# Pear Pressure & The Icicle Ambush > [!Summary]+ > **Location**: `= this.location` > **Characters**: `= this.attendees` > **Setting**: `= this.setting` ## Session Summary The party encounters a dryad in a frozen grove, gains magical blessings from enchanted pears, and presses deeper into the ruin tunnels. Ambushed by icicle monsters, they dispatch the threat and continue exploring a wizard statue-lined dome, only to be ambushed again by drow and a shadow demon as a mysterious voice calls out from the darkness. ^session-summary ## Last Session Recap ![[250317 - Bad Worms#^session-summary]] ## Session Log #### The Grove Beneath the Ice - We descend into a subterranean orchard where pear trees grow from the frozen stone. - A mysterious dryad appears and speaks only Elvish. [[Gray]] acts as translator. - She warns us of danger in the tunnels—vampires, iron creatures, and quiet, dark-skinned elves. - [[Broski]] eats a pear and gains a glowing boon; the rest of the party joins in. Everyone receives a magical charm. - The dryad declines to leave, saying her soul is bound to the trees. #### Mapping the Ruins - We choose to investigate the dark elves mentioned by the dryad, heading southwest. - [[Broski]] scouts through ancient ruins and icy tunnels. He notes faint tracks in the frost. - We pass beneath a ceiling lined with long, deadly icicles—[[Zeno]] is immediately suspicious. - [[Gray]] fireballs the ceiling ahead, melting a swath of icicles to avoid another ambush. #### Ice Drops In - Despite our precautions, we're attacked by strange ice-shaped creatures that drop from above. - [[Galath]] is impaled by one but retaliates with ferocity. - [[Strath]] blasts one with his magic ring, sending it skidding across the floor. - [[Gray]] and [[Zeno]] launch cantrips, while Brutus mauls the creatures at close range. - The group coordinates well and clears the cavern without major losses. #### Wizard Statues and Shadow Things - We continue deeper into the ruins and find a circular platform with statues of ancient wizards. - Another domed structure looms, its walls etched with constellations. - [[Broski]] explores the chamber—but as he approaches, the twang of a crossbow breaks the silence. #### The Drow Strike - Drow warriors spring from the shadows, supported by a shadow demon cloaked in magical darkness. - [[Galath]] is critically wounded. [[Brosef]] uses *Silvery Barbs* to foil a deadly strike. - [[Strath]] and [[Brutus]] leap into action. [[Gray]] and [[Zeno]] launch psychic spells and sacred flames. - A voice echoes in Elvish from the darkness: “You’ve made an error coming here.” - We brace for what comes next.