Post by David on May 23, 2011 19:17:19 GMT -5
Torr, Yavin, and Ichi descend from the top of the castle astride the river in order to meet the old man with the bell, while the rest of the party watches from the lavish apartments above. Seeing the three coming down, the old man gets scared and runs off. Yavin contacts him telepathically, calming him and inviting the man to remain. The heroes find out the man can speak Orcish, so Torr leads the questioning in that tongue.
Talking further with the man, the heroes discover that he believes they will be the new lords. They try to correct that misunderstanding, but can’t seem to get him to understand they they just want them to be free men. They ask more about the orcs and ogres in the castle.
Yavin and Ichi head off with the old man to a woodworker to make the cleric a new holy symbol. In the meantime, the rest of the group heads off outside the village to test out magic items. Along the way, they get attacked by two ogre magi, who both cast cones of cold at them. And then a third (invisible) ogre magi attacks on the ground. He takes Idky down with a single hit.
Lowdog leaps and levitates to the two flying ogres as Zayüß and Torr take on the one on the ground. Lowdog damages the male, and he goes gaseous. Lowdog kills the female. Torr and Zayüß really mess up the one on the ground. Now afraid for its life, it steps back and shoots straight up to the clouds at amazing speed. Torr and Zayüß run after the gaseous ogre, dropping the flaming mace so Lowdog can finish off the ogress.
Lowdog brings Idky up by curing him. Idky then casts heal on himself. A giant eagle swoops down. Lowdog cast speak with animals to talk with it. It says that it is impressed with his nobility and wants to join him. Meantime, Torr and Zayüß continue to follow the gaseous ogre.
Idky attempts to dispel magic on the gaseous ogre but the spell fails. Torr successfully dispels it with his sword allowing the paladin and his warhorse to slay the ogre magi.
Treasure:
Wakazashi, ornately carved
Ninjato, jet black, wet
Quiver of 10 arrows w/ stone heads
String of pearls 3000 gp
They regroup with Yavin and Ichi. Lowdog and Idky go with the giant eagle to find Lowdog’s snow leopard. The two walk back to the village with Tensay invisible so the beast can freely move through the village and to the palace.
Around lunchtime, a gong rings, and people come out with food on platters.
The heroes nap and wait till evening falls. Then they go to attack the castle. The orcs surrender without much of a fight. They assist the dragon to find his son, earning his eternal gratitude. Searching the dungeon, they also meet Arthur, a half-elf from Oerth who has been on Terrax for a couple of years since the Apocalypse. He had come through a portal, ending up in the wizards guild in the City-State of the Invincible Overlord.
They are now faced with a moral dilemma, as the orcs have asked for quarter.
Talking further with the man, the heroes discover that he believes they will be the new lords. They try to correct that misunderstanding, but can’t seem to get him to understand they they just want them to be free men. They ask more about the orcs and ogres in the castle.
Yavin and Ichi head off with the old man to a woodworker to make the cleric a new holy symbol. In the meantime, the rest of the group heads off outside the village to test out magic items. Along the way, they get attacked by two ogre magi, who both cast cones of cold at them. And then a third (invisible) ogre magi attacks on the ground. He takes Idky down with a single hit.
Lowdog leaps and levitates to the two flying ogres as Zayüß and Torr take on the one on the ground. Lowdog damages the male, and he goes gaseous. Lowdog kills the female. Torr and Zayüß really mess up the one on the ground. Now afraid for its life, it steps back and shoots straight up to the clouds at amazing speed. Torr and Zayüß run after the gaseous ogre, dropping the flaming mace so Lowdog can finish off the ogress.
Lowdog brings Idky up by curing him. Idky then casts heal on himself. A giant eagle swoops down. Lowdog cast speak with animals to talk with it. It says that it is impressed with his nobility and wants to join him. Meantime, Torr and Zayüß continue to follow the gaseous ogre.
Idky attempts to dispel magic on the gaseous ogre but the spell fails. Torr successfully dispels it with his sword allowing the paladin and his warhorse to slay the ogre magi.
Treasure:
Wakazashi, ornately carved
Ninjato, jet black, wet
Quiver of 10 arrows w/ stone heads
String of pearls 3000 gp
They regroup with Yavin and Ichi. Lowdog and Idky go with the giant eagle to find Lowdog’s snow leopard. The two walk back to the village with Tensay invisible so the beast can freely move through the village and to the palace.
Around lunchtime, a gong rings, and people come out with food on platters.
The heroes nap and wait till evening falls. Then they go to attack the castle. The orcs surrender without much of a fight. They assist the dragon to find his son, earning his eternal gratitude. Searching the dungeon, they also meet Arthur, a half-elf from Oerth who has been on Terrax for a couple of years since the Apocalypse. He had come through a portal, ending up in the wizards guild in the City-State of the Invincible Overlord.
They are now faced with a moral dilemma, as the orcs have asked for quarter.