16.3 The High Inquisitor's Impasse

SESSION DATE: February 14 & 21, 2026
PRESENT: Rory, Kemurial, Zhanis, Freya

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Adventure Song & Lyrics

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[Verse 1]
We stood before the Indigo, upon the temple floor,
While Gotrek snarled at acolytes who paced the corridor.
The accused were led to judgment's light, to answer for the deed,
While Zhanis spoke of witnesses and sowed a defiant seed.
She called the inquisitor a pawn, a shadow of the lie,
While Rory whispered, "Hold your tongue," beneath the watcher's eye.

[Chorus]
The truth is caught in iron chains, the light begins to fade,
Within the circle of the bear, where every debt is paid.
We’re kneeling on the cold stone floor, with nothing left to pass,
But fire and steel and broken law at The High Inquisitor's Impasse.

[Verse 2]
The Planetar descended then, a burst of radiant white,
To weigh the darkness in our souls against the coming light.
"I see the shadow and the spark," the being Eandro said,
Before he vanished in the air and left the doubt instead.
Then Eldrick gave the command to bind us where we stood,
But the law was just a hollow mask for a ritual of blood.

[Chorus]
The truth is caught in iron chains, the light begins to fade,
Within the circle of the bear, where every debt is paid.
We’re kneeling on the cold stone floor, with nothing left to pass,
But fire and steel and broken law at The High Inquisitor's Impasse.

[Verse 3]
The Forcecage hummed with indigo, the Sleet Storm doused the flame,
While Rory ran through labyrinths to hunt the tyrant’s name.
Freya’s staff was singing loud, the Disintegrate was cast,
To turn the frozen simulacrum to a memory of the past.
With Spirit Guardians circling round and a Celestial on the wing,
We faced the iron golems’ breath and the force of every sting.

[Bridge]
The Shield Guardian took the hits, the Chain Lightning was thrown,
As Eldrick tried to teleport to save his hollow throne.
But Kemurial threw the Iron Bands and Max the Wall of Force,
Until the Great Conspirator was stranded on his course.
Through Beacon of Hope and Healing Word, we rose up from the ground,
While the silence of a suffocated soul was the only hollow sound.

[Verse 4]
Ulrika’s arrows rained like hail, and Gotrek’s axe was high,
Beneath the Globe of Invulnerability, we refused to fade or die.
Rory broke the Maze’s grip and stepped back to the fray,
To find the high-born runeweaver and take his breath away.
A single strike of necrotic steel, a staggering smite of grace,
And the Architect of Praag’s deceit was vanished from the place.

[Chorus]
The truth is caught in iron chains, the light begins to fade,
Within the circle of the bear, where every debt is paid.
We’re kneeling on the cold stone floor, with nothing left to pass,
But fire and steel and broken law at The High Inquisitor's Impasse.

[Coda]
The Robe of Archmagi is ours to wear,
The Staff of Power hums in the air.
The High Inquisitor’s throne is bare.

World Anvil Journal

sooo… the high inquithitow man wath vewy mean. he thaid we wewe bad becuth we wive thwough the fytth. zanuth tawked back to him an he got vewy angwy. he tawked about the beaw god uwthun an then he told the acowyte peopow to take uth away. we kneeled down becuth we wanted to be nice but then they thtawted hittin uth! it wath a twap!

i wajed an wunned up to ewdwik to thmite him hawd. but then he uthed a thpeww cawwed fowthe-caje to thtop me. fwaya turned invithibow an thhe uthed a big thpeww to bweak the caje thow i couwd fyt again. but then ewdwik uthed a thpeww cawwed MAZE. thuddenwy i wath in a big big maze made of hedges an i wath aww awone. it wath funny but i wanted to fyt. i uthed my hawd thinking to find the way out an i popped back out wight next to hith thimowacwum. i hit hew thow hawd thhe turned into thnow an ice.

