Level 22: Shadowdusk Hold, Sublevel 3. With the dracolich felled and the vault looted, the crew patches Dani up so we can try to locate and secure the dracolich's spirit gem to prevent it being recreated.

In a room with a strange statue that morphed it's appearance, we fought two of the Shadowdusk family: a female who'd turned herself into a death knight and a male archmage who had been turned insectoid by the effects of the Far Realm. They had a slaad, an alpha grick, and some Far Realm creatures summoned to make the room more formidable.
In the fight against the greater star spawn emissary, Dani relied on her Rage Beyond Death ability for the first time.
With half the party seriously wounded, D-con and Geran cast Invisibility on us so we could retreat, take the portal network back to The Yawning Portal adn Waterdeep, and rest before we attempt another attack against the ignoble House of Shadowdusk and their Far Realm allies.

Gained potion of healing
Long Rest; Blessing of Corellon d100 = [[71]]. Dani wakes up female.

While in the Yawning Portal, I had a bottle of wine with Anorak Fireweaver, a Hobgoblin agent of the Lord's Alliance. He and D-Con were talking about evocation theory — you know how those finger-wiggling wizards get when they start showing off their brains—and Anorak showed us this shield that can reflect magic like my Mantle. Said he found it in a Necromancer's Spire near old Zhentil Keep. I figure that would look a lot better over the hearth in my room than that Staff of Power I took off that dead Shadowdusk insect wizard, so I made a sweet trade. Put it up next to that floating Dwarven keg lid shield I got a few months back.

Level 22: Shadowdusk Hold, Sublevel 3. Rooms 30b, 31a, 31b. Toe-to-toe combat to destroy 4 death slaadi, 4 gibbering mouthers, 4 star spawn grue, 2 star spawn manglers, 2 eldritch horror hatchlings, and a will o' wisp.

Dani is subjected to the maddening effects of the Far Realm breach. She gains a from of indefinte madness: "I can't take anything seriously. The more serious the situation, the funnier I find it."
Orpollo casts greater restoration on Dani and she gives her two of her misshapen diamonds to replace the diamond dust. (-200gp)

In the next rooms, we face off with the death knight Zalthar Shadowdusk and destroy him utterly. He guards a room with an immense black obelisk within. When we topple the obelisk, we find a small yellow frog trapped within. It speaks to Dani telepathically, saying it's name is Tezca-Zyanya. It does not remember how it came to be trapped in here and hitches a ride on Dani's shoulder while it seeks a way out of Undermountain.

Proceeding down to the 23rd level of Undermountain, the crew enters the Mad Wizard's Lair. After navigating a few magic traps, they come face to face with Arcturia, the lich and Halaster's apprentice of transmutation magic. She is frightening to look at, but D-Con struck her with a meteor swarm and Geran followed it with a firestorm, destroying her before she could cast anything. Her 12 spitting mimic pets were more trouble than anything she tried to do.

Trade with Sorren Blackbanner until lvl 20.

Got a message from a Harper contact, Kalte Snowbound. He'd been paid for a job with a greataxe that he said I needed to see. he was right. I know he's a fighter, not a musician, but since he's a Harper, I traded him that harp we took from Arcturia. I'm pretty sure he'll find someone who wants it.

Returned Reshii's GreatAxe to him now that I've got an upgrade.

While holding down my usual table in The Yawning Portal, I met a barbarian from Icewind Dale. She was Reghed Sky Pony tribe and called Westra Nayisdottir. She had a unique breatplate made of an always cold dark scales. Some kind of magic dragon-construct. Never seen anything like it so I needed it for my collection.

Gave her that belt I'd loaned to Reshii so long ago. I do like a good barter.

Traded the Belt back to Sorren Blackbanner now that she's very Strong.

Gained a Potion of Storm Giant Strength

Starting Wealth (10g), This is your life, (18gp)

XGE's This is Your Life

Born in Menzoberranzan to House Melarn. Matron mother only had two children (a boy & girl set of twins) by Danifae’s father (a cartographer that was attempting to map the Upperdark) before he was torn apart by a hook horror in the tunnels... conveniently just a few days before Matron Melarn took her position upon her mother’s death (apparent suicide).

As a child, others saw my twin & I as different. We had few other friends. As we grew, we learned the requirements of our deadly society. My devotion to my people—and to Selvetarm, Dark Seldarine god of war—lifted me in combat, making me powerful and dangerous.

