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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 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
3Aug4334 19:00 Using the Mirror for the first time, the
Doctor scried to the three-star room of the Castle leaving the mirror in the
wardrobe of our room in the Inn. Using the
stars, we moved up (red), down (blue), and removed a force-field from the
guardroom teleport.
Fought carrion-crawlers, and became paralysed for a while. We found a GP15,000
goblet. We explored the entrance and the 2nd floor, but it is
obvious that there is a hidden floor, which we need to find.
07/11/1997
3Aug4334 22:00 Climbed the stairs to the third floor, and
found a gold key, which we replaced. There was a gold lamp which we switched
off, and which then revealed the missing floor of the Castle. On this floor we
found a master control room where we fought a Trapper and killed it. We found
some runes and a map. When Roan Thekla
read the runes they exploded and he was killed. We returned through the mirror,
and Corbane tried and succeeded in
resurrecting him.
The map showed the mazes of the Labyrinth.
12/12/1997
6Aug4334 04:00 There was a magic painting which we entered,
and which led into a pit, through fog. In the pit we collected a gem to give to
the Raven.
At 3:00pm we slept for 8
hours
Entered into the Labyrinth and searched through 2 of its mazes.
16/01/1998
6Aug4334 23:00 Tass
has the Raven with the gem.
We explored one more maze in the Labyrinth, teleporting into the diamond of
maze 3, receiving the message:
"My assistant will help you across the water" and
"You live on the planet Earth
You leave home, go 5 miles south
You go 2 miles east and kill a bear
You go 3 miles east
You go 5 miles north and are back
home."
('White' marked on notes, can't remember why!)
Marked an X to return to when finished.
Found maze 5 and fought an umberhalk.
Found maze 2 and fought a large water snake.
06/02/1998
7Aug4334 20:00 Went through maze 6 and ended up back in the Inn bedroom. We asked the Raven for the key "Never
More".
Slept and then gave the key to Zotaquaan.
Zotaquaan's
Quest is finished - the Key is found.
Deagan’s
Curse: Peach Farm, Lakenheath
Now is the time for some personal business for Deagan, concerning Lady Kathli and
her sister, who run Peach Farm in Lakenheath (5:1123), a village
in The City
State of the Invincible Overlord. Apparently 6 people are required to
help sort out a problem of crop damage and livestock killing.
These actions take place in Region 5: The City State of the Invincible Overlord. In
1998, the troupe travelled to the central part of this region. Grimlon,
a major town in this region, has since featured significantly in the exchanges
of power. These most important events are chronicled and are likely to change
the course of the history of the entire world.
09Aug4334 Left Solly for Targnol Port.
We heard rumours of a coup in which Viscount Wilfrick has
overthrown Drong Dirkah and Wandenrush. Wilfrick is a goodly
type, and it seems received help from the Padisha of Tak Shire.
Left Targnol Port and passed Augge.
We reached the Barradine ruins but had to escape from 45
Brigands.
Fought a Mountain Hag, and 50 Berserkers!
Crossed the river to the village
of Springel
(5:0823).
13/03/1998
12Aug4334 16:00 Arrived at Lakenheath and made our way
to Lady
Kathli's estate as instructed. Apparently the Peach Farm crops were being damaged, and livestock were being
killed by a creature with "glowing yellow eyes" and giant claws. We
deduced that this creature is a were-tiger.
We booked ourselves into the Green Witch Inn and bedded down for the night.
13Aug4334 10:00 We visited Peach Farm and found it rich and
prosperous, and set a guard overnight. We were hit by a fire-ball while
carrying crops to Springle, and the crop was destroyed. Larissa and Tega are
suspected. When we cured Larissa of lycanthropy Lady Kathli was duly delighted
with the outcome.
10/04/1998
We scried to Teral Guthdohtor and
gave her our news. She told us that we had been invited to the society wedding
of Jolene to Viscount Lucca, due to take place on 30th September 4334 in Tak Shire. She also asked us to resolve
issues with an out-of-control zoo in Caelem (4:5222, 5:0122), a village
on the border with The City
State of the Invincible Overlord.
On the Way to Jolene
and Lucca’s Wedding
16Aug4334 09:00 We set off en route for the wedding, knowing
that we had some tasks to complete on the way.
17Aug4334 14:00 We arrived at Springel (5:0823).
18Aug4334 Left for Caelem at first
light. Saw a kind of whirlwind with bodies in it, but we took no action.
Arrived in Caelem and were accommodated by Coria McCready. We
killed a two headed hydra and a cretin. We met with the head of Caelem and
resolved the issue of the control of the zoo.
The Shrine of Chevalier in Grimlon
We heard of problems at the Shrine of Chevalier (The
Knight's Shrine) in Grimlon (4:5122), a few miles away, and decided to
go and see what it was all about.
21Aug4334 Decided that we would rest for
the day and start to sort out the problems at the Shrine at 2:00pm the next day.
08/05/1998
22Aug4334 09:00 Met with the head cleric Abaruc Lazar
and were told about a group of dancers being held at the shrine by Brock
and Videf, who were disturbing the peace of the shrine.
22Aug4334 14:00 Entered the Garden of the Shrine of Chevalier.
Some arrows were fired off to dissuade us from proceeding, but nevertheless we
entered the shrine, found a secret door and went down to a lower temple. We
found Videf, whom we had learned was behind some of the disturbances, and took
him to the Chief Officer. We located the dancers and released them. Eventually,
we found Brock and took him prisoner. We had to kill an octopus, but we also
rescued Hippochick who had been held captive, and released her and sent
her to her home.
having concluded our task successfully, we sent Brock and all the profits of
their misguided enterprise to Abaruc Lazar.
05/06/1998
24Aug4334 Spent time in Grimlon.
There we heard of problems in Redcliffe (5:0727) (in the The City
State of the Invincible Overlord) which was being regularly raided by
an army of bandits run by the two notorious Pine Brothers.
25Aug4334 08:00 Travelled on to Caelem, arriving at 3:00pm.
26Aug4334 08:00 Set off for Redcliffe, crossing the
river at the ford of the Crossings of Quoth.
We arrived a Redcliffe at 8:00pm
and found the place in siege. We had transported 12 men and food from Grimlon.
We searched for caves and cover, and found a canyon and plateau. We scried up
to the plateau to observe the encampment. A party went out to a farm. Our plan
was to use our scouts as eagles to follow the next raiding party to Redcliffe.
Then we would scry to the village and lie in wait ready to fight the raiders on
their arrival at the village.
24/07/1998
28Aug4334 11:00 Fought the army of the Green Men in the village of Redcliffe and killed them all. We then
scried back to the cliff top to treat the injured in our party. By midday we were back at the plateau to
start healing.
29Aug4334 07:00 All wounds healed. We scried back to the
encampment, and investigated a hut, used by the bandits. There, we found a
chest and a body. We recovered the treasure stolen from the village, from the
chest, and burned the hut and the encampment.
30Aug4334 We returned to Redcliffe by
midmorning, the village now free and saved.
The Troupe informed Teral Guthdohtor of
their success, and were advised of the fact that a group of orcs, and other,
including magicians Multikraken and Mudstone, were planning an
event on 2nd September in Grimlon.
31Aug4334 Set off early for Grimlon.
Stayed in Caelem overnight.
01Sep4334 Found that the old library in
Grimlon was to be the venue for a party which the orcs and their accomplices
were to take over. It is already occupied by a substantial number of evil
characters. We gained identification of a bugbear chief, Wyperag, an
ogre leader Georgie and we suspected that Wandenrush was hiding
as the new evil leader. We also gleaned information about the three key leaders
that would help us to identify them:
Wandenrush short,
with dark hair, and rather slimy-looking
Multikraken a fat
human, with a dark complexion
Mudstone a
fair haired fair skinned character.
14/08/1998
02Sep4334
(cont'd) Went to the party, with Tass,
Weatherwax, Budwyn, Corbane and Mylakhrion dressed up as waiters. Found a giant frog,
and killed a carrion crawler. Otherwise, we served beer and food to the guests
at the party. At midnight,
under a sign of "Welcome Hellspawn" an Arch Devil Asmodius and
three pit fiends were summoned. We fire-blasted the room after which they
abandoned the party, in defeat. A dinosaur was released by the fire blast and
by the summoning, and Weatherwax
fortunately was able to kill it.
We reported our success to Viscount Wilfrick. However
he passed on to us some bad news about the forthcoming wedding: namely that a
serious infection, becoming known as the Red Plague was affecting Tak Shire and is threatening the
success of the Wedding.
Decided to remain in Grimlon for the time being.
28/08/1998
17Sep4334 10:00 Heard that the Sage, who occupied a Tower
near Tak Shire has not been seen
since performing experiments on animals in his tower.
Set off for Tak Shire, stopping en
route in Augge, Targnol
Port and Mislanta.
Solezar
heard from Zotaquaan
that the Dark Druid (Guantather)
is close to finding the first volume of the Cryptochronos. This book of
magic when read correctly will allow the reader to create magical Draconians
and to build gateways to teleport them to a location on our physical world.
We
encountered a cart carrying a group of escapees from Tak Shire, confirming the dangerous state of that town with the
infective plague.
20Sep4334 18:00 Arrived at Tak Shire, having seen a large encampment outside, filled with
people fearful of the Red Plague. We went to see the Padisha, Dyshim Leayh
who explained the plight of Tak Shire
to us. We sent our scouts as eagles up to the Sage's Tower to reconnoitre. Then
we all scried to the tower, and during the exploration we accidentally released
a bat, which flew north. We killed a second bat before it escaped from the
tower, and then located an anti-dote to the Red Plague, in the Sage's Tower.
The antidote enabled the Padisha and his assistants to cure his population of
the plague, and thus we have completed this mission.
25/09/1998
21Sep4334 09:00 The town of Tak Shire
is preparing for Jolene and Lucca's Wedding.
We have been informed that they will not be representatives from Caer Cadwen,
nor from Mills Fortress.
The other guests arrive at Tak Shire
for the wedding over the course of the next few days.
30Sep4334 The wedding went off very
successfully, with Jolene and Lucca naturally the glamorous centres of
attraction.
One problem slightly marred the events, namely that two Gargoyles, Rudi
and Hubert, who were guests at the wedding reported in distress
that their wings had been stolen. They told us that the suspected thieves were
two brothers in Ruppin Athuk (4:2711).
02Oct4334 Set off for Ruppin Athuk, defeating a gang of
attacking orcs on the way. Decided to stay overnight in Rose’s Bar, where we
met three adventurers: Patro, Paula, and Marin.
We also heard that the Dark Druid (Guantather) has located the first volume of the Cryptochronos.
We now know that if he finds a suitable place to study quietly he will be able
to create a laboratory for the generation of magical Draconians and a
teleporting gateway through which to have them emerge into our world.
We discovered two brothers named Tom and Jerry, who
lived in a shack in Ruppin Athuk, and
we made our way to their shack.
16/10/1998
05Oct4334 16:00 We decided to visit Tom and Jerry in their
hut. They were two orcs, and so we easily “glibbed” them into fighting their
deliverymen who had 850 pairs of Gargoyle wings which the orcs had illegally
acquired one way or another. We found our missing two pairs for return to the
Gargoyles Rudi and Hubert, and also took back the other 183 pairs to Ruppin Athuk, for return to their
rightful owners.
This ends the episodes associated with the Wedding of Jolene
and Lucca.
The Tomb of Aethering The Damned
Although the Troupe knew that they had a major task in front
of them - that of disempowering the Tomb of Aethering The Damned which
they knew to be in the Jutting Peaks (1:1910) in the The Great Forest (The Elphand Lands)
it is not recorded clearly exactly when that task became presented to them. In
fact they were to be distracted by two other tasks while on their way, and they
were also to hear yet more news of the activities of the Dark Druid (Guantather).
07Oct4334 Set off for the Jutting
Peaks (1:1810) in the far north, in the Land of the The Great Forest (The Elphand Lands). We
reached Oonsla (4:2310) on the Sharrya River
before dark.
The Gummy Bear
Problem and The Great Mehtu.
08Oct4334 We crossed the river at the
ferry, and went north towards Jes (4:2502). In Jes we found that the
occupants, mainly halflings, were being greatly troubled by Gummy Bears
which seemed to be coming from a nearby disused prison in some ancient
catacombs just to the north of the village, once used by Drong Dirkah (Padisha
of Grimlon). It seems that the Chef, Baker and Confectioner of Grimlon are
being held captive by an evil Magician, The Great Mehtu.
We decided to investigate the dungeon prison, and so went off to the north. We
found the catacombs, and entered. We found our way into a "Greenhouse
Room" which was full of crops.
20/11/1998
08Oct4334 14:00 Investigated the Greenhouse Room and found
some keys. We had to fight a Strawberry Blob but eventually we found and saw The
Great Mehtu. We were in some degree of fear having discovered that he
is a Meat Monster and Mind Filletter. By a lucky accident we have claimed
Mehtu's Great Mythral Knife - this was awarded to Sprigg,
who named it as his Bread Knife. We managed to kill the Great
Mehtu with Green Death, and also had to kill several were-bears. O
exploring his room we found a secret door beyond his walk-in cupboard.
18/12/1998
08Oct4334 18:00 We went through into a cavern, where we had to
fight and kill a Ginger Bread
Man. We rescued and revived Galomohgen,
the Confectioner. Then we passed through the Round Room, through a room with
stalactites, and into a kitchen. There we found and rescued the Chef, Mowlen
Howerd. We released the Confectioner and the Chef, and they set off
back to Grimlon.
08/01/1999
09Oct4334 Solezar received a message from Zotaquaan, and is told that The
Dark Druid (Guantather)
has now gone south to Region 7: The Desert Lands, where he is
attempting to read the Cryptochronos and start the process of creation
of the Draconians.
The Destruction of the Crypt of Istaris
In his message from Zotaquaan, Solezar is also told the Troupe of a
hazard in Nulb being caused by The Crypt of Istaris. Apparently,
hundreds of years earlier, the Mage Istaris became evil and
obsessed with death. He built a home beneath the cemetery to prepare his soul.
The evil God Iuz told of the Sceptre of Dire Yabon, which
could control the mind of a susceptible being and enhanced any magical items in
its vicinity. The Dark Brotherhood in Nulb has used the Sceptre
to boost the Mage's magic and later that month a planetary alignment will cause
Nulb to explode. There is a ransom of GP2000,000 and the Troupe are
asked to help by recovering the body of Istaris and burning it
outside his crypt.
09Oct4334 Set off for Nulb via Erba
Alba. We met a Fang Dragon, but by feeding it a horse we diverted its
attention and avoided the need to fight it. We mingled with other travellers
anonymously as we approached Erba Alba.
10Oct4334 We left Erba Alba and
were attacked by a wolf pack and had to kill them all.
11Oct4334 Arrived outside Nulb at 4:00pm to find a posse of armed
people, whom we believed to be residents, about 5 miles from Nulb. We
decided to skirt around them and enter the village.
12/02/1999
12Oct4334 18:00 Investigated the church briefly.
