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1980 - 1986
These actions take place in Region 3: The Valley of the Ancients and are the
earliest documented events befalling the troupe. Apparently many travellers
have landed unexpectedly in this region. Our troupe did so in about June 1980
(our time) and investigated the entire valley from Weredstone
in the east to Tarsh in
the west, by July 1986 (our time).
09Sep4332 We
landed in The Valley of the Ancients, in a place called Weredstone
(3:4902). The date in local time was September (known by locals as the seventh
period of the Fast Sky God – which we deduced to be the Moon) in the year 4332.
It is not recorded exactly what we did in Weredstone.
Oct-Nov4332 We travelled to Shagarak
(3:4202) and located a nearby Tower (the name of this tower was not recorded
clearly, but it may be the Tower of
Bears). The Tower contained The Labyrinth of The Red Warrior,
although is it not recorded exactly what transpired in the Tower or the
Labyrinth.
Dec4332-Jan4333 We
travelled west and explored The Caverns of The Barif (the name is
unclear on the record). Passed through Infamy (3:3304).
Feb-Apr4333 Travelled west along the river. We
were diverted when we saw the Thyrane Pass (3:2011) and a large tower
high up on the cliff edge.
The major port of
Greenswabs
(3:1617) was a few miles to the south, but we did not visit it.
Apr-Jun4333 Made our way westwards from Thyrane to Tarsh (3:0308).
We also made a long detour eastwards and visited Charmack (3:1509),
although it is not recorded why. We then retraced our steps back to Tarsh.
12/07/1986
The troupe left Region
3: The Valley of the Ancients and entered Region 2: The Isles of Pokrantil (Valon). Over about two
and a half years until the end of 1988 (our time) the troupe crossed the
northern-most reaches of the land, from Nimbertal and the Shielding
Mountains, along the coast through Adeberon, to
the Wilderland Mountains in the west of Valon.
18Jul4333 We
proceeded west through Klesi (3:0305) and entered the Valon border village of Nimbertal (2:5103).
Jul-Aug4333 Passed north through the Shielding Mountains so as to bypass the sources of
the Ruling River.
We made a short detour south to the village
of Uriah Kazar
(2:4403) in the Glittering
Peak, but our reason for
doing so is not recorded.
1987 - 1989
28Aug4333 Crossed
the far northern reaches of the Uther
Pentwegern Sea, to Tilleasy (2:2702).
01Sep4333 We skirted north of Valon City (2:2802) and the sources of
the Roost River.
03Sep4333 Travelled
west through the Finmeer Thicket to Adeberon
(2:2002).
03/1989
The Slave Lords Adventure
(This is the first
adventure of the Troupe to be recorded in detail. It marked the start of the
Troupe's fame.)
04Sep4333 During
our travel we experienced considerable difficulty with a gang of Lizard
Men. During this encounter we heard of the growing and threatening
practice of a group known as The Slave Lords, who were apparently
and according to rumour, enslaving many of the local folk in some of the larger
settlements and towns in the area.
We travelled from
the east, passing through Ravensport where we defeated the
Lizard Men, on the coast.
Then we heard about the Slave Lords. These human and
humanoid individuals had been causing considerable distress to the locals of
the surrounding towns and villages (listed in clockwise rotation on the map: Ravensport,
Vosteria, Berclazan,
Zindar, Fomaland, Moskilt,
and Suderham) by capturing and enslaving them.
We accepted the task of clearing the region of this evil.
08Sep4333 We
proceeded south to where we found an old ruined Temple. This temple was inhabited by two
Slave Lords Malbio (a Cleric) and Graniumus
(a Magician), assisted by Pizter (a thief).
10Sep4333 After
defeating these villains, we learned that we must cross the Sanctuary River and pass to the north of
the Hearing Mountains to where more Slave Lords were active.
13Sep4333 Travelled
to Moskilt where we found a large slaver's stockade in the charge of Markessa
(a fighter/magician) and Blackthorn (an ogremage),
assisted by Executioner (an ogre), Icar
(fighter) and Gulyet (a goblin).
15Sep4333 After
some difficulty, we escaped from the stockade, having learned that we must
clear the Slavers' Fortress, located to the north of the Wilderland
Mountains.
17Sep4333 We
had a major battle in the Slaver's Fortress (2:0801) where we learned of the
true seat of the Slave Lords in their Slaver's Castle at Suderham
(3:1103) high in the mountains.
