Realms of Madness
(6/10-09) 13 Elient 1375- Malkizid
The Lawbringers stand in shadowdale and never have the name been more fitting. Buildings are burning and death priests are animating the fallen from the different conflicts in the dales and sending the dead back to fight their former friends and family. The once proud tower of Ashaba is in ruins and the river foul and black, hundred of corpses clogging it, bloated and rotting corpses.
They kneel before the Emperor of the kingdom of Shattered Minds, as the new domain of Thoon have been named, mighty and terrible Malkizid. The towering fiend is impressive, talons as hands wearing only a loincloth and a weeping wound in his forehead. " Rise Chosen, you are unfit to kneel before me. Only lesser creatures should kneel before me and you are my equals. You have fought beside our lord in many conflicts, even acted as treasured bodyguards for my lord and liege. After our lords retreat to the plane of madness hundreds of campaigns are in fruition and dozens of city states and kingdoms have fallen or are on the verge of collapse. But some resist and the newly established Empire of Shade in the Moonsea region are ferrying refugees from the Dalelands to Hillsfar and Mulmaster. Telemont, emperor of Shade, know that if they see him as a savior they will fight even harder for him. He is ferrying them through Teshwave, stop them and make sure that no survivors ever use it like that ever again, go forth and the weak shall tremble"
They kneel before the Emperor of the kingdom of Shattered Minds, as the new domain of Thoon have been named, mighty and terrible Malkizid. The towering fiend is impressive, talons as hands wearing only a loincloth and a weeping wound in his forehead. " Rise Chosen, you are unfit to kneel before me. Only lesser creatures should kneel before me and you are my equals. You have fought beside our lord in many conflicts, even acted as treasured bodyguards for my lord and liege. After our lords retreat to the plane of madness hundreds of campaigns are in fruition and dozens of city states and kingdoms have fallen or are on the verge of collapse. But some resist and the newly established Empire of Shade in the Moonsea region are ferrying refugees from the Dalelands to Hillsfar and Mulmaster. Telemont, emperor of Shade, know that if they see him as a savior they will fight even harder for him. He is ferrying them through Teshwave, stop them and make sure that no survivors ever use it like that ever again, go forth and the weak shall tremble"
(21/10-09) 13 Elient 1375- Towards Voonlar and Red wizard
Towards Voonlar
Peter/Runegar and Andre/Harbinger of Chaos was not present at the session
Our Anti-heroes The Scourge of Madness find themselves in broken Shadowdale. Wythmord, now immortal Mummy, quickly finds a pile of rotting horse corpses, ghouls and ghasts are feeding on them. The lesser creatures flee at the approach of the chosen of Thoon but one, being foolish and stoic, remains, wanting to finish its meal. It is rewarded a quick death as Wythmord casts blade barrier on it and it is ripped to shreds for daring to stand before Wythmords unholy person. Wythmord animates the horses and the the party rides northeast towards Voonlar.
half a day later they spot movement in the undergrowth. Wythmord rides his horse nearer demanding the persons to reveal themselves. Zombies emerge from cover and a paralyzed young man ( The sight of Wythmords mummified body paralyzes the man) When he regains his senses he tells the party that he is Zhenn Karr and has information for them. He tells them that they are expected in Voonlar by his master, the red wizard Arum Holdt, and Voonlar is secure. The information is a week old and could have changed as Arum Holdt are fighting the Red Plumes of Hillsfar. They ride on without even saying thanks, true evil!!!!!
Soon they exit the cursed lands, the area filled with death that animates the fallen which came into exitance when Thoon ripped open the world-barrier between the plane of Madness and Toril. They enter the western part of the Elven woods and soon the glowing red eyes deep in the woods. Tealgar hears voices in infernal saying" It is them, the holy, the damned, the chosen" but no creatures dares attack them.
They soon see Voonlar, a smoky ruin. Undead troops Skeletons and Zombies man the perimeter and ghouls and fouler undead glare their way as the near the broken gate....
Our Anti-heroes The Scourge of Madness find themselves in broken Shadowdale. Wythmord, now immortal Mummy, quickly finds a pile of rotting horse corpses, ghouls and ghasts are feeding on them. The lesser creatures flee at the approach of the chosen of Thoon but one, being foolish and stoic, remains, wanting to finish its meal. It is rewarded a quick death as Wythmord casts blade barrier on it and it is ripped to shreds for daring to stand before Wythmords unholy person. Wythmord animates the horses and the the party rides northeast towards Voonlar.
half a day later they spot movement in the undergrowth. Wythmord rides his horse nearer demanding the persons to reveal themselves. Zombies emerge from cover and a paralyzed young man ( The sight of Wythmords mummified body paralyzes the man) When he regains his senses he tells the party that he is Zhenn Karr and has information for them. He tells them that they are expected in Voonlar by his master, the red wizard Arum Holdt, and Voonlar is secure. The information is a week old and could have changed as Arum Holdt are fighting the Red Plumes of Hillsfar. They ride on without even saying thanks, true evil!!!!!
Soon they exit the cursed lands, the area filled with death that animates the fallen which came into exitance when Thoon ripped open the world-barrier between the plane of Madness and Toril. They enter the western part of the Elven woods and soon the glowing red eyes deep in the woods. Tealgar hears voices in infernal saying" It is them, the holy, the damned, the chosen" but no creatures dares attack them.
They soon see Voonlar, a smoky ruin. Undead troops Skeletons and Zombies man the perimeter and ghouls and fouler undead glare their way as the near the broken gate....
Red Wizard
As they approach the ruined city of Voonlar a man steps out. He wears a Red Robe and has a facial Tatoo of a screaming skull on his face. Beside him stands a feminine person covered in heavy robes, she moves constantly and catlike. Behind the Red Wizard a young broken girl holds a banner with the Thayan crest on " Stand and be recognized" the man exclaims but the party moves on " I demand you stop, this city is under Thayan Rule" the man continues but again the party press on, they are chosen of Thoon and no man is above them. " Thoonac creatures!! impudent and foolish, your chaotic ways are un-desired and if it was not for my lord Szass Tamm your empire would be weak and feeble". The partys anger flares up, has the man just assulted the glory and honour of Thoon himself!!! Initiative is rolled..