In my first century of life, there were 11 influential events.
36 I made an enemy of a svirfneblin Sorcerer, though I was blameless in the affair. I left him alive, but grievously injured, as a warning to others who would make a similar attempt.
87 In my first true House war, I was (1) knocked out and left for dead. I awoke hours later and still do not remember the battle.
93 While on a hunting party, we frizzed a zone of faezeress, and found ourselves brief sojourners in the Feywild
63&55 While regaining Matron Mother’s favor after my blunders, I spent two years training. I still have the 18 gp I earned as a youth.
50 I befriended a captured adventurer, a Dragonborn cleric that was sold to us as a slave. His stories of the surface confused me.
25 It was in my 60th year when I fell in love with a friendly soldier of another house. Nothing became of it.
16 It was about this time that my father died. My brother was bequeathed most of his weapons and armor, but I did receive a single [simple weapon. ]
07 Tragedy befell our House when my aunt was killed in battle and my mother grew angry lashing out at all of us.
02 My relationship ended. Matron Mother did not approve of how the match would appear to the council. She said the loss of her mother and my aunt in a decade left our house too poorly positioned for such an arrangement.
07 He did not take the news well. He disappeared without a trace... I cannot prove it was my mother’s doing.

It was in my 111th year that I was afflicted with the “Blessing of Corellon.” The surface elves may revel in any who can alter their gender like their god, but I found it terrifying.

I fled to Bregan d’Aerthe and Jarlaxle told me my reputation was lost amongst the council. I’ve worked for him for 12 years now.

Story Award: Vadd Narkoz Guard Captain Hrogar invites you to a private ceremony within the central hall of Glip Dak, a massive Netherese building of exotic stone. There he and other officers thank you for your service and discretion, awarding you the title Vadd Narkoz, "Strong Warrior", in this private proclamation. The hobgoblins of Glip Dak acknowledge you as a worthy and trusted ally.
For future Glip Dak modules, the adventurer has advantage on Charisma checks when interacting with Kroth Magg soldiers and guards.

Story Award: The Bronze Hrogar, a captain in The Bronze, is pleased with the work you did for him. Your timely intervention has allowed him to put an end to the rash of burglaries in GLIP DAK and allowed Hrogar to save face at the same time.
In future adventures in GLIP DAK, characters with this story award will make Charisma checks with members of the Bronze in GLIP DAK at advantage.

Level 22: Shadowdusk Hold, Sublevel 3. With the dracolich felled and the vault looted, the crew patches Dani up so we can try to locate and secure the dracolich's spirit gem to prevent it being recreated.

In a room with a strange statue that morphed it's appearance, we fought two of the Shadowdusk family: a female who'd turned herself into a death knight and a male archmage who had been turned insectoid by the effects of the Far Realm. They had a slaad, an alpha grick, and some Far Realm creatures summoned to make the room more formidable.
In the fight against the greater star spawn emissary, Dani relied on her Rage Beyond Death ability for the first time.
With half the party seriously wounded, D-con and Geran cast Invisibility on us so we could retreat, take the portal network back to The Yawning Portal adn Waterdeep, and rest before we attempt another attack against the ignoble House of Shadowdusk and their Far Realm allies.

Gained potion of healing
Long Rest; Blessing of Corellon d100 = [[71]]. Dani wakes up female.

While in the Yawning Portal, I had a bottle of wine with Anorak Fireweaver, a Hobgoblin agent of the Lord's Alliance. He and D-Con were talking about evocation theory — you know how those finger-wiggling wizards get when they start showing off their brains—and Anorak showed us this shield that can reflect magic like my Mantle. Said he found it in a Necromancer's Spire near old Zhentil Keep. I figure that would look a lot better over the hearth in my room than that Staff of Power I took off that dead Shadowdusk insect wizard, so I made a sweet trade. Put it up next to that floating Dwarven keg lid shield I got a few months back.

Level 22: Shadowdusk Hold, Sublevel 3. Rooms 30b, 31a, 31b. Toe-to-toe combat to destroy 4 death slaadi, 4 gibbering mouthers, 4 star spawn grue, 2 star spawn manglers, 2 eldritch horror hatchlings, and a will o' wisp.

Dani is subjected to the maddening effects of the Far Realm breach. She gains a from of indefinte madness: "I can't take anything seriously. The more serious the situation, the funnier I find it."
Orpollo casts greater restoration on Dani and she gives her two of her misshapen diamonds to replace the diamond dust. (-200gp)

In the next rooms, we face off with the death knight Zalthar Shadowdusk and destroy him utterly. He guards a room with an immense black obelisk within. When we topple the obelisk, we find a small yellow frog trapped within. It speaks to Dani telepathically, saying it's name is Tezca-Zyanya. It does not remember how it came to be trapped in here and hitches a ride on Dani's shoulder while it seeks a way out of Undermountain.

