The party return to the swamp and cross blades with another
Score: 340 | 07/06/19 |
20/4 - Following Donn's defeat the party investigated his charred remains. They destroyed the necromantic soul bag but took a strange, green stone they found on the body. The party decided that whilst their actions were good, the village would likely be confused and somewhat angry so took their leave. Before going Heskan explained the situation to Teafa and briefly attended the village meeting. Ruric burned the soul bag and Elnorin visited Nessa. He told her that the 'curse' was over and was nothing more than the machinations of a dark, fey creature. The party then headed back into the swamp as Heskan wanted to clear the remains of the mighty black dragon skull of Donn's belongings.
The blackscale kobolds greeted the party again. Heskan attempted to persuade the leader of the kobolds to let him clear the shrine. His arguments held little sway with the kobolds who 'consulted the bones'. The bones, apparently, read that the spirit of the black dragon wanted his bones left alone. Heskan continued to disagree and propsed a duel with the kobold leader.
The kobolds and party gave them room to fight but the kobold's magic felled Heskan with blasts dragon's breath. As the kobold looked to finish Heskan off, Elnorin transformed into a bear and killed the sorcerer. Heskan, who had apparently not been wounded badly, awoke to a mess of dying kobold sorcerer. It was then the kobolds attacked en masse. A kobold with a shield launched himself at the recovered Heskan, dropping him quickly. Elnorin began killing the other kobolds as Braith revived Heskan. Ruric joined in from range. Heskan was felled by the kobold 'champion' again and the other kobolds fell. In the end Elnorin chased down the last kobold to no avail as he kept stumbling. Keshak, the blackscale Kobold champion escaped.
With Heskan unconscious, the party created a pyre for the kobolds and Donn's belongings. Elnorin revived Heskan and the party returned to their camp.
21/4 - Elnorin awoke for his watch to find he was suffering from an illness he'd been infected with from swallowing lots of swamp water as he stumbled after the kobold champion. He shivered and sweated his way until morning where Heskan cured him.
The party travelled out of the swamp and then met up with a road leading to Crosaire. On the way they were ambushed by some gnolls whom they made short work of.
They arrived late in the day at Crosaire and stayed at the Inn of the Crossroads. Here they ate, drank, rested and learned of the town from some locals. Ban Lior's trail, however, was cold.
22/4 - In the morning they journeyed to meet Maebh Warbringer, whose Regni guards told the party to leave, and The Kinship. The party found notices at the Kinship for collecting gnoll ears and for hunting a killer called 'The Shadowthief'. As the party pushed the Kindred to hunt Ban Lior they seemed to draw the ire of the guards. The guards summoned more friends to intimidate the group and Boru, the leader of the Kindred, stated that he knew Ban Lior was in town. The large half-orc returned inside the Kinship's longhouse and the party were left outside considering their next steps.