24Sep4333 We
travelled to Suderham, and entered the Slaver's Castle. We had a major battle
with the evil ruler Slave Lords Mordrammo (a cleric),
his brother Milerjoi (a monk), Penhaligon
(a magician - see note below), and a large horde of hobgoblin assistants.
This was a serious encounter, which severely taxed our strength. One new member
of the troupe at the time, Weatherwax
(who was reconstructed from the component psyche of Doug Banks) proved his
worth by causing the death of the evil magician Penhaligon
by the casting of green death.
(Note concerning Penhaligon:
some readers will remember that Penhaligon was in fact
a member of the troupe until 1987 (our time) when his evil alignment was
rejected by the rest of the troupe. The death of Penhaligon
therefore marked the end of an era for the troupe in ensuring that they could
be firm in their wish to fight all evil from wherever it may emerge.)
During the battles at the Slavers' Fortress,
the troupe gathered information about the true seat of the Slave
Lords at Suderham where they had built and were
occupying a large Castle. Travelling around the northern foothills of the Wilderland
Mountains, they
eventually found Suderham and its Slave Lord Castle.
There they fought the remaining key Slave Lords Mordrammo
(the cleric, who had fled from the Slavers' Fortress) and Lamonsten
(an illusionist) who were assisted by Theg Narlot (a
half-orc fighter/assassin), Edralve (a drow elf
fighter/cleric) and Slippery Ketta (a thief). However,
in the end, after a prolonged battle, and the effective defeat of the Slave
Lords, nature had its revenge on everything that the Slave
Lords had tried to do, as a major volcanic eruption and massive
explosion close to Suderham
brought about its total destruction.
25Sep4333 We
escaped safely. Nearly all of the Slave Lords were
overcome either in the battle or in the volcanic explosion, which by chance,
followed our battle. Two or three fairly minor characters were known to have
escaped and to have fled to the coast where we believe they took a boat. They
have not been heard of since.
This marked the completion of the Slave Lords Adventure.
1990 - 1991
01Oct4333 Travelled
west through Fomaland (2:0407) on the western edge of The Isles of Pokrantil (Valon),
through the Dancing
Drain Valley,
entering The
Great Forest (The Elphand Lands).
The next sequence of travel takes place through Region 1: The
Great Forest (The Elphand Lands). During 1989-1992 (our time), the
troupe explored thoroughly these lands, passing south from the Snake
River, through the Forbidden Forest, taking a boat
across the bay, and then encircling the massive Irminsul Forest
and Plain of Kethe. There were many adventures,
including later in the Jutting
Peaks.
10Oct4333 Travelled
along the southern bank of the snake river, and then turned south towards Norgood
(1:4711).
12Oct4333 Passed
further south through Honeywax (1:4820) by the Oak Brook. We had to take
a boat across the Bay of Cayerva, to get to Blackspell (1:5125) to
continue following a minor track south through Leechfields (1:5028).
14Oct4333 Then
we entered the large Irminsul
Forest and trekked
west through the border village
of Hillcrest
(1:4134) and on to Brest
(1:3231). Then we left the forest and, heading south west, entered The City State of The World Emperor.
The following travel takes place in Region 4: The City State of The World Emperor. First
visited during 1992 and again in 1997 (our time), this most important region is
now well known to our troupe, and every part has been visited and explored. Irilian is the spiritual centre
for two of the troupe. The many islands in the region have also been visited.
20Oct4333 We
travelled south west into the The City State of
The World Emperor, and passed the Town of Jes (4:2502). We did not realise at
this stage that we would pay a future visit to Jes in order to resolve a major
issue for the local inhabitants.
We continued west across the Zirrus
Plain towards the town of Erba
Alba (4:1505).
1992 - 1993
30Oct4333 While
we were in Erba Alba, we were approached by some merchants who had heard of our
achievements against the Slave Lords. They asked us whether we would consider
helping them by escorting them in convoy, as they carried a consignment of
Dwarven gold from Erba Alba to the City of Irilian (4:1505), to the
south.
The merchants also had a scroll in their possession. The scroll was a warning
scroll, which foretold of an evil, which was threatening the prosperity and
well-being of the region.
The Dark of Irilian (An adventure which
would secure our reputation with the City of Irilian)
The troupe were escorting a convoy carrying a consignment of
dwarven gold and a warning scroll from Erba Alba, a town to the north,
to the important City of Irilian.
