Post by David on Aug 22, 2013 16:23:33 GMT -5
The heroes (Rhanée with Emrys, Zauloman, Tabitha, Vanity, Locke, Redwolf, Sabuto, and Allysana) rested in Amberwood and prepared to return to the north-eastern region of the Vesve Forest. The Brown Witch, however, first performed a minor errand, encountering Tolinar and Skadi Bjornson, inviting them both to join the expedition. As Rhanée and Tabitha were making final preparations, a ten year old half-elven witch-apprentice approached first Allysana and then Vanity, convincing both that it was important to the girl's education for her to join the group. Rhanée and her protegé, Kymmera, exchanged words, but the young girl managed to convince even the Brown Witch to let her tag along...
Using Rhanée's magical mirror, the group covered hundreds of miles in a single step, appearing at the snow-covered site of their battle with orcs from the day before. The group scouted around and Redwolf quickly picked up the trail of the orcs that had attacked the party. Crossing this trail periodically were the prints of large, hairy humanoids as well.
After walking for a couple hours, Redwolf lead the group to an orcish village. Unfortunately, the wolf missed the lookouts and the party suddenly found themselves caught completely flatfooted in a crossfire of arrows. The more things change...
Redwolf howled and tore into the orcs. Unfortunately, the wolf's cries brought four of the orcs' guardian tyrgs. Along with the five orcs already attacking, the party was on the defensive. Locke tried to sleep the tyrgs but failed. Tolinar's arrows, however, proved far more effective. Tabitha ran screaming but Kymmera drew her short sword and defended a surprised Allysana as Sabuto began to even the odds.
Four more tyrgs and three orcs ran in. Redwolf, who already wasn't doing too well with his orc, suddenly found himself battling three huge orc-dogs. One caught the wolf around the throat and dropped him. Only a quick memory-disrupting mind thrust from Rhanée saved him -- for some reason, without the previous memories, the tyrg liked Redwolf and moved to attack Sabuto.
The kensai was doing a good job and dropped two tyrgs as Tolinar rained arrows into both the orcs and dogs. Locke slept the incoming orcs and Kymmera administered the killing blow to the tyrg in the back of the party. Things were looking up...until two more tyrg ran in, one of which nearly snapped Sabuto's neck and seriously damaged the kensai's spine...
Rhanée again used a mental attack to save the tyrg's victim, but this time, the dog remained hostile. Zauloman got the creature's attention and the heroes saved the kensai, but the damage was done. Despite Rhanée's healing, Sabuto could not walk. Vanity dropped and Skadi came to her rescue.
Kymmera surprised her mistress by healing Vanity and bringing the priestess back to her feet. Zauloman finished one tyrg and move to another as the dog dropped Skadi. Tolinar's arrows continued to pick off orcs as well as the occasional dog and Locke used his sleep magic to take the incoming orcish warriors from the village out of the fight. He too was nailed by a dog, but the group saved the sorcerer as well.
The battled ended. Sabuto's spine was damaged, but the rest of the party more of less intact. Redwolf and Skadi stayed with the downed kensai and the rest of the party went to finish the orcish village. A few female archers shot at the heroes, with Tolinar picking two off. Locke unleashed his last sleep, taking out one whole hut. Rhanée grew irritated and unleashed a powerful dragon breath of fire, roasting half of the huts...! One female and five children surrenders. Tolinar butcher the adult, and suggested Rhanée take the young to Kephalonia's orphanage in Klarr. Stunned, the Brown Witch was first annoyed and then intrigued by the idea.
The heroes searched the area and realized roughly a third of the village's population was out hunting. They waited in ambush for the other orcs' return, Zauloman flying ahead invisibly to scout them out...
Several hours passed when Tolinar spotted something moving through the snowy forest. Two bugbear attacked. The heroes put them down quickly, but soon ten more then a total of twelve converged on the party. Tabitha went down and Skadi, Allysana, and Vanity were all seriously wounded. The heroes managed to defeat the hairy humanoids, but were forced to retreat. Rhanée grabbed Kymmera and teleported back to Amberwood so she could use her magical mirror to evacuate the rest of the group.
