Disturbing Alliance
(15/3-10) 25 Nightal 1373- Friend of my friend and Essembra
Friend of my friend
More than 3 months have passed. The Scourge of Madness linger still in Nahjet awaiting their creation of their magical items by the hands of Red Wizard enchanters. They receive their items and suddenly Wythmord receives a sending from their lord, the Emperor of their empire, Malkizid the branded king. It summons them to Shadowdale and they teleport to the broken ruins which once was the seat of powerful persons, Elminster just to name a one.
They hear the mad screams from Malkizids rusted throne of bent steel and screaming rotting heads. Behind their huge lord stands a pit fiend and a Balor, advisors to the emperor and they look at the party in fear and hate. Malkizid instructs his "brothers" to walk with him leaving Malkizids army of exiled demons and devils behind.
He tells them that his spies have reported that Maalthir of Hillsfar have been sent by his new lord Telemont of the Empire of Shadows (the enemy of Thoons empire ) to Myth Drannor proposing an alliance with the beeble elves. This is a situation that cannot be allowed to happen and they receive oders to breach the wards of Myth Drannor, find Maalthiir, kill him and make it look like the elves killed him. Maalthiir was known for his hatred of the elves and it should not be too difficult to claim that the leves have executed him for the deaths of countless elves. One catch is presented to them, at least one of Maalthirs followers should be allowed to return to Hillsfar convinced that the elves was responsible for the death of Hillsfars lord.
A huge task indeed but they are also told that a renegade elf will meet them at the Inn of the Green Door in Essembra behind enemy lines. They are told that the Zirkul one-eye keeper of the secrets have created an extensive library in the damp halls beneath the ruines of the tower of Ashaba and he could posible tell them of an area they could greater teleport too, they asked :-)
They come to the ruined tower finding it guarded by 2 bearded devils who will not let them pass easily. Tealgar easily kills one of the with one swipe of his foul scourge, severeing both arms and the other devil opens the door fro them.
In the lower halls in a damp mold-filled room they see huge stacks of books, most half corroded and in poor quality. They hear a foul sucking sound and see a large red demon advancing. His arms are snapping pincers and his lower half is a pinkesh mass of flesh, like a foul slug!!!
The demon Zirkul is mad mad mad but they learn that he is a Xerfilstyx, a kind of demon living in the memory shattering river Styx. He seems to have a special ability which allows him to drain knowledge from the most corroded books entering a trance and absorbing the knowledge within thorugh slimy tendrils on his lower side. He is mad and offends them repeatedly but before they decide to slay him a Quasit approaches (holding and eating the arm of the Bearded devil Tealgar killed hehe) and telepathically informs them that Zirkul desires to die so that he can return to his beloved river Styx. They insted retorts to threats regarding him NEVER returning to the river he longs for and that works. They are told of a glen north east of the town of Essembra and leave.
They disguise themselves as half-elves and elves and teleport to to the glen.
They hear the mad screams from Malkizids rusted throne of bent steel and screaming rotting heads. Behind their huge lord stands a pit fiend and a Balor, advisors to the emperor and they look at the party in fear and hate. Malkizid instructs his "brothers" to walk with him leaving Malkizids army of exiled demons and devils behind.
He tells them that his spies have reported that Maalthir of Hillsfar have been sent by his new lord Telemont of the Empire of Shadows (the enemy of Thoons empire ) to Myth Drannor proposing an alliance with the beeble elves. This is a situation that cannot be allowed to happen and they receive oders to breach the wards of Myth Drannor, find Maalthiir, kill him and make it look like the elves killed him. Maalthiir was known for his hatred of the elves and it should not be too difficult to claim that the leves have executed him for the deaths of countless elves. One catch is presented to them, at least one of Maalthirs followers should be allowed to return to Hillsfar convinced that the elves was responsible for the death of Hillsfars lord.
A huge task indeed but they are also told that a renegade elf will meet them at the Inn of the Green Door in Essembra behind enemy lines. They are told that the Zirkul one-eye keeper of the secrets have created an extensive library in the damp halls beneath the ruines of the tower of Ashaba and he could posible tell them of an area they could greater teleport too, they asked :-)
They come to the ruined tower finding it guarded by 2 bearded devils who will not let them pass easily. Tealgar easily kills one of the with one swipe of his foul scourge, severeing both arms and the other devil opens the door fro them.
