Day 5: April 5th
When the game opens we are at the Ogre's clearing having just defeated the Fiendish Dire Tiger. Jeremy and I have searched the cave while the others skin the Tiger and burn the body. We are going to take the head and the pelt back to the Keep. We are about 2 hours straight walk back to the keep.
- Jeremy wants the head of the tiger
- 200 pounds
- tries to carry the head
- drops it twice breaking the two of the best teeth
- Tiger pelt
- we manage to get about 4 ft. by 6 ft.
- it is a pretty decent pelt that we recovered
- Ogre body and cave
- we pile the Tiger body and the Ogre in the cave and set the whole thing on fire
- the smell is horrible
It has started to rain again as we head back to the Keep
- 2:30 pm
- we set out for the keep
- it has started to rain
- 3:10 pm
- Jeremy is walking in the back of the pack
- he is carrying the head of the Fiendish Dire
- he hears something coming up from behind
- it is an Owlbear
The Owl bear is coming up fast on our tail. We drop the Fiendish Dire Tiger head and turn to fight. The charging Owlbear manages to kick the Tiger head as it runs towards us.
- Evil: swings at Jeremy and misses
- Lane: "I back away from the Owlbear, asshole!!!" to Ted
- Aaron: fires bow and hits
- Jeremy: tries to flurry and stun
- he hits but does not stun
- Andy: burns a summon spell to get and Inflict Wounds and burns a turning attempt to make the inflict a ranged touch attack
- Tolan: casts Shillelagh and moves to attack
- Evil: attacks and damages Jeremy
- Lane: uses his bite and manages to deal damage
- it falls on Lane
- DEATHBLOW
We all help Lane get out from under the Owlbear. He casts False Life to give himself more hit-points. It has started to rain again.
We make it back to the Keep and find Bennerman waiting on the tower for us.
- they tell us that the dinner is in a few hours
- we meet the Keep's tanner and he offers to clean up the Tiger skin
- Steve
- He is the head Keep master
- he is in charge when the guards or the lord is away
- he is last line of authority
- he asks if we could stay and watch out for this place
- we could leave any followers behind
- The guards return a few hours later
- they are about a day early
- they offer us 50 gold for our troubles
- Tolan says, "Oh, it's like a sperm thing."
During dinner we hear from the other guards that the Ogre was a Ranger and he was friendly. His name is Leonard and he was friendly. We tell the guards that we stacked the bodies and burned them.
- We inquire about the magic items we found on the Ogre
- he has never seen the symbol
- he does not know anything about the Ogre's equipment
Day 6: April 6th: Morning
The following morning before dawn we are awaken by the guards. They get us up in enough time to make it back to the Town of Norsahet.
- on the road
- the sun comes out for a few minutes
- there are severeal people on the path
- the boat and the docks
- we get back just in time to meet the boats
- River Queen leave the docks and we are at sail
- we switch between oars and sails
- Lane casts two spells
- Extended Mage Armor
- Extended False Life
- They should last for 10 hours
About noon he ship enters an area known as the Palental. It is a wide expance with several islands in the water.
- Palental
- This area is praised by Bards
- area with 9 little islands
- 8 are wooded
- 1 is rocky and barren
- there is a story behind the Palental
- the Palental are the nine sisters
- each island has a temple for each sister
- The sisters were responsible for opening the gates to hell
- one sister, Nilis, stepped and took blame
- she was exiled
- she is only allowed to sing dirges for those that are dead
- all Bards eventually meet Nilis
- the other sisters were not exilied
- they were limited to only one elven some for all time
- Methan
- he is the quarter master for the Five Moons Trading Company
- we ask him to identify our fist sized gem
- he tells us it is quarz
- it is only worth 50 gold
Day 6: April 6th: Afternoon
We reach the Town of Gold Tower. There is a shiny gold tower in the distance. It is 150 feet tall. To the west there is an arm that stretches across to another tower. To the east of the tower the city rises before us. There is a giant eagle circling the tower.
- The town is mostly Elf
- Most people either work for a tavern, inn, on on the Locks.
- This is the area where the Locks for the Ghendon River start
- Canals and Locks
- built by Dwarfs and Elves
- river cuts though the town
- it is 40 feet wide
- During the Winter
- the bards come in force
- even the smallest Elven holiday is celebrated
- Big Red Inn
- Patrick tells us that this is were we are staying
- it is in the city common
- it is 5 stories tall
- top 3 floors
- these are the suites
- the room we are in would be 15 gp per person
- Cortez
- he is the bell boy
- we are met by a man named Cortez
- Spring Revel
- this is the "Night of the Stranger"
- everyone attending must wear a mask
- normal masks are for two gp per piece
- Tolan get an Owl mask
- Jeremy gets an owl
- Lane gets a lizard
- it is bad luck to remove the mask unless you are standing naked in the fountain of Hanali
- she is the Elven Goddess of Love
- This is the second night of the festival
- Carrell
- visits us at the suite
- tells us that we will be in town for 4 to 5 days
- they are waiting for a delivers and the boat has to get up the Locks
- they are also trying to get passage into the next town
- Kolis
- He is the manager of the Big Red Inn
- wants to put a simple copper band on our wrist
- it is a simple copper band
- it has the name of the Inn on the back
- meant for dumping the passed out toruists
- Shining Stairs
- part of the city with the Inns and the taverns
Day 7: April 7th: Morning
We come down for the morning breakfast. There is alcohol for the breakfast and drinking has already begun. We are all in the common room when there is a knock at the door.
