Aboleth Group D&D Blog

12th August 2025 In-game timeline: Start of session: 1490DR Mirtul 20. End of session: UNKNOWN (in the Shadowfell) Our "Heroes" awake from a fitful night and hate the Shadowfell even more than they did before. They are keen to make a start on their next quest to recover the Conspirator's Visage. They start by trying to find out more information from the Shadar-Kai who are tasked with helping them to the border of the Raven Queen's realm. They gain a bit more info about the Rotted Heart and how to get there. After some discussion, they head off and a portal appears to transport them to the boundary. Before crossing the border, Iwee manages to persuade the Shadar-Kai to provide one of the ravens making up the portal to guide them for the first half of the journey, though they would have to leave them after half a day, as going too far into Vecna's realm would be dangerous. The Raven would like to be known as Darkness. They travel on horse/salamander back, to save so...

20th July 2025 In-game timeline: Start of session: 1490DR Mirtul 20. End of session: UNKNOWN (in the Shadowfell) Our "Heroes" wander in this strange city. It is dark, miserable and confusing. They try to head towards the tower which they catch glimpses of through the continuous mist but often find themselves ending up in the wrong direction, sometimes further away than when they started. They need a plan. Unfortunately, planning is not their strong point. But they try anyway. Talking to the strange, cowled creatures standing on many of the street corners and junctions seems not only pointless, as they do not seem to help, or even respond, in any meaningful way, but also somewhat creepy, as their weird clicking is very disconcerting, especially to Iwee, who is more used to gaiety and chatter.  They decide to initially follow Jaxii and aid her in trying to track a way to the Court of Empty Desires using her survival skill, for the first hour. At the end of this hour they do see...