Starday Rova 14 Around 4PM
Standing outside the doors leading into the stockade on Thistletop the group discovered it was barricaded from the inside. Xantumal cast a spell and touched the door causing the wooden door to change shape and allowing them to open the door. Waiting inside were a group of goblins. They dispatched them without a problem. The room was a trophy room filled with stuffed farm animals and some Harpy wings.
Heading left they found a store room and a in the western tower two more goblins. Past that they discovered a courtyard with some goblin dogs and decided to come back to them. Heading north from the trophy room they found the goblin Warchief Ripnugget. Budwar charged Ripnugget while eveyone else was surprised by hidden goblin commandos. Depsite being outnumbered, the party was successful in killing off their foes.
Heading back to the courtyard they killed off the goblin dogs and found a horse locked into a shed. Xantumal calmed the horse down and they fed it some food. Leaving it to wander the courtyard the continued on. They found another storeroom and a toilet area as well as a way down to a lower level.
Heading below, they found a goblin nursary and a second room with goblin women cavorting with a bugbear. They guessed this was the bugbear Ranger Bruthazmus. The bugbear put up a good fight for not having any armor on and not being prepared for a fight, but was no match for the party. They let the goblin women live, and they left the island right away.
Moving on, they found another room that looked like a work area. That room lead to another area open to the outside that contained a stange creature that looked like a squid. It had two tentacles that tried to grab people and throw them off the edge.
After killing it, they continued exploring the rooms. After going through a couple empty ones, Budwar opened a door and was greeted by a punch and a bolt of fire. They realized they had finally found Tsuto. Budwar was zapped with fire again by a woman in the room and was really hurting. Preacher stepped up and healed some of the burns. Quickly Tsuto went down, and the woman became really angry and threw another spell at the Paladin who suddenly lost alot of strength. Now that Tsuto wasn't blocking the door, everyone surrounded the wizard and killed her.
Searching the room, they found a secret door with some stairs heading down. Having run out of spells and feeling a little battered, the group decided they should find a place and rest before heading any farther.
To be continued....
Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Session 8 - Approaching Thistletop
Wealday Rova 11 Around 8PM
Returning to Sandpoint they took Delek to the Cathedral to get help from Father Zantus. Having had a rough two days the group retired to their rooms.
Oathday Rova 12
After resting the night the group checked in on Delek and went about appraising the loot they had acquired so far.After deciding that any items of value that have been used by party members did not count as portions of the split loot, they went to some respective town vendors to get what value they could. They decided to hold on to some of the more mundane magic items until such time as they could make a trip to a larger city (like Magnimar) so as to get a better value.
After picking up his new cloak, Phain spent some time studying some of the more unusual magic items they found. The short spear that the Kobold King had wielded and called "Man Sticker" was identified as a weapon dedicated to killing humans. The War Blade that was being used by Preacher gained power attributes when used to kill a helpless foe. Three things could happen, the blade would catch on fire and burning anyone cut by it, a portion of the lifeforce would be transferred to the wielder curing most ailments, or the ability to gain insight from a higher power. Phain also researched the gauntlet but was still unable to quite grasp what it did, though it was currently on his hand and it looked like a large black rock with a claw.
The sheriff was back in town but wanted to give the group time to fully rest and recover so he told them they would meet and talk the next day.
Fireday Rova 13
The party met with the sheriff the next day where he informed them that his trip to Magnimar was basically a waste of time. The Mayor of Magnimar, Haldmeer Grobaras only cares about his own interests and wasn't swayed about news of the goblins organizing. The Sheriff however knows a powerful Justice by the name of Ironbriar who was able to convince the Mayor with the help of the mayor's assistant to give the sheriff a couple very green soldiers that had probably never held a sword before.
As the day was closing, a couple of merchants came into town telling of being attacked on the road to Sandpoint by some goblins and a half-elf. The party recognized his description as Tsuto, Ameiko's brother that had escaped them at the Glassworks. The merchants offered the group 250 gold if they could find and return their prize winning horse that was stolen. As it was approaching dark, the party decided to wait until the next day. Shalelu had to leave to do scouting, but she gave directions on how to get there.
Starday Rova 14
The party headed out to Thistletop. Soon they came upon the brambles that Shalelu described as the goblins outer defenses of Thistletop. Xantumal as a druid was one with nature and thus was not hindered at all by the overgrowth and was able to spot the hidden tunnels.
On the other end of the small tunnels, there was an area almost like a complex. The walls and ceilings were made of brambles but otherwise was like a complex. Searching this complex they came across some scrawny, underfed goblins and a hole leading down into some sort of cavern. As they worked their way through the complex, they found a bridge leading to the island where the goblins lived. Before they crossed however there was one more area to check out.
