3C

• Marking found on the vial of green substance from the opening sessions.
• Still unresolved.

A Crown That Blinds the Sun

• Phrase from dragon lore warning that the Red Wizards of Thay bring this crown toward Accardi.
• Almost certainly a major future threat item or ritual focus.

Accardi

Summary

• One of the campaign's main hubs.
• Destination for the satchel and home to many current leads.
• Also appears to have been used as testing grounds for silver.

Key sublocations

• The Slums
• Temple Quarter
• Candlecrypt
• Bone Gallery

Key people

• Drena
• Lyra Valmora
• Kel Arin
• Val

Open threads

• Black dragon fall near the city.
• Underground activity tied to Ashbringers and vampires.
• Transport and distribution of silver.

Agenda Avengers

• Organization claimed by Harper.
• Connected to Harper's future origin and the strange technology recovered near Ontarr.
• Project Spiral Memo cites an "AA Bureau", which may be tied to the same organization.

Anchor

• The term appears in Script Commentary, which says "they have taken the Anchor to the City of Veils."
• Project Spiral Memo separately describes Kavax as the party's "physical anchor."
• Based on current notes, Kavax is the strongest candidate for what the handouts mean by the Anchor, but the exact role or metaphysical function is still unclear.
• The mention of a missing "biological redundant (TWIN)" may mean the Anchor was expected to have a counterpart.

Arabella

• Vampire found pinned in the Ruined Monastery with the red nail.
• Released when Butis removed the nail.
• Later identified by Kel Arin and linked to the same anti-vampire containment effort.
• Directly tied to Butis's black wound.

Arya

• Party paladin.
• Carries the area map for Accardi and Sky Tomb.
• Searching for Lyra Valmora and later interacted with her directly.
• Helped transport Ontarr's body after the events in the Ruined Monastery.
• Project Spiral Memo says she is closer to the truth than her Order permits and ties her to the search around Ontarr and the "Monastery's heart."

Ashbringer

• Figure worshipped after surviving or emerging from a dragon catastrophe in Westgate.
• Associated with the Ashbringers and the falling dragon symbol.
• Said to reduce people to ash with a glance.
• AB are Ashbringer's initials.
• Also associated with the symbol spiral.
• Ashbringer Letter shows him directly issuing instructions to followers in Accardi.

Ashbringer Letter

Transcript

Ash upon th

To my brothers in Accardi

The "Red Nail" has been recovered by the interlopers. This is good. Let them hold it; it will act as a lightning rod for the Spiral. Continue the "Peeling" of the locals. If they do not forget their names they cannot accept the New Light.

I will be sending the High-Instructors from Westgate shortly. They will show you how to properly apply the "Dragon's Kiss" to the marrow.

Be ready. The fire is coming home.

AB

Notes

• Strongly confirms Ashbringer is giving orders to followers in Accardi.
• Links red nail, spiral, and Westgate directly to the Ashbringers.

Ashbringers

• Cult built around Ashbringer.
• Associated with the falling dragon emblem and possibly the symbol spiral.
• Rumored to have at least one base under or within Accardi.
• Ashbringer Letter shows they were ordered to keep "peeling" locals, prepare for High-Instructors from Westgate, and use the red nail as part of the Spiral.

Automaton

• The canister core recovered with the tiefling is believed to be part of an automaton.
• This is currently a technological mystery rather than a fully explained setting element.

Black Wound

• Supernatural wound carried by Butis and later Light.
• Connected to The Black Sun Sect and a limited survival window.
• May grant powers while also moving the victim closer to death or transformation.

Bone Gallery

• Gallery or business owned by Kel Arin.
• One of the party's first major social connections in Accardi.
• Linked to trade, favors, and access toward the Upper City.

Butis

• Party bard.
• Found the obsidian key.
• Pulled the red nail from Arabella, triggering a major escalation.
• Now bears a black wound connected to The Black Sun Sect.
• Project Spiral Memo labels him terminal under Black Sun Protocol with 59 days remaining.

Campaign Hub

Party

• Party

Major locations

• Accardi
• City of Veils
• Westgate
• Sky Tomb
• Ruined Monastery
• Sylos Basement
• Sylos Basement Library

Major NPCs

• Drena
• Kel Arin
• Lyra Valmora
• Ontarr
• Arabella
• Val
• Ashbringer
• Vel'shara

Major factions

• Red Wizards of Thay
• Ashbringers
• The Black Sun Sect
• Agenda Avengers

Important items and phenomena

• satchel
• silver
• red nail
• obsidian key
• skeleton ball
• The Codex
• black wound
• falling dragon

Open mysteries

• 3C
• Anchor
• M
• Project Spiral Date Anomaly
• The Rite
• fragment
• spiral
• a crown that blinds the sun
• The King in Yellow

Sessions

• See the session notes

Candlecrypt

• Shop in Accardi.
• Associated with asking for Yara, the moth keeper.
• Good candidate for future expansion once the party returns there.

