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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	'''Adventure:''' Brides of [[Blackrod]]<br>		'''Adventure:''' Brides of [[Blackrod]]<br>

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	20th Fruit (cont) We decide to stay in the Inn for the night. Keshah is paranoid with the Inn. Talk to the Inn staff. Even though it looks 100 to 200 hold it only arrived in it's current location 3 years ago. ~~â€œOwners~~" were farmers and now run the place. It wasn't finished when they took it over. They were making the bar downstairs and upstairs ~~â€œgrew~~" rooms. We investigate.<br>		20th Fruit (cont) We decide to stay in the Inn for the night. Keshah is paranoid with the Inn. Talk to the Inn staff. Even though it looks 100 to 200 hold it only arrived in it's current location 3 years ago. "Owners" were farmers and now run the place. It wasn't finished when they took it over. They were making the bar downstairs and upstairs "grew" rooms. We investigate.<br>

	Aura of walls, floor, roof comes back as construct or undead. A quarter million old entity with enough sentient know-how to hold grudges and want revenge. Keshah calls the place House of Many Rooms. Has a room like a gaming board, he's encountered it before. It comes from Plane Bob.<br>		Aura of walls, floor, roof comes back as construct or undead. A quarter million old entity with enough sentient know-how to hold grudges and want revenge. Keshah calls the place House of Many Rooms. Has a room like a gaming board, he's encountered it before. It comes from Plane Bob.<br>

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	20th Fruit (cont) We decide to stay in the Inn for the night. Keshah is paranoid with the Inn. Talk to the Inn staff. Even though it looks 100 to 200 hold it only arrived in it's current location 3 years ago. ~~â€œOwnersâ€~~ were farmers and now run the place. It wasn't finished when they took it over. They were making the bar downstairs and upstairs ~~â€œgrewâ€~~ rooms. We investigate.<br>		20th Fruit (cont) We decide to stay in the Inn for the night. Keshah is paranoid with the Inn. Talk to the Inn staff. Even though it looks 100 to 200 hold it only arrived in it's current location 3 years ago. â€œOwners" were farmers and now run the place. It wasn't finished when they took it over. They were making the bar downstairs and upstairs â€œgrew" rooms. We investigate.<br>

	Aura of walls, floor, roof comes back as construct or undead. A quarter million old entity with enough sentient know-how to hold grudges and want revenge. Keshah calls the place House of Many Rooms. Has a room like a gaming board, he's encountered it before. It comes from Plane Bob.<br>		Aura of walls, floor, roof comes back as construct or undead. A quarter million old entity with enough sentient know-how to hold grudges and want revenge. Keshah calls the place House of Many Rooms. Has a room like a gaming board, he's encountered it before. It comes from Plane Bob.<br>

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	Pinpointed a murder of crows flying further up (entity aura of Sin â€“ Murder) which we pursued and killed 8 of the 13 crows. Crows were wearing silvered talons (loot â€“ 8 sets of silvered talons).		Pinpointed a murder of crows flying further up (entity aura of Sin â€“ Murder) which we pursued and killed 8 of the 13 crows. Crows were wearing silvered talons (loot â€“ 8 sets of silvered talons).

	Communicated with remaining griffon and followed him back to its nest/lair. Retrieved 6 eggs (loot), and other items of interest (more loot â€“ spun gold nest, war hammer, round shield, 4 potions) Menolly skin changed it and ~~itâ€™s~~ traveling in her mouse cage with Briar (also skin changed as mouse). Rest in lair and in evening we buff and fly onwards.<br>		Communicated with remaining griffon and followed him back to its nest/lair. Retrieved 6 eggs (loot), and other items of interest (more loot â€“ spun gold nest, war hammer, round shield, 4 potions) Menolly skin changed it and it's traveling in her mouse cage with Briar (also skin changed as mouse). Rest in lair and in evening we buff and fly onwards.<br>

	We fly over/near several towns/cities. Packed earth walls, some with stone walls. One city has a zigerat in centre of the city.<br>		We fly over/near several towns/cities. Packed earth walls, some with stone walls. One city has a zigerat in centre of the city.<br>
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	20th Fruit (cont) We decide to stay in the Inn for the night. Keshah is paranoid with the Inn. Talk to the Inn staff. Even though it looks 100 to 200 hold it only arrived in ~~itâ€™s~~ current location 3 years ago. â€œOwnersâ€ were farmers and now run the place. It ~~wasnâ€™t~~ finished when they took it over. They were making the bar downstairs and upstairs â€œgrewâ€ rooms. We investigate.<br>		20th Fruit (cont) We decide to stay in the Inn for the night. Keshah is paranoid with the Inn. Talk to the Inn staff. Even though it looks 100 to 200 hold it only arrived in it's current location 3 years ago. â€œOwnersâ€ were farmers and now run the place. It wasn't finished when they took it over. They were making the bar downstairs and upstairs â€œgrewâ€ rooms. We investigate.<br>

