12.4 It's Raining Amethysts (Milestone - 13th Level!)

SESSION DATE: May 17, 2025
PRESENT: Rory, Kemurial, Freya, Lim Dul

Deep Dive

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Adventure Photos

![[Rory Fires Cannon at Viomencia.mp4]]

Adventure Song & Lyrics

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[Verse 1]
Smoke in the valley, sky’s been torn,
Steel on the deck and a griffon mourned.
Freya fell like a ghost from the haze,
And Rory's blade burned through the maze.
Lim drank deep, blood for light,
While Kemurial cast wings into flight.
Cannons roared, but the heart beat fast—
The storm ahead would never last.

[Chorus]
It's raining amethysts—truth wrapped in flame,
Falling from dragons with no one to blame.
Charms and die rolls, the sky comes undone,
But we chase down the echoes until the fight’s won.
It's raining amethysts.

[Verse 2]
Viomencia blinked, broke her skin into eyes,
Pulled Rory like a puppet, aimed him at lies.
Freya in silence, casting acid through air,
Invisible hands in a world stripped bare.
Lim dulled his edge to heal what he could,
Taking pain like a payment for doing some good.
Karl held the light, small but bright—
A shadow’s mercy in the dragon’s bite.

[Bridge]
Heartbeats like drums in the thunder’s mouth,
We rode cannon smoke and rage due south.
Fell into silence with the weight of the die,
Truth in a gemstone, cold and wry.
Names carved in ruin, old stories revived—
And still, somehow, we're alive.

[Chorus]
It's raining amethysts—truth wrapped in flame,
Falling from dragons with no one to blame.
Charms and die rolls, the sky comes undone,
But we chase down the echoes until the fight’s won.
It's raining amethysts.

[Solo]

[Verse 3]
We dropped the head like a warning below,
To armies of chaos in the valley's low.
The city’s breath held, the gates stood wide,
And Praag met us with the storm at its side.
Old friends, old fears, new blood in the street,
A war not yet started, but we feel the heat.
No rest for the worthy, no song for the damned—
Just grit in our boots and blades in our hands.

[Chorus]
It's raining amethysts—truth wrapped in flame,
Falling from dragons with no one to blame.
Charms and die rolls, the sky comes undone,
But we chase down the echoes until the fight’s won.

[Chorus]
It’s raining amethysts—cut from the past,
Each drop a memory we know won’t last.
But we carry the weight, no matter the cost,
In a sky full of fire, we count what we’ve lost.
It’s raining amethysts.

World Anvil Journal

sooo... wike watht tiem we awe thtill fitin thith dwaggin and ith tuff cuz it keepth fwyin away fwom uth but we thtill git thome gud hitth on it. firtht it twied to hit me but it got won of my miwwow imajeth intthed but thin it hit me agin owch and thin she tewepowtid away and muved and thtuff tho i gotta chathe her down agin. and thath wat i do i got after her im fatht wite now cuz i dwank that poshin tho i go up to her and thwing my thord and hit her a buncha tiemth but thin she wike thtawth gwowin thome jimth and thtuff and now she wookth wike she heeld up and thin she thomehow maid me fwy away and atak my fwindth thath not cool im thowwy dum dum. wukiwy i mithd him and thin she cudnt contwol me n e mor. dady karl jutht keepth heewin peepel ath needid and fwaya ith invithibel and thtill cathth her athidball and thtuff tho sheth doin gud damaje to thith dwaggin. evin dum dum can heel dady karl and kimiweel heelth and atakth to we gotta gud gwoop hear.

the dwaggin ith thuper far away now and i dont wanna git too far away fwom my fwindth thinthe kimiweel tode me not to do that agin win we wath fitin undergwownd with tha doomweel tho inthted i wookd at tha ship to thee if ther r n e caninth to shoot and their awe thome tho i fwew into tha windo and got on won of tha caninth and poitid it at tha dwaggin way away and shot it and BOOM it hit tha dwaggin that wath awthome thin i wewode it to git weddy agin. i caint thee wath goin on up top but i can here heawing and thtuff tho i geth ith all gud up ther and nektht thin i no kimiweel cometh fwyin nektht to me on tha canin and helpth tho we can fier it fathter.