It was reputed that the scroll foretold of a potential evil
which was threatening the stability and prosperity of the region.
1994
01Nov4333 On
arrival at the walls of Irilian, we decided to
enter from the west. We enlisted the help of some Chantrymen, and
entered the city through the Chantry
Temple and
Graveyard just outside the great west
gate of the city.
We went to the Abbeie, which is in a the large walled enclosure
near the western gate, where we met with the Abbess, Teral
Guthdohtor who is also the spiritual mentor and teacher of Dr Thekla,
and with the high level magician Zotaquaan,
who lived in the Tor Wysard, a large tower in the south east of the
city. Zotaquaan
is the spiritual mentor and teacher of Solezar.
Teral
Guthdohtor had already heard of our achievements against the
Slave Lords, and welcomed us to Irilian. We then
delivered the warning scroll to her, and she asked that we help remove the
threat to her beloved city.
By enlisting the help of some Chantrymen, the
troupe entered the city through the Chantry
Temple and
Graveyard just outside the great west gate of the city. They delivered the
warning scroll to Abbess of the Abbeie (the
large walled area at the western gate), Teral Guthdohtor who
had heard of their skills and asked that they help remove the threat to her
beloved city.
They met with Teral
Guthdohtor, and with the high level magician Zotaquaan, who lived in the Tor
Wysard, a large tower in the south east of the city.
02Nov4333 The
two Leaders told us of how, for some time, the well-being of Irilian
had been threatened by an incipient evil, known locally as "The
Dark". The scroll confirmed the threat with the words:
"Dark Rises - Out of the West the Dark comes crawling, higher
and higher
'til it touch the Sky.
While in the East the light still
burning sends the hero to the funeral pyre."
20Nov4333 Using
all the combined strengths of the Abbess Teral Guthdohtor and
the Magician Zotaquaan,
we, and the forces of the City destroyed The Dark.
A Warrior Monk became the Hero Lightchild
of the scroll. He sacrificed his life in a deep well beneath the City, where The
Dark was removed by the burning of his body.
This marks the completion of the Destruction of The Dark of Irilian.
09/12/1994
Temple of Elemental Evil The destruction of the God Iuz in his Temple.
01Dec4333 After
destroying the Dark of Irilian, we learned that The
Dark was in fact being generated by the God Iuz,
in his Temple
of Elemental Evil,
west of Irilian. It was known
that so long as Iuz was in his temple, recurrence of The Dark was possible.
We agreed to assist the City by finding and destroying the Temple to rid the region of this major evil
threat to its well-being once and for all.
15Dec4333 We
travelled from Irilian, west through Nulb
(4:1109) to the village
of Homlett (4:0610), in the foothills of the Pinnacle
Mountains. There we learned that the Temple of Elemental Evil
had in fact been constructed in Nulb, a small village through
which we had passed en route to Homlett.
20Dec4333 We
searched the areas surrounding Homlett for information about
the Evil God Iuz. We discovered an evil fortress close
to Homlett, and destroyed it. We uncovered information telling
us that we must go back to Nulb where we would be able to
locate the Temple.
When we feel we have enough understanding, we can tackle the God Iuz.
Thus the troupe returned to Nulb, and some
way to the south, the Temple of Elemental Evil was eventually
found. The Temple
contained four temples in all - dedicated to Air, Fire,
Earth and Water. These temples had been built
in deep excavations beneath the main temple ruin, each being maintained by an
evil magician, the two most critical being Senshock and
Hiedrack.
Each contained a hidden key which we must find if the Evil God Iuz
was to be prevented from recreating The Dark in the future.
Each key was actually a jewel which had to be fitted into a crevice in the Evil
Orb - the Orb had been constructed from the parts of
a humanoid skull.
30Dec4333 We
searched the area around Nulb, and to the south we discovered The Temple of
Elemental Evil. After exploring the temple carefully, we found that there
were areas of the temple dedicated to the Four Elements - being Air,
Fire, Earth, and Water.
10Jan4334 Through
careful preliminary investigation, we uncovered much information, including the
facts that each of the elemental temples was in the charge of an evil magician.
We concluded that the two most critical of these were Hiedrack
and Senshock.
Each elemental temple also contained a hidden key, and we must retrieve all
four keys and relocate them into a humanoid skull in order to destroy the God
Iuz' power.