Canister

• Iron canister with a glass interior found with the dead tiefling.
• Believed to contain or function as an automaton core.
• Taken by Esmeralda.

City of Veils

• Mentioned in Script Commentary as the place where the Anchor was taken.
• No other handout or session note uses the name directly yet.
• It may be a hidden, symbolic, alternate, or coded name for a known city, but the vault does not currently confirm which one.
• Because Project Spiral Memo is centered on Accardi and also references the Anchor, Accardi is the closest current candidate, though this remains unconfirmed.

Containment Magic

• Magic used to imprison or hold dangerous beings or forces in place.
• Directly tied to the red nail and the binding of Arabella.

Deep Speech

• Language of the hidden writing found near Vel'shara's chambers in Sylos Basement.
• Nobody in the party currently understands it.

Drena

• Contact in Accardi.
• The party was told to bring the satchel to her and deliver the phrase "archive bled open".
• The contents of the satchel suggest she is tied to archive activity and party surveillance in Accardi.

Esmeralda

• Party wizard and the newest party member.
• Took custody of the strange canister core and samples of silver.
• Found several critical documents in the Ruined Monastery and Sylos Basement Library.
• Project Spiral Memo warns that she is "seeing the corners of the page" and should not be engaged.

Faerun

• The wider continent or world-region used as campaign context.
• Accardi, Westgate, and the Heartlands are all described relative to it.

Falling Dragon

• Emblem seen on a shield and later identified as a symbol of the Ashbringers.
• Useful visual clue tying scattered encounters together.

Far Realm

• Source of the energy discharge in the Sylos Basement Library.
• Associated with psychic harm, void imagery, and reality distortion.

Fragment

• Entity or shard inside The Codex.
• Communicates in images and may bond to a host.
• Considered unrecoverable if bonding is completed.

Golden Key

• Key used by Kel Arin to open the satchel.
• Suggests Kel Arin knew more about the satchel than he initially shared.

Halvin

• Person said to be capable of making the antidote for the black wound.
• Currently imprisoned in The Chop Shop west of Accardi.
• Important time-sensitive lead for Butis and Light.

Harper

• Party rogue.
• Took several key clues from Sky Tomb and the tower above the Ruined Monastery crypts.
• Claims to be from the future and to belong to the Agenda Avengers.
• Carries a walkie-talkie and is looking for Trevor.
• Project Spiral Memo describes her as deployed, pending further radio instructions, and the only asset aware of the "Now."

Heartlands

• Northern region in Faerun mentioned as a base area for the Red Wizards of Thay.

Home With No Windows

• Strange location in Accardi identified simply as a church.
• Worth expanding if it becomes important again.

Jonathan

• Blacksmith in Accardi.
• Lost a hand because of conflict involving Kel Arin and the party's armor sale.

Kavax

• Party member and fighter.
• Helped the party travel through Sky Tomb, Accardi, the Ruined Monastery, and Sylos Basement.
• Currently tied to the party-wide investigation around silver and the changing spaces beneath Accardi.
• Project Spiral Memo names him Kavax Nemmonis and calls him the party's physical anchor.

Kel Arin

• Sculptor and owner of the Bone Gallery.
• Buyer of the party's loot after the Skeleton King encounter.
• Connected to the Upper City, the red nail, and the containment of Arabella.
• Responsible for creating the skeleton ball used to guard Arabella.
• May be cooperating with or exploiting the same network behind the Ashbringers conflict.

Kileran

• Elder encountered after the dragon grave site.
• Reacted strongly when the party admitted they had left the hole unsealed.

Kvazit

• Identity later revealed behind the Skeleton King.
• Connected to the loot sale that led the party toward Kel Arin.

Light

• Party cleric.
• Repeatedly investigated visions tied to ash, Sylos Basement, and unstable magic.
• Descended toward the void in the Sylos Basement Library and gained a black wound similar to Butis.
• Project Spiral Memo marks him as compromised and at high risk of alignment with Ashbringer.

Lolth

• Major drow goddess repeatedly referenced in the Sylos Basement arc.
• The Rite was banned by her high council, but Vel'shara believed something older than Lolth waited in the dark.

Lyra Valmora

• Important contact tied to Accardi and Westgate.
• Originally a personal lead for Arya.
• Later revealed or suspected to be a vampire with information about silver, Ontarr, and transport toward Westgate.
• Strong candidate for a dedicated relationship map with Accardi, Arabella, and Drena.

M

• Symbol or letter engraved on the M key.
• Could refer to a person, location, or faction active in Sky Tomb.

M Key

• Key found in the pit at Sky Tomb.
• Marked with the symbol or letter M.
• Still unresolved.

Mathesias

• Named in a note found in Sky Tomb: "the Pit must bleed".
• Context suggests a direct tie to the early rituals or violence in the tomb.
• Still unresolved.

