> [!infobox|wikipedia] > # Recording > [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz29D_-lORU) > # Basic Information > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Session # | 7 | > Play Date | 2023-10-14 | > Players | Deathmouse<br>JC<br>Kiwi<br>Lacer<br>Vael | > Party Level | 3 | > # Session Details > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Date | [[Campaigns/The Bloody Nails/Calendar/Year - 2507/01 - Water, 1st.png\|4th Water, 1st - 2507]] | > Location | [[Goblin Lair]] > Characters | [[Grakthor]]<br>[[Lenny]]<br>[[Ellie]]<br>[[Vallania Miriel]] | ## Summary The session opens with high-stakes combat within the ancient, sunken shrine dedicated to [[Eldrin Starweaver]]. The party initiates a chaotic ambush against the goblin leader [[Grakthor]], his warg, and a goblin priestess. The battle is complicated by the shrine’s unstable magic; every spell cast triggers a Wild Magic surge, resulting in blue lightning, disorienting whispers, and gravity fluctuations. The chaos reaches a peak when [[Vaeleran]], mid-combat, is struck by a vision of a slender pale hand holding a purple orb; disoriented, he loses control and strikes his ally [[Eryndor]]. Meanwhile, [[Kai]] finds himself levitating upside down and laughing uncontrollably while [[Ryo]] focuses fire on the leader. The conflict ends decisively when Ryo lands a lethal arrow on Grakthor, and the party dispatches the remaining foes, though they are left unsettled by a mysterious "crack in space" discovered hovering near the shrine's ceiling. Following the battle, the party loots the area, recovering significant magical artifacts and rescuing a human prisoner, [[Vallania Miriel|Nia]], from the adjacent caves. Their exploration leads them deeper into the lair, discovering a subterranean tent city. [[Kai]] flushes out a hiding goblin named [[Ellie]] by setting her tent ablaze. Rather than executing her, the party captures her and escorts her - along with the rescued human prisoner - back to the surface to regroup with their allies. The session concludes at [[The Finegolds]]' merchant camp. The party reunites [[Ellie]] with [[Lenny]], a goblin prisoner captured in the previous session. In a moment of mercy, the party releases the goblin pair on the condition they leave the region immediately. The group then settles in to identify their spoils, discovering a hoard of magical items including a raven-hilted dagger and a spellbook, before planning their next move toward [[Darmouth]] to turn in their contract. ## Details ### Showdown in the Shrine * The party ambushed [[Grakthor]], a massive red-skinned hobgoblin with a grey mohawk, in the main shrine room. * **Wild Magic Surge:** The shrine reacted to spellcasting with unpredictable magical effects: * Blue lightning and disorienting whispers plagued the casters. * [[Kai]] was levitated 10 feet into the air, turned upside down, and afflicted with uncontrollable laughter. * The goblin priestess was also levitated before being killed. * **The Vision & Betrayal:** Upon failing a Wisdom save, [[Vaeleran]] was overcome by a sudden vision of a slender pale hand holding a crackling purple orb. In his confusion, he lost control of his actions and attacked [[Eryndor]], wounding his ally. * **Combat Highlights:** * [[Ryo]] utilised *Hunter's Mark* and high-damage archery to eliminate the initial guards and land the killing blow on [[Grakthor]]. * [[Neros]] (in Dire Wolf form) managed the frontline, keeping the warg occupied. * [[Eryndor]] struggled to find openings but eventually landed sneak attacks with his "rusty nail" tactic. * [[Dondar]] utilised *Magic Missile* to bypass high defences. * **The Anomaly:** [[Kai]] observed a crack in space—resembling a broken mirror—hovering in the air near the ceiling, though the party could not identify its nature. ### Exploration and The Tent City * The party recovered the human female prisoner, [[Vallania Miriel|Nia]], from the cages; she rode to safety on [[Neros]]'s back. * Exploring a side tunnel, the group discovered a large cavern containing a bridge over a goblin tent city. * [[Kai]] scouted the area and found a runty goblin hiding in a tent. To flush them out, he threw a torch and a barrel of alcohol onto the tent, setting it ablaze. * The goblin, a female named [[Ellie]], surrendered. [[Ryo]] and [[Eryndor]] used the severed ears of the dead goblins to intimidate her into compliance. ### Return to the Surface * The party exited the caves, bypassing the pit trap that had caught them previously. * They returned to [[The Finegolds]]' campsite near the river. * **The Goblin Reunion:** [[Ellie]] was reunited with [[Lenny]] (the previous prisoner). The party honoured their deal, releasing both goblins with a warning to never return to the high road. * **Next Steps:** [[Gemma Finegold|Gemma]] agreed to return to [[Darmouth]] to hand in the [[The Green Gryphons]] contract on the party's behalf, allowing the group to bypass the city and head toward [[Camaar]]. ### Loot and Rewards * **Grakthor’s Gear:** A Masterwork Greatsword (Engraved with a "V") and a set of Splint Armor. * **The Priestess’s Gear:** A Spellbook (containing *Chromatic Orb*, *Disguise Self*, *Identify*, etc.) and a pouch of magical sand. * **Captain’s Quarters Loot:** * A magical Dagger with an onyx raven-head pommel. * A length of magical Rope. * Three magical potions (Red, Blue, Clear). * A translucent Moonstone (non-magical). * Seven rings, three brooches, two necklaces. * 120 Gold pieces. ## Art ### Goblin Shrine ![[Goblin Shrine.png]]