Clouded Truths (Part III)

A blue orb of light that appears before Arri. The same type of creature that killed Fe in the sewers. It is immune to lightning and poison damage and resistant to acid, bludgeoning, cold, fire, necrotic, piercing, and slashing damage. It attacks with life drain that deals lightning damage and can suck the life force from victims.

A large, floating creature with three vertically-aligned eyes, four tentacles, a gaping mouth, spines along its back, and scaly skin that reflects light. It has powerful charm abilities and creates a sense of home and peace in those it affects. The creature can grapple opponents from 15 feet away with its tentacles, use psychic attacks, cast project image to create illusions, and has the ability to dominate minds and consume memories.

A larger, more intimidating gnoll leader that appears behind the party. It has the ability to cast fear effects through terrifying roars and commands the other gnolls. Described as carved-out with half-bubbled skin, making it particularly gruesome in appearance.

Three gnolls with carved-out, half-bubbled skin that approach the party from behind. They appear zombie-like and work under the command of the alpha gnoll. Two are completely destroyed by Yomidrogo's twin fireball spell, turning to ash instantly.

A transformed gnoll that shed its hyena skin to reveal a vampiric form underneath. It has the ability to cause fear and nausea in opponents, and can bite for both piercing and necrotic damage while reducing maximum hit points.

Bones' skeletal companion who fights alongside the party, wielding a short sword in combat. Despite Bones losing his memories, he maintains a lingering magical connection that allows him to continue commanding the skeleton, though he doesn't remember how or why he controls it.

A female elf and childhood friend of Yomidrogo from the village of Nujlem. She survived the massacre and has been living on Aywin Island for 25 years. She has long white-golden hair and burn scars covering one side of her head from the attack. She specializes in healing and restoration magic, can cast greater restoration, and has been searching for the traitors responsible for their village's destruction, particularly Venzana.

A male elf who is part of the survivor group on Aywin Island. He has knowledge of aboleth creatures and their rarity, serves as a spokesperson for the group when discussing the creatures and the island's dangers, and warns newcomers about the indigenous elves' wariness of outsiders.

Yomidrogo's father whose name he remembered after Zylbella's restoration spell. He was killed in the massacre of Nujlem along with Yomidrogo's mother Naia. Another survivor from Nujlem village who was found near Shadowfell and is currently living in the village on Aywin Island.

Yomidrogo's mother whose name he remembered after Zylbella's restoration spell. She was killed in the massacre of Nujlem along with Yomidrogo's father Garrick.

A female elf who was one of the elven leaders that betrayed Yomidrogo's village to the Brittannia Empire, condemning it to burn. Zylbella and others tracked her for six months after the massacre but lost her when a large orc-like figure helped her escape. She has been the target of a 30-year search by the survivors.

An elderly wood elf with sunken eyes, wrinkles, and curly blonde hair who serves as the leader of Lelse Thalas village. She is protective of elvish culture and wary of outsiders, but shows some leniency due to respect for the Nujlem tribe. She specializes in ancient memory restoration magic that was traditionally warned against. During Bones' ritual, she briefly appeared with a different, more sinister form - arched back, blonde fingernails, messy hair, and green skin. She performs dangerous ancient memory recovery magic and demands payment for her services but later denies requiring any payment.

An elven guard dressed in formal attire who escorts the party from their meeting with Zylbella to the town center to meet with the village leader Daleth.

Four large monstrous spiders attacking Arakcadia's walls and climbing over them. They have the same coloring as the storm with green scales and fangs. One is described as a mother spider that is larger than the rest.

City guards defending Arakcadia from the spider attack. They are positioned on the walls with crossbows, trying to fight off the giant spiders. One guard was grabbed and pulled down by a spider during the battle.

Citizens of Arakcadia caught in the spider attack. Many are running for safety while others are lying on the ground, some injured or dead from the assault on their city.

A white-haired elven guard spotted among the defenders on Arakcadia's walls. He's an undercover ally who urgently directs the party to Port Wolifer for help, communicating through Yomidrogo's Message spell during the spider attack. He has been working as Madame Tremzume's undercover field investigator.

One of the party's roc companions, described as the bigger one. Arraphesu successfully rides Brad to Port Wolifer after convincing the bird to trust them during the chaotic situation.

One of the party's roc companions that can carry multiple people. The party rides Campbell to Port Wolifer after successfully persuading the bird to cooperate.

Guards in the devastated town who are executing infected civilians by slitting their throats as the gnawing plague spreads through the population.

