Rappan: Dealing with Druids

Session 281  was played on 05/04/25

Morgana, wizard 10 (Rob)
Borumar, Triton Thief 11 (Josh)
Blotto, Goblin Fighter 8 (Lanse)
Nick, Fighter 9 (Me)
Koltic, Cleric 9 (NPC)
Aroon, Fighter 8 (NPC)
Jameth, Fighter 8 (NPC)
Lor’Koth, Dwarf 8 (NPC)

Needing as much info as possible Nick plans to reach out to Drusilla the Druid, but wants to bring an offering. Koltic communes with his goddess to see what might be acceptable…

Would she like alcohol as a gift?
No
Gems?
No
Something that can be provided by magic? 
Yes/No

Morgana collects a cutting of the vampire roses from her garden and the party heads to Drusilla’s grove. The ride through the woods is oddly empty… the grove is not. An oversized owlbear and a large wolf sit waiting. THe party calls out, and Nick cautiously approaches. The wolf morphs into Drusilla, and Nick gives her the plant. He asks about the dragon. She met it, and it decided that it wouldn’t intrude on her territory. Nick wants her help. She wants a spell cast from a scroll. Passing a box with the scroll and a small scrap of grey/brown fur Morgana inspects the scroll, says she’ll need some time to prepare. 

The party returns to the keep, and Morgana makes use of the library. Over the course of the next day she learns it’s a unique reincarnation spell, one designed to work on any living thing, not just humanoids. Rather than risking using it at the keep, or trying to copy it (a not insignificant chance of ruining the scroll and failing…) the party returns to the grove the next day. 

This time the grove is empty, and the party waits just outside it for half an hour before Brusilla arrives, wanting to know why they’ve returned. Morgana explains that she wanted to cast the spell here. The ritual doesn’t take long, and from the small scrap of fur comes a great white unicorn. Drusilla is thrilled to have her old rat companion back, and in such a magnificent form, and shares with the party the location of the dragon’s lair, a swamp to the southwest of the castle.  

Returning again to the keep, Morgana returns to her manor to research a Scry spell. Meanwhile Koltic starts brewing a batch of Protection from Poison potions. 

Morgana finishes her research and casts the spell, seeing through the eyes of a lizardman. It can see its companions are digging a tunnel, and then it turns to see a great green dragon on a massive tree stump. The dragon wears at least 2 rings, a circlet, and a necklace. 

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