After defeating the Orcs, they searched the area and located 4 dwarves held captive beneath a trap door. These tired and hungry dwarves were eager to escape and had retained a set of magic boots that they gladly rewarded the party with. While the group inspected the rest of the treasure including Stonefang's Seeping Heart, Dora asked Duggin about the location of Rogvir's writings. He was surprised to learn about this apparent new motivation for the party, but said it was likely in the upper levels where some of the older writings were kept.
Passionate about completing both quests, Dora led the way cautiously up the spiral staircase to the next level. An Orc captain was waiting for them with the two archers that had been blocked out by Thorm, as well as two Orc Shamans. While Ezhelyn charged into the battle with Thorm and Riswynn, Dora, Wyndham and Luecis (the code for this blog is blumpkin - text it to me by Tuesday at 8 pm and you earn either a 6th level item or can bank the points for a weapon upgrade)skirted the edges while blasting away at the conjured spirits of the shamans and the archers. Dora continually blasted the captain with illusory ambush, confusing the captain's attacks. Unfortunately, the divine sanction of the Thorm the Paladin was too much for his defenses to overcome and the frequent attacks of the enemies dropped him in combat, followed quickly by Ezhelyn whose Great Hunger Broadsword had bloodied the captain. Luckily the healing and inspiring words of their comrades were enough to bring them back to the battle but not before Riswynn dropped the captain with a devastating attack. The archers and shamans quickly fell afterwards. Thorm climbed to the upper level/roof of the citadel while Dora located a series of scrolls written by Rogvir and pocketed the final piece of Stonefang without Duggin noticing. Since they had been told not to trust the tattooed dwarves, she thought it might be smart to keep that information from him for now. On the rooftop, Thorm noted a gaping hole in the mountainside adjacent to the citadel. Duggin claimed to know nothing about the hole.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
The Citadel
After talking with the Dwarves, it became clear that they would use Duggin's knowledge and escort him to the Citadel and resecure the remaining pieces of Stonefang. Without considering the writings of Rogvir or any part of their overall quest, they set out towards the Stonefang Pass and hours later saw the light at the end. Inching forward to look outside, they could see a stone bridge traversing what sounded like a flowing river. Across the bridge, the Citadel itself stood, carved out of the face of the mountains. Duggin told them there were six outbuildings, two on this side of the river, that housed Dwarven guards. Wyndham crept forward to get a better look and noticed two Orc archers on the buildings across the river. He returned to the group, still hidden in the Stonefang Pass. After talking over strategy, Wyndham shapeshifted into an Orc and crossed the river while the rest of the group remained behind. After crossing the bridge, he counted four total archers atop the buildings and several Orc guards on foot including a well armored Orc tending to a Dire Boar. Wyndham approached the Orcs and explained to them that he was coming from the Pass and located several Dwarves with a cache of gems. Eager to make a profit, the Boar riding Orc ordered the other foot soldiers to escort him with Wyndham back to the cache. Wyndham lured them over the bridge and, once they crossed the bridge, blasted them with a thundering roar! While the Orcs lashed back, Thorn emerged from the pass to engage the Orcs, but was quickly pelted with arrows from the archers. Using the cover of the Pass and the buildings the group dealt with the Orcs on this side of the river then crossed the bridge and, under the cover of Wyndham's lightening bursts, eliminated the remaining Orc archers.
Talking over the strategy with Duggin, he explained that the Citadel had no way in but the main entrance, where they would find a corridor with murder holes and a lower level of guard rooms. Upstairs there would be a warded door, behind which the offduty guards could rest without fear of interruption.
Taking Duggin's advice, they opened the main doors and crossed the killing zone corridor. The secret code is Javalin. If you text it to me by Wednesday, you will get a magic item in the next session. It appeared the lower level was empty so the group headed up the stairwell to the second level and found the door. Wyndham tapped into the arcane power that was in his blood as a sorcerer and bypassed the ward long enough to open the door and enter the room beyond. Luecis could hear the voices of Orcs beyond the door and the group prepared for the worst. Thorm charged into the room and opened the door directly down the hallway. Behind the door several Orcs stood ready and hurled javalins at him. However, he slammed the door shut and jammed it closed with a dagger. Meanwhile, a room connecting to the hallway had several more Orcs, who charged into the hallway to repel the group. Through the efforts of Thorm and his returning shield, the Orcs fell one at a time. After the battle, the group was shocked to hear the cries of Dwarves beneath a trap door in the room.