The catlike assasin reacts first and cloak herself in invisibility and moves forward. She is Death-striker, an order of assasins dedicated to the Zulkir of necromancy in Thay and has trained in the art of Undead slaying. Wythmord reacts and summons an undead, well actually a powerful undead, the Dread Wraith which touches the Red wizard. His skin turns pale as it drains his life essence( Con). Tealgar Hellbringer has aquired tremorsense from the prestige class Warrior of Darkness and knows where the wily assasin is, right beside Wythmord!!! Tealgar heaves his serrated two-handed sword and full attacks the assasin. One blows almost severs her arm and another chops off her leg. The killing blow splits her body from holuler to sternum and a gush of blood exit broken dead body. The Red wizard Selvon Khumm shouts curses at the party and lobs 2 fireballs at the party, Tealgar is largely unscathed but wythmord fails both saves and takes more than 100 in damage!!!!
Wythmord survive as his pet undead, the dread wraith, sucks the life essence from the Red Wizard and he falls dead to the ground, releaved of his con hehe!!! Wythmord animates the cretin and suddenly they hear a rattling of Bone and a huge human-headed snake slithers into view. Wythmord takes control of it with a turning attempt and demand that it tells him where to find the second in command as he has concluded they just killed the commander. The Bone Naga flicks it tongue and tells him that Kezekarr the Unliving is in charge now and he takes them below to a prison.
They are shown to an opulent room with a carpet, candles and a magic music box playing soothing music. Inside they see a aristcratic man with a golden headband. His features are snarling and preadatory, a vampire. He has enthralled 3 persons, a man woman and child with a tap sewn into their necks and he drinks their blood from the tap as a fine wine. Tealgar decides to try a spicy innocent vintage and drinks from the childs still warm blood, which he finds delicious. Hezekarr tells them that he has sent several wraith spies to Teswave but they have failed to return and he suspects that something powerful are ferrying refugees to the Moonsea. He also invites them to rest in Voonlar and hopes that his room is adequate, it is!!!!!!
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 19 (23 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 3 Arcane Dualist and human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 5 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 8Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/3 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
The catlike assasin reacts first and cloak herself in invisibility and moves forward. She is Death-striker, an order of assasins dedicated to the Zulkir of necromancy in Thay and has trained in the art of Undead slaying. Wythmord reacts and summons an undead, well actually a powerful undead, the Dread Wraith which touches the Red wizard. His skin turns pale as it drains his life essence( Con). Tealgar Hellbringer has aquired tremorsense from the prestige class Warrior of Darkness and knows where the wily assasin is, right beside Wythmord!!! Tealgar heaves his serrated two-handed sword and full attacks the assasin. One blows almost severs her arm and another chops off her leg. The killing blow splits her body from holuler to sternum and a gush of blood exit broken dead body. The Red wizard Selvon Khumm shouts curses at the party and lobs 2 fireballs at the party, Tealgar is largely unscathed but wythmord fails both saves and takes more than 100 in damage!!!!
Wythmord survive as his pet undead, the dread wraith, sucks the life essence from the Red Wizard and he falls dead to the ground, releaved of his con hehe!!! Wythmord animates the cretin and suddenly they hear a rattling of Bone and a huge human-headed snake slithers into view. Wythmord takes control of it with a turning attempt and demand that it tells him where to find the second in command as he has concluded they just killed the commander. The Bone Naga flicks it tongue and tells him that Kezekarr the Unliving is in charge now and he takes them below to a prison.
They are shown to an opulent room with a carpet, candles and a magic music box playing soothing music. Inside they see a aristcratic man with a golden headband. His features are snarling and preadatory, a vampire. He has enthralled 3 persons, a man woman and child with a tap sewn into their necks and he drinks their blood from the tap as a fine wine. Tealgar decides to try a spicy innocent vintage and drinks from the childs still warm blood, which he finds delicious. Hezekarr tells them that he has sent several wraith spies to Teswave but they have failed to return and he suspects that something powerful are ferrying refugees to the Moonsea. He also invites them to rest in Voonlar and hopes that his room is adequate, it is!!!!!!
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 19 (23 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 3 Arcane Dualist and human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 5 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 8Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/3 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
(1/11-09) 135 Elient 1375- Battle
Battle
The mighty Scourge of Madness rest up in the city. Wythmord transfers a fiendish template to himself with the Vile death Spell. Next night they leave Voonlar followed by predatory ghouls and fouler undead, all watching from the ruined city as they leave.
A day later they see in the distance torches burning, the fortified city of Teshwave. Suddenly they react to movement on a ridge and hear the warcry echoeing in the night: " FOR THE EMPIRE OF SHADE" and the ridge explode with men an orcs expecting battle.
Wythmord orders his undead troops to battle and dismounts. Runegar also dismounts and awaits the attackers. 20 men and brutish orcs storm down the ridge but fail to hit anything. The leader of the troops raises a burning banner and charges Harbinger of Chaos who has moved closer to the carnage, but miss horribly the dancing far-spawn abomination. 3 female clerics in fullplate emerge from the ridge, their skin pale and their hair black as the night. The more religion based members recognize their unholy symbols, Shar!!! one creates a daylight spell and two hammer sound lances at Harbinger of Chaos and Tealgar. Both are injured but only slightly. Tealgar calls upon his innate ability to slay and releases a horrid wilting spell killing half the enemy as well as the leader and a cleric, leaving dessicated corpses strewn across the battlefield. Wythmords undead tears into the ranks of enemies with claw and bite.
Next round Wythmord orders his undead to slay the enemy and most of the army is suddenly paralyzed as the sight of Wythmords foul body scares them. Well actually all of the enemy is scared shitless and paralyzed by the unholy mummy that is Wythmord. Runegar sends chained missiles at the remaining clerics who are hit hard and soon killed by a whirwlind dancing creature of nightmares, Harbinger of Chaos!!! Suddenly a fleshy creature appears, a Beholder who fires rays at Harbinger of Chaos but fails to hit. The beholder is charged by Tealgar Hellbringer but he rolls a natural 1 and misses. Wythmord calls upon an old ally, a dread Wraith who touches the Beholder Xulla and drains away life energy (con).
The battle is one sided and in round 3 all of the meny lay dead. The scourge of Madness is Victorious!!!
The session lasted 3 hours but the battle was severely bogged down by Wythmords undead armies many attacks something we discussed afterwards and will not present a problem in the future, hopefully!!!
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 19 (23 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 3 Arcane Dualist and human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 5 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 8 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/3 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
A day later they see in the distance torches burning, the fortified city of Teshwave. Suddenly they react to movement on a ridge and hear the warcry echoeing in the night: " FOR THE EMPIRE OF SHADE" and the ridge explode with men an orcs expecting battle.
Wythmord orders his undead troops to battle and dismounts. Runegar also dismounts and awaits the attackers. 20 men and brutish orcs storm down the ridge but fail to hit anything. The leader of the troops raises a burning banner and charges Harbinger of Chaos who has moved closer to the carnage, but miss horribly the dancing far-spawn abomination. 3 female clerics in fullplate emerge from the ridge, their skin pale and their hair black as the night. The more religion based members recognize their unholy symbols, Shar!!! one creates a daylight spell and two hammer sound lances at Harbinger of Chaos and Tealgar. Both are injured but only slightly. Tealgar calls upon his innate ability to slay and releases a horrid wilting spell killing half the enemy as well as the leader and a cleric, leaving dessicated corpses strewn across the battlefield. Wythmords undead tears into the ranks of enemies with claw and bite.
Next round Wythmord orders his undead to slay the enemy and most of the army is suddenly paralyzed as the sight of Wythmords foul body scares them. Well actually all of the enemy is scared shitless and paralyzed by the unholy mummy that is Wythmord. Runegar sends chained missiles at the remaining clerics who are hit hard and soon killed by a whirwlind dancing creature of nightmares, Harbinger of Chaos!!! Suddenly a fleshy creature appears, a Beholder who fires rays at Harbinger of Chaos but fails to hit. The beholder is charged by Tealgar Hellbringer but he rolls a natural 1 and misses. Wythmord calls upon an old ally, a dread Wraith who touches the Beholder Xulla and drains away life energy (con).
The battle is one sided and in round 3 all of the meny lay dead. The scourge of Madness is Victorious!!!
The session lasted 3 hours but the battle was severely bogged down by Wythmords undead armies many attacks something we discussed afterwards and will not present a problem in the future, hopefully!!!
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 19 (23 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 3 Arcane Dualist and human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 5 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 8 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/3 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
(8/11-09) 13 Elient 1375- Teshwave, Teshwave encounters and Fzoul Chembryl??
Teshwave
Only Andre/Harbinger of chaos and Henrik/ Tealgar Hellbringer is present at this session
After the easy battle the Scourge of Madness travels further eventually seeing the city of Teshwave. The city is silent and few lights can be seen. Towers with alert guards are situated along a wooden wall which encircles the city. The Scourge of Madness hide some distance from the city and Tealgar Hellbringer sends his fiendish Raven Nightwing to scout the city. He sees the city through the ravens eyes as it soar through the dark city. They see several barracks and a huge inn. The city also sprawls a refugee village guarded by brutish orcs and a stange longhouse but they soon see their target, a huge black-stoned building with devilsh statues and a black hand on the gate, the temple of Bane!!!!! They gather that if they take out the leader of the temple they will have killed the head of the enemy and the rest will fall easily.
Harbinger of Chaos and Tealgar plots a sneaky approach, Harbinger of Chaos will disguise them as foul evil soldiers, not far from their true identity, and Tealgar will dimension door them close to the temple to an area seen throgh the ravens eyes. After the disguise the dimension door to the heart of the dark city!!!!
After the easy battle the Scourge of Madness travels further eventually seeing the city of Teshwave. The city is silent and few lights can be seen. Towers with alert guards are situated along a wooden wall which encircles the city. The Scourge of Madness hide some distance from the city and Tealgar Hellbringer sends his fiendish Raven Nightwing to scout the city. He sees the city through the ravens eyes as it soar through the dark city. They see several barracks and a huge inn. The city also sprawls a refugee village guarded by brutish orcs and a stange longhouse but they soon see their target, a huge black-stoned building with devilsh statues and a black hand on the gate, the temple of Bane!!!!! They gather that if they take out the leader of the temple they will have killed the head of the enemy and the rest will fall easily.
Harbinger of Chaos and Tealgar plots a sneaky approach, Harbinger of Chaos will disguise them as foul evil soldiers, not far from their true identity, and Tealgar will dimension door them close to the temple to an area seen throgh the ravens eyes. After the disguise the dimension door to the heart of the dark city!!!!
Teshwave Encounters
They walk through the city cloaked in their simple disguises, rats and insects have overrun several buildings and the city is slowly decaying, some buildings ruins and the signs of battles are evident(The Empire of Shade targeted this city first when they fled Araunoroch and flew east to the Moonsea which they now rule)
Suddenly they hear voices closeby well actually they sense them before the hear them as they have tremorsense and blindsight. Harbinger of Chaos retreat to the shadows but Tealgar remains thinking that the chaos in the city will help him lie his way out of trouble. A rakish man with a large hat emerge closely followed by a Rat-like man covered in ugly rags. They enter a conversation, the rakish man Nevron is led to believe that Tealgar is a member of the defenders of the city and proposes a bargain: He and his men are searching for young girls and are willing to pay 20 gp for each girl delivered to them. Tealgar lets the man think that the bargain is fair and they agree to meet on the market next day. The rat-like man Snivel is annoying constantly touching and thanking Tealgar in a sniveling begging way and is rewarded with the back of Tealgars hand spaying blood and teeth in the air, but what Tealgar did not see was that he lifted Tealgars pouch with 100pp in. The event was seen by Harbinger of Chaos who, after the men leave, warn Tealgar!!! Angry they follow the men and their acute senses warns them that the men are hiding behind a house. From another house drunken guards emerge waving their weapons and ridiculing the party, even going as far as poking Tealgar with a sword and laughing at him. The culprit is rewarded by the foul tempered Tealgar with a blow of his spiked war gauntlet cutting open the mans neck arterie, leaving him dying on the floor. The other men scream obsenities at him and one even charges him, but fails to hit.
Meanwhile the thieving Snivel and his master Nevron have left their hideout and are on the other side of the house. Harbinger of Chaos follows them and they are startled when he is spotted by them. Harbinger of Chaos demands they return his friends platinium but suddenly and with the agility of a cat Snivel launches a dagger attack to the throat of Harbinger. He even hits the farspawn but the dagger is reflected by Harbingers natural damage ruduction. The attack provokes attacks from Harbinger as his feats allows him to counter attack 2 times and his scimitar and hand axe carve into the man. The scimitar opens open badly protected stomach and the hand axe penetrates his head horizontally, he is dead dead dead!!!!!
