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<blockquote data-quote="Jodo Kast" data-source="post: 6289656" data-attributes="member: 4810"><p><strong>Session 5 (Scourge of the Scarab)</strong></p><p></p><p><u>Cast of Characters</u></p><p></p><p><strong>PCs</strong></p><p>Doc Dino (David) – Cleric 1 (Thar)</p><p>Durnik (Andy) – Thief 1 (dwarf)</p><p>Meucci (Robert) – Thief 1</p><p>Ottway (Elmer) – Ranger 1</p><p>Thyle (Eric) – Magic-User 1</p><p>Xandar (Ken) – Ranger 1 (half-elf)</p><p>Wyvar (Austin) – Fighter 1</p><p></p><p><strong>Henchmen and Hirelings</strong></p><p>Gump - Torchbearer - stable boy</p><p>Fletcher – Man-at-Arms - archer </p><p>Lampy – Man-at-Arms – sword & lantern</p><p>Oaf – Man-at-Arms – big hairy oaf</p><p>Remy – Man-at-Arms – facial deformity, mute, brother of Ralf</p><p></p><p><strong>Day 25</strong></p><p>A new day found Doc Dino, Meucci, Thyle and Xandar gathered in the taproom of The Yellow Fang, along with their surviving hirelings, Gump and Remy. They were surprised to find Wyvar, who had not been seen by the party in some three weeks, already deep in his cups at the bar. With him was a tall, cloaked man of grim countenance. This was Ottway. A sniper by trade, Ottway accompanied crews of sewer workers, surveyors and engineers into Grael’s undercity and dispatched the monstrous vermin and occasional undead that lurked there. When he met Wyvar and heard his tales of riches in a forgotten section of crypts and catacombs, Ottway decided to join in the venture.</p><p></p><p>It was not long before the dwarf Durnik showed up in search of his brother, Corum. Alas, he was informed, Corum met his doom in the tunnels below. After “pouring one out,” a dwarf ritual in which a libation is poured upon the ground in tribute to a departed spirit, Durnik signed on to exact revenge against the haunted place that claimed his brother (and perhaps to extract some coin, as well). </p><p></p><p>The party decided that their first order of business would be fencing their remaining death masks. After briefly flirting with the notion of selling them to the collector known as Scarab, they opted for the seemingly safer option of doing business with the dwarf Ubrun, to whom Thyle had sold two of the masks. In a brilliant bit of planning, Thyle carried all of the masks in his pack. What could go wrong? </p><p></p><p>When they arrived at Ubrun’s shop, they quickly discerned that something was amiss. The door was kicked in, and inside were signs of a struggle. Ubrun’s lifeless form oozed blood on the floor, and a vault in the storeroom had been opened and emptied. Meanwhile, Ottway observed guards rapidly approaching! The party split up and scurried away.</p><p></p><p>Thyle and Gump were intercepted by rogues in an alley. While Thyle managed to neutralize the first wave with a <em>sleep</em> spell, still more materialized. Thyle was forced to surrender his pack. During the exchange, Thyle and Gump managed to flee, <em>sans</em> masks, and darted back to Ubrun’s shop, where they reported the rogues to the guards and suggested that the rogues had been responsible for Ubrun’s murder. The guards, with Thyle and Gump in tow, investigated. The rogues that had fallen to Thyle’s spell were no longer simply sleeping – their throats had been cut! Honor among thieves, indeed. </p><p></p><p>In response to questioning by the guard, Thyle indicated that he was staying at an inn called The Secret Serpent, and promised that he would remain there until the investigation was complete. Thyle booked a room at the Serpent to corroborate his story, and found the place to be a house of assignation where men of status could discreetly sate their appetite for manflesh.</p><p></p><p>The party seethed and stewed over the filching of the masks, but after a bit of investigation decided that there was little they could do about it for the time being.</p><p></p><p><strong>Day 26</strong></p><p>Having had their fill of urban intrigue for the time being, and their ranks swollen with the addition of Wyvar, Ottway and Durnik, as well as newly recruited hirelings Fletcher, Lampy and Oaf, the party decided to head back to the friendly confines of the dungeon! They initially set out for the secret site that Doc Dino had dubbed “Demon Schlong” after a 16 foot tall, four-armed, ridiculously well-endowed demonic statue. However, remembering their deadly encounter with the masked ghouls, they decided to change course and seek out lower hanging fruit. </p><p></p><p>Venturing in another direction, they came to a room with a broken and defaced statue on the floor, where they did battle with a group of giant carnivorous flies (5). </p><p></p><p>Entering another burial chamber, they heard a low snarl echo from nearby. Investigating, they saw shadowy humanoid figures down the corridor. Their movements were bestial and savage, unlike the lurching, unnatural manner of the undead they had encountered so far. The party poured flasks of oil onto the floor and lit them to keep this new threat at bay. The figures retreated into darkness. Exploring the circular alcoves in the burial chamber, the party found chewed bones and some coin (51 ep).