13Oct4334 Returned to the church and entered the Crypt. We were
gassed on entry, but we all managed to survive the gas. We went down to a lower
level containing a 8-sided room. We closed off the corridors out of the room
and entered each one in turn. Tass
descended into a burrow. Weatherwax and Roan Thekla are waiting.
18/02/1999
13Oct4334 00:15 Entered a room containing a coffin - a
Werebear appeared and bit Budwyn, but fortunately Dr
Thekla was able to cure him.
“Palms
of Fire”, lights and “smoke of fiery death” caused havoc in the library.
Under a statue we found a hatch and went down it, where we found a body, but
the medallion was not on it. We buried the body. We had to kill a troll (named
Usgood) and now have only 4 ½ hours to locate the medallion.
05/03/1999
13Oct4334 19:45 Fought a lizard, which caused a major injury
to Tass .
We then crossed a bridge and had to fight troglodytes which were on it. We came
to, and searched a waterfall area. There was an area filled with smoke, which
we also searched.
13Oct4334 23:45 We left the smokey area, and then, with only 5
minutes to spare we found the medallion!
The long Process of the Destruction of the Three Draconian Gates
We receive a message that The Dark Druid (Guantather) has located the Cryptochronos
after a long search. He is believed to be in the Land of The
Mycretians, where he is using the Cryptochronos to produce an army of Dragon Men.
16Oct5334 am We
set off for Murias, and camped
overnight by a bridge on the Sharya
River.
17Oct4334 We saw about 20 people in the
Furlock Hills, but this was without significance. We camped in Erba Alba.
18Oct4334 We reached Murias.
19Oct4334 Set off for Sekhet, and camped overnight.
16/04/1999
20Oct4334 We left Sekhet, and located the river to aid our route. We reached Aratar, a quartz mining town populated
by humans, where we spent the night. The Sheriff is Hendos Roundhills, who is
a magician.
21Oct4334 Reached Bigsdale and went on to stay in Swarga overnight.
22Oct4334 We went into the Scarlet Forest,
where we investigated a smoking chimney, but found nothing of significance.
23Oct4334 Reached Falias where we stayed overnight.
24Oct4334 Travelled up the Kikulum River.
We found, and entered a tomb. Garlon
fell into a trap but we were able to locate and save him using the mirror.
28/05/1999
25Oct4334 am We
approached a secret door and searched what turned out to be a “dummy tomb”.
20:00 There
was also false treasure, and we realised this was not the Tomb of Aethering which we were looking for.
26Oct4334 07:00 We entered and explored the trap which Garlon had fallen into, and had to fight
some statues. There was a vat of peculiar reflecting liquid, and Budwyn
peered into the Vat and saw the room we were looking for. He then guided us to
the room. We had to kill some wights and four zombies, but made progress
towards the room.
25/06/1999
26Oct4334 noon We had to fight a mummy and several monsters
before locating a trapdoor leading into a room containing the Tomb and a Book,
and a horde of treasure. There was an invisible Giant in the room, which we had
to fight and kill. During our time in the room and while fighting the giant, Budwyn
disappeared, and took the book and the treasure. We could not locate him. On
investigation around the room, we came to believe that Budwyn had been taken
over by the spirit of Anasia, the Wife of Aethering,
and has absconded with the book and their treasure.
06/08/1999
27Oct4334 noon Tass, Garlon
and Weatherwax scried to
Teral
Guthdohtor and informed her of these developments – especially
the absconding of Budwyn.
During the visit to Teral Guthdohtor, we
learned of the progress that the Dark Druid (Guantather) was making in Mycretia
and of how Draconians have been
over-running the area. It seems that Guantather
has mastered at least some of the Cryptochronos.
We were told to be in Ferec Idu in Region 7: The Desert Lands
in time for a meeting on 2nd
November 4334.
28Oct-29Oct4334 The rest of our troupe set off to ride
south towards the The Desert Lands. We went via Falius, then Swarga to Bigsdale.
During the journey, Tankrid
used his shape-shifting skill as an eagle, flying high above the travelling
party. At one point he encountered an owl flying high – after discussion we
suspected that this may have been a shape-shifted Budwyn.
30Oct4334 The troupe was reunited in Bigsdale, all members except Budwyn
having reached our agreed rendezvous.
01Nov4334 Travelled, to and stayed in Avatar.
02Nov4334 Travelled through Elfwine.
03Nov4334 Passed through Sekhet and Murias. Using the mirror, we scried to Veldrana, the previous
sailing assistant of our old associate Captain Raglass, and arranged a
meeting in Smale, on her boat, the Ptarnijan, on 7th November 4334. Our plan
was for her to take us south to a port in the The Desert Lands.
04Nov4334 Travelled towards Erba Alba. During this journey, Garlon was attacked by a strangely
persistent Invisible Stalker. We
suspected that this incident was possibly associated with our missing companion
Budwyn,
but we had no proof. We received at that time, a letter, purporting to have
come from Budwyn, and asking and advising us to destroy the Mirror of Mental Prowess, which Dr
Thekla holds on behalf of the troupe. Naturally we agree that we should
not do that.
05Nov4334 08:00 Reached Irilian. Spent the day
resting.
20/08/1999
06Nov4334 08:00 Set off for Smale via Ramarche. Once
again Garlon
was attacked by the Invisible Stalker, and only after feign death was cast on
him was he left alone.
17:00 Reached
Ramarche.
07Nov4334 08:00 We set off for Smale on the last leg and arrived at 11:30am. We met Veldrana as arranged and agreed our
requirements with her.
14:00 We
set sail for Y’dell, which we made
by 6:00pm. We decide to
spend the night on the boat.
08Nov4334 08:00 We rose and made ready to sail for 9:00am. We entered the The City State of The World Emperor at 5:00pm.
09Nov4334 11:00 We left the City State
under sail for Braddol, which we
reached at 4:00pm. We left Garlon in the City State
where he said he had business to transact. He rejoined us in Braddol in the late evening.
10Nov4334 09:00 We set sail from Braddol to Wartess,
where we arrived at 3:00pm
that afternoon. We remained on the boat overnight.
11Nov4334 10:00 We set sail for Dragonsharp, and arrived there for 4:00pm. Stayed overnight on our boat.
12Nov4334 09:00 We set sail for Beletswood. At midday,
during a quiet moment on the boat, Dr Thekla attempted to scry to Budwyn,
but was unsuccessful. Something serious seems to have befallen our erstwhile
friend. We were also disturbed by several Sea Monsters, which attacked our boat
fiercely. The boat sustained some damage but fortunately not critical. Having
arrived at Beletswood in the late
afternoon, we set about repairing Veldryna’s damaged boat.
13Nov4334 09:00 We left for Grindwell, and arrived there at 6:00pm. We then remained on the boat overnight.
14Nov4334 09:00 We then set off for Silmet. During the journey, we encountered a friendly otter. This
otter transformed itself into Lamuda,
who continued with us on this leg of our journey.
17/09/1999
14Nov4334 noon We were attacked by, and fought some river
ogres, which prevented us from reaching Silmet,
and so we moored overnight. We were further attacked by some giant toads, and
eventually were able to continue on our way.
15Nov4334 noon Arrived in Silmet after a close encounter with a crocodile.
16Nov4334 06:00 Set off or Alas, and reached it by 9pm.
We
agreed to pay Veldryna 6 weeks
accommodation costs in Alas.
17Nov4334 08:00 Arranged a supply of horses, and set off for Kodl.
11:00 We
encountered a party of refugees being attacked by about 30 knolls and decided
to rescue them.
08/10/1999
17Nov4334 We
protected the group of refugee villagers with a wall of force cast by Solezar, and a lightning bolt, which
destroyed and frightened off the attacking knolls. The villagers were leaving Ferec Idu owing to the advance of
dragon armies from the south.
14:00 Continued
on our way to Kodl, arriving there
at about 4pm.
18Nov4334 08:00 Set off on the last part of our journey to
Ferec Idu and arrived without a notable incident at about 3pm. We went to the Inn
of the Last Home, and spoke to Otik
Sandeth. We took our rooms and decided to sleep until the next morning.
19Nov4334 09:00 After breakfast, Dr
Thekla scried to Teral Guthdohtor who
confirmed the presence of dragon men in the south. Tassit,
our old acquaintance pays us a visit and advises us that we should have
returned the Staff of Mishakaal to the Temple
at Xak-Tsaroth if we wish to destroy
the dragon men. He knows that we no longer have the staff but advises us to go
there anyway to seek guidance.
Dr Thekla attempts to scry to the
region but the mirror fails. He is not sure why but believes that the mirror
may fail if used excessively or if subjected to physical shock. He resolves to
treat it with more care.
23Nov4334 08:00 Set off for the Temple of Mycr.
We arrived at Shiktat by the end of
the day.
We encountered a goodly unicorn, who arranges for us to be flown south by
Pegasus. So the party fly off Ered Derenswand to see if they could locate the Temple and Statue of Mycr.
29/10/1999
26Nov4334 15:00 Arrived in Xak-Tsaroth to find a large expanse of swampy ruin, and are
promptly ambushed by 6 Bozak which we kill. We learn that there are three types
of draconian: Baaz, which are small and common and when about to die in
battle turn to stone, entrapping any weapon present in their flesh; Bozaks,
which have a 4th level magic shield, and which explode when they
die; and Kapaks, which have venomous saliva which causes paralysis, and
which form 10 foot pool of acid when
killed.
We fought more Bozak and Baaz while investigating the ruin. We crossed an old
bridge and entered the Temple
having killed most of the draconian guards with a lightning bolt, and decided
to sleep overnight in the temple.
27Nov4334 10:00 Woke and breakfasted, and started to search
for the Statue of the Goddess Mishakaal. We found it and it asked us for the
Staff of Mishakaal, which we didn’t have. However, it told Deagen
that the Discs of Mishakaal could also be used to destroy the dragon men, and
that they were to be found below the Temple, guarded by a dragon. We killed more Baaz, and
Tass found a lightning bolt scroll. We captured a
group of gully dwarfs who worked as lowly servants of the dragon men. Dr Thekla
charmed Sheridan, the leader of the
dwarfs. Apparently the Discs are guarded by Khisanth,
a black dragon.
28Nov4334 02:00 We rose very early and located a 4 foot sewer,
which led under the temple to an old bakery where we had to kill a carrion
crawler.
10/12/1999
28Nov4334 03:00 Near the bakery we found a ghost magician who
said to us: “The discs are below with the dragon. Go down the cavern, and south
to the Court of Balance, or, go south over the water and south to the Plaza,
or, go down the pulley and then south to the Plaza.” We went south, paid a tax
in the Court of Balance, and went through to a teleport. We were teleported to
beneath the Treasury
Tower ruins to a “Y” road.
We had to fight and kill 3 Bozaks on the cusp of the “Y”.
12/01/2000
28Nov4334 07:00 We enter a guard hall where we find a mural.
On examination and a little cleaning it is a map of the area, showing our
location and surroundings. We have to fight trolls and baaz while searching an
armoury.
13:00 We
went through some double doors where we can rest for a while, after placing a
glyph of warning on the doors.
We
travelled west into the Plaza and crossed to a ruined house. We found Khisanth the black dragon and Solezar and Weatherwax killed
him brilliantly with fireballs and green death. In the court of balance we
found Khisanth’s treasure including
the Discs of Mishakaal. We made our way back to the Statue of Mishakaal to take
her the discs, fighting a large poisonous spider on the way - we have to go
back to the Holy Cities near Ferec Idu, and so Solezar
summoned the Pegasus to take us back.
23:00 Waiting
for the Pegasus, we secured ourselves in a round room in the old temple and
slept.
29Nov4334 08:00 Weatherwax and Tankrid surveyed the area as eagles,
reporting draconian armies to the south and west. A large meeting of draconians
are also choosing a new leader in the Plaza. We discovered three of Khisanth’s hatchlings and destroyed
them. Dr Thekla scried to the Holy Cities and Tassit,
Cormanti, Tankrid,
Tass, Deagan
and Mylakhrion went through the mirror with the Discs of
Mishakaal. The rest of us will make our way to Ferec Idu hopefully by Pegasus or scry to the cities in five days.
03/03/2000
29Nov4334 Tassit’s Group: On passing through
the mirror to Ferec Idu, Tassit’s party is horrified to discover
the village completely overrun by Kapaks. Attempting to get details and
information in the Inn of the Last Home they
are captured and paralysed by the poisonous venom of the draconians. However,
as Tankrid is hidden as a rat, and Tass is invisible,
those two accompany their colleagues as they are taken in a wheeled cage as
prisoners, along with an elf and a woman, Tika Waylan. The valuables of the group
are fortunately concealed in a bag of holding. The elf is Gilthanus and he is a warrior with magical powers. A blacksmith
named Theros Ironfeld is also
captured, and when Dr Thekla
notes that he is badly injured, he heals him. The groups wagon is joined by
several others which form a caravan and get ready to set off south at nightfall
on the next day. We realise that women captured from towns and villages are
taken to Pax Tharkas to the south
where we hear that the Dark Druid
(known to us as Guantather)
is currently located.
01Dec4335 Tassit’s Group: The wagons are
packed with captured locals and women and children and make ready to set off
south in the evening.
09:00 Solezar’s Group: Unwilling to wait
for the Pegasus, Solezar,
Weatherwax, Corbane, Dr
Thekla, Garlon and Sprigg
head westwards overland, skirting the desert, and get halfway to Frasket. A giant desert golem stalks
the party but contact with it is avoided. A camp is set up for the night, in
hills just north of the desert.
02Dec4334 15:00 Tassit’s
Group: Arrive at Larif, a desert
village, and make camp. Larif has
also been taken over by draconians.
23:30 Head south for Tuftipsy.
04:00 Solezar’s
Group: The party is attacked while sleeping by a group of wraiths
which inflicts serious injuries and weaken the party before being eventually
overcome and destroyed. Corbane
is unconscious after the attack and may not recover. We rest and hide for the
day. The hills are full of wild boar, but we manage to avoid contact with them,
and with a passing Baaz war party, in our present weakened state.
03Dec4334 09:00 Tassit’s Group: Arrive at Tuftipsy. This is a goblin village, and
the leader of our captors, a bullying hobgoblin named Fewmaster Toede spends some time bragging and boasting to the
villagers about his conquests. The wagon train is now substantial with supply
wagons and an army of 50 Kapaks leading with several hundred hobgoblins around
the train.
21:00 Set
off south east for Evergloom.
08:00 Solezar’s Group: Dr Thekla scries to Teral
Guthdohtor and makes an appointment to see her later the same
day. Once again we rest for that day, but we are all weak and Corbane’s condition continues to cause
alarm.
18:00 Dr Thekla
again scries to Teral
Guthdohtor and after a long meeting, accepts that little can be
done other than careful sustained healing and rest. Irilian remains under
serious threat.
We
decide to rest and recuperate for several days.
04Dec4334 09:00 Tassit’s
Group: Arrive at Evergloom,
a rough human border village. Its chief, Badyr
Skywalker is friendly with Fewmaster
Toede. Gilthanus tells us that he
is confident that we are heading for Pax
Tharkas, a fortress in the south where he knows a large number of
prisoners, including women and children are being held.