In the lower halls in a damp mold-filled room they see huge stacks of books, most half corroded and in poor quality. They hear a foul sucking sound and see a large red demon advancing. His arms are snapping pincers and his lower half is a pinkesh mass of flesh, like a foul slug!!!
The demon Zirkul is mad mad mad but they learn that he is a Xerfilstyx, a kind of demon living in the memory shattering river Styx. He seems to have a special ability which allows him to drain knowledge from the most corroded books entering a trance and absorbing the knowledge within thorugh slimy tendrils on his lower side. He is mad and offends them repeatedly but before they decide to slay him a Quasit approaches (holding and eating the arm of the Bearded devil Tealgar killed hehe) and telepathically informs them that Zirkul desires to die so that he can return to his beloved river Styx. They insted retorts to threats regarding him NEVER returning to the river he longs for and that works. They are told of a glen north east of the town of Essembra and leave.
They disguise themselves as half-elves and elves and teleport to to the glen.
Essembra
They arrive in a secluded glen and at once hear hushed movement. Almost silently elves are moving battle redy through the forest. 2 ranger looking types close with the party talking elven, which none of the party understands hehe. They easily talk their way through the elves mistrust and soon see the small town of Essembra situated along the Rauthemar road. It is busy and the military presence is evident. Farmers tend crops on the fields outside of the city and they move into the city.
On a field outside of the city they see a huge military camp. They spot several well known religious orders but move casually along until they find the Green Door inn. Inside there is bustling of activity and Tealgar hits on a barmaid who only can be swayed with the promise of undead slaying.
They scout the interior and finds their elf ally. He overacts and shouts that the fabled Undead-Searers of Impiltur has finnaly arrived. Then he casts Rary´s telepathic bond ans shouts that if they are to better kill undead they should be able to communicate, then he storms out of the door shouting for the death of all undead!!!!
Rarys Telepathic bonds activates and they hear a more somber spite-filled voice telling them that he apologizes for the show but more importantly he has news for them. The Mythal of Myth Drannor is active and will prevent all evil creatures from setting foot in the city but there is a way around it. Aelthir Grimwand, an elder high magi has gone to Glauthil a sacred eleven place to the south west. He has been tasked with awakening a slumbering ally to the elves of the past and he wears a token. The token allows the bearer to gain entreance to the city and that is the item that they are to claim. They are warned though that they do not have a lot of time after they have aquired the token as it can be tracked and retaliation will be swift and deadly.
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 22 (26 with adj.)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 5 marshall/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 8Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 5 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/3 Archmage/5 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
On a field outside of the city they see a huge military camp. They spot several well known religious orders but move casually along until they find the Green Door inn. Inside there is bustling of activity and Tealgar hits on a barmaid who only can be swayed with the promise of undead slaying.
They scout the interior and finds their elf ally. He overacts and shouts that the fabled Undead-Searers of Impiltur has finnaly arrived. Then he casts Rary´s telepathic bond ans shouts that if they are to better kill undead they should be able to communicate, then he storms out of the door shouting for the death of all undead!!!!
Rarys Telepathic bonds activates and they hear a more somber spite-filled voice telling them that he apologizes for the show but more importantly he has news for them. The Mythal of Myth Drannor is active and will prevent all evil creatures from setting foot in the city but there is a way around it. Aelthir Grimwand, an elder high magi has gone to Glauthil a sacred eleven place to the south west. He has been tasked with awakening a slumbering ally to the elves of the past and he wears a token. The token allows the bearer to gain entreance to the city and that is the item that they are to claim. They are warned though that they do not have a lot of time after they have aquired the token as it can be tracked and retaliation will be swift and deadly.
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 22 (26 with adj.)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 5 marshall/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 8Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 5 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/3 Archmage/5 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
(29/3-10) 26 Nightal 1373- Stalling Elves and the Sacred wolf of Mielikki
Stalling Elves
Satisfied if learning of the glen Glauthil they treck west moving below the canopy of the ancient elven woods. They move along the lines of the war passing several army encampments until they come to a darkened part of the wood. They spot that the area is closed of by a myriad of clerverly placed hedges and trees forming a labyrinth of forest they must pass.