Tealgar has decided to keep up appearences and not make too much noize and lets the remaining men flee walloping in the fear they have for him!
Harbinger lets Nevron go, after Nevron pays him 200 gp hehe and soon they are on their way again.
They pass a run down building, from inside they hear the noize of horny men. Outside stand foul females wearing next to nothing. An older scarred female with a grayish white skin and a hairy mole close with Tealgar and offers him sweet loving for only a silver, Telagar kisses the female and her bloated fungi-filled tongue carresses his, but he refuses the offer to enter the whore-house and wants her to do it right there on the spot. She tries to convince him to return to the house but then Tealgar refuses saying she had her chance. She suddenly has a change of heart and heaves up her dress and bend over. Tealgar smiles as he leaves but the whore follows him begging him. Her unconcious body fall to the ground after Tealgar hits her with his hand. He throws 1 gold to the ground and smiles as he is leaving and several other whores are approaching the senseless whore with butcher knives, obviously not wanting to share the gold with one more hehe!!!!
Soon the come to the Edifice, the temple of Bane. Black guarded walls and statues of devils and Beholder are visible. Dark armored warriors led by stern-looking priests guard the gate. Usually they discuss the plans for entry for hours bur this time they decide to let their high skills pave the way. The priest quickly casts a spell and scrutinizes them, but he seems content (detect undead) and meets them in front of the gate. Tealgar presents himself as Mordak of Darkhold (he knows via know:religion that Banes worship is powerful there) and asks for audience with the leader. He also tells the priest that he has a servant and on his way to Darkhold he heard of the trouble here in Teshwave and decided to seek out his fellow banites to assist them in the struggle. He has to roll bluff several times but the priest fails to perceive the rouse and eventually they are admitted to the courtyard. Before they are allowed in they are quizzed again by a senior ranking priest of their intentions but again Tealgar manages to lie his way out of trouble. he even manages to, unknowingly, answer corrrectly to a question about the formor leader of Darkhold, Sememmon. They learn that it is the leader of the Zhentarim, Fzoul himself that are overseeing this endeavor. They have heard of him and are a bit shaken to learn that the chosen of Bane himself will be their target. They are taken to the temple and shown through dark corridors to a lower level where the worship of Bane is clear: Rusty prison cells, sacrificial leftovers and idols of Bane. Harbinger of Choas have been presented as Tealgar Hellbringers servant and are asked to wait in the upper corridors. Tealgar are taken to the inner sanctum.
Suddenly they hear voices closeby well actually they sense them before the hear them as they have tremorsense and blindsight. Harbinger of Chaos retreat to the shadows but Tealgar remains thinking that the chaos in the city will help him lie his way out of trouble. A rakish man with a large hat emerge closely followed by a Rat-like man covered in ugly rags. They enter a conversation, the rakish man Nevron is led to believe that Tealgar is a member of the defenders of the city and proposes a bargain: He and his men are searching for young girls and are willing to pay 20 gp for each girl delivered to them. Tealgar lets the man think that the bargain is fair and they agree to meet on the market next day. The rat-like man Snivel is annoying constantly touching and thanking Tealgar in a sniveling begging way and is rewarded with the back of Tealgars hand spaying blood and teeth in the air, but what Tealgar did not see was that he lifted Tealgars pouch with 100pp in. The event was seen by Harbinger of Chaos who, after the men leave, warn Tealgar!!! Angry they follow the men and their acute senses warns them that the men are hiding behind a house. From another house drunken guards emerge waving their weapons and ridiculing the party, even going as far as poking Tealgar with a sword and laughing at him. The culprit is rewarded by the foul tempered Tealgar with a blow of his spiked war gauntlet cutting open the mans neck arterie, leaving him dying on the floor. The other men scream obsenities at him and one even charges him, but fails to hit.
Meanwhile the thieving Snivel and his master Nevron have left their hideout and are on the other side of the house. Harbinger of Chaos follows them and they are startled when he is spotted by them. Harbinger of Chaos demands they return his friends platinium but suddenly and with the agility of a cat Snivel launches a dagger attack to the throat of Harbinger. He even hits the farspawn but the dagger is reflected by Harbingers natural damage ruduction. The attack provokes attacks from Harbinger as his feats allows him to counter attack 2 times and his scimitar and hand axe carve into the man. The scimitar opens open badly protected stomach and the hand axe penetrates his head horizontally, he is dead dead dead!!!!!
Tealgar has decided to keep up appearences and not make too much noize and lets the remaining men flee walloping in the fear they have for him!
Harbinger lets Nevron go, after Nevron pays him 200 gp hehe and soon they are on their way again.
They pass a run down building, from inside they hear the noize of horny men. Outside stand foul females wearing next to nothing. An older scarred female with a grayish white skin and a hairy mole close with Tealgar and offers him sweet loving for only a silver, Telagar kisses the female and her bloated fungi-filled tongue carresses his, but he refuses the offer to enter the whore-house and wants her to do it right there on the spot. She tries to convince him to return to the house but then Tealgar refuses saying she had her chance. She suddenly has a change of heart and heaves up her dress and bend over. Tealgar smiles as he leaves but the whore follows him begging him. Her unconcious body fall to the ground after Tealgar hits her with his hand. He throws 1 gold to the ground and smiles as he is leaving and several other whores are approaching the senseless whore with butcher knives, obviously not wanting to share the gold with one more hehe!!!!