Talking over the strategy with Duggin, he explained that the Citadel had no way in but the main entrance, where they would find a corridor with murder holes and a lower level of guard rooms. Upstairs there would be a warded door, behind which the offduty guards could rest without fear of interruption.
Taking Duggin's advice, they opened the main doors and crossed the killing zone corridor. The secret code is Javalin. If you text it to me by Wednesday, you will get a magic item in the next session. It appeared the lower level was empty so the group headed up the stairwell to the second level and found the door. Wyndham tapped into the arcane power that was in his blood as a sorcerer and bypassed the ward long enough to open the door and enter the room beyond. Luecis could hear the voices of Orcs beyond the door and the group prepared for the worst. Thorm charged into the room and opened the door directly down the hallway. Behind the door several Orcs stood ready and hurled javalins at him. However, he slammed the door shut and jammed it closed with a dagger. Meanwhile, a room connecting to the hallway had several more Orcs, who charged into the hallway to repel the group. Through the efforts of Thorm and his returning shield, the Orcs fell one at a time. After the battle, the group was shocked to hear the cries of Dwarves beneath a trap door in the room.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Stonefang and the Binding Ritual
After resting in the gatehouse, the group lifted the stone and headed down the pass. Perhaps two or three hundred yards further in, they noticed a side passage wedged open with what appeared to be a body. Getting closer they noticed the door was in fact propped open with a dwarf body. Cautiously entering the first area, the room was littlred with the bodies of eight orcs and six dwarfs, all tattooed with a set of chains coming down from their eyes and down the face. Although the bodies appeared picked clean, one dwarf was wearing dwarven greaves. At the end of the entry room, Dora noticed a flickering light from the next room and could hear three orcs in that area quietly arguing. Catching them by surprise, they burst into the room and killed the orcs before they could run down the spiral staircase to a lower level.
As the group began to go down the wide spiral stairs covered in blood spatters, they inspected a bas-relief on the wall that depicted a great battle between dwarves and a Stonetitan. They gradually defeated the beast after cutting out its eye, rib, hand and heart. At the bottom of the stairs, two piles of dead bodies (8 dwarfs and 10 orcs) flank the exit. Heading down the corridor, they turned into more of a cavern-type room with a large pit in the center and several orcs in the room. Two altars flanked the pit in the center. while battling with the orcs, including a Shaman and an Ogre, the group experienced two earthquakes, making the battle more difficult. They quickly learned that the four dimly glowing circles around the pit each granted a benefit to their combat prowess. Using the circles to help them defeat the enemies, they inspected the pit and the altars. While the pit appeared empty and about 40 feet deep, the altars were to Moradin and Torog - the God of Jailers.
Confident they had defeated the largest force of the enemy, they searched the area and located another passageway deeper into the level. While making their way, a magically-amplified voice called out a warning to them about orcs in hiding. Suddenly from down the end of the hallway, from behind a pair of braziers, two orc archers began to fire towards them. Thom charged into the fray and was beset upon by more archers on his flanks and orc savages charging from the sides. Trapped in the center, Dora and Wyndham provided him with whatever cover they could. Riswynn and Ezhelyn charged into the fray to kick over the braziers. Meanwhile Leucis decided to outflank the enemy by using a southern door, only to uncover more orc savages. Dora's grasping shadows pinned down the orcs behind the braziers while Riswynn and Ezhelyn dealt with them. Although Thom fell to the orcs, Leucis's inspiring words brought him back in time to help defeat the orc rampagers and the remainder of the archers. All the while, Wyndham's lightening strikes richocheted off the walls dropping savage minions by the handful.
