> [!infobox|wikipedia] > # Recording > [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdblCfglxhQ) > # Basic Information > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Session # | 34 | > Play Date | 2025-05-10 | > Players | Deathmouse<br>JC<br>Kiwi<br>Lacer<br>Vael | > Party Level | 7 | > # Session Details > Attribute | Details | > ---|---| > Date | [[Campaigns/The Bloody Nails/Calendar/Year - 2507/02 - Water, 2nd.png\|25th Water, 2nd - 2507]]<br>to<br>[[Campaigns/The Bloody Nails/Calendar/Year - 2507/02 - Water, 2nd.png\|28th Water, 2nd - 2507]] | > Location | [[The Frostway]] > Characters | [[Lysa]]<br>[[Salla the Brave]]<br>[[Dane]] | ## Summary The journey across [[The Frostway]] continues under the biting winds of an unrelenting storm. After a brief respite at a cairn shelter, the party faces rising panic among the refugees, some of whom threaten to return to the Imperial-controlled [[Point Blackrock]]. [[Vaeleran]] and the party manage to steel the refugees' resolve, convincing them that the only path to survival lies forward towards [[Val Noren]]. In a moment of spiritual clarity, [[Kai]] performs a ritual that summons a spectral manifestation of the moon goddess [[Selûne]]. She warns of the corrupting influence of her sister and the Empress, while accepting a terrified refugee named [[Alyn]] as a new, devoted acolyte. As the caravan presses deeper into the ice fields, the environment turns increasingly hostile and strange. Guided by [[The Frostwardens]] - [[Lysa]], [[Salla the Brave]], and [[Dane]] - the party discovers an unnatural gouge in the ice leading to a humid, moss-filled cavern. Inside, they find a large egg and a terrifying dimensional rift warping the air, forcing a hasty retreat. The sense of dread culminates days later when they stumble upon a massacre site containing the frozen, shattered bodies of the missing [[The Frostwarden Crews#Wolf Crew|Wolf Crew]]. Before they can process the loss, the ground erupts. Three Remorhazes (Frost Worms)—one of them an ancient, colossal beast—ambush the group. While [[Ryo]], [[Dondar]], and The Frostwardens quickly dispatch the smaller worms, the massive alpha wreaks havoc, nearly killing Ryo and swallowing Kai whole. Trapped within the crushing, acidic gullet of the beast, Kai summons the spirits of his fallen comrades. The radiant fury of his *Spirit Guardians* tears the creature apart from the inside, killing it deep underground. The session concludes with the party frantically digging through ice and gore to pull their cleric from the belly of the dead worm. ## Details ### The Cairn Shelter & Refugee Unrest * The party tends to their wounds after escaping [[Point Blackrock]]. [[Kai]] uses *Mending* and treats injuries, while [[Dondar]] assists with heating metals. * A faction of refugees attempts to leave and return south to their families. [[Vaeleran]] and the party intervene, explaining that the Imperial reinforcements are only a week away and returning is a death sentence. The refugees reluctantly agree to press on to [[Val Noren]]. * **The Ritual:** Kai gathers silver dust and performs a *Ceremony of Dedication* for a refugee named [[Alyn]]. * [[Selûne]] appears in a spectral form, breaking through a barrier in Kai's mind. * She warns Kai about her sister's influence and states that [[Empress Morganna Eventide|The Empress]] is "beyond redemption." * Alyn, witnessing the miracle, becomes a zealous follower of Selune. ### The Trek & The Anomaly * **Day 2:** The group reaches the [[Blackrock Shelters]]. [[The Frostwardens]] express concern about the missing [[The Frostwarden Crews#Wolf Crew|Wolf Crew]] and consider taking a shortcut through the mountains to find them. The party agrees to join the forward scout team while the refugees follow behind. * **Day 3:** The scouting party finds a massive, unnatural gouge carved into the ice, leading up a mountain. * **The Cave:** [[Lysa]], [[Salla the Brave]], [[Dane]], and the party investigate a cave at the end of the gouge. * Inside, the temperature is oppressively hot and humid, supporting moss and fungus. * They discover a large egg in a stone depression. * Above the egg is a crack in reality—a dimensional rift warping the space around it. * Realising this is the lair of a Frost Worm (Remorhaz), the group retreats immediately. ### The Singing Archway * The group camps under a natural stone archway that "hums" as the wind passes through it.m * [[Kai]] and [[Salla the Brave]] bond over their shared healing abilities. Sela reveals she draws power from "listening to the ice" and using a metal rod to detect fissures, rather than worshipping a deity. ### The Massacre & The Ambush * **Day 4:** The party descends into a ravine and discovers a field of slaughter. Hundreds of bodies lie crushed and frozen, including the entirety of the [[The Frostwarden Crews#Wolf Crew|Wolf Crew]]. * [[Dane]] rings a bell as a funeral rite/warning, triggering a tremor in the ice. * **Combat Encounter:** Three Remorhazes burst from the ravine walls. * **The Small Worm:** It is quickly focused down. [[Ryo]] lands multiple critical shots with his bow, and [[Dondar]] scorches it with *Scorching Ray* (learning it is immune to fire) and *Acid Arrow*. [[Lysa]] lands the killing blow with her heavy crossbow. * **The Alpha:** A gargantuan worm bursts from the ground, biting [[Kai]] and Ryo. The heat radiating from its body deals massive damage to anyone nearby. * **The Swallow:** The Alpha swallows Kai alive. Kai is blinded and restrained inside the beast's stomach. * **The Climax:** From inside the stomach, Kai casts *Spirit Guardians* (taking the form of past allies) and *Aura of Vitality*. The radiant damage ruptures the worm from the inside as it tries to burrow away. * The beast dies underground. [[Vaeleran]], Dondar, and [[The Frostwardens]] use picks and magic to dig a tunnel to the carcass, rescuing Kai from the acid and heat. ## Art ### The Frostway - Remorhaz Ambush ![[The Frostway - Remorhaz.png]]