Showing posts with label 10/23/2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10/23/2009. Show all posts
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Two more saved prisoners
First, we gathered mushroom caps and dragon extract, following the artificer's instructions. It was really fascinating as we worked to dissect the dragon, and Derrick's instructions helped us save quite a bit of time, as we were able to deftly extract what we needed. There were so many mushrooms that we were able to get a lot of mushroom caps to bring back as well. We went into the door to the east, where we saw an old woman trapped in a chalky circle. She matched the description we were given of Zerixa. Treble shouted at her, which only managed to irritate her. When we went in, Horadric conjured a hand to sweep the circle away, but it was zapped and disappeared. It was then that we noticed that the circle was flickering in and out of existence. Elaira suggested that we could possibly brush the chalk away, if we did it quickly. Treble tried, but wasn't fast enough and his hand got shocked. I'm not comfortable at all with the arcane arts, so I decided to whack the circle with my flail, and it flickered away. Zerixa thanked us and told us that they took Kartenix's son back upstairs. She said her captors thought she was a witch, and they were trying to get her secrets. We took her back to town, to the Temple of the Silver Flame, where we had left the others.
The next day, when we went back to the catacombs, it was very hot outside, which made the hike more difficult. I helped many of the others, though still Elaira twisted her ankle on the steep mountain path. However, we did manage to stay on course and avoid most of the mountain hazards, as well as the wildlife. When we returned to the catacombs, we went to a room upstairs that Treble had scouted previously. There were five hobgoblins and two drakes awaiting us. I charged in, and took out three of the hobgoblins early into the fight. The drakes kept spitting at me and trying to bite me, so even though we cleaned up the enemies without too much trouble, I still ended the fight bloody. As we were resting so that I could staunch my wounds, Treble heard some chains clanking. We found Jellissa the priestess chained to a wall. I ripped the chains right out of the wall, so she was freed. She told us that the boy, Thuran, was being held nearby, but she didn't know where. We decided to search the room before we left, and in the sarcophagi we found a glowing crystal dragonshard, 100 gold, and 100 silver pieces. Elaira fit the shard into her bow.
We checked a few of the doors, finding that they weren't dead-ends and instead led to long corridors. We chose one way over the other and headed down the hall, to enter a large room filled with thin statues. They were cold to the touch but otherwise seemed lifeless. Keh'r and Horadric spent quite some time studying the statues. Being uninterested in magic statues, I went ahead, as I heard footsteps and did not want to be caught by surprise. Around the corner came a hobgoblin wearing plate armor with a red hand emblazoned on it. Judging by that, along with the taunts he threw at us, it was definitely Sinruth, accompanied by two female hobgoblins. Elaira hummed a song, the tune of which made me feel invulnerable as I slammed my flail into Sinruth. To keep the hobgoblins from attacking my allies, I used Earth's power to cover the ground with frost; I taunted the hobgoblins to draw their attacks onto myself; and Keh'r and I physically blocked the passageway so that they could not pass. Although in the background I could hear some of my allies muttering and grumbling about how impotent the mighty Sinruth was, from where I was standing and absorbing all the attacks... well, it wasn't so easy from where I was standing, as I kept alternating between getting knocked bloody and being healed by Elaira. After Sinruth was defeated, the two female hobgoblins seemed to want to avenge him, as their attacks were even more accurate and devastating. A few of my other allies found themselves bloodied as well. Eventually, we did finish off all the hobgoblins and then searched the room to see what we could find. We found the gauntlets from the Hall of Great Valor, and the dragoncrest helm was there, too.
We also found a wooden box. Treble said he disabled the trap on it, but when he opened it, a cloud of noxious gas came out of it. I almost passed out. After the gas was gone, Elaira sang a soothing song that helped us recover from the fumes. Inside the box was 240 gp and a healing potion. In Sinruth's breast pocket, we found a map of the region, with several paths marked and ambush places noted on it. There was also a map of Brindol, and a letter to Sinruth from "The Emissary." In the letter, The Emissary told Sinruth to attack Brindol by night and to steal from the Hall of Great Valor. It also mentioned giving prisoners to a wight, so perhaps this is what was meant when the goblin prisoner told us that the prisoners were being offered to appease the undead horrors. We also found a spiked chain, which I took with me. On our way back out of the room, Horadric and Keh'r studied the statues again, discovering that the enchantment on them was called Winter's Chill, and was put there by the Children of Winter. I told the others what I knew about the Children of Winter, the death cult that has no respect for life. They misuse the Earth's gifts and cause those who encounter them to think badly of druids... let's just say it would be best for them if I don't run into them anytime soon.
