Bonus xp for session details for Haas (assuming you tell him everything when he returns for the summit)
We devised a plan while waiting in the Emporer's hall to have Ash, Vor'Ruk and Saladien leave while Grant, Valizar, Firk, and his Lieutenant faced the music outside. After leaving the hall, a massive display of Orcish military might was demonstrated as hundreds of Orcs pooled into the open area and blocked everyone's escape in perfect formation around the gates and doors. Ash, Vor'Ruk and Saladien were held up and asked to wait in a rest hall "for their own safety." They tried to argue, but eventually went over. Once there, they took advantage of the commotion outside and eventually found a way to distract the guards long enough to turn invisible and start their way out.
The rest of the group waited about 4 minutes until they thought their teleporting help would arrive. Tali never showed and the group was surrounded in a circle and held at spear point. An Orcish Har Alta or some high ranking official/cleric declared that Firk was under arrest and that we'd be charged too if we helped. We stood our ground and the Orcs formed a barricading wall to stop us. We pushed through with amazing feats of strength, but never laid a finger on any of the Orcs. Once we toppled through their defenses, we made a run for it with Firk guiding us out of the city as best he could. We were surrounded at all angles and boxed in around all the streets, but we pressed on.
In the meantime, Ash made his way out to his horse and Saladien made his way out of the city and solicited the help of a pigeon to scout an escape route and also to locate the rest of the party. Vor'Ruk also managed to make his way back to Ash and the two of them attempted to get out of the city. At this point, the entire city was on lock down, so Vor'Ruk tried to pull rank at the gates to get out. None of the guards would break orders. Eventually, a Bringer of Truth (can't remember the name exactly) was called down to see if Vor'Ruk and Ash were legit. They passed the test after 4 hours and were allowed to leave the city.
Meanwhile, Grant, Valizar, Firk, and the gang made it to an exit, but it was locked and guarded. Valizar enlarged himself to get everyone to the top of the wall, then they tried to get over and escape past the dry moat. Valizar was attacked by a ballista and dodged over the wall. The rest of the group were trapped in a force cage. Not sure if it was a trap or powerful arcane spellcaster. The group was approached and guarded while the guards waited for some clerics to show up and subdue everyone.
Valizar attempted to scale the wall and rescue them, but was attacked with a barrage of crossbow bolts and eventually has scalding oil poured over his body once he got to the top. The oil burned off some of his flesh and scarred his scales, but he lived and fell back to the other side of the moat.
After healing himself with potions, Valizar got out of crossbow range and prayed to Tyrogatore for the strength to rescue his companions. His prayers were answered (or so he thought) when a hundred heavy cavalry rode out to surround/attack Valizar. He enlarged and cast Mighty Wallop then was surrounded by a smoke screen and a localized rain storm. Turns out, Saladien had made his way to the fight and was casting some protections on Valizar. As the horses approached, he cast a sleet storm that knocked 20 out of the fight and disabled dozens of horses.
On top of the wall, Grant and company were waiting it out when Tali popped into the cage with them. They decided to teleport where Valizar was standing. Saladien made his way over and the group was reassembled except for Vor'Ruk, Ash, and Rom'Pei. With too many to teleport, Saladien agreed to meet at a new rendezvous point 50 miles south of the city where we would teleport. We eventually all made our way out of the hot zone and into safer territory. Once Ash and Vor'Ruk were released, Grant relayed our position with a sending and we all reunited.
At that point, we rested a couple days and Tali used that time to teleport Firk back to his troops and the rest of us home. We discussed a plan to meet up again. While home, we were introduced to a prominent Hunter of the Dead and a powerful representative of an unheard of deity of Elysium. It may have actually been the deity herself. This deity has been picking up steam among the Fey since their connection to the Beastlands was cut off. We have plans to meet at a counsel with other patriots and we were all given assignments (Valizar to guard Haas, etc.). That's where we left off.
