a part of Bodhi’s crew. Plus some gibberlings and kobolds! A whole range of things!

In an oddly much brighter room. I was also able to find a pair of Boots of Speed. I’d missed having this since Irenicus swiped mine. The only thing I missed as much as my sister…

But something really scary happened. I think it had to be related to whatever Irenicus had really taken from me, soul energy? There has been a voice, a dark part of me I’ve always been successful at keeping walled off from my higher functions. I have not lived my life as an angry person. And even these last couple hours I’ve been content, happy in this dark stinking dungeon. Because my husband, my sister and my friends are right here with me. I know we’ll be fine, because we all look out for each other.
But at one point I was walking fast, because I can with my boots on! When I came around a corner and that trashy vampire blocked my way. I was briefly furious.

I swear in all my life I’ve never felt so lost to that darkness before. I don’t know what happened for the next few minutes.

Hah, I’d have given a front tooth to see that. My sweet friend Aerie said “please don’t do that again Brad.” I’ll try, I really will. But I think I need to find that loose piece of me to hold it down!
Enough of this, let’s get out of here!

We resumed exploring this dank pit. We had a few more fights, and a bunch more of the silly riddles.

The fool judged me sane! Well who am I to argue? After clearing the ruins of the judgement hall we came to a door back into the upper floors of Spellhold. Now, to find Irenicus. He was apparently back in the same lab where he removed, whatever he removed from me. We could just rush him. But I had an idea.
This building holds a dozen mages of some power. Sure they’ve all been ruled crazy. But I was ruled sane, so what does the judge know?

Two of these crazy mages we’ve met before. The gnome Tiax was last seen ranting in the streets of Baldur’s Gate, and we’d helped the elven mage Dradeel escape from his cabin, where he was hiding from warring packs of lycanthropes. And there were more, including a bard and a shapechanging girl. Yeah, they were all head cases. But they all hated Irenicus.
It wasn’t hard to convince them we could all rush the arch-mage together. Wannev, whom I don’t know, had the power to teleport us at once into Irenicus’ lab.

But we overwhelmed him. Quickly, we brought quite a crew! Irenicus teleported away. I think he’d slain most of our crazy friends before he left, but the fight wasn’t over. Yoshimo showed up leading a large group of thieves. We defeated him, but in the end it was just the six of us standing.
Maybe bringing the crazies was a mistake?

Now to figure where he would have gone? We were discussing this, and heading towards the exit when a sort of unexpected answer showed up.

It had to be the elven city Suldanessellar.
I’ve heard that name, its a small but incredibly ancient elven city. And none of us had any idea how to get there. Except, apparently, Saeman. It seems we are once again at his mercy.
Funny, its almost exciting wondering what new trouble Saeman will bring to us. We will meet up back at the Vulgar Monkey.

They are all dear friends. Starting with my husband. And my sister. I know we are all in this together. I am blessed to have such a faithful team.

We found Saemon at the Vulgar Monkey. He was “grieved” to tell us his ship had been sunk. But wait! He had a plan to get a new one. All WE had to do was…
He had me at duping a pirate lord. I’d go against a pirate lord just for the fun of it.

We got a room to get some rest, we all badly needed it.

Laying there, relaxing, I felt the peace flow through me. WE could do this. And no little Bhaal bits will catch me off guard again.