Post by David on Jan 31, 2012 21:13:13 GMT -5
The heroes (Kennibrae, Wooden Thighs, Gamoth with Ashtabular and Leia, Corvin Oakmead, and Isaac) elected to rest the night, regain their strength and magic, and play with and divide some of their magical treasure. The next day, nearly back to full strength, the heroes returned to the gnome village where they rested again. This time Gamoth wind walked back to the surface for supplies and to restock on goodberries before the group continued farther into the Underdark.
Using the maps they had recovered from the vampires lair, the party set out for Erelhui-Cinlu. They chose a route that would lead them through a drow checkpoint, then near a kuo-toan shrine, and finally on to another drow checkpoint, before arriving at the dark elven faerieland. This was actually the most direct route and avoided a number of illithid lairs. Only by risking a trip on the Sunless Sea (and potentially meeting aboleth) could the journey be made quicker.
Two days passed without any event and late on the third the heroes stumbled straight into a drow ambush at the first dark elven checkpoint! Two groups of male drow encircled the party from behind but Corvin held strong. With a half-dozen poisoned drow darts in him, the dwarven cleric engaged in battle, managing to cast a prayer before falling paralyzed. Isaac too took several missiles, but fortunately for the half-orc, his ioun stone renders him immune to paralysis!
In the front of the party, meanwhile, Kennibrae slaughtered three trolls while the rest of her group was surprised. Woody jumped to aid the dark elven princess before she was overcome by drow reinforcements (served her right for giving them quarter!). Mang also tore into battle, faring better at first than the werelord. Gamoth, meanwhile, toss a sunray to the rear of the party and let Ash and Leia "play" with the hapless dark elves...!
Naturally, however, this was a major outpost and more dark elves arrived. Although the rear was shorn up, the heroes were sore-pressed in the front. A drow mage lightning bolted his own troops to nail Wooden Thighs -- the bolt arced around everyone else thanks to their magic resistance! And soon a priestess invoked a prayer of her own, followed by a series of hold persons that took out everyone but Isaac (thanks to his stone) and Ashtabular and Leia (tigress and gorilla). While the animals held off the last of the drow, the half-orc revived Mang and then Kennibrae.
Together, the heroes finished the last of the drow, collected their loot, and camped over"night" in the drow outpost...WHICH STILL NEEDS TO BE SEARCHED.
Status:
Mang: 84 of 110
Woody: 66 of 67
Gamoth: 102 (full)
Ashtabular: 79 of 85
Leia: 31+6 (full)
Corvin: 84 of 86
Kennibrae: 44 (full)
Isaac: 41 of 45
Using the maps they had recovered from the vampires lair, the party set out for Erelhui-Cinlu. They chose a route that would lead them through a drow checkpoint, then near a kuo-toan shrine, and finally on to another drow checkpoint, before arriving at the dark elven faerieland. This was actually the most direct route and avoided a number of illithid lairs. Only by risking a trip on the Sunless Sea (and potentially meeting aboleth) could the journey be made quicker.
Two days passed without any event and late on the third the heroes stumbled straight into a drow ambush at the first dark elven checkpoint! Two groups of male drow encircled the party from behind but Corvin held strong. With a half-dozen poisoned drow darts in him, the dwarven cleric engaged in battle, managing to cast a prayer before falling paralyzed. Isaac too took several missiles, but fortunately for the half-orc, his ioun stone renders him immune to paralysis!
In the front of the party, meanwhile, Kennibrae slaughtered three trolls while the rest of her group was surprised. Woody jumped to aid the dark elven princess before she was overcome by drow reinforcements (served her right for giving them quarter!). Mang also tore into battle, faring better at first than the werelord. Gamoth, meanwhile, toss a sunray to the rear of the party and let Ash and Leia "play" with the hapless dark elves...!
Naturally, however, this was a major outpost and more dark elves arrived. Although the rear was shorn up, the heroes were sore-pressed in the front. A drow mage lightning bolted his own troops to nail Wooden Thighs -- the bolt arced around everyone else thanks to their magic resistance! And soon a priestess invoked a prayer of her own, followed by a series of hold persons that took out everyone but Isaac (thanks to his stone) and Ashtabular and Leia (tigress and gorilla). While the animals held off the last of the drow, the half-orc revived Mang and then Kennibrae.
Together, the heroes finished the last of the drow, collected their loot, and camped over"night" in the drow outpost...WHICH STILL NEEDS TO BE SEARCHED.
Status:
Mang: 84 of 110
Woody: 66 of 67
Gamoth: 102 (full)
Ashtabular: 79 of 85
Leia: 31+6 (full)
Corvin: 84 of 86
Kennibrae: 44 (full)
Isaac: 41 of 45