06/01/1995
14Jan4334 17:00 After a great deal of searching and battling
through the four temples and the elemental planes that they represented, we
located the Four Keys,
which were in fact jewels, and the Evil Orb.
15Jan4334 06:00 In the Alchemist Suscerus’s Room, in
the final moment of victory, we inserted the jewels into their places in the Evil
Orb and the Temple collapsed, completely disabling the Evil
God Iuz and thus removing the threat of The Dark
for a considerable time to come.
However, the two magicians Senshock and Hiedrack
escaped from the collapsing temple and we decided to pursued them as soon as we
had reported our success in destroying the Temple of Elemental Evil.
When we returned to Irilian,
and reported our news, we were awarded the very great honour of Freedom
of the City of Irilian
jointly by the Abbess Teral Guthdohtor and
the Magician Zotaquaan
as a result of this success.
Thus the Temple of Elemental Evil
was destroyed and this Mission
was duly completed.
In Pursuit of Hiedrack, Senshock and King Rollex. The Rescue of Dragon
Snowstorm
18Jan4334 We
pursued the magicians Hiedrack and Senshock
who escaped from the collapsing Temple
of Elemental Evil, and
discovered that they were on their way to King Rollex
who lived in the Pinnacle
Mountains. So we set
off for Homlett.
19Jan4334 We
soon caught up with Senshock but he tried to ambush us
in the snow, but we defeated and killed him.
20Jan4334 We followed Hiedrack
from Homlett and were led to a cave (4:0213) occupied by the goodly Dragon
Taliens in the Pinnacle
Mountains. Taliens told
us that he had a friends, Dragon Snowstorm who was being held
captive by an Ice Ogre, with the co-operation of King Rollex. The ice cave of
the Ice Ogre was about 20 miles south at Amni Caphri (4:0314).
21Jan4334 Travelled
to Amni Capri, and located the ice cavern.
22Jan4334 We
entered the caverns and found the ice ogre's living quarters. We went quietly
past, to another room beyond, where we
found King Rollex in that room we surprised him, and fought and killed him. We
discovered Severed heads of various creatures under the bed in a trunk - the
King was an evil monster and it was good that his local reign was at an end.
23Jan4334 We
rested for the night in the room. In the morning there was a knock at the door:
Hiedrack was asking to speak with King
Rollex. Quietly, we answered the door, and were able to kill Hiedrack
who was unarmed, and unprepared for combat, and in his nightclothes. It transpired
that Hiedrack was constructing an underground complex
of rooms with the intention of building a base from which to raid and plunder
the surrounding region.
24Jan4334 We
found the Dragon Snowstorm held in an Ice Cave
from which he couldn't escape owing to the fact that the entrance had been
narrowed, and the food he was receiving prevented him from reducing his girth.
However, Snowstorm was rescued by a cast of a
shrink spell. Braving the brown mould which had been placed at the entrance to
the Ice Cave to prohibit entry, we were able to
get at the treasure behind his lair, which he let us keep, being pleased as he
was, to be rescued.
The Troupe followed Hiedrack from Homlett
and was led to the Cave of the goodly Dragon Taliens
in the Pinnacle
Mountains.
Dragon Taliens told the Troupe of
his anguish at the plight of his friend, the Dragon Snowstorm
who was being held in an Ice Cave against his will, by an evil Ice
Ogre about 20 miles south at Amni Caphri.
Snowstorm was trapped in the Ogre's
cave owing to the food given to him by the Ice Ogre, which kept him too large
for the exit. Dragon Taliens gave directions to the Dragon
Snowstorm’s cave.
This marks the completion of the destruction of Hiedrack and Senshock, King
Rollex, and the freeing of the Dragon Snowstorm.
03/02/1995
Destroying The Magician Meldred on the Island of Tric
Apparently, as we were to discover in Irilian,
the next task would be to visit Tric
(4:4031) and kill the evil Magician Meldred and destroy his experiments with a Chrysalis.
25Jan - 15Mar4334 We decided to return to Irilian
(4:4712) for 8 weeks training and to increase Levels.
16Mar4334 Set off on our journey to find
and defeat Meldred. Attacked by Hill Giants.
18Mar4334 Stayed overnight at the
Junction.
19Mar4334 Arrived at Tak Shire (4:3410) by evening.
03/03/1995
19Mar4334 20:00 At the Shipwrights Guild, in Cash Street, we
learn of Raglass, a trusted sea
captain in Targnol Port (4:4119).
20Mar4334 We passed through Mislanta (4:3616)
21Mar4334 16:00 We
arrived at Targnol Port.
We found Captain Raglass next to the Money Lender’s and
negotiated the hire of a boat and his services to take us to Tric and Trac.
23Mar4334 10:00 Set sail for Tric.
Overnight
on Gheulost Island (4:4424).
24Mar4334 10:00 Arrive on Tric.
Had to kill a Water Dragon.
31/03/1995
25Mar4334 12:00 Start
look for Meldred. Reached Tric beach
by 3:00pm.
We entered
Large Hall of the residence believed to be that of the evil Meldred.
Irilian to Targnol Port:
The troupe travelled east from Irilian to Tak Shire,
staying overnight at the junction of the track from Ruppin Athuk a few
miles north.
Then they travelled southeast down the major port of Targnol Port
where they arranged a boat with Captain Raglass and his female
assistant Veldrana.
Targnol Port to Tric: Captain Raglass took the
troupe down to the small island
of Tric. They
stopped overnight on the large island
of Gheulost Isle.
28/04/1995
26Mar4334 16:00 We killed a Stone Golem and then slept for 5
and healed for 4 hours.
Then we
entered and explored a 5-door corridor at 4:00am.
07/07/1995
26Mar4334 09:00 We rested in the Drain Room until 5:00pm.
Then we drained the Pool and climbed
down the drain into the Pool Shaft.
Tass was
stung by a Spectre and was drained of one level.
Deagan and Sprigg also require rest, and so we
rested for 12 days in the Black Room, for Tass and the others
to recover.
18/08/1995
7Apr4334 We
advanced down the Pool Shaft. A Morkiss was lurking in its Pit and we killed
it.
We located the Magic Jar, which
contained the Magic User’s Life Force (Jasmine)
and destroyed it.
We also found an Iron Wheel, and
fought some Doom Bats.
We located some Platinum Doors and
after fighting some Skeletons, returned to the Iron Wheel at about 2:00pm.
15/09/1995
7Apr4334 After
fighting a Minotaur, we lifted a portcullis, and had to fight a Mummy.
By midnight we had found a Chamber containing a false Chrysalis but then we located a secret room at the 3:00 o’clock entrance.
We also found a magical steel and
glass shield.
Sprigg
painted a magical entrance to allow access to the northern area.
13/10/1995
8Apr4334 12:00 We went through the painted entrance into a 40
foot Hall, where we found and destroyed the real Chrysalis. We decided
to sleep for 8 hours, from 13:00.
After the rest, we continued, and
soon encountered a Wall of Force. We used a Wall of Fire to dissipate it, and
then had to fight the 2 Magic Users, Meldred and Mehtu.
Using a Flame Blade, the Evil Magician Meldred was eventually
destroyed, and the mission was duly completed. However, his companion leader Mehtu escaped.
This marks the completion of the mission to destroy the evil magician
Meldred.
08/12/1995
10Apr4334 We
sailed back to Targnol
Port to a hero’s welcome
on the evening of 12th April.
The Troupe reported the destruction of the Chrysalis to Abu Inslar, who was duly delighted.
During their stay in Targnol Port
they hear of two current rumours:
1. Rumours of
plundering raids in the Barradine Ruins
in the North Hoary Mountains in the Dripping Caverns (4:5019, near Augge (4:4720));
2. Abu Inslar
mentions the Mirror of Travel (Mental
Prowess), which folds up but allows the owner to “scry” to people known to
him. This device was thought to have been left in the Tomb of Horrors near Yang
Khosha (4:4311).
05/01/1996
In pursuit of the Bandit Kreger in the Dripping Caverns
14Apr4334 We
decided to pursue Kreger the bandit, and so we set off for Augge
on our way to the Barradine Ruins.
We stayed at the Trading Post overnight.
15Apr4334 08:00 Set off and found the Barradine Ruins, which
we searched.
We travelled upstream, north,
towards the Dripping Caverns.
We stayed overnight in the stables,
and met the bandit leader Kreger,
and his assistants Kuarte and Zorth.
21:00 We
fought the bandits and killed 11, but for the moment, Kreger escaped.
02/02/1996
15Apr4334 00:00 We found, fought and killed Kreger. We found his chest of plundered
treasure.
We cleared some rocks blocking the
way, and traced the stream to a large cavern, which contained Mythral Ore
and a pool.
We crossed the pool, and captured a
magician, Raphael and killed him.
Regrettably, after examining his body he was found to be Lawful Good, which we
sadly regretted.
0103/1996
Oomtolo the raging Man Elephant and Fagamuc's disappearing people.
In search of a rampaging elephant on Gheulost Island.
16Apr4334 06:00 Rested.
Travelled back to Targnol Port and arrived on 18th
April.
We reported the success to Abu Inslar, who was duly pleased.
Abu Inslar
mentions a problem in Gheulost Island
due to a rampaging Man Elephant
named Oomtolo, which must be
destroyed.
Also people in Fagamuc (4:4812) are
reported to be “disappearing” and he would like these two problems
investigating.
20Apr4334 Left
for Gheulost Island with Captain Raglass, and made Shore
camp (4:4523).
We travelled to the West Coast, and
on to Silver Cove (4:4323), then north to Shir (4:4323).
Silver
Cove people (about 125) are mainly pearl fishers. Garhouse, their headman, warns us not to be too trusting!
We arrived at Shir
at 6:00pm.
We followed the tracks of the Man Elephant into the woods, and came
to steps leading into a tunnel. We fought Ogres and Rats, and Mylakhrion was bitten, and
had to have his wounds dressed and treated.
29/03/1996
23Apr4334 Entered
and passed through tunnel down to the lower level. Passed an Iron Statue and fought some Hobgoblins. Then we entered an Audience Chamber.
There,
we learned that two villagers, Pijar and
Kujan had apparently killed Oomtolo’s family, and that Travolta is in danger.
We went down a passageway following Oomtolo and back to the village.
26/04/1996
23Apr4334 18:00 Met with villagers and persuaded Travolta that he must accept responsibility
for the killings. There was a dual at dawn and Travolta won.
28Apr4334 We
returned to Targnol Port where Abu
Inslar told us of drunken fighting at the Temple of Cuthbert.
At the same time, Solezar received a magic messenger from Zotaquaan requesting that
he, Solezar returns as soon as possible to Irilian
to speak with Zotaquaan.
We accepted a mission to go to the Tomb of Horrors. We set off for Yang
Khosha and camped overnight en route.
Mission to
the Tomb of Horrors in Yang Khosha, and the Magic Mirror of Mental Prowess.
From Targnol Port
north to Yang Khosha: The troupe
journeyed the relatively short distance north from Targnol Port
to Yang Khosha. They knew that the
had to find the source of the Hyando
River in order to locate the entrance to the Tomb of Horrors.
29Apr4334 Set
off in the morning, heading towards Yang Khosha. We had been led to
expect Eleven and Dwarven tombs, protected by a Red Dragon, which may now be
dead, and powerful skeletons.
24/05/1996
1May4334 10:00 Continued on our journey and reached the
Bridge (Balika Crossing 4:4343) by 1:00pm,
and Yang Khosha in the afternoon.
We went to the source of the Hyando
River and past 2 red,
glowing eyes to see the Tomb of Horrors - and beware the Red Dragon! The
Tomb contains the Treasure Vaults of Lindoran.
2May4334 08:00 Approached the Red Dragon. After a battle we
destroyed it by lightning bolts and by summoning monsters.
Two tombs were present:
- Tomb of Acerak - an old tomb of
Dwarven origin
- Tomb of Lindoran - contained
Elven treasure.
We entered the Elven Tomb and fought skeletons and found a chest.
Decided to rest before dealing with the chest.
21/06/1996
3May4334 10:00 Opened the chest with a yellow lever and Deagan, Solezar,
Weatherwax and Mylakhrion
fell down a trap. We eventually recovered the Elven treasure from the chest,
but we had to carry out healing until 8:00am.
4May4334 08:00 Fought a series of "gas balloons"
and went down through a trap door in the Fire Room to the level below (-2). At noon, we fought guards in the corridor,
with difficulty, as we need rest and recuperation.
12/07/1996
5May4334 14:00 In the afternoon, we entered a large room with
a pedestal on which we found a crown, sceptre and ring. We went back up and
located the Mirror Room where found a 20-segment mirror behind a curtain, with
creatures located behind each segment of the mirror. The Mirror of Travel
(Mental Prowess) would be awarded to the Doctor. We obtained the wands, and
discharged the prismatic sphere, thus obtaining the treasure.
