[IC2] Pool of Radiance

Thanee · Jan 11, 2009

[smallcaps]Pool of Radiance[/smallcaps]

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[smallcaps]Second Game Thread for the Pool of Radiance campaign, continued from here[/smallcaps]

[smallcaps]What happened so far...[/smallcaps]

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[smallcaps]Prologue - Setting Sail[/smallcaps]

[smallcaps]First Chapter - Valhingen Graveyard[/smallcaps]

[smallcaps]Second Chapter - Missing Brother (Kuto's Well)[/smallcaps]

[smallcaps]Third Chapter - Reconquest of Sokol Keep[/smallcaps]

[smallcaps]Fourth Chapter - Temple of Bane[/smallcaps]

[smallcaps]Fifth Chapter - The Rescue of Amber (Podol Plaza)[/smallcaps]

[smallcaps]Sixth Chapter - Mantor's Libary[/smallcaps]

[smallcaps]Seventh Chapter - Barren River[/smallcaps]

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[IC1] Prologue - Setting Sail
[IC1] First Chapter - Valhingen Graveyard
[IC1] Second Chapter - Missing Brother (Kuto's Well)
[IC1] Third Chapter - Reconquest of Sokol Keep
[IC1] Fourth Chapter - Temple of Bane
[IC1] Fifth Chapter - The Rescue of Amber (Podol Plaza)
[IC1] Sixth Chapter - Mantor's Library
[IC2] Sixth Chapter - Mantor's Library (continued)
[IC2] Seventh Chapter - Barren River

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[RG] Rogues Gallery

Thanee · Jan 11, 2009

[smallcaps]Mantor's Library[/smallcaps]

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[smallcaps]Sixth Chapter of the Pool of Radiance campaign, continued from here[/smallcaps]

1348 DR, Day 12 of Mirtul (spring)

While some of them are wandering the wild lands around the city of Phlan and others are missing, the remaining adventurers, Eldwyn, Kordunn and Storm, whom they only met the day before, found another ally in Emagor, a human warrior-mage who recently arrived in New Phlan. Together they set out to pay Mantor's Library a visit.

Some days ago, when they had reconquered Sokol Keep for the City Council of New-Phlan, the adventurers had met one of the defenders of the keep, the high priest Ferran Martinez, at this time no more than a ghost. From him they gained some insight into the forces that besieged Phlan half a century ago, some of them must have settled in the ancient city quarters. Mantor the sage must have collected knowledge that might give them a better idea about what they are up to, and who might be behind the mysterious mask of ‘the boss’, as the humanoids call their apparant leader.

On their way to the library, the adventurers suffered a setback, however, when they were attacked by a small band of hobgoblins led by a goblin mage. They defeated them, but suffered numerous wounds in the encounter. Rejuvenated by the healing wand, that Jade had offered them as thanks for the recent rescue of her brother Amber, they were able to continue, however.

They only barely made it inside the library when they found a victim of the hobgoblins, a man with a mind shrouded in madness. He uttered weird warnings to them, and it took all their persuasiveness to get the man to follow them to safer regions. On the way out they first met Elrohas, a sun elf who had lost his allies in the encounter with a ghostly creature, and later Dryw, one of the sun elf's lost allies. The third of their small group was most likely killed.

Storm volunteered to bring the madman back to Civilized Phlan, while the rest joined their forces to get back to the library and continue their search for knowledge. At first they only found wrecked rooms and decayed paper, until they stumbled upon a small band of kobolds hiding in one of the rooms, looking for food. The creatures, apparantly outclassed by the adventurers, figured it would be best to throw themselves at their mercy and offered information for food.

Leif · Jan 11, 2009

Emagor Rilliance, Human Fighter|Wizard

"So, gents, did we decide upon our next course of action?" says Emagor, as he covertly studies their Kobold 'captives.'

Voadam · Jan 13, 2009

Kordun Azeroth, gold dwarf

"Each of them is evil. They have however surrendered and placed themselves at our mercy. Tell them to relate what is going on amongst the kobolds, what they know of the other forces in Old Phlan, and what has gone on within here. We would hear their story."

Scotley · Jan 14, 2009

Eldwyn

"Yes, I would learn all we can from them."

Leif · Jan 14, 2009

Emagor Rilliance, Human Fighter|Wizard

Voadam said:
"Each of them is evil. They have however surrendered and placed themselves at our mercy. Tell them to relate what is going on amongst the kobolds, what they know of the other forces in Old Phlan, and what has gone on within here. We would hear their story."

Emagor relays this message to the kobolds. He says in draconic, "We require information quickly! Why are you in the library, and what has happened here recently? Where are the rest of your band? What do you know of other 'people'," here Emagor uses the draconic word for 'munchies,' "that are in Old Phlan now?"

Thanee · Jan 14, 2009

(Draconic)
“Food! Looking for food. Others dead. We rest. Hobgoblins outside, we no talk. They not friend.”

Leif · Jan 14, 2009

Emagor Rilliance, Human Fighter|Wizard

Emagor is still puzzled so he continues the discourse with the kobold in Draconic, "If you are only looking for food, then why were you destroying that book when we came in? I don't think you lost some food inside that book! No, I think that someone TOLD you to destroy books here! Now tell us who that was and why?"

Mark Chance · Jan 15, 2009

Sir Dryw

Sir Dryw responds to Emagor's tone by slamming shillelagh to shield and frowning as fearsomely as possible.

OOC: Head cold plus my students' finals plus some students' egregious behavior is kicking my backside.