makth an ulwika an gortek an fewikth aww fyted too. gortek wath vewy thtwong with hith axe. ulwika thhot thow many awwowth thhe looked wike a machine. zanuth thummoned a big bwyght angew man fwom the thky to hewp uth heaw up. kimiweel flew on hith majik cawpet an thuffocated the bad ice wady with hith hands.

ewdwik twayed to teleport away with hith big thtone gowemth but we caught him. i thmited him one wath time an he died. then the fyt wath ovew. kimiweel took hith thtaff an hith thiny wobe. we found thum majik wingth too. the bad catth awe gone now. we are lookin fow the two fytew men under a hatch in the fwoow. i hope they awe okay. i need a WONG WEHTHT.

pweethe dwaugnir keep uth thaf fwom the maze an the gowemth an hewp uth find the keyth. pweethe hewp me find my mommy an my dady.

Private Notes

• We walk toward High Inquisitor Eldrick. He continues speaking while we walk toward him. His speech or ceremony, whatever he was doing, seems to be over now. And we continue to walk right on up to the steps.
• The inquisitor waits patiently. The acolyte passes Gotrek, who snarls at him. The acolyte steps forward and beckons us to follow. We do so.
• The acolyte introduces us as "the accused". He wants to know our crimes. We wait to hear what they have to say.
• One of the ones who attacked us says they were the ones who told them to attack us. It's a very serious accusation.
• The inquisitor instructs the acolytes to "take us below". Zhanis steps in front of them and requests that Charles and James not be taken away as witnesses to our testimony since they were involved. Zhanis then accuses THEM of working with Chaos. She pushes back against the inquisitor's accusations, saying they're interfering with the very group the Duke brought in to strategize and take out the forces of Chaos, and getting in between the very protection of Praag. The inquisitor says our authority and information are equally lacking. He commands Zhanis to stop talking, but she continues. Eldrick begins casting a spell. At the same time, Rory looks at Zhanis and emphatically suggests she stop talking as we're outnumbered, and nobody knows all the facts yet. Zhanis feels her muscles spasm and tighten, and suddenly it stops. The simulacrum seems surprised at her ability to shrug off the effect of the spell.
• Eldrick laughs, and says "Well then. What do YOU suggest we do in all your infinite wisdom. I'm trying to conduct my legal affairs, and you outsiders, with NO legal authority, are attempting to reverse our accusations and put them on me. How do you think we should proceed." Zhanis continues to accuse them. Kemurial suggests we realize that tensions are high, but we're on the same team and need to get to the bottom of this. It's frustrating to have been working so hard and suddenly find ourselves on the "wrong side of the law', as it were. We're not trying to have negative interaction with the law, but rather simply to protect the city in the ways that we can.
• Eldrick says we have interfered in their interrogation of our ambushers. Rory says no WE have not. Zhanis stepped in front of them. Not US. Rory says he agrees with the inquisitiveness of our ambushers because we also want to know why we were ambushed while trying to help the city. Eldrick says "Lord Siltral, do you bare witness to their interference? As a noble of Kislev, your reputation is beyond doubt." A dragonborn person to our right steps up. He says "I'm unfamiliar with what crimes these adventurers might be accused of, but I have clearly witnessed their interference in your legal duties." Eldrick says "Once again, are you going to permit me to take these two for questioning, or are we, as you say, at am impasse." Zhanis requires their word that no harm will come to these two individuals, and that she also be permitted to question them afterward. Eldrick says "You have our word that we will follow the letter of the law." Kemurial and Rory both give STRONG looks at Zhanis, as if to give a strong indication to stand down. Zhanis keeps saying "WE" instead of "I" in her accusations. Zhanis also just recently showed up to the party, and we barely know her. She should not be surprised if something happens to her and none of us get in their way to stop it.
• Finally, Zhanis takes a step back, allowing the acolytes to take Charles and James down for questioning.
• Kemurial pleads for forgiveness for our defensiveness, but since they're our only witnesses, we have to be.
• Eldrick says "These were under watch. Why have you brought them to me?" The acolyte says "I have seen, with my own eyes, them sending a message to the Chaos with an arrow over the walls." Eldrick seems suspicious. Rory says he can explain. Eldrick says that's pretty damning evidence. Rory explains the plan, and our involvement, from start to finish, including the fact that Villem was a mole, how we used that to our advantage to forge a document to send to the Chaos forces in hopes of trapping Arek Daemonclaw and taking him out. Eldrick asks if we have any others who are witness to this testimony. Maximillian Schreiber steps up and tell them of his experience with us. Max gives them a good word to our involvement in protecting the city.
• Eldrick says he has only heard of the crystal keys in legend, and yet here we are telling the enemies about them.
• Ulrika steps forward and says that obviously politics are keeping the Duke from appearing, and tries to convince them that even though the Duke doesn't support the Inquisitor's methods, he still wishes to protect the city and not stand in the way of that happening. Felix and Gotrek step forward, showing their support when Ulrika mentions them. Gotrek says "And if I'm not mistaken, you're accusing me of conspiring with Chaos! Is that the truth of it?" We all make Persuasion Checks at Advantange. Kemurial rolled 23, Zhanis rolled 22, and Rory rolled a 10. Using Inspiration, Rory gets a 16. A bit better. Eldrick asks for guidance. In a radiant burst of light beside him materializes a being, Eandro. Kemurial recognizes this being as a Planetar. Interesting! Don't think I've seen one of these before. Eandro says "I cannot tell. I look into their beings and I see both light and dark. Just as we all have within us. I cannot give you the answer that you seek." With another flash of light, Eandro is gone. Eldrick says "Very well, then. I must trust my own judgment. By the authority vested in me in the Orthodoxy, kneel now." Rory and Kemurial kneel. Zhanis kneels as well, but isn't happy about it at all. She's fighting something back. She only goes down to one knee rather than both. Friar Karl and Freya both kneel as well.
• They take us into custody for questioning under Zones of Truth, as we're well familiar with.
• The acolytes approach us to tie our hands and take us into their custody. Rory says as long as we're done by midnight, he's fine with it. Otherwise, they're now interfering in our own plans to protect the city.
• After tying us up, they begin attacking us while we're restrained! Eldrick begins casting a spell. INITIATIVE!!!