Soon the come to the Edifice, the temple of Bane. Black guarded walls and statues of devils and Beholder are visible. Dark armored warriors led by stern-looking priests guard the gate. Usually they discuss the plans for entry for hours bur this time they decide to let their high skills pave the way. The priest quickly casts a spell and scrutinizes them, but he seems content (detect undead) and meets them in front of the gate. Tealgar presents himself as Mordak of Darkhold (he knows via know:religion that Banes worship is powerful there) and asks for audience with the leader. He also tells the priest that he has a servant and on his way to Darkhold he heard of the trouble here in Teshwave and decided to seek out his fellow banites to assist them in the struggle. He has to roll bluff several times but the priest fails to perceive the rouse and eventually they are admitted to the courtyard. Before they are allowed in they are quizzed again by a senior ranking priest of their intentions but again Tealgar manages to lie his way out of trouble. he even manages to, unknowingly, answer corrrectly to a question about the formor leader of Darkhold, Sememmon. They learn that it is the leader of the Zhentarim, Fzoul himself that are overseeing this endeavor. They have heard of him and are a bit shaken to learn that the chosen of Bane himself will be their target. They are taken to the temple and shown through dark corridors to a lower level where the worship of Bane is clear: Rusty prison cells, sacrificial leftovers and idols of Bane. Harbinger of Choas have been presented as Tealgar Hellbringers servant and are asked to wait in the upper corridors. Tealgar are taken to the inner sanctum.
Fzoul Chembryl???
Dark and majestic with a huge beard on his upper lip, Fzoul stands waiting in a sparcely decorated room. Tealgar enters and are greeted by the darkly handsome hierophant of Bane, their target. Fzoul is not overly concerned by the sudden appearence of Tealgar as the times are chaotic and help is much needed. But still the high priest have not survived countless assasination attempts by not being cautious and he asks several questions wanting to know who stands before him. Only one of Tealgars lies raises Fzouls eyebrow, a question of a patrol sent by Fzoul himself. The follow up questions Tealgar manages to lie his way out of and he is welcomed in the temple of Bane, the Edifice. He and his "servant" Harbinger are shown to a room where the prists are slleping and ordered to remain there until summoned. 3 days they wait, appearently Fzoul still distrusts the 2 party members. Each night they hear the priests of Bane gathering in front of a dark altar praying and making sacrifice to their dark deity.
On the third night, while the rest of the priests are gathered, Harbinger has had enough, he makes himself ethereal and flies though the temple. He finds Fzoul Chembryl writing in his room and he flies back to Tealgar telling his ally the time for battle has come. They dimension door to Fzouls room, ready to slay.
Harbinger is the first to react and dances closer to the priest raining death down on him. The sword glides through the priest, an illusion (well at this point we realize that they have tremorsense and blindsight and would have seen the illusion as an illusion) and they hear a hoarse laughter!!!! " Pityful assasins, this place will be your grave" and spells hammer down at them dealing 200 in damage to Tealgar with 3 spells casts in single round, 2 orbs of acid corrode his legs, 2 orbs of force crack open his skull and a sphere of ultimate destruction eats away his flesh!!!! The party moves closer but still they cannot pinpoint their attacker, he can foil their sense!!! Harbinger of Chaos spots the square where the target is and launches an attack and he hits his target but sees his sword pass through the spell cloaked adversary!!!!!
The session lasted 3 hours and ended with a cliffhanger and the party is still level 19 (23 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 3 Arcane Dualist and human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 5 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 8 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/3 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
On the third night, while the rest of the priests are gathered, Harbinger has had enough, he makes himself ethereal and flies though the temple. He finds Fzoul Chembryl writing in his room and he flies back to Tealgar telling his ally the time for battle has come. They dimension door to Fzouls room, ready to slay.
Harbinger is the first to react and dances closer to the priest raining death down on him. The sword glides through the priest, an illusion (well at this point we realize that they have tremorsense and blindsight and would have seen the illusion as an illusion) and they hear a hoarse laughter!!!! " Pityful assasins, this place will be your grave" and spells hammer down at them dealing 200 in damage to Tealgar with 3 spells casts in single round, 2 orbs of acid corrode his legs, 2 orbs of force crack open his skull and a sphere of ultimate destruction eats away his flesh!!!! The party moves closer but still they cannot pinpoint their attacker, he can foil their sense!!! Harbinger of Chaos spots the square where the target is and launches an attack and he hits his target but sees his sword pass through the spell cloaked adversary!!!!!
The session lasted 3 hours and ended with a cliffhanger and the party is still level 19 (23 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 3 Arcane Dualist and human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 5 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 8 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/3 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
(8/11-09) 16 Elient 1375- Beholder mage and temple attack
Beholder Mage
Zoorwan mighty and ancient hovers in his cave. His thought are on the dwarven warrior of Darkhold and his servant. Long has he been bored with this assignment but Fzoul feels that is is crucial to their allience with the empire of Shade that the city acts as a beacon of hope to the refugees and Telemomt will be seen as a savior. Byt Zoorwan has served the Zhentarim for more than 100 years and Bane even longer and this have been beneath him but perhaps the dwarf will be challenging. He lies, but better than most of the assasins he has met and he is not undead or so have the banite priests told him. Lies are normal within the church but most of the time they hide truths, and only time will tell whether or not the dwarfs truths will become evident. Better afse than sorry is an ancient saying in the lands below and Zoorwan has lived by it and quickly updates his arcane defense not wanting to be caught off guard.
The rest of the part is present at this session and suddenly appear ready to aid their beleagured allies. Wythmord staggers closer and casts heal on Tealgar, healing his wounds. Runegar "The armored Archlich" sends a wave of energy which should dissolve the invisibility, but nothing happens. Harbinger of Chaos dances and full attacks the enemy but this time with a different result, his tentacles hit something!!! Appearently the enemy is immune to weapons but not natural attacks. Then Zoorwan react with a series of spell attack, stunning Tealgar, opening a sucking maelstrom which threatens to suck the players away (they survive), blasting away at Harbinger with orbs of energy and protecting himself with more spells. He direct the sphere of ultimate destruction at Runegar who just actually succeeds the save and takes only minor damage.
Next round the party begins their plan of victory. Runegar quickly casts true seeing and suddenly he sees the enemy, a beholder with its central eye carved out,, the scar resembles a "Z". He tries to cast a greater dispel magic but it is countered by the wily beholder mage, but now he sees it. Harbinger uses a standard action and transforms into a tentacled mass of flesh, now with 4 tentacle attacks which he knows will affect the protected beholder. Tealgar is stunned and Wythmord ducks away and conjures a dread wraith which fails to hit the invisible beholder. Zoorwan the beholder mage directs his sphere at Wythmord who fails his save and takes more than 150 in damage and the party sees the beholder cast 2 orbs of acid at Wythmord dissolving his upper body, killing him!!!!