</p><p></p><p>The next room the party explored contained 72 square burial alcoves choked with dust, bones, and cobwebs. As the party entered, six skeletons in tattered black robes dragged themselves out of alcoves. Though unarmed, the touch of these terrible dead was lethal. The hireling Oaf fell prey to their touch, and Doc, Ottway and Wyvar were injured and later realized they had been afflicted with a hideous flesh eating disease at the location of their wounds. The party earned a hard-fought victory, and recovered a pouch with three gems (worth 10gp, 1,000gp, and 1,200gp) from one of the undead abominations. Thyle deduced that the creatures had been low level priests of Nergal, the ancient god of the dead, in life. Looting the alcoves, the party found a pair of earrings (worth 30gp) and a small bag that improbably held 123gp.</p><p></p><p>The party elected to return to the world above and lick their wounds. On the way back, however, they were surprised by a stirge that swooped down out of the shadows and alighted upon Fletcher’s shoulder. Before they could vanquish the thing it had drained the hireling of a huge amount of blood, and he died along with the creature.</p><p></p><p>Upon arriving back in town, Doc Dino and Ottway sought out a priest who was able to cure their disease, albeit at a steep price. Wyvar dismissed the flesh eating disease – after all, he had contracted worse in the Brazen Strumpet and it hadn’t done him in. He surmised that sufficient quantities of alcohol would probably neutralize it. Alas, he was reduced to a rotten, festering corpse within a day. Curiously, his brawny brother Guyvar showed up at The Yellow Fang shortly thereafter… </p><p></p><p><strong>Monsters Killed</strong>: Giant carnivorous flies (6), huecuva (6), stirge (1) </p><p><strong>PCs Killed</strong>: Wyvar (Austin) </p><p><strong>Henchmen/Hirelings Killed</strong>: Fletcher, Oaf</p><p><strong>Treasure Recovered</strong>: Gems (x3, 2,210 total gp), earrings (30 gp), 123 gp, 51 ep</p><p><strong>Items of Interest</strong>: Small bag that improbably held more gold coins than its apparent volume would suggest possible … magic? </p><p><strong>XP per PC</strong>: 492 xp each</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jodo Kast, post: 6289656, member: 4810"] [b]Session 5 (Scourge of the Scarab)[/b] [U]Cast of Characters[/U] [B]PCs[/B] Doc Dino (David) – Cleric 1 (Thar) Durnik (Andy) – Thief 1 (dwarf) Meucci (Robert) – Thief 1 Ottway (Elmer) – Ranger 1 Thyle (Eric) – Magic-User 1 Xandar (Ken) – Ranger 1 (half-elf) Wyvar (Austin) – Fighter 1 [B]Henchmen and Hirelings[/B] Gump - Torchbearer - stable boy Fletcher – Man-at-Arms - archer Lampy – Man-at-Arms – sword & lantern Oaf – Man-at-Arms – big hairy oaf Remy – Man-at-Arms – facial deformity, mute, brother of Ralf [B]Day 25[/B] A new day found Doc Dino, Meucci, Thyle and Xandar gathered in the taproom of The Yellow Fang, along with their surviving hirelings, Gump and Remy. They were surprised to find Wyvar, who had not been seen by the party in some three weeks, already deep in his cups at the bar. With him was a tall, cloaked man of grim countenance. This was Ottway. A sniper by trade, Ottway accompanied crews of sewer workers, surveyors and engineers into Grael’s undercity and dispatched the monstrous vermin and occasional undead that lurked there. When he met Wyvar and heard his tales of riches in a forgotten section of crypts and catacombs, Ottway decided to join in the venture. It was not long before the dwarf Durnik showed up in search of his brother, Corum. Alas, he was informed, Corum met his doom in the tunnels below. After “pouring one out,” a dwarf ritual in which a libation is poured upon the ground in tribute to a departed spirit, Durnik signed on to exact revenge against the haunted place that claimed his brother (and perhaps to extract some coin, as well). The party decided that their first order of business would be fencing their remaining death masks. After briefly flirting with the notion of selling them to the collector known as Scarab, they opted for the seemingly safer option of doing business with the dwarf Ubrun, to whom Thyle had sold two of the masks. In a brilliant bit of planning, Thyle carried all of the masks in his pack. What could go wrong? When they arrived at Ubrun’s shop, they quickly discerned that