Ch 6: Part 3: The Sunken Queen

Backed by the frightening power of a solar the heroes slay and rout the remain enemy with the castle. It is a cake walk and few last more than a few seconds against the combined might the heroes.

They find the rotting bones of Venestar, half brother to the king (and tiefling as well) and deliver them the ghost. There they witness Venester's ghostly form saved and his soul released to pass to the netherword.

However before that happens the spirits of Zellara and Venester combine to empower the Harrow Deck with a great power. It becomes the fabled deck of many things and the heroes are offered a chance to draw from it. The two ghosts have enough strength to deny the fate of one draw in the deck and so everyone but Sparrowhawk takes their chances. Watson and Helious have most negative draws, Gritt positive (though he ischanged to female) and Mandraiv takes only one card (a mildly positive draw)

Having played their little game, the heroes immediately embark upon their journey to the sunken queen, hoping take advantage of the solar's aid while they can.

They arrive with little todo and quickly find a way into the old Thassilian ruin. They are met by a boggard barbarian who seems pleased to see them. He proclaims he has been waiting a long time for Mandraiv to arrive and pledges his loyality to him.

The heroes a learn a little about the complex, that there is a fish monster below and the queen and her devils above, not to mention some of his evil 'compatriots' just inside. They learn that three strangers arrived that were identical in appearance to Watson and the heroes surmise that it was one of evil cards from the harrow deck.

The boggard whose goes by the name of Big Lick is able to draw his brethern out where they are promptly slaughtered, they then begin to head straight for the queen, quickly encountering her devil guards.

These guards are powerful and manage to inflict a modicum of wounds upon the party before they are defeated.

It is at this juncture that they decide that the time has come to rest and they withdraw to prepare for the battle against the queen.

As they leave the solar is suddenly fades out and the heroes correctly deduce that the queen has managed to use a wish or miracle to remove their strongest ally.

Encounter	Grit	Helious	Mandraiv	Sparrowhawk	Watson
Pre-session	333,780	322,280	337,880	324,530	325,880
Level	13	13	13	13	13
Journals		1200
Pictures		3600
red mantis assassins	16000	16000	16000	16000	16000
grey maidens	5760	5760	5760	5760	5760
devils	5760	5760	5760	5760	5760
coward devils	7680	7680	7680	7680	7680
golem	7680	7680	7680	7680	7680
trap	2560	2560	2560	2560	2560
bodaks	5760	5760	5760	5760	5760
various rabble that bugged out	5960	5960	5960	5960	5960
ghosts bones	5120	5120	5120	5120	5120
Chief Tea maker	1300
Total	397,360	389,360	400,160	386,810	388,160
Level	13	13	13	13	13
Pictures		1,300
rp:big lick	1920	1920	1920	1920	1920
boggards	11520	11520	11520	11520	11520
devils	30720	30720	30720	30720	30720
Chief Tea maker	1300
Total	442,820	433,520	444,320	430,970	432,320