That area however contained a large Firepelt, an animal that resembled a cougar, and a goblin that could throw fire and move through the walls like they weren't there. The group had no answer for him until Xantumal crossed through the walls and attacked him there until the goblin was dead. The goblin was a fierce opponent, but Xantumal had the healing forces of Preacher and Budwar behind him.
The group then needed to cross the bridge. Feeling uneasy about the rope bridge, they decided to have Phain crawl under the bridge with his magical slippers. He dragged across a rope and secured it on the other end. The each party member crossed one at a time until they all made it across.
Now on the island they were at the goblin stockade on Thistletop. The doors were locked, the group thought about how to enter.
To be continued....
Returning to Sandpoint they took Delek to the Cathedral to get help from Father Zantus. Having had a rough two days the group retired to their rooms.
Oathday Rova 12
After resting the night the group checked in on Delek and went about appraising the loot they had acquired so far.After deciding that any items of value that have been used by party members did not count as portions of the split loot, they went to some respective town vendors to get what value they could. They decided to hold on to some of the more mundane magic items until such time as they could make a trip to a larger city (like Magnimar) so as to get a better value.
After picking up his new cloak, Phain spent some time studying some of the more unusual magic items they found. The short spear that the Kobold King had wielded and called "Man Sticker" was identified as a weapon dedicated to killing humans. The War Blade that was being used by Preacher gained power attributes when used to kill a helpless foe. Three things could happen, the blade would catch on fire and burning anyone cut by it, a portion of the lifeforce would be transferred to the wielder curing most ailments, or the ability to gain insight from a higher power. Phain also researched the gauntlet but was still unable to quite grasp what it did, though it was currently on his hand and it looked like a large black rock with a claw.
The sheriff was back in town but wanted to give the group time to fully rest and recover so he told them they would meet and talk the next day.
Fireday Rova 13
The party met with the sheriff the next day where he informed them that his trip to Magnimar was basically a waste of time. The Mayor of Magnimar, Haldmeer Grobaras only cares about his own interests and wasn't swayed about news of the goblins organizing. The Sheriff however knows a powerful Justice by the name of Ironbriar who was able to convince the Mayor with the help of the mayor's assistant to give the sheriff a couple very green soldiers that had probably never held a sword before.
As the day was closing, a couple of merchants came into town telling of being attacked on the road to Sandpoint by some goblins and a half-elf. The party recognized his description as Tsuto, Ameiko's brother that had escaped them at the Glassworks. The merchants offered the group 250 gold if they could find and return their prize winning horse that was stolen. As it was approaching dark, the party decided to wait until the next day. Shalelu had to leave to do scouting, but she gave directions on how to get there.
Starday Rova 14
The party headed out to Thistletop. Soon they came upon the brambles that Shalelu described as the goblins outer defenses of Thistletop. Xantumal as a druid was one with nature and thus was not hindered at all by the overgrowth and was able to spot the hidden tunnels.
On the other end of the small tunnels, there was an area almost like a complex. The walls and ceilings were made of brambles but otherwise was like a complex. Searching this complex they came across some scrawny, underfed goblins and a hole leading down into some sort of cavern. As they worked their way through the complex, they found a bridge leading to the island where the goblins lived. Before they crossed however there was one more area to check out.
That area however contained a large Firepelt, an animal that resembled a cougar, and a goblin that could throw fire and move through the walls like they weren't there. The group had no answer for him until Xantumal crossed through the walls and attacked him there until the goblin was dead. The goblin was a fierce opponent, but Xantumal had the healing forces of Preacher and Budwar behind him.
The group then needed to cross the bridge. Feeling uneasy about the rope bridge, they decided to have Phain crawl under the bridge with his magical slippers. He dragged across a rope and secured it on the other end. The each party member crossed one at a time until they all made it across.
Now on the island they were at the goblin stockade on Thistletop. The doors were locked, the group thought about how to enter.
To be continued....
Monday, July 6, 2009
Session 7 - Kobold lair Concluded
Wealday Rova 11 - Around 2PM
Continuing up the tunnel to the north they came upon an impressive kobold on a throne, King Merlokrep himself. He congratulated them himself and invited them to dine with him, but they refused. The battle began with Preacher casting a spell increasing Budwar's strength and Phain shooting a bolt of frost hitting the king. Merlokrep cast a spell at Phain which was ineffective. One of two of Merlokrep's flunkies was killed by Budwar, Xantumal and Hogie. Phain followed up on his last attack by moving in a dealing a devastating blow with a powerful punch fueled by his shocking grasp spell, but the king still stood. Merlokrep tried to impale Phain with his shortspear that he called "Man Sticker" but to no avail. Budwar finished him off with a powerful smite attack.
