The party force a show down to protect the town and discover more secrets
Score: 279 | 07/06/19 |
14/4/300 - The party returned to the safe house to find Barrett and Hazel still asleep. Heskan began to rest. They waited for a few hours and then, after dark, the sounds of the hound could be heard across town.
Time rolled on and Barrett awoke to the urge of silence from Ruric. The sound of the hound got closer and Ruric looked out across the town to see small fires. Deciding that they had caused this, the party roused Heskan and set out to face down Ban Lior in a hope to end Stag Lord's rampage.
Heskan, Ruric Ironfoot, Braith, Elnorin and Barrett climbed the walls into Carnspor castle. Elnorin, in spider form, carried a rope to the top of the walls to allow the others to clamber up. The rain masked the sounds and they found the castle poorly guarded as many of Lior's troops were now dead. They investigated the 'Chapel Tower' and found a young, tiefling girl praying. She was Damanta Lior and a physical embodiment of Lior's diabolic pact. Unsure of her motivations, the party bound and gagged her.
The moved across the courtyard, killing several of the remaining Regni, before reaching Lior's quarters. Opening the door they found...nothing. Lior was not here. The bed had been used, his armour stand was empty with only his longbow remaining. In his two wardrobes they found a large cloak stand and some small clues proving the Stag Lord's cloak was stored here. They quickly worked out that the Stag Lord and Ban Lior were one and the same, pageantry to keep the town pacified. They quickly left via the bolt hole and went to face down the Stag Lord.
The battle was long and intense. Braith slew the Coin Tír na nÓg as it bore down on her but after an extended battle, Ban Lior escaped.....heavily wounded. With no where to go he fled town. Heskan was the only member of the party on his feet. Barrett and Heskan carried the party to Rabbie where Heskan promptly collapsed from exhaustion.
15/4/300 - Ruric awoke first. The party had needed a lot of rest and even Elnorin was sleeping off his wounds rather than meditating. Rabbie mentioned that the remaining Regni had fled during the night, taking Damanta with them. Lior was gone and the party should take heart in that. Rabbie demanded they rest up over the rest of the day to fully recover from their ordeal.
16/4/300 - Early in the morning, the adventurers awoke