Moonlight

• Shop in Accardi.
• Currently only lightly documented in the session notes.

Naez

• High Inquisitor who instructed Thren to contain the fragment and recover The Codex.
• Suggests an organized response to the Sylos Basement incident.

Nivaryx the Umbra

• Dragon matriarch associated with the dragon grave site before Accardi.
• Described as a major past problem and the center of the place where dragons come to die.

Obsidian Key

• Key found by Butis.
• Used on the satchel, causing the lock to react.
• Suggests the satchel has a layered or multi-step locking mechanism.

Ontarr

• Mummified body discovered in the tower linked to the Ruined Monastery.
• Found with unusual technology and sealed materials nearby.
• Began showing signs of recomposition or reanimation after being moved.
• Arya later brought the body to Lyra Valmora.
• Project Spiral Memo implies the search for Ontharr is producing more truth than intended.

Ornamented Dagger

• Dagger recovered from the dead tiefling's belongings.
• Currently only lightly documented and worth expanding if it gains further relevance.

Party

Members

• Kavax - Fighter
• Arya - Paladin
• Butis - Bard
• Light - Cleric
• Harper - Rogue
• Esmeralda - Wizard

Shared threads

• Deliver the satchel to Drena in Accardi
• Untangle the spread of silver between Accardi and Westgate
• Investigate the Ruined Monastery, Sylos Basement, The Codex, and The Rite
• Track threats tied to Ashbringer, Ashbringers, and the black wound

Project Spiral Date Anomaly

• The Project Spiral Memo was dated 14 Alturiak, 1498 DR (26-02-14), exactly matching the day the party opened the satchel in Session 7.
• This is anomalous because the party had already been carrying the satchel for months, both in-game and in real-life play.
• The clue reinforces the meta-textual and reality-distorting tone already present in Script Commentary and spiral.
• It may mean the memo updates itself, was written retroactively, or only became "current" when the satchel was opened.

Project Spiral Memo

Transcript

[INTERNAL MEMORANDUM: EYES ONLY]
PROJECT: SPIRAL - ITERATION #442
DATE: 14 Alturiak, 1498 DR (26-02-14)
LOCATION: SECTOR Accardi / ARCHIVE OVERWATCH
SOURCE: THE AA BUREAU (REDACTED)
SUBJECT: RECOVERY SQUAD ALPHA - LIVE STATUS REVIEW

PERSONNEL STATUS UPDATES:

ASSET: Kavax NEMMONIS
Status: STOIC / UNCHANGED
Note: Continues to serve as the physical anchor. Search for biological redundant (TWIN) yielded null results. Sector Westgate remains silent. Twin not found. Proceed as if the scale is unique.

ASSET: Light (SUBJECT: GNOME CLERIC)
Status: COMPROMISED.
Note: Potential for total alignment with Ashbringer remains high. Subject is currently compromised by lingering sentimental ties. Monitor for spontaneous combustion or spiritual fracturing.

ASSET: Harper
Status: DEPLOYED / PENDING.
Note: Devices delivered - await for further instructions via radio. Chronological displacement suggests she is the only asset aware of the "Now."

ASSET: Butis BLACKFOOT (SUBJECT: MARKED)
Status: TERMINAL / BLACK SUN PROTOCOL.
Timer: TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK. [59 DAYS REMAINING]. The rot in the chest is surgical. The wood is carving itself into the shape we require.

ASSET: Arya
Status: OBSERVATION.
Note: The search for Ontharr is yielding more than intended. Subject is closer to the truth than her Order permits. If she finds the Monastery's heart, she will cease to be a pawn.

ASSET: Esmeralda
GIBBERISH_ERROR_VOID = &
She is seeing the corners of the page. DO NOT ENGAGE.

Notes

• Found inside the satchel.
• Shows the party is being actively tracked as "Recovery Squad Alpha."
• Ties spiral to a larger monitoring or manipulation project in Accardi.
• Suggests Kavax may be the current Anchor referenced elsewhere in the handouts.
• The memo is part of the Project Spiral Date Anomaly: although the party carried the satchel for months, the memo was dated to the exact day the satchel was opened, both in-game and in real-life play.

Red Nail

• Nail used to pin Arabella in the Ruined Monastery.
• Covered in runes tied to containment magic.
• Became central to the party's vampire and curse arc.
• According to Ashbringer Letter, it also acts as a lightning rod for spiral.

Red Wizards of Thay

• Arrived in Accardi months before the current arc.
• Connected to the spread of silver and to warnings about a coming crown: a crown that blinds the sun.
• Described as a major hostile magical power with presence in Faerun and the Heartlands.

Rowan

• Thief from the opening sessions.
• Deceased alongside Sela.

Ruined Monastery

Summary

• Ruined site outside Accardi visited in the Session 4-6 arc.
• Contains the tower where Ontarr was found and the crypts where Arabella was pinned with the red nail.