  • Round 1

    • Rory - Bonus Action Rage, stand up, run up to Eldrick prime, provoking from Acolytes, but they miss. Rory continues, and lands a CRIT on his first swing. Eldrick doesn't take as much damage as expected, but his Shield Guardian behind him takes some. Some automatic Force damage is done to Rory and pushes him back 10'. Rory has enough movement left to make it back to him for a second swing, and hits.
    • Acolytes - Moves up to Zhanis and uses a group attack called Transfer Life, and hits.
    • Eldrick Runeweaver - Uses Forcecage on Rory. Moves aside.
    • Kemurial - Bonus Action Celestial Revelation. Flies up, provoking. Their Transfer Life misses. He continues upward and casts Sleet Storm on Eldrick, his simulacrum, and the three golems. Eldrick casts Counterspell, Kemurial can't beat the save, and it fizzles. Welp.
    • Freya - Casts a Quickened Disintegrate on the Force Cage as a Bonus Action. It's gone! Magic Action to use Staff of Power to cast Globe of Invulnerability around herself. 5th Level or lower spells originating from outside it don't affect her.
    • Zhanis - Casts Spirit Guardians at 5th Level. The two acolytes outside the Globe of Invulnerability fail their save and take damage, killing them. He moves five feet into the globe, taking the guardians with him, and POOF! Those acolytes are also gone, just like that!
    • Acolytes - Move up to attack Gotrek, and hits with Transfer Life.
    • Iron Golem - Poison Spray at Rory, who fails his save. But he's resistant thanks to Rage. It also catches Zhanis and Kemurial in it, but they both make their save. Zhanis also maintains her Concentration. It then steps forward to Rory.
    • Simulacrum - Casts Chain Lightning at Friar Karl, who makes his save. Three other bolts fork off him and hit Zhanis, Kemurial and Freya. Kemurial and Freya make the save, but Zhanis fails. THey all take some lightning damage. Freya and Zhanis cast Absorb Elements to reduce the incoming damage a bit.
    • Acolytes - Moves up to Gotrek and hits with Transfer Life. Another moves up to Max.
    • Knights - Moves up to an acolyte and CRITs them, taking them out in one hit. Because they're minions, he can cleave, and kills the other one nearby.
    • Friar Karl - Casts Beacon of Hope on all friendlies except Rory, who is too far away.
    • Felix Jaeger - Flanks an acolyte and attacks, hitting and doing massive damage, killing them and cleaving nearby ones as well. He moves to another group of acolytes and continues his multi-attacks, killing two more. His third attack hits the last acolyte of that group, killing them.
    • Ulrika - Piercing Attack on three acolytes, killing all three! Lines up a second Piercing Shot at two more acolytes, CRITs them both down. Third attack takes out the SIXTH acolyte in a single turn. Don't mess with her!
    • Shield Guardian - Steps up to Rory and attacks twice with his fists, hitting once, and doing Bludgeoning and Force damage.
    • Gotrek - Uses Frenzied Rush to allow friendlies to move inside the Globe of Invulnerability. Max and the two knights take the opportunity to do so. Kemurial then moves out of the globe. Gotrek uses his Greataxe to take out two acolytes. Steps forward to the two remaining acolytes, and takes them both out as well. Still with some movement, he steps up further and attacks the Boxer guy and hits. The Boxer uses Cross Counter to deal some damage back to Gotrek.
    • Noble - Disengages and runs.
    • Max Schreiber - Casts Wall of Force on Eldrick prime, the Shield Guardian near him, as well as the Iron Golem.
    • Noble Prodigy - Casts an 8th Level Befuddlement on Kemurial, but Kemurial has Mind Blank! The spell is wasted! Runs away.
    • Knight - Heavy Crossbow attack at the Boxer CRITs!. Second one misses.
    • Boxer - Three attacks at Felix, all three miss. Bonus Action Brace Up for temp HP.
    • Shield Guardian - Uses Spell Storing to cast a 4th Level Fireball at Rory, who saves and takes quarter damage.

  • Round 2

    • Rory - Bonus Action Potion of Supreme Healing. Carefully moves around to prevent provoking, charges the Shield Guardian with a Reckless Brutal Strike, hitting it and knocking it back 15' away from Rory and the Simulacrum. Rory moves around the Simulacrum posting up between her and the Wall of Force at his back, and attacks the Simulacrum and hits. I was thinking that proximity allows the Shield Guardian to take half the damage its protectee takes, but this doesn't work. Instead, Rory does prevent the Shield Guardian from taking his Reaction, so it all worked out anyway!
    • Eldrick Runeweaver - Casts Teleport and moves himself as well as his Shield Guardian and Iron Golem to the west, outside the Wall of Force and onto the area with the braziers on the west side of the temple.
    • Kemurial - Bonus Action Potion of Speed, move into the globe of invulnerability, and casts Sleet Storm again on Eldrick Prime and his two golems near him. Since he's inside the globe, it can't be counterspelled. The two golems fail the save and fall Prone. The area is difficult terrain, and it douses the brazier flames. Continues movement north up to the Simulacrum to flank with Rory.
    • Freya - Upcasts Disintegrate at 7th Level on the Simulactrum, who FAILs the save! They take all 85 Force damage!
    • Zhanis - Bonus Action Potion of Supreme Healing for max healing thanks to Beacon of Hope! Moves out of the globe toward the Simulacrum and casts Toll the Dead on her, but she saves.
    • Iron Golem - Starting its turn in the Sleet Storm, it tries to save, but fails. Uses half movement to stand, and moves north one square.
    • Simulacrum - Starts casting a spell, which Kemurial attempts to Counterspell, but she saves and finishes her cast of Dispel Magic on Sleet Storm. It dispels it without issue, unfortunately. She moves northward by five feet.
    • Knight - Fires Heavy Crossbow at the Boxer near Felix and Gotrek and CRITs!
    • Friar Karl - Minor Heal on himself for max healing thanks to Beacon of Hope!
    • Felix Jaeger - Flanking scimitar attack on the Boxer, and hits, but the Boxer Reacts with Cross Counter, reducing the damage and doing that much back to Felix. Misses with his second attack. Third one hits. His weapon allows him to apply some conditions on a hit, so he Charms and Poisons the Boxer. Bonus Action to use Rally, chooses Zhanis, Kemurial and Rory. We have Advantage on attacks and saves until Felix's next turn!
    • Ulrika - Three longbow shots at Eldrick Prime, and two hit. The Shield Guardian near him uses his Reaction to cast Protection on Eldrick to make the first attack miss. The second attack hits, but the Shield Guardian takes half that damage for Eldrick.
    • Shield Guardian - Casts 4th Level Fireball at Zhanis, Kemurial, Felix and Rory. Kemurial, Felix and Rory make the saves. Zhanis fails even after using a Luck point. But she's still Resistant to Fire damage thanks to her Frost Brand weapon.
    • Gotrek - Three swings at the Boxer, hitting only once.
    • Noble - Continues to run.
    • Max Schreiber - Three Arcane Bursts at Eldrick Prime. One hits.
    • Noble Prodigy - Casts a 7th Level Shatter on Freya, Friar Karl, Max, Ulrika and a Knight. Freya uses Absorb Elements to halve the damage, and Max uses his Reaction to cast Arcane Ward on her, nullifying the rest of the damage Freya would've taken. Max and Ulrika take full damage. The Knight and Friar Karl save for half.
    • Knight - Heavy Crossbow attacks at the Boxer. One hits.
    • Boxer - Uses Punch Down to try to knock Gotrek Prone, and hits and knocks him Prone. Grasping Strike on the Prone Gotrek CRITs, and he's now Grappled. Third attack hits as well.
    • Shield Guardian - Moves up to the Simulacrum, putting him within reach of Rory and Kemurial. He punches Rory twice, hitting once.

  • Round 3

    • Rory - Bonus Action Potion of Speed. Three attacks at the Simulacrum, two of which hit. The Simulacrum still takes damage thanks to Graze, though.
    • Eldrick Runeweaver - Slides down the steep wall on the west side of the temple. Casts Maze on Rory. Rory is banished to a labyrinthine demiplane, which requires Rory make a DC 21 Investigation check or be stuck there until he finds his way through the maze. Ironically, I think Rory might actually enjoy this somehow!
    • Kemurial - Casts Suffocate on the Simulacrum. Grabs his cloak and flies up about 20' and over to the nearby pillar to try to get cover from the western enemies. Drinks a Potion of Greater Healing which is maximized thanks to Beacon of Hope!
    • Freya - Uses Innate Sorcery to upcast Scorching Ray to 5th Level on Eldrick Prime. SIX rays fire off in his direction. Five of them hit, including one CRIT! That's five Concentration checks he'll need to make, and will need to roll a Nat 1 for him to break Concentration. But no dice! He maintains it. Nice try, though, Freya!
    • Zhanis - Uses Staff of Frost to cast Ice Storm at Eldrick Prime, the Iron Golem and his Shield Guardian. Eldrick fails but still takes half damage because of resistances. The Iron Golem saves for half damage. The Shield Guardian fails, taking the full damage. Zhanis moves toward the Simulacrum and catches her and the Shield Guardian in Spirit Guardians. Simulacrum saves, but the Shield Guardian fails. Bonus Action Mass Healing Word on everyone but Rory (because he's still in the corn maze).
    • Iron Golem - Stands up, moves 10', misses Friar Karl with Fiery Bolt, shoots Fiery Bolt at Zhanis, which would hit, but she casts Shield as a Reaction to prevent it.
    • Simulacrum - Attempts first save on Suffocate, and fails! She's now Restrained and will soon begin to actually suffocate if she continues to fail her saves. Ends her turn within Zhanis's Spirit Guardians and makes her save, taking half damage from it.
    • Knight - Heavy crossbow attacks at the boxer, misses.
    • Friar Karl - Minor Heal on himself.
    • Felix Jaeger - Moves up to the Simulacrum, attacks with scimitar three times, and hits all three times. He uses Poison and Awestruck on each hit to poison and charm her.
    • Ulrika - Three longbow shots at Eldrick Prime, but none hit.
    • Shield Guardian - Regenerates some health, slides down the wall, moves toward the stairs.
    • Gotrek - Still grappled, tries to escape, and does. Stands up.
    • Noble - Continues running.
    • Max Schreiber - Arcane Burst x3 at Eldrick Prime, but only hits once. Eldrick maintains Concentration on Maze.
    • Noble Prodigy - 3x Beguiling Strikes at Friar Karl. First one hits and charms Karl. No bueno. Second and third also hit, which would have knocked him unconscious, but Max Schreiber uses his last Arcane Ward to prevent the last attack's damage.
    • Knight - 2x Heavy crossbow attacks the boxer hits and kills him.
    • Shield Guardian - Regenerates some health, moves up to Felix, uses his reach to attack Zhanis twice, and misses both times. Ends turn inside Spirit Guardians and fails its save, taking full damage.

  • Round 4

    • Rory - "Study" action to attempt to escape the Maze. Nat 20! That results in a 19 total, which would fail, but Rory has Tactical Mind, which uses a Second Wind to add 1d10 to the roll. He gets a 5, for a total of 24, which is enough to escape! Success! He pops up where he just was, next to a now-prone Simulacrum. Bonus Action Potion of Supreme Healing. Haste Action to attack the Simulacrum, which CRITs! She takes half because of the Shield Guardian, but still hits hard!
    • Eldrick Runeweaver - Moves forward within the Ice Storm. Casts Prismatic Spray toward those in the Globe of Invulnerability. Freya takes Acid damage and uses her Reaction to cast Absorb Elements to reduce the damage by half. She also makes her Concentration save. Friar Karl takes Lightning damage, knocking him unconscious, dropping his Concentration on Beacon of Hope. The knights both fail as well. One knight takes damage. The other is blinded and might be teleported to another plane of existence next turn. Max Schreiber takes damage, and fails his Concentration save, dropping Wall of Force.
    • Kemurial - Flies toward the Globe of Invulnerability and throws Iron Bands of Bilarro at Eldrick Prime. Eldrick fails his save, causing him to become Restrained. He gets one more chance next turn to break free. Failing this, he's automatically restrained for 24 hours with no more saves. Kemurial continues flying into the globe, and casts Healing Word at 5th Level on Friar Karl, healing him for 26 HP and bringing him back to consciousness.
    • Freya - Fireball, catching the Simulacrum and the Shield Guardian within it. They both fail! The Shield Guardian takes full damage, PLUS another 21 damage from the Simulacrum's half, which takes it out! The Simulacrum fails her save, but still takes half thanks to her resistances and is still alive and restrained.
    • Zhanis - Moves toward the pillar to be out of line of sight of Eldrick Prime, drops Concentration on Spirit Guardians in favor of Conjure Celestial instead. She summons it on the group in the Globe of Invulnerability for some much needed healing, particularly for Friar Karl.
    • Iron Golem - Moves toward the globe, Fiery Bolt at Kemurial, which hits. Kemurial maintains Concentration. Another one at Freya, misses.
    • Simulacrum - Attempts to escape the suffocating hands, and fails again!
    • Knight - Moves through the Conjured Celestial for healing, Heavy Crossbow attacks at Eldrick Prime, both of which miss.
    • Friar Karl - Guardian of Faith near Eldrick Prime. Eldrick takes 10 damage this time.
    • Felix Jaeger - Scimitar attacks at the Simulacrum, both hit. The second attack takes her out! Eldrick Prime is none too keen. Moves toward Eldrick, pulls his pistol out, and misses an attack at him.
    • Ulrika - 3x Longbow attacks at Eldrick Prime, all of which would hit, but the nearby Shield Guardian uses its Reaction to use Protection, increases his AC by 5, making all those attacks miss instead.
    • Shield Guardian - Regenerates some health, Dodge action.
    • Gotrek - Moves into the globe and Celestial, takes healing.
    • Noble - Continues running.
    • Max Schreiber - Moves out of the Celestial and back into it for healing, casts Lightning Bolt toward Eldrick Prime, catching him and both golems within it.
    • Noble Prodigy - Continues running.
    • Knight - Moves into the Celestial for much-needed healing, 2x Heavy Crossbow attacks at Eldrick, missing both.