Closer they see camouflaged elves emerging from hidden placed. They greet the players, who are masterfully disguised by Harbinger as elves, but not one can speak elven (yes Ixus but he is invisible and spell cloaked hehe) They manage to talk their way out of trouble and the leader of the elves, an anvient moon elf druis named Tannith Silverbow. He tells them of this place and they learn that it is Mielikki that the leves serve as she is, in their eyes, the only god ready to stop the incursions of the Thoonac Empire. They are also invited to drink and eat with the elves. They accept, not wanting to ruin their disguises. Tannith Silverbow talks endlessly about Mielikki and continues through the evening. They begin to suspect he is stalling and when he insists that they stay the night they come to a conclusion: The High Magi of Myth Drannor is planning to awaken the legendary guardian of Glauthil and he must have arrived sooner than expected!!!!!
Ixus tires of the charade and being in Red Dragon form he spies the area finding giant ravens and riders in key places. He flies closer, silently cloaked by Superior Invisibility and sends 2 ravens tumbling to the ground consumed by his fiery breath weapon. The camp burns and alarms are raised sending elves battle ready out from cover.
The rest of the party is dumb struck but quickly reasons that Ixus must be responsible. The elves think that the party is on their side and is surprised when the Scourge of Madness turn on "their" elven brothers. The battle is one sided as the Scorge of Madness are the chosen of Thoon and wields terrible magic and the sharpest of steel.
Wythmord interrupts a sending spell from the Druid, probaly to the high Magi which is about to break free the guardian than he is pummeled by the Mummy Wythmords mighty mace, death incurs!!!!
The camp burns and scores of elven lay dead, murdered by the evil party....
They try to make it look like a dragon attack, not difficult as Ixus is in dragon shape and then they move on.
Closer they see camouflaged elves emerging from hidden placed. They greet the players, who are masterfully disguised by Harbinger as elves, but not one can speak elven (yes Ixus but he is invisible and spell cloaked hehe) They manage to talk their way out of trouble and the leader of the elves, an anvient moon elf druis named Tannith Silverbow. He tells them of this place and they learn that it is Mielikki that the leves serve as she is, in their eyes, the only god ready to stop the incursions of the Thoonac Empire. They are also invited to drink and eat with the elves. They accept, not wanting to ruin their disguises. Tannith Silverbow talks endlessly about Mielikki and continues through the evening. They begin to suspect he is stalling and when he insists that they stay the night they come to a conclusion: The High Magi of Myth Drannor is planning to awaken the legendary guardian of Glauthil and he must have arrived sooner than expected!!!!!
Ixus tires of the charade and being in Red Dragon form he spies the area finding giant ravens and riders in key places. He flies closer, silently cloaked by Superior Invisibility and sends 2 ravens tumbling to the ground consumed by his fiery breath weapon. The camp burns and alarms are raised sending elves battle ready out from cover.
The rest of the party is dumb struck but quickly reasons that Ixus must be responsible. The elves think that the party is on their side and is surprised when the Scourge of Madness turn on "their" elven brothers. The battle is one sided as the Scorge of Madness are the chosen of Thoon and wields terrible magic and the sharpest of steel.
Wythmord interrupts a sending spell from the Druid, probaly to the high Magi which is about to break free the guardian than he is pummeled by the Mummy Wythmords mighty mace, death incurs!!!!
The camp burns and scores of elven lay dead, murdered by the evil party....
They try to make it look like a dragon attack, not difficult as Ixus is in dragon shape and then they move on.
Sacred Wolf of Mielikki
They fly on the back of Ixus, in dragon form until they close the distance to Glauthil. They set down in the forest when they hear something howling and moving swiftly through the forest.
A large silver wolf emerge, Wythmord recognize the critter as a Wulfen a sacred wolf of Mielikki. It roars and attack furiously. The party is caught off guard and it tears into Harbinger sending him flying to the ground with bloody fleshy holes in his body.
The Wulfen is strong fast and deadly but still no match for the party of evil as their spells and steel is deadlier and faster still. The body of the bloody wulfen lay on the floor of the forest.
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 22 (26 with adj.)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 5 marshall/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 8Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 5 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/3 Archmage/5 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
A large silver wolf emerge, Wythmord recognize the critter as a Wulfen a sacred wolf of Mielikki. It roars and attack furiously. The party is caught off guard and it tears into Harbinger sending him flying to the ground with bloody fleshy holes in his body.
The Wulfen is strong fast and deadly but still no match for the party of evil as their spells and steel is deadlier and faster still. The body of the bloody wulfen lay on the floor of the forest.
