Descent Into Avernus

  Combat Resolution - Dungeon of Dead Three Eliminated cult leadership including Voss (skull-headed leader) Rescued Mortlock Van Thamper from cultists Revealed family abuse, sent to sewers as scapegoat Duchess Lady Van Thamper orchestrating Dead Three activities Wants to eliminate Flaming Fist, become Grand Duke Consulting with “darker forces” beyond typical cultists Mortlock departed for Sima’s tower to tend chickens Party cleared of all charges, received official pardon Took head of Voss to Captain Zodge of the Flaming Fist Reya’s Return & Intelligence Hell Rider survivor, tracking Vanthamper conspiracy Believes High Observer Kreeg escaped Elturel destruction Saw him flee with bodyguards during the fall Suspects Vanthampers sheltering him in Upper City Demands justice for Elturel’s destruction Joined party at Elfsong Tavern after cleanup Upper City Infiltration Planning Multiple approaches discussed: Contact Klim Jhasso for legitimate invitation Sima sent formal letter via Sw...

  Dungeon Progress in Bane and Myrkle Wing Freed Kim Jhasso from cultist captivity Noble from merchant family (Jhasso’s Wagons/Seven Suns Trading Coster) Family in financial decline, couldn’t pay ransom Offered future favors in Upper City despite limited resources Defeated Flennis (necromancer) and her forces Flea refused to be resurrected by Vaantrik Flennis had spell book with black leather cover, skull-shaped lock (may have cursed Vaantrik) 1 - Burning Hands, Detect Magic, Ray of Sickness 2 - Darkness, Misty Step, Scorching Ray 3 - Animate Dead, Fireball Found 3 other spell books: Red leather:  1 - Burning Hands, Detect Magic, Disguise Self, Fog Cloud, Ray of Sickness, Silent Image Umber cover:  1 - Charm Person, Find Familiar, Identify, Magic Missile, Sleep Black reptile hide:  1 - Darkvision, Detect Magic, Feather Fall, Mage Armor, Magic Missile, Tasha’s Hideous Laughter 2 - Cloud of Daggers Honey agrees with Vaantrik that Flea likely lives in a place like these...

On the way to investigate the Bath House Haggled with misogynistic shopkeeper Purchased 4 health potions for 150 gold total Party distributed potions to squishiest members (Sima, Vantric, Talon) Went to check on Falistar Fist since he was not on the ship tavern ship “Low Lantern” Went to where he told us he was staying, a tavern named “Blushing Mermaid” He was not there and they had never heard of him or someone matching his description Honey reviewed the ledger and found copies of forgeries showing  it was Amric Von Thumper who was getting the murdered people into the city The people who were murdered paid a huge sum of money to get into the city and had significant people or relatives to significant people in Eltruel before its fall. Bath House Infiltration Entered Frolicking Nymph as customers Sima received massage from Oriana (orc masseuse from Waterdeep) Viv, Vaantrik’s familiar, discovered secret panel in northern wall of massage room Found stairwell leading to underground tu...