After recovering, they located a group of orcs trapped into a room. Talking it over with their leader, Gwendar, they learned that the glove and rib were both parts of the Titan, Stonefang. The parts were needed to reseal his prison in the previous room. The orcs have taken those parts and Gwendar appealed to them to recover the remaining pieces to reseal the pit. The youngest of the dwarves, Duggin, agreed to escort them to the citadel where the remaining orcs must be located, along with the two remaining fragments. He explained to them that two of them had to remain behind and continue to chant the temporary binding circle they created. Although the group convinced the dwarves to relocate their circle to the Pit room, only Duggin could escort them
As the group began to go down the wide spiral stairs covered in blood spatters, they inspected a bas-relief on the wall that depicted a great battle between dwarves and a Stonetitan. They gradually defeated the beast after cutting out its eye, rib, hand and heart. At the bottom of the stairs, two piles of dead bodies (8 dwarfs and 10 orcs) flank the exit. Heading down the corridor, they turned into more of a cavern-type room with a large pit in the center and several orcs in the room. Two altars flanked the pit in the center. while battling with the orcs, including a Shaman and an Ogre, the group experienced two earthquakes, making the battle more difficult. They quickly learned that the four dimly glowing circles around the pit each granted a benefit to their combat prowess. Using the circles to help them defeat the enemies, they inspected the pit and the altars. While the pit appeared empty and about 40 feet deep, the altars were to Moradin and Torog - the God of Jailers.
Confident they had defeated the largest force of the enemy, they searched the area and located another passageway deeper into the level. While making their way, a magically-amplified voice called out a warning to them about orcs in hiding. Suddenly from down the end of the hallway, from behind a pair of braziers, two orc archers began to fire towards them. Thom charged into the fray and was beset upon by more archers on his flanks and orc savages charging from the sides. Trapped in the center, Dora and Wyndham provided him with whatever cover they could. Riswynn and Ezhelyn charged into the fray to kick over the braziers. Meanwhile Leucis decided to outflank the enemy by using a southern door, only to uncover more orc savages. Dora's grasping shadows pinned down the orcs behind the braziers while Riswynn and Ezhelyn dealt with them. Although Thom fell to the orcs, Leucis's inspiring words brought him back in time to help defeat the orc rampagers and the remainder of the archers. All the while, Wyndham's lightening strikes richocheted off the walls dropping savage minions by the handful.
After recovering, they located a group of orcs trapped into a room. Talking it over with their leader, Gwendar, they learned that the glove and rib were both parts of the Titan, Stonefang. The parts were needed to reseal his prison in the previous room. The orcs have taken those parts and Gwendar appealed to them to recover the remaining pieces to reseal the pit. The youngest of the dwarves, Duggin, agreed to escort them to the citadel where the remaining orcs must be located, along with the two remaining fragments. He explained to them that two of them had to remain behind and continue to chant the temporary binding circle they created. Although the group convinced the dwarves to relocate their circle to the Pit room, only Duggin could escort them
Sunday, March 6, 2011
"Drop the Stone!!"
Leucis (5th lvl Warlord) Monk (5th lvl Monk) Edhas (5th lvl Bard)
Dora (5th lvl Wizard) Wyndham (5th lvl Sorcerer)
Exploring into the Pass, the party headed in only about 200' before they could head the sound of wings flapping. With all the group caught off guard with the exception of Edhas, many stirges swooped down from the ceiling and latched on to various party members as they were looking at the bodies of what appeared to be dead dwarves. With finesse and skill of Wyndham the group was able to shrug off most of the damage caused by the stirges until a massive earthquake shook the Pass opening a 20' chasm in the floor and a crack in the ceiling. After the quake settled several deathjump spiders scurried out of the ceiling and headed right for them!
Although the poison was difficult to fight off, the group held their ground against the spiders, with Monk's area attacks and Dora's illusions. As the earthquake persisted with aftershocks, they were able to destroy the remaining spiders and decided resting was in their best interest as their bodies were pushed to the limit of healing. Returning to the surface they rested in one of the abandoned buildings by the river they crossed until morning.
