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<blockquote data-quote="jayoungr" data-source="post: 6855432" data-attributes="member: 6702445"><p><strong>The Sally-Port</strong></p><p></p><p>When the PCs emerged from the basement with their prisoner, they found chaos in the great hall. Escobert and the guards were trying to fight off a band of kobolds, mercenaries, and "surprise lizards," led by a spellcasting gnome cultist, who had broken in through the sally-port.</p><p></p><p>Atex dropped the gnome with a well-placed <em>magic missile,</em> and then the others quickly took out the kobolds. Aric whacked one of the drakes so hard that he knocked it out through the broken door, and Ariana dispatched the other with her whirling blades of death. Then Aric stabilized the wounded guards. Landin and Ariana helped Escobert and his fellows defeat the remaining mercenaries. Meanwhile, Atex used his <em>mending</em> cantrip to repair the door. Three more kobolds scampered past him into the tower while he was working on it. Telling Atex to keep repairing the door, Aric fought the kobolds on his own until Ariana and Landin were free to help him.</p><p></p><p>Once the kobolds were dispatched and the door was good as new, the party told Escobert that they had a prisoner ready for interrogation. They also turned over the tools and sheet metal salvaged from the smithy.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Interrogation</strong></p><p></p><p>Escobert stood by while they questioned the prisoner, hefting his axe and playing "mean cop" to Atex's "nice cop." The captured cultist told them how the cult was gathering up treasure to build a hoard to welcome Tiamat into the world. Aric kept up a muttered stream of insulting comments about how Tiamat should stop being lazy and assemble her own hoard, but a memory tugged at the back of his mind. He told the group that he knew Tiamat was exiled to the Nine Hells, but he couldn't remember why or how it had happened.</p><p></p><p>The cultist also revealed the location of his camp and told them that their leader, Rezmir, had dragon blood. He said she had remained in the camp to carry on the great work of "tending to Tiamat's children." Ariana asked him why the cult had attacked her the previous week, but he knew nothing about that incident.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Temple</strong></p><p></p><p>The PCs barely had time to catch their breaths before the bells of the temple of Chauntea began to ring and they were sent to see if they could rescue the villagers who had taken refuge there. They slipped out easily through the tunnel and crept along the riverbank to the temple. </p><p></p><p>Crouching behind the wall, they observed the situation in order to plan their attack. They spotted a group of kobolds and cultists at the front door, another at the back, and a third circling the building. Once the circling group had passed, the PCs sprang out of hiding and quickly took out the ones who were trying to set a fire at the back door.</p><p></p><p>Knowing that the large circling group would reappear at any moment, they tried to enter the temple but found that it had been locked from the inside. Aric knocked and urgently asked those within to open up in the name of Chauntea and Bahamut.</p><p></p><p>"Give me some proof I can trust you!" said a voice from inside.</p><p></p><p>Aric shoved a dead kobold's hand under the door. "Look, he's dead! Hurry up and open the door!"</p><p></p><p>This only brought a scream and a cry of <em>"What is that thing?"</em></p><p></p><p>"It's proof that we killed the kobolds! Open the door! Hurry! Otherwise we'll have to run, and they'll burn down the temple with you in it!" The others added their pleas, but nothing seemed to convince the frightened people.</p><p></p><p>Finally, realizing they had only seconds before the circling cultists appeared, Aric made one last try. He unleashed a torrent of graphic and profane insults at Tiamat, making Landin (the paladin trainee) blush. It had the desired effect: the door opened, and the PCs piled into the temple at the last possible moment.</p><p></p><p>They found about a hundred people sheltering inside, mostly just simple civilians. There was hardly time to start making plans before a loud <em>thud</em> on the front door told them the cultists had a battering ram. Fearing that the back door would be guarded once the patrolling group found the dead kobolds, the PCs decided to fight their way out through the front. The cleric of Chauntea blessed them all, and they waited for the doors to break.</p><p></p><p>When the front door burst open, there was a short but intense battle. The heroes shook off several spell attacks to defeat the cultists and kobolds. The cleric of Chauntea, who had been watching the back door in case more cultists broke in, reported that he could hear voices and smell smoke at that end of the building. Aric directed him to lead the villagers out the front door and follow the river to the keep. Meanwhile, the PCs made noise near the back door to make the attackers think they were going out that way.</p><p></p><p>While they were trading taunts with the cultists through the closed doors, the dragon flew overhead! It shot lightning at the bell tower and toppled it, to the kobolds' delight. The fleeing villagers were paralyzed with fear. Having experienced the dragon's aura before, the PCs were able to resist it. Ariana and Atex managed to snap some of the villagers out of their fright so that they could lead the ones who were still affected. Landin and Aric kept up the distraction, and eventually the whole group was able to sneak away without being noticed by the attackers at the back door.</p><p></p><p>On the way back to the keep, they spotted a woman in a purple robe who seemed to be in charge of the treasure. They guessed that she must be Frulam Mondath, a name they'd heard from a few cultists.