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Session 22: Enter the Dragon(s)

  PCs: Causticas the elf, F3/MU3 Korin Clubfoot, dwarf, F4 SESSION REPORT:     After the party spent almost two months to have everyone healed up and Causticas complete his exhausting training both as a Fighter and as a Magic-user, they started their preparations to continue their journeys. They wanted to go back to Hommlet and start looking for more informations about the Temple of Elemental Evil. A discussion with Canon Hazen revealed that it is close to Nulb, a small village infested with pirates and thugs. Among them however, there were loyal men to Veluna like a smith named Otis. To assist them, he wrote a letter that they could show to Otis so that he will be sure to recognise them as allies and gave them 3 of his sentries to help them in the coming journey. During their stay in Veluna, the party recruited a cleric of Rao named Peter who was willing to help them in their expedition. So, Causticas, Korin, Peter and the 3 sentries began their long journey towards Nulb...

Session 21: A Hopeful Dawn

  PCs: Causticas the elf, F2/MU2 Korin Clubfoot, dwarf, F3 SESSION REPORT:      The party continues exploring the armory and eventually meets and fights some members of the guild that orchestrated the raids. After a hard battle they win and they find many of the objects that were stolen during the night. They also took the leader of the thieves guild as a prisoner. On their way to the castle they came upon a group of thieves that were returning to the armory and fought them. The group almost died but one of the sentries managed to bravely push the villains of. They retreated back to their inn and agreed to meet Canon Hazen, the ruler of the city, the next morning.      The group meets Canon Hazen, explains everything that happens and asks for Korin’s level to be restored. Hazen makes a huge discount but still the party couldn’t pay it. They agreed to let him identify the items and come back tomorrow.     The next morning Canon Hazen info...

Session 20: Searching For A High Priest

  PCs: Causticas the elf, F2/MU2 Korin Clubfoot, dwarf, F3 SESSION REPORT:     The party, having saved Orlane from the threat of the cult, prepares its quest to find a high level cleric to restore Korin's lost level of experience. The mayor of Orlane informs them that in Veluna, its leader, Canon Hazen is one of the strongest clerics he has ever heard of and also the highest cleric of Rao. He writes a letter of recommendation, that describes the party's heroic deeds, hoping it will persuade Canon Hazen to assist them, although he knows it won't be easy.     Not wanting to lose precious time, the party, taking along the only hireling that survived the fights with the cult and the thief they have employed, head to the town of Thornward after 3 days of travel. There they meet a cleric of Rao, who informs that he is heading towards Veluna himself. He explains that in two days time, at Wealsun 18 there is a Luna eclipse and eclipses are always special days for the fo...

Session 19: The Naga's Shadow

  PCs: Causticas the elf, F2/MU2 Korin Clubfoot, dwarf, F3 SESSION REPORT:     After the party spends the night resting at the mayor's house, at dawn they are visited by a few villagers. They inform them that many families have been attacked during the night by other villagers and that they managed to defeat the intruders and even capture one. Their prisoner reveals that he is part of the cult, quite proudly, and he refuses to give any other information. With that done, the party decided to head to the cult's dungeon one last time and defeat its terrible leader.     Again, the first floor didn't have much to offer and in the second they found resistance by some weak villagers. Once they beat them, they head to the secret door behind the snake altar and that lead them directly to the naga's lair.     A tough battle followed, with the naga trying to charm with her stare anyone brave enough to gaze upon her. They were avoiding her eyes, making it harder f...

Session 18: Brain Drain

  PCs: Causticas the elf, F2/MU2 Korin Clubfoot, dwarf, F4 SESSION REPORT:     On Wealsun 11, the party decided to travel to Hochoch to recruit a thief to help them get through lock doors or find hidden ones. Besides that, they also employ some met-at-arms to guard the mayor's house for the time they will be gone.     They returned the next day and they immediately headed towards the cult's dungeon. In the 1st floor they didn't meet any resistance. However in the 2nd one, the cultists were ready to fight them. Even worse, among them there was a cleric and a wight. While the party prevailed, the terrible undead managed to drain a level from Korin and from the elven companion of the mayor, Dorian.      Once they have destroyed their opponents, they released some prisoners and they searched the room where the cultists ambushed them. They found a secret door behind a snake altar but didn't follow through. They returned to Orlane to regroup and they wi...

Session 17: Following The Trails

PCs: Causticas the elf, F2/MU2 Korin Clubfoot, dwarf, F4 SESSION REPORT:     On Wealsun 10, the party, not wanting to waste precious time, headed back to the dungeon. Inside they found resistance by troglodytes. They managed to defeat them all except one that escaped. However this proven to come in handy for the party.     Up until now, the party has explored all the 1st floor of the dungeon without being able to find a passage to a second level. However they knew that the serpent that runs the cult must be here somewhere. So they followed the muddy trails of the troglodyte that led to a small lake. Inside it they defeated some aligators and be searching the perimeter they found a secret door.     They explored the rest of the floor, defeating snakes and beavers and once they have discovered stairs that lead to a lower level, they decided to retreat back to Orlane to tend to the party members' wounds. LOOT AND KILLS: Loot: wine and beer worth 300gp Kills: 1...

Session 16: Tough Choices

  PCs: Causticas the elf, F2/MU2 Korin Clubfoot, dwarf, F4 SESSION REPORT:     On Wealsun 9th, the party decides to utilise Cirilli's knowledge and search the swamp for the cult's base. However, there is a problem. Most of the party's hirelings, one elf and the mayor's bodyguard are dead. They don't have many men to leave behind to guard the prisoners, they know for sure that there are more cultists among the villagers and that the prisoners are not willing to cooperate under any circumstances. As a result, they decide to execute them all and head with all strength to the cult's headquarters. They also took the little girl with them, since she knew the way and there wasn't any safe place on Orlane for her anyway.     With Cirilli's guidance and Korin's tracking skills, they manage to find it. Inside the cult's dungeon they fight and defeat many cultists and a harpy. Unfortunately, the evil monster killed the little girl during the fight.      Onc...