02/08/1996
6May4334 noon Opened doors on the level above (-1). We went
through a mist and fought skeletons and then spiders.
We made a bridge across the second of 3 pits and put a rope line across it. We
crossed the third pit with a hand line and a Potion of Levitation.
06/09/1996
7May4334 10:00 We went on, through a sleep mist, and had to
fight more skeletons and a zombie. We also encountered and fought a grey
pudding and green death.
11/10/1996
7May4334 20:00 Searched
the two chest rooms and discovered a Life Bottle which released a Time Rat. We
fought wights and found a Wand of Magic Words. We went through the third pit
trap, and down past a corridor of skeleton hands.
08/11/1996
8May4334 Fought
some undead, and destroyed them with the Life Bottle. We used Wizard Eye to
inspect further down the corridors.
03/01/1997
10May4334 04:00 We ran through flames through the corridor,
and claimed a scimitar off a wood golem. We burned 4 skeletons and 4 zombies
and found basins … "be not too greedy". There was a gelatinous cube,
in a multi-coloured room. We found a Ring of healing and an Emerald Box and
teleported to the Armoury.
31/01/1997
11May4334 Fought
skeletons in the Armoury and then went through the "sump" and into
the dwarven tunnels.
28/03/1997
11May4334 22:00 Made our way along route A down the lower
level (-2). The doors caused a roof fall.
Along route B the Lt door was labelled "Acerak", and the Rt
"Mighty king".
we avoided a wall crush and took route C, suffering pit trap damage.
We fell through an arch into a 5 foot cubic space, but escaped. Solezar and Corbane
went through the arch.
04/04/1997
12May4334 16:00 We teleported to the Gargoyle tomb and after
feeding money to the Gargoyle gained entrance to the Hall of Spheres.
We went through the Black Sphere to a Chapel, where we found some treasure by
an abandoned altar.
25/04/1997
12May4334 20:00 Travelled through the 2 pit traps, through the
mist to the room with the now-dispelled mummy, and down the cobweb stairs.
Decided to sleep in the corridor.
13May4334 06:00 Cured a Green Slime in the Trembling Room, and
proceeded to the crossroads.
20/06/1997
13May4334 12:30 Went north and found a secret door in the
wall. We just managed to survive an encounter with a "Juggernaut" and
sleep gas.
We found a Siren and rescued her from her cavern.
We located a trapdoor and an underground passage, but decided to sleep before
further action.
14May4334 11:00 Found the Crown and Sceptre, and a passage
leading to a throne. We opened a door which led into a Tomb Room, which also
contained Golems as well as a treasure chest and the Tomb.
18/09/1997
14May4334 14:00 Dismissed the 4 Iron Golems with Dispel
Magic, and examined the rusty Chest of Jewels. We also found Platinum
treasure.
After moving the 4th Iron Golem, we located chute under a trapdoor.
We then found an invisible wall and door.
Mylakhrion was in a fight with a Lych and was killed. The
Doctor resurrected him.
Thus ended the search of the Tomb of Horrors for the Mirror of Travelling (
Mental Prowess).
05/09/1997
15May4334 Set
off for Irilian, arriving after a
fairly uneventful journey on 22nd May. We trained and rested for 10
weeks in Irilian.
We then heard that Zotaquaan needed Solezar for a mission, which also meant
that Deagan's Curse had to be put off
for the time being.
Zotaquaan's
Quest - the Spell Book Key
This quest involved Solezar
locating and retrieving a Key for Zotaquaan's Spell Book,
which his co-student Castor had sold to Zotaquaan without the key.
Castor previously lived in Solly in a castle or
fortress where we believe the key is to be found.
Targnol Port to Solly: The short journey from Targnol Port
to Solly took the Troupe to within a very short distance of the major
capital of The City State of
The World Emperor.
26/09/1997
28Jul4334 20:00 Set off from Irilian on Zotaquaan's quest. Met
Lizard Men (Saker of the Swamp) and stayed in Ramarche (4:2215)
overnight. The following day, we made Smale (4:2218) for lunch, and
Y'dell by nightfall. The next day we reached Sunwatch (4:3128).
2Aug4334
morning Arrived in Solly (4:3724)
and went into the Fortress
Castle, where we found a
room with three stars, on the castle roof. We were attacked and fought off some
shadows. The three stars control a lift or teleport in the Castle.
24/10/1997