Post by Van on Apr 29, 2009 14:52:30 GMT -5
Upon leaving the shrine of the Egg of the Eons, our heroes (Idky, Squatting Beaver, Ichi, Robyndella w/ Meldenya, Maedhros, Lowdog, and Yavin) are set upon by sixteen harpies. The harpies try to charm them, but no one in the group is susceptible. To the harpies' surprise and dismay, their "prey" respond with a volley of missile fire instead, so they fly in to attack. Idky gets clubbed like a baby harp seal. Apparently, they really don't like priests on Charn. Fortunately, Robyn manages to remain unengaged and can use her bow to deadly effect. The heroes quickly dispatch most of them, which breaks their morale. The ones who can still fly away do so. Between missile attacks and Ichi chasing them on his magic broom, they're all finished off.
The group heads back to the shelter to discuss their plan to locate the vampire and so 'Beaver and Lowdog can tend to the dragon hides they left to tan in the magical dwelling. Upon reaching the shelter, 'Beaver suggests a trip to the library to find a book on rhion stones. 'Beaver asks the spirits to guide them to the library, and along the way they encounter eight ghouls. Maedhros easily turns them to dust, just as two of them pull out "bent wands." Farther along, four demons that look like pot-bellied centaurs with large ram horns come galloping through the air at the heroes. Robyn gets a firebow from 'Beaver, Idky calls up a prayer, and Maedhros magic missiles the lead. Idky then casts protection from evil, 10' radius, while Yavin mind thrusts another. As they slam into the protection, two of the demons switch to their bows. One attempts to shoot arrows at Robyn, who had been causing tons of damage with her own arrows. Ichi moves to deflect one of the arrows and protect the half-elven archer, but the arrow turns into a mini-lightning bolt as it is launched from the bow. Fortunately, it does only minimal damage. The group makes short work of the demons. It turns out that these were the demons that Elvi couldn't get to. They continue to the library and find a bunch of books on rhion stones. Yavin agrees to carry them in his purse of holding. His one condition, though, is that the group help him find books on spell-jamming too. And so humoring him, they find a bunch of those to stuff into the purse as well.
On the way back to the shelter, they run into two juju zombies and five ghouls. Maedhros dusts the ghouls and Robyn starts shooting at the jujus with her firebow until they come into close range. That's when the fun starts for everyone and they make short work of them. Continuing along, four harpies come swooping in. Robyn kills two of them with her last firebow arrows. The other two flee and Ichi gives chase on his broom, knocking one out of the sky to crash to the ground and die. Maedhros magic missiled the final one, forcing her to land. 'Beaver stabs her with his new crystal dagger, which kills her in one hit.
Before the heroes get napped by Yavin, cure lights, strength spells, and psi-healing are passed around in preparation for the vampire hunt to follow. After the nap, Ichi uses a potion of polymorph to transform into a young Asian girl to be "bait" for the vampire along with Robyndella. Since both can easily see in the dark, they will carry no light with them. Idky casts negative plane protection upon the two as they head off into the darkness with the rest of the party trailing behind, relying on Meldenya's telepathic bond with Robyn to keep them within 300 feet of her. The rear party encounters roving undead, which they quickly dispatch. Robyn and Ichi encounter shadows, which Robyn blasts with a fireball from her wand. The rest of the gang runs to catch up and assist. Ichi gets knocked down and set upon by the shadows, ending his negative plane protection. Maedhros then catches up on the broom and turns them. Robyn fireballs them, which brings them back. Two get turned and the remainder are killed by Robyn. After refreshing Ichi's negative plane protection, they continue their search. They encounter ghouls and other undead through the night. But after a total of six hours wandering the city in search of the vampire, the weary heroes decide it's time to turn in. So they head back to where their base had been formerly.
Well, it turns out the vampire made friends, and they are all waiting for the gang back at their base: two vampire harpies, the male vampire from the skyship, a female vampire (who was apparently also on the skyship) and a jackalwere freshly-turned into a vampire. The vampire harpies are immediately visible and attack first, catching most of the party off-guard. Maedhros (who isn't surprised and shouts a warning) tries and fails to turn them. Things get worse when the remaining three vampires materialize. The female casts a lightning bolt at the party, stunning Idky and Robyndella. The jackalwere looks at Idky, who curls up and falls asleep. After helping Lowdog force one of the harpies into gaseous form, Ichi moves to engage the female (apparently a witch in her former life) to prevent any more spell-casting, while the male menaces Lowdog. Maedhros attempts to turn the newcomers and fails again. 'Beaver uses the magical rope token he recently acquired hoping to entangle the jackalwere vampire, but it still beats him unconscious even as the rope wraps around its body to get to its neck (which doesn't seem to faze it in the least). Robyn, coming to, saves 'Beaver from the jackalwere by casting dimension door from a scroll and spiriting him (and herself) to safety. Yavin spears a harpy while Maedhros magic missiles it, forcing it into gaseous form and narrowly saving Idky from being level-drained. Ichi takes down the female vampire and Maedhros stakes her through the heart. Lowdog takes down the male and then spikes him. Yavin uses his new psionic ability to send a wake up call directly into Idky's mind to wake him up. Finally, Robyn sends Meldenya to track the two gaseous harpies and casts control vapor to round up all the vampires and bottle them till sunrise, when they will burst into flames. They discover that the vampire harpies had a nest/homebase in the Palace of the King-Priests.