An elven council official who tried to stop the attack on Port Wolifer alongside Darion. He helps survivors in the aftermath and reveals that assassins were sent after the party. He urges the party to seek answers in the Zilaphelian Kingdom and emphasizes the need to gather trustworthy allies. He provides crucial information about Madame Tremzume's true intentions, explaining that she was trying to infiltrate Tassarion's operations and was taken by him at the ball through a portal.

The leader of Arakcadia found alone in her chambers during the crisis. She denies working with Tassarion despite evidence of a signed contract, claims to want to save Arakcadia, and reveals that Darion has been her undercover investigator. She demonstrates combat skills by killing an invisible assassin with a thrown dagger and mentions the name Tribicrin from Darion's investigations.

A mysterious figure who was invisible and attempted to attack during the confrontation between Yomidrogo and Madame Tremzume. They were killed by Madame Tremzume's dagger and left hanging by their throat on the wall, likely sent to spy on or harm her.

A dragon who was responsible for the massacre at Nujlem and is now working with Madame Tremzume. Reyvyre is his last name. He took Madame Tremzume through a portal at the ball and is the main antagonist the party has been tracking.

A mysterious name discovered by Darion during his investigations, mentioned by Madame Tremzume as potentially important to understanding the current crisis.

The boundary area between a beach and dense jungle where the party encounters will-o-wisps and the aboleth. The location has both jungle terrain and access to the beautiful ocean nearby, with thick vegetation and knolls where will-o-wisps emerge from.

A dark, thick jungle area where the aboleth lurks and the major combat takes place. The trees are defensive and reluctant to help, and dangerous growling sounds emanate from within the shadows. Features thick vegetation providing cover and hiding spots, with areas of fire from spells and limited visibility.

A small jungle island where the party fought the aboleth, featuring dense vegetation and experiencing green acid-like substances washing up on its shores. The island has been affected by strange weather patterns and the recent storm. It takes three hours to cross from one side to the other.

An elven village on the island of Aywin where survivors from Nujlem have been living, integrated with the indigenous elves after initially being met with reluctance. The village is smaller than the party's original settlements but still a growing community, featuring extensive new construction, fortifications, wells, and defensive structures unusual for elven settlements. It's led by Daleth and serves as a sanctuary for the few remaining old elvish culture practitioners.

A non-descript hut on a hill in Lelse Thalas where Daleth conducts meetings and rituals. It appears modest from outside but connects to larger chambers within the hill. Contains a back area with grass and a circular shallow pool surrounded by flowers, used for ancient memory restoration rituals that were traditionally warned against.

A grassy area behind Daleth's hut containing a shallow pool surrounded by flowers, used for ancient memory recovery magic. The pool is designed to imbue areas with magical effects and was where Bones underwent the dangerous memory restoration ceremony.

The capital city of the Mediata Savannah under siege by giant spiders. Buildings are on fire, walls are partially destroyed including the southwestern gate near the docks, and there's chaos in the streets with guards fighting from the walls and civilians fleeing. The city features the Kamatel government complex and various districts including Newcliffe near the docks.

The dock area of Arakcadia near the western side of the city where the party arrives during the spider attack. The southwestern gate has been knocked down and there's significant damage from the spider assault.

A mysterious multi-level magical tower in Arakcadia with powerful defensive wards on each floor. Contains the talking stone on the 6th or 7th level but is too dangerous to enter without significant magical power. The tower has 8-9 levels with no windows and the only entrance through the door and stairs.

The massive castle complex serving as the seat of Arakcadian government where Madame Tremzume's chambers are located. Found completely empty during the crisis, it contains Madame Tremzume's private quarters with a balcony overlooking the city where the confrontation with Yomidrogo took place.

A shop in Arakcadia that Cyrran visits but finds closed due to the ongoing chaos and warfare affecting the city.

A devastated coastal town with crumbling walls, destroyed houses, massive craters, and widespread plague affecting the population. The town shows destruction similar to Easthills with guards executing infected civilians in the streets. Many people are found dead or suffering from necrotic damage and bubbling skin from the gnawing plague.

Private quarters within the Kamatel where Madame Tremzume was found looking out over a balcony. The room where the confrontation and revelation about the invisible assassin took place, featuring a balcony with views over the city.

Yomidrogo and Zylbella's destroyed village that was massacred 30 years ago. The village was betrayed by Venzana to the Brittannia Empire and burned down, with most inhabitants killed. Only a few survivors like Zylbella, Garrick, and Yomidrogo escaped the destruction.

A dark plane where Garrick was found by the other survivors after the massacre of Nujlem village.