The party is weakened, Wythmord dead, the enemy hardly scatched and the party is severely damaged!!!!! This is looking grim indeend. Harbinger attacks the cretin and hits 2 times and Tealgar Hellbringer sees his allys natural attacks connecting and throws down his weapons and full attacks with claws and a fierce gore attack. The party is clever and the beholder mage has taken too much damage to cast any spells and directs his sphere at Harbinger but he avoids the spell through a formerly cast blink spell, lucky bastard!!!!!
The party has turned the tables at the beholder who were a bit too careless and next round Runegar transforms into a red dragon with the swift spell, dragonshape and full attacks the beholder mage with power attacks, shredding holes into its foul hide. He finishes the job with a powerful tail swipe which opens up the side of the beholder enemy spilling steaming entrails on the cold stone floor. They are victorious but suddenly they hear a bang!!!! The beholder had cast a sending alerting the priests of the temple. They have come en masse even dragging along all of the temples 35 guards.
The rest of the part is present at this session and suddenly appear ready to aid their beleagured allies. Wythmord staggers closer and casts heal on Tealgar, healing his wounds. Runegar "The armored Archlich" sends a wave of energy which should dissolve the invisibility, but nothing happens. Harbinger of Chaos dances and full attacks the enemy but this time with a different result, his tentacles hit something!!! Appearently the enemy is immune to weapons but not natural attacks. Then Zoorwan react with a series of spell attack, stunning Tealgar, opening a sucking maelstrom which threatens to suck the players away (they survive), blasting away at Harbinger with orbs of energy and protecting himself with more spells. He direct the sphere of ultimate destruction at Runegar who just actually succeeds the save and takes only minor damage.
Next round the party begins their plan of victory. Runegar quickly casts true seeing and suddenly he sees the enemy, a beholder with its central eye carved out,, the scar resembles a "Z". He tries to cast a greater dispel magic but it is countered by the wily beholder mage, but now he sees it. Harbinger uses a standard action and transforms into a tentacled mass of flesh, now with 4 tentacle attacks which he knows will affect the protected beholder. Tealgar is stunned and Wythmord ducks away and conjures a dread wraith which fails to hit the invisible beholder. Zoorwan the beholder mage directs his sphere at Wythmord who fails his save and takes more than 150 in damage and the party sees the beholder cast 2 orbs of acid at Wythmord dissolving his upper body, killing him!!!!
The party is weakened, Wythmord dead, the enemy hardly scatched and the party is severely damaged!!!!! This is looking grim indeend. Harbinger attacks the cretin and hits 2 times and Tealgar Hellbringer sees his allys natural attacks connecting and throws down his weapons and full attacks with claws and a fierce gore attack. The party is clever and the beholder mage has taken too much damage to cast any spells and directs his sphere at Harbinger but he avoids the spell through a formerly cast blink spell, lucky bastard!!!!!
The party has turned the tables at the beholder who were a bit too careless and next round Runegar transforms into a red dragon with the swift spell, dragonshape and full attacks the beholder mage with power attacks, shredding holes into its foul hide. He finishes the job with a powerful tail swipe which opens up the side of the beholder enemy spilling steaming entrails on the cold stone floor. They are victorious but suddenly they hear a bang!!!! The beholder had cast a sending alerting the priests of the temple. They have come en masse even dragging along all of the temples 35 guards.
Temple attack
The party moves closer and Harbinger sees the mass of warriors and priests in the narrow corridor. He unleashes a spell like ability: Weird and all of the priests die horribly all convinced they have encountered their worst nightmares!!! The rest of the party joins the slaughter and more than 15 fall to Tealgars own weird spell. Harbinger moves closer and is attacked by 9 warriors and orc, 7 fall in their own turn as Harbingers choice of feats makes him dangerous. He can attack twice each time an opponent attacks him and combined with greater cleave well yes death incurs!!!!! The rest of the rabble soon die and the more chaotic orcs flee. The party moves quickly through the corridors wanting to bring death and madness to the city!!!!!
The session lasted 3 hours and gained a level and are now level 20 (24 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 6 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/4 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
The session lasted 3 hours and gained a level and are now level 20 (24 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 6 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/4 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
(30/11-09) 16 Elient 1375- Ixux and death by ogre
Ixux
As people suddenly could not be here only Ramus/Ixux and André/Harbinger was present
Ixux the pixie has contacted the emperor of the empire of shattered minds Malkizid the Deceiver and has been sent north to prove the worth of the unseelie court by joining the Scorge of madness, if they judge him worthy.
The pixie looks down upon the city of Teshwave. The city is in commotion lights are been turned on and he hears the screams of men. He knows the Scourge of Madness have been sent to destroy the city but do not know where they are but decide to investigate. He flies through a window and perch listening in on guards, they are agitated. They have heard the temple have been under attack and the priest are dead, some wants to flee towards Zhentil keep and others wants to stay and defend the city, Ixux have heard enough and silently cast onfusion, one of the men succeeds but receives an axeblow to the back of his head cracking it open, the ret soon die fighting each other hehe. Ixux laughs to himself, frail humans!!!
He soars above the city and soon spot the temple, black and dangerous, and flies towards it. Along the way he sees the city is in turmoil and crowds are fleeing from the direction of the temple. Suddenly he sees a tentacled mass of rubbery flesh and slime. He cannot recognize it but perhaps it is the party he is seeking.
Ixux the pixie has contacted the emperor of the empire of shattered minds Malkizid the Deceiver and has been sent north to prove the worth of the unseelie court by joining the Scorge of madness, if they judge him worthy.
The pixie looks down upon the city of Teshwave. The city is in commotion lights are been turned on and he hears the screams of men. He knows the Scourge of Madness have been sent to destroy the city but do not know where they are but decide to investigate. He flies through a window and perch listening in on guards, they are agitated. They have heard the temple have been under attack and the priest are dead, some wants to flee towards Zhentil keep and others wants to stay and defend the city, Ixux have heard enough and silently cast onfusion, one of the men succeeds but receives an axeblow to the back of his head cracking it open, the ret soon die fighting each other hehe. Ixux laughs to himself, frail humans!!!
He soars above the city and soon spot the temple, black and dangerous, and flies towards it. Along the way he sees the city is in turmoil and crowds are fleeing from the direction of the temple. Suddenly he sees a tentacled mass of rubbery flesh and slime. He cannot recognize it but perhaps it is the party he is seeking.
Death by Ogre
Harbinger exists the temple. He sees orcs have opened the gate to the refugee area and refugees are pouring through running towards a black ship at the docks. He dances closer slicing off the top of the head of a young boy and disemboweling his mother, during his attacks he kills 8 people who are mercilessly slaughtered and finishes of with a spell like ability that leaves 20 persons unconsious, they are later killed by Ixux hehe. Harbinger summons a gargantuan slime spider which begins killing refugees at random, several die in a few seconds and more join the afterlife when Ixux throws confusion at the crowds!!!!! Chaos Reigns!!!!!!!!!
Suddenly Harbinger ,with his blindsight senses, feels a medium person approaching. He cannot hear or see anything but something is approaching. A dagger blows to his neck is avoided with minimum damage and the attacker appears from the cloaking spell. A young stealthy man with a bandana and 2 kukirs. Harbingers dances around the chap for 1 round raining death and tentacle attacks at him killing the 19th level rogue in 1 round.
A teleport spell opens and a wild man with component pouches exits along a huge battle scarred ogre wielding a fpil greataxe. Ixux has seen enough, the tentacled blob must be his ally and sends 2 polar rays at the enemy spellcaster. He has a metamagic feat which conceals the direction of the spell and the man just seems to be freezing solid, actually he leaves an icestatue as he dies by the wild attack. Harbinger attacks the ogre but his blows look like scratches on the large warmachine.
The ogre flies into a frenzy forgetting all around him and flexes his muscles power attacking. Blows after fierce blow hammer Harbinger and his oozelike form is split down the middle, he dies!!!!! Ixux sees the threat but the ogre is stupid and not particularly clever and cannot find the faerie. Ixux casts insanity at him and hammers him with enough spells to kill him but his frenzy keeps him going.
several rounds later the ogre falls dead to the ground as his frenzy stops.....
The session lasted 2,5 hours and the party is still level 20 (24 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 6 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/4 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
Ixux is sorcerer/Incannitrix/archmage of unknown levels
Suddenly Harbinger ,with his blindsight senses, feels a medium person approaching. He cannot hear or see anything but something is approaching. A dagger blows to his neck is avoided with minimum damage and the attacker appears from the cloaking spell. A young stealthy man with a bandana and 2 kukirs. Harbingers dances around the chap for 1 round raining death and tentacle attacks at him killing the 19th level rogue in 1 round.
A teleport spell opens and a wild man with component pouches exits along a huge battle scarred ogre wielding a fpil greataxe. Ixux has seen enough, the tentacled blob must be his ally and sends 2 polar rays at the enemy spellcaster. He has a metamagic feat which conceals the direction of the spell and the man just seems to be freezing solid, actually he leaves an icestatue as he dies by the wild attack. Harbinger attacks the ogre but his blows look like scratches on the large warmachine.
The ogre flies into a frenzy forgetting all around him and flexes his muscles power attacking. Blows after fierce blow hammer Harbinger and his oozelike form is split down the middle, he dies!!!!! Ixux sees the threat but the ogre is stupid and not particularly clever and cannot find the faerie. Ixux casts insanity at him and hammers him with enough spells to kill him but his frenzy keeps him going.
several rounds later the ogre falls dead to the ground as his frenzy stops.....
The session lasted 2,5 hours and the party is still level 20 (24 with Level adjustments)
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 6 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/4 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
Ixux is sorcerer/Incannitrix/archmage of unknown levels
(7/12-09) 16 Elient 1375- The killing of a city and triumphant return
The killing of a city
once again Peter/Runegar was not present.
Tealgar stands before the Edifice, the grand temple dedicated to the lord of strife Bane. He sees the body of the dead Harbinger but his items are missing (stolen by the unseelie ambassador Ixux). The city is in turmoil, scores of dead on the grpund and chaos reigns. Ixux sees a black ship filled with refugees and it is picking up speed, a wizard have created vortexxes of wind which power its sails. Ixux cannot abide the escape and flies closer hammering the wizard with a meteor swarm, only leaving charred feet on the ship and the resulting flame wave sets the ship on fire and kills most of the cramped refugees, ixux smiles.
Telagar receives a sending from a wizard they met when the left Shadowdale. He ask if they need assistance, his master Arum Holdt have been victorious in his battles in the east and they are allready killing refugees outside the city. Tealgar accepts and soon he see scores of red wizards above the city sending slaying spells down on the streets setting fires. Undead, primarily ghouls and shadows run through the streets killing at random. tealgar hears the cracking of timber and Ixux reasons that the ship he attacked is sinking having hit the stony beach.
Above the city a draconic shape soars, an undead blue dragon with rider. The rider looks down and casts a quick spell and suddenly stand in the courtyard of the temple. He is thin and bone white with his hair in a ponytail on the top of his head. He wears a black fullplate and wields, in his thin hands, a serrated greatsword.
He presents himself as Arum Holdt, general of the western Heartlands Army. He bows before the Half fiend Tealgar and contratulates him with the defeat of the city. They agree that guards will be posted on the temple grounds while the Scourge of Madness rest. Arum Holdt summons the unlife back in Wythmord body with the revive undead spell and Wythmords eyes open again, ready to consume life.
Most of Wythmords spells are gone and they decide to rest before resurrecting Harbinger. Tealgar goes down into the temple to the dark altar of Bane. The young virgin spits in his face but soon Tealgar overpowers her cutting her open and removing her uteris while Wythmord manages to keep her alive with a wand of cure light wounds. She screams as Tealgar show her her uteris, then she is sacrificed on Banes altar in the name of Thoon hehe.
Ixux explores the temple and finds 6 coffers with gold, gems, platinium and gems. He steals the gems and soon find himself fighting a mimic guardian. Tealgar hears the death scream of the mimic and decide to investigate, he also finds the coffers but does not see Ixux, who is permanently invisible. Then he receives a sending from Malkizid which informs him that the ambassador of the Unseelie courts of faeries should be Teshwave. wythmord also tells him that a faerie is present but he is invisible. They talk to Ixux but Ixux refuses to relinqies his defenses and lower his spell. Then follows a long discussion between the Scouge of Madness and the Ambassador Ixux. The party decide they will not talk to the faerie while he is invisible and Ixux leaves it at that.
