Session 06

link:: Campaign - Shadows of a Radiant Heart, Arc 1 - Seeds of Deception

Session 06 - Basilisks in the Mountain

Information

• session_title:: Basilisks in the Mountain
• session_date:: 2024-04-11
• eberron_date:: Zar 05, 998 YK
• player_characters:: Thirteen, Davira, Elrath, Sarodan, Took, Vesryn
• level:: 1
• locations:: Dawnhaven

Current Threads

• Retrieve a Relic from the secluded monastery in the Seawall Mountains
  • The villagers of Dawnhaven can help guide you to the monastery
• Help Dawnhaven with their Black Talons problem

Strong Start

Conversation with Lira, leading to some key clues regarding the Black Talons.

Storyline / Scenes

• Conversation with Lira
• Clues to track the Black Talons
  • Lira heard something just 2 days ago about an old abandoned farm a few hours north.
    • Hunter she knows from a nearby village found tracks in a mountain pass leading to an old abandoned farm.
  • DC 18 Survival Check to find tracks on the outskirts of Dawnhaven .
• Pursuit of Black Talons
• Combat in mountains
• Encounter with the Black Talons
  • Combat? Negotiation?
• Return to Dawnhaven
• Head to Silent Mountain Monastery

Secrets & Clues (Things the party should know…)

• Lira’s connection to The Whispering Flame

Important NPC

• Lira

Fantastical Locations

Potential Encounters

• Peryton & Basilisk
• Black Talons

Important Rules

Recap

Session Notes

The group have a conversation with Lira and find out about a hunter finding tracks in a nearby mountain pass. She also tells the group that there are rumours that there are Basilisks in the Seawall Mountains. They have potent blood. Vesryn Tilrisen notices a small crack in her Silver Flame token. She also finishes with “Shadows guide you”.

The group heads off into the mountains. They find the mountain pass and encounter a bunch of Basiliskets. The kill them without issue, but soon after Davira Lun sends her owl into the cave and she gets caught by the Basilisk’s Petrifying Gaze.

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DM Evaluation

• Allow for cool kills, should’ve allowed Thirteen to get the kill on the basilisk instead of “blocking” the advantage.