The Night After Cnut’s Death and Bronn’s Dark Past
Aftermath in the Bandit hideout
Strom, Blastran Starweave, Barnaby, Bronn, Benny LeBeau
The Sinkhole
- Rain fell through the hole above, soaking rubble and corpses
- Cnut lay dead, companions debated how to treat the fallen
- Party found the secret stash and divided the loot
Treasure Found
- Uncut rubies from the stolen shipment
- Butterfly-shaped ruby brooch - quest item tied to Luxor
- Cut gems, coin, potions, and weapons
- Silver ring engraved “For my beloved Nash”
- Strange triangular symbol - glowing like a key
- Strom took the owlbear head
Mad Nash’s Hidden Letter
- Referred to Barnaby by name - implicated him in dealings with Luxor
- Set a rendezvous for six days’ time
- Blastran Starweave pointed out Barnaby was set up by Luxor
Benny LeBeau’s Arrival
- Dramatic entrance from above wearing purple and gold, dragging a goblin corpse
- His display ended in a fall
- Known to Strom from his village
- Revealed as an Everflame - secretive order of fire-wielders
- LeBeau Family makes gun powder
- Has younger brother Lucifer LeBeau
- Called Barnaby “corkscrew dick boy”
- Took the goblin jewel
Making Camp
- Storm intensified with lightning flashing
- Exhausted party camped in the cleared cave
- Cnut’s body lay nearby as they set watches
Watch 1: Barnaby, Bronn, Blastran Starweave
Bronn’s Confession:
- Has a gap in his memory
- Sixty years old, woke in the monastery with no past
- Knows he’s done horrific things - maybe why he can’t remember
Barnaby Begins:
- Started stitching Cnut’s body back together
- First signs of desperate obsession
Watch 2: Strom
- Strom pleaded with Barnaby to let Cnut rest
- Barnaby refused, grew more frantic
- Started cutting out damaged parts
Watch 3: Benny LeBeau
The Horrific Experiment:
- LeBeau tried to stop Barnaby, failed
- Barnaby borrowed the Javelin of Lightning (swapped with severed arm)
- In desperation, replaced Cnut’s parts with goblin and lizardfolk organs
- Used lightning to revive him
The Abomination:
- It worked - Cnut came alive
- Result was horrific - twisted amalgamation of goliath, goblin, and lizard
- Cnut screamed in pain, begging to be killed
Morning: The Burial
- Party left the cave at dawn
- Buried Cnut outside despite the horror of the night
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Destroyed Kord’s House
Bronn’s Flashback
- Bronn went first to the ruins
- Memory surfaced - he was some form of law officer
- Vision showed him attacking a family with violence and authority
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Skeleton Attack
- Skeletons ambushed the party at the ruins
- Undead from Gorrmoth’s Tower’s influence
- Strom had a devastating turn, killed many skeletons
The Vision of Blue Cloaks
- Visions swept through the party
- Saw themselves cloaked in blue, storming homes in a purge
- Screams: “Get away from her!”
- Strom remembered blue-cloaked figures in Dawnvale
- First asking questions, later causing disappearances
- Connected to forgotten pasts
Session Consequences
- Cnut briefly and horrifically revived, then buried properly
- Bronn’s violent past as a law officer surfacing
- Barnaby descended into dark magic and necromancy
- Six days until Luxor’s rendezvous
- Benny LeBeau joined the party
- Destroyed Kord’s House shows Gorrmoth’s Tower’s growing influence