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 22 (26 with adj.)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 5 marshall/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 8Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 5 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/3 Archmage/5 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
(12/4-10) 26 Nightal 1373- The Spear of Sun
The spear of Sun
Peter/Runegar and Wythmord/claus was not present at this session
Mighty words can suddenly be heard echoing in the woods:" Lawbringers, Lawbringers" And something is moving slowly against the party. A trio of treant emerge, lead by a hulking leader, Conebeard, wielding a greataxe of stone. He appeals to the nature of their former good souls but things turn ugly quickly. And suudenly 3 elves appear. Ryath Hurr`tell´quissir a bowmaster with fierce crimson tattoos, Tannith Spellbreaker a counter magic wizard likewise cloaked in superior invisibility and Idrath of Corellan a cleric wielding a flaming long sword.
Battle ensues and spells and weapons clash deep in the elven woods. Harbinger slashes and dances with great easy, Tealgar roars in feral glee spraying blood with his unholy Scythe and Ixus assists with terrible spells.
The Treant leader Conebeard is saved by Idreath of Corellans heal spell and Tannith Spellbreaker succeeds in countering several of Ixus spells. Bowmaster Ryath sends volley after volley of deadly arrows at the party.
Conebeard is slain by spells and weapons but the party has moved away from him and when he recovers his bow (which has telekinetically been wrested from his hands by Ixus) he sends 5 arrows at Harbinger, impaling the fra spawn through the head killing him.
The cleric of Corellan is then slain by fierce blows but then tragedy happens, the bowmaster crits Tealgar, which have been seriously wounded by Conebeard axe blows, and a arrow through the neck of the half fiend ends his life...
2 gainst one, The bowmaster and Tannith Spellbreaker against Ixus, and a deadly cat after the mouse game ensues. Ixus is cloaked and his spells more offensive than the elf wizard and in the end Tannith spellbreaker dies by spell assult. Ryath The Bowmaster is clever but against the epic sorcerer Ixus, he is powerless and 3 meteor swarms ends his life!!!!
Ever curious Ixus sneaks closer to Glauthil and see an ancient Elven Wizard releasing the largest Silver Dragon from its resting place in Glauthil, Ixus even manages to slay a helmed Throneguard before fleeing with his dead allies to the city of Nahjet..
(The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 22 (26 with adj.)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 5 marshall/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 8Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 5 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/3 Archmage/5 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
Mighty words can suddenly be heard echoing in the woods:" Lawbringers, Lawbringers" And something is moving slowly against the party. A trio of treant emerge, lead by a hulking leader, Conebeard, wielding a greataxe of stone. He appeals to the nature of their former good souls but things turn ugly quickly. And suudenly 3 elves appear. Ryath Hurr`tell´quissir a bowmaster with fierce crimson tattoos, Tannith Spellbreaker a counter magic wizard likewise cloaked in superior invisibility and Idrath of Corellan a cleric wielding a flaming long sword.
Battle ensues and spells and weapons clash deep in the elven woods. Harbinger slashes and dances with great easy, Tealgar roars in feral glee spraying blood with his unholy Scythe and Ixus assists with terrible spells.
The Treant leader Conebeard is saved by Idreath of Corellans heal spell and Tannith Spellbreaker succeeds in countering several of Ixus spells. Bowmaster Ryath sends volley after volley of deadly arrows at the party.
Conebeard is slain by spells and weapons but the party has moved away from him and when he recovers his bow (which has telekinetically been wrested from his hands by Ixus) he sends 5 arrows at Harbinger, impaling the fra spawn through the head killing him.
The cleric of Corellan is then slain by fierce blows but then tragedy happens, the bowmaster crits Tealgar, which have been seriously wounded by Conebeard axe blows, and a arrow through the neck of the half fiend ends his life...
2 gainst one, The bowmaster and Tannith Spellbreaker against Ixus, and a deadly cat after the mouse game ensues. Ixus is cloaked and his spells more offensive than the elf wizard and in the end Tannith spellbreaker dies by spell assult. Ryath The Bowmaster is clever but against the epic sorcerer Ixus, he is powerless and 3 meteor swarms ends his life!!!!
Ever curious Ixus sneaks closer to Glauthil and see an ancient Elven Wizard releasing the largest Silver Dragon from its resting place in Glauthil, Ixus even manages to slay a helmed Throneguard before fleeing with his dead allies to the city of Nahjet..
(The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 22 (26 with adj.)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 5 marshall/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 8Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 5 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/3 Archmage/5 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich