Session Summary

The party delves into an abandoned burrow in the Sarkoris Scar, battling a skin stitcher monstrosity animated by skin beetles, which they defeat after intense combat. They discover treasure including a moonflower cutting, Mendevian paintings, and valuable polished demon horns serving as reusable spell hearts. Exploring further, they navigate a chilling chamber, rescue four imprisoned reclaimers (a human, gnome, dwarf, and elf) from a cell, learning of a sadistic monster and a multiplying plant creature. The group avoids a cold-radiating pit via climbing vines. They retrieve a fallen meteorite, revealed as a moonflower seed containing primeval mistletoe, and flee from another carnivorous moonflower trapped in a pit. In the beetle's lair, they ambush and slay Valmar, an umasi abomination grafted from demon and humanoid parts, along with his skin beetle swarm. Looting yields adventuring gear, elixirs, tools, and a +1 striking war razor. The reclaimers, grateful, share lore on God-callers and offer escort to the ruined city of Demora, 150 miles northwest, to seek a living god. The party levels up to 7, receiving a Ring of Energy Resistance (acid) and Scroll of Airwalk as thanks.

Timeline

1. Party defeats skin stitcher monstrosity and emerging skin beetles in the main chamber.
2. Discover and claim treasure: moonflower cutting, four Mendevian paintings, two polished demon horns.
3. Navigate chilling subchamber with cold pit by climbing vines and walls.
4. Investigate tanning table and adventurer's pile, finding waterskins, rations, Desna symbol, and grim trophy talisman.
5. Rescue four reclaimers from locked cell, learning of their capture and escaped companion Ejana.
6. Reclaimers cast Bless before party proceeds; group decides to confront plant creature room but finds it empty.
7. Descend steep stairs to crater room, spot glowing meteorite and rustling carnivorous moonflower in pit.
8. Sammakko uses telekinetic projectile to retrieve meteorite seed, alerting moonflower; party flees up stairs, leaving plant trapped.
9. Investigate meteorite outside: identify as moonflower seed with primeval mistletoe remnants.
10. Return to dining room, open side door to Valmar's chamber; bearskin rug animates, revealing umasi Valmar who attacks with knife and shield.
11. Combat ensues: party defeats Valmar and summoned skin beetles, suffering wounds but applying first aid.
12. Search Valmar's room: find +1 striking war razor, steel shield, keys; detect no magic on bearskin.
13. Explore beetle nest room: empty, no eggs or valuables.
14. Proceed through tunnel with scattered silver coins (10 sp collected).
15. Enter final room with borax circle protecting crates and chest; disarm soil collapse trap.
16. Loot crates and chest: sun rods, Infiltrator's thieves' tools, expanded healer's tools, elixirs of life, oils of unlife, antiplague doses; identify abstract Valmar painting as worthless.
17. Return to surface, present meteorite seed to Sakawachi; reclaimers introduce themselves and share God-caller lore, directing to Demora ruins.
18. Reclaimers offer 7-day escort to Demora; party accepts, receives Ring of Energy Resistance (acid) and Scroll of Airwalk; level up to 7.

Quests

Key Decisions

• Decide to smash and magic beetles after skin stitcher defeat.
• Choose to climb vines to bypass cold pit instead of bridging.
• Opt to pick cell lock and rescue whimpering prisoners.
• Elect to retrieve meteorite seed despite alerting moonflower, then flee combat.
• Prioritize searching Valmar's belongings post-combat over immediate healing.
• Disarm borax-circled trap before looting crates and chest.
• Keep primeval mistletoe secret from Sakawachi, gifting only the seed.
• Accept reclaimers' escort to Demora for safety and guidance.

Next Steps

• Travel northwest with reclaimers toward Demora ruins, approximately 7 days.
• Prepare for demonic encounters in the shattered city overrun with fiends.
• Investigate God-calling traditions to summon or commune with nature manifestations.
• Utilize new level 7 abilities and looted items during journey.

Unresolved Threads

• Fate of escaped reclaimer Ejana, chased by transforming plant creature.
• Trapped carnivorous moonflower in crater pit, potentially escaping or starving.
• Hints of Dominion of the Black's involvement in moonflower seeding from space.
• Lingering demons and abominations in Sarkoris Scar en route to Demora.
• Sakawachi's imprecise visions pointing toward a living god in ruins.