The Brown Witch opened the portal and the group escaped to teh relative comfort and safety of her basement in Dragondale. Rhanée then used her last few spells to faerie fire a tall tree and then cause the top to ignite with a flame strike. The group waited on the other side of the mirror, picking off any bugbear that got too close. Finally, at the last moment, Zauloman arrived and flew through the event horizon and the Brown Witch closed the mirror behind the dragon...
Using Rhanée's magical mirror, the group covered hundreds of miles in a single step, appearing at the snow-covered site of their battle with orcs from the day before. The group scouted around and Redwolf quickly picked up the trail of the orcs that had attacked the party. Crossing this trail periodically were the prints of large, hairy humanoids as well.
After walking for a couple hours, Redwolf lead the group to an orcish village. Unfortunately, the wolf missed the lookouts and the party suddenly found themselves caught completely flatfooted in a crossfire of arrows. The more things change...
Redwolf howled and tore into the orcs. Unfortunately, the wolf's cries brought four of the orcs' guardian tyrgs. Along with the five orcs already attacking, the party was on the defensive. Locke tried to sleep the tyrgs but failed. Tolinar's arrows, however, proved far more effective. Tabitha ran screaming but Kymmera drew her short sword and defended a surprised Allysana as Sabuto began to even the odds.
Four more tyrgs and three orcs ran in. Redwolf, who already wasn't doing too well with his orc, suddenly found himself battling three huge orc-dogs. One caught the wolf around the throat and dropped him. Only a quick memory-disrupting mind thrust from Rhanée saved him -- for some reason, without the previous memories, the tyrg liked Redwolf and moved to attack Sabuto.
The kensai was doing a good job and dropped two tyrgs as Tolinar rained arrows into both the orcs and dogs. Locke slept the incoming orcs and Kymmera administered the killing blow to the tyrg in the back of the party. Things were looking up...until two more tyrg ran in, one of which nearly snapped Sabuto's neck and seriously damaged the kensai's spine...
Rhanée again used a mental attack to save the tyrg's victim, but this time, the dog remained hostile. Zauloman got the creature's attention and the heroes saved the kensai, but the damage was done. Despite Rhanée's healing, Sabuto could not walk. Vanity dropped and Skadi came to her rescue.
Kymmera surprised her mistress by healing Vanity and bringing the priestess back to her feet. Zauloman finished one tyrg and move to another as the dog dropped Skadi. Tolinar's arrows continued to pick off orcs as well as the occasional dog and Locke used his sleep magic to take the incoming orcish warriors from the village out of the fight. He too was nailed by a dog, but the group saved the sorcerer as well.
The battled ended. Sabuto's spine was damaged, but the rest of the party more of less intact. Redwolf and Skadi stayed with the downed kensai and the rest of the party went to finish the orcish village. A few female archers shot at the heroes, with Tolinar picking two off. Locke unleashed his last sleep, taking out one whole hut. Rhanée grew irritated and unleashed a powerful dragon breath of fire, roasting half of the huts...! One female and five children surrenders. Tolinar butcher the adult, and suggested Rhanée take the young to Kephalonia's orphanage in Klarr. Stunned, the Brown Witch was first annoyed and then intrigued by the idea.
The heroes searched the area and realized roughly a third of the village's population was out hunting. They waited in ambush for the other orcs' return, Zauloman flying ahead invisibly to scout them out...
Several hours passed when Tolinar spotted something moving through the snowy forest. Two bugbear attacked. The heroes put them down quickly, but soon ten more then a total of twelve converged on the party. Tabitha went down and Skadi, Allysana, and Vanity were all seriously wounded. The heroes managed to defeat the hairy humanoids, but were forced to retreat. Rhanée grabbed Kymmera and teleported back to Amberwood so she could use her magical mirror to evacuate the rest of the group.
The Brown Witch opened the portal and the group escaped to teh relative comfort and safety of her basement in Dragondale. Rhanée then used her last few spells to faerie fire a tall tree and then cause the top to ignite with a flame strike. The group waited on the other side of the mirror, picking off any bugbear that got too close. Finally, at the last moment, Zauloman arrived and flew through the event horizon and the Brown Witch closed the mirror behind the dragon...