The heroes take time to heal up before Maedhros casts another Leomund's Secure Shelter to bed down in for a rest. They will sleep in on 617/3/9 before going to check out the harpies' nest and leaving the city for their next destination.
Compiler's note to DM: I believe all are at full hit points in the morning. Correct me if I'm wrong. You may also wish to add spells cast, goodberries eaten, etc. ;D
Eeps: 12,750 each
The group heads back to the shelter to discuss their plan to locate the vampire and so 'Beaver and Lowdog can tend to the dragon hides they left to tan in the magical dwelling. Upon reaching the shelter, 'Beaver suggests a trip to the library to find a book on rhion stones. 'Beaver asks the spirits to guide them to the library, and along the way they encounter eight ghouls. Maedhros easily turns them to dust, just as two of them pull out "bent wands." Farther along, four demons that look like pot-bellied centaurs with large ram horns come galloping through the air at the heroes. Robyn gets a firebow from 'Beaver, Idky calls up a prayer, and Maedhros magic missiles the lead. Idky then casts protection from evil, 10' radius, while Yavin mind thrusts another. As they slam into the protection, two of the demons switch to their bows. One attempts to shoot arrows at Robyn, who had been causing tons of damage with her own arrows. Ichi moves to deflect one of the arrows and protect the half-elven archer, but the arrow turns into a mini-lightning bolt as it is launched from the bow. Fortunately, it does only minimal damage. The group makes short work of the demons. It turns out that these were the demons that Elvi couldn't get to. They continue to the library and find a bunch of books on rhion stones. Yavin agrees to carry them in his purse of holding. His one condition, though, is that the group help him find books on spell-jamming too. And so humoring him, they find a bunch of those to stuff into the purse as well.
On the way back to the shelter, they run into two juju zombies and five ghouls. Maedhros dusts the ghouls and Robyn starts shooting at the jujus with her firebow until they come into close range. That's when the fun starts for everyone and they make short work of them. Continuing along, four harpies come swooping in. Robyn kills two of them with her last firebow arrows. The other two flee and Ichi gives chase on his broom, knocking one out of the sky to crash to the ground and die. Maedhros magic missiled the final one, forcing her to land. 'Beaver stabs her with his new crystal dagger, which kills her in one hit.
Before the heroes get napped by Yavin, cure lights, strength spells, and psi-healing are passed around in preparation for the vampire hunt to follow. After the nap, Ichi uses a potion of polymorph to transform into a young Asian girl to be "bait" for the vampire along with Robyndella. Since both can easily see in the dark, they will carry no light with them. Idky casts negative plane protection upon the two as they head off into the darkness with the rest of the party trailing behind, relying on Meldenya's telepathic bond with Robyn to keep them within 300 feet of her. The rear party encounters roving undead, which they quickly dispatch. Robyn and Ichi encounter shadows, which Robyn blasts with a fireball from her wand. The rest of the gang runs to catch up and assist. Ichi gets knocked down and set upon by the shadows, ending his negative plane protection. Maedhros then catches up on the broom and turns them. Robyn fireballs them, which brings them back. Two get turned and the remainder are killed by Robyn. After refreshing Ichi's negative plane protection, they continue their search. They encounter ghouls and other undead through the night. But after a total of six hours wandering the city in search of the vampire, the weary heroes decide it's time to turn in. So they head back to where their base had been formerly.
Well, it turns out the vampire made friends, and they are all waiting for the gang back at their base: two vampire harpies, the male vampire from the skyship, a female vampire (who was apparently also on the skyship) and a jackalwere freshly-turned into a vampire. The vampire harpies are immediately visible and attack first, catching most of the party off-guard. Maedhros (who isn't surprised and shouts a warning) tries and fails to turn them. Things get worse when the remaining three vampires materialize. The female casts a lightning bolt at the party, stunning Idky and Robyndella. The jackalwere looks at Idky, who curls up and falls asleep. After helping Lowdog force one of the harpies into gaseous form, Ichi moves to engage the female (apparently a witch in her former life) to prevent any more spell-casting, while the male menaces Lowdog. Maedhros attempts to turn the newcomers and fails again. 'Beaver uses the magical rope token he recently acquired hoping to entangle the jackalwere vampire, but it still beats him unconscious even as the rope wraps around its body to get to its neck (which doesn't seem to faze it in the least). Robyn, coming to, saves 'Beaver from the jackalwere by casting dimension door from a scroll and spiriting him (and herself) to safety. Yavin spears a harpy while Maedhros magic missiles it, forcing it into gaseous form and narrowly saving Idky from being level-drained. Ichi takes down the female vampire and Maedhros stakes her through the heart. Lowdog takes down the male and then spikes him. Yavin uses his new psionic ability to send a wake up call directly into Idky's mind to wake him up. Finally, Robyn sends Meldenya to track the two gaseous harpies and casts control vapor to round up all the vampires and bottle them till sunrise, when they will burst into flames. They discover that the vampire harpies had a nest/homebase in the Palace of the King-Priests.
The heroes take time to heal up before Maedhros casts another Leomund's Secure Shelter to bed down in for a rest. They will sleep in on 617/3/9 before going to check out the harpies' nest and leaving the city for their next destination.
Compiler's note to DM: I believe all are at full hit points in the morning. Correct me if I'm wrong. You may also wish to add spells cast, goodberries eaten, etc. ;D
Eeps: 12,750 each