19:00 Set
off south east for Wondernesse.
05Dec4334 07:00 Arrive at Wondernesse,
a large dwarven village where our captors do not seen to be liked. Fewmaster Toede is nervous. Gilthanus tells us that he has had
secret conversations with some villagers and is pleased with what he has found
but tells us no details.
20:00 Set
off south towards the Elven Jungle,
which also happens to be Githranas’
homeland.
Solezar’s Group: Continuing rest
and recuperation. Dr Thekla
makes an attempt to scry to Tassit’s
group, but the mirror does not work.
06Dec4334 07:00 Tassit’s
Group: Set off through the hills, passing between the Great Roaring Jungle to the north and
the Dangerous Jungle to the south.
The wagon train is ambushed by a large army of elves, and in the ensuing
fracas, we escape from our cage and travel with our Elven rescuers into the Dangerous Jungle.
Solezar’s Group: Corbane is still not recovering and we
continue to be very concerned for his wellbeing. We continued to rest.
07Dec4334 Tassit’s
Group: We continue heading east through the Dangerous Jungle, with our
Elven companions.
08Dec4334 noon We arrive at the Elven city of Qualinost
[h2345] where we meet the leader Thalianus
who is Gilthanus’ father and with the
leader of our rescuers, Porthios. We
are told that the draconian army is continuing towards Pax Tharkas and that and
army of The Invincible Overlord is
due to arrive at Willow Withy on 14th
December. Porthios will take his
Elven army to meet them and organise an ambush of the draconian army on 20th
December, in the Govannon Scarpe.
During the night, the Elven Princess
Laurana is kidnapped by a mysterious intruder riding a huge dragon.
09Dec4334 07:00 Set off for Pax Tharkas having collected some horses from the nearby village of Delan.
We encountered a battle scene and rescued an injured traveller named Eben Shatterstone whom we welcome
into our party.
21:00 Reach
the fortress of Pax Tharkas just as
it is getting dark.
Solezar’s Group: We continue to
rest. We are pleased as Corbane
is now showing some signs of recovery.
10Dec4334 08:00 We decide to move on. We shrink Corbane and use Weatherwax’s skills as an eagle scout. We make our way to Frasket and arrive by dusk to find it
partly destroyed and deserted. Three hobgoblins have been tortured and executed
in the village square. It seems that the villagers have disappeared, possibly
escaping to the mountains. We decide to lie low in Frasket for a few days.
Tassit’s Group: We enter Pax Tharkas by a secret entrance known
to Gilthanus and the elves. As we
enter, we are ambushed by 3 trolls, which we soon kill. On entering a tunnel
into the fort, we release a horde of many zombies from a large tomb, but we
manage to kill several and disperse the rest. Somewhat lost in the tunnels, we
use a rock-to-mud spell to get out of a risk door, and find a large hall with a
skeleton on e throne. The skeleton is holding a dragon slaying sword, engraved
“Wyrmslayer”.
26/05/2000
10Dec4334 17:00 During our investigation or other rooms, Tankrid uses his wall-of-fire spell to
destroy a large slug and we also alert several of the remaining zombies, with
which we have to fight again. Unfortunately, our newly found dragon slayer
sword is broken in the battle. We were then attacked by a frightening wailing
banshee whish most members of the troupe turn and run form, leaving Gilthanus, Mylakhrion and Deagan to
kill the beast, which they eventually do.
21:00 Slept
and healed.
11Dec4334 08:00 Investigated a hall to the south, and
destroyed 20 more of the zombies with Tankrid
and Tassit using all their powers together.
On our way to a hall of many columns, we suffered severe damage when a pit trap
opened. However we eventually found a secret door leading to a large round
room. This room contained the chain that holds back the column block at Pax Tharkas’ main exit gates. Mylakhrion climbed the chain, but the exit above is too
narrow for anyone to climb through. We continue on through another secret door
into the bowels of the chambers and discover a room containing the clothes and
other belongings of many prisoners. We heard conversation involving kapak
draconians in an adjoining room, and bide our time before storming the room and
killing all six them. As some of our party were paralysed in the attack, we
decide to rest for a while.
16/06/2000
11Dec4334 17:00 After resting, we listened at the doors to
other rooms and identified the voices of women prisoners. We speak to them and
dress as women, so as to visit the men in the mines to the north with a small
party of women that are permitted evening visits. The children are held in
rooms above, being guarded by a red dragon by the name of dragon Flamestrike.
So we set off to see the men prisoners in the northern mines, accompanied by Tika Waylan
and Eben Shatterstone, all in
disguise as female prisoners. As planned we leave Eben with the men to help get them ready for the planned uprising
the next day. Tika Waylan accompanies us as we return to
rest overnight with the women prisoners.
12Dec4334 10:00 Spent the day relaxing and preparing for the
evening’s planned uprising.
21:00 We
leave with a small group of determined women to meet the men for the planned
uprising. However, we were betrayed by Eben
Shatterstone who, along with The Dark Druid Guantather and a large
contingent of draconians and hobgoblins, attacked and captured us shortly after
leaving. However, it was not until after a fierce struggle that we had to
succumb to the kapak paralysing bites – and Tankrid
so very nearly destroyed Guantather
with a bear-hug spell.
07/07/2000
12Dec4334 22:00 We are surprised not to have been killed by
the kapaks, but Guantather
believes that we still know of the whereabouts of the crystal staff of
Mishakaal. He has threatened to kill us one by one each day until we reveal
where it is.
13Dec4334 10:00 We are held in a room with Sestun the dwarf, who helped us escape
from the wagon train. All of our possessions have been taken. Our guard is Fewmaster Toede who keeps taking Sestun out for individual questioning,
making us suspicious of what is happening. Fewmaster
Toede came in and took Tika Waylan out with him. We do not know
whether we shall se her again.
14:00 Gilthanus’ sister, Laurana is bought into our room and is executed before our very
eyes. We are told that tomorrow it will be the turn of Tika Waylan. We are now quite dependent on
Roan Thekla and his mirror to come and
rescue us.
14Dec4334 08:00 Tika is
returned to us – she is shocked and shaken but will not tell us of her ordeal
other than saying that she will get her revenge on Toede.
noon Solezar’s Group: Feeling fully
recovered, and happier about Corbane’s
recuperation, we decide to use the mirror to see where our friends are. When Roan Thekla scries to the other half of
the group, he finds them obviously held prisoner in a darkened prison room, and
in their undergarments.
All members: Much to the delight
of the prisoners, Roan Thekla
and their other friends appear through the mirror, and quickly collect the
captives together and take them back through the mirror to Frasket.
Reunited,
we spend time telling each other the tales of our recent escapades. But we soon
realise that we must act as soon as we can to sail south and do our best to
defeat Guantather
and his hordes of draconians.
15Dec4335 08:00 We decide to avoid the desert and take a
coastal route south. So we leave Frasket
and head east with Weatherwax as an eagle
scout. After an uneventful days journey we camp on the edge of the desert,
south of the Redshaft Fens [h3331].
21/07/2000
16Dec4334 Continued southwards.
10:00 Eventually
we decided to camp at Redwraith, on
the northern bank of the Sunvale river.
17Dec4334 10:00 We scried to Teral Guthdohtor in Irilian.
We get an update on the activities of Guantather
and the Cryptochronos. Those of our party who lost their weapons when captured,
took the opportunity to purchase new ones. Teral Guthdohtor
recommends that we should visit Region 7: Lenap
on our journey south, as we may be able to get help from a high priest of the Temple of Pelor there, named Exior K’Mool. He may be able
to help us locate the draconian gate. Mycretian priests report that the Staff
of Mishakaal will destroy the Cryptochronos on contact. Padisha Kijdawr Aenekosi has reported that no
help will be forthcoming from The City
State of the Invincible Overlord so far as the conflict with the Dark
Druid (Guantather)
is concerned.
18:00 We
return through the mirror from Irilian. A sand golem
attacks us, and seems to be attempting to steal our mirror but we dispelled it.
Camped overnight.
18Dec4334 09:00 Set off for Iffing, having cast a bridge spell over the river. Camped overnight
in Iffing.
19Dec4334 09:00 Set off south, hugging the coastline, quite
early on encountering a large party of orcs, which we avoid. We are harassed by
a large group of hyenas, which is attempting at attack our horses. We repel
them, and then encounter a large party of mounted dervishes, who are actually
very friendly.
18:00 Arrived
at the Weeping Forest where we decide to camp
overnight.
20Dec4334 08:00 Continued south through the forest, and
crossing the Endless river. We camped overnight in the Hurricane Hills.
21Dec4334 08:00 Continued south, hugging the coastline. Camped
overnight near the village
of Cloven,
where we learn that the leader of the army of the Invincible Overlord is named General
Mordesir.
22Dec4334 08:00 Still travelling south, we arrive after a long
day, at Beacon, where we stay in the
Distillery Pub, and arrange to hire a boat for the next day with Captain Ryder, so the we can sail along
the coast to Lenap, the major city of Region 7: Lenap.
18/08/2000
23Dec4334 09:00 Set sail with Captain Ryder, hugging the coastline, observing as we sail the
large fleet of fishing boats at the mouth of the Dark river. We are attacked by
a horde of sea wolves which we defeat.
21:00 It
is dark as we arrive in Lenap, but
we locate rooms overnight in the White
Wolf Inn.
The Problem with the Iron Fist Guild
24Dec4334 09:00 We went to see Exior K’Mool at the Temple
of Pelor as advised by Teral
Guthdohtor. We need an appointment with King Archbold III but
we are unlikely to get it unless we show our good faith by helping unravel the
problem they have with the Iron Fist Guild and the Temple of Hexor.
This guild is gaining power and kidnapping and murdering innocent locals. If we
provide evidence sufficient for their prosecution, no doubt King Archbold III
will agree to help us in our desire to find and attack Guantather.
17:00 We
decide to help K’Mool and Archbold so we split up:
5
humans from our troupe made their way to the Iron Fist Tavern where the iron
Fist Guild meet.
The
rest of the troupe planned to visit the Temple of Hexor,
but as we were about to depart, Solezar received
a message from Zotaquaan
asking him to visit. Therefore Roan Thekla
used the mirror to scry to Zotaquaan
with Solezar to talk with him.
The troupe are told by Zotaquaan that we have been
implicated in an assassination attempt on the life of the Padisha of Irilian,
Kijdawr Aenekosi. We are under
investigation at the moment, and are suspected of having one of the “Mirrors of
Travel”. We decide that we must be careful for the time being, especially if we
visit Irilian,
where for now, all visits must be in disguise. We will have to consider who our
enemy is, and how we might soon clear our names.
21:00 We
spend the evening in The Iron Fist Tavern and several (Tankrid,
Garlon, Deagen
and Mylakhrion) of our number manage to sign up to the Iron Fist Guild as junior
members. We are shown around the building by Alaric, who is a guild master, and then we drink in the tavern until midnight. We stayed overnight at the
Iron Fist, with the intention of searching the guild office.
08/09/2000
25Dec4334 02:00 Mylakhrion breaks into the office of the guild scribe Gazeem, but is unable to complete a
search as the scribe is sleeping there. The members of the guild spend the rest
of the early morning sleeping in the guild.
09:00 All
members of the troupe meet in the White
Wolf Inn
to discuss their activities. We mount a surveillance on the Temple of Hexor
and follow a grey robed priest, first to the Law Courts and then to a house in
the poorer residential district of the town.
26Dec4334 01:00 A larger group of our troupe returned to the
Iron Fist Guild, and to the scribes office, where we hold Gazeem by magic, and search his office. We find 17 pages of
incriminating evidence against the guild, and take page 1, noting the contents
of page 17. The sheets give details of sales of hostages to the temple. We take
Gazeem and Alaric and bind and gag them, and leave them in a city alley
nearby. We investigated the stairs above
the office and found no door, but we took damage from a blade trap which
alerted a guild member, whom we held and kidnapped.
04:00 We
entered the Temple
of Hexor, and discovered
a room with a blood-coloured pool, a library, a room filled with corpses, and a
priest dormitory with one sleeping priest. This is an evil place and it affects
us and our magic, and so we leave, and return at 05:30 to sleep in
the White Wolf Inn.
29/09/2000
11:00 We
have a difficult meeting with Exior
K’Mool (he especially disliked our kidnapping methods) and present him with
our evidence. Whilst he agrees it is important, it does no completely
incriminate the temple, and he asks us to get more evidence on the temple
before we meet Archbold III.
13:00 We
return to the temple
of Hexor, and to room of
the corpses. There we had to fight three ghouls and kill them. Then, Roan Thekla raises one of the corpses
from the dead, and we identify him as Sashana,
a visiting pipe weed salesman. As he is mentioned in the paperwork, we are
confident that this will thoroughly incriminate the temple of Hexor
and that we will get our help from King Archbold
III. We leave the temple, killing one priest, and
capturing another on the way out. We present our evidence to Exior K’Mool who confirms that it is
sufficient, thanks us, and arranges a meeting with Archbold III the next
day.
27Dec4334 09:00
When we awoke in our rooms we were concerned to find Sestun missing along with all his property. We did not know where
he has gone.
10:00 Met
with King Archbold III who is grateful for our help and tells us
that raids of the guild and of the temple are now taking place. He is sure he
will be able to convict the culprits. Owing to the neutrality of Lenap, he is not willing to commit any
of his troops to help us defeat Guantather
but he is able to tell us that one of the three types of draconian, the kapak,
is produced in groups of 25, and emerge at a magical portal near quite near to Lenap in the gorge of Hobnob Hills [h2521].
Destroying the kapak
draconians
28Dec4334 09:00 One of the King’s scouts, Karraway arrived to guide us to the Gorge of the Afterlife so that we can find and destroy the kapak
portal. Just as we were departing we receive a message from Sestun, who says that he has become
bored with our activities and has decided to go mining with some dwarven
friends. Do we believe him ?
10:00 Head
southwest, along the coast, with Karraway
leading. We reached the gorge in the Hobnob Hills by early afternoon and then Karraway bid us farewell. The gorge is
steep and narrow with a stream running along
its centre. we find a tunnel, guarded by two gargoyles which we avoid.
The paths fork, with a sidetrack crossing the stream – we decide to follow that
route, and so crossed the stream.
03/11/2000
15:00 We
proceeded along the path northwards. We discovered a clearing where there
were 9 kapaks, and decided to ambush
them and kill them with a fireball. We then slept in the cave overnight.
29Dec4334 03:00 During the early morning, Gilthanus was contacted telepathically by his brother Porthios informing us that the Dark
Druid Guantather
has left Pax Tharkas and was heading
north with the intention of creating a fourth draconian gate, to produce
dragon-breath draconians.
08:00 Headed
north, and crossed the stream again by a ford, rejoining the main road which
led us to a tunnel through the cliff. Inside the tunnel was a huge chasm, with
a bridge guarded by ogres, duerger dwarfs and a magician. We attacked and
killed the guards, but the magician escaped. We then proceeded across the
bridge and through the tunnel. When we emerged into daylight, we were surprised
by the magician Mistle who attacked
us along with his various ogre and duerger dwarfs. We killed them all in a fast
battle, but not before he had hit and killed Gilthanus and Tika Waylan with a lightning bolt. Mistle
himself was killed by green death from Weatherwax and a lightning
bolt from Solezar.