i yell to the cwew to fier thethe caninth and they do but the dwagin ith hawd to hit wike evin kimiweel and me cant hit it agin. i thee thome wayth comin fwom abuv uth but they wook wike athid wayth tho that mutht be fwaya agin. it wookth wike won of them hit tha dwaggin weel gud and thin she did thome of her eldwich bwatht thingth and hit the dwaggin thome mor KEEP GOIN FWAYA.

now tha dwaggin gith cwothe to uth and maketh her ora ekthpwode agin and it hith thome of them up top cuz i cud here them yell thingth wike owch and thtuff tho i gueth it hit em. well now the canin cant turn enuff to fier at the dwaggin tho i fwy bak outta tha windo and go up to her to hit her and do thome pwitty gud damaje but sheth thtill fwyin but wookin hurt. dady karl caim owt fwom behind tha woom on the dek and it wookth wike he heelth fwaya and sheth on tha gwownd. i gueth that ora thing tuk her owt uh oh thath not gud. fwaya twieth to git thome wevinje but it wookth wike her thpel dint work vewy gud thith tiem. dum dum jumpth off tha areship and fwieth over to tha dwaggin ith nithe to thee him do thomethin to thith dwaggin for onthe and join tha fite inthted of jutht gittin hit by it but n e way he did hit her tho thath thomethin. kimiweel twieth to uthe a mind wip or thomethin but it dint theem to work gud but thith dwaggin ith wookin thuper wuff.

and sheth wunning away well sheth fwyin away but u no wat i meen n e way she goeth off weel fatht but dum dum and me can keep up. we fwy after her and im abel to git their firtht and take a good thwing at her and hit her weel gud for thome thuper gud damaje and she finawwy dieth. she fallth down into the thide of a mowntin tho we git bak on the ship and it fwieth down to were she wanded and we git off tha ship to wook for n e thing worth takin and we find a bwue die and we git thome bwood and thcaleth to taik with uth in caith ith utheful. we dethide to giv dady karl the die cuz he can uthe it the motht i think. and dum dum cutth the head off tha dwaggin and bwingth it with uth cuz he thaid we cud uthe it to intmdidteat... intmidtiate... thcawe are n m eeth with it.

win we git bak to the areship dady karl heelth fwaya a bit so she feelth beter and tha ship turnth awownd and keepth goin were were goin. we think abowt twyin to find tha dwagginth wair but dethide agintht it cuz it mite taik to much tiem tho we jutht keep goin to pwog.

well wong thtowy wonger we maik it to pwog and their ith a buncha awmieth thuwwownding the thitty alweddy. maweki thayth it wont be eethy ethcapin tha thitty tho were pwobaby gonna be thtuck hear for a wile unweth we hav thome kinda majic or thomething to git uth owt. ath were fwyin into tha thitty dum dum dwopth the dwagginth hed off tha thide of the ship and it wandth in tha awmieth awea and wollth awownd. i bet that wath pwetty thcawy akshuwwy cuz now they no wat we r capabel of doin.

well they dwop uth off at pwog and maweki thayth theyll taik tha dorfth to the thwayerth keep wike we tawkd abowt and they wish uth gud wuck and it wookth wike were gonna need it.

win we git off tha areship we thee makth shwiber and ulwika and they welcome uth and makth thayth it wookth wike hith twinketh helpd uth and were wike yep it workd. he thayth we can tell him are thtowieth over thome dwinkth thometiem but thin owiga cometh over and thayth they got hear jutht a day befowe uth and all pwatheth north of hear hav alweddy bin abandind and evwybody fwom ther ith movin down hear into pwog. she altho thayth we need to meat with her uncle and that they can be fuwwy pwepawed with are help.

dwaugnir i no that wath anuther dwaggin but it atakd uth tho pweethe dont git mad. we r awtho gonna need wotth of help with thith thitty and thtuff tho pweathe help uth thankth.

Private Notes

• Combat continues from last session.

