# Summary
## [[Grom Rescue Mission]]
[[The Boy Scout Boys]] ([[Haru Lightfang]], [[Yuhguna Dyeh]], [[Or (Adventurer)|Or]], [[Lazhna Whitesmith|Lazhna]], [[Colonel Nicol]], [[Jié ní]] and [[Valdove]]) receive word that their friend [[Grom]] has gone missing while [[Grom's Investigation of Tymora Chapel|Investigating Tymora Chapel]]. The party rushes to [[Tymora Chapel]] and quickly finds [[Jeremiah Copeland|Pastor Jeremiah Copeland]] giving an insincere sermon to a hypnotized congregation. As Jeremiah finishes his sermon, the party is pulled into a series of visions.
In his vision, Or comes face to face with [[Orzith Ilix, The Thought Collector|The Thought Collector]], promises to kill him for enthralling him. Nicol relives [[The Battle of Red River]] and his meeting with [[Tempus]], Lazhna faces her fears of being apart from her loved ones, and is ultimately bade by [[Verrisi]] to find her. Yuh faces a dark version of himself and faces his fear of heights. Light find himself in pursuit of [[Fomorian|Giants]] who have kidnapped his sister. Valdove finds himself without a voice, and eventually finds it as the vision ends.
After awakening, they pursue Copeland into the catacombs, facing traps and [[Fiend|fiendish]] enemies along the way. Along the way they discover documents connecting Tymora Chapel to [[The Claw of Tiamat]]'s smuggling operation, as well as letters with a forgery of [[Vernon Rahd]], [[Master of Coin]]'s signature on them: the same as [[Vasily's Parchment]] inviting him to [[The Flamerule Fete of 1458|The Flamerule Fete]]. The party collects the evidence before moving on.
In the final room, they confront Copeland, who is accompanied by four [[Dark Angel|Dark Angels]]. A fierce combat ensues as the party chases the Dark Angels and Copeland into a portal to [[The Nine Hells]]. During combat, Valdove is killed by the Dark Angels, though they are quickly revived by Nicol. In The Hells, the party kills Copeland and the Angels present and rescues Grom. The party escapes with Grom back through the closing portal as a [[Pit Fiend]] arrives to join the battle behind them.
In the aftermath of the battle, Yuh claims [[Mallekai's Greatbow]], and Nicol takes [[Ibis' Greatshield]] and [[Volcanic Stone Armor]]. The party loots various other magical items from the fallen angels before destroying the [[Planar Anchor]] tying [[The Material Plane of Caledon|The Material Plane]] to The Hells and returns to [[Three Old Kegs]], the rescue mission a success.
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# Adventure Log
## [[22 Flamerule 1458]]
The Party, having heard of Grom's disappearance, arrives at [[Tymora Chapel]].
Inside, at the altar, stands [[Jeremiah Copeland]], spouts nonsense about salvation. The room is filled with a congregation under some kind of hypnosis, compelled to pray.
Hands of water reach up from the floor and pull the party down into the depths.
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### Or's Vision
Or awakens in a grassy field. In front of him stands a copy of himself, plucking fruit from a tree.
[[Orzith Ilix, The Thought Collector|Other Or]]: "I'll give you power to get out, but you must come find me."
Or: "Why?"
Other Or: "So that you can learn about me."
Or reaches out with his mind, feeling the presence of his allies in proximity to him, and determines he has not physically been transported anywhere: this is in his mind.
Or: "I'll find you, and I'll kill you."
Other Or: "That will be *interesting*."
The Other Or smiles, revealing razor sharp teeth.
The vision ends.
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### Nicol's Vision
[[Colonel Nicol]] finds himself standing on a snowy battlefield from his past. A battle he lost. [[Undead]] Comrades approach him.
His dead comrades taunt him, angry about the choices he made in [[The Dragon Wars]].
He casts [[Protection from Evil and Good]], defending himself against their attacks.
"Please stop", Nicol begs.
His tormentors respond: "You did this, you must pay."
Nicol runs, and eventually comes across a wounded [[Black Dragon]]. He heals it.
Nicol is visited by [[Tempus]], The God of War. He falls to his knees in worship.
Tempus says "There is no honorable battle without defeat and guilt."
The vision ends.
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### Lazhna's Vision
[[Lazhna Whitesmith]] awakes to water, fading ripples, and in the reflection her true form. Arms reach out from the water and grab her face, pulling her under again.
She awakens again, in the form of [[Lazhna Whitesmith|Fiska Skeingold]] to find [[Vasily Skeingold]] yelling at [[Vesya Skeingold]]. She tries to comfort Vezia, but she goes unnoticed.
The vision shifts again.
She sees [[Dimitri Kordov]] backed into an alley by three drunkards. She attempts to intervene, but none notice her presence.
She turns into a [[Tiefling]], and goes unnoticed still. She tries to physically intervene The drunkards pass through her as if she is not present at all.
Lazhna assumes her true form, and is finally noticed: and able to intervene. Mitya calls out to her, confused.
The vision shifts again.
Lazhna sees [[Verrisi]] in a forest.
"Come find me", and a yellow flash of light.
The vision ends.
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### Yuh's Vision
[[Yuhguna Dyeh]] finds himself on top of a stone spire. Below, only air. He is faced with a dark version of himself.