01/12/2000
13:00 We
could see two towers ahead, but decided that we should rest in the tunnel, as
we were somewhat exhausted by the battle. Fearing further danger in the tunnel,
we went outside and took cover alongside some nearby boulders. It was a good
move, because a few hours later, our old enemy Fewmaster Toede came by with a mule- train, and a large escort of
hobgoblins. Mylakhrion decided to that, having been made invisible,
he would track the mule-train to see what they were carrying and where they
were going.
15:00 Mylakhrion returned to report that the mule train delivered
packages of weapons to 2 round barrows, unloaded by some orcs and hobgoblins.
He was also convinced that there was a “one-way” set of footprints leading from
the north. We wondered whether this was the emerging draconians. Dr Thekla
successfully resurrected Tika Waylan and we decided to rest and
recuperate for the rest of the night.
30Dec4334 09:00 We decided to make our way to the largest or
the barrows, so Tankrid and Weatherwax became eagles so
as to scout for enemy forces. The rest of us were made invisible and went through towers to the
round barrow. Mylakhrion may have found the gate - an unarmed kapak
emerged from thin air - Tankrid
destroyed him. We hid in the large mound and watched carefully, to discover
that Kapaks emerged at 6:00am,
6:00pm and noon and midnight. The spot where they appeared did not have any
identifiable properties, so we considered that they were being formed
elsewhere, but teleported to the point at which they emerged. We decided to
spend the night in the large barrow, which was empty and seemed safe.
31Dec4334 09:00 Examined the nearby round barrows: We killed a
wolverine in one, but most of the other were empty and ransacked. When we
entered northern barrow - electric shocks to Mylakhrion.
Found rod of security, which we gave to Tassit).
Searched northern long barrow which was smoking. Sent wizard eye into it - fire
demon inside.
15/12/2000
31Dec4334 16:00 Entered long barrow, and then its main
chamber. Examined dead kobold by a sarcophagus. Found coffin with mummified
body of a magician, and various items, including a goodly prayer book and a
magic mace. The mace was given to Roan Thekla.
We checked several other rooms. Killed the ankheg but found nothing much. The
long barrow was now considered empty and safe and so we decided to stay there
overnight.
01Jan4435 09:00 Examined the small barrow and found a coffin.
we then went into the large barrow, where we found 6 bodies - one of which was
shrouded. The northern long was smoking,
and so we made chimney hole to allow entry. We destroyed the fire demons which
were causing the smoke, but their fire seemed real. We decided to sleep in
large barrow.
12/01/2001
02Jan4335 07:00 We investigated the two small round barrows
which were linked by an underground passage. We went through the passage into
the other barrow. We found and fought, a cleric who was working there, with
undead companions, which Corbane
also killed. Having found no sign of a draconian laboratory, we decided to
return to the portal. Tankrid
held out the rod of cancellation, and on its arrival we killed the next kapak.
Then Solezar received a message from Zotaquaan, which said “Go
and see Teral
Guthdohtor”. And so we scried to Teral
Guthdohtor.
On scrying to Teral Guthdohtor the
troupe learned much useful information, about Porthios suspicions of his brother’s death. The were also loaned a
“disc of teleport location” which will point out the direction and range of a
teleport point.
24:00 At midnight
the disc points south 1000ft toward the towers. So we believe we will be able
to locate the gate tomorrow.
03Jan4335 07:00 At first light we attacked the two towers, at
first by Solezar
casting lightning bolts then using a shielding spell to get to the door. We
fought 19 kapaks in the first tower, which is in good condition, Garlon
killing many of them, and with Solezar’s
using his flaming sphere, and hand to hand combat. Three of us, Tass, Mylakhrion and Weatherwax are paralysed.
But we have captured the first tower
16/02/2001
08:00 We
spiked the door of the tower, opened a trapdoor and went down some steps and
into a square room. There were four 5’ tall elemental slabs and a partially
complete clock in a corner. We opened the earth slab, discovering a box – it
contained “6m”. Tass got the box
from the water slab – it contained “8h”. On opening the fire slab we took smoke
damage. Eventually we found a key, and then in the air slab were hidden two
clock hands.
16:00 Slept
and healed.
20:06 Fitted
the clock hands at 8:06pm
and gained access by a secret door to a
control room where we found a creature laboratory containing large glass
cylinders in which were forming a wasp, hellhound, a toad, and a kapak, and a
rust monster. After a little experimentation and on the second attempt, Tankrid used his rod of cancellation
and we successfully destroyed the lab, feeling confident that we have now
destroyed the kapak gate – we have surely reduced Guantather’s powers
significantly.
And so the first of
the draconians – the kapak – are destroyed.
05Jan4335 08:00 We set off back to Lenap very happy with our achievement. We arrive in Lenap by evening.
16/03/2001
06Jan4335 09:00 We had an appointment with King Archbold III.
He was not able to tell us any more about Guantather’s
situation but we know we have dealt him a severe blow.
For
the rest of the day we relaxed, and rested, and made ready to go to Pax Tharkas.
07Jan4335 09:00
Scried to Sestun and told him of destruction of the kapaks. He is with some
members of the army of the Invincible
Overlord. We are also introduced to Porthios
brother of Gilthanus, and also to General Mordesir. We relate our
experiences to them, and give them news of the destruction of the kapak
draconian laboratory. Before leaving them to go back through the mirror, we
agree to meet them at Pax Tharkas,
where we will mount a combined attack on Guantather.
we then set off and travelled a little further west and camped after 20miles.
Fought a rat overnight – it was killed by Tass.
08Jan4335 09:00 Continued toward Pax Tharkas. Met up with a distressed farmer named Russmire Troppet. His wife has been kidnapped by bandits and taken to a
nearby fort. We went to the fort where
we battled with and killed the bandits. We then rescued Russmire's wife, Celandine.
Dr Thekla lost his rope of
entanglement when Weatherwax killed the
bandit's dog. We found the bandits horde of treasure, including an old map
document describing an ancient temple in the Fort. However we did not
investigate the temple further as we needed to be on our way to Pax Tharkas. We then slept and spent 4
hours healing.
09Jan4335 08:00 Set off towards road to Pax Tharkas - nearly there by dusk.
10Jan4335 10:00 Arrived at Pax Tharkas.
20/04/2001
10Jan4335 We entered Pax Tharkas Fort using a secret passage shown to us by Gilthanas. On the way in we encountered
2 zombies which Tassit
killed. Entered a room containing eight baaz and fought and killed them.
noon We
reached and went into the room where the women were being held prisoner. Their
new commander is Nolbi. We entered
his quarters, Mylakhrion
having been made invisible, killing 2 hobgoblin guards. Coincidentally we
learned that the Dark Druid (Guantather)
doesn't yet have the fourth volume of the book. Solezar
fireballed Nolbi's guards.
16:00 We
reached Guantather’s
quarters and had to fight his guards, including the heavily armoured Nolbi. During this battle, Tika Waylan
killed her old enemy Fewmaster Toede.
At the end of what looked like a successful battle, a red dragon by the name of
Ember emerged, and attacked and
killed Deagen, Tass, Garlon, Tassit
and Corbane. Then Ember the dragon took Nolbi's
body and flew off. Dr Thekla
charmed Ember possibly avoiding
further immediate attack.
19/04/2001
10Jan4335 18:00 We took Nolbi's
hand axe. Then about 30 hobgoblins arrived and entered Nolbi's room. We managed to kill most of them, but still had to
fireball even more. In our depleted and exhausted state we took the bodies of
our dead colleagues to the women’s quarters to recuperate. Arriving in the
women’s room, Roan
Thekla successfully resurrected Tassit.
We decided to see whether we could persuade Dragon
Flamestrike to release the children, and so we made our way down his
tunnel. After a little discussion and persuasion, we did indeed persuade Flamestrike to release the children, and
then he flies off.
10:00 We
went outside to the northern mines to collect the men. We killed many of the
remaining guards – it does seem as though we are winning this battle at last.
However, some of the men report that not all of the women have been reunited
with their menfolk – some appear to be missing
24:00 After a long and difficult day we slept.
11Jan4335 08:00 Dr Thekla
resurrected Garlon.
The resurrection of Garlon
by Dr Roan Thekla marked the first of several
errors made by Roan Thekla
in the use of his very powerful medical skills. We will see later that Roan Thekla is very seriously criticised
by his mentor Teral
Guthdohtor for being careless over the use of his powers
10:00 We
searched rest of the ground floor of the tower and managed to find some of our
old weapons magic items.
01/06/2001
Destroying the
second draconian gate – the producer of baaz draconians.
11Jan4335 14:00 Having decided to explore the rest of the
tower, we went up the stairs and through the first door. We explored 3rd floor
and found balconies and chain etc. We then crossed a parapet to the East Tower.
Found, fought and killed four baaz. Went
downstairs to next floor and found, fought, and killed more baaz and
hobgoblins.
12Jan4335 01:00 We returned to the west tower, and retired to
women's room. Dr Thekla
healed some of our injured overnight.
08:00 Dr Thekla resurrected Corbane. We return to the east tower to
complete our investigations – we found, fought, and killed about eight baaz in
the mess room, and then were pleased to locate a further prison room containing
nearly 300 women' prisoners, whom we immediately freed.
29/06/2001
12Jan4335 13:00 We speak to all the prisoners, and persuade
them to leave the fort and come back with us, the way we came in. We are then
surprised to discover a lone baaz, which we kill, but where before we had
killed eight. It leads us to suspect that possibly the baaz draconian gate is
nearby here in Pax Tharkas.
We
set up teleport locator in the room and waited for the next baaz to appear –
which it duly did, at 18:00.
The teleport locator indicated 100 feet NNW, and so we set out to search for
baaz creation location. On the way, we found and killed four strange walking
suits of armour. Eventually, we found the baaz production laboratory, and using
our previous experience of these things, soon destroyed it.
And so the second
draconian gate, producing baaz draconians, is destroyed.
21:00 We
decide to rest in the women's room. There we are told that Eben Shatterstone was killed by the prisoners, now the newly formed
“Army of Liberation of all Workers”, on his return to Pax Tharkas. The head of
Eben Shatterstone now rests on a
stake for all to see. The discs of
Mishakaal were found in his booty. They also found on him two lots of
documents, which they passed on to us. We opened them. There was one from the Invincible Overlord to Kravton The Cryptic the leader of Mycretia. It is offering an alliance.
The other document is potential dynamite, as in it, Wandenrush makes an offer of allegiance to Guantather, conspiring against
the present World Emperor to become
the next World Emperor. We decided
that we must show these documents to Teral Guthdohtor and
seek her advice. And so Dr Thekla
used his mirror to scry to Teral Guthdohtor and
show her the documents. She advised that we complete the delivery of the Mycretian letter and she will hang on
to the Wandenrush letter and get it
to the Padisha. Before sleeping, Dr Thekla
successfully resurrected Tass.
03/08/2001
13Jan4335 10:00 Dr Thekla successfully
resurrected Deagen. We
decided that we must now go to Mycretia
to take the letter to Kravton. And so
we prepared and made ready.
14Jan4335 09:00 Got horses together and set off for Mycretia. Disposed of several attacking zombies on the way. Camped
and slept.
15Jan4335 08:00 Solezar,
who is on guard, is attacked by archer from the
bushes, and so we decided to leave camp, and to carry on to Evergloom where we stayed overnight in
the “Aerie of Eagles” Inn.
16Jan4335 08:00 Set off north, encountering a griffon which
attacked Tankrid’s
horse. We camped overnight shortly after entering the Desert of Oppressing
Sands.
17Jan4335 08:00 Our camp was attacked by a party of bozak
draconians which we fought and killed.
We headed north towards Larif,
where we obtained supplies and picked up a little information. Apparently the Mycretians
have defeated a large draconian army. What we are seeing is the remainder, but
we know that more will be produced. Larif
is occupied by a force several hundred strong. Rested for four hours.
18Jan4335 00:00 Set off northwest at midnight so as to avoid the heat, and the bozaks.
We were attacked by yet more bozaks – their use of magic makes them a powerful
enemy. We were attacked by a pack of desert wolves, against which Solezar used his wall-of-force spell.
However, as they weren’t discouraged, we still had to kill them. And so in the
heat of the day, we rested and healed.
18:00 We
continued to Nabi Nagiab.
19Jan4335 06:00 Having reached Nabi Nagiab in the night, we camped outside the town until dawn. We
discover a festive spirit in celebration of their recent victory against the
bozaks.
11:00 We
headed for Zakuta via Birjani and arrived midday. Sought Kravton the Cryptic - met him in the evening. Handed over the
letter and the Discs of Mishakaal. He also told us of two battles, one of which
we recognise as ourselves fighting and defeating Eben
Shatterstone. He would arrange the next day for us to meet experienced
seers and mystics so as to learn about the use of the discs of Mishakaal. We
stayed overnight in the Drunken Dragon Inn.
In search of the
third draconian gate where bozaks are produced.
20Jan4335 10:00 Met with Kravton’s
wise men as he had agreed. The Cryptochronos may be in more than one volume -
volume one creates baaz, bozaks and kapaks. He may possibly have volume two,
which creates a more dragon-like draconian. While the Mycretians are studying,
we decide to return to Larif, where
we now believe the third draconian gate has been created.
21Jan4335 06:00 We make our way back to Nabi Nagiab, heading south, and camping in the Patchwork Desert
overnight.
22Jan4335 06:00 Another early start. We spotted about ten
goblins heading towards the village – we followed them and noted that they were
greeted by bozaks.
16:00 Having
arrived at Larif, Solezar, Tankrid,
and Weatherwax went into
the village and tried the teleport locator but got no indication. However, they
learned from the villagers, that the bozaks appear from somewhere in the west.
So we decided that we will investigate the western road the next day.
23Jan4335 07:00 Set off early along the western track for Melasures following the bozak trail. We
found a Castle Keep with a red/green flag with a Wyvern crest – however, there
is no special draconian activity nearby. We proceeded further along the trail,
under Mylakhrion’s
scouting guidance and soon we encountered ten more bozaks.
16:00 We
camped overnight.
14/09/2001
24Jar4335 07:00 Set
off to continue along the westward track and soon found a large Sphynx-like
statue. It looks to be a promising possible site for the draconian gate.
noon Just
before midday, we set up
the teleport locator, and at midday
the locator indicated east 250ft, which is inside the statue. There is no
obvious entrance, and so our druids shape shift in their eagle form, and locate
an entrance high up on its back near it hind legs. And so, using spider-climb
cast by Solezar upon us all, we climbed up the
statue, to the upper entrance – and an 80ft drop onto a pillared garden. The
garden is overgrown, and we unwittingly alert an animated statue, which Solezar has to enclose it a
wall-of-force for our protection. We make our exit through the jaws of a
bas-relief lion’s head and find ourselves in a sort of meditation room. we have
entered the room through the only exit – and the animated statue is waiting
outside for us. Dispel-magic and heat-metal do not provide a solution, and so
we deduce that we are trapped!