	Aura of walls, floor, roof comes back as construct or undead. A quarter million old entity with enough sentient know-how to hold grudges and want revenge. Keshah calls the place House of Many Rooms. Has a room like a gaming board, ~~heâ€™s~~ encountered it before. It comes from Plane Bob.<br>		Aura of walls, floor, roof comes back as construct or undead. A quarter million old entity with enough sentient know-how to hold grudges and want revenge. Keshah calls the place House of Many Rooms. Has a room like a gaming board, he's encountered it before. It comes from Plane Bob.<br>

	Evening a bunch of romans come in from somewhere in the rest of the house. Speaking Latin and talking about eyeballs with lazers shooting out of their eyes. They are lost and looking for a way home, which is one of the rooms in this place. We discover they are cursed to continue to wander in the halls of the house.<br>		Evening a bunch of romans come in from somewhere in the rest of the house. Speaking Latin and talking about eyeballs with lazers shooting out of their eyes. They are lost and looking for a way home, which is one of the rooms in this place. We discover they are cursed to continue to wander in the halls of the house.<br>
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	Q: How may Blackrod be permanently killed?<br>		Q: How may Blackrod be permanently killed?<br>
	A: no answer<br>		A: no answer<br>
	Q: Where is ~~Blackrodâ€™s~~ resurrection chamber?<br>		Q: Where is Blackrod's resurrection chamber?<br>
	A: in Hell<br>		A: in Hell<br>
	Q: Where can Blackrod currently be found?<br>		Q: Where can Blackrod currently be found?<br>
	A: Perfidious Albion (We later learned that this is a place on Tanuel).<br>		A: Perfidious Albion (We later learned that this is a place on Tanuel).<br>
	Q: What is ~~Blackrodâ€™s~~ most powerful ability at present?<br>		Q: What is Blackrod's most powerful ability at present?<br>
	A: capturing souls<br>		A: capturing souls<br>
	Q: Which colleges does Blackrod currently have access to?<br>		Q: Which colleges does Blackrod currently have access to?<br>
	A: Rune, Mind, Fire<br>		A: Rune, Mind, Fire<br>
	Q: What is the name of ~~Blackrodâ€™s~~ major on-plane ally?<br>		Q: What is the name of Blackrod's major on-plane ally?<br>
	A: Wax-bite (We later learned that this is the name of a Pit Fiend â€“ a type of devil).<br>		A: Wax-bite (We later learned that this is the name of a Pit Fiend â€“ a type of devil).<br>
	Q: What is the best counter spell to use against Blackrod?<br>		Q: What is the best counter spell to use against Blackrod?<br>
	A: Entity branch<br>		A: Entity branch<br>
	Q: What is ~~Blackrodâ€™s~~ major weakness?<br>		Q: What is Blackrod's major weakness?<br>
	A: Overconfidence<br>		A: Overconfidence<br>
	Q: What is the best way to attack Blackrod?<br>		Q: What is the best way to attack Blackrod?<br>
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	16th Harvest. The Bishop then gave us the use of his library, and we spent a good two weeks there, doing something like eight weeks worth of ranking.		16th Harvest. The Bishop then gave us the use of his library, and we spent a good two weeks there, doing something like eight weeks worth of ranking.

	29th Harvest. We returned to the Barrow to renew our purification, and having purchased a wagon in Trondheim, that evening we travelled to Transylvania on the wagon using ~~Ithilmorâ€™s~~ magic. We arrived in an odd clearing in the forest, in front of a church. The church was deserted, and there was no graveyard. We scouted around and found a ruined village. Through my Flamesight ritual I saw what had happened. The villagers were attacked in the darkness by vicious creatures with the bodies of men and the heads of wolves.		29th Harvest. We returned to the Barrow to renew our purification, and having purchased a wagon in Trondheim, that evening we travelled to Transylvania on the wagon using Ithilmor's magic. We arrived in an odd clearing in the forest, in front of a church. The church was deserted, and there was no graveyard. We scouted around and found a ruined village. Through my Flamesight ritual I saw what had happened. The villagers were attacked in the darkness by vicious creatures with the bodies of men and the heads of wolves.