A kingdom that Kiribos urges the party to visit for answers about the current crisis, suggesting it may hold clues about what to do next.

A location mentioned by Zylbella where Alenez lives, who might be able to help with Yomidrogo's rune problem and other magical issues.

Arri's melee weapon that she attempts to use against the will-o-wisp during combat, though her attacks miss the creature.

A magical flying broom used by party members for aerial transportation during combat and travel. It provides mobility during battles and can carry multiple people, though it's slightly slower when carrying two people.

Cyrran's ranged weapon used to attack the will-o-wisp and other enemies, successfully dealing significant damage including sneak attacks.

A weapon wielded by Ribs, the skeletal companion, used in combat against various enemies including gnolls.

A small crystal with a white sheen found inside the aboleth's heart, containing Bones' captured memories. The crystal shows patterns and obscure features when examined and was connected to the aboleth by a tendril that snapped when removed. It was used by Daleth in the memory restoration ritual, placed on Bones' forehead during the drowning process to help restore his lost memories.

Three scales extracted from the dead aboleth's body by Kailyn, intended for Yomidrogo's use. The scales were carefully cut from the creature after its defeat.

A magical ring that Kailyn gives to Bones as a sign of friendship and trust. The ring allows the wearer to swim effectively, though Bones doesn't initially understand its properties or significance.

A magical ring that Kailyn possesses, allowing the wearer to walk on water surfaces. She mentions having this ring when discussing magical items with Bones.

A magical communication device that Yomidrogo checks during their travels. When activated, it only produces silence, suggesting no active communication from the other end. The stone is located on the 6th or 7th level of the Raven Tower that Cyrran wants to retrieve but cannot safely access due to the tower's magical defenses.

A document that the party possesses showing Madame Tremzume's signature alongside Reyvyre's (Tassarion's last name), which they use as evidence of the collaboration between Madame Tremzume and Tassarion. The party cannot read the full contents but recognize the signatures as proof of their alliance.

Two powerful healing potions given to the party by Zylbella. These are more potent than regular healing potions and were provided to help the party in their future endeavors.

Six healing potions of significant potency given to the party by Zylbella. These were distributed among the party members to ensure they have healing supplies for upcoming challenges.

Water collected by Kailyn from Daleth's magical ritual pool. The pool is designed to imbue areas with magical effects and was used in Bones' memory restoration ceremony.

A flying carpet used by Yomidrogo and others to travel quickly through the air during the spider attack. It can carry multiple people and provides aerial mobility during combat.

A weapon thrown by Madame Tremzume that kills an invisible assassin, leaving them hanging by their throat on the wall, demonstrating her combat readiness and revealing the hidden threat in her chambers.

A weapon that Bones carries and uses to help restore memories through magical connection. He pulls it out when trying to help others remember their shared experiences.

A skull that Bones carries, described as his friend. When Bones lost his memories, the skull no longer spoke to him, appearing empty and white inside, indicating the loss of the voices he used to hear.

A magical object that Bones feels deeply connected to, describing it as another creature rather than just an item. He expresses that he needs to get the orb back and considers it his primary focus and connection.

Yomidrogo's signature warlock cantrip that deals force damage. Used multiple times against various enemies including the will-o-wisp and aboleth, with the final blast against the will-o-wisp delivering the killing blow that caused the creature to crack and split open.

A druid spell cast by Kailyn that creates a beam of radiant light. Used against the will-o-wisp and later cast by Bones at third level on the aboleth, dealing significant radiant damage which the creatures were not resistant to.

Kailyn casts this druid cantrip that deals piercing damage and can pull creatures closer to the caster, though she chooses not to pull the tiny will-o-wisp closer.

A druid spell that allows Arri to communicate with plant life. Used to ask the trees about the source of the growling sounds, though the plants were unable to provide useful information.

Yomidrogo casts two fireball spells simultaneously using metamagic, targeting the gnolls. The spell deals 39 points of fire damage and completely incinerates two gnolls, turning them to ash. The spell also damages surrounding trees, causing them to scream in pain.

The alpha gnoll casts a fear effect that forces party members to make wisdom saving throws. Those who fail become frightened and must move away from the source of fear, suffering disadvantage on ability checks and attack rolls while the gnoll remains in sight.

The aboleth uses a powerful charm ability on Arri and later Kailyn, making them feel a sense of home and connection to the creature. They become compelled to touch and protect the aboleth, viewing it as a friend rather than a threat.

Cyrran creates an illusion of an ogre magi positioned near the aboleth as a tactical distraction during combat.

Following the twin fireball casting, Yomidrogo experiences a wild magic surge that grants 5 temporary hit points and causes anyone who makes a melee attack against him to take 1d4 lightning damage for one turn.

Kailyn cast this spell to create duplicates of herself for protection during the combat encounter. The duplicates successfully absorbed multiple tentacle attacks from the aboleth before being destroyed, providing crucial defensive value.

The aboleth used this spell as a lair action to create an illusion of another fish creature to confuse the party during combat.

Bones modified this spell with his mimic ability to recreate the gnoll's frightening scream, affecting all creatures within 120 feet and causing fear in multiple party members.

Bones used this druid ability to deal necrotic damage to the aboleth when it came within range, contributing to the creature's defeat.

Yomidrogo casts hex on the aboleth, giving it disadvantage on dexterity saving throws and adding necrotic damage to attacks against it, significantly weakening the creature throughout the battle.

Kailyn casts call lightning at 4th level on the aboleth during a storm, dealing lightning damage with an extra d10 due to the stormy conditions. The spell was used multiple times during combat and ultimately delivered the killing blow with 41 points of damage that destroyed the creature.

The aboleth uses dominate mind on Kailyn after grappling her, charming her and making her see the creature as an ally and friend.

Kailyn casts this spell on the aboleth, making it huge size and granting it advantage on strength checks and saving throws, plus extra damage on attacks.

A powerful ability used by the aboleth that reduces Bones to zero hit points and erases all his memories, requiring an intelligence saving throw to resist.

Arri uses this monk ability to make additional unarmed strikes, including a topple attempt to knock enemies prone during combat.

A healing ability used to restore hit points to party members during combat. The spell uses dice from a pool that resets on long rests and can heal creatures within 60 feet.

A blood hunter ability used by Arri that gave the target disadvantage on strength and dexterity saves, and would deal necrotic damage if it attacked multiple targets in one turn.

Cast to revive Bones after he was knocked unconscious, restoring 7 hit points and bringing him back to consciousness, though he had lost his memories.

Used by the party to extinguish the fires left from the previous battle, helping to clean up the aftermath of the combat.

Bones used this druid ability to transform from pelican form back into his humanoid skeleton form while flying above enemies, and later attempted to transform into a bird form to escape when confused and frightened.

A spell that Bones attempts to cast but fails because he doesn't have it prepared. He tries to use it to convince the party of his trustworthiness after recovering his memories, but the attempt produces no magical effect.

A divination spell used by Zylbella to check for evil creatures in the area. She casts it to detect any aberrations, fae, fiends, or undead nearby, initially showing no suspicious results around Daleth or the village.

A powerful healing spell cast by Zylbella on Yomidrogo that restored his memories of his parents' names and cured his wild magic surge condition that caused him to freak out when killing enemies with fireball.

An ancient and dangerous elvish magic performed by Daleth to restore lost memories. The ritual involves placing a memory crystal on the subject's forehead while they lie in a shallow pool, then telepathically connecting to guide the memories back. The final step requires drowning the subject to forcefully connect the floating memories to their soul, which is traditionally warned against due to its dangerous nature.

Yomidrogo cast this spell targeting giant spiders, successfully putting both the large spider and one small spider unconscious. The spell created a five-foot sphere effect that rendered the creatures prone and vulnerable to critical hits from attacks.

Yomidrogo cast this spell on Arri, granting her resistance to poison damage in preparation for the spider combat, anticipating that the spiders might have poisonous attacks.

Yomidrogo and Kailyn used this cantrip against spiders, dealing cold damage and giving the creatures disadvantage on their next weapon attack roll. The spell was used as a tactical strike during combat.

Cast by Kailyn at third level, hitting the spider for piercing and cold damage, then exploding to force dexterity saves from nearby creatures including party members.

Cast by Yomidrogo to communicate with Darion across the battlefield, allowing them to receive urgent instructions to go to Port Wolifer. Also used to communicate telepathically with Kiribos and later to threaten Madame Tremzume.

Used by Nillituh to communicate with the rocs Brad and Campbell, convincing them to allow the party to ride them despite the chaotic situation.

Cast by Madame Tremzume to create an image of Darion during her conversation with Yomidrogo, demonstrating her magical abilities and connection to the undercover investigator.

A monk ability used by Arraphesu when jumping onto the giant spider, requiring the target to make a constitution saving throw or be stunned.

A monk ability used by Arri to deflect an incoming attack and potentially redirect it back at the attacker.

A druid cantrip used by Bones to attack enemies with natural weapons enhanced by primal magic.