Echoes of the Abyss

#2 - A risky plan and Velkynvelve - 5 October 2025

Rian Nightshade and Larael Silverhand brings the group together to present their plan. Underdark is brewing with demonic activity due to the happenings on the Sword Coast. Dragons are taking over and Tiamat is calling more and more dragons to her cause. All major cities are most likely under heavy assault, and trying to an assault on Tiamats terms are most likely doomed. 

The leaders of the factions from the Council of Waterdeeps are most likely dead which makes some of the party members de facto the new leaders as they probaly are the ones left with the highest rank. This is of little significance though, since there is no way back to the surface.

Rian and Lareal have devised a dangerous plan. An outcast drow, an archmage named Vizeran, is said to had the means to send demons back to the abyss, but also to control them. The heroes must find Vizeran and ally with him so they can use whatever means he has to send the demon lords upon the Tiamat forces and hope that they in the process will be weakened enough to be sent back. What could go wrong?

There is an old vaning teleporting circle nearby, and it will probably be destroyed by the next teleportation. It will lead to the abandoned drow outpost of Velkynvelve which is close to the Darklake and will put the group nearer points of interest and closer to Menzoberranan from which Vizeran originates. Before leaving they get a sending stone which allowes them to send and recieve 25 words per day as means of communication with Rian and Lareal. Irediana takes the opportunity to strike up a "special" bond with Rian.

After teleporting to Velkynvelve the teleportation circle dissapears, and there is no way back. And the outpost is not at all abandoned. There is a lift leading up in the dark guarded by two quaggoths. They are disposed of. Later they hide from a drow patrol, but kills them after being discoverd. Yet again, they hide from ANOTHER drow patrol, attacks them and kills them. No need to keep someone alive to question them it seeems.

Creatures encountered: Drow, Quaggoth
Quests: Find Vizeran, Find Underdark guides, Find allies

#1 - Refuge Camp - 21 September 2025

All is lost, Tiamat has one. The heroes died in the fiery fires of Tiamats wrath. Now the Sword Coast and the rest of Forgotten Realms is in great peril. Resurected by Lareal Silverhand they awake naked in an Underdark refuge camp. Silverhand explains to them that she had to use much of her power to bring them back to life and is exhausted. Also with her is Rian Nightshade who is, as far as what is known, the only surviving Zhentarim leader. 

Most of the forces has perished and in the camp is around 500 troops from different factions and in various state of health. Harpers and Emerald Encalve is currently leaderless and to add on this, a force of gnolls are advancing on their location. 

They equip themselves again and dispose of the gnolls.

Important people met: Larael Silverhand, Rian Nightshade
Creatures encountered: Gnolls