something was amiss. The door was kicked in, and inside were signs of a struggle. Ubrun’s lifeless form oozed blood on the floor, and a vault in the storeroom had been opened and emptied. Meanwhile, Ottway observed guards rapidly approaching! The party split up and scurried away. Thyle and Gump were intercepted by rogues in an alley. While Thyle managed to neutralize the first wave with a [I]sleep[/I] spell, still more materialized. Thyle was forced to surrender his pack. During the exchange, Thyle and Gump managed to flee, [I]sans[/I] masks, and darted back to Ubrun’s shop, where they reported the rogues to the guards and suggested that the rogues had been responsible for Ubrun’s murder. The guards, with Thyle and Gump in tow, investigated. The rogues that had fallen to Thyle’s spell were no longer simply sleeping – their throats had been cut! Honor among thieves, indeed. In response to questioning by the guard, Thyle indicated that he was staying at an inn called The Secret Serpent, and promised that he would remain there until the investigation was complete. Thyle booked a room at the Serpent to corroborate his story, and found the place to be a house of assignation where men of status could discreetly sate their appetite for manflesh. The party seethed and stewed over the filching of the masks, but after a bit of investigation decided that there was little they could do about it for the time being. [B]Day 26[/B] Having had their fill of urban intrigue for the time being, and their ranks swollen with the addition of Wyvar, Ottway and Durnik, as well as newly recruited hirelings Fletcher, Lampy and Oaf, the party decided to head back to the friendly confines of the dungeon! They initially set out for the secret site that Doc Dino had dubbed “Demon Schlong” after a 16 foot tall, four-armed, ridiculously well-endowed demonic statue. However, remembering their deadly encounter with the masked ghouls, they decided to change course and seek out lower hanging fruit. Venturing in another direction, they came to a room with a broken and defaced statue on the floor, where they did battle with a group of giant carnivorous flies (5). Entering another burial chamber, they heard a low snarl echo from nearby. Investigating, they saw shadowy humanoid figures down the corridor. Their movements were bestial and savage, unlike the lurching, unnatural manner of the undead they had encountered so far. The party poured flasks of oil onto the floor and lit them to keep this new threat at bay. The figures retreated into darkness. Exploring the circular alcoves in the burial chamber, the party found chewed bones and some coin (51 ep). The next room the party explored contained 72 square burial alcoves choked with dust, bones, and cobwebs. As the party entered, six skeletons in tattered black robes dragged themselves out of alcoves. Though unarmed, the touch of these terrible dead was lethal. The hireling Oaf fell prey to their touch, and Doc, Ottway and Wyvar were injured and later realized they had been afflicted with a hideous flesh eating disease at the location of their wounds. The party earned a hard-fought victory, and recovered a pouch with three gems (worth 10gp, 1,000gp, and 1,200gp) from one of the undead abominations. Thyle deduced that the creatures had been low level priests of Nergal, the ancient god of the dead, in life. Looting the alcoves, the party found a pair of earrings (worth 30gp) and a small bag that improbably held 123gp. The party elected to return to the world above and lick their wounds. On the way back, however, they were surprised by a stirge that swooped down out of the shadows and alighted upon Fletcher’s shoulder. Before they could vanquish the thing it had drained the hireling of a huge amount of blood, and he died along with the creature. Upon arriving back in town, Doc Dino and Ottway sought out a priest who was able to cure their disease, albeit at a steep price. Wyvar dismissed the flesh eating disease – after all, he had contracted worse in the Brazen Strumpet and it hadn’t done him in. He surmised that sufficient quantities of alcohol would probably neutralize it. Alas, he was reduced to a rotten, festering corpse within a day. Curiously, his brawny brother Guyvar showed up at The Yellow Fang shortly thereafter… [B]Monsters Killed[/B]: Giant carnivorous flies (6), huecuva (6), stirge (1) [B]PCs Killed[/B]: Wyvar (Austin) [B]Henchmen/Hirelings Killed[/B]: Fletcher, Oaf [B]Treasure Recovered[/B]: Gems (x3, 2,210 total gp), earrings (30 gp), 123 gp, 51 ep [B]Items of Interest[/B]: Small bag that improbably held more gold coins than its apparent volume would suggest possible … magic? [B]XP per PC[/B]: 492 xp each [/QUOTE]
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