Session List
Notetaker: Jesus

-Through Evander, they pass along a message to Grant about the castle

-They bunker down to sleep at the castle

-The party scouts ahead towards the tree, there is nothing on the pathway towards it. No life as if avoiding it

-Upon reaching the tree, it is bone white bark and ultraviolet black leaves flowing

-There is a grave at the base of the tree, and an individual kneeling at the grave.

-They have very distinct armor that is rusted and damaged to the point it looks it should cause damage

-Korrin knows he is one of The Forgotten Swordsmen, that reached the pinnacle of martial prowess and just disappeared. Beating one grants bragging rights and possibly learn one of their skills

-Korrin immediately teleports to him and requests to learn from him, naming him Kudakeru

-He answers "Do you wish to proceed" and mentions he may take two to help him

-He wishes to be free, this will be to one of their ends

-Lye is hesitant to help, Evander is also weary but curious

-If Korrin does this alone he will learn more and the reward is greater but more dangerous

-Kudakeru gives Korrin the first turn

-Korrin begins prepping a spell after using his bladesong. He pulls out the mutated skull of Vaushmer and mutters an incantation after summoning the hounds

-The hounds leap into Korrin and morph into him changing his form, he also does flash the crest of house Vaushmer

-Korrin suffers four heavy blows, weakening him. He summons a double to flank retaliating with a few strikes

-Kudakeru uses a rampage unleashing five strikes, but they all fail to land causing an opening for Korrin

-Korrin takes full advantage landing a flurry of 6 attacks

-The swordsman really likes dropping acid, Korrin is becoming not a fan

-Korrin chugs a potion

-Through a very fierce battle, Korrin suffers a blow that brings him down, however we all hear the voice the the Vaushmer from the banquet "I am not done yet" and goes for a flurry of strikes

-The residual healing of his health potion before brings Korrin back just in time as Kudakeru goes for a killing blow

-Even through invisibility Kudakeru deals another huge blow to Korrin, skewering Korrin through the heart and killing him outright

-The skull attempts to take over again continuing the battle and killing Kudakeru with himself

-The group sees just standing there, the extra heads of Korrin fade away but he is still standing there, chest bleeding

-Evander tries to stop the others from approaching and bows to Kudakeru just in case. Korrin slumps over

-Lye and Golo run up to Korrin and there is no heart where his heart should be

-Evander notices the chest wounds close, and Golo notices eye movement from Korrin

-Korrin opens his eyes, shuddering and asks "So I lost then?"

-Kudakeru's armor starts shaking and two books float up to Korrin

-Korrin feels he doesn't deserve the rewards since he doesn't recall winning the fight, but everyone pushes him to accept the reward anyway

-He learns swordfall and sunder, they take 48 hours to read and become dormant of magic for a century afterwards

-Motes of light are on the corpse boots sword and helmet, as if able to select one as a reward

-The Helm gives him one or two extra attacks when at lower hps

-The Warmaster's Sword, has two versions depending on attunement. Martial gains damage and battlemaster maneuvers, spell version allows channeling spells through the blade

-Heavenly Leap Boots, doubles horizontal jump distance, whenever landing enemies must make a con save or be knocked prone

-Korrin takes the sword

-The gravestone reads Tsukiyo, the one who made you chase for clear skies

-Tsukiyo means gorgeous or beautiful night

-Evander attempts to examine the tree, Golo casts speak with plants

-It is a haunting beauty and it feels haunting to stare at it

-Golo begins talking to the tree, finding out that the tree is Tsukiyo, and they are grateful to the "hound-cursed one"

-They ask if the unnamed still are around, with the yes answer they state their sire is imprisoned

-The sire is skewered above the wall above their altar. Freeing it would be painful to all including the clan.

-They mention the clan is a nation

-Korrin states he is going to read Sunder but offers others to read Swordfall, and if none do he will read it afterwards

-Evander brings out an orc tusk and mentions it isn't just an orc tusk, it is a vampire fang

-Lye carries Korrin, Korrin reads while carried

-The tree was a dead end, the group reconvenes at the castle, and they stay to rest with Grant and the group

-They must go back through the unnamed clan territory