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The Journal of Myles Stormgroom (Hoard of the Dragon Queen Campaign)
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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 6740411" data-attributes="member: 18333"><p>Session 18 – About 2 hours of play</p><p></p><p>From the journal of Myles Stormgroom (Human 4th level Tempest Cleric raised by Elves)</p><p></p><p>We made it to Daggerford and quickly found an inn that was acceptable for Valleja. I paid for our rooms and we had a meal. In the meantime, Isaac went out to find an alchemist to try to find out more about the poison that got the better of me, and he luckily noticed on his waterskin. He met with an old man who told him that Waterdeep would be a good place to get a antidote, but not much more. As we had our meal, we overheard some discussions about the new lord of Waterdeep rebuilding after the volcano had erupted, but no mention of kobolds or dragon warriors. The comfort of a inn and a good night’s sleep fortified our spirits.</p><p>In the morning we continued with the caravan to the north. At one stop, we were stopped an many of the caravan members grabbed bows and looked as if they were going hunting. In the distance, we saw a golden stag with a number of other deer, and it seemed as if the guards and some of the others were going to hunt. Val realized that the golden stag was a creature revered by the Elves and rumor had it that harming it would bring bad luck. When we heard that, we went after the hunters to stop them from their sport. Isaac was able to talk them down. At that, we saw that the golden stag was looking at us, dragging his hoof against the ground. It actually seemed like he was gesturing for us to approach. </p><p></p><p>We bought a barrel of apples from one of the merchants, and we approached the golden stag without our weapons drawn. Valleja found that the stag actual spoke a form of Sylvan tongue, so she could converse with it. We were able to give it apples and I created water in the barrel for it and the other deer to drink. The stag told Valleja that we were on the right path. We would need to follow the golden river until it reaches the castle in the sky. Then it offered us a gift. It produced a finely crafted curved longbow, a Staghorn Longbow. We thanked the creature for the gift, and since I was the only one who normally used longbows, the group allowed me to keep it. Before the golden stag disappeared, he warned us that we would have struggles in the future, and one of us would not make it. After that encounter, we pondered the cryptic information and returned to the caravan. </p><p></p><p>That night was uneventful, but the next day, we noticed a Gnome in the caravan who seemed to be keeping tabs on us. We were unsure about this one. Val got a chance to speak with the Gnome, finding out that her name was Jemna Gleamsilver. Val thought that she might even be a Harper, but later when we got a chance to speak with her again, Jemna said she was not a Harper, yet she shared a common interest, stopping the Dragon cultists. At first we were suspicious of Jemna, but after a while we found her to be a true ally. At breakfast one morning, she even showed Valleja that there was a bone sliver in her oatmeal. If she ingested the sliver, it would unravel in her stomach and cause a slow, painful death. Jemna saved us from another attempt on our lives.</p><p></p><p>The next night, we met with Jemna, and we discussed more about the Dragon cult and the goods that they were transporting on this caravan. At first she wanted to break into some of the goods to investigate, but we told her how Mily had tried before and got hurt by magic. We also told her that we had seen some of the goods when a few crates had tumbled out and broken on the ground. We told her it was plunder from towns that the Dragon Queen’s army had plundered. This seemed to satisfy Jemna’s curiosity. We parted company as Jemna told us that she would keep her interactions with us completely secret. We agreed to do the same.</p><p></p><p>At false dawn, we heard some alarm cries from the cultist’s part of the caravan. The captain was yelling out that Bend had been murdered. Eventually, the captain accused us of the crime, specifically Mily. I went over to examine the dead man and the rest of my friends went with us. Isaac and the captain got into another argument. After the captain called for a trial, I tried to get them to listen to reason, and reminded them that Azbara, the red wizard had forged a near treaty between us and the cultist guards. Just then Azbara came out and calmed the captain down. He called the captain by name, Athard, and got the captain to stand down. This wizard is really calling the shots, and I remembered well the words he had said the last time he spoke openly to the captain, “now is not the time.” The whole situation was making me tense.</p><p></p><p>In a couple more days, we made it to Waterdeep. During the journey we could tell that the cult guards hated us, but there were no more murder attempts. At Waterdeep, the cultists strolled off to the north. Grim followed them and was able to overhear some of their discussions. It seemed as if the cultists, and Azbara, would be continuing to travel north to another location with their goods. They would be taking the long road.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 6740411, member: 18333"] Session 18 – About 2 hours of play From the journal of Myles Stormgroom (Human 4th level Tempest Cleric raised by Elves) We made it to Daggerford and quickly found an inn that was acceptable for Valleja. I paid for our rooms and we had a meal. In the meantime, Isaac went out to find an alchemist to try to find out more about the poison that got the better of me, and he luckily noticed on his waterskin. He met with an old man who told him that Waterdeep would be a good place to get a antidote, but not much more. As we had our meal, we overheard some discussions about the new lord of Waterdeep rebuilding after the volcano had erupted, but no mention of kobolds or dragon warriors. The comfort of a inn and a good night’s sleep fortified our spirits. In the morning we continued with the caravan to the north. At one stop, we were stopped an many of the caravan members grabbed bows and looked as if they were going hunting. In the distance, we saw a golden stag with a number of other deer, and it seemed as if the guards and some of the others were going to hunt. Val realized that the golden stag was a creature revered by the Elves and rumor had it that harming it would bring bad luck. When we heard that, we went after the hunters to stop them from their sport. Isaac was able to talk them down. At that, we saw that the golden stag was looking at us, dragging his hoof against the ground. It actually seemed like he was gesturing for us to approach. We bought a barrel of apples from one of the merchants, and we approached the golden stag without our weapons drawn. Valleja found that the stag actual spoke a form of Sylvan tongue, so she could converse with it. We were able to give it apples and I created water in the barrel for it and the other deer to drink. The stag told Valleja that we were on the right path. We would need to follow the golden river until it reaches the castle in the sky. Then it offered us a gift. It produced a finely crafted curved longbow, a Staghorn Longbow. We thanked the creature for the gift, and since I was the only one who normally used longbows, the group allowed me to keep it. Before the golden stag disappeared, he warned us that we would have struggles in the future, and one of us would not make it. After that encounter, we pondered the cryptic information and returned to the caravan. That night was uneventful, but the next day, we noticed a Gnome in the caravan who seemed to be keeping tabs on us. We were unsure about this one. Val got a chance to speak with the Gnome, finding out that her name was Jemna Gleamsilver. Val thