S17 - Lendalor Gets a Symbiote

Our current missions.

Session Summary

1. There was some time between S16 and S17, so we were treated to a nice summary and a story from Kevin Ewidlyr's history and other tid-bits
   1. Kreya told me to meet with her at the Skull and Sword in Emberwood
   2. The Queen of Thieves wants to recruit Oscar Yoren to work for her, where he currently works for The Hooded Lanterns
      1. This is interesting, because in S10 - Meeting the Tiger Monarch, Rehani Miblepebble said he probably already worked for The Queen of Thieves...
2. We return to Emberwood
   1. Argoth gets 400GP from the Eventide Manner traps and 3 or 4 health potions
      1. Also a golden cloth... unclear on selling and cost, but it's going toward upkeep of the manor.
   2. I meet up with Kreya in the Skull and Sword^[1]
      1. She is a member of The Danaus Nation
         1. They are not worshippers of the outsider gods; they are Defiers
            1. There are three levels; Dissenters, Heretics, and Iconoclasts
            2. She is a Heretic, and has been one for many years
      2. Infirmum is considered an "easier" outsider to defy
      3. When one takes on a challenge by the gods, they can become corrupted
         1. Similarly, Kreya believes that symbiotes others have gained in Drakkenheim were already corrupted
            1. The ones we see are maybe not of pure Infirmum, but something else trying to assume control
      4. Symbiotes take on different forms, depending on where it is latched
         1. Spine worms
            1. Basically functions as a clumsy set of helping hands
         2. The Gibbering Limb
            1. Replaces one of your limbs with the symbiote, making the host stronger
         3. Widow's Blades
            1. Like Kreya's, form tremendous boney wings that enhance mobility
      5. After due consideration (and a couple questions), I decide to take on a Symbiote and pursue a challenge!
3. We leave Emberwood and head for Reed Manor, and en route, fight a Chimera
   1. The terrifying beast tried to stalk us from the roof tops, but Weela spotted it
      1. I was too distracted with the aches and pains of my recent grafting to notice
   2. It swooped in and blew its firey breath upon us, dropping Echo and almost knocking down Argoth
      1. I healed Echo and moved so as to be out of the way of another breath attack
   3. Dolgroth stared it down with his Dreadful Glare, and it was both too hungry to leave us, but to frightened to advance
      1. In turns, we cast spells and struck at it, until it eventually turned tail and fled.
4. We reach Reed Manor
   1. Out front we run into Petra Lang, member of The Hooded Lanterns
   2. Oscar Yoren has locked himself away, is rambling, and may be in trouble.
      1. If he wasn't before we arrived, he may be after...