They headed back into the pass until they could see the enormous slab of stone that Rangrim had told them about. Beneath the many-ton slab they could see at least one orc arm pinned and large pools of blood coming from under it. Clearly Rangrim had lowered the slab onto several unfortunate orcs. Just as he indicated the stairs leading up to the gatehouse were on their right. Before climbing the stairs, they inspected a channel that ran up the wall down to an indented spot with an iron nub that was clearly used as an anchor for something to latch on. Unable to do anything with it, they climbed the stairs and noticed a hallway with several pressure plates that set off arrow traps from behind the right wall. Using arcane power, Dora illuminated the runes on the pressure plates providing the rest of the group with the ability to cross the fifty feet without setting off the trap. Monk carried Dora across but before the others could follow his steps, several iron cobras lurched from the end of the hallway and forced the group to deal with them while evading the dangerous arrow turrets. After destroying their enemies, triggering and deactivating a portcullis trap and following the hallway to a door, they entered the actual gatehouse control room with a large lever on the ground. The room was guarded by two hammering contructs. After Dora destroyed both hammering constructs, they learned they were unable to move the lever alone. An inspection of the room revealed an ogre sized rusted iron construct with a ritual to animate and control it. Dora read the ritual and decided to use the construct to pull the lever. In preparation for something happening, Leucis went back to the iron nub outside the gatehouse to be ready to do what was needed to keep the slab aloft. The construct pulled the lever, the slab lifted but before Leucis could latch the chain that ran down the channel, many orcs rushed from behind the slab.
Leucis ran up the stairs shouting for Dora to drop the slab. Although the construct turned the lever, the orcs had already crossed under the slab. Leucis delayed their advance up the steps and down the hallway by lighting three fires with oil. Meanwhile, Leucis, Monk and eventually Wyndham held their ground in the hallway pelting the orcs as they made their way down the narrow hall. Dora was able to drop an illusionary ambush and killed several orcs, winnowing their numbers. Dora and Edhas, however, were caught off guard when the largest of the orcs seemed to reach out and control the construct with a magic glove he was wearing. Although Monk was overwhelmed by the mass and numbers of orcs, the group was able to pound the orcs until the last one fell. Edhas, who was troubled most of the day with bad luck, came through at the last moment and blasted the leader orc with a critically aimed spell, toppling him and his companions.
Weaving their way through orc corpses, the group stabilized the dying Monk and decided the could go no further and needed to use the security of the gatehouse to rest. Beyond the stone slab, it would be unlikely to locate a place of safety better than this.
Dora (5th lvl Wizard) Wyndham (5th lvl Sorcerer)
Exploring into the Pass, the party headed in only about 200' before they could head the sound of wings flapping. With all the group caught off guard with the exception of Edhas, many stirges swooped down from the ceiling and latched on to various party members as they were looking at the bodies of what appeared to be dead dwarves. With finesse and skill of Wyndham the group was able to shrug off most of the damage caused by the stirges until a massive earthquake shook the Pass opening a 20' chasm in the floor and a crack in the ceiling. After the quake settled several deathjump spiders scurried out of the ceiling and headed right for them!
Although the poison was difficult to fight off, the group held their ground against the spiders, with Monk's area attacks and Dora's illusions. As the earthquake persisted with aftershocks, they were able to destroy the remaining spiders and decided resting was in their best interest as their bodies were pushed to the limit of healing. Returning to the surface they rested in one of the abandoned buildings by the river they crossed until morning.
They headed back into the pass until they could see the enormous slab of stone that Rangrim had told them about. Beneath the many-ton slab they could see at least one orc arm pinned and large pools of blood coming from under it. Clearly Rangrim had lowered the slab onto several unfortunate orcs. Just as he indicated the stairs leading up to the gatehouse were on their right. Before climbing the stairs, they inspected a channel that ran up the wall down to an indented spot with an iron nub that was clearly used as an anchor for something to latch on. Unable to do anything with it, they climbed the stairs and noticed a hallway with several pressure plates that set off arrow traps from behind the right wall. Using arcane power, Dora illuminated the runes on the pressure plates providing the rest of the group with the ability to cross the fifty feet without setting off the trap. Monk carried Dora across but before the others could follow his steps, several iron cobras lurched from the end of the hallway and forced the group to deal with them while evading the dangerous arrow turrets. After destroying their enemies, triggering and deactivating a portcullis trap and following the hallway to a door, they entered the actual gatehouse control room with a large lever on the ground. The room was guarded by two hammering contructs. After Dora destroyed both hammering constructs, they learned they were unable to move the lever alone. An inspection of the room revealed an ogre sized rusted iron construct with a ritual to animate and control it. Dora read the ritual and decided to use the construct to pull the lever. In preparation for something happening, Leucis went back to the iron nub outside the gatehouse to be ready to do what was needed to keep the slab aloft. The construct pulled the lever, the slab lifted but before Leucis could latch the chain that ran down the channel, many orcs rushed from behind the slab.
Leucis ran up the stairs shouting for Dora to drop the slab. Although the construct turned the lever, the orcs had already crossed under the slab. Leucis delayed their advance up the steps and down the hallway by lighting three fires with oil. Meanwhile, Leucis, Monk and eventually Wyndham held their ground in the hallway pelting the orcs as they made their way down the narrow hall. Dora was able to drop an illusionary ambush and killed several orcs, winnowing their numbers. Dora and Edhas, however, were caught off guard when the largest of the orcs seemed to reach out and control the construct with a magic glove he was wearing. Although Monk was overwhelmed by the mass and numbers of orcs, the group was able to pound the orcs until the last one fell. Edhas, who was troubled most of the day with bad luck, came through at the last moment and blasted the leader orc with a critically aimed spell, toppling him and his companions.
Weaving their way through orc corpses, the group stabilized the dying Monk and decided the could go no further and needed to use the security of the gatehouse to rest. Beyond the stone slab, it would be unlikely to locate a place of safety better than this.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Timbervale and Stonefang Pass
Monk (5th lvl Monk) Ezhelyn (5th lvl Avenger) Ryswynn (5th lvl Cleric)
Wyndham (5th lvl Sorcerer) Dora (5th lvl Wizard)
The group decided to stay in Fellstar for a few days while both Ryswynn and Ezhelyn recovered from the lingering effects of Filth Fever. In the meantime, while the rest of the party tended to the ailing adventurers, Dora went out to acquire several ritual components for their next journey. After everyone was feeling up to traveling, the group acquired horses from Uthor and began the two day journey to Timbervale.
Although the first day passed without incident, during their first night on the road, they were ambushed by a trio of Wights and their zombie minions. Although the battle wasn't lethal for anyone, they were pushed to their limits several times but were able to do away with the wandering undead.
They arrived in Timbervale at midmorning and noticed how the once thriving town was a relic of its former self with essentially just one road cuttting through the middle of the town. The imposing view of the Ironwall Mountains loomed in the background, while the group headed for the small inn known as the Knot Hole. Surprised as they entered the room, the group couldn't help but notice a small group of frightened looking dwarves huddled in the corner of the Inn's Common Room. A black-bearded dwarf wearing a silver crown cautiously approached them and introduced himself as Rangrim, son of Thorvil, son of Thane Harvak of Clam Glintshield. He told the group about the Clan's reemergence and their effort to reclaim the citadel but they were attacked by the Severed Eyes Orcs. He begged them to go back into the pass and save the remaining members of his tribe and kill as many orcs as they can. He did tell them that he was asked to escort the elderly and weak members of his tribe out of the Pass and he was forced to lower a large stone slab to block the Pass off but believes it can be raised by some means in the guard house in the Pass.
After receiving confirmation that Rogvir's writings have survived and are inside the citadel, they agreed to head out immediately. Before they could leave though, they were approached by a female dwarf named Hadarra. She told them she witnessed her cousin Flinka killed by the orcs as she was being pulled away byt he Shadowed Chain guards who initially escorted the dwarfs through the Pass. She tells the the "weird cult" of dwarfs are responsible for letting her cousin die and the group should beware their intentions and asks them to recover a matching "sending stone" She offers them the matching sending stone to help them locate its match.
Journeying into the foot of the mountains the road heads up at a casual slope as the remnants of the once-thriving town are evident with abandoned buildings and other vestiges of the past. Arriving at the first river crossing, they were attacked by two hippogriffs and several deadly archerfish that harried the party until they could successfully cross the river and avoid the fish. On the other side of the river, the sight of the huge tunnel that bores into the Stonefang Mountain stood before them. Impressive huge stone carvings of giants flank the opening as if holding up the mountain itself. Weary of heading into the mountain, the group began their first steps into the darkness hoping to survive.
