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<blockquote data-quote="Menexenus" data-source="post: 3353567" data-attributes="member: 8951"><p><strong>Session 19: To Greyhawk</strong></p><p></p><p><em>7th of Wealsun</em>. After defeating the Spawn of Kyuss in the basement of Blackwall Keep, Marzena gave the party a sealed note to deliver to Allustan. The next day, the party headed back to Diamond Lake.</p><p> </p><p> <em>8th of Wealsun</em>. On the road back to Diamond Lake, Alees became ill. She was visibly weaker, and her skin started to turn grey. She began raving madly about things that weren't there. Killick guessed that the wound Alees sustained when fighting the Spawn of Kyuss has started to fester. Based on his skill, he surmised that the disease Alees had contracted would be deadly unless it was cured. At dusk, Thorash memorized and then cast Remove Disease on Alees, and she started feeling better immediately.</p><p> </p><p> <em>10th of Wealsun</em>. The party arrived back in Diamond Lake in the morning. Alexander delivered the letter to Allustan. As a token of thanks, Allustan invited Alexander to use his magical laboratory for as long as he required. Alexander took Allustan up on the offer. As Alexander began setting up shop, Allustan admitted to Alexander that he had reached the limits of what he could find out about the Age of Worms with the limited resources available to him in Diamond Lake. He suggested that Greyhawk's extensive libraries would be of great help to the investigation. With some apparent reluctance, he told Alexander that he knew someone in Greyhawk who might be better equipped to find the answers to the party's questions. He told Alexander to travel to Greyhawk and ask for a man named Eligos living in the Garden District. If Alexander told Eligos that Allustan sent them, they should get his undivided attention. </p><p></p><p>The party agreed to travel to Greyhawk, but only after Alexander was finished enchanting magic items in Allustan's workshop. </p><p> </p><p> <em>11th of Wealsun - 1st of Richfest</em>. For reasonable prices, Alexander enchants an assortment of the party's weapons, shields, gloves, and boots. </p><p></p><p>After a couple days of waiting around, Thorash asked Alexander for an estimate of when he would be finished. Upon receiving that estimate, Thorash said he would meet the party in Greyhawk at about the time they were expecting to arrive there. Thorash then left town on his own and was not seen again before the party left for Greyhawk. Alees spent some time performing for cash at the Feral Dog. Finally, after a couple weeks of down time, the party was ready to continue on to Greyhawk. They left on the 1st of Richfest. </p><p> </p><p> <em>4th of Richfest</em>. The party was assaulted on the road near Greyhawk by a pair of haggard-looking desperate-seeming troll brothers. One of the trolls got in a good rend on Tarric before going down. The party quickly learned about the trolls' regeneration ability and kept the trolls unconscious until a fire could be built. Then the trolls were finally dispatched for good.</p><p></p><p> The party continued on to Greyhawk. When they arrived near dusk, they found extraordinarily long lines to get into the city. While in line, the party heard about the Champions' Games that Greyhawk holds throughout the week of Richfest. They were already under way. Some of the people in line got into a sporting argument about whether Auric's Warband would go the distance for the second consecutive year. (Tarric recalled that Auric was the burly fighter in the gawdy belt whose drunken complaints about the Stirgenest Cairn had inspired him to investigate the Whispering Cairn with his childhood friends.)</p><p> </p><p> Well after dark, when the party finally made it to the gate, they were given the once-over by some apparently suspicious city guards. They were giving the party a hard time, and it seemed like the party would be delayed for some meticulous customs searches until Killick offered to buy one of guards dinner (and paid him 10 gp). Then the guards became much more friendly and let the party into the city without any further hassle.</p><p></p><p> Because of the festival, the streets were full even at this late hour. The party happened upon a parade that included jugglers, acrobats, street performers, and a vicious chimera in a cage with iron bars enclosed in glass. Alees sneaked off to pick some pockets amidst the crowd. Killick noticed someone reaching for his pocket, and he cracked the man in the face with his newly enchanted quarterstaff. The man apologized to Killick and faded quickly back into the crowd. (After witnessing Killick's altercation, Alexander looked down to find that one of his belt pouches had already been liberated.)</p><p></p><p> At about that time, the chimera was able to escape its cage (apparently due to metal fatigue). Panicked citizens went running in all directions. The beastmasters begged for help in subduing the frightened creature. Tarric (with the help of his newly enchanted boots) moved up quickly to engage the beast in melee, as did Killick and Katawan. Alexander cast Scare on the beast, and it tried to fly away. However, its flight was hampered by the fact that its wings had been clipped by its captors. Still, even with its wings clipped, it was faster than most of the party. Alexander cast Fly on himself so that he could keep up. He peppered the creature with magic missiles from the air. When the effect of the Scare spell ran out, the Chimera turned on Alexander and breathed lightning at him. But the magical beast succumbed quickly thereafter to yet another volley of Magic Missiles.