	30th Harvest. Returning to the church we realised what was strange about the clearing â€“ the grass was lush and green as if it was spring and not autumn. We learned why when we met the pastor of the church â€“ who had access to certain magic and was holding off the winter. He told us that the people here were separatists from the Church, who escaped persecution by hiding here, deep in the forest. But that ~~hadnâ€™t~~ saved them from the Blood Wolves, who came in the night and slew them all. These things had the ability to steal the bodies of those whom they had previously wounded, displacing the souls of their rightful owners. We would have to careful in dealing with them â€“ and deal with them we would, because their leader wore that Jade Armour that Arwen coveted. They were serving as mercenaries in the war to the south â€“ so it was there we would be going next.		30th Harvest. Returning to the church we realised what was strange about the clearing â€“ the grass was lush and green as if it was spring and not autumn. We learned why when we met the pastor of the church â€“ who had access to certain magic and was holding off the winter. He told us that the people here were separatists from the Church, who escaped persecution by hiding here, deep in the forest. But that hadn't saved them from the Blood Wolves, who came in the night and slew them all. These things had the ability to steal the bodies of those whom they had previously wounded, displacing the souls of their rightful owners. We would have to careful in dealing with them â€“ and deal with them we would, because their leader wore that Jade Armour that Arwen coveted. They were serving as mercenaries in the war to the south â€“ so it was there we would be going next.

	====Session 8====		====Session 8====

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	18th to 19th Fruit. Travel through a path to the Heights of Chaos. End up on top of a cliff with a valley of jungle to travel downwards through. While on the cliff we get attacked by organized and trained griffons in formation. Maneuver to swoop in, grab people, fly over jungle and drop from a great height. We fight back, kill all but one of the griffons (animal versions, different to Alusia) which was slept by Logan.		18th to 19th Fruit. Travel through a path to the Heights of Chaos. End up on top of a cliff with a valley of jungle to travel downwards through. While on the cliff we get attacked by organized and trained griffons in formation. Maneuver to swoop in, grab people, fly over jungle and drop from a great height. We fight back, kill all but one of the griffons (animal versions, different to Alusia) which was slept by Logan.

	Pinpointed a murder of crows flying further up (entity aura of Sin ~~â€“~~ Murder) which we pursued and killed 8 of the 13 crows. Crows were wearing silvered talons (loot ~~â€“~~ 8 sets of silvered talons).		Pinpointed a murder of crows flying further up (entity aura of Sin – Murder) which we pursued and killed 8 of the 13 crows. Crows were wearing silvered talons (loot – 8 sets of silvered talons).

	Communicated with remaining griffon and followed him back to its nest/lair. Retrieved 6 eggs (loot), and other items of interest (more loot ~~â€“~~ spun gold nest, war hammer, round shield, 4 potions) Menolly skin changed it and it's traveling in her mouse cage with Briar (also skin changed as mouse). Rest in lair and in evening we buff and fly onwards.<br>		Communicated with remaining griffon and followed him back to its nest/lair. Retrieved 6 eggs (loot), and other items of interest (more loot – spun gold nest, war hammer, round shield, 4 potions) Menolly skin changed it and it's traveling in her mouse cage with Briar (also skin changed as mouse). Rest in lair and in evening we buff and fly onwards.<br>

	We fly over/near several towns/cities. Packed earth walls, some with stone walls. One city has a zigerat in centre of the city.<br>		We fly over/near several towns/cities. Packed earth walls, some with stone walls. One city has a zigerat in centre of the city.<br>
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	We proceeded to loot and explore the vast cavern. The floor was made of some intensely black obsidian-like material, inscribed with glowing astrological patterns. This seemed to store the very essence of night. In one corner was a mill that could convert this into essence of Moon and another in the opposite corner for essence of Uranus. The central spire was also magical, adding ten ranks to the power of any ritual performed there. Furthermore, it was inhabited ~~â€“~~ by an entity called Kochbiel ~~â€“~~ whom we were to learn was an angel of the Grigorii. Still, we all performed our purifications on the spire. I also conversed with my other selves, mostly regarding the one called Blackrod. These were the questions and their answers:		We proceeded to loot and explore the vast cavern. The floor was made of some intensely black obsidian-like material, inscribed with glowing astrological patterns. This seemed to store the very essence of night. In one corner was a mill that could convert this into essence of Moon and another in the opposite corner for essence of Uranus. The central spire was also magical, adding ten ranks to the power of any ritual performed there. Furthermore, it was inhabited – by an entity called Kochbiel – whom we were to learn was an angel of the Grigorii. Still, we all performed our purifications on the spire. I also conversed with my other selves, mostly regarding the one called Blackrod. These were the questions and their answers:

	Q: What name is the former Guild member known as Blackrod currently using?<br>		Q: What name is the former Guild member known as Blackrod currently using?<br>
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	A: Rune, Mind, Fire<br>		A: Rune, Mind, Fire<br>
	Q: What is the name of Blackrod's major on-plane ally?<br>		Q: What is the name of Blackrod's major on-plane ally?<br>
	A: Wax-bite (We later learned that this is the name of a Pit Fiend ~~â€“~~ a type of devil).<br>		A: Wax-bite (We later learned that this is the name of a Pit Fiend – a type of devil).<br>
	Q: What is the best counter spell to use against Blackrod?<br>		Q: What is the best counter spell to use against Blackrod?<br>
	A: Entity branch<br>		A: Entity branch<br>
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	A: In the forest, far to the southeast, near the sea<br>		A: In the forest, far to the southeast, near the sea<br>
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	It must be added that Itilmor's Reading the Night Sky ritual showed that any encounter with Blackrod was likely to go badly for us ~~â€“~~ so it is probably a good thing that it appears that he is elsewhere.		It must be added that Itilmor's Reading the Night Sky ritual showed that any encounter with Blackrod was likely to go badly for us – so it is probably a good thing that it appears that he is elsewhere.