Wyndham (5th lvl Sorcerer) Dora (5th lvl Wizard)
The group decided to stay in Fellstar for a few days while both Ryswynn and Ezhelyn recovered from the lingering effects of Filth Fever. In the meantime, while the rest of the party tended to the ailing adventurers, Dora went out to acquire several ritual components for their next journey. After everyone was feeling up to traveling, the group acquired horses from Uthor and began the two day journey to Timbervale.
Although the first day passed without incident, during their first night on the road, they were ambushed by a trio of Wights and their zombie minions. Although the battle wasn't lethal for anyone, they were pushed to their limits several times but were able to do away with the wandering undead.
They arrived in Timbervale at midmorning and noticed how the once thriving town was a relic of its former self with essentially just one road cuttting through the middle of the town. The imposing view of the Ironwall Mountains loomed in the background, while the group headed for the small inn known as the Knot Hole. Surprised as they entered the room, the group couldn't help but notice a small group of frightened looking dwarves huddled in the corner of the Inn's Common Room. A black-bearded dwarf wearing a silver crown cautiously approached them and introduced himself as Rangrim, son of Thorvil, son of Thane Harvak of Clam Glintshield. He told the group about the Clan's reemergence and their effort to reclaim the citadel but they were attacked by the Severed Eyes Orcs. He begged them to go back into the pass and save the remaining members of his tribe and kill as many orcs as they can. He did tell them that he was asked to escort the elderly and weak members of his tribe out of the Pass and he was forced to lower a large stone slab to block the Pass off but believes it can be raised by some means in the guard house in the Pass.
After receiving confirmation that Rogvir's writings have survived and are inside the citadel, they agreed to head out immediately. Before they could leave though, they were approached by a female dwarf named Hadarra. She told them she witnessed her cousin Flinka killed by the orcs as she was being pulled away byt he Shadowed Chain guards who initially escorted the dwarfs through the Pass. She tells the the "weird cult" of dwarfs are responsible for letting her cousin die and the group should beware their intentions and asks them to recover a matching "sending stone" She offers them the matching sending stone to help them locate its match.
Journeying into the foot of the mountains the road heads up at a casual slope as the remnants of the once-thriving town are evident with abandoned buildings and other vestiges of the past. Arriving at the first river crossing, they were attacked by two hippogriffs and several deadly archerfish that harried the party until they could successfully cross the river and avoid the fish. On the other side of the river, the sight of the huge tunnel that bores into the Stonefang Mountain stood before them. Impressive huge stone carvings of giants flank the opening as if holding up the mountain itself. Weary of heading into the mountain, the group began their first steps into the darkness hoping to survive.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Back to Fellstar and the next step
Dora (5th lvl Wizard) Wyndham (5th lvl Sorcerer) Ezhelyn (5th lvl Avenger)
Leucis (5th lvl Warlord)
The group made their way back through the Goblin Hole and back onto the surface - it appeared most of the goblins had fled after the fall of their chief. Concerned with traveling off the main road while carrying the Staff, they headed out to the King's Road and headed back towards Fellstar. Early in the first day they ran into two travelers on the road - Rickon and Tumal who told them they had left Fellstar when the economy collapsed and headed out for a mining job opportunity along the Kings Wall. Days earlier a horrible earthquake collapsed the mines but they were able to escape. They asked to travel back alongside the group.
Still afflicted with Filth Fever, the group looked to rest on the three day journey. After the first night, Leucis was able to shake off the illness but the avenger was unable to fully kick the disease after getting worse. They traveled back to Fellstar with only one late night encounter against some wandering undead. After spending the night safely in the walls of the city, they sought Uthor at the Temple of Pelor.
Briefly describing the clues they had uncovered including the letter that mentioned Vestapalk, Uthor agreed to keep the Staff along with the Skull they had recovered earlier. After completing research, he told the group that the only lead on the remaining part of the Staff would hopefully be found in the writings of Rogvir Glimmersham, a Cleric of Moradin, in the Glintshield Clan. The only problem was the Glintshield Clan had disappeared about 40 years earlier after a Civil War but had recently reappeared. Uthor hoped that Rogvir survived the war or at least her writings had. He suggested they head towards the town of Timbervale at the foot of the Ironwall Mountains. The former thriving town is at the entrance of Stonefang Pass, the only way through the Ironwalls. Leucis recalled hearing about the Glintshield Clan and something about a secret cult known as the Shadowed Chain and they all remembered the orcs they fought on the mountain carried shields with the Glintshield heraldry on them.
