Post by David on Jun 14, 2005 17:19:45 GMT -5
Already beaten and bloody after their near-defeat, the heroes, accompanied by Jaroo and his pet black bear, Betty, returned to the moat-house ruins. There, the group met little serious opposition, although they did battle the skeletal remains of not only Mary Death, but also Katarina. After triggering numerous traps, the heroes discovered that Lareth the cleric had fled on horseback with Elmo. Their destination? Nulb...
The morning of the 11th, the heroes rode north toward Nulb using the horses from the merchants/spies of the Temple of Elemental Evil. Late in the day, the group arrived in Nulb, a filthy thorp of hovels and poverty. Inside the lone drinking establishment, the Waterside Hostel, the heroes again met up with Artani the gypsy-warrior. In the stables, they found a fresh horse, still warm from a long ride. Not long after Soren was attacked in the streets by the assassin that had fled the previous battle. Flora, Trillian, and River surrounded the villain, but he called for help. A simple sleep from Trillian took them all out while Artani ran up and administered the coup de grace. He then proceeded to torture one of the captives for information...
Together, the group left town almost immediately, riding their horses southward into the woods where the Temple of Elemental Evil stood. Shortly before nightfall the heroes arrived that unnatural place. They did a brief reconnoiter and just as Sindari floated up to the Temple in order to gain access via a broken window-pane, two large swarms of giant crows attacked. The unusual half-elf was easy pickings, and Soren soon joined her. Flora was able to defend Trillian long enough for him to loose more sleep spells, but they had little affect. Jellie's phantasmal ogre, River's sword, and (especially) Artani's blades saved the day. With ten dead, the remaining three crows fled.
The party tended to their wounded and made for Nulb, arriving an hour after sunset...
The morning of the 11th, the heroes rode north toward Nulb using the horses from the merchants/spies of the Temple of Elemental Evil. Late in the day, the group arrived in Nulb, a filthy thorp of hovels and poverty. Inside the lone drinking establishment, the Waterside Hostel, the heroes again met up with Artani the gypsy-warrior. In the stables, they found a fresh horse, still warm from a long ride. Not long after Soren was attacked in the streets by the assassin that had fled the previous battle. Flora, Trillian, and River surrounded the villain, but he called for help. A simple sleep from Trillian took them all out while Artani ran up and administered the coup de grace. He then proceeded to torture one of the captives for information...
Together, the group left town almost immediately, riding their horses southward into the woods where the Temple of Elemental Evil stood. Shortly before nightfall the heroes arrived that unnatural place. They did a brief reconnoiter and just as Sindari floated up to the Temple in order to gain access via a broken window-pane, two large swarms of giant crows attacked. The unusual half-elf was easy pickings, and Soren soon joined her. Flora was able to defend Trillian long enough for him to loose more sleep spells, but they had little affect. Jellie's phantasmal ogre, River's sword, and (especially) Artani's blades saved the day. With ten dead, the remaining three crows fled.
The party tended to their wounded and made for Nulb, arriving an hour after sunset...
