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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 936" data-attributes="member: 99"><p><strong>Into the Depths of the Glitterhame</strong></p><p></p><p>Krase led the way down the stairs and found that, after a short distance, they leveled off a bit and turned to the east. A few feet later, the passage branched where a small stream had carved its own passage due east. Krase opted to follow the stairs instead of the stream passage. Then the stairway opened into a sizable cavern with the stairs descending along the northern wall. As they continued to go down, they heard a familiar fluttering of wings and suddenly a stirge darted out of the darkness toward Ilrath. He ponderously swung his great axe at the tiny beast but to no avail. It landed on his shoulder and dug in its needle like nose. Ilrath immediately began to feel weaker.</p><p></p><p>Krase prepared to go to Ilrath's aid, but before he could act, a trio of stirges swooped at him. He managed a swing at one of them as it dove toward him but, like Ilrath, he missed. He too began to feel drained as the stirges quite literally sucked the life out of him. Ilrath quickly drew his dagger and stabbed it into the one that was attached to him, nearly killing the creature and certainly giving it second thoughts about where it should be getting its meals.</p><p></p><p>Krase likewise struck at those that were leeching him but only dealt one a minor blow. Ilrath finished his off before it could drain any more of his life blood and hurled the corpse to the ground, crushing it underfoot. Krase then successfully slew one of the beasts on himself as the others continued to drain him ever closer to doom. Ilrath then stepped close to Krase and stabbed one of the two remaining blood suckers on Krase with his dagger. The blood of Krase and the creature mingled on his armor as it died. The last of the stirges had sated itself on Krase and withdrew to fly away. Krase swung at it half-heartedly as it flew away, but it made good its escape.</p><p></p><p>Krase was so weakened, he could barely stand and Ilrath quickly scooped him into his arms and hurried back up the stairway. Fortunately, the stirges in the room above still seemed to be cowed by the smoke from the earlier fire. Ilrath successfully brought Krase back to the skull room where he related their ill fated and brief attempt to penetrate the lower caverns.</p><p></p><p>With half the party badly wounded and Krase so drained from the vicious stirge attacks, they decided to rest for a couple of days before descending the stairs again. (GM Note: Ilrath got off lucky, losing only a point of constitution. Krase on the other hand was drained from his normal Con of 12 down to 4. Thanks to the two days of rest and a few Lesser Restorations by Speaks with Stone, the party was back to full potential in just a couple of days.)</p><p></p><p>During the two days of recuperation, Ilrath stood guard at the front entrance to the mountain to assure that they would be aware of any returning orcish patrols. Speaks with Stone took the opportunity to brew a couple more healing potions, one of which he gave to Ilrath and the other which he kept for himself. Finally rested again, and armed with further magics to calm any more stirges they found, the party again entered the grand staircase room.</p><p></p><p><strong>NEXT: Into the Depths of the Glitterhame Redux</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 936, member: 99"] [B]Into the Depths of the Glitterhame[/B] Krase led the way down the stairs and found that, after a short distance, they leveled off a bit and turned to the east. A few feet later, the passage branched where a small stream had carved its own passage due east. Krase opted to follow the stairs instead of the stream passage. Then the stairway opened into a sizable cavern with the stairs descending along the northern wall. As they continued to go down, they heard a familiar fluttering of wings and suddenly a stirge darted out of the darkness toward Ilrath. He ponderously swung his great axe at the tiny beast but to no avail. It landed on his shoulder and dug in its needle like nose. Ilrath immediately began to feel weaker. Krase prepared to go to Ilrath's aid, but before he could act, a trio of stirges swooped at him. He managed a swing at one of them as it dove toward him but, like Ilrath, he missed. He too began to feel drained as the stirges quite literally sucked the life out of him. Ilrath quickly drew his dagger and stabbed it into the one that was attached to him, nearly killing the creature and certainly giving it second thoughts about where it should be getting its meals. Krase likewise struck at those that were leeching him but only dealt one a minor blow. Ilrath finished his off before it could drain any more of his life blood and hurled the corpse to the ground, crushing it underfoot. Krase then successfully slew one of the beasts on himself as the others continued to drain him ever closer to doom. Ilrath then stepped close to Krase and stabbed one of the two remaining blood suckers on Krase with his dagger. The blood of Krase and the creature mingled on his armor as it died. The last of the stirges had sated itself on Krase and withdrew to fly away. Krase swung at it half-heartedly as it flew away, but it made good its escape. Krase was so weakened, he could barely stand and Ilrath quickly scooped him into his arms and hurried back up the stairway. Fortunately, the stirges in the room above still seemed to be cowed by the smoke from the earlier fire. Ilrath successfully brought Krase back to the skull room where he related their ill fated and brief attempt to penetrate the lower caverns. With half the party badly wounded and Krase so drained from the vicious stirge attacks, they decided to rest for a couple of days before descending the stairs again. (GM Note: Ilrath got off lucky, losing only a point of constitution. Krase on the other hand was drained from his normal Con of 12 down to 4. Thanks to the two days of rest and a few Lesser Restorations by Speaks with Stone, the party was back to full potential in just a couple of days.) During the two days of recuperation, Ilrath stood guard at the front entrance to the mountain to assure that they would be aware of any returning orcish patrols. Speaks with Stone took the opportunity to brew a couple more healing potions, one of which he gave to Ilrath and the other which he kept for himself. Finally rested again, and armed with further magics to calm any more stirges they found, the party again entered the grand staircase room. [B]NEXT: Into the Depths of the Glitterhame Redux[/B] [/QUOTE]
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