Quartz 4

Infiltrating Fort Valengueux

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Date: 2026-04-05

Session Draft: Session 04

Previous Session: Siege of Besanlon

Next Session: Delving Gurpo’s Domain

Location(s): Wallonia, Fort Dranin, Brittany, Fort Valengueux

Characters: Jorgrim, Bingus Bongus, Luc, Renu Bleckmens, Gilot Bougit, Mysterious Assassin

Main Quest: Retrieve Dark Seal to the West

Side Quests: Risky Recon Reconnoitre

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Last Session Recap

Siege of Besanlon

  • Defended the walls of Besanlon from the Ratmen siege
  • Jorgrim and Luc mowed through the approaching foot soldiers
  • Jorgrim blocked a full strength energy beam from the siege cannon with his body
  • Bingus Bongus broke the backline of mages and revealed Iskander the Chosen
  • Iskander teleported away with the siege cannon and left the siege to route
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Summary

Infiltrating Fort Valengueux

Full Session Notes

  • Began in Besanlon with a reception from Lieke Ossenkamp
  • Were provided with a note of introduction from Lieke Ossenkamp to Renu Bleckmens
  • Tasked by Fort Dranin Commander, Renu Bleckmens with rescuing a scout squad sent into Brittany to investigate magical sites. Objectives outlined:
    • Recover 4-man squad
    • Recover last intel
    • Kill Fort Valengueux’s Commander, without tracing back to Wallonia
    • Take any extra intel about Fort Valengueux
    • Don’t make any unnecessary killings
  • The Party snuck through the mountain pass under cover of darkness
  • Luc put others into the bag of holding, then used ‘Dimension Door’ directly into the central keep of Fort Valengueux to pass by all external guards
  • The Party scouted the keep, and found both the commanders office, and the dungeon
  • Decided to wait until other personnel left the office, then snuck in and used ‘Hold Person’
  • Remaining guard was bagged, and the commander Gilot Bougit ‘Mind Slivered’ until dead
  • Corpse was posed and letters written to sow discord between Brittany and Vermandois
  • Missing intel packet was retrieved, as well as more intel about Bretton troop movements
  • The Party entered dungeon under disguise as a wizard (Luc), noble guard (Bingus Bongus), and prisoner (Jorgrim) to free scout party
  • The cryptographer scout was killed by the Mysterious Assassin similar to the Vermandois royal guard in Ambush at the Keep
  • All scouts put into the bag of holding and ‘Dimension Doored’ to safety
  • Rewarded with 200gp from commander Renu Bleckmens in return for all info and personnel
  • Renu Bleckmens contacted the King of Wallonia and referred The Party as a major asset to the country
  • One of the scouts mentioned that there was an arcane lock on the entrance of the Ziggurat of Gurpo and gave a transcription of the writing
  • Luc uses ‘Comprehend Languages’ and sees “Altar of the Lupin Lord” in Infernal

Key Items

Currency

  • +700gp

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