Journal of Arcadius

Preparation, and lack thereof

We made a key error in our plan of assault on the Aboleth Seer - an assumption that we would have time to prepare once we arrived. In fact, we were promptly met by three immensely powerful Basilisks, strengthened even further with armor and magic. The leader of them wore adamantine barding armor, and had a powerful aura of evil - detectable even above the general universal evil of the Aboleth's plane.

The Seer on the other hand was quite prepared for us, and even watched us through some minion or familiar in the form of a cat. We fought at a disadvantage from the beginning, and paid a heavy price for our lack of foresight. All of us on the front line were heavily wounded in the battle, and some even fell - though Ragnarr's magic revived them. Indeed, we would have all perished if not for his immense powers of healing. However, as he noted to us, even those were unreliable on this plane.

We retreated, and are now regrouping in Sigil. May we learn from this lesson, and may the Gods give us strength.


*A*