Session 5 - The Underground Maze

Session 5 - The Underground Maze

After the death of Zanril, the party continue on their way to Merora, leaving his body behind as it would slow them down and time is of the essence.

Arriving outside the city walls, in a slums the party manage to find a small tavern - The Worthless Duduk Inn. Where they meet up with the inn keeper who knew of Zanril and agrees to show them to the entrance of the underground but will go no further.

Before dis-parting, Harry found himself taking a liking to a rather un-attractive, hairy, disfigured female dwarf. How, unfortunately did not return his advances and left the bar to avoid him. 

Arriving at the entrance to the sewer system which would lead into the underground. The party found out the hard way that going left is not always the quickest method to navigate a maze like structure.

Several hours, locked doors, traps and monsters later. The party eventually found the underground lair where the resistance calls home. Meeting with Zanrils contact Derwood the party explain their quest and urgency. Derwood, not knowing the party and hearing the news of Zanrils death reluctantly agrees to help the party by providing a distraction for the guards in the city above while the party storms the keep to save Alya if the party will agree to his one requirement.
While in the Keep, they must eliminate Lieutenant Yennan (like you wouldn't have done that anyway...)

Harry, noticing the ring on Derwood's hand. Recognising the insignia to be that of "The Lords' Alliance" kept this information to himself and did not question it. 

The party agreeing to his terms must wait for the resistance to make the preparations for their distraction. In the mean time, learning of an underground black market where magical items and weapons can be purchased the party ask for a guide to show them to the market place. Silent Kimberley, after killing a few city guards out on the look out for resistance members on the way, navigates the party to the market place where they browse the goods and make some purchases.

-End of Session

In Attendance:
Jardie
Emma
Roldec
Damo
Chris

Session 4 - Find Plot!

Session 4 - Find Plot!

Defeating the Ice Golem and barely escaping from the explosion of ice the back wall starts to shatter, revealing an underground cavern the party find the need to explore.

Battling various monsters and exploring the underground ice cavern the party come across and defeat:

• Winter Wolfs
• Trolls
• Ice Mephits 
• and a Zombie Dragon

Loot:

• Ring of Force Shield
• Staff of the Woodlands
• Cursed Backbiter Spear 
• Pearl of Power (+2)

Returning back to Acton the party find the town suspiciously quiet.

The Tavern is empty, Zanril has been Arrested and Alya has been took by the guards, no one knows where.

Deciding they must help, the party stage a jail break in order to free Zanril and find Alya. Defeating the single prison guard was an easy feat after a dragon and make quick work of breaking Zanril out of the cell.

Zanril, in a state of panic makes haste to the city hall gates and proceeds to bang on the gates demanding entrance and to know where his niece has been taken.

Jumping the wall, Jesus finds himself face-2-face with two guards and rushes to open the gate so that his party members can assist on the take down. 

Proceeding into the town hall, the party work their way through the rooms, systematically taking down the guards and proceed to the Guard Captains chambers where they defeat him and find Alya's prisoner transfer papers. She is being escorted to Talgoy's capital city, Merora by two Mord Sith.

Unable to convince Zanril to wait the night, the party follow him on his quest to follow his niece.

On the way, Zanril, explains: Mord Sith are elite warriors who report only to Lord Morzansson. They take young women, torture them into submission and brain wash them to follow Lord Morzansson and become a sister Mord Sith.

Zanril has contacts in the capital, we need to meet up with the underground resistance fighting against Lieutenant Yennan. His contact and friend Derwood will know how to find Alya and will be able to help.

While on the way, the party, exhausted are forced to rest for the night. However, are set upon by abnormally large wolfs. While, waking and taking care of these wolfs, the party discover that these are no ordinary wolfs. Revealed by Jesus Moonbeam spell, the wolfs revere back to human form while under the light of the spell, shifters. The party make quick work of dealing with the shifters, but not before Zanril is attacked, throat ripped in one fatal swoop and killed. Harry, also suffers a bite by one of the wolfs but was able to shake it off and continue the journey.

- End of session

In Attendance:

Jardie

Emma

Roldec

Damo