16:00 Noting
a star image embedded in the floor of the room, we step towards it and we are
instantly teleported into a nearby spiked pit, which injures all of us but
kills Tika Waylan.
Solezar casts spider-climb onto Deagan who managed to climb out of the
pit, and drop a rope down to enable us all to leave. Then Dr
Thekla manages to resurrect Tika Waylan. We pass into a large pillared room but
we are disturbed by four bozaks, which Tassit destroys by taking a potion of fire-breath. We
feel we are close to the source of the bozaks – a suspicion confirmed when we
locate a bozak weapon store nearby. We find some stairs, and after Mylakhrion descends them he is immediately teleported
back to the spike pit. However, we use the mirror to locate and rescue him.
Stepping sideways off the stairs gets us safely to the bottom where there is a
passageway containing four metal statues guarding a south door and room through
a north door that could be the bozak laboratory. We decide to await the next bozak appearance
before deciding what to do.
25Jan4335 00:00 The bozak appeared unexpectedly on the stairs
and hit Roan Thekla with a magic-missile, and
then disappeared. When it reappeared, it pushed Weatherwax into the
spiked pit, and he died. Solezar
cast push against the bozak, and it too went down the stairs and into the
spiked pit, where it was also killed. Tankrid
entered the bozak laboratory whereupon he was teleported to the spiked pit,
taking serious damage. Trying a second time, he has a fly spell cast against
him. This room seems to be illusory and is almost certainly NOT the bozak
creation laboratory!
02:00 We
decided to rest and recuperate until 10:00,
having spiked the door for security.
10:00 Having
rested, Roan Thekla resurrected Weatherwax.
11:45 Just before midday
we set up the teleport locator and it indicated where we think the actual
laboratory is – just across the corridor. Then someone tries to enter our
spiked door. Mylakhrion used invisibility to investigate secretly,
and saw and killed a guard. He brought back the body of the guard and reported
that there are many others, and even horses, upstairs.
12/10/2001
noon The
next Bozak duly appeared and we killed him. Dr Thekla
dispelled the spiked pit teleport by the stairs, and Tankrid
dispelled one in the guard’s corridor. When we enter the corridor in order to
cross to the laboratory, the guard statues are re-activated, and we go back to
consider our options. Then Solezar
casts a wall-of-force so that we can access the laboratory. Tankrid
entered the laboratory and after one or two false starts, used his rod of
cancellation to destroy its contents. Thus we have now destroyed the third
draconian creation laboratory and were elated at our success.
14:00 Rested,
and tested the teleport locator disc to confirm destruction of the
laboratory. we dashed up the stairs
where we find a lever which opens the main entrance to the lion statue – in its
mouth. The other occupants of the statue seem confused by our presence and in
the chaos, we escape from the statue. Solezar
sent a magic message to Zotaquaan
informing him of our success.
We camped nearby overnight, resting thoroughly, while the Dr
also spent time healing the several injured members of the party.
And so the third
class of draconian – the bozak – has been destroyed.
Thus Guantather is deprived of all of his current draconian production sites!
26Jan4335 09:00 Set off for Larif., which we found to be in celebration. All the occupying
bozaks had suddenly disappeared, confirming our success. Tika Waylan informed us that she will
leave the party – the adventuring lifestyle is not her choice, and she will
invest her funds in the Inn of the Last House
at Ferec Idu, where she worked
previously as a barmaid.
27Jan4335 09:00 We set off once more to the Holy Cities of Mycretia, and camped
halfway overnight on the edge of the Patchwork
Desert.
28Jan4335 09:00 We set off again, passing through Nabi Nagiab and Birjani and reached Zakuta
by evening.
29Jan4335 10:00 We met Kravton
the Cryptic and reported our success to him. His seers have not yet made
conclusions on the discs of Mishakaal. We ask him for a written testimonial of
our good deeds, which we may be able to use against our opponents who have
falsely blackened our name in Irilian. We still intend
to find the real culprits behind that deception. Solezar
sends a magic message to Veldryna,
asking our ship’s captain friend to meet us with her boat in the town of Alas,
and to transport us from Alas to Smale, which is near Irilian.
26/11/2001
30Jan4335 18:00 We left Zakuta
and passed through Ell Bastis and Shealoh reached Ferec Idu by early evening, and booked ourselves into Tika Waylan’s
Inn of the Last House. The Innkeeper is still Otik Sandath, but he is now in partnership with Tika Waylan,
who has the roles or part-time barmaid, and also owner/manager. That evening, Solezar sends another magic message to Veldryna letting her know that we expect
to be in Alas within two days.
31Jan4335 08:00 We left Ferec
Idu on the day of a Council Meeting, and set off for Kodl, where we arrived mid afternoon. we spend the night there.
01Feb4335 08:00 We continued travelling northeast along the
river road towards Alas. We
arrived at Alas and booked ourselves
into the Happy Harpy Inn. However, when Roan Thekla
tries to scry to Veldryna, he fails –
it seemed as though she may be dead.
02Feb4335 09:00 We set off on horseback along the banks of the
river Madrepone to Arramas (pop
150), which we reached by the end of that day, and where we stayed overnight.
03Feb4335 09:00 We set off for Befalls. On the way, we met a few protestors, but ignored them.
Camped halfway.
04Feb4335 09:00 Continued on our way to Befalls (pop 150). We stayed overnight in the Silver Axe Inn. In
the evening, Solezar
received a magic message from Zotaquaan
to contact him. In the privacy of our room, Roan Thekla
uses his mirror to scry to Zotaquaan.
We are shown a proclamation affirming the death of the Green Emperor and that his deputy Nantarth El-Antaggrath has been appointed as his successor. All
travel in the City State
banned for a month of mourning of death of old Emperor. We agree that we needed to speak with Teral Guthdohtor
urgently, but she is not in the Abbey at the moment, so we made an appointment
to see her the next day.
05Feb4335 10:00 We scried to, and met Teral Guthdohtor as
arranged. She tells us that the Dark Druid (Guantather) is angry that his
dragons have all deserted him and has offered gangs of mercenaries rewards for
killed or captured dragons via his criminal associate Gezele Ella, generally known as Big
Ella. She also told us that the Irilian militia have
returned from Lakenheath, and that Lady Kathli has confirmed our presence
in Lakenheath when the would-be
assassins were there. The four members of our troupe who have been accused of
the attempted assassination of Kijdawr
Aenekosi now have a reward on their heads – their reputation must be
restored if they are ever to return to their homes. Teral Guthdohtor will
get more information for us in two days.
06Feb4335 We rested all day.
07Feb4335 10:00 We scried again to Teral Guthdohtor and
got news of the new Emperor's election
and information about Big Ella.
Our enemy Wandenrush has now been
promoted to Suzerain.
The troupe learn from Teral Guthdohtor that Big Ella is employed by Guantather and is looking for
mercenaries to kill dragons. She is recruiting in Abdu Kab. If the troupe
wishes to get close to Guantather
they may do so via Big Ella,
and should seek recruitment by travelling to Abdu Kab as soon as possible.
The “Dragon’s Ears” adventure with Big Ella, and the visit
to Guantather’s
castle.
noon We
set off for Abdu Kab, following a
wagon train across the Desert
of Blood. Having reached
about halfway, we stopped at an oasis overnight
08Feb4335 08:00 After an early start. we arrived at Abdu Kab in the mid-morning. we booked
into Snakes Grin Inn. There is an advertisement posted for 500gp for each pair
of dragon's ears. The money will be paid out by the Innkeeper Adon.
We
scried to Teral
Guthdohtor and she gives us a copper dragon's ears. She also
gives us a potion of dragon language, for use by one of goodly or neutral
members.
The troupe also learn of the new appointments made by the
new Emperor. The current political situation in the City State
puts us in significant danger.
In
the evening the assassin gang join Big Ella
in the bar. We sit quietly in the Inn, and
observe the visitors. We learn of Grott,
Big Ella’s goblin sidekick, and
various mercenaries, including Sigmund,
Einar, Mossdale, Elliot and Angharrad. Everyone appears to be making
ready for an early start tomorrow.
23/11/2001
09Feb4335 08:00 Solezar
and Roan Thekla perceive that they may have
been noticed. We leave our rooms via a rope.
09:00 We
watched the party leave the Inn and followed
them to their camp. Ella organised a combat competition between the assassins
and the others to decide which group would get the dragon searching contract.
The assassins won but apparently by subterfuge. Using our druids as eagle
scouts, we tracked them as they camped on the way to a mountain.
10Feb4335 01:00 We attacked the party while they slept, and
killed all but Sigmund and Angharrad. we allowed Big
Ella to sleep through the battle by a cast of silence so that she would
be undisturbed. Roan Thekla
tried to scry so that we could leave with the bodies, but the mirror failed.
And so we left Ella sleeping, to awake to a surprise in the morning, and took
the bodies and our captives, Sigmund
and Angharrad away from Ella’s camp..
07/12/2001
09:00 The
mirror failed to scry for a second time. So we allowed Garlon
to interrogate Sigmund and Angharrad, and we learned that the
assassins were working for the wife of the Green
Emperor and not Nantarth who
replaced the Green Emperor. We also
identified a merchant named Hisvin as
being involved. Somehow, one of the perpetrators has access to a mirror of
travel like that of Roan Thekla.
During the torture, Angharrad died – this upsets some members of the troupe,
but Roan Thekla is convinced that if we
resurrect her, all will be well.
This sequence of events marks Dr Roan
Thekla second major misjudgement. His enthusiasm for the greater good,
as he perceives it, has allowed him to agree that Garlon
should torture a prisoner even to death. This is an almost unforgivable crime
against his beliefs. He further contends that he may resurrect a person such as
Angharrad, almost regardless of the character involved, if it serves their
greater purpose. This contention is also unacceptable.
We
attempt to scry but the mirror failed yet again. Garlon
repeats his torture on Sigmund who also died. Other members of the group are
perturbed again by this event. To avoid the danger of being located by our
enemies using a mirror, we put the bodies in the 70cuft bag of holding. We also
put Angharrad in a second 250lb bag of holding, found with the assassins
property. We then decided to track Big Ella,
which we did, to a point where she skilfully started to hide her tracks. We
then decided to return to Abdu Kab.
We camped en route at noon,
to rest.
11Feb4335 07:00 We awoke in camp to note that a horse was
missing, but set off for Abdu Kab
without it. Solezar
cast wall-of-force against three winged beasts which we thought were attacking
us. In fact we soon deduced that they were lamasu which would have helped us!
We decided to spend a quiet few days in Abu Kab at the Grinning Snake Inn. Big Ella does not seem to be at the
Inn.
12Feb4335 Big
Ella has now arrived at the Inn –
riding our stolen horse! In the Grinning Snake we spoke to her. We agreed to
hunt red dragons for her in few days.
13Feb4335 Rested.
14Feb4335 Rested
15Feb4335 19:00 We successfully scried to Teral Guthdohtor.
Apparently all the Padishas have now sworn allegiance to the new Emperor. Roan
Thekla tried to resurrect Sigmund
who seemed to become a blubbering unintelligible fool. When he tried to
resurrect Angharrad, her head
exploded. Teral
Guthdohtor was highly critical of Dr
Thekla for attempting to resurrect two evil characters even though he
said he was trying to clear the groups reputation in Irilian. She also
criticised his attitude to and use of his healing powers. Roan
Thekla is devastated and despondent. Teral Guthdohtor
accepted some responsibility for Roan Thekla's
errors.
Dr Roan Thekla
was indeed shattered by these events. So much so that he actually wrote a
letter of resignation from the troupe, declaring that he would return to Irilian
and attempt to clear his name, or face the consequences. Then, if he survived
the threat of punishment for the assassination attempt which he never
perpetrated, he would use his fortune to endow a medical and surgical research
and teaching institute in Irilian. In the event, he
never passed the letter on, although he still carries it in his belongings.
04/01/2002
15Feb4335 We saw Ella and arranged to meet the next morning.
16Feb4335 11:00 Met with Ella.
We4 set off west on horseback.
16:00 We
camped where she had camped previously when we attacked and killed her group.
We posted guards overnight. Big Ella
explained four missions to us. we had to seek and kill four dragons, mainly
red dragons, but also one undead dragon. we will get 1000gp for each pair of
dragon’s ears which we deliver. Our first mission is to travel to Dimark (pop 250 human), a coal mining
village, and to kill two red dragons that are apparently terrorising the
village.
17Feb4335 Camped on way and happened to
see a friendly brass dragon Marlaine
who offered help against her enemies, the red dragons. We camped outside Dimark. Half of our troupe stayed with Ella, the remaining half went into Dimark. We erected a treasure tower to
attract the dragons. A tunnel will protect villagers when the trap is set. We
met the village council of three men and one woman. We spent the night in the
Endless Summer Inn. Solezar
&Tassit dreamt of an injured brass dragon
advising urgent travel north towards a burial mound – which we identified as Mons Mount.
18Feb4335 10:00 We went north, and found Mons Mount and were guided by a young brass dragon named Tryff, the son of Marlaine, to his mother, the brass dragon which was injured in a
battle with the red dragons. However, Roan Thekla's
spell failed to cure her. She has six dragon children, Corriya, Bronsos, Myck, Damiander and Violor, who
can be ridden against the two red dragons, Metallica
and Plastica. Tankrid, Weatherwax and Tass, will ride the
dragons into battle, but Marlaine is
too injured to participate.
19Feb4335 10:00 We set up the treasure ready to attract the
red dragons in an ambush.
25/01/2002
Cause-blindness
and slow spells will be cast. The 6 young dragons will be summoned on a signal.
noon The
red dragons arrived, and cause blindness was cast. One was blinded and flew up.
After a melee, the other flew up. Tass on Tryff
pursued the blinded dragon but Tryff
would not attack on his own. A traitor in the village let in a hill giant and
hobgoblins through the village gate, but they were restrained by a
wall-of-force. One red dragon was killed in combat and then all young dragons
attacked the blinded dragon. It escaped but turned back to fight after its
sight returned. Eventually we killed the second dragon. We also killed all but Jaja, a magic user, one of the intruders
with the hobgoblins. 100% success. We collected our payment and picked up the
two pairs of red dragon ears, and plan to return to Big
Ella.
15/02/2002
20Feb4335 08:00 Trekked to camp overnight a little way from
Ajjibawn, as Big Ella
was concerned when we told her of Jaja’s
involvement in the attack on Dimark.
Accepted the next challenge to kill an undead dragon.
21Feb4335 08:00 Rejoined the main track next morning. Travelled well and camped 20 miles
from Arrawass. After being stalked
by a cheetah, we then met a group of barbarian nomads hunting for a renegade.
We shared camp overnight.
22Feb4335 08:00 Continued south travelling down towards Ferec Idu and camped 10 miles north.
23Feb4335 08:00 Continued on our way to Ferec Idu.
noon Reached
Ferec Idu and obtained supplies
there.
We
meet up with Tika Waylan at her Inn
of the Last Home. She told us of the death of Abu
Inslar and his replacement by Duatha Donannelle
as Padisha of Targnol Port. her new Grandee is Hisvin,
a merchant whom we thought may be implicated in our framing for the
assassination of Kijdawr Aenekosi. Solezar sends Duatha
a magic message warning her not to trust Hisvin.
