Session 26 Recap

Having made your way through the Tomb of Baldanay and defeated the floating skull; you decided it was only right to give Anton a good burial. So you robbed her of all her possessions and accidentally blew her into a hundred pieces using a fireball spell. You then gathered up her parts, and lit a more conservative pyre using torches. You then rested and investigated the large decorative door at the other end of the chamber. It was covered in a strange script, which Flint recognised to be an ancient form of Assyrian and you could tell it was a form of funerary oration for "Baldanay the Navigator". You entered the doors and inside you found a lavishly decorated tomb, with a large sarcophagus in the centre and a lamp on a plinth. The sarcophagus was covered in Assyrian motifs of sailing through the sky, as well as many depictions of genies. Qelgar searched the room, and found an oil lamp which felt oddly magical to him. He wrapped the lamp in his cloak and put it into his pack. Fluff pushed the top of the sarcophagus and inside you found a skeleton wearing a chain vest. Qelgar managed to discern that the skeleton didn't match the correct dimensions of what they knew about Baldanay and so Fluff jumped in the sarcophagus and discovered it had a false bottom. She removed the fake floor and found a deep pit below the sarcophagus. Flint and Fluff descended into the pit using a rope - and Qelgar briefly considered closing the pit on them both, before following them down. Once they got to the bottom of the pit, Qelgar cast light, and the small room lit up with gold, jewels, tapestries, and a much more lavishly decorated sarcophagus. However, when the sarcophagus was opened all they could see in the bottom was a deck of cards that looked exactly how you'd imagine the Genie Deck of Many Things would look. Before you picked it up, you investigated the chamber and discovered three hidden compartments with magical items within (Flint was the least pleased with his item). Qelgar then rubbed the lamp, and a magnificent genie appeared. He had half elf features and was dressed in the finest Assyrian garments and jewellery -  and he introduced himself as follows -

"I am Baldanay! First Navigator of the Interplanar Seas! Lord of the Astral Rift! Devourer of Chaos! Champion of the Great Halls of Tarackas! The Djinni know me as "Saqod The Generous", the Dao know me as "Baclack't Groundwalker", the Effreeti refer to me as "Emberle'ath Hearthwarmer" and the Marid know me as "The Essence Born". I have been trapped in this infernal lamp for a THOUSAND YEARS and as such I will grant you three wishes - as best I can. And you are?"

He advised you not to touch the deck of cards as it was not the Genie Deck of Many Things - it was enchanted with a teleportation spell linked to the Elemental Plane of Air. He said if you touched it without having a means of flight you'd be stuck falling for eternity in the Elemental Plane of Air. However, he did tell you that the trail leading to the actually Genie Deck of Many Things began within the Elemental Plane of Air. He implored you to use one of your wishes to release him - which you were extraordinarily hesitant to commit to. You then made your way back through the Tomb of Baldanay before you found yourself at the foot of the exit stairs. You rushed up towards the light - and triggered a trap! As the door suddenly began closing you rushed towards the door! Everyone escaped - except Qelgar. As the last of the light coming under the door waned Qelgar found himself in darkness trapped within the tomb.