Puck Everheart

You started this session by following a disembodied floating head into the woods — because of course you did. At the camp, you investigated Elra's scattered notes and found critical intelligence about Markos's ritual room on the third floor and a cavern beneath the basement. Your curiosity drove the party forward into the Alabaster Mansion, where your Mage Hand opened the front door but triggered a wild surge that turned the air into something you could swim through.

The armor fight was rough — you took 14 damage total and got knocked flat on your face. But you kept fighting. Bardic Inspiration to Orimene, Dissonant Whispers to force the armor to flee (and got an opportunity attack in), and the finishing blow with Vicious Mockery: "You think you're tough now?" The helmet crumpled like a tin can. Classic bard. On the third floor, you tried to Mage Hand the Codex right out of the wizard's grasp — bold, creative, and ultimately dispelled, but the kind of move that makes you you.

• Found Elra's notes at the forest camp
• Cast Mage Hand to open the mansion's front door (triggered wild surge: flying/swimming air)
• Rolled 18 on initiative in armor combat
• Gave Bardic Inspiration to Orimene
• Cast Dissonant Whispers — forced armor to flee, got opportunity attack (8 damage)
• Finished second suit of armor with Vicious Mockery (6 psychic damage)
• Attempted Mage Hand on the Codex on 3rd floor (dispelled by wizard)
• Advocated for getting the book and leaving — kept the party focused

Damage Taken: 14 total (6 from shield slam + knocked prone, 8 from second armor). Recovered partially on short rest.

Damage Dealt: 8 (Dissonant Whispers opportunity attack) + 6 psychic (Vicious Mockery) = 14 total.

Spells Cast: Mage Hand (x3+), Bardic Inspiration, Dissonant Whispers, Vicious Mockery.

Highlight: The Vicious Mockery kill — crumpling the helmet with pure bard sass.

• Elra's Notes — packed into your bag from the camp
• Familiar: Krokulmar (used for scouting)
• Hit dice partially spent on short rest

HP: Below full (took 14, recovered partial on short rest). Spell Slots: Several used. Bardic Inspiration: At least 1 used. Location: Base of 3rd floor staircase.

1. Magic in the mansion triggers wild surges — objects animate, environments shift
2. Markos Delphi is in the basement cavern, using the Codex to summon an eldritch entity
3. The four purple-cloaked figures are stabilizing the ritual
4. The transformed wizard on the 3rd floor is an ally — her chanting keeps exits open
5. "Farrl Hrak" opens the ritual room but is the entity's name (dangerous)
6. The entity is "the Cage" — a worm/dragon from the lowest realm
7. The wizard wants Markos saved — he's under influence, not evil
8. Filling goblets on pedestals near armor pacifies them

The Codex is in the basement with Markos. You have the password for the ritual room — but speaking the entity's name has consequences. Your spells trigger wild surges, which means every cantrip is a calculated risk down there. Consider: can you talk to Markos? Can you disrupt the ritual without magic? And don't forget that Mage Hand trick — it almost worked on the third floor.