Post by David on Sept 14, 2010 14:00:07 GMT -5
After overpowering (and nearly killing) Ichi, Stephan remove the monk's gloves and ties him up. The group (Idky, Ichi, Stephan, Aine, as well as Zayüß) then carry Ichi across the two miles of railroad bridge to the train, Aine riding on the back of Zayüß to protect the witch from the iron. As the group is crossing in the middle of the night, they see a gargoyle. Aine casts sleep, but the spell fails. Nevertheless, the monster starts to fly off. Aurora doesn't want the creature to get away and thus magic missiles its wing, sending the gargoyle plummeting down the chasm to the river below.
The heroes set up 'camp' in the cargo car of train. Idky uses a nap spell to heal up and regain spells. Then, using a dig spell, the cleric of Fharlanghn digs a 30' pit in front of only unlocked door to the car. The group settles in as Idky prepares to exorcise Ichi...
After just an hour, the ekimmu pops out! Aurora casts hold undead, but the spirit's magic resistance protects it. Aine faerie fires, but she can't pierce its resistance either.
The ekimmu howls, paralyzing Aine. Zayüß continues to attack it, hitting but also taking damage. Aurora magic missiles, to no effect. Idky casts prayer as Stephan misses.
The ekimmu shrieks out in Ninevan "You cast me out? I'm going to possess you now." It then leaps into Idky's body, but the possession fails, and Idky strikes the spirit with his club. Aurora tries magic missile again, again failing. Zayüß brings the ekimmu near death.
The spirit frantically attempts to possess Aine and fails again. The warhorse again attacks the ekimmu, Zayüß' hooves ending the monster's existence.
Idky casts cure critical wounds on Ichi, repairing nearly all the damager. The monk does has some residual brain/memory damage, but nothing serious. The cleric and witch then heal up Ichi some more as well as Zayüß. The group rests up the rest of the night and the whole next day. Stephan returns the gloves to Ichi.
Late the next evening, 617/6/6, an encounter . . . Idky hears the wind howling outside, an invisible stalker. Idky casts protection from evil 10' to hedge it off. Idky faerie fires it after waking everyone. Aurora fires a magic missile at it and Ichi and Stephan go to attack.
Ichi gets walloped by the 'stalker but that's when Zayüß charges in, bringing the wind-creature near death with his hooves. And Stephan lands the killing blow.
Eeps: 600 each
2000 for Idky for exorcism
That night, Ichi, on watch feels like he's being scried.
The next morning (617/6/7) Ichi flies out on the broom to check on the statues.
Early morning of the 9th, Aine feels herself being scried
On the 10th, Idky and Aurora feel they're being scried. That morning there is a brief altercation between Aine and the princess over the witch spell book.
On the morning of the 11th, Ichi feels like he's being watched
Late morning, something is crawling around outside the wagon--ghouls
Idky casts prayer, then aid on Ichi and Stephan. Stephan greases outside, hoping to prevent more from coming in easily. Aurora casts hold undead, catching the three lead ones. Ichi bypasses the held ones and attacks, killing three in the first round. Zayüß river dances and kills another one. Aine faerie fires all the remaining ghouls.
Another ghoul climbs on, and Zayüß kills it. Ichi kills the last, as the rest of the party kills the held ghouls.
Treasure:
Hematite 50 gp
Spinel 1000 gp
jade 100 gp
amber 70 gp
scroll:
scroll:
potion: destruction (Aine)
potion: invisibility (Aurora)
That night, Aine hears two invisible stalkers outside. Idky casts protection from evil 10'r. Aine lights them up with faerie fire. Ichi heads out to attack them at the edge of protection, as do Stephan and Zayüß. Aurora magic missiles and Idky casts prayer and then spiritual hammer.
Aurora magic missiles another stalker, killing it. The Princess sasses Aine, and Idky slaps her. Zayüß nearly destroys another 'stalker.
Aine creates a phantasmal gargoyle. Completely ignoring the battle now, Aurora critically slaps Idky, knocking him out. Aine casts hold person on Aurora, paralyzing her. Luckily, Zayüß stays on task and takes out the last stalker.
Ichi warns the group that he will intervene if another altercation like that happens.
Eeps: 1378 ea
Ichi felt he was being scried that night (and every night after). Two days later, Idky hears howling wind outside again. He casts protection from evil 10'r and wakes everyone up. Stephan sees three invisible stalkers outside. Idky casts prayer and Aine casts faerie fire on them
Aurora and Stephan magic missile one stalker. Ichi and Zayüß each take on a 'stalker. Idky spiritual hammers the one that was magic missiled. Aurora finishes one off with magic missiles and Stephan magic missiles both of the remaining.
Zayüß takes his out and Stephans lands the killing blow on the last one. Stephan the WindSlayer...
Eeps: 1637 ea
Ichi and Idky fly back to statues to bury them with a dig spell. Back to the train, they start it up and head south, to give Sidra a moving target. The group decides as they hit Fleureville (largely unexplored and untamed) to head on to Calvados. Along the way, they are being watched every day, multiple times.
On 617/6/15, as the party walks from where they stop the train, two vrock appear. Each go for one of the women. One grabs Aine and attacks Ichi. The other grabs Aurora and flies off with her.
The princess, however, has her hands free and shoots pointblank at the demon, causing it to fall. The fiend rides the Princess into the ground and falls on her. Stephan immediately notices a green pulse spread out from Aurora. He then casts grease on Aurora, but the demon has a firm grip. Idky attempts to cast protection from evil on Aine and misses her. Ichi stuns his demon, who drops Aine. Zayüß river dances on the grounded demon, seriously wounding it. Aine casts forget on her demon but doesn't pierce the resistance of the one taking on Aurora.
Aurora's demon grabs her again and runs away with her, holding her arms straight up so she cannot shoot him. Zayüß splats the fleeing demon, sending it back to the Abyss. Ichi quickly finishes off his demon as well and the group continues on to the Flan village.
A short time later, the heroes arrive at the village. The villagers explain the situation. There are 60 people left. They want the group to go save their women who have been taken by invisible stalkers. The 'stalkers had stopped for a while, but in the last few days have returned. At the very outset, the invisible stalkers would grab anyone, but in the last month or so, they've limited their targets only to females.
The party, after much debate and goading from Aurora, decides to stay to help out the village with the 'stalkers. They set up patrols and get to work. Later on, Ichi feels he's being scried. Shortly after, Treblo and Moorak teleport next to him. They were worried because they've been on Charn for three days trying to scry them but couldn't find them, because most of the party was petrified...!
The group explains the situation, and they formulate a plan to retrieve the petrified members. Moorak itemizes them to return to Oerth with them to get them returned to flesh. Moorak buffs the group with spells before heading back to Oerth. He leaves Treblo with a golden lion to use as necessary. The SkyMage, mumbling something about only having two hands, passes the figurine on to Stephan with a warning NOT to steal it...
A minor ghoul encounter happens, but doesn't even raise a sweat.
The next morning, 617/6/17, Moorak restores Torr and Yavin and returns with them to Charn. Treblo casts stone to flesh on Lowdog, but the totemic warrior begins to have a heart attack. Moorak follows with an alternate reality to give him a chance to survive. 'Beaver's statue seems to be lost as the heroes discuss their next move...
Eeps for vrocks: 1391
The heroes set up 'camp' in the cargo car of train. Idky uses a nap spell to heal up and regain spells. Then, using a dig spell, the cleric of Fharlanghn digs a 30' pit in front of only unlocked door to the car. The group settles in as Idky prepares to exorcise Ichi...
After just an hour, the ekimmu pops out! Aurora casts hold undead, but the spirit's magic resistance protects it. Aine faerie fires, but she can't pierce its resistance either.
The ekimmu howls, paralyzing Aine. Zayüß continues to attack it, hitting but also taking damage. Aurora magic missiles, to no effect. Idky casts prayer as Stephan misses.
The ekimmu shrieks out in Ninevan "You cast me out? I'm going to possess you now." It then leaps into Idky's body, but the possession fails, and Idky strikes the spirit with his club. Aurora tries magic missile again, again failing. Zayüß brings the ekimmu near death.
The spirit frantically attempts to possess Aine and fails again. The warhorse again attacks the ekimmu, Zayüß' hooves ending the monster's existence.
Idky casts cure critical wounds on Ichi, repairing nearly all the damager. The monk does has some residual brain/memory damage, but nothing serious. The cleric and witch then heal up Ichi some more as well as Zayüß. The group rests up the rest of the night and the whole next day. Stephan returns the gloves to Ichi.
Late the next evening, 617/6/6, an encounter . . . Idky hears the wind howling outside, an invisible stalker. Idky casts protection from evil 10' to hedge it off. Idky faerie fires it after waking everyone. Aurora fires a magic missile at it and Ichi and Stephan go to attack.
Ichi gets walloped by the 'stalker but that's when Zayüß charges in, bringing the wind-creature near death with his hooves. And Stephan lands the killing blow.
Eeps: 600 each
2000 for Idky for exorcism
That night, Ichi, on watch feels like he's being scried.
The next morning (617/6/7) Ichi flies out on the broom to check on the statues.
Early morning of the 9th, Aine feels herself being scried
On the 10th, Idky and Aurora feel they're being scried. That morning there is a brief altercation between Aine and the princess over the witch spell book.