The Dark Yuh dashes forward, attacking Yuh and calling him a coward. They fight for a while, evenly matched. Eventually, they tumble and dive off of the platform.
"Heights aren't so bad."
The vision ends.
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### Light's Vision
[[Haru Lightfang]] finds himself in the woods at dusk. [[Tsuki Lightfang]] is there, being held by [[Elf|Elves]]. A volley of arrows descends. Tsuki breaks free and runs.
As she runs, an enormous giant with one eye parts the forest with his hands, reaching after Tsuki. Light chases after his sister, but elves cut off his route. They begin to fight.
The enormous giant grabs Tsuki, and begins walking off towards an enormous tree.
The vision ends.
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### Valdove's Vision
[[Valdove]] awakens on a stage, in front of a large crowd that anticipates their performance.
Valdove tries to perform, but he cannot recall any music. He tries to sing, but no sound escapes him.
Valdove sees a familiar, shadowy raven figure in the crowd, and is flooded with memories and inspiration of authentic music. He begins to perform.
The vision ends.
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### Pursuing Copeland
The Party awakens. Jeremiah remarks that the party did better than he thought they would, before fleeing into the catacombs beneath the chapel.
The party is attacked by the worshippers enthralled by Jeremiah. Determining that they are not in control of themselves and fearing for Grom's safety, the party rushes past them to pursue Copeland.
The group moves down a cramped, winding staircase into the space below.
At the bottom, they find an old, crumbling bridge lined with [[Gargoyle]] statues.
The bridge nearly crumbles beneath the party's feet, but they are able to avoid the hazards. Halfway across, the Gargoyles come to life, and a fire trap at the end of the hallway activates.
The group fends off the gargoyles and disables the trap, and proceeds.
The next chamber is a hallway, lined with prison cells, which are empty except for [[Hell Hound|Hell Hounds]] and [[Imp|Imps]]. Desperate for time, Or uses a set of locks he has to lock the fiends inside their cells, and the group proceeds onwards.
The group comes across an office. They find:
- A letter to [[Isaac Lestat]] about [[The City Watch of Krashaprovos]]
- A letter to [[Vasily Skeingold]] requesting magical supplies
- The room is filled with Cloaks, Spellbooks, Scrolls, and Vials
- Records of deliveries to [[Tymora Chapel]], though the exact storage location is unclear
- A letter from [[Dracos]] of [[The Claw of Tiamat]] regarding [[Dracos' Wyrmling Experiments|his experiments]].
- Forged signatures of [[Master of Coin]] [[Vernon Rahd]], exactly as it appears on [[Vasily's Parchment]]
The swords decorating the walls of the office come to life, and the party enters combat again.
The party defeats the [[Flying Sword|Flying Swords]], and proceeds to the final room.
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### Final Combat
The Party enters the final room and observes [[Jeremiah Copeland]] with four [[Dark Angel|Dark Angels]] ([[Ibis]], [[Gabriel (Dark Angel)|Gabriel]], [[Mallekai]], and [[Dark Angel Wizard]]), one of which is carrying an unconscious [[Grom]] over his shoulder. They stand at the precipice of a [[Portal]].
Or brandishes his [[Ioun Stone of Reserve]] and lets loose a [[Lightning Bolt]], a spell [[Lazhna Whitesmith]] had shared with him previously. It strikes Jeremiah, who quickly retreats through the portal, followed by the dark angel carrying Grom.
[[Valdove]] uses [[Hypnotic Pattern]] to dazzle the angels remaining in the room, giving the party time to dash through the portal after Grom unhindered.
The party proceeds through the portal and finds themselves in [[The Nine Hells]].
Or uses [[Psychic Lance]] to attack Jeremiah from the far side of the portal.
[[Haru Lightfang]] and [[Yuhguna Dyeh]] are nearly killed but manage to kill [[Jeremiah Copeland]] and the Dark Angel carrying Grom. They drag Grom back while being swarmed by [[Imp|Imps]].
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Outside the portal the others fight the remaining dark angels.
[[Valdove]] is killed, but quickly [[Revivify|revived]] by [[Colonel Nicol]].
[[Lazhna Whitesmith]] freezes the dark angel that killed Valdove, and Or shatters the ice.
The portal begins to close. Lazhna turns her attention to the portal to help their remaining party members escape.
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Inside [[The Nine Hells|The Hells]], The party is approached by [[Pit Fiend]]. Lazhna, Light, Yuh, and Grom barely flee with their lives as the portal closes.
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Combat ends, Jeremiah and The Dark Angels defeated, the portal closed, and Grom rescued.
Yuh takes [[Mallekai's Greatbow]] and 9 [[Arrow, +2|Arrows, +2]] from the fallen angel [[Mallekai]].
Nicol takes [[Ibis' Greatshield]] and [[Volcanic Stone Armor]] from [[Ibis]].
The party also loots a [[Staff of Defense]], [[Hat of Wizardry]], [[Gabriel's Glaive]], and [[Wand of Hellish Banishment]].
The party destroys the [[Planar Anchor]], which made it possible to open a portal to The Hells here, and depart.
Or is exhausted, so Nicol gives him a piggy-back ride.
With Grom safe, and free, and the immediate threat handled, the party returns to [[Three Old Kegs]] for a night of rest.
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The following morning the party begins planning for [[The Attack on The Ardea Goliath]].