Camped with Big Ella
again.
24Feb4335 08:00 Set off for Shiktat, and arrived in the early evening. Spent the night there.
25Feb4335 08:00 We left the main trail just east of Shiktat, and within a few hours reached
the ruins of Ahhar. What was an
extensive town centuries ago is now just ruins. Big
Ella led us into the old ruined town where we were met by Alemnya and his “congregation ( a
collection of skeletons and zombies). Alemnya
is a necromancer and is their leader. He has accidentally partially revived a
massive dead dragon, under his building.
A large claw protruded into an ante room. Weatherwax cast wall
of fire which destroyed the claw. We went downstairs and were attacked by a
zombie and a yellow ochre which damaged Tass but which was then destroyed by Tankrid. In the next room we burned its
leg and tail. Its body was in the next room. We destroyed it with a flaming
sphere cast by Solezar.
Then we destroyed a arm in another room with another flaming sphere. The last
arm was already destroyed by a roof collapse.
We
went down a long staircase containing the neck to a pool. A large head of the
dragon fought us but eventually we killed it. Tass
swam into the pool to recover the
ears. On the way back a green mist was formed from the killed dragon parts, and
converted to a new large rotting dragon which attacked Dr
Thekla. he attempted to cast “cause fear” onto it, but failed and
turned away in terror. Eventually we killed it by our superior numbers, thus
achieving 100% success. We were paid 1000GP for the task by Alemnya.
We
spent the night back with Big Ella
who congratulates us on our success in the second task.
26Feb4335 08:00 Big Ella
told us that we were to seek a red dragon which we suspect to be Ember.
And
so we set of for Larif, heading south west across the Patchwork Desert.
On the way, we met and fought but didn't kill a sand dragon. we spotted a large
pyramid off to the north. Big Ella
identified it for us as the “Tomb of Albascor”
where there is considerable wealth for those brave enough to venture inside. We
note that fact for the future.
18:00 We
reach Larif but didn’t enter the
town, as we are known there as goodly adventurers – a fact which we must
continue to hide from Big Ella.
We slept in camp, outside Larif.
27Feb4335 08:00 We set off west from Larif, for Tuftipsy. We
met a human who was being chased by orcs. Weatherwax helped
him escape by a wall of fire. Big Ella
wasn’t impressed by this needless interference.
19:00 We
reached Tuftipsy, observing a fire
in the village, and its hobgoblins showing great activity. We camped outside
the village by the sand dunes.
28Feb4335 09:00 We entered Tuftipsy to find it in celebration. Apparently the villagers killed
Ember during an attack the previous
night. We met the chief Razan and saw
Ember’s head. He wouldn’t give us the
ears, and when we returned to inform Big Ella,
she went off herself to collect the ears. We camped overnight. Tomorrow we have
our final dragon quest.
01Mar4335 08:00 We head south to Rushkindle, via Evergloom.
Big Ella informs us of the final
task, which perturbs us as we are to kill an ancient female dragon named Flamestrike, which is living in Rushkindle. Old Flamestrike was well known to us, and still looks after the
children. Near Evergloom we met a
herd of wild pigs. Weatherwax used
“green death” and was then worried that Big Ella
might realise that he used it on her sidekick. He decides to slip away
overnight into retirement. We stay in Evergloom
that night.
02Mar4335 08:00 When we awake the next morning, Weatherwax has
quietly and secretly disappeared to begin his retirement from adventuring. Big Ella seems unhappy with us and
with Weatherwax’s departure.
We
drove onwards, heading south towards Rushkindle.
We camped in the hills by Flamguard
overnight.
03Mar4335 08:00 Set off on the final leg of our journey to Rushkindle.
14:00 We
arrived in Rushkindle. We are
unhappy about our mission in that we cannot possibly kill the dragon Flamestrike, and so we met Caitlan the mayor of Rushkindle, and
arranged relocation of Flamestrike.
We decide to persuade Big Ella
that Flamestrike has left the
village. We then stayed in the village overnight.
04Mar4335 09:00 We went to Flamestrike's
cave and of course she had moved. Big Ella
insists on seeing the cave, and unfortunately she found the trail to Flamestrike’s new cave. We fake a battle with Flamestrike, and persuade Big Ella that she escaped. We
started our dragon tasks for Big Ella
well, but have disappointed her in the last two tasks. We now hope that we will
get to see Guantather
and collect our rewards.
28/03/2002
05Mar4335 09:00 We head north from Rushkindle, and reach Flamguard.
We stayed overnight in the Baalzepub Inn.
06Mar4335 09:00 We headed west out of Flamguard to Evergloom.
There we stayed overnight in the Happy Hooker Inn. We note discussion in the Inn about desert orcs that were causing trouble.
07Mar4335 09:00 We headed for Tuftipsy, which we reach safely. We meet Razan again, who is friendly and submissive, especially towards Big Ella, though we still don’t
know how she obtained the dragon’s ears from him.
A
rider arrived from the north, travelling with a message from the Holy Cities for Lenap. He gives us more news of orc trouble to the north.
08Mar4335 08:00 We left Tuftipsy
and headed north – Tankrid,
scouting as an eagle, spots a large war party of desert orcs, which we manage
to avoid. We decided to spend the night in the castle of Kelmore Lyonsbane,
which is a goodly place. Kelmore
tells us that the orcs are at war and are seeking a human bandit who has stolen
a holy artefact – the shin bone of the org god Yurtrus from the orc chieftain Uggish
the Grimnak. The bandit is Urboar
Thendel, and we identify him as the lone rider whom we helped to escape a
few days ago.
Big Ella is concerned about how to
get north of the Holy Cities to Hothme.
09Mar4335 08:00 We head west on the desert road to Melasures. We avoid an orc attack when
we see a crowd camped by the “Lion Statue” that we explored in January. We
camped overnight by an oasis.
10Mar4335 05:00 We are attacked overnight by orcs. Solezar cast a wall-of-force, which
enabled us eventually to kill most of them. After the battle we rode at speed
west towards Melasures.
15:00 We
reached Melasures We made camp and rested early.
11Mar4335 08:00 We set off along north-east road towards the Holy Cities
and Hothme. Big
Ella told us that we will split up before reaching the Holy Cities as she has business to
conduct. We camped in the desert.
12Mar4335 08:00 We arranged with Big
Ella to meet in Hothme in
the Alicorn Inn in three days. She headed off north west into the desert.
14:00 We
reached Birjani and went quickly
onto Zakuta to ask Kravton about our discs of Mishakaal. Guantather may not yet have
found the second volume of the Cryptochronos. It has instructions for three
more draconians, including fire and acid breathing. Apparently the bandit Urboar Thendel is under arrest, although
the authorities do not yet know that he has caused the orc unrest in the south
We
stayed overnight in Zakuta.
13Mar4335 08:00 We set off for Hothme along the north road.
19:00 We
reached Hothme. We find and book
ourselves into the Alicorn Inn where we must wait for a few days for Big Ella.
19/04/2002
14Mar4335 We remain in the Alicorn Inn all
day.
15Mar4335 Big
Ella arrived from the south. We agree to continue our journey the next
day, at the end of which we hope to meet her master!
16Mar4335 08:00 We set off north east.
11:00 We
reached Nydad. We decided to stay
overnight in the Cat and Mouse inn.
The Dark Druid (Guantather)’s castle!
17Mar4335 09:00 We set off on horseback. After only 2 miles we
hear the clash of steel and see a battle between some bandits and an ambushed
merchant but we pass on. Travelled until midday
when Big Ella left the trail and went 12
miles into the desert, to a ruined ghost of an old fortified village. There is
a ruined 16' wall and brass gateway. Big Ella
puts on a black glove which we recognise as the brotherhood of the black hand.
She then said "tempero sucream amica" and, following her, we went
through the gateway. It is cold and we are either far north or high up. We
believe that we may have been teleported a very long way from the Desert Lands where we were before we went
through the gates. We are in a mountainous region by a chasm leading to some
sort of castle or fortress, separated from us by an impassable crevasse.
Big Ella calls for a bridge to be
set. And so we passed through a
portcullis and entered the castle. We put the horses into stalls. Big Ella took us into a dining room
and bade us sit at a table. Some troops came in greeting Big
Ella. She gets an especially warm welcome from a powerful female guard
named Malvina, who appears to be in
charge of security. The guards asked about the dragon ears. After about an
hour, a magician named Yvan came in,
followed by Guantather,
with his bodyguards. He took the dragon ears. He wishes to interview Big Ella, saying that some of us
may be offered the opportunity of joining his guards. We then feasted and
stayed overnight in quarters on the first floor.
18Mar4335 09:00 We had a good breakfast, and then Malvina arrived. Mylakhrion,
Garlon & Deagen
are offered posts as guards in the castle. Garlon
accepted an interview and took the post as personal guard to Guantather.
11:00 We
are led back to the dining room where Guantather
paid us each 2000GP for our dragons ears. We left the castle through a portal
which took us back to the vicinity Irilian. We will return
in a more favourable position now we now where we can find Guantather.
And sour troupe
leaves Guantather’s castle, but with every
intention of returning!
23/05/2002
noon We
arrived through the Irilian gate into a ruin.
We soon recognised our location, and rode south. We soon found the river, and
progressed 10 miles further west and
crossed the ferry. we then found our trail to Irilian.
17:00 Roan Thekla & Solezar
don disguises as we reach and enter Irilian.
We
met with Teral
Guthdohtor at her Chapel of Forgeifanas, which is where she
lives in the Abbeie. We updated her with all of our news. Teral Guthdohtor
advises us to take lodgings in the Red Ogre Inn nearby. She also suggests that
we might like to meet a young magician protégé of hers, named Dalamar Caradon, as we are
looking for new members to join our now-depleted fellowship.
19Mar4335 We rest for the day, and in the
evening, Teral
Guthdohtor introduced us to Dalamar Caradon,
a female magician. After some discussion we invited her to join our troupe, and
she accepted.
20Mar4335 03:00 Decided to attempt to scry to Guantather to allow our fighters
to kill him. Deagan, Mylakhrion, Tass, and Tassit were given ultra vision by Dalamar. Unfortunately the attempt to
use the mirror fails, and Roan Thekla
advises that we should try again later.
21Mar4335 We
remain in the Red Ogre Inn, while the mirror is given time to recover from its
use.
22Mar4335 03:00 We retried the scry to Guantather again but failed again.
23Mar4335 15:00 We tried to scry again to the visitor room and
failed. However when we tried to scry to Garlon
it succeeded, and so we decided that Guantather
has some sort of scry protection. Solezar sent a message to Garlon to kill a guard. Garlon
killed the guard and got himself arrested. Deagan, Mylakhrion, Tassit
and Solezar stepped through the mirror, and
were joined by Tass , Dalamar and Roan,
leaving the mirror on the wall of our room in the Red Ogre Inn. However when we
tried to leave, we are transported to somewhere else, and don’t appear to be
able to get back.
28/06/2002
Destroying the
Astral Shard in the Astral Tower on the Isle of Astran
23Mar4335 Garlon
is elsewhere under guard. We are trapped in an unknown room in what we found
out later is the Astral
Tower on the Island of Astran.
Dalamar tried to teleport herself and Roan Thekla back to Irilian
but failed. We climbed to the roof of the tower and found a pulsing crystal. A
serpentine female head surrounded the crystal and warned us to leave the astral
shard. Tassit spoke to the serpent.
Then,
we decided to abseil down the outside of the tower, at least to escape from it.
20:00 We
slept on the island a little way from the tower. It was a bad night.
24Mar4335 06:00 We awoke. In the form of an eagle, Tankrid flew south and
found land and a small coastal village. Solezar
cast wizard eye to check on female who called for help from a window. She was a
demon and we therefore only just escaped with our lives.
25Mar4335 09:00 We spent the day building a raft.
15:00 We
set sail south with the wind.
17:00 We
drifted ashore onto a secluded beach, where we camped overnight.
26Mar4335 08:00 We set off south, looking for village seen by Tankrid as an eagle.
10:00 We
reached the village, now identified as Finmark,
and booked into the Black Pearl pub. We have somehow been teleported miles from
where we have ever been before – the nearest we have been to this location is
six months ago, when we were at Lakenheath
with Lady Cathli’s problems in Peach Farm.
Roan Thekla
and Dalamar teleported to Irilian
but the mirror was not in the room. However, amazingly and extremely honestly,
the Red Ogre landlord had kept it for us. We scried to the others but then Dalamar sent us a message saying that
she had been diverted back to the tower.
12/7/2002
26Mar4335 Roan
Thekla scried to Dalamar
to confirm her safety. In Finmark
messages were exchanged between Dalamar
and Solezar. A boat was hired from Pentrian
the Rabbit.
27Mar4335 10:00 We set off for the island. After an erratic
journey we collected Dalamar
and returned by 16:00.
We
decided to take a boat to Irilian with Luorn Kabarr, a sea captain.
28Mar4335 10:00 Embarked onto Luorn Kabarr’s boat, “The Traveller” and set sail for Irilian.
We
stayed overnight in Kevalla (pop100
fishing village), in the Cats Claw Inn. Saw Luorn
Kabarr dealing with his boat which was being partially unloaded.
29Mar4335 10:00 We left Kevalla
stopped at Hyyap (pop350 chicken
breeding) from the early evening, in the Kings Coin Inn. We noted unrest of
locals with regard to The City
State of the Invincible Overlord’s allegiances.
30Mar4335 10:00 We left Hyyap
and stopped shortly at Quiff (pop150
goblins, sell feathers).
noon We
left Quiff and sailed down the Sharryn River. We camped overnight.
31Mar4335 07:00 The boat set sail early. We arrived at Oonsla (pop300 grain farming) by late
afternoon. We spent the night on the boat.
01Apr4335 Left on the last leg of our
journey to Irilian and arrived
safely by early afternoon.
15:30 We scried to Garlon
who was at work loading, at quayside.
Dalamar
and Solezar went to see Zotaquaan and learned more
about how to destroy the Shard in the Astral Tower.
02Apr4335 We arranged a return sailing
with Erastrin Rivenguard's boat, “The
Endurance” for 500GP.
03Apr4335 We set off by boat back to Finmark. We reached as far as Hyyap.
04Apr4335 We reached Finmark by evening. Stayed in the Black Pearl Inn.
05Apr4335 Persuaded Rivenguard to sail out towards the island and then we destroyed the
Shard, by means of lightning called by Tankrid.
After the strike, the Shard light went out. We rowed out to the island and
entered the tower by ropes. We then went downstairs and fought a female
succubus demon, eventually killing her.
02/07/2002
17:00 Scried
to Garlon – he was in a guardroom so
we left him. Solezar
cast wizard eye down to the lower room. There is a unicorn and demon figure,
both frozen in ice. There is also a floating blue sphere. Down a further level
revealed strange tapestries. In a lighted side room the eye caught a glimpse of
a human cleric before it expired.
We
decide to sleep upstairs.
