Here we were, still in King Melandrach’s throne room, discussing our plan to get to Naeronvain without engaging the dragon in their lair. We finally agreed on this plan: Reidoth would send a message in Alagarthas’ name that he has the black dragon mask and would be willing to trade it plus the F* Five, who he holds hostage. But Naeronvain was to come alone to meet face to face. Our trap was set.
We even had a bonus plan: Kaiya, as the most dexterous and sneaky of us, would hide the green orb behind her back with her mage hand while we pretended to be helpless prisoners. Then, if Naeronvain come close - BAM - in his face with the orb, destroying the mask.
Later in the day we found a clearing in the forest with a little hill on it that would be perfect for our plan. We got in position and Galin sent a message via bird to our adversary. Then the waiting began. After around five hours, we must have let our guard down, because suddenly Naeronvain and the green dragon were upon us! Out the window with our plan to pretend to be prisoners - Posmet struck first and the battle ensued. Posmet made a hugely successful first attack, bloodying the dragon almost immediately. Kaija then actually succeeds with our bonus plan and explodes the mask, resulting in a huge poison cloud.
Bolstered by our initial successes, the group had a very successful fight. Finally, Posmet Misty Stepped on top of the dragon while in the air and planted the Dragonslayer deep into its head. As they were falling, Naeronvain tried to grab the mask from Posmet in a desperate last attempt to turn the battle in his favor, but he is too small for an enlarged Posmet to reach his goal. He disappeared, the dragon dead, the battle decided in our favor. A huge relief washed over our group as the tension of the battle lifted. But what to do now?