When we last left our heroes, they had just made the journey from Thurmaster to Milbourne in preparation for the long journey to Daerlun to hand over the Cyric priestess Shileck to Thawna at the temple of Selune.
The party arrives at the Baron of Mutton at approximately 7:30PM. Tired and weary from the days travels, the party settles in for dinner. The party is just chilling out when another visitor comes through the door. It's Burnasis. Rosencrantz and Rowyn remember him from their Tilverton adventuring days and ask if he wants to join the party in its latest exploits. He readily agrees and buys the heroes a round of ales. Not 5 minutes later, Vance comes walking through the door. Immediately coming up to the partys table, he informs us that he's been at Count Palfrey's training soldiers. Tauster is also going to be holing up at Palfrey's for the foreseeable future, hopefully reducing the risk of orcs raiding Thurmaster again.
At approximately 11PM, Rosencrantz and Aurien are upstairs keeping an eye on Shileck. The remaining members of the party are downstairs decompressing. While the party is wrapping up their last drinks and before they prepare for bed, suddenly, there is a rather large crash at the front door. The group wheels around to see orcs storming into the inn! Ambush! In a brazen attack the orcs storm the inn as the party draws its weapons.
The group immediately gets into battle mode.
A total of 7 orcs storm the downstairs level of the inn. 2 surround Nanoc. 2 surround Vance. The remaining 3 fan out to attack the remaining members of the group. While the party attempts to dispatch the vile swine that are orcs, 2 more enter the inn and head directly upstairs toward Shileck, Aurien, and Rosencrantz. The group notices that the 2 orcs had nets in their hands.... Trouble is afoot!
[Downstairs]
The group settles into it's battle routine quite lovely. Rowyn is using her daggers, Vance and Nanoc both are using their bastard swords. [M]Erlan his moons hand, Burnasis his daggers.
Meanwhile.... [Upstairs]
Rosencrantz and Aurien hears boots thudding up the inns staircase. Suddenly, they hear someone or something kicking open doors. Without warning, Aurien attempts to brace the door when a booted foot kicks the door in! Rosencrantz immediately casts shield. The two orcs with nets are attempting another kidnapping! One of the orcs, seeming bigger than the run-of-the-mill orcs the group is accustomed to sees Shileck and his eyes grow wide. The orcs step into the room and are preparing to throw their nets at Rosencrantz. He immediately casts mirror image and a second image of Rosencrantz appears. Unluckily, both orcs throw the nets at the real Rosencrantz. In a stroke of luck though, both miss. Aurien immediately casts hold person on one of the orcs, catching Shileck in it's grips as well. With one of the orcs held, Rosencrantz casts magic missile as 2 arrows materialize out of no where and hit the unheld orc in the chest. Aurien then casts light on the second orc. Pulling it's short sword, the orc attempts to attack, but is now blinded. [Ha! Ha!] Rosencrantz and Aurien then quickly dispose of the would-be kidnappers while the remaining members of the party are still fighting downstairs.
Meanwhile.... [Downstairs]
The remainder of the party are still fighting with the orcs. [I forgot to mention they all had the same emblem on their shields as the orcs that have ambushed us previously] After a bit of time, the heroes have slain all the orcs with little to no damage taken. [Yeah, we're badass]
After the nights "festivities have concluded," the heroes retire to the hostel room [Aurien to Darius Carmens] at the inn and settle in for bed. The night passes without incident.
The following morning, the group has its lackluster breakfast and begins readying its things for the long journey to Daerlun. The group heads over to Naftans to pick up Grrr and meet up with Aurien who just came from his BFF's, Darius Carmen. The heroes pick up the 2 horses they have brought along with them; Gildenstern and Anonymous. The party makes its way to Daerlun.
The group arrives in Daerlun without incident and immediately head right to the temple of Selune for an audience with Thawna. Aurien asks for and is granted an audience with Thawna. After some time the heroes are brought into a room where Thawna is seated. Long story short, the prisoner, Shileck, is turned over to Thawna and the temple of Selune. The group is to be compensated, check your rooms... Aurien has a spell cast on him by a priestess. He feels no different. Also, a dinner is being held in our honor that night. The group disperses until dinner later that night....