Proceeding down to the 23rd level of Undermountain, the crew enters the Mad Wizard's Lair. After navigating a few magic traps, they come face to face with Arcturia, the lich and Halaster's apprentice of transmutation magic. She is frightening to look at, but D-Con struck her with a meteor swarm and Geran followed it with a firestorm, destroying her before she could cast anything. Her 12 spitting mimic pets were more trouble than anything she tried to do.

Trade with Sorren Blackbanner until lvl 20.

Got a message from a Harper contact, Kalte Snowbound. He'd been paid for a job with a greataxe that he said I needed to see. he was right. I know he's a fighter, not a musician, but since he's a Harper, I traded him that harp we took from Arcturia. I'm pretty sure he'll find someone who wants it.

Returned Reshii's GreatAxe to him now that I've got an upgrade.

While holding down my usual table in The Yawning Portal, I met a barbarian from Icewind Dale. She was Reghed Sky Pony tribe and called Westra Nayisdottir. She had a unique breatplate made of an always cold dark scales. Some kind of magic dragon-construct. Never seen anything like it so I needed it for my collection.

Gave her that belt I'd loaned to Reshii so long ago. I do like a good barter.

Traded the Belt back to Sorren Blackbanner now that she's very Strong.

Gained a Potion of Storm Giant Strength

Starting Wealth (10g), This is your life, (18gp)

XGE's This is Your Life

Born in Menzoberranzan to House Melarn. Matron mother only had two children (a boy & girl set of twins) by Danifae’s father (a cartographer that was attempting to map the Upperdark) before he was torn apart by a hook horror in the tunnels... conveniently just a few days before Matron Melarn took her position upon her mother’s death (apparent suicide).

As a child, others saw my twin & I as different. We had few other friends. As we grew, we learned the requirements of our deadly society. My devotion to my people—and to Selvetarm, Dark Seldarine god of war—lifted me in combat, making me powerful and dangerous.

In my first century of life, there were 11 influential events.
36 I made an enemy of a svirfneblin Sorcerer, though I was blameless in the affair. I left him alive, but grievously injured, as a warning to others who would make a similar attempt.
87 In my first true House war, I was (1) knocked out and left for dead. I awoke hours later and still do not remember the battle.
93 While on a hunting party, we frizzed a zone of faezeress, and found ourselves brief sojourners in the Feywild
63&55 While regaining Matron Mother’s favor after my blunders, I spent two years training. I still have the 18 gp I earned as a youth.
50 I befriended a captured adventurer, a Dragonborn cleric that was sold to us as a slave. His stories of the surface confused me.
25 It was in my 60th year when I fell in love with a friendly soldier of another house. Nothing became of it.
16 It was about this time that my father died. My brother was bequeathed most of his weapons and armor, but I did receive a single [simple weapon. ]
07 Tragedy befell our House when my aunt was killed in battle and my mother grew angry lashing out at all of us.
02 My relationship ended. Matron Mother did not approve of how the match would appear to the council. She said the loss of her mother and my aunt in a decade left our house too poorly positioned for such an arrangement.
07 He did not take the news well. He disappeared without a trace... I cannot prove it was my mother’s doing.

It was in my 111th year that I was afflicted with the “Blessing of Corellon.” The surface elves may revel in any who can alter their gender like their god, but I found it terrifying.

I fled to Bregan d’Aerthe and Jarlaxle told me my reputation was lost amongst the council. I’ve worked for him for 12 years now.

Story Award: Vadd Narkoz Guard Captain Hrogar invites you to a private ceremony within the central hall of Glip Dak, a massive Netherese building of exotic stone. There he and other officers thank you for your service and discretion, awarding you the title Vadd Narkoz, "Strong Warrior", in this private proclamation. The hobgoblins of Glip Dak acknowledge you as a worthy and trusted ally.
For future Glip Dak modules, the adventurer has advantage on Charisma checks when interacting with Kroth Magg soldiers and guards.

Story Award: The Bronze Hrogar, a captain in The Bronze, is pleased with the work you did for him. Your timely intervention has allowed him to put an end to the rash of burglaries in GLIP DAK and allowed Hrogar to save face at the same time.
In future adventures in GLIP DAK, characters with this story award will make Charisma checks with members of the Bronze in GLIP DAK at advantage.