Player Game Notes — Master Index

These notes were extracted from the party’s shared game document (DnD story.docx), a Word doc maintained by the players throughout the campaign. They represent the players’ perspective — what they saw, heard, and did at the table. The document covers sessions 7–24 and 32–34 (19 sessions total, ~370KB of raw text).

Coverage

Session Date File Title 7 22 Jul 2022 recaps/session-007-player-notes.md Escape from Highpoint 8 12 Aug 2022 recaps/session-008-player-notes.md The Purple Worm and the Pyramid 9 9 Sep 2022 recaps/session-009-player-notes.md Downtime in Fork 10 7 Oct 2022 recaps/session-010-player-notes.md Arena of Blood 11 11 Nov 2022 recaps/session-011-player-notes.md The Portal of Doors 12 3 Feb 2023 recaps/session-012-player-notes.md The World Eater Falls 13 3 Mar 2023 recaps/session-013-player-notes.md Downtime in Highpoint 14 28 Apr 2023 recaps/session-014-player-notes.md Clearing the Castle of Azir 15 12 May 2023 recaps/session-015-player-notes.md The Tower of Light 16 2 Jun 2023 recaps/session-016-player-notes.md Corruption at Hydra Lake 17 8 Jul 2023 recaps/session-017-player-notes.md Pay the Fee and Walk Free 18 4 Aug 2023 recaps/session-018-player-notes.md Welcome to Faerun 19 6 Oct 2023 recaps/session-019-player-notes.md Tracking the Giants to the Giant Gate Fort 20 3 Nov 2023 recaps/session-020-player-notes.md Reviving Alora Amathur and the Hill Giant Stronghold 21 2 Feb 2024 recaps/session-021-player-notes.md Dungeon Crawling Hill Giant Stronghold Level 1 22 1 Mar 2024 recaps/session-022-player-notes.md The Mouth of Nostra 23 7 Jun 2024 recaps/session-023-player-notes.md The Rod of Seven Parts 24 2 Aug 2024 recaps/session-024-player-notes.md The Airship and the Giant’s Escape 32 5 Sep 2025 recaps/session-032-player-notes.md Frost Giant Jarl & the Avalanche 33 7 Nov 2025 recaps/session-033-player-notes.md Into the Fire Giant’s Hall 34 20 Feb 2026 recaps/session-034-player-notes.md The Four Portals

Gaps

• Sessions 1–6: Pre-date the player notes document. These were the Silverton Arc under the original DM.
• Sessions 25–30: Waterdeep Dragon Heist side campaign. Not covered in this document.
• Session 31 (9 Aug 2025): Return to Nemesis. Not in the player notes — may not have been recorded.

Major Lore & Canon Highlights by Session

Silverton/Highpoint Era (Sessions 7–9)

• Shadow Orb: Embedded in Khaial’s chest; Azir warns it’s the workings of a lich
• Heirloom Library: Stat-boosting tomes (INT Lux, WIS Alora, DEX Lyra, STR Guts); Pensive Globe
• Reeny’s Lineage: Book shows her as crowned heir, sisters struck out
• Clifton the Righteous: Charged Reeny with regicide; appeared to be under compulsion (“Run!”)
• Kelemvor Freed: Trapped in mortal body in Al-Sadhari’s pyramid; party freed him
• Jesse Mildspear: Boy swore vengeance on the party. Letters signed TLB. Dad connected to thieves guild
• Khaial’s Departure: Shadow orb extracted, reborn de-aged 11 years, departed with Coatl and Deva

Arena & Occhio Voir (Sessions 10–12)

• Arena Gauntlet: Six waves including Anti-Guts dark copy, Hydra that recognised Arawn
• Reaghl’s Rebellion: 87 guards turned; killed Battiatus, Emperor, and Madam Ava
• Lady Polaris: Plane of Time; explained Occhio Voir (elder lich consuming planets, circle of eight)
• Golden Dragon: Arawn’s first transformation
• Kaial Returns: From Mount Celestia, reunites with party
• Divine Intervention: Ilmater resurrected all undead in the arena as living people
• World Serpent: Coatl consumed the far-realm planet, regurgitated it as a moon
• Void Stone: Swallowed by OV, recovered from his body

Tower of Light Era (Sessions 13–16)

