Session/Game: Marches 3e #26 Date: 9/23/01
Campaign Date: Quoct 23 — Povem 29
IY 469
Characters:
Kronin, dwarf, fighter-10/ dwarven defender-2,
LG Dave Hanley
Sir Rannos, human fighter,
CG, level 13, Bob LaForge
Scagnetti, human, sorcerer, level 8, CG, cohort
Sarissa Lin, human, monk,
level 9, LN, Charles Tillinghast
Gabriel Leadfoot, halfling
rogue 6/ ranger-1, NG, Mike Miller
Sir Whitefire, human rogue-1/ wizard-11, CN Charles
Fleurie
Brother
Frankie, cleric level 5, LN, cohort
Sir Ostler, human, cleric, LN, level 10, Joe Fryar
Galliard, human
barbarian-2/bard-5, CG, Andrew Smith
Ragnar, human rogue-10, CG
Shaun Sipple
Tharoil, elf, paladin-15, LG
Dave Hanley
Argent, Juvenile silver dragon, LG, cohort
Log:
Quoct 23rd
The battle of the Gorge Fort
continued to rage. Gabriel assaulted
the tower housing Childrec of the Great Serpent, knocking out several
mouse-eaters and being a general nuisance trying to open the trapdoor. Ostler secured the front gate with the help
of the Dwarven forces. With the help of
Whitefire’s dire apes, he was also able to defeat Chief Numbnuts in a straight
up fight. Spagnetti rode around on his
invisible horse dropping fireballs on the Stank-Boyz orcs and whipping magic
missiles in Childeric’s direction.
Kronin and Rannos both did their best to confront Strydor in deadly
hand-to-hand combat. However, both
times Strydor was able to escape the clutches of each fighter, and later a
grappling attack by one of Whitefire’s dire apes. Rannos did manage to lay Feclar low, however. Rannos then mowed through many of the orcs
and bugbears wounded by the other heroes’ magical attacks. Galliard made an attack on the ogres, but
was killed by a squad of mouse eaters.
Brother Frankie did his best to steer clear of the general mayhem, but
Sir Whitefire flew above the battle raining apes and flaming death on his
enemies. At one point, Whitefire had a
fireball spell turned back on him by Strydor.
The battle came to a turning
point when Childeric and Strydor tried to collect the remaining arms of
Morpheous and escape. Strydor appeared
near Feclar’s body and collected the Buldgeon of Hellfire and escaped. When Childeric tried to collect the Trident
of Morpheous however, he was not so lucky.
Whitefire was able to finish him off with a well-placed magic
missile.
The dwarf and gnome warriors
made a contribution to the general slaughter of all the goblinoids at the cost
of only a handfull of lives – later raised using the Trident of Morpheous. Galliard was also revived, and he returned
soon after in the body of an elf.
The scene was joyous, but
with a somber mood. Kronin was forced
to say farewell to the group. His plan
was to return to the Dwarven Kingdom to arranged some of his affairs, and then
return to the Northland to continue the work of Kurdich the Defender.
Quoct 24th - Povem 14th
The adventurers return to
Storm Eagle County by way of Weston.
Povem 15th-
Povem 23rd
During the last 30 days or
so, Mr. Fabulous and his “Fabulous Posse” now including a gaggle of Gnomes,
Beavis McNasty the Gnomish barbarian, and even Mrs. Nasty, disguise themselves
as the masters sequentially of Blacksword, Ragnar’s Shop, and West Tower in
order to carry on a month-long party at the owner’s expenses. All those of Angus Manor were invited. It was interesting for the other characters
to come home to find that to their followers they “had just recently
left”. Rannos tries to buy boots of striding
and springing in Weston but is sickened by the cost and the horrible accent of
the shopkeeper named Averil at the Mage’s Bazaar. However, Gabriel does find several items of interest and takes
the opportunity to do some commission work at the Bazaar. Whitefire shows the Trident of Morpheous and
the Helm of Darkness to Perseus Orrak, the master of the Mage’s Bazaar. Unfortunately, Perseus cannot help Whitefire
with the dark artifacts. Whitefire toys
with the idea of teleporting to the Seer’s Tower in order to ask his guidence,
but then thinks twice about doing so.
Rannos entertains a marriage proposal from Countess Flavia. Ostler completes the
Monastery of the Most Puissant Light and takes posession of a pegasus from the
elves of the Old Wood. Sarissa learns
the tale of the Sixth Saint. A “scruffy
man” was looking for Whitefire, but retired quietly when told that the master
was not available. Ragnar returns to
his shop for the winter.
Povem 24th
Sir Tharoil, Champion of the
Elven Prince arrives on a silver dragon and requests an audience with the
party.
Povem 25th – Povem
27th
The party reunites at
Blacksword. Tharoil tells the party
that they were seen kidnapping the Lady Adia Clearbreeze from her home in the
Elfwind Barony. The Lady Adia was being
courted by the Elven Prince’s heir, and so it is very important that the heir
to all the Elven lands in the Empire have his potential mate. Thariol explains that the burden of blame
would be removed from the adventurers if they help with the search effort.
Povem 28th – Povem
29th
The party travels to
Clearbreeze manor. There, an elderly
elven watchman named Ghent explains that the adventurers held some of Adia’s
student at knifepoint and forced her to leave with them. Adia made a point of saying “Find
Honeysuckle” to Ghent before she leaves.
The elderly watchman did not catch the meaning of this, but the
information leads the heroes to a patch of honeysuckle to the North of the manorhouse. There a Dryad who lives within the
honeysuckle bush tells the heroes that her mistress was taken to a
newly-excavated hole to the South of the Serpent Tower. The party then rode off for the area of the
Serpent Tower as fresh snow started to fall.