I think the next order of business is to take Jellissa, Kartenix's body, and the treasures back to Brindol before searching this segment of the dungeon further to find Thuran.
The next day, when we went back to the catacombs, it was very hot outside, which made the hike more difficult. I helped many of the others, though still Elaira twisted her ankle on the steep mountain path. However, we did manage to stay on course and avoid most of the mountain hazards, as well as the wildlife. When we returned to the catacombs, we went to a room upstairs that Treble had scouted previously. There were five hobgoblins and two drakes awaiting us. I charged in, and took out three of the hobgoblins early into the fight. The drakes kept spitting at me and trying to bite me, so even though we cleaned up the enemies without too much trouble, I still ended the fight bloody. As we were resting so that I could staunch my wounds, Treble heard some chains clanking. We found Jellissa the priestess chained to a wall. I ripped the chains right out of the wall, so she was freed. She told us that the boy, Thuran, was being held nearby, but she didn't know where. We decided to search the room before we left, and in the sarcophagi we found a glowing crystal dragonshard, 100 gold, and 100 silver pieces. Elaira fit the shard into her bow.
We checked a few of the doors, finding that they weren't dead-ends and instead led to long corridors. We chose one way over the other and headed down the hall, to enter a large room filled with thin statues. They were cold to the touch but otherwise seemed lifeless. Keh'r and Horadric spent quite some time studying the statues. Being uninterested in magic statues, I went ahead, as I heard footsteps and did not want to be caught by surprise. Around the corner came a hobgoblin wearing plate armor with a red hand emblazoned on it. Judging by that, along with the taunts he threw at us, it was definitely Sinruth, accompanied by two female hobgoblins. Elaira hummed a song, the tune of which made me feel invulnerable as I slammed my flail into Sinruth. To keep the hobgoblins from attacking my allies, I used Earth's power to cover the ground with frost; I taunted the hobgoblins to draw their attacks onto myself; and Keh'r and I physically blocked the passageway so that they could not pass. Although in the background I could hear some of my allies muttering and grumbling about how impotent the mighty Sinruth was, from where I was standing and absorbing all the attacks... well, it wasn't so easy from where I was standing, as I kept alternating between getting knocked bloody and being healed by Elaira. After Sinruth was defeated, the two female hobgoblins seemed to want to avenge him, as their attacks were even more accurate and devastating. A few of my other allies found themselves bloodied as well. Eventually, we did finish off all the hobgoblins and then searched the room to see what we could find. We found the gauntlets from the Hall of Great Valor, and the dragoncrest helm was there, too.
We also found a wooden box. Treble said he disabled the trap on it, but when he opened it, a cloud of noxious gas came out of it. I almost passed out. After the gas was gone, Elaira sang a soothing song that helped us recover from the fumes. Inside the box was 240 gp and a healing potion. In Sinruth's breast pocket, we found a map of the region, with several paths marked and ambush places noted on it. There was also a map of Brindol, and a letter to Sinruth from "The Emissary." In the letter, The Emissary told Sinruth to attack Brindol by night and to steal from the Hall of Great Valor. It also mentioned giving prisoners to a wight, so perhaps this is what was meant when the goblin prisoner told us that the prisoners were being offered to appease the undead horrors. We also found a spiked chain, which I took with me. On our way back out of the room, Horadric and Keh'r studied the statues again, discovering that the enchantment on them was called Winter's Chill, and was put there by the Children of Winter. I told the others what I knew about the Children of Winter, the death cult that has no respect for life. They misuse the Earth's gifts and cause those who encounter them to think badly of druids... let's just say it would be best for them if I don't run into them anytime soon.
I think the next order of business is to take Jellissa, Kartenix's body, and the treasures back to Brindol before searching this segment of the dungeon further to find Thuran.
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