• MooMoo’s Intel: Elixir of Undying discussed; Lyra’s deception about the potion
• Red Wizards of Thay: Infiltrating Castle of Azir; Syranna the rebel; Doom Vault mentioned
• Ralathak: Killed Azir; escaped the tower battle
• Grimoire of Shadows: By Lord Jergal, containing Kelemvor’s Communion spell
• Tower of Light: Shadowfell anchor shattered, re-anchored to Mt. Celestia; worth 120,000 platinum
• Azir’s Soul: Trapped permanently in Ring of Mind Shielding, body disintegrated
• Queen Reeny’s Coronation: Party named Protectors of Highpoint
• Arawn’s Arms: Lost to Morthakar; restored as galaxy-star arms by Puck and King Oberon
• Kaladin Awakened: Punched in the chest by Kaial
• Serril Joins: Former student of Azir

Illithium & Faerun (Sessions 17–18)

• Lyra’s Pact with Kelemvor: “When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty”
• Lyra Kills Reeny: With the soul-consuming blade, then Reeny is revived via Clifton’s soul trade
• Jesse Mildspear Assassinated: By Lyra
• City Named Ilithium: The Tower of Light settlement
• Highpoint Flies to Faerun: Paladins throw Holy Avengers into the engine
• Lux’s QANTAS Moment: Legendary Nat 20 announcement calms the entire city
• Clifton’s Shield: Given to Alora Amathur (sun/Kelemvor/Ilmater symbols)
• Against the Giants Begins: Hill giants attack the settlement

Giants Stronghold (Sessions 19–24)

• Vordana: Young horned elf ranger; sister’s emblem found in giant trophy sack
• Duergar Refugees: Led by Aahrad; Durakk Stoneforge kidnapped
• Alora Amathur’s Death & Revival: Met Ilmater at the dying tree; crystallising shield
• Lyra’s Kelemvor Dreams: Multiple — judging souls, writing rules for her own return from death
• Chief Nostra: Illithid-fused abomination with chained victim in his mouth
• Vecna’s First Reveal: Skeletal mechanical form: “The name is Vecna”
• Nemesis Soul Tether: Forged during Lyra’s True Resurrection
• Rod of Seven Parts: Discovered in the forge; giants want godhood restored
• Lux’s Magic Jar: Possessed a fire giant body; stayed behind with the Rod
• Nester Coin: Rescued from Cult of the Dragon airship; purple tattoo
• Reeny in the Dream Plane: Returned Lyra’s dagger; revealed Jergal was trapped, not retired
• Guts Has Mechanical Components: “Status check 3435” revealed in dreams

Return to Nemesis (Sessions 32–34)

• White Dragon Twins & Avalanche: Glacier collapse escape
• Snurre Iron Belly’s Letter: Orders Lux’s capture and Rod’s return to Star Forge
• Guardian Angel Vision: Lux and Kaial see their mothers
• Wawwen the Wererat: Guide through the devastated fortress
• Devastated Fortress: Fleshy throne room, flayed king, intellect devourers
• Star Forge: Durrak chained at forge, enslaved white dragon
• Grimoire of Shadows: Contract survived Shadowthorn’s Bane destruction, migrated to Lyra
• Lux’s Fire Giant Body: Muscle memory overrides his mind
• Durrak’s Revelation: Forge can strengthen Vecna’s chains instead of breaking them
• Four Portals: Pit Fiend + Reeny, Asmodeus + Glasya (his daughter), Vecna, Lyra Mildspear/Kelemvor

Items of Note for Canon Review

The following items from the player notes should be reviewed against existing canon. Player notes may contain speculation, misunderstandings, or details the DM intended differently:

1. Reeny is NOT Asmodeus’s daughter — corrected post-session 34. Reeny is a mortal princess (Blood War veteran on Avernus). Glasya is Asmodeus’s actual daughter. Portal 1 = Pit Fiend + Reeny, Portal 2 = Asmodeus + Glasya.
2. Jergal trapped vs retired — player interpretation from Reeny’s dream (session 24)
3. Guts’ mechanical components — dream sequence, may be metaphorical or literal
4. Nemesis soul tether — mechanics and implications need DM confirmation
5. Lyra’s Kelemvor pact terms — the exact nature of her champion role
6. Void Stone disposition — recovered from Occhio Voir but current location unclear
7. Clifton’s compulsion — players believed he was under Geas/modified memory; Alora cast Remove Curse
8. TLB identity — who signed the letters to Jesse Mildspear’s father
9. Nester Coin’s purple tattoo — significance not yet revealed
10. World Serpent/Coatl — relationship between these entities and current status