  • Round 4

    • Viomencia - Grows aura, then attacks Rory. The first misses thanks to Mirror Image, but the second hits, and her attacks do Psychic damage, so Rory takes it all. Then she uses her Jaunt ability (essentially a teleport) to move away, then uses movement to get further away.
    • Rory - Chases her as she's proving to be a nuisance, uses Hasted action to Dash further, then unleashes four attacks on her using Action Surge. All attacks hit, and uses Blinding Smite on the final attack to blind her and deal a bit of extra damage. One whole extra damage thanks to the Charger feat. At the end of Rory's turn, Viomencia uses a Villainous action to suddenly bulge and twist, looking more corrupted, growing eye stalks, and healing for a boatload of HP, using her Amethyst Charm ability. This also Charms Rory. Great. She forces Rory to move his full movement toward the airship then take a crossbow attack at Lim Dul. Luckily Rory misses. Then Viomencia gets to move even further away, then the Charmed condition drops on Rory. Rory also takes 30 Psychic damage for hitting her four times. Ouch.
    • Friar Karl - Moves behind a room on the deck then casts Minor Heal on himself as he's near death.
    • Freya - Still invisible. Extends her spell range to cast an Acidball that'd be JUST within range of Viomencia, doing a bit of damage. Converts Pact Magic slot into two Sorcery Points.
    • Lim Dul - Uses Infernal Conduit to Invigorate Friar Karl, healing him for a bit, and also damaging Lim Dul for the same amount. We have Beacon of Hope up, which means that Lim Dul heals Friar Karl for 40 HP (as he uses all four of his d10), and takes the same amount as damage. Lim Dul then quaffs a Potion of Superior Healing, which also benefits from the Beacon of Hope, healing him for 40 HP, then lays a Potion of Greater healing down next to Friar Karl, then moves away a bit.
    • Kemurial - Reaches into his bag and equips a shield as his Hasted action, then uses Celestial Revelation to give him wings as a Bonus Action. Then he uses his action to cast Cure Wounds on Friar Karl. He has his griffon hang out near the side of the airship ready to catch anyone who might go overboard.

  • Round 5

    • Viomencia - Readies an action. At the end of her turn, she makes her save on the Blinded condition.
    • Rory - Looks toward the ship for any cannons, harpoons, etc. There are cannons, and the window is large enough for Rory to squeeze through, so he does so. He mans a cannon and fires it at the dragon, hitting it, and doing a bit of bludgeoning damage. He then begins to reload the cannon for next round, and yells to the crew to fire away. Uses Bonus Action to use Second Wind to heal himself for 14 HP.
    • Friar Karl - Uses Orison on Lim Dul and Kemurial. He then picks up the Potion of Greater Healing that Lim Dul left him.
    • Freya - Transmutes another Fireball into Acidball and sends it to the dragon, doing some good damage.
    • Karag Dum Veteran - Fired cannon, but missed.
    • Lim Dul - Moves toward the side of the ship, hunkers down and casts Fly on himself.
    • Kemurial - Flies off the side of the boat and reenters next to Rory. He'll help Rory reload the cannon between rounds to give Rory two shots per turn.

  • Round 6

    • Karag Dum Veteran - Fires a cannon, but misses.
    • Viomencia - Flies toward the ship, and targets it with her Beam Gaze power, doing 31 Force damage to it.
    • Rory - With Kemurial's assistance, Rory fires the cannon twice, missing both times. Rory then uses Second Wind to heal himself 14 more HP.
    • Friar Karl - Stays put behind the deck room, out of line of sight.
    • Freya - Still invisible. Casts Scorching Ray, but Acid Ray. Of the three rays two hit, and one is a CRIT! Nice damage. She then Quickens an Eldritch Blast. Three blasts, three hits! More good damage.
    • Karag Dum Veteran - Loads his cannon.
    • Lim Dul - Drinks a Potion of Greater Healing, then readies an action to use Telekinetic Seal on the dragon should it move close enough to do so.
    • Kemurial - Continues to assist Rory in firing and loading the cannon.

