RETURN TO FORT BEHRINGER
Thistleburn 19, 4433
Characters:
Daqqa-Jin, Barbarian 4
Robert the Giantslayer, Fighter 5
Xénos, assassin 4
Uriah, paladin 2
Young Joe Spruce, Druid 3
Mardonius, Magic-User 3
NPC - Lord Fesgate, Fighter 4
NPC - Vasu Cervantes, Fighter 2
NPC - The Behringer Boys: Otto, Hans, Stefan, Leonhard
For Eric!
The Wretched Company (joined by the young daredevil Vasu Cervantes, and his M-U friend Mardonius) returned to the Moonlit Zone to liberate Fort Behringer.
With clever ploys they ambushed a starving gnoll patrol and drew a large part of the main gnoll army out of the castle. A flying Mardonius dropped flaming oil to sow chaos inside the fortress. At the right time, the party rushed an abandoned spot on the walls and climbed up into the fort, then Young Joe Spruce cast an entangle spell to further tie up the gnolls.
Xénos boldly followed the fleeing giant Kucmalog up the tower, Robert close behind. The assassin caught the giant in the highest rooms of the tower, but his strike fell short of causing instant death. Robert caught up in time to back him up and the troublesome moon-giant was slain.
The group was almost trapped by the gnolls, but decisive and bold action by Uriah led to a one-on-one duel to the death against their chief Trorgezz. The paladin prevailed [I don't know how! He was a 6th level monster with a magic weapon! Seker smiled on you that day. -DM] and the rest of the gnolls fled confusedly out of the fortress, hungry and lacking leadership.
The party swiftly looted the fortress, except a few ancestral Behringer pieces, and Daqqa-Jin flew back to Rauffe's camp to gather the troops.
The group discovered a magic mirror and saw many sights with it including the real Sage of Lune, replaced by an impostor and imprisoned - on the moon?!
Meanwhile, Daqqa-Jin was leading the rebels through the forest when they encountered some black-robed priests of Uthummaos, whom he spoke to briefly before blasting them all with the Four Winds Bar's lightning.
The victorious party was visited by an emissary of the Carrion King, who congratulated them and provided a way to contact him in the future, since it seemed they were "going places."
The company returned to the Ruined Town in an effort to right old wrongs: they restored most of the missing pieces in the Solaris shrine (only a halo and some kind of large piece are missing). Daqqa-Jin proclaimed for Karttekeza, sacrificing a valuable black sapphire in an effort to replace the gems taken long ago, then turning the shrine's water back on, washing the evil mud that infested it away. The god's influence is spreading back into the world.
Liberation!
The group returned to the Forgotten Village and discovered it occupied by the Mad King's troops, and their ally Shandril held captive by the traitorous, one-handed sergeant Baran.
Xénos once again showed his skills, shanking Baran through a window as the rest of the group held his attention.
Mike, upon learning Xénos has 17 STR: "and they called him... the Creatine Kid!"
Shandril was rescued and a pitched battle took place through the city streets and fields. These troops were fairly weak and no match for the Company. After more than half their number were slain including all their leadership, the rest surrendered and agreed to join the rebel cause [great reaction roll!]. From now on, some of the flowers grown in the village would be skimmed off and sent northward to the rebels, while the rest go south to the Mad King's troops.
The group left with many new options, clues and plans, but first: selling treasure back in Viridistan!
Monsters Defeated (4229 xp)
Kucmalog, Moon-Giant (1560)
Trorgezz, Gnoll chieftain (680)
1 Gnoll sergeant (100)
10 Gnolls (470)
1 gray ooze (80)
4 moon-moths (284)
Baran (460)
19 king's troops (190)
3 clerics of Uthummaos (405)
8 clerics of Uthummaos (1080 - Daqqa-Jin only)
Treasure Found:
seal of uthummaos (magical) [kept]
scroll of protection vs. undead
gold dust of heroism
sparkling moon-moth dust (as web spell)
red & white luckstone
one-handed flail +1
Lion's Blade +0
giant's dagger (shortsword +1)
greatsword +2/+4, frost brand
giant 2-handed mace +2, 13 STR to wirld, casts knock 1/week
velvet jewelry box with fly candy (magical - from carrion king)
Treasure Shares:
100 gp, 3375 silver to each player character
50 gp each to Vasu and Lord Fesgate
[XP totals posted when I get back from work]