On the morning of the 11th, Ichi feels like he's being watched
Late morning, something is crawling around outside the wagon--ghouls
Idky casts prayer, then aid on Ichi and Stephan. Stephan greases outside, hoping to prevent more from coming in easily. Aurora casts hold undead, catching the three lead ones. Ichi bypasses the held ones and attacks, killing three in the first round. Zayüß river dances and kills another one. Aine faerie fires all the remaining ghouls.
Another ghoul climbs on, and Zayüß kills it. Ichi kills the last, as the rest of the party kills the held ghouls.
Treasure:
Hematite 50 gp
Spinel 1000 gp
jade 100 gp
amber 70 gp
scroll:
scroll:
potion: destruction (Aine)
potion: invisibility (Aurora)
That night, Aine hears two invisible stalkers outside. Idky casts protection from evil 10'r. Aine lights them up with faerie fire. Ichi heads out to attack them at the edge of protection, as do Stephan and Zayüß. Aurora magic missiles and Idky casts prayer and then spiritual hammer.
Aurora magic missiles another stalker, killing it. The Princess sasses Aine, and Idky slaps her. Zayüß nearly destroys another 'stalker.
Aine creates a phantasmal gargoyle. Completely ignoring the battle now, Aurora critically slaps Idky, knocking him out. Aine casts hold person on Aurora, paralyzing her. Luckily, Zayüß stays on task and takes out the last stalker.
Ichi warns the group that he will intervene if another altercation like that happens.
Eeps: 1378 ea
Ichi felt he was being scried that night (and every night after). Two days later, Idky hears howling wind outside again. He casts protection from evil 10'r and wakes everyone up. Stephan sees three invisible stalkers outside. Idky casts prayer and Aine casts faerie fire on them
Aurora and Stephan magic missile one stalker. Ichi and Zayüß each take on a 'stalker. Idky spiritual hammers the one that was magic missiled. Aurora finishes one off with magic missiles and Stephan magic missiles both of the remaining.
Zayüß takes his out and Stephans lands the killing blow on the last one. Stephan the WindSlayer...
Eeps: 1637 ea
Ichi and Idky fly back to statues to bury them with a dig spell. Back to the train, they start it up and head south, to give Sidra a moving target. The group decides as they hit Fleureville (largely unexplored and untamed) to head on to Calvados. Along the way, they are being watched every day, multiple times.
On 617/6/15, as the party walks from where they stop the train, two vrock appear. Each go for one of the women. One grabs Aine and attacks Ichi. The other grabs Aurora and flies off with her.
The princess, however, has her hands free and shoots pointblank at the demon, causing it to fall. The fiend rides the Princess into the ground and falls on her. Stephan immediately notices a green pulse spread out from Aurora. He then casts grease on Aurora, but the demon has a firm grip. Idky attempts to cast protection from evil on Aine and misses her. Ichi stuns his demon, who drops Aine. Zayüß river dances on the grounded demon, seriously wounding it. Aine casts forget on her demon but doesn't pierce the resistance of the one taking on Aurora.
Aurora's demon grabs her again and runs away with her, holding her arms straight up so she cannot shoot him. Zayüß splats the fleeing demon, sending it back to the Abyss. Ichi quickly finishes off his demon as well and the group continues on to the Flan village.
A short time later, the heroes arrive at the village. The villagers explain the situation. There are 60 people left. They want the group to go save their women who have been taken by invisible stalkers. The 'stalkers had stopped for a while, but in the last few days have returned. At the very outset, the invisible stalkers would grab anyone, but in the last month or so, they've limited their targets only to females.
The party, after much debate and goading from Aurora, decides to stay to help out the village with the 'stalkers. They set up patrols and get to work. Later on, Ichi feels he's being scried. Shortly after, Treblo and Moorak teleport next to him. They were worried because they've been on Charn for three days trying to scry them but couldn't find them, because most of the party was petrified...!
The group explains the situation, and they formulate a plan to retrieve the petrified members. Moorak itemizes them to return to Oerth with them to get them returned to flesh. Moorak buffs the group with spells before heading back to Oerth. He leaves Treblo with a golden lion to use as necessary. The SkyMage, mumbling something about only having two hands, passes the figurine on to Stephan with a warning NOT to steal it...
A minor ghoul encounter happens, but doesn't even raise a sweat.
The next morning, 617/6/17, Moorak restores Torr and Yavin and returns with them to Charn. Treblo casts stone to flesh on Lowdog, but the totemic warrior begins to have a heart attack. Moorak follows with an alternate reality to give him a chance to survive. 'Beaver's statue seems to be lost as the heroes discuss their next move...
Eeps for vrocks: 1391