- Jacen
- Jacen has a squirl for an animal companion named Fred
- he barges in and starts to talk about Jeremy and him
- he calls us, "zarendors Raiders
- his quest
- there is a set of stones around here sacred to the fey
- The place is called Two Giant Stone
- it was severasl hours walk from the city
- they have been attacked by a spell casing creature
- it was hit by an arrow and backed off
- The prise is whatever we find
- He tell us about the Ghendari
- collection of Rangers and Bards
- travel around the forest listening to the forest song
- they use the symbol that Leonard carried
- Leonard
- he was one of the Rangers
- they would sing together
- Moira of the Calinvann
- she comes out of Andy's room
- she is attractive elven
- she tells us that Andy's group called "Duces Raiders"
- Calinvann
- she is a multiracial collection of cleric or forest Gods of all races and alignments
- Her mission
- she faced undead and couldn't handle it
- Oli's Pond is where she encountered the undead
- She wants us to come with her
- They both want an answer in the next three hour
- the debate with the party is what to do and where to go
- both of the missions are for equally powerful party members.
- We take a vote
- we decided on the Fey adventure
- The woman is a little disappointed
- The woman in the sheet leaves in the sheet she come in with
A few hours later we are heading in the direction of Two Giant Stone. Jacen and his squirrel are in the lead. It appears that Jacen is wearing a cloak that aides in his camouflage with the forest. We are heading to the east. It will take us about 3 to 3 1/2 hours to get to the stone.
Day 7: April 7th: 11:00
We meet a couple of Satyr's on the road. They are traveling to the Town to fuck with other humans. They drink and play cards to get money. Nothing special or really interesting.
Day 7: April 7th: Noon
We make it to the Two Giant Stone.
- Two Giant Stone
- two stones 16 ft. tall
- they have fallen over into each other and form a pyramid arch
- each stone is 5 feet wide and 3 feet thick
- Jacen's arrow
- he used an Arrow of Giant Bane
- that covered a great deal of creatures
- He found the the fey bodies
- about 10 minutes from the stones
- they were all hacked up
- Other creature come here to worship
- There is a shrine in the forest off the road
- the shine is worshipped by several of the forest gods
- there are other creatures and gods that worship at this area
- Jacen and the creature
- he ran into the creature about an hour north of here
- he saw it two days ago
- he was traveling along the river when he saw it
- we are taking a trip following in his tracks
Day 7: April 7th: 4:00 pm
We decide to follow in the tracks of this Ranger. Jacen and his squirrel lead us north at a normal pace. Every few minutes we search for signs of our prey. The marching order is set and Luna is spotting from above.
We are approaching the the are of Buchanwyld. It is a swampy misty land filled with mist. We are all on alert
- We all attempt and fail our spot checks
- We all attempt our listen checks
- Tolan, Aaron and jeremy hear a noise from the river
- the sound is not as big as an Owlbear
- There is a lightning bolt that nearly hits Jacen
- It came from the direction in front of us
- it is not a Call Lightning but a Lightning Bolt
- Lane has a Shocking Lizard for a familiar
- he can automaticall sence electrical activity withing a mile
- We ready for the attack and combat begins
- Andy: Casts War Cry on the party giving us a +2 to attack, damage, and saving throw
- Jeremy: casts magic weapon on his hands
- Evil: forces Lane and Jacen to make a WILL save
- Lane is panaked and runs away
- creature appears to be a medium sized mist creature
- Lane: panacked and running
- Tolan: steps back and casts Call Lightning on the nearest zombie
- Aaron: takes a step back and fires twice
- Jacen: he uses a Rapier and manages to damage the creature
- Andy: uses his boot of Levitation and casts Spine Wrack on the creature
- the spell does not work on this creature
- Jeremy: punches and destroys the creature
- Evil: one of the Zombies attack Jeremy
- one of the zombies attacks Jacen and misses
- forces a will save that everyone passes
- one of the zombies near Tolan gets up and
- Lane: is still panacked and running
- Tolan: moves then summons a Unicorn to attack the main mist creature
- Aaron: walks up and smashes the zombie with his mace and deals damage
- Jacen: attakcs the zombie that is biting him
- Andy: casts summon monster 4 to bring in a Fiendish Dire Wolf to flank the mist creature
- Jeremy: attacks using magic augmented arms
- after he attacks the mist creature disappears
The other Zombie creature crumble to the ground. This was not the creature that Jacen fought. He has heard of it but has never faced that type of creature before.
- Jacen has heard of this type of creature
- it is a Fog Warden
- it feeds on fear
- the zombies were another matter
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