Category: Frosts of Alenostr

Session 25 December 11, 2016

The party returns to Mannheim in the early evening of the 21st. Zho ni visits the church to procure scroll supplies before joining the rest of the party at the Freelancers guild to spend the night.

The next morning, as the party is traveling to the docks to purchase canoes for the portage through the Many Mouths, a small colony of bats bomb their path with several skulls that burst into augmented Skeletal Warriors as they land. The skeletons split into squads of skirmishers and archers and join the giant and swarming bats in assaulting the party. Most of the public flee the scuffle. Those that loiter witness Zho ni send all of the skeletons packing and the rest of the party slay the fearless bats.

The band pursue the skeleton’s wake through the city. The city guard dispatched a single skeleton and those guards mopping up joined our pursuit when we explained our intent. The surviving skirmishers are found with their backs to the river docs engaged with city guards who make way when the party rushes in. When the last skirmishers falls, the archers emerge from the water and fall to our blows. The defeated skeletons leave only the skulls, their bodies dissolve into nothing. Zho ni collects the skulls in a sack and crushes them to avoid further animation. Its hoped the shards might be useful later.

Otiben convinces the party to spend a week in Mannheim to train as a Hero. The night before he begins, we are summoned to appear before the Thane. He expresses his concern that it has been about a month since we were tasked to fix the Many Mouths and the recent attack gives a real sense of urgency. We explained the success of our first investigation and how we learned Vorigan was a greater threat than we could have handled. After explaining the steps we have taken to better overcome the challenge, we promise to set out as soon as Otiben is a hero. The Thane explains Randolph’s status as an independent when we try to coerce a sponsorship from him to augment Otiben’s skills.

On the night of the 27th, Embrek arrives at the Freelancer’s Guild. His good tidings are that the Mithril vane was excavated, secreted away and awaits smelting. Since the Yuletide is imminent, he and the other miners have left to celebrate. He begs leave to visit with old friends and families which Zho ni grants gladly. But his heart changes when Zho ni explains the Necropolis assault commences on the morrow. Embrek is geared for action the next morning.

Our trip down the River Dross passes easily. After a night at the Urdjan Knight Ironclad, the party sets off for the Necropolis. During our march, a giant slimy moss covered mound of moving plants lifts from the mire. It bears down on the party under a hail of arrows, flaming oil, bolts of pure energy and Urman’s fiery airburst. After its monstrous limbs yank Batukahn and Embrek off their feet and into its brambles, Otiben delivers a most skillful backstab, allowing us to save the two before they suffocate. We find a few trinkets in its remains then set off for the Necropolis again.

Session 24 – December 4, 2016

We decide to veriy that the wall built in the goblin cave the last time we were in the area is still intact. It is. Zho Ni’s dwarf henchman, Embrek checks it over and says it is well sealed.

We get back to the mining camp and set watches for the night. During Otiben’s watch, the first, he notices out the window that the moon is full and a mist is gathering around and descends and the next thing we know, all of us that were involved with the witch Alosha are in the middle of a rings of trees. Only Otiben, who was awake has he gear. The rest of us scramble for weapons as we hear the howl of a wolf.

Batukahn climgs a tree, and Otiben sneaks into the shadow of another tree. The rest of us make ready for something. It is a werewolf followed by three wolves. Zho Ni throws a silver hammer and hits the werewolf. Batukahn misses with silver arrows. Otiben backstabs it and kills it. Urman casts web to catch the 3 wolves.

We take parts from the werewolf and retrieve all of our gear. As the last of the 3 webbed wolves is slain, we reappear standing in the midst of the office.

Urman can make no significance of the moon or constellations, and their is no sign of dew from the mists. We suspect it was Alosha, since only those who faced her were affected.

The next morning, Urman casts continual light on two of the mining helmets. Embrek agrees to stay and keep an eye on things.

We then return to Manheim and find out that mithril and all other precious metal ingots are the same size as gold ingots. It weights 12.5 pounds and is worth 6,250 gp. We’d get cash most likely from foreign traders more common to Finnesheim.

In questioning Baruk, the deputy of the Freelancer’s Guild, we learn that the dwarf owner of the mine got it from the father of the current thane. The dwarf may have family in the dwarf land about two day’s sail. The thane could grant us the mine, or we can do what we want, who’s to say?

We also ask about a contract on the ghouls, and no active contract, so we don’t manage to get paid for it.

We sell the 3 gems we found in the ghast nest and the magic sword after getting is identified as a simple +1 weapon.

Zho Ni pays off his debt to his temple.

Urman buys training and acquires 3rd level spell ability. Urman inquires about the mist and Old Harriman suggests that it could be a curse since the only common thing is those who faces Alosha.

Zho Ni destroys the orange seeds, and Otiben retrieves the liquid from the seed soaked in oil.

Batukhan also gets training for 5th level fighter.

Otiben learns that the fight club only earned us a few gp and he questions whether it is worth it.

While Urman and Batukhan are training, Zho Ni and Otiben go check on the mine and they found some iron and a vein of Mithril that is behind 100′ of rock. Zho Ni gives Embrek some gold to get the mine ready to ramp up production.

After training, we go to Barton, the town near the barrier fort. Otiben gets two magic tattoos. The first, on his back takes and grants him +1 to AC. The second, on his chest, does not take, so he does not get healing from it.

Embrek inquires after supplies and more for the mine.

We ride back to Mannheim.

POSSIBLE NEXT ACTIONS FOR SESSION 25:

1) Arrangement with Tailors to harvest spider silk.

2) Finnesheim

3) Necropolis

4) Crossing (Over the lake, where the assassin went)

Session 23 – November 27, 2016

Zho Ni made a deal and trained for 4th level.

While Zho Ni trained, Urman did research and made a new Black Staff inlaid with silvered runes for control, repel, and binding undead. the adder skin is wrapped around it to prevent shape changes from changing shape, and the antler form the undead mount is attached to the top with a spot to hold Urman’s sun stone.

Otiben can’t make more deals for training, but has a lead on a place where there is potential for loot.

Otiben finds an underground fight, and takes out their best fighter with one punch. Our wager is more than bookie could cover, so we make a deal for 5% of all future profits.

Urman suggested going to the mine and dealing with the ghouls to test the staff and see if there is any loot.

We hire 6 miners and buy some tools.

We find 5 buildings and search them.

We find two ghouls and 4 ingots of mithril in a locked warehouse. We learn that the staff prevents the ghouls from approaching it. We drag out the bodies of the ghouls after slaying them and cut them up and burn them.

We enter the mine and slay a bunch of ghouls and an 8 foot tall ghast. The ghast is able to pass the 20′ influence of the staff.

We explore more of the mine and find the ghast nest and find some coin and 3 gems and a magic sword.

We drag out the bodies of the ghouls and ghast and cut them up and burn them.

The dwarf henchman and miners fix up the office building to make it living quarters.

We ended with a discussion of how to proceed, and Urman plans to wait a day and cast continual light on a couple of items so that the miners don’t need to use oil and torches to see in the mine.