Next Night Wythmord wants to resurrect Harbinger but lacks the diamonds. Ixux toss the stolen gems at Wythmords feet with a not attached: "A present from the Unseelie court" Wythmord grumbles and thanks the invisible presence. Once back to life Harbinger sees his equipment is gone and ask the others where it is, no one knows (it was taken by Ixux) but suddenly it appears at Harbingers feet again with a note "Held safe by the Unseelie court" and Ixux has again shown generosity hehe. Once back they again discuss why Ixux would not show himself and they have taken offense that the hiden faerie stays concealed.
Satisfied with the city burning the Scourge of Madness leave the burning city and teleport (again Ixux helps out) to Shadowdale where Malkizid is waiting.
Tealgar stands before the Edifice, the grand temple dedicated to the lord of strife Bane. He sees the body of the dead Harbinger but his items are missing (stolen by the unseelie ambassador Ixux). The city is in turmoil, scores of dead on the grpund and chaos reigns. Ixux sees a black ship filled with refugees and it is picking up speed, a wizard have created vortexxes of wind which power its sails. Ixux cannot abide the escape and flies closer hammering the wizard with a meteor swarm, only leaving charred feet on the ship and the resulting flame wave sets the ship on fire and kills most of the cramped refugees, ixux smiles.
Telagar receives a sending from a wizard they met when the left Shadowdale. He ask if they need assistance, his master Arum Holdt have been victorious in his battles in the east and they are allready killing refugees outside the city. Tealgar accepts and soon he see scores of red wizards above the city sending slaying spells down on the streets setting fires. Undead, primarily ghouls and shadows run through the streets killing at random. tealgar hears the cracking of timber and Ixux reasons that the ship he attacked is sinking having hit the stony beach.
Above the city a draconic shape soars, an undead blue dragon with rider. The rider looks down and casts a quick spell and suddenly stand in the courtyard of the temple. He is thin and bone white with his hair in a ponytail on the top of his head. He wears a black fullplate and wields, in his thin hands, a serrated greatsword.
He presents himself as Arum Holdt, general of the western Heartlands Army. He bows before the Half fiend Tealgar and contratulates him with the defeat of the city. They agree that guards will be posted on the temple grounds while the Scourge of Madness rest. Arum Holdt summons the unlife back in Wythmord body with the revive undead spell and Wythmords eyes open again, ready to consume life.
Most of Wythmords spells are gone and they decide to rest before resurrecting Harbinger. Tealgar goes down into the temple to the dark altar of Bane. The young virgin spits in his face but soon Tealgar overpowers her cutting her open and removing her uteris while Wythmord manages to keep her alive with a wand of cure light wounds. She screams as Tealgar show her her uteris, then she is sacrificed on Banes altar in the name of Thoon hehe.
Ixux explores the temple and finds 6 coffers with gold, gems, platinium and gems. He steals the gems and soon find himself fighting a mimic guardian. Tealgar hears the death scream of the mimic and decide to investigate, he also finds the coffers but does not see Ixux, who is permanently invisible. Then he receives a sending from Malkizid which informs him that the ambassador of the Unseelie courts of faeries should be Teshwave. wythmord also tells him that a faerie is present but he is invisible. They talk to Ixux but Ixux refuses to relinqies his defenses and lower his spell. Then follows a long discussion between the Scouge of Madness and the Ambassador Ixux. The party decide they will not talk to the faerie while he is invisible and Ixux leaves it at that.
Next Night Wythmord wants to resurrect Harbinger but lacks the diamonds. Ixux toss the stolen gems at Wythmords feet with a not attached: "A present from the Unseelie court" Wythmord grumbles and thanks the invisible presence. Once back to life Harbinger sees his equipment is gone and ask the others where it is, no one knows (it was taken by Ixux) but suddenly it appears at Harbingers feet again with a note "Held safe by the Unseelie court" and Ixux has again shown generosity hehe. Once back they again discuss why Ixux would not show himself and they have taken offense that the hiden faerie stays concealed.
Satisfied with the city burning the Scourge of Madness leave the burning city and teleport (again Ixux helps out) to Shadowdale where Malkizid is waiting.
Triumphant return
The dale is buzzing with activity, exiled demons and devils all serving the Emperor of the Empire of Shattered Minds Malkizid, death priests of Thoon, undead all many kinds and mortal slaves. Malkizid towers on a throne of bone and metal. the throne is impressive and impossibly huge, 100 bearded devils carry the throne decorated with 1000 screaming skulls. The devils are weary of the well known Scourge of Madness as their exploits have been well documented. They stand before Malkizid who is adviced by a balor and a mighty pit fiend when a horned devil roars "kneel before the emperor" Malkizid roars in response that the scourge of Madness is his equals and worthy to stand bofore him. then the great deceiver telepahically instructs the party to slay the devil as demons and devils only understand true power.
The battle is over quickly, Ixux blasted the fiend with spells and Tealgar Hellbringer charges it with his mighty scythe and crits dealing 173 in damage in one blow that cuts open the devil from groin to neck making an awful mess hehe. The great fiend Malkizid smiles and the rest of the army roars in fiendish glee...
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 20 (24 with Level adjustments) Rasmus/Ixux has decided to resume his travels and won´t be home until february.
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 6 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/4 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
Ixux is sorcerer/Incannitrix/archmage of unknown levels
The battle is over quickly, Ixux blasted the fiend with spells and Tealgar Hellbringer charges it with his mighty scythe and crits dealing 173 in damage in one blow that cuts open the devil from groin to neck making an awful mess hehe. The great fiend Malkizid smiles and the rest of the army roars in fiendish glee...
The session lasted 3 hours and the party is still level 20 (24 with Level adjustments) Rasmus/Ixux has decided to resume his travels and won´t be home until february.
Harbinger of Chaos is level 3 bard/ 3 Swashbuckler/ 10 Dervish/ 4 level fighter human Half-Farspawn
Wythmord is 3 cloistered cleric/ 1 church inquisitor/ 10 Master of Shrouds/ 6 Horned Harbinger
Tealgar is 1 Paladin/7 Blackguard/ 9 Chosen Destroyer of Thoon (revised disciple of Dispater)/ 3 Warrior of Darkness and Dwarf Half-fiend
Runegar is 8 wizard/ 1 fighter/5 runesmith/2 Archmage/4 abjurant Champion , and shield dwarf lich
Ixux is sorcerer/Incannitrix/archmage of unknown levels