06Apr4335 08:00 Solezar
became invisible and went downstairs but was attacked by the sphere, and
frozen. After much spell casting, with the aid of Dalamar's
summon monsters and one final hit by Deagan,
the sphere was destroyed. Deagan and
Tass destroyed the hamatula demon before it could
recover. Solezar
and the unicorn slowly recovered.
The
unicorn identified herself Coriolana is very grateful to us. She
explained her plight of being chased by a half ogre, her teleport diversion to
this tower, and her wish to be reunited with unicorn love Iriandel who needs to be joined with his missing horn. We then went
downstairs to the next floor and encountered Gulin Murth from Sotur,
a cleric who had been trapped for a month. There is a multi-headed hydra
downstairs. We decided to rest so that we can tackle the hydra the next day.
We
slept, healed, and rested.
07Apr4335 08:00 We awoke to find that Gulin had gone and taken all of his belongings with him.
We
went downstairs past a bronze sculpture chamber and towards the hydra. Most
characters fought the hydra, but Tassit
and Tankrid were killed. Roan Thekla couldn't raise Tassit and he was lost. Corbane managed to use his ring of
resurrection on Tankrid.
We couldn't kill the hydra so we rested. This particular monster may best be
left for another day. We sent a message to Erastrin
telling him that we would like to sail back in his boat in two days.
23/08/2002
noon Dr Thekla healed and then we all rested.
08Apr4335 08:00 Healed until 23:00. Solezar
failed to learn Fireball spell from his spell book. Then we all slept.
09Apr4335 Lowered everyone and the
unicorn down the side of the tower. We picked up the boat and reached Finmark by noon. We stayed in the Black Pearl Inn in Finmark. We buried Tassit
in a local churchyard, with great sadness.
We
scried to Garlon. He is in the barracks
with other guards drinking. Deagan
stepped through the mirror after Solezar
cast invisibility on him. We arranged to collect Garlon
after ten minutes. Fortunately, the second scry worked and ten minutes later we
retrieved Garlon. He told us that Guantather's citadel was on Raucous Island
though he was not present at that moment. He and Big
Ella and others are searching for volume two of the Cryptochronos. Garlon decided to leave the Dark
Druid (Guantather)’s
service and rejoin the troupe.
We
all slept.
The re-uniting of
Coriolana with Iriandel
10Apr4335 10:00 Erastrin
duly arrived, and we took the boat to the Erath estuary to hunt for the unicorn
Coriolana’s spear and her mate Iriandel. We travelled upriver towards the village of Brendare
which is populated by intermixed ogres. Tankrid
as an eagle searched for the burial mound barrow of Tamaich while Corialana looked for Iriandel.
Overnight,
we camped near to the village.
11Apr4335 09:00 Mylakhrion
was made invisible and investigated the barrow. He found a rarely used
entrance. We decided to wait until later before investigating further.
21:00 We
waited until dusk and then Mylakhrion
checked the door. Tass and Deagen lifted the door and we all
entered. We walked 100 ft north and around and turned towards the centre up a
slight slope. A chamber seemed empty. Tass, Corbane, Tankrid,
Garlon and Deagen
fell into a pivot trap and took damage. We followed south and round avoiding
the stone slabs with warriors buried beneath. Went back and then north to a
chamber of skulls and bones. To the west we found a chamber with an ogron
statue and shadowy creatures. After Mylakhrion
touched a necklace, four earth elementals appeared. Solezar
cast a wall of force to protect us from them all. We entered the statue room
and fought the shadowy creatures but they did no damage. On touching the
statue, a gibbering mouther was released. Tass and Mylakhrion were gibbered by it. Eventually
Solezar killed it with a flaming spear.
The elementals were killed by Dalamar
by an ice storm spell.
13/9/2002
12Apr4335 00:00 We went round further and Mylakhrion
entered a large arms store. Deagen and
Mylakhrion were attacked by animated
zombie hands. Eventually we left the room. Tass led a second
attack and we eventually killed them.
We
found a plus one magical javelin and some bracelets. We moved on through the
room and tunnel. Then we entered a large feast hall with a rocky throne, two
long tables, and 12 clay statues sitting at the tables. we sense danger in this
room and decide to retreat for a while before tackling it.
01:15 And
so we slept and healed.
10:00 We
entered the feast hall. Deagen
knocked a head off a statue. Many of the swords seemed to come alive and
attacked us. Eventually we destroyed most of them, and the rest seemed to lose
their power. We moved the throne and found 4 orc-runed clay bottles. They
contained potions of bull-strength, lesser restoration, neutralise poison and
spider-climb. We opened the heavy stone door and passed into another smaller
room with a shaft blocked by a stone plug. When we displace the plug, four
phantoms appeared but disappeared after a few rounds - they were illusions.
The
shaft opens onto cylindrical misty room. Tass was lowered
followed by the others into the room and along a corridor to another room with
a stone statue and a bas relief plaque surrounded by a magical aura. The mist
returned but was dispelled by Tankrid.
25/10/2002
noon We
went down the north tunnel which came to a dead end. Then Tass entered the
aura. A metallic warrior appeared but was dispelled after an attack of
centipede monsters conjured up by Dalamar.
We then went down the southern corridor to a stone door which Tass and Deagan opened but a vial of poison fell
and poisoned Deagen.
Then three female wights appeared and were only killed after level draining of Garlon, Mylakhrion
and Deagen.
16:00 Somewhat
injured and exhausted, we retreated to the Feast Hall for the night.
22:00 Slept
till 6:00. On waking, with
the aid of Dr Thekla we applied as many cures to
everyone’s wounds as possible.
13April4335 09:00 We
went back to the lower level and down the west corridor to the room where we
fought the wights. We go further, into a room with three stone coffins. These
are the resting places of Tamaich's
three wives, whom we had destroyed as the three wights. Some treasure was
found. We proceeded down to a room with a sculpted stone slab with a shiny
skeleton of a warrior on top.
Tankrid
had to turn a wraith which attacked us, and a skeleton exploded causing some
damage. Dalamar and Solezar
killed the wraith with flaming spear. Tass and Sprigg dislodged a chest and revealed
various items. In a pile on the floor we found the spear of Turlew, which is Iriandel's spirit and horn. We are
pleased to have succeeded in this task so far.
noon We
returned to the Feast Hall to sleep, heal and rest.
During
our rest period, various spells and items were distributed.
We
decide that we will go out at 20:00
to see Coriolana.
09/11/2002
13Apr4335 20:00 We left the barrow for Brendare village. Mylakhrion
was distracted by a false call of Coriolana
- but with a male voice. Dalamar
cast Waldo's strength on the level drained characters. Waited east of Brendare for Coriolana. A messenger (Rolwynn
Leafsong – Steve’s new character) brought a message from Coriolana, who has located Iriandel who is now owned by Yeventhu, an ogrillon. We agreed that we
should attempt a rescue.
11:00 We
slept and healed.
14Apr4335 07:00 Rolwynn led us through the Mistwood Marshes and we camped.
15Apr4335 06:00 We set off north east. We met a dozen bariaurs,
led by Gorad Drummerhaven who offered
us transport to Coriolana. We were
led to a quarry where the ogrillons lived. We entered as a group of merchants
and using Solezar's
suggestion spell got to Yeventhu and
to Iriandel. Dalamar
took a draught of filter of persuasion, which enabled her to ride off on Iriandel without challenge. We applied
the spear to Iriandel and he is
transformed into a unicorn and reunited with Coriolana. They are delighted to be reunited – we have made to firm
friends who say that they are in our debt for a long time. Rolwynn
asks for help with a problem in the village
of Irungsway.
The village is in the City State
of the Invincible Overlord, not too far from Finmark where we landed after our dealings with the Astral Tower,
which we now know to belong to Ustran
Yg’niv, who is an evil githiyanki wizard. We travelled to Lith-Maven by bariaur and arrived by 14:00. We were interrupted by a man, Ferkle Windwillow, appealing for help
with strange goings on in the house of
an old woman magician named Andunner.
And so Coriolana and
Iriandel are reunited.
29/11/2002
15Apr4335 19:00 As we approached the house there were signs of
major disturbance and even scattered body parts. Using wizard eye cast by Solezar we see that the inner walls are
destroyed. A swirling of air precedes the appearance of a massive air monster
with claws and red eyes, which caused damage and then turned into a poisonous
cloud and engulfed Tass and Garlon in turn. Dalamar protected us by casting a rain
storm and it returned to the house. Tankrid
cast lightning and appeared to destroy it. Tass
went into the house and confirmed that the creature was indeed killed. We
identified it as a belker. Tankrid
discovered a magic zone in the house and removed it. Mylakhrion
located a trapdoor and went down some steps. We found a locked chest.
18:00 We
took the chest and rested in Ferkle's
barn overnight.
16Apr4335 Slept and healed.
07:00 Solezar used knock on the chest and Tass opened it.
There is a book of spells and sacks of GPs and PPs. There is also a ring of
sobriety, which we gave to Dalamar
and some dust of spell maximisation, which Solezar
took charge of.
09:00 We
set off for Irungsway (5:0607 in Valon) via Lith-Maven (2:0526).
19:00 We
booked ourselves into the Silver Axe Inn and booked a cargo boat with Captain Elminster to Finmark (5:0704) on 22nd Apr. This
would also give time for the injured to recover and for Solezar
and Dalamar to learn new spells.
17Apr4335 13:00 Dr Thekla
scried to Teral
Guthdohtor and heard that Zotaquaan had left Irilian
and had closed his tower securely. Heard news of partial support for our
innocence in the killing of Kijdawr
Aenekosi.
18Apr4335 We rested and recuperated.
19Apr4335 We rested further, and some
members of our troupe were learning and researching.
20Apr4335 Further rest, recuperation and
research. Garlon is
still very very weak.
21Apr4335 We started preparation for our
departure in one day.
22Apr4335 08:00 We set sail for Finmark from Lith-Maven.
19:00 We
reached Finmark. We stayed overnight
in the Black Pearl Inn.
23Apr4335 08:00 We set sail heading south for Irungsway.
14:00 We
arrived in Irungsway. We went to the
Double Bolt Inn, where the innkeeper is Okrosh
Danrat. We then visited the shoemaker Valkonis
with Rolwynn,
who is his cousin, and who tells us how a local Paladin, by the name of Shaunnra has had her soul taken. We
decided to go to see the priestess, Lady
Andress. She has tried unsuccessfully to resurrect Lady Shaunnra. She told us that the soul taker is apparently the
head of a bandit gang by the name of Harular’s
Claws, which exists between life and death in a ruined temple in the valley
to the west.
20/12/2002
Another problem
comes our way: can we find and destroy the Gang of Harular’s Claw?
24Apr4335 09:00 We collected Garlon
and rode to the Temple
near Irungsway. We arrived at the
valley and went down a trail walking the horses into the valley. We approached
a stream and crossed. Solezar had to enclose a shambling mound
in a wall of force. Then we met an old crone who told us of the killing of Shaunnra by a will o' the wisp. We found
an elven body which looked as though it had been killed by will o' the wisp
burns. Then the mound came out of the wall of force - Roan
Thekla had to cast slow on it and Dalamar
cast burning tears. In the temple ruins we were attacked by the will o' the
wisp. We also had to fight the shambling mound and killed it. There were two
will o’ the wisps, but eventually one wisp was killed and the other one
retreated.
15:00 We
searched the ruin where we were attacked found some stone steps leading down. Tass went down a
concealed staircase into an octagonal room. A carrion crawler came out of one
of the tunnels and was killed by Deagen and
Garlon. Exploring another room to
the west Tass Deagen and Garlon
killed two more carrion crawlers.
10/01/2003
16:00 We
went back to the entrance room, and downstairs along the south track. Then we
entered a T-shaped water filled room with thirteen sarcophagi. Sprigg entered the water and found a
kind of latch glyph which releases a bolt of charge which killed Tankrid, Corbane,
Cormanti, and Mylakhrion
as they were all standing in the water. Unfortunately, the Dr
failed to resurrect Corbane
owing to an alignment misjudgement. We do not go further but go to Irungsway to see Andress and seek resurrection help. She cannot help apart from
healing Sprigg and so we go back to the Double
Bolt Inn. Then Rolwynn
took Corbane's ring of healing and tried to
resurrect Tankrid.
He was resurrected but the ring was exhausted.
22:00 We
slept, healed and rested.
Tue25Apr4335
09:00 After
we had breakfast, the Dr
resurrected Mylakhrion
and healed him. He also healed all of the others for nine hours.
22:00 We
slept, healed, and rested.
Wed26Apr4335
09:00 After
breakfast, the Dr was
able to resurrect Cormanti.
Unfortunately, the Dr could not scry to the City State
to get a resurrection spell and so we left Corbane
with Andress with a gentle repose
spell to prolong the preservation of his body. Solezar
sent a magic message to Zotaquaan
asking him whether he is safe and well.
noon We
have now decided that the next day we will return to the valley.
31/01/2003
Thu27Apr4335
08:00 We
awake to find that it is raining. Mylakhrion
hears that Mikiti, who runs the
stables, wishes to get rid of Shaunnra's
horse, Ruth, from the stables, because it is skittish. Tankrid
befriends the horse using an animal friendship spell. The Dr
scries to Weatherwax in Ferec Idu with whom we find Tika Waylan.
Apparently the mysterious assassins have struck again and there is a price on
their heads. He agrees to help and is taken to the horse with Tankrid. There is a concurrent
conversation with two children, the Taylor’s,
and Solezar
and Dalamar. Weatherwax uses his
speak-with-animals spell to get information from the horse and we suspect that
a devourer is responsible for Shaunnra’s
fate. The Squire Marthos, and Shaunnra were killed by it. We sent Weatherwax back
through the mirror to Ferec Idu.
16:00 We
returned to our rooms in the Double Bolt inn to rest and heal.
Fri28Apr4335
09:00 At
Garlon’s request, we rested and
healed all day. Solezar
received a message from Zotaquaan
saying he is OK but busy and that we can contact his key pupil, Galenye Faelern at his tower.
Sat29Apr4335
08:00 Saddled
up and set off to the valley, towards what we now know is the Tempest Tower.
Halfway there we see tracks of 10-20 horses leading out of and into the valley.
the rangers follow the tracks to the village to a farm. It begins to seem as
though Harular’s Claws may comprise the villagers of Irungsway.
noon We
went back to the valley and to the old crone's hut, which was deserted, and had
not lived in for many years. Tankrid
as an eagle sees several bodies - we find a sturge-blood-sucked orc, and the
old crone who has been murdered in a violent conflict. At least one is another
human and the sturges are also dead. We tracked her footprints back to a large
statue who’s skull appears through the
mist, protruding from the ground where it has become partially buried. Sprigg entered the statue through one
of its eye sockets, and was attacked by a gargantuan centipede, which Dalamar attacked with a cloud kill
spell, with Tass, Garlon, Deagen
also pursuing it when it left the skull.
16:00 Tass swam into the
skull but felt unwell in the water and had to come out. Mylakhrion
went in and retrieved a chest with SPs/GPs/levitation/water breathing/healing
and cure light wounds potions, as well as a silver statue, healing kit, silver
roped grappling hook, and other items.