Major links

• red nail
• Ontarr
• Arabella
• silver
• skeleton ball

Open threads

• Why the dead in the tower died trying to open Ontarr's chamber.
• How the materials found here connect to the wider silver network.

Ruined Monastery Letter

Notes

• Found with the dead group in the tower at the Ruined Monastery.
• OCR is only partially reliable; the page looks degraded or chaotic.

Partial transcript

Upon the highest part of the monastery
I counted 3 today.
They followed me everywhere.
die die!!
[several corrupted or unreadable lines]
embrace the power of AB

Runes

• Magical markings on the red nail.
• Specifically associated with containment magic.

Satchel

• Locked container the party was told to deliver to Drena in Accardi.
• One of the oldest active plot devices in the vault.
• When the party first got it, the bottom was marked with the initials Y.K..
• Later opened with a golden key after interaction with the obsidian key.
• Contained the Project Spiral Memo and Script Commentary, which imply the party is under observation.
• The Project Spiral Memo inside showed a date anomaly: it matched the exact date the satchel was opened despite the party carrying the satchel for months.
• In Session 8, after learning about the Yellow King, the party realized the initials likely refer to him directly.

Script Commentary

Transcript

I remember the way the sun felt before it turned into a record of itself. We were supposed to be the audience, but they've locked us in the script. Can you feel the page turning? I can hear the quill scratching inside my own skull.

CORRECTION: The actors have stopped following the stage directions. They have taken the Anchor to the City of Veils. This was not in the original draft.

Stop looking for a cure. Stop looking for your family. They aren't missing; they were never written into this iteration. You are grieving for characters that were deleted to save space on the page.

Notes

• Also found inside the satchel.
• Appears to come from the same meta-textual framework as Project Spiral Memo.
• Mentions the Anchor, the City of Veils, iteration changes, and deleted people, but does not fully explain them.

Sela

• Thief from the opening sessions.
• Deceased alongside Rowan.

Selvetarm

• Figure represented by a statue in the altered chambers of Sylos Basement.
• Currently only lightly documented, but likely relevant to drow religious context.

Sergeant Allen Dour

• Guard contact in Accardi.
• Might help facilitate trade between Westgate and Accardi.

2025-04-06 & 2025-04-13
Party members:
Kavax - Fighter (Evaldas)
Arya - Paladin (Greta)
Butis - Bard (Justinas)
Light - Cleric (Titas)
Harper - Rogue (Rita)

Sela & Rowan - thieves, deceased

Bring satchel (dėžutė) to Drena in Accardi, tell her that “archive bled open”; ant dugno parašyta Y.K.
Vial of green stuff with “3C” on it and “do not apply to conscious subject”
Found a confidential report “Atrium breach report”
Arya has the area map (Accardi, Sky Tomb)

Gavome 2 LVL

2025-06-29
Miške po medžiu su “X” iškasėm skrynią su balta kauke ant dangčio, +30GP
Atvykom į Sky Tomb
Radom stilborn in a flesh pod
Radom note pas gobliną, Harper paėmė
“Mathesias said the Pit must bleed, I didn’t know it meant us” - note pas mirusį čiuvą in the pit
Ponde key guli ant dugno, ant jo “M” raidė
Banditai su juodo tano galvos emblemomis
“Teach me” ant sienos prie laiptų į apačią
“Make sure the prisoners are fed until they are reintroduced and re-arm all the traps”
Virš durų mįslė:
I’m blind yet I see
I’m dead but dream
I hunger for light
But birth only screams

2025-10-26
Harper į pit prilašino kraujo, išlindo 3 vaiduokliai
Radom Esmeraldą + mirusią Tiefling
New party member - Esmeralda - Wizard (Gintarė)
Tiefling bate radom:
geležinį canister su stikliniu vidumi (kinda butelis be skylutės) - tai yra automaton šerdis, Esmeralda paėmė
ornamented dagger
Bugbear klausinėjo Tieflingės apie Lyra Valmora - ar ji Westgate, ar Accardi? (Arya jos ieško)
Grįžus prie mįslės virš durų prie pito girdėjosi už durų chantinimas:
“Holy warrior sits in the garden we fled
Blood into wine, take my body instead”
Nukovėm Skeleton King gavom magic chalice (pas Esmeraldą), karūną, plate mail ir necklace (sklinda divination magic)

2025-11-22
Nusileidom į skylę, radom drakono griaučius ir 4 drakonų kiaušinius, bet tik vienas sveikas; kiaušiniai negali išsitepti
Vienas drakonas ant kiaušinių
Antras drakonas ant auksų kalno
Trečias ant tūkstančių žmonių kaulų
Ketvirtas ant nieko
Penktas ant nieko
Kūnai sudėti penkiakampiu
Palietus auksą jis tapo dulkėmis
Butis rado obsidian key
Drakonai kalba apie Red Wizards of Thay atėjimą į Faerun, jie vyksta į Accardi ir atsineša “a crown that blinds the sun”
Red Wizards yra iš vakarų wizardai, iš už vandenyno, bet jų bazė Faerun yra šiaurėje - Heartlands; jie yra blogiukai
Radome namelį
Radome senolį Kileran, pasakėm, kad neuždarėm skylės nusileidę, ji kažką parašė knygoje
Sužinojom, kad čia drakonai atvyksta mirti, centre - drakonų motinėlė Nivaryx the Umbra, ji buvo problema prieš daug metų, nes buvo daugiavaikė mama
Palietus drakoną iškyla vaizdinys - girdisi moteriškas balsas “I trusted you”, 6 žmonės chantina, kad drakonas nukristų, moteris, be vienos akies, su Accardi simbolika, sako “forgive me, this is the only way”
Panaudojome obsidian key ir satchel užraktas kartą trakštelėjo

Gavome 3 LVL

PRAĖJO DU MĖNESIAI

Atvykome į Accardi - The Slums
Kelios vietos mieste:
Jonathan - blacksmith
Moonlight … - shop
home with no windows - church
Candlecrypt - shop, ask for Yara, the moth Keeper
Sergeant Allen Dour - guardhouse of Saint something, gali padėti fasilituoti prekybą tarp Westgate ir Accardi
The Red door - Inn (actually juodos druys), Resa - inkeeper
Rumors - Accardi nukrito juodas drakonas prieš 3 dienas, in the Temple Quarter
Kažkas vyksta vienuolyne už miesto
Kavax derina gazuoto vyno shipmentą iš Westgate į Inną

2025-12-20
Butis iškeitė dragonscale į dvie žvakes - viagros ir 50/50 resurrection
Kel Arin - skulptorius, owner of the Bone Gallery, gali suveikti praėjimą į Upper City
Žmonės naudoja kažkokį narkotiką, sidabrinis skystis (street name - “silver”)
Prieš 6mėn atvarė į miestą Red Wizards of Thay ir pradėjo dalinti tą narkotiką
Kai žmogus nustoja gerti narkotikus - dingsta
Pasirodo Skeleton King buvo - Kvazit, sutarėm parduoti šmutkes Kel Arin už 3000g.
Prisipirkom armorų ir buvom nusiųsti į monastery už miesto atnešti “red nail”
Išėjom ieškoti Arya draugės - Lyra Valmora (dar nežinom, bet ji - vampire), priėjom crackhouse
Harper sėdo ant “silver”
Išvykome į monastery
monastery - apdaužytas ir išniekintas, statulų akys iškrapštytos

2025-12-27
Radom bačką su keistu skysčiu - Esmeralda pasiėmė mėginį (čia “silver”)
Radom popieriuką apie “the thing beneath”, kažkas vibruoja po žeme vis, kas 10-15 sekundžių
Knygose bet kas susiję su religija yra ištrinta
Lipome į bokštą, radome 4 kūnus, apie savaitę mirę, kraujosruvos iš akių, nėra kitų smurtinių žaizdų, radome lapą su crazy užrašais ir kaukolę
Vienas iš kūnų turi shield su ant jo pavaizduotu falling dragon
Bokšto viršuje - durys, Harper atidarė, viduje - Ontarr Krune? mumifikuotas kūnas guli karste
Prie lovos - dežutė - magiška, nežinoma magijos mokykla
Dėžutėje - laiškas, walkie-talkie ir kažkoks monitor
Harper - iš future, 2125 m. (dabar 1492 m.), įjungė raciją, ieško draugo Trevor
; ji iš AA organizacijos - Agenda Avengers
Nusileidome į kriptas - radome skeleton ball, užmušėm, sprogo
Gale kriptų radome woman, kuri prikalta prie sienos į kaktą su red nail
Butis vienas pats, BE NIEKIENO KITO PAGALBOS, ištraukė vinį ir moteris atsibudo

2026-01-31
Moteris su red nail kaktoje - vampire, išimta iš šalia esančio sarkofago, kuris beje atrodo ne vietoje ir per daug fancy tokiai vietai
Šiame vienuolyne buvo grupuotė, kuri medžiojo vampires
Ant vinies yra runes, susijusios su containment magic
Sukišome vinį jai atgal į galvą ir nusprendėme nuvežti pas skulptorių Kel Arin
Kartu pasiėmė Ontarr karstą
Grįždami į Accardi priėjome burning caravan, karavane matomi transportuoti narvai, atrodo, kad kažkas sprogo narvuose iš vidaus
Kol investigavom karavaną, woman atsikėlė, sukišo vinį Bučiui į krūtinę ir pabėgo kažkur į laukus
Dabar Butis turi black wound in the chest, black eyes ir sapnavo keistą tiltą
Grįžtant prie karavano, yra pelenų krūvelės, jas pasniffinus iškyla vizijos, viena vizija kaip vyras švenčia gimtadienį ir kažkas įsiveržia ir jį pagrobia, kita, kaip vyras bando apvogti kitą žmogu ir jį sučiumpa mentai (tl;dr - šituos žmones kažkas pavogė)
Yra pėdsakai iki gaisro ir po to dingsta - nei arklių, nei žmonių pėdsakų nelieka
Light prie vieno iš narvų rado buteliuką su “silver”, bet tam pačiam buteliuky yra nesusimaišęs juoda skystis
Toliau radom lavoną pervertą scorching ray burto, jo rankoje laiškas, ant skydo - falling dragon emblema. Laiškas pasirašytas AB.
Atvykome į miestą
Arya nugabeno Ontarr kūną pas Lyra Valmora, kol kiti miegojo, nes jis pradėjo re-compose’inti (atgyjinėti?)
Užsukome pas Val - ji lyg turi turėti info apie vinį, ji moteris vienu metu ir sena, ir jauna
Butis parodė jai savo krūtinę, pasirodo jis dabar priklauso The Black Sun Sect, jam liko gyventi 2 mėnesiai, egzistuoja antidote - jį gali sukurti Halvin, bet jis šiuo metu įkalintas The Chop Shop kalėjime į west of Accardi. Šitas condition lyg gali duoti ir naujų special abilities.
Sužinojom apie falling dragon simbolį - tai neseniai atsiradusio cult simbolis. Prieš kelis mėnesius Westgate nukrito drakonas ir vienas žmogus mirė, bet paskui prisikėlė iš drakono nasrų ir dabar yra garbinamas, tai buvo Ashbringer ir kultas yra Ashbringers, sako, kad jei jis į tave pasižiūri - pavirsti pelenais
Sakoma, kad po Accardi Temple Quarter yra jų buveinė (viena iš)
Ashbringer naudoja spiral (nžn ką tai reiškia, bet esam radę laišką su spirale)
Val taip pat sako, kad Westgate valdo vampire, realiai vyksta underground war prieš vampyrus ir tas vial kur radom karavane yra improved “silver” formulė

2026-02-14 ♥️
Išėjom iš Val, Butis gavo laišką, Arya parašė laišką
Nuėjom pas Lyra Valmora, ji domisi Harper walkie-talkie ir kitkuo, ką radom monastery bokšte, bet Harper nenori rodyti
Lyra Valmora, vis užsirašinėja, ko paklausia ir atsakome
Bokšto, kuriame radome Ontarr, durys buvo užrakintos spec užraktu, tie negyvi žmonės su kraujuojančiom akim mirė bandydami atrakinti duris
“silver” - tai weapon prieš Westgate, jį planuoja per kelias dienas transportuoti į Westgate ir paskleisti visiems gyventojams
Accardi yra/buvo “silver” testing grounds, po 3-4sav. vartojimo lyg yra teigiamas benefitas, bet tame tarpe būna blogas periodas
Pasakėm Lyrai, kad radom vinį ir vampyrė pabėgo, sakė ją susirasti ir nužudyti
Paprašėme Lyros nusiųsti žinutę Drena, rytoj vakare grįžtame sužinoti ar yra naujienų
Nuėjom pas blacksmith Jonathan, jam Kel Arin nukirto ranką, nes jis norėjo iš mūsų nusipirkti armorą ir perekūpinti skulptoriui; blacksmith pakvietė skulptorių
Pasirodo skulptorius/jo sėbrai ir sukūrė tą skeleton ball vienuolyne, ta vampyrė buvo prikalta skulptoriaus nurodymu, vinis dabar bus siunčiamas į Westgate, nes ten jo labiau reikia, vampyrė - Arabella.
Skulptorius išmokėjo likusį goldą ir pasiūlė nuvaryti į basement susitvarkyti su Sailos, kuris priklauso Ashbringers
Parodėm skulptoriui satchel, kurią nešam Drena, jis ją atidarė su kažkokiu golden key, viduje radome ginklą (Maulą) ir du popierius - Project Spiral Memo ir Script Commentary; vienas iš jų yra datuotas tiksliai šiai dienai, nors dėžutę turime jau mėnesius.
Nuėjome, kur nurodė skulptorius, Light vėl sniffino pelenus, matė viziją, kaip vaikšto bibliotekoje ir tuomet įvyksta sprogimas
Radome skrynią, kurioje buvo slaptas įėjimas į rūsį, nusileidome į Sylos Basement, į maldos salę, kurioje yra Lolth statula (Lolth - drow pagrindinė deivė, god of cold cruelty) - pristine condition, nors jai kokie keli šimtai metų, ji iš akmens iš Underdark
Vaikščiojome aplink požemius, nei gyvos dvasios, iš knygų išplėšti puslapiai
Radom kambarį, kuriame meldėsi monstrai, kambary sostas su Lolth statula ir 2 dark elf knight statulos
Nužudėme priešus, koridoriuje buvo durys, tačiau už jų - sienos
Visi suėjome į kambarį, kuriame buvo monstrai, užsitrenkė durys, išgirdome sprogimą ir kambarys pasikeitė

2026-04-11
Naujai pasikeitusiame kambaryje yra trys kūnai su visai fancy rūbais, atrodo kaip acolytes, Esmeralda rado journal
Journal: Three key entries:

• Entry 1, 3 weeks ago: "Vel'shara has gone too far. The Rite is forbidden for good reason. I've read the histories — it doesn't summon Lolth. It summons whatever is listening in the dark between the webs. I have tried to warn her. She does not hear me."

• Entry 2, 1 week ago: "The preparations are nearly complete. I cannot stop her. I can only record what happens. The monastery has already changed. I hear things in the walls at night. The novices have started sleepwalking toward the sanctum."

• Entry 3, the night of the ritual: "She is beginning. Something is wrong. The candles are going out one by one and the cold is—" the writing ends mid-sentence, the quill dragged across the page in a long slash.

Išėjom iš kambario, koridoriuje kur buvo durys ir už jų užmūryta siena - dabar pasiekiami kambariai. Pirmame Lolth statula, ant jos radome Vel’shara vardą parašyta Elvish kalba, radome slaptą skyrių, o jame - raštą parašyta Deep Speech kalba. Niekas nemoka šios kalbos skaityti.
Kitame kambaryje radome Selvetarm statulą.
Trečiame kambaryje radome vyro dievo? Statulą, akys mus stebi, kai įeiname. Radome slaptą compartment, bet užstrigdinom jį. Išlupome akis, dabar turime du deimantus.
Buvo kelias į olą, bet ten nėjome, ėjome į biblioteką, kur girdėjosi sprogimas. Library knygose dabar jau yra rašalas, bet išbėgęs ir neina nieko perskaityti. Kampe yra didelė gili skylė, iš kurios sklinda bloga aura ir tamsa. Pačioje bibliotekoje yra 6 kūnai. Bandome suprasti, kas čia įvyko - kampe įvyko sprogimas, ne šiaip sau, o arcane based, sienos dabar yra cold to the touch, mūsų party magai suprato, kad čia buvo Far Realm energy discharge. Esmeralda rado 3 nesudegusias knygas:

Book A — "A History of the Rite of the Silken Throne" (cover scorched, mostly intact)

A scholarly account of The Rite's only previous use, 400 years ago. A high priest named Ssivrix attempted it. The monastery where he performed it "ceased to exist in the conventional sense" — travelers reported it looked intact from outside, but anyone who entered never returned. The Rite was formally banned by Lolth's high council.

Book C — "Vel'shara's Personal Research Notes" (handwritten, water-stained)

Entry excerpts: "Day 14: The Codex responded to the resonance test. It wants to be opened. This is not concerning — all planar artifacts want things." / "Day 22: I have made contact with the fragment inside. It speaks in images, not words. It showed me a throne of silk that stretches across the dark between stars. I understand now why Lolth banned the Rite. She was afraid of competition." / "Day 28 (final entry): Tonight. The monastery is ready. The monks are ready. I am ready. Lolth gave us darkness. Something older gave us the dark."

Vieną iš knygų įsidėjo į savo tašę.
Light sugalvojo leistis į skylę su virve. Arya laikė virvę, Kavax padėjo. Besileisdamas gavo psychic damage ir jam prasidėjo vaizdiniai, matė 2 acolytes, kurie taip pat žiūrėjo į jį - vienas su geltonais rūbais, kitas su labiau juodais. Lightas tada su šviesa grįžo atgal ir dabar ant krūtinės turi tokią pačią black wound kaip Butis. Tas su geltonais rūbais - The King in Yellow, kažkoks chaotic individas. Po šito party suprato, kad ant satchel dugno buvę inicialai Y.K. reiškia Yellow King.
Kavax palietė vieną iš 6 kūnų ir jie atgijo, atrodo humanodai, bet su 8 akim kaip vorai kokie. Nugalėję priešus radome dėžutę ir joje laišką:
Treasure in Library (Rita rado)

Exorcist Thren — your mission is containment, not destruction. The Codex must be recovered intact. Vel'shara is secondary. Do not let the fragment bond to a host. If it does, the host cannot be saved. It can only be ended. — High Inquisitor Naez

Ėjome toliau koridoriumi ir išgirdome anxious skittering, tai buvo Drider (half drow-half spider). Jis neleido mums praeiti, bet gal dėl to, kad Light buvo labai agresyvus :D

Silver

• Silver-colored substance distributed in Accardi and intended for wider use in Westgate.
• Described both as a drug and as a weapon.
• Connected to the Red Wizards of Thay, vampire conflict, and later improved formulas.

Skeleton Ball

• Animated skeletal construct found in the Ruined Monastery crypts.
• This was the creature earlier described in notes as "the thing beneath".
• Created by Kel Arin or his associates to guard Arabella.
• The party killed it.

Skeleton King

• Early major enemy encountered after the pit sequence.
• Later identified as Kvazit.
• Defeat of the Skeleton King helped push the campaign toward Accardi and Kel Arin.

Sky Tomb

• Early dungeon and major source of clues.
• Site of the bleeding pit, the riddle door, goblin notes, and the early mystery around Mathesias.
• Connected to later discoveries involving the Skeleton King, dragons, and the road to Accardi.

Spiral

• Symbol associated with Ashbringer.
• The party has already seen it on a letter and in Project Spiral Memo.
• According to Ashbringer Letter, the red nail acts as a lightning rod for the Spiral.
• It appears to be both a symbol and the name of a larger project watching or shaping events around the party.

Ssivrix

• High priest who previously attempted The Rite centuries ago.
• That earlier attempt caused a monastery to stop existing in a conventional sense.

Sylos

• Name heard from Kel Arin as a target tied to the hidden entrance into Sylos Basement, a basement complex linked to the Ashbringers.
• Spelling is uncertain in the session notes.
• Likely a minor operative or local leader rather than the main figurehead.

Sylos Basement

Summary

• Hidden Accardi site reached through a basement entrance tied to Sylos.
• Explored in Session 7-8 and distinct from the Ruined Monastery outside the city.
• Contains the prayer hall with the Lolth statue, altered chambers, and the Sylos Basement Library.

Major links

• Vel'shara
• The Rite
• The Codex
• fragment
• Sylos Basement Library
• The King in Yellow

Open threads

• What exactly Vel'shara tried to summon.
• How the site connects to the Ashbringers and to hidden Accardi activity.
• What lies below the void in the library.

Sylos Basement Library

• Library space inside Sylos Basement damaged by an arcane blast.
• Marked by cold walls, six bodies, and a deep void leaking Far Realm energy.
• Source of books and letters tied to Vel'shara, The Rite, The Codex, fragment, Thren, and Naez.

Temple Quarter

• District of Accardi mentioned in rumors after a black dragon fell nearby.
• This is the same district previously noted as the Religious District.

The Black Sun Sect

• Group tied to the curse or transformation affecting Butis.
• Appears in connection with the black wound and a limited survival window.
• Countermeasure may depend on Halvin.

The Chop Shop

• Prison west of Accardi.
• Current location of Halvin, who may be able to produce the antidote for the black wound.

The Codex

• Dangerous artifact tied to Vel'shara, The Rite, and the fragment.
• Recovery of the Codex is treated as containment priority in the Sylos Basement letters.
• May be the main catalyst of the current reality-warping disaster.

The King in Yellow

• Figure seen in Light's vision near the void under the Sylos Basement Library.
• Associated with yellow robes, and chaotic influence.
• The party later connected him to the initials written on the bottom of the satchel.

The Red Door - Inn

• Inn in Accardi.
• The notes mention the door is actually black despite the name.
• Associated with the innkeeper Resa and Kavax's wine shipment plan.

The Rite

• Forbidden ritual pursued by Vel'shara.
• Officially banned after an earlier catastrophe involving Ssivrix.
• Central to the changing state of Sylos Basement and the activity around The Codex.

The Slums

• District of Accardi reached when the party first arrived in the city.
• Serves as an entry point into the city's lower-level contacts and rumors.

Thren

• Exorcist mentioned in a letter found in the Sylos Basement Library.
• Ordered to recover The Codex intact and prevent the fragment from bonding to a host.

Tiefling

• Dead tiefling found with Esmeralda in the pit sequence.
• Carried the canister core and the ornamented dagger.
• Was being questioned about Lyra Valmora before death.

Trevor

• Person Harper is trying to contact through the walkie-talkie.
• Presumably connected to the future timeline and the Agenda Avengers.

Underdark

• Origin of the stone used for the Lolth statue beneath Sylos Basement.
• Important background region for the drow material in the campaign.

Upper City

• More prestigious part of Accardi.
• Kel Arin may be able to arrange access to it.

Val

• Cryptic contact in Accardi described as seeming both old and young.
• Explained the danger of Butis's black wound.
• Identified links to The Black Sun Sect, Halvin, The Chop Shop, Ashbringer, and improved silver.

Vel'shara

• Drow ritualist tied to the current Sylos Basement disaster.
• Pursued the forbidden The Rite using The Codex.
• Her writings describe contact with the fragment and something older than Lolth.

Walkie-Talkie

• Strange communication device found near Ontarr.
• Used by Harper, who says she is from the future and is looking for Trevor.
• One of the clearest pieces of out-of-time technology in the campaign.

Westgate

• Major city tied to vampires, silver, and the rise of Ashbringer.
• Said to be a target of a large-scale silver deployment.
• Linked to trade with Accardi and to growing cult activity.

Yara

• Moth keeper associated with Candlecrypt in Accardi.
• Another good follow-up NPC if the party returns there.