  • Round 5

    • Rory - Moves up to Eldrick, three attacks at him, one CRITs! Staggering Smite on the crit for extra damage, and he saves on the stun.
    • Eldrick Runeweaver - Takes 10 damage from the Guardian of Faith. Uses Epic Resistance to escape from the Restrained condition. Uses Warding Aura to do some Force damage to Rory.
    • Kemurial - Takes healing from the Conjure Celestial, flies over to Eldrick, provoking from the Iron Golem, which hits. Kemurial maintains Concentration. Conjure Minor Elementals. Hasted Action to attack with the Foresight Scimitar, which hits Eldritch at MAX damage since it's the first time he hit him this encounter! Bonus Action Divine Smite for 28 more Radiant damage. Picks up his Iron Bands of Bilarro.
    • Freya - Casts Delirium Orb at 5th Level targeting Eldrick's Strength. Unfortunately he makes the save, but still takes half, and the Shield Guardian takes half, killing it! Converts 5th Level spell slot.
    • Zhanis - Moves onto the stairs to move the Celestial, then moves the Celestial onto the Iron Golem, causing some damage. Moves back behind the pillar.
    • Iron Golem - Two swings at Rory, both hit. Takes more damage from the Celestial.
    • Knight - Heavy Crossbow shots at Eldrick, both miss.
    • Friar Karl - Guiding Bolt at Eldrick misses.
    • Felix Jaeger - Moves toward Eldrick, swings a couple times. One misses, the second one CRITs, and the third misses. He poisons him as well.
    • Ulrika - Longbow shots at Eldrick. First one hits. Second one also hits. Third one misses.
    • Gotrek - Frenzied Rush to move closer, then moves up to Eldrick. Three swings at him, two hit.
    • Noble - Continues running.
    • Max Schreiber - Arcane Bursts at the Iron Golem, and all three hit.
    • Noble Prodigy - Keeps running.
    • Knight - Two shots at the Iron Golem, both miss.

  • Round 6

    • Rory - First swing at Eldrick Runeweaver hits and kills him!
  • Combat over.
• We assume we're easily able to defeat the rest of the enemies in the encounter and just speed to the end. We each run in and out of the celestial enough to heal us all to full.
• Kemurial immediately begins to loot. On High Inquisitor Eldrick Runeweaver, he finds a Staff of Power and a Robe of the Archmagi. Eldrick and the Simulacrum also have Academy Rings, which act as Rings of Spell Storing for up to 4th Level spell slots. Some great stuff for any caster! We continue searching for other valuable loot. We find 200p as well.
• Rory looks around to see if he notices anything different or odd now that the High Inquisitor is dead. He doesn't notice anything.
• Rory moves up to the hatch in the floor where the two boxers were taken by the acolytes earlier. Kemurial comes over to assist, but we hear nothing beyond the hatch.
• Kemurial tries Channel Divinity, looking for signs of evil creatures, but finds none.
• We also see no sign of the two cats that were here before, but that makes sense considering they were most likely to be familiars and they disappeared when their respective casters died.

That's it for this session!

Adventure Loot

• Staff of Power
• Robe of the Archmagi
• 2x Academy Ring (Ring of Spell Storing, up to 4th Level spell slot)

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