Thawna and the temple of Selune hold a dinner/celebration in honor of the "half day heroes." The temple of Selune and Thawna thank the group for their efforts [750 XP woo hoo] and asks if we can investigate the kidnappings further. Aurien and the party agree.
The party then retires to its quarters for the night.
The following day, Dresdin, Nanoc, and Rowyn train.
[M]Erlan decides to travel to Yohn to train. Burnasis decides to go along with him for the trip. They both board a traveling caravan and make it to Yohn.....
[/FIN]
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
[The Honeymoon is Over]
When we last left our heroes Tauster had just attempted a dispel magic in an attempt to ward off any magic spell that may be controlling Shileck's mind. Satisfied even though it didn't work, the party decides that it will head to the bi-weekly rendezvous with Enzeldrin, queen of the mire. The group gathers up its things and begins the long arduous trek through the mire to the cave entrance.
While trudging through the swampy mess, the group hears something ahead. It's a spotted toad. The heroes engage the enemy, attempting to slay the creature before he potentially poisons someone. In the middle of trying to dispatch the lone toad, another toad comes lunging toward the group as well. The toads get their faces beat in. No one finds out if they were poisonous.
After some more travel, out of the brush comes a gigantic 15 foot lizard. Drawing their weapons again, the heroes move into attack positions. The lizard is smited with no issue. The party continues on. While walking through the slop in the mire, 2 more toads appear out of nowhere. [See a pattern here? Thanks Bill...]
Again, the party takes up attack positions. One toad lunges at Dresdin and claws him along his chest. He manages to swat the toad off his torso, immediately starting to feel ill as the poison starts its surge through his body. Erlan immediately comes to assist Dresdin and using his awesome awesomeness he heals Dresdin so he's no longer poisoned. There must be some kind of nest around here.
As sunset approaches, the group decides to make camp for the coming night. Watches are set and the night starts out uneventfully. Then, during third watch, Nanoc hears something near camp. Diving out from the brush is another 15 foot lizard. Drawing his 2-handed sword Nanoc obliterates the creature with one swoop. Watch is then uneventful and quiet until first light.
The priests and lone wizard get their spells for the day. Simulation Alpha. Moons. Yada. Yada. Yada. The rest of the party readies their things for the last leg of the journey into the mire. After some travel, the group arrives at Enzeldrins cave entrance with prisoner in tow. Not wanting to offend or piss off the queen, only Rosencrantz and Aurien head into her lair. The remaining members of the party wait at the cave entrance. After some time, both Rosencrantz and Aurien return from their meeting. Long story short - Enzeldrin has a communication scroll which enables us to not come back here... Like EVER. Aurien also gave her the magic +1 footmans mace. Just to reiterate, we never, ever.... ever, ever, ever have to come back here again. [Thankfully]
Moving on...
The party slops through the mire until sunset and make camp. Watches go uneventfully for the entire night. [Luckily] The following morning the party finishes the last leg of the Enzeldrin tour.... However, upon coming up to Thurmaster, the heroes notice something is wrong.... The upper levels of Tausters tower is completely smashed and charred. Coming up and around to the gates, the party finds out from the town guard that orcs attempted to kidnap Tauster and he killed them [And his tower] with a fireball. Asking around town the party finds out that Tauster is currently at Count Palfreys.
With everyone [Almost] ready to train, and with Shileck in tow, the party decides to head for Daerlun by way of Milbourne.
On the way to Milbourne and as its getting dark, the group sees 4 human shaped figures approximately 100 yards ahead. Nanoc goes to confront the group as Erlan casts a light spell on them. The shapes immediately turn and begin running like track stars. [That's right] In the light, the party could see they were farmers. Nanoc gets them to return. They're poaching trees. We're not going green because its trendy, so we don't care. Poach on.
