Post by David on Jun 17, 2013 18:22:47 GMT -5
Major Garlok gathers a group of heroes to accomplish King Nathan and Pope Hazem's mission. With the spell-support of the high priests of St Cuthbert, Heironious, Ilmatar, and Phaulkon as well as Chastity Wu, the group is set up. Aerone, Skye, Zevi, and Timrith are itemized and Garlok tucks them into a lead-lined box. Harbinder then opens a wormhole to the edge of the Abyssal Cloud over Dorakaa, 20 miles from the city. It is raining heavily and the heroes set out under the guise of Mizzrie as a drowic priestess headed to the City of Skulls with fresh slaves. Visibility is a half mile at best and though the movement is slow, the road proves a fairly easy march. After an hour, one of the skulls along the Skull Road begins the scream, but in the downpour, no one can see or hear it.
After a second hour, the group comes to a guard tower on the road. Thirty orcs challenge the group and Tony and Garlok kill several before "Helena" can suggest the leader to accompany Mizzrie to the gates of Dorakaa for a "bribe". Hours pass and the group bypasses two more towers. Finally, after eight hours marching, the group comes upon a group of orcs hunting turn-coats. "Helena" suggests that the priest leading that group also escort the heroes through the gate and in just about ten hours, the entire party is in the City of Skulls without incident.
The group moves through the drowic quarter and then to Train by Pain where monstrous slayers are dominated. From there, the group reaches the wharf and searches about, catching the attention of the Customs Commander, Schenden Kerdek. The heroes slaughter him and his orcs, but not before "Helena" can probe his mind and find the sewer outflow.
The group tries to enter the sewer outflow, but cannot budge the covering. Finally, Tony quaffs his potion of fire giant strength and rips the entire set of bars out. A woman tries to join the group, asking to find her lover, but a mind read reveals her to be an alu-demon and Tony slaughters her. Moving through the sewers, the heroes take out several dozen giant rats, a pair of huge neo-otyughs, and a minor cambion before finding the prison entrance.
The way is blocked and it's only barely that Tony, despite his magical strength, can move the boxes covering the lid. The group moves inside and begins exploring one of the cell blocks. They find many normal, petty prisoners and slaughter five ogres and an orcish guard post, although "Helena" probes the mind of the leader before he dies, learning the location of the boss of the jail block.
The heroes than capture Kerlenzen, cleric of Iuz, and "Helena" rapes his mind. The group learns of a magical elevator to the lower level and that there is a further level below. "Helena" ferrets out the name but not location of the cambion marquis, Zensher, who is the boss of that level. Armed with this knowledge, the heroes prepare to tackle the second level of the prisons...
Roughly one hour until the All Saints party arrives...
Status:
Garlok: 81 (full)
Timrith: 54 (full), STONESKIN, ITEMIZED
Dion: 56 of 64, 8gbs, cast CLW / find
Aerone: 41
Tony: 65 (full)
Pudic:42 (full), cast / silence
Skye: 70 (full), STONESKIN
Mizzrie: 55 (full), 6gbs, cast MM / find x2
"Helena": 34 (full), STONESKIN, 11 of 101 PSPs
Zevi: 52 (full), STONESKIN
Minosti: 55 (full), cast sleep
Anasta:37 (full), STONESKIN, 73 of 90 PSPs
After a second hour, the group comes to a guard tower on the road. Thirty orcs challenge the group and Tony and Garlok kill several before "Helena" can suggest the leader to accompany Mizzrie to the gates of Dorakaa for a "bribe". Hours pass and the group bypasses two more towers. Finally, after eight hours marching, the group comes upon a group of orcs hunting turn-coats. "Helena" suggests that the priest leading that group also escort the heroes through the gate and in just about ten hours, the entire party is in the City of Skulls without incident.
The group moves through the drowic quarter and then to Train by Pain where monstrous slayers are dominated. From there, the group reaches the wharf and searches about, catching the attention of the Customs Commander, Schenden Kerdek. The heroes slaughter him and his orcs, but not before "Helena" can probe his mind and find the sewer outflow.
The group tries to enter the sewer outflow, but cannot budge the covering. Finally, Tony quaffs his potion of fire giant strength and rips the entire set of bars out. A woman tries to join the group, asking to find her lover, but a mind read reveals her to be an alu-demon and Tony slaughters her. Moving through the sewers, the heroes take out several dozen giant rats, a pair of huge neo-otyughs, and a minor cambion before finding the prison entrance.
The way is blocked and it's only barely that Tony, despite his magical strength, can move the boxes covering the lid. The group moves inside and begins exploring one of the cell blocks. They find many normal, petty prisoners and slaughter five ogres and an orcish guard post, although "Helena" probes the mind of the leader before he dies, learning the location of the boss of the jail block.
The heroes than capture Kerlenzen, cleric of Iuz, and "Helena" rapes his mind. The group learns of a magical elevator to the lower level and that there is a further level below. "Helena" ferrets out the name but not location of the cambion marquis, Zensher, who is the boss of that level. Armed with this knowledge, the heroes prepare to tackle the second level of the prisons...
Roughly one hour until the All Saints party arrives...
Status:
Garlok: 81 (full)
Timrith: 54 (full), STONESKIN, ITEMIZED
Dion: 56 of 64, 8gbs, cast CLW / find
Aerone: 41
Tony: 65 (full)
Pudic:42 (full), cast / silence
Skye: 70 (full), STONESKIN
Mizzrie: 55 (full), 6gbs, cast MM / find x2
"Helena": 34 (full), STONESKIN, 11 of 101 PSPs
Zevi: 52 (full), STONESKIN
Minosti: 55 (full), cast sleep
Anasta:37 (full), STONESKIN, 73 of 90 PSPs