</p><p></p><p>When they returned to the keep with those rescued from the temple, they were welcomed as heroes. Governor Nighthill invited them to rest for a little while and have a small meal with him in his quarters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jayoungr, post: 6855432, member: 6702445"] [B]The Sally-Port[/B] When the PCs emerged from the basement with their prisoner, they found chaos in the great hall. Escobert and the guards were trying to fight off a band of kobolds, mercenaries, and "surprise lizards," led by a spellcasting gnome cultist, who had broken in through the sally-port. Atex dropped the gnome with a well-placed [i]magic missile,[/i] and then the others quickly took out the kobolds. Aric whacked one of the drakes so hard that he knocked it out through the broken door, and Ariana dispatched the other with her whirling blades of death. Then Aric stabilized the wounded guards. Landin and Ariana helped Escobert and his fellows defeat the remaining mercenaries. Meanwhile, Atex used his [I]mending[/I] cantrip to repair the door. Three more kobolds scampered past him into the tower while he was working on it. Telling Atex to keep repairing the door, Aric fought the kobolds on his own until Ariana and Landin were free to help him. Once the kobolds were dispatched and the door was good as new, the party told Escobert that they had a prisoner ready for interrogation. They also turned over the tools and sheet metal salvaged from the smithy. [B]The Interrogation[/B] Escobert stood by while they questioned the prisoner, hefting his axe and playing "mean cop" to Atex's "nice cop." The captured cultist told them how the cult was gathering up treasure to build a hoard to welcome Tiamat into the world. Aric kept up a muttered stream of insulting comments about how Tiamat should stop being lazy and assemble her own hoard, but a memory tugged at the back of his mind. He told the group that he knew Tiamat was exiled to the Nine Hells, but he couldn't remember why or how it had happened. The cultist also revealed the location of his camp and told them that their leader, Rezmir, had dragon blood. He said she had remained in the camp to carry on the great work of "tending to Tiamat's children." Ariana asked him why the cult had attacked her the previous week, but he knew nothing about that incident. [B]The Temple[/B] The PCs barely had time to catch their breaths before the bells of the temple of Chauntea began to ring and they were sent to see if they could rescue the villagers who had taken refuge there. They slipped out easily through the tunnel and crept along the riverbank to the temple. Crouching behind the wall, they observed the situation in order to plan their attack. They spotted a group of kobolds and cultists at the front door, another at the back, and a third circling the building. Once the circling group had passed, the PCs sprang out of hiding and quickly took out the ones who were trying to set a fire at the back door. Knowing that the large circling group would reappear at any moment, they tried to enter the temple but found that it had been locked from the inside. Aric knocked and urgently asked those within to open up in the name of Chauntea and Bahamut. "Give me some proof I can trust you!" said a voice from inside. Aric shoved a dead kobold's hand under the door. "Look, he's dead! Hurry up and open the door!" This only brought a scream and a cry of [I]"What is that thing?"[/I] "It's proof that we killed the kobolds! Open the door! Hurry! Otherwise we'll have to run, and they'll burn down the temple with you in it!" The others added their pleas, but nothing seemed to convince the frightened people. Finally, realizing they had only seconds before the circling cultists appeared, Aric made one last try. He unleashed a torrent of graphic and profane insults at Tiamat, making Landin (the paladin trainee) blush. It had the desired effect: the door opened, and the PCs piled into the temple at the last possible moment. They found about a hundred people sheltering inside, mostly just simple civilians. There was hardly time to start making plans before a loud [I]thud[/I] on the front door told them the cultists had a battering ram. Fearing that the back door would be guarded once the patrolling group found the dead kobolds, the PCs decided to fight their way out through the front. The cleric of Chauntea blessed them all, and they waited for the doors to break. When the front door burst open, there was a short but intense battle. The heroes shook off several spell attacks to defeat the cultists and kobolds. The cleric of Chauntea, who had been watching the back door in case more cultists broke in, reported that he could hear voices and smell smoke at that end of the building. Aric directed him to lead the villagers out the front door and follow the river to the keep. Meanwhile, the PCs made noise near the back door to make the attackers think they were going out that way. While they were trading taunts with the cultists through the closed doors, the dragon flew overhead! It shot lightning at the bell tower and toppled it, to the kobolds' delight. The fleeing villagers were paralyzed with fear. Having experienced the dragon's aura before, the PCs were able to resist it. Ariana and Atex managed to snap some of the villagers out of their fright so that they could lead the ones who were still affected. Landin and Aric kept up the distraction, and eventually the whole group was able to sneak away without being noticed by the attackers at the back door. On the way back to the keep, they spotted a woman in a purple robe who seemed to be in charge of the treasure. They guessed that she must be Frulam Mondath, a name they'd heard from a few cultists. When they returned to the keep with those rescued from the temple, they were welcomed as heroes. Governor Nighthill invited them to rest for a little while and have a small meal with him in his quarters. [/QUOTE]
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