</p><p></p><p> At long last, the party made it to Eligos's house. He received them, gathered their information about the Age of Worms, and promised to look into the matter. He invited the party to stay for free at a local hotel called the Crooked House. He promised to contact them within the week with his findings. In the mean time, he suggested that the party enjoy the festival. The party accepted his offer. They headed to the inn (which was in the Foreign Quarter) and met the gnome proprietor of the Crooked House, Tarquin Shortstone. He seemed friendly and had very kind words to say about Eligos. Seeing that the party was tired, he promptly set them up with accommodations, as promised. The party asked him about stores where they could sell magical arms and armor. Tarquin said he knew someone who might open their shop in the morning as a special favor for him. After promising to look into the possibility for them, the party went up to their rooms and fell asleep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Menexenus, post: 3353567, member: 8951"] [b]Session 19: To Greyhawk[/b] [I]7th of Wealsun[/I]. After defeating the Spawn of Kyuss in the basement of Blackwall Keep, Marzena gave the party a sealed note to deliver to Allustan. The next day, the party headed back to Diamond Lake. [I]8th of Wealsun[/I]. On the road back to Diamond Lake, Alees became ill. She was visibly weaker, and her skin started to turn grey. She began raving madly about things that weren't there. Killick guessed that the wound Alees sustained when fighting the Spawn of Kyuss has started to fester. Based on his skill, he surmised that the disease Alees had contracted would be deadly unless it was cured. At dusk, Thorash memorized and then cast Remove Disease on Alees, and she started feeling better immediately. [I]10th of Wealsun[/I]. The party arrived back in Diamond Lake in the morning. Alexander delivered the letter to Allustan. As a token of thanks, Allustan invited Alexander to use his magical laboratory for as long as he required. Alexander took Allustan up on the offer. As Alexander began setting up shop, Allustan admitted to Alexander that he had reached the limits of what he could find out about the Age of Worms with the limited resources available to him in Diamond Lake. He suggested that Greyhawk's extensive libraries would be of great help to the investigation. With some apparent reluctance, he told Alexander that he knew someone in Greyhawk who might be better equipped to find the answers to the party's questions. He told Alexander to travel to Greyhawk and ask for a man named Eligos living in the Garden District. If Alexander told Eligos that Allustan sent them, they should get his undivided attention. The party agreed to travel to Greyhawk, but only after Alexander was finished enchanting magic items in Allustan's workshop. [I]11th of Wealsun - 1st of Richfest[/I]. For reasonable prices, Alexander enchants an assortment of the party's weapons, shields, gloves, and boots. After a couple days of waiting around, Thorash asked Alexander for an estimate of when he would be finished. Upon receiving that estimate, Thorash said he would meet the party in Greyhawk at about the time they were expecting to arrive there. Thorash then left town on his own and was not seen again before the party left for Greyhawk. Alees spent some time performing for cash at the Feral Dog. Finally, after a couple weeks of down time, the party was ready to continue on to Greyhawk. They left on the 1st of Richfest. [I]4th of Richfest[/I]. The party was assaulted on the road near Greyhawk by a pair of haggard-looking desperate-seeming troll brothers. One of the trolls got in a good rend on Tarric before going down. The party quickly learned about the trolls' regeneration ability and kept the trolls unconscious until a fire could be built. Then the trolls were finally dispatched for good. The party continued on to Greyhawk. When they arrived near dusk, they found extraordinarily long lines to get into the city. While in line, the party heard about the Champions' Games that Greyhawk holds throughout the week of Richfest. They were already under way. Some of the people in line got into a sporting argument about whether Auric's Warband would go the distance for the second consecutive year. (Tarric recalled that Auric was the burly fighter in the gawdy belt whose drunken complaints about the Stirgenest Cairn had inspired him to investigate the Whispering Cairn with his childhood friends.) Well after dark, when the party finally made it to the gate, they were given the once-over by some apparently suspicious city guards. They were giving the party a hard time, and it seemed like the party would be delayed for some meticulous customs searches until Killick offered to buy one of guards dinner (and paid him 10 gp). Then the guards became much more friendly and let the party into the city without any further hassle. Because of the festival, the streets were full even at this late hour. The party happened upon a parade that included jugglers, acrobats, street performers, and a vicious chimera in a cage with iron bars enclosed in glass. Alees sneaked off to pick some pockets amidst the crowd. Killick noticed someone reaching for his pocket, and he cracked the man in the face with his newly enchanted quarterstaff. The man apologized to Killick and faded quickly back into the crowd. (After witnessing Killick's altercation, Alexander looked down to find that one of his belt pouches had already been liberated.) At about that time, the chimera was able to escape its cage (apparently due to metal fatigue). Panicked citizens went running in all directions. The beastmasters begged for help in subduing the frightened creature. Tarric (with the help of his newly enchanted boots) moved up quickly to engage the beast in melee, as did Killick and Katawan. Alexander cast Scare on the beast, and it tried to fly away. However, its flight was hampered by the fact that its wings had been clipped by its captors. Still, even with its wings clipped, it was faster than most of the party. Alexander cast Fly on himself so that he could keep up. He peppered the creature with magic missiles from the air. When the effect of the Scare spell ran out, the Chimera turned on Alexander and breathed lightning at him. But the magical beast succumbed quickly thereafter to yet another volley of Magic Missiles. At long last, the party made it to Eligos's house. He received them, gathered their information about the Age of Worms, and promised to look into the matter. He invited the party to stay for free at a local hotel called the Crooked House. He promised to contact them within the week with his findings. In the mean time, he suggested that the party enjoy the festival. The party accepted his offer. They headed to the inn (which was in the Foreign Quarter) and met the gnome proprietor of the Crooked House, Tarquin Shortstone. He seemed friendly and had very kind words to say about Eligos. Seeing that the party was tired, he promptly set them up with accommodations, as promised. The party asked him about stores where they could sell magical arms and armor. Tarquin said he knew someone who might open their shop in the morning as a special favor for him. After promising to look into the possibility for them, the party went up to their rooms and fell asleep. [/QUOTE]
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