  • Round 7

    • Karag Dum Veteran - Reloads cannon.
    • Viomencia - Moves toward the ship and uses Exploding Aura, making Lim Dul, Freya, Kemurial's griffon and one of the veterans to make Con Saves. Lim Dul and the veteran make it, taking half the 51 Radiant damage. Freya and the griffon fail, blowing up the griffon in one hit sadly, and doing massive damage to Freya, enough to drop her actually. Her invisibility goes away, and those on the top deck see Freya appear suddenly unconscious. After the explosion, the dragon's aura shrinks again.
    • Rory - Flies through the window since the dragon is out of the cone of effective area of the cannon, then attacks the dragon three times, hitting all three times. He pumps a Blinding Smite into the first attack to blind it and do extra damage. He takes more pulse damage each hit, but that's okay at the moment. Also a d8 extra damage for Charger.
    • Friar Karl - Moves up a bit to cast Minor Heal on Freya, reviving her, then moves back behind the room out of line of sight once more.
    • Freya - Now conscious again thanks to Friar Karl. Uses half her movement to stand up, then uses a Bonus Action to drink a Potion of Healing for 10 points of healing. Then she uses a fifth level Telekinesis, but the dragon just barely succeeds on the Strength Save. Ah well. Freya just falls prone, using the ship's gunwale as cover. At the end of her turn, the dragon uses her I've Seen This ability, which gives attacks disadvantage against her, and advantage on saves.
    • Karag Dum Veteran - Readies an action to fire the cannon if the dragon flies within its range and area of effect.
    • Lim Dul - Uses boots to leap toward the dragon, then attacks twice with his lance. The first attack misses, but the second hits, doing some damage. The dragon makes its save against his weapon's Topple mastery. Because of the melee hit, Lim Dul and Rory both take the aura's pulse damage.
    • Kemurial - Targets Viomencia with Tasha's Mind Whip, which would've worked as she failed her save, but she uses her last remaining Legendary Resistance. It still ends up doing more damage than expected though! That's good to know!

  • Round 8

    • Karag Dum Veteran - Readies action to fire cannon.
    • Viomencia - Bonus Action to use Jaunt to move 30' away before continuing to move further away toward the back of the ship, then she Dashes for another 80' of movement away from us.
    • Rory - Rages to get extra movement, moves 120' toward the dragon, uses Hasted action to Dash to catch up, then Recklessly attacks it with his Soul Sword, critting and killing the dragon. It drops into the side of a mountain. Rory pulls the sword out of the dragon's head and flies back to the airship. Combat over.
• We all fly back to the airship, and find Friar Karl tending to Freya's wounds.
• The ship turns toward where the dragon fell. We rappel down the mooring lines to look for loot. Rory climbs down and approaches the dragon carefully. Kemurial approaches looking specifically for rings on the dragon's claws. Lim Dul looks for dragon scales, teeth, blood etc. Rory rolls a Survival check to see what we can harvest. He drinks his Potion of Enhance Ability, which enhances his Wisdom checks, to give himself Advantage on the check. With that, we're able to find, embedded in the dragon's heart, a curious item. It's an Amethyst Die. There's an engraving around it that says "PROP. OF AMETHYST KNIFE". Interesting. Kemurial knows that the Amethyst Knife is the name of a syndicate that is involved in every type of criminal scheme imaginable, organized crime abounds with them. The origins of this group were a previous adventuring party who discovered some type of item. As they tried to extract the item from the place they found it, there was an explosion that killed many in the group. Those who survived came to realize that they had acquired strange new powers, and a shared telepathic link. Thus began the group called the Amethyst Knife. We give Friar Karl the Amethyst Die for now as he has a free attunement slot.
• We take a moment to discuss whether we should try finding the dragon's lair to awaken Freya's Dragon-Touched Focus, but we decide to make note of the area and maybe come back later if we have more time.
• Lim Dul beheads the dragon and brings it with us on the ship.
• We get back up onto the ship and fly southwest toward Praag. We make it over the various mountain passes and terrain below.
• We make it to Praag. Maleki's words from before the dragon attack hits us. We see the armies surrounding the city as we approach. Escaping the city won't be possible without magical means of transport or something similar. The city is fully surrounded.
• As we approach the city, Lim Dul drops the dragon's head overboard and we watch as it falls and rolls in the Chaos army crowd below.
• As we're dropped off, Maleki says they'll take the dwarves back to the Slayer's Keep, they bid us good luck and see us off.
• People are gathering in the city to witness our arrival. The army in the city is preparing for a siege.
• When we arrive, we run into two familiar faces immediately: Maximillian Schreiber and Ulrika. They welcome us. Max greets us and says he sees his trinkets helped us. He says we'll have to tell him our stories over a few ales. Ulrika chimes in saying they arrived only a day before us. Any settlement north of here has been abandoned, and those who stayed are here. Others are pressing south toward us as fast as possible as they flee. There is much to be done, but first we need to meet with her uncle. There are provisions, but they're fully prepped. With our help, they can get the walls fully prepped and ready to go for a siege.

That's it for this session!

Adventure Loot

• Amethyst Die (Friar Karl)
• 3x Vials of Tainted Dragon Blood
• 10 Dragon Scales