Prelude with Morgan
He is summoned by Ras Nsi and visits a mysterious Yuan-ti sanctuary. Inside is Ras Nsi in seemingly his true form. A sickened and damaged snake body. He seems to be suffering from The Death Curse.
Ras Nsi has mislead the Yuan-ti into believing he’s a Yuan-ti god. He also presents Morgan a puzzle cube! However he mentions that our search for those cubes will be problematic. He’s made a deal to protect the people of Mezro and himself. The Soul Mongerer is within the Tomb of the Dead Gods and the cubes are the key to getting it. He’s made a pact with Acererak where Acererak would create an dimensional space to protect the people of Mezero and keep them safe.
The Soul Mongerer cannot be destroyed without destroying The Lost City of Mezero. Mezero is floating in Ravenloft and would be left floating in time and space. Forever disconnected from the material plane.
Perhaps the city could be returned by the sacrifice of an Abara, but Ras Nsi is not willing to sacrifice himself for that. He’s worried that Artus will do something brash to save his wife, and wants Morgan on his side to talk him down.
We’re no Longer Fucked
Morgan arrives and saves our asses. We get the cube of Shagambi and head back to camp.
Back at camp, Morgan offers to bring us to the Yuan-ti sanctuary for a safe night’s sleep. He tells Artus about Ras Nsi being his patron. Artus is open to working with Ras Nsi in order to return Mezero, but Xandala seems to doubt Artus’s intentions.
Valindra reveals that Artus’s plan is to kill Ras Nsi. He thinks the blood of a Abara with the Daijobi Senga would be enough to return Mezero.
When Artus was in Icewind Dale, he got a vision from Savras of his wife and family reuniting. He got control of the Ring of Winter and made his way back down south. He and Morgan argue a bit about Ras Nsi’s intentions.
Brysh mysteriously sets up an empty tent.
The Night time
Locke has nightmares about losing control and fails an intelligence save. He thinks about how easy it would be to snap Orvex Ocrammas like a twig, but resists. Locke does gain the ability to cast Pulse Wave innately.
Sylvos dreams about the ship crash and has an awful nightmare. He does not get a long rest, and out of character it’s implied that it’s Brysh’s fault. The empty tent is in case his nightmares get too bad for the others. It seems that the potion Brysh gave him in combat was a hag potion! He does not get a long rest and suffers from the effects of Bane.
The Morning
We have 5/9 puzzle cubes, so we’re half way done!
Morgan informs the party that A is Acererak. Valindra describes him as an arch-lich who eclipses the powers of the mortal mind.
We visit the amphitheatre and find The King of Feathers, a giant dinosaur who teleports and spits bees.
We defeat the kickass dino and find some treasure (TBD) in the amphitheatre.