Leucis (5th lvl Warlord)
The group made their way back through the Goblin Hole and back onto the surface - it appeared most of the goblins had fled after the fall of their chief. Concerned with traveling off the main road while carrying the Staff, they headed out to the King's Road and headed back towards Fellstar. Early in the first day they ran into two travelers on the road - Rickon and Tumal who told them they had left Fellstar when the economy collapsed and headed out for a mining job opportunity along the Kings Wall. Days earlier a horrible earthquake collapsed the mines but they were able to escape. They asked to travel back alongside the group.
Still afflicted with Filth Fever, the group looked to rest on the three day journey. After the first night, Leucis was able to shake off the illness but the avenger was unable to fully kick the disease after getting worse. They traveled back to Fellstar with only one late night encounter against some wandering undead. After spending the night safely in the walls of the city, they sought Uthor at the Temple of Pelor.
Briefly describing the clues they had uncovered including the letter that mentioned Vestapalk, Uthor agreed to keep the Staff along with the Skull they had recovered earlier. After completing research, he told the group that the only lead on the remaining part of the Staff would hopefully be found in the writings of Rogvir Glimmersham, a Cleric of Moradin, in the Glintshield Clan. The only problem was the Glintshield Clan had disappeared about 40 years earlier after a Civil War but had recently reappeared. Uthor hoped that Rogvir survived the war or at least her writings had. He suggested they head towards the town of Timbervale at the foot of the Ironwall Mountains. The former thriving town is at the entrance of Stonefang Pass, the only way through the Ironwalls. Leucis recalled hearing about the Glintshield Clan and something about a secret cult known as the Shadowed Chain and they all remembered the orcs they fought on the mountain carried shields with the Glintshield heraldry on them.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Not So Fast!
Sariel (4th level Assassin) Leucis (4th level Warlord)
Edhas (4th level Bard) Thom (4th level Paladin)
Wyndham (4th level Sorceror)
After destroying Urgog, the group began rummaging through the loot and dividing up the contents of the tomb. Suddenly, they were jarred out of their activities by the sound of their charmed friend, Splug, being killed. They turned around in time to see a horde of goblins charging into the tomb alongside the Bugbear chief!
Regrouping to fend off the new threat, Thom charged through the crowd of goblins heading right for the chief, while the rest of the group used the angles of the room to stay out of the way of the goblin hexers while still attacking effectively. Despite being blinded and hexed constantly, Sariel was able to take down the goblin chief with her Nightmare Shades attack. While the goblin minions overwhelmed Thom, the hexers' blasts incapacitated much of the party. With seconds left to live, Thom was brought back by the inspiring words of Leucis. With Thom back in the battle, and Edhas and Wyndham consistently plaguing the efforts of the hexers to finish the heroes off, enough of the goblins fell leading to the remaining two hexers escaping back into the cavern complex. In the end the worst damage taken was Leucis being striken with Filth Fever.
Edhas (4th level Bard) Thom (4th level Paladin)
Wyndham (4th level Sorceror)
After destroying Urgog, the group began rummaging through the loot and dividing up the contents of the tomb. Suddenly, they were jarred out of their activities by the sound of their charmed friend, Splug, being killed. They turned around in time to see a horde of goblins charging into the tomb alongside the Bugbear chief!
Regrouping to fend off the new threat, Thom charged through the crowd of goblins heading right for the chief, while the rest of the group used the angles of the room to stay out of the way of the goblin hexers while still attacking effectively. Despite being blinded and hexed constantly, Sariel was able to take down the goblin chief with her Nightmare Shades attack. While the goblin minions overwhelmed Thom, the hexers' blasts incapacitated much of the party. With seconds left to live, Thom was brought back by the inspiring words of Leucis. With Thom back in the battle, and Edhas and Wyndham consistently plaguing the efforts of the hexers to finish the heroes off, enough of the goblins fell leading to the remaining two hexers escaping back into the cavern complex. In the end the worst damage taken was Leucis being striken with Filth Fever.
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