	We flew back to Trondheim and handed over the Book ~~â€“~~ unopened. This was a good thing, since it was extraordinarily dangerous ~~â€“~~ it would apparently write anyone who attempted to read it into its pages, with no way to return.		We flew back to Trondheim and handed over the Book – unopened. This was a good thing, since it was extraordinarily dangerous – it would apparently write anyone who attempted to read it into its pages, with no way to return.

	16th Harvest. The Bishop then gave us the use of his library, and we spent a good two weeks there, doing something like eight weeks worth of ranking.		16th Harvest. The Bishop then gave us the use of his library, and we spent a good two weeks there, doing something like eight weeks worth of ranking.
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	29th Harvest. We returned to the Barrow to renew our purification, and having purchased a wagon in Trondheim, that evening we travelled to Transylvania on the wagon using Ithilmor's magic. We arrived in an odd clearing in the forest, in front of a church. The church was deserted, and there was no graveyard. We scouted around and found a ruined village. Through my Flamesight ritual I saw what had happened. The villagers were attacked in the darkness by vicious creatures with the bodies of men and the heads of wolves.		29th Harvest. We returned to the Barrow to renew our purification, and having purchased a wagon in Trondheim, that evening we travelled to Transylvania on the wagon using Ithilmor's magic. We arrived in an odd clearing in the forest, in front of a church. The church was deserted, and there was no graveyard. We scouted around and found a ruined village. Through my Flamesight ritual I saw what had happened. The villagers were attacked in the darkness by vicious creatures with the bodies of men and the heads of wolves.

	30th Harvest. Returning to the church we realised what was strange about the clearing ~~â€“~~ the grass was lush and green as if it was spring and not autumn. We learned why when we met the pastor of the church ~~â€“~~ who had access to certain magic and was holding off the winter. He told us that the people here were separatists from the Church, who escaped persecution by hiding here, deep in the forest. But that hadn't saved them from the Blood Wolves, who came in the night and slew them all. These things had the ability to steal the bodies of those whom they had previously wounded, displacing the souls of their rightful owners. We would have to careful in dealing with them ~~â€“~~ and deal with them we would, because their leader wore that Jade Armour that Arwen coveted. They were serving as mercenaries in the war to the south ~~â€“~~ so it was there we would be going next.		30th Harvest. Returning to the church we realised what was strange about the clearing – the grass was lush and green as if it was spring and not autumn. We learned why when we met the pastor of the church – who had access to certain magic and was holding off the winter. He told us that the people here were separatists from the Church, who escaped persecution by hiding here, deep in the forest. But that hadn't saved them from the Blood Wolves, who came in the night and slew them all. These things had the ability to steal the bodies of those whom they had previously wounded, displacing the souls of their rightful owners. We would have to careful in dealing with them – and deal with them we would, because their leader wore that Jade Armour that Arwen coveted. They were serving as mercenaries in the war to the south – so it was there we would be going next.

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	====Brides of Blackrod====		====Brides of Blackrod====
	* Hulda - large muscular succubus with extraordinary long arms. Is able to leap vast distance and great heights. Can swallow an entire person.		* Hulda - large muscular succubus with extraordinary long arms. Is able to leap vast distance and great heights. Can swallow an entire person.
	* Fiora ~~â€“~~ beautiful woman clad in not more than a few tissues. Can intoxicate individuals with easy and convince them she is not a threat. Casts powerful fire and charm magic.		* Fiora – beautiful woman clad in not more than a few tissues. Can intoxicate individuals with easy and convince them she is not a threat. Casts powerful fire and charm magic.
	* Bathory ~~â€“~~ beautiful woman whose eyes shine with reflected light, she is clad in seven veils. If attacked her form shatters and the attacker cursed with bad luck. Casts both mind and illusion magics.		* Bathory – beautiful woman whose eyes shine with reflected light, she is clad in seven veils. If attacked her form shatters and the attacker cursed with bad luck. Casts both mind and illusion magics.

	The brides had their plane of origin altered by Blackrod to the local plane, this prevented them being banished. Beware of this ability when confronting him or him minions!		The brides had their plane of origin altered by Blackrod to the local plane, this prevented them being banished. Beware of this ability when confronting him or him minions!