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title: "Session 05 VTT Journal & Encounter Brief — The Battle of Graveyard Cove, The Deserters’ Mercy, & Camp on the Shingle"
description: 📅 3rd – 4th of Goodmonth, 576 CY • Graveyard Cove, Midbay Coast — Marching along coastal bluffs, the party reinforced Lady Katarina, slew an amphibious Babau demon, stayed summary execution for two deserters, and rested on the shingle.
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updated: "2026-10-10"
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# Session 05 VTT Journal & Encounter Brief — The Battle of Graveyard Cove, The Deserters’ Mercy, & Camp on the Shingle

# Session 05 VTT Journal & Encounter Brief — The Battle of Graveyard Cove, The Deserters’ Mercy, & Camp on the Shingle

- **Campaign**: The Hellfire Club | World of Greyhawk (576 CY)
- **Real-World Date**: Sunday, September 20, 2026
- **In-Game Date**: Moonday, 3rd of Goodmonth – Godsday, 4th of Goodmonth, 576 CY
- **Setting / Location**: Graveyard Cove & Midbay Coastal Bluffs, en route to Magepoint
- **Platform**: D&D Beyond Maps VTT | 2024 Revised D&D Rules (5.5e / SRD 5.2.1)

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## High-Level Tactical Summary

Riding north along the coastal limestone ridges toward Magepoint, The Hellfire Club crested a 40-foot chalk bluff overlooking Graveyard Cove and engaged an amphibious raiding party of Iuz assaulting a beached Shield Lands cutter. Siding with **Lady Katarina of Walworth**, the party destroyed a ferocious Babau demon and supporting cultists in the surf. Following the clash, Nog the Dwarf successfully stayed Lady Katarina's blade under the *Lex Martialis*, securing a holy reprieve for two conscript deserters and receiving *The Seal of Walworth*. The company completed a full Long Rest on the pebble shingle before mounting their final 12-mile march to the Shore Gate of Magepoint.

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## Operational Timeline & Key Tactical Beats

- **The Ridge Reconnaissance & Breakers Ingress:**
  - Crested the 40-foot chalk bluffs above Graveyard Cove overlooking the crashing Nyr Dyv surf.
  - Spotted a beached Shield Lands naval cutter besieged by an amphibious vanguard of Iuz: a **Babau demon**, two **Legion of Black Death marines**, an **Iuzite bone-priest**, and a **merrow harpooner**.
  - Observed one of three terrified conscript deserters cut down in the breakers as Lady Katarina of Walworth fought a desperate rearguard action.
- **The Surf Clash & Demonic Annihilation:**
  - The party scrambled down the loose chalk scree, taking tactical positions along the waterline.
  - Coordinated arcane, divine, and martial burst damage: Nog channeled radiant retribution, Will pinned hostiles with evocation fire, Amelia harassed flanking cultists, and Max struck from the surf spray.
  - The Babau demon and amphibious hostiles were completely destroyed, securing the cove.
- **The Judgment of Graveyard Cove (The Deserters' Mercy):**
  - Under Shield Lands martial law (*Lex Martialis*), Lady Katarina drew her greatsword to execute the two surviving conscript deserters for abandoning their post during the siege.
  - The Hellfire Club intervened. Nog the Dwarf invoked the ancient **Heironean Rite of Penitent Service**, rolling a **Natural 20 Persuasion** check.
  - Moved by Nog's divine conviction and Heironean authority, Lady Katarina sheathed her blade, remanding the conscripts into party custody to serve as hospital stretcher-bearers and water-haulers on the Bitter Shore.
  - In recognition of their valor and holy wisdom, Lady Katarina conferred **The Seal of Walworth** upon Nog.
- **Camp on the Shingle & Long Rest:**
  - The party, Lady Katarina, and the penitents established a fortified bivouac on the pebble beach beside the beached cutter.
  - Completed a full Long Rest, restoring all hit points and spell slots.

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## Experience, Relics & Allies

- **Experience Awarded:** **1,000 XP per player** (Amelia the Brave, Nog the Dwarf, Will the Wise, Max the Mighty)
   *(850 XP raw encounter combat + 150 XP tactical & moral resolution of the Judgment of Graveyard Cove).*
- **Relics Conferred:** *The Seal of Walworth* (conferred by Lady Katarina to Nog).
- **Rescued Allies & Penitents:**
  - **Lady Katarina of Walworth** (Knight of the Holy Shielding; Frontline ally).
  - **Two Shield Lands Conscript Deserters** (Remanded into camp custody/penance).
- **Immediate Vector:** 12-mile march north through the Bitter Shore refugee shanties to the Promontory Gate of Magepoint.