We
checked the dungeon chamber where we had been attacked before, and found it to
be empty. As we leave the spirit of Squire Marthos
appears and tells us of his and Shaunnra's
death. We must go and find catacombs in the village, below Ulhstan Farm. We
found Marthos' diary only two pages
of which are legible. They refer to Shaunnra's
pursuit of the Harular’s Claws. We decided that we must now return to the
village and locate Uhlstan farm.
21/02/2003
18:00 We
left the old ruined temple and returned to Irungsway
via the woods. We investigated Uhlstan Farm. Mylakhrion
investigated lights in the old farmhouse and saw the farmer and his wife. He
examined the barn and found it locked at both ends from inside. As it is now
dark, we can do no more this evening.
21:00 We
returned to the Double Bolt inn and half of us went to the bar. The little Taylor's girl approaches
and tells us that her brother is missing after 'going after monsters in Uhlstan
Farm. We will investigate in the morning. Mylakhrion,
invisible, investigates the bar kitchen and the locked Innkeeper's bedroom. He
couldn't get into a second locked room. Just as we retired for the night we
found peepholes in the walls of our rooms which should have looked into the
communal room next door - in fact measuring the rooms confirmed a hidden
corridor that allowed observation of us - possibly including our recent use of
the mirror.
Sun30Apr4335
09:00 We
rose, breakfasted and saddled up, ostensibly to go to the temple ruins. We
circled around so as to visit the farm to look for the Taylor's son. Solezar
used lock spell to unlock the barn, provoking commotion amongst the orc
occupants, and its relocking from the inside. A little later we unlocked the
other door, cast silence and fought and killed several orcs and ogrillons in
the barn. We investigated a barn-loft, and also found a trapdoor in one of
horse-stalls. During our discussion of this, a humanoid figure raises his head
through the trapdoor demanding silence of the orcs, and retreats rapidly on
seeing us. Garlon leapt down onto him as he
descended the ladder, but fell the 30' drop. Tass and Deagen followed, and killed what we then
found to be a half orc. We can now hear flowing water and investigated it
14/03/2003
14:00 We
went south and west, passing a lever which Tass pulled down and
reset, which we notes also operates a second lever further down the corridor.
As Rolwynn
steps on a pressure pad, seen by Mylakhrion,
the corridor walls start to move but Sprigg
and Tass
pulled the levers in time to move the walls back. As Rolwynn
crosses an old bridge over a stream it collapses but he is roped up so is ok. A
little further on a group of orcs threatened us. Tass and Sprigg started to fight them although Tass fumbled at
first, smashing his potion of levitation but with Deagen
killed the large orc anyway. Two armed humans approached us from behind and Tass Sprigg, Rolwynn, Deagan
and Mylakhrion fought them and the orcs.
Eventually they are all killed. We checked the orc bedroom and saw the eye-sign
of the orcan god. We also check the human quarters and find just their beds and
general items.
16:00 We
eventually found an octagonal room in which a human cleric stood surrounded by
skeletons and human bones. He incanted and then many skeletons attacked us. Rolwynn,
Deagan, Sprigg
and Mylakhrion, joined by Tass and Cormanti, fought them. Mylakhrion and Deagan
killed the cleric. Cormanti
recognised the cleric's medallion as representing Loviatar, the god of Sadism. After investigation we located prison
cells, which contain Brenor, the Taylor's son, Yharune a villager, and a priest of Loviatar. We let Yharune go, leave the priest free in the
cell, and keep Brenor with us. Before
he goes, Yharune tells us that he was spelled-cast by Andress in the Irungsway
church and taken to the dungeon.
11/04/2003
Sun30Apr4335
18:00 We
then walked down a long corridor and over a stream. Mylakhrion
discovered a trap flagstone and warned us. We passed eastwards into tunnel. We
travel over 100' and encountered a wall markings depicting the torture God Loviatar. We found a room with a crackling
fire. Dr Thekla dispelled it and it was a
60HP fire elemental. Mylakhrion
and Tass shift an anvil
to reveal a cubby-hole containing a wrought iron box and potion of extra
healing (2d8+1). Garlon took it. The box contained
250GP. We left that room and entered an octagonal-ish room with a central large
candle flame from a wrought iron candle stick, and an iron coffin in an alcove.
Tankrid dispelled the flame. A shadowy
figure (wraith) lurched at Deagen but
missed. Cormanti
held it and Dalamar
cast cone of cold. Solezar
cast magic missiles. After a brief fight with Deagan
and Rolwyn
it was killed. Mylakhrion
stood too near the iron coffin and was tripped into it by a pressure pad. Rolwyn,
Tass and Deagan opened the iron coffin and rescued
Mylakhrion. Tass inspected masks
on the wall but to no avail. Mylakhrion
picked the lock of the door and we then left the octagonal room. A short flight
of stairs led to a landing and more stairs down to a pair of massive iron
doors.
21:00 We
slept in the room of the fire elemental. Dr Thekla
healed overnight.
Mon01May4335
09:00 We
went east through a small door and passed further through other corridors and
through another door. We then approached a room which had two floor-candles.
16/05/2003
As Tass Cormanti and Rolwyn
entered the room with the two candle flames, they were attacked by an invisible
large creature which clawed and bit them. Dalamar
cast a detect invisibility spell, and saw a hellcat, and then cast cone of
cold. With Dalamar, Tass and Garlon attacked it and Tass killed it with
a massive blow. A rast with a female companion also attacked us with a
paralysing stare, which paralysed Cormanti.
We are also attacked by a group of skeletons with another female priest and
some living-dead spiders. The females have poisoned scourges as weapons. Roan dispelled the rast using a
dispel evil spell. Eventually all opponents are killed. We explored the rooms
and found a torture chamber with 6 lockable dungeons and an annexe containing a
coffin.
11:00 We
moved through to another octagonal room with little of serious interest. We go
many yards down a tunnel, over a stream and into an oddly shaped room traversed
by the stream and containing a wooden bridge. We hear laughter through the
northern closed door, and believe that we are near the church and shop in the
village. The southern door leads many yards south. We return to the area where
we fought the hellcat, and then we see a large triangular temple containing
many many monsters of various kinds, but most notable, a tall gaunt monster
containing a shrivelled body of a woman – this is the Temple of Loviatar
ad we have found the remains of Shaunnra
and the devourer.
06/06/2003
We
approached the large triangular temple and are attacked by two zombie spiders,
a flayer and two other otyugh monsters. The spiders were soon killed but the
other monsters caused considerable distress and damage. Sprigg
and Tass killed one of
the otyugh monsters and Mylakhrion
and Tankrid and Tass killed the
other. Garlon Deagen
and Sprigg killed the devourer and released
the soul of Shaunnra Stillhand. Rolwyn
and Mylakhrion were within an ace of
death but were carefully healed. There is a cauldron on a plinth which Solezar identified as a cauldron of
desecration. It will regenerate any skeleton or undead placed in it. After
several spell attempts to destroy it we scry to Teral Guthdohtor and Mylakhrion becomes invisible and
eventually gets her attention. She eventually finds from her books that a
consecrate spell will destroy it. About two hours after the consultation, she
arrived through the mirror, and then she succeeded on casting the spell for us,
and destroying the cauldron.
We
took the opportunity to have a long conversation with Teralr, and she told us
Guantather is in Adar in the The Great Forest (The Elphand Lands).
27/06/2003
20:00 We
decided to sleep and heal in the cleric living quarters.
Tue02May4335
09:00 We
went up the east steps from the triangular temple onto a balcony. We
encountered a rectangular corridor lined with an array of many doors and
alcoves with a bas-relief representing a torture. We proceeded to check the
rooms which seemed to be bedrooms except one on the north wall, which contains
a well and another room on the south east which contains an iron suspended bed,
a wardrobe with gowns and a sarcophagus containing a dagger and some poison,
which we destroyed. We found a secret door leading to a cluttered room
containing four chests. One chest generated a creature dretch. Another
generated a cloud of contagion. In the chests we found various items including
a lightning bolt, stone salve (anti-petrification), and potions of sneaking,
hiding and wisdom, and a flask of purple worm anti-toxin. There were many other
items. As some items were evil we
destroyed them; the others we distributed.
17/08/2003
14:00 We
left the bedrooms and returned to the triangular Temple of Loviatar.
On our way through we noticed that the bodies had been recently disturbed. Went
back eastwards and down the long south corridor. We were attacked by a dire wolverine
which Tass Mylakhrion, Deagan,
and Cormanti killed. An archer also caused
some damage to Tass and Mylakhrion. We examined a dank
bedroom of the wolverine and some of the guards. We deduced that the guards had
gone south and followed. However we investigated but decided to go east and Cormanti magnificently destroyed 18
skeletons. Proceeding further we crossed a river via a wooden bridge to a large
chamber with a ladder and a decomposing figure in a white robe. The doctor
mistakenly tried his potion of lesser restoration which failed. However the
doctor healed for several hours and partially restored him. He told us that he
is called Levetron, and was
investigating the area on behalf of his church when Andress attacked and kidnapped him. During the healing we were
disturbed to see Andress Nagheson
coming down the ladder. Amazingly, the Dr managed
to cast hold-person on her, and she was held motionless on the ladder. Deagan then quickly slit her throat. We
were so glad that our quick action had prevented further damage and injury.
17:00 We
slept, and then healed for 3 hours.
Wed03May4335
01:00 And
so we climbed her ladder into her room. Mylakhrion
discovered a secret door out of the room.
04:00 We
went into the next door room, which was Andress'
bedroom. Scrolls recorded how Andress
came into the village. We also found a confession of the fate of Corbane and that his body is
incomplete. Corbane
had been given Andress' ring of mind shielding for safekeeping.
15/08/2003
Wed03May4335
05:00 We
decided to decapitate Andress for
safety so that she could not be resurrected. We slept in Andress' bedroom. We decided that we must seek out the mind flayer
so Tass is given the
ring of mind shielding that belonged to Andress.
So we went back down and east then south to where we saw the mind flayer. We
found several guards - Cormanti
and the Dr held three of them and Dalamar slit their throats.
07:00 Other
guards were in a wardroom and had to be disposed of by Cormanti
and Rolwyn.
We spare one who surrendered and gives us locations of Harular and his henchmen. Mylakhrion
Tass and Rolwyn
killed a cleric in one bedroom and entered the other's and killed him. Then we
entered another room and Mylakhrion
fought a gnome who became invisible and caused us great trouble. Rolwyn
Deagen and Tass fought and
killed the humanoid half dragon Harular.
In the process 2 giant lizards had to be disposed of. Eventually Tankrid used detect magic to locate the
invisible gnome. We made him open the two chests - Harular's containing various treasures.
05/09/2003
10:00 We
examined the store and found little of interest. Searching the rooms of Harular's sidekicks there was not much
of importance, except some alchemist laboratory equipment, a picture, some
potions, a spell book and a few weapons.
11:00 We
returned to Andress' room to sleep
and heal for five hours each.
21:00 We
sorted out the items: magic braces, wand, 3 potions, spell book and scroll
case, and the non-magical, but valuable, items.
We
left Andress' rooms and went north
down the central corridor. Mylakhrion
suffered damage from a glyph of warding. A little later Tass was attacked by
a gelatinous cube, but escaped without damage. Dalamar
destroyed it with cone of cold. Immediately Cormanti
was attacked by another. Eventually Deagan, Tass and Cormanti killed it. While exploring
the catacombs a third gelatinous cube approaches us which Tass, Tankrid and Deagan
destroyed.
21/09/2003
Thu04May4335
00:00 We
moved westwards down the catacombs towards a large room containing five
sarcophagi. Rolwyn
felt ill and Roan Thekla
diagnosed contagion acquired from a zombie monster. A cure disease spell cured
him. We go far east and pass Harular's
accomplices rooms and explored an oval room and an irregular cave with a ladder
leading upwards. A corridor leads to a second ladder in what we recognise as
the concealed corridor in our hotel. The other ladder takes us to the hotel
kitchen. We interrogated the landlord Okrosh,
and presumed he is not evil, merely charmed by Harular.
And so we have
solved the problem of Harular’s Claws.
04:00 We
slept and healed for three and two hours respectively.
09:00 We
went upstairs and ask one of Harular’s
acolytes, Gwenned, about Andress' second in command. After some
obfuscation she shows us Corbane
's body in the embalming room. We note his heart has been removed. We decide to
go after the mind flayer, leaving Harular's
acolytes to search for the heart. Passing south at the crossroads Tass explores the
routes west and then south, being hit by poisoned arrows from the west. Several
crypts containing remains of holy clergy. In a narrow tunnel leading off the
south corridor Tass thinks he might
have seen the mind flayer in a cavern. We decide to leave the creature and go
back to the acolytes to see if they had located the heart. In the meantime a
druid named Appleton Treebeard
arrived to advise Tankrid
that he has been granted rule of the Celadon Forest,
subject to removing some renegade druids. We are expected to help achieve this.
Another distraction:
The retirement of Tankrid into the Celadon
Forest.
And preventing the
rebirth of the evil God Tharizdun by Lyza and Elgoth.
17/10/2003
16:00 We
decided to go with Tankrid
to help him sort out the druids in the Celadon Forest.
We
slept and healed for the rest of the day, and night.
Fri05May4335
09:00 We
set off for the Citadel of Leukish
to see the Duke Karll. Saw a large
caravan en route from the Greybeard village to SW.
15:00 We
arrived at Leukish. We are told by
the Duke Karll of the history of the
Council of the Thorn, including the storming of a dragon's lair. Dedermont's
Keep has housed the path wardens under Lucien Dedermont. A while ago
some deer were killed by a bulette.
22:00 We
slept until dawn.
Sat06May4335
07:30 We
set off for Dedermont’s Keep. We noted two vultures and found a dead goodly
elf, who had been beheaded. We also found a scimitar with the symbol of the
Council of the Thorn on it.
We
then heard a shout of a farmer. We discovered two ankheg creatures attacking
his vegetables and livestock. A cone of cold from Dalamar
and lightning bolt from Solezar
with spiritual hammer from Cormanti
kill them easily. We proceeded to Dedermont Keep, and noted many orcs around
it. A senior orc tells us that the keep has been overrun by trolls and have
taken female and child orcs as prisoner.
15:00 We
entered the keep through a broken and burned door. We are met by three orcs,
who indicate the location of the trolls. After a supreme fight aided by Dalamar's Waldo's sudden strength we
killed three of the trolls. Tankrid
takes a map of the Celadon Forest
from the study. Upstairs we met two harpies in the corridor. After a battle we
killed them.
18:00 We
searched the harpies’ bodies and find nothing. We then go outside to the
courtyard and search the other bodies there. We identified five path warden
bodies, and find various weapons, and shields, some marked with the red eye of
the path wardens. Each path warden wears a ring, and Tankrid
takes the five. He has to find all fifteen. We moved back into the keep and
began to search the ground floor. In the lounge we found a concealed
compartment under the rug. In the compartment we found vials of cures, remove
disease, and fire-breath. In the study a mimic was disguised as the desk and it
attacked Deagan. Dalamar
cast w