37th session: Queen of Drows

9th moon, 16th day, year 4554
The next day, the T'orghs put their plan in motion and started the ritual. Yakkar led them to a empty warehouse somewhat near the palace compound. There the 13 virgins were killed, and their brains and hearts were cooked over elemental rocks heated by elemental fire, and then the now gooey substance was mixed with crushed unicorn horn and then used in the creation of the pentagram.

Nalfein used the dagger to open the gate, and for a while, all was silent.

Then came the smell of sulphur in the air, chills started to spread along the bodies of the brothers, a shimmer in the air, and Yrok, might balor of Hell was in front of them...

Yrok loves the smell of mortals in the morning....
The great fiend leaned forward to Nalfein, poking him in the chest with a huge lethal-looking claw:

So, YOU are the mortal trying to strike a deal with the almighty Yrok. My, my, you do look tasty.

Nalfein played it cool, and stood his ground.

Are you not afraid? I believe you not. You do not strike Yrok as an idiot. And you should be afraid....

Nalfein kept composed, and finally the conversation turned to the deal, and the fact that they had the elf as agreed. Yrok was pleased, and immediately began torturing the elf. 

The brothers hurried down to the temple-palace, cloaked by a Seeming spell. With the help of some fake papers provided by Yakkar, they easily got access to the sanctum, where the drow queen received her people. 

It was a big temple-like room. There were about 60 visitors and 30 elite guards, a spellcaster of some sorts, and two private bodyguards of some sort. 

The brothers sat down and waited for the mayhem to start. They didn't have to wait long, maybe Yrok had gotten impatient, or the elf had died. Suddenly demons landed outside the castle (summoned by Yrok) and the mage, who was some sort of leader, ordered the guards outside to deal with the demons far away from the queen. Using some charm spells and hanging back while the other visitors were ushered outside, the brothers managed to find themselves alone in the temple-palace-hall with 2 guards, the queen and her two bodyguards.

The brothers played along, and faked they were about to help deal with the demons, then turned the tables on the drows, and attacked. Unfortunately, a wall of force was protecting her, and the dark elven ambush was turned around when the specters of 7 ancient drow warriors emerged from the tombs, along with a beholder.

Within a minute or two, things looked critical. Jeffery was dismantled due to the Anti-magic ray of the beholder, Jeggred was suspended while caught in it, Ta'gar was down and dying and the specters and monk bodyguards kept flailing at the two remaining brothers, while the Queen was tossing death spells left and right.

The brothers were gone. The battle was over, and there was nothing they could do. Except one thing. Belos pulled out a scroll with Limited Wish on, and wished that the beholder's eye would cease to work, for the rest of the encounter. That turned things around, it gave the brothers a fighting chance, but there was still a long way to go. But with Jeggred back in the fight to kill and take some hits, the brothers clawed their way back from the Abyss.

Nalfein got Ta'gar back up, so when Belos was killed, there was still two brothers up for the fight, and together, they managed to kill the queen and everyone else. They planted the drow noble, who had been in Ta'gars portable hole, and then hurried outside where they found a burning city. Yrok had done good on his part of the deal.

Then they ported home.

(note: Nalfein was drained 8 "levels")