Xantumal took the king's weapon while Phain took his crown. The crown helped boost Phain's magical skills while the spear became a powerful weapon in the hands of the druid when used against any human.
Moving to the east they found the king's bed chamber. In it a beautiful kobold (for a kobold)was there willing to become one of their consorts. When they all refused she attacked but was quickly killed.
Continuing to the east the found Delek on an altar. Also in the room was a very old kobold that looked almost dead. He sent his minions to attack the group while casting spells. He summoned a swarm of rats, but the party quickly took them out as well as one of the minions. The kobold didn't last long as the party cornered him. One of the minions however fought bravely and lasted longer than both the Shaman and his king, but in the end he joined Pharasma like the rest of the kobolds.
The weapon the old kobold was using was a war razor that held powerful magic, but had to be activated by killing a helpless victim. One power allowed the blade to burn with fire, another power had a healing aspect, while the third power allowed the mind to travel to spy on another or to ask the gods important questions needing answers.
Delek was in bad shape and some healing spells repaired his wounds, but Delek was in some state of shock. He was willing to follow along, but otherwsie was unresponsive.
Backtracking their steps, they decided to check the remaining tunnels and found a nursery. Preacher killed the matron as well as some of the young kobolds sending their souls to Pharasma, but Budwar pulled him away before finishing them all off. Budwar vowed to either find a living kobold to take care of them, or come back and move them where maybe someone could raise them properly.
At this point the lower level was cleared of all creatures, so they decided to investigate the rest of the first level. They found a pair of shocker lizards in one room and a grick in another. There were some trapped rooms including a tilting room with killer statues and a magnetic room with two vargouiles in it that sapped strength with poisonous bites. The major find was a skeleton with a black gauntlet that contained some special properties. Some more research needed to be done to completely discover it's secrets.
So with everything cleared out, the group decided to head back to Sandpoint, bring back Delek for care, and get some rest.
Continuing up the tunnel to the north they came upon an impressive kobold on a throne, King Merlokrep himself. He congratulated them himself and invited them to dine with him, but they refused. The battle began with Preacher casting a spell increasing Budwar's strength and Phain shooting a bolt of frost hitting the king. Merlokrep cast a spell at Phain which was ineffective. One of two of Merlokrep's flunkies was killed by Budwar, Xantumal and Hogie. Phain followed up on his last attack by moving in a dealing a devastating blow with a powerful punch fueled by his shocking grasp spell, but the king still stood. Merlokrep tried to impale Phain with his shortspear that he called "Man Sticker" but to no avail. Budwar finished him off with a powerful smite attack.
Xantumal took the king's weapon while Phain took his crown. The crown helped boost Phain's magical skills while the spear became a powerful weapon in the hands of the druid when used against any human.
Moving to the east they found the king's bed chamber. In it a beautiful kobold (for a kobold)was there willing to become one of their consorts. When they all refused she attacked but was quickly killed.
Continuing to the east the found Delek on an altar. Also in the room was a very old kobold that looked almost dead. He sent his minions to attack the group while casting spells. He summoned a swarm of rats, but the party quickly took them out as well as one of the minions. The kobold didn't last long as the party cornered him. One of the minions however fought bravely and lasted longer than both the Shaman and his king, but in the end he joined Pharasma like the rest of the kobolds.
The weapon the old kobold was using was a war razor that held powerful magic, but had to be activated by killing a helpless victim. One power allowed the blade to burn with fire, another power had a healing aspect, while the third power allowed the mind to travel to spy on another or to ask the gods important questions needing answers.
Delek was in bad shape and some healing spells repaired his wounds, but Delek was in some state of shock. He was willing to follow along, but otherwsie was unresponsive.
Backtracking their steps, they decided to check the remaining tunnels and found a nursery. Preacher killed the matron as well as some of the young kobolds sending their souls to Pharasma, but Budwar pulled him away before finishing them all off. Budwar vowed to either find a living kobold to take care of them, or come back and move them where maybe someone could raise them properly.
At this point the lower level was cleared of all creatures, so they decided to investigate the rest of the first level. They found a pair of shocker lizards in one room and a grick in another. There were some trapped rooms including a tilting room with killer statues and a magnetic room with two vargouiles in it that sapped strength with poisonous bites. The major find was a skeleton with a black gauntlet that contained some special properties. Some more research needed to be done to completely discover it's secrets.
So with everything cleared out, the group decided to head back to Sandpoint, bring back Delek for care, and get some rest.
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