The following mornning while coming close to Milbourne, the party runs into two men fishing. They tell of seeing orcs when they were off fishing one night. [Yes we know about the orcs already...] The half day heroes enter Milbourne. Go to the Baron of Mutton[?]. Stock up on supplies for the trip. Turns out no shipments are coming as they normally have. It's been a week and they usually come every 3 days. [Wah.]
We then go to Naftans, leave all but 2 horses there - Gildenstern and Anonymous. Pick up Grrr. And we're ready for what adventures befall us on our way to Daerlun........
While trudging through the swampy mess, the group hears something ahead. It's a spotted toad. The heroes engage the enemy, attempting to slay the creature before he potentially poisons someone. In the middle of trying to dispatch the lone toad, another toad comes lunging toward the group as well. The toads get their faces beat in. No one finds out if they were poisonous.
After some more travel, out of the brush comes a gigantic 15 foot lizard. Drawing their weapons again, the heroes move into attack positions. The lizard is smited with no issue. The party continues on. While walking through the slop in the mire, 2 more toads appear out of nowhere. [See a pattern here? Thanks Bill...]
Again, the party takes up attack positions. One toad lunges at Dresdin and claws him along his chest. He manages to swat the toad off his torso, immediately starting to feel ill as the poison starts its surge through his body. Erlan immediately comes to assist Dresdin and using his awesome awesomeness he heals Dresdin so he's no longer poisoned. There must be some kind of nest around here.
As sunset approaches, the group decides to make camp for the coming night. Watches are set and the night starts out uneventfully. Then, during third watch, Nanoc hears something near camp. Diving out from the brush is another 15 foot lizard. Drawing his 2-handed sword Nanoc obliterates the creature with one swoop. Watch is then uneventful and quiet until first light.
The priests and lone wizard get their spells for the day. Simulation Alpha. Moons. Yada. Yada. Yada. The rest of the party readies their things for the last leg of the journey into the mire. After some travel, the group arrives at Enzeldrins cave entrance with prisoner in tow. Not wanting to offend or piss off the queen, only Rosencrantz and Aurien head into her lair. The remaining members of the party wait at the cave entrance. After some time, both Rosencrantz and Aurien return from their meeting. Long story short - Enzeldrin has a communication scroll which enables us to not come back here... Like EVER. Aurien also gave her the magic +1 footmans mace. Just to reiterate, we never, ever.... ever, ever, ever have to come back here again. [Thankfully]
Moving on...
The party slops through the mire until sunset and make camp. Watches go uneventfully for the entire night. [Luckily] The following morning the party finishes the last leg of the Enzeldrin tour.... However, upon coming up to Thurmaster, the heroes notice something is wrong.... The upper levels of Tausters tower is completely smashed and charred. Coming up and around to the gates, the party finds out from the town guard that orcs attempted to kidnap Tauster and he killed them [And his tower] with a fireball. Asking around town the party finds out that Tauster is currently at Count Palfreys.
With everyone [Almost] ready to train, and with Shileck in tow, the party decides to head for Daerlun by way of Milbourne.
On the way to Milbourne and as its getting dark, the group sees 4 human shaped figures approximately 100 yards ahead. Nanoc goes to confront the group as Erlan casts a light spell on them. The shapes immediately turn and begin running like track stars. [That's right] In the light, the party could see they were farmers. Nanoc gets them to return. They're poaching trees. We're not going green because its trendy, so we don't care. Poach on.
The following mornning while coming close to Milbourne, the party runs into two men fishing. They tell of seeing orcs when they were off fishing one night. [Yes we know about the orcs already...] The half day heroes enter Milbourne. Go to the Baron of Mutton[?]. Stock up on supplies for the trip. Turns out no shipments are coming as they normally have. It's been a week and they usually come every 3 days. [Wah.]
We then go to Naftans, leave all but 2 horses there - Gildenstern and Anonymous. Pick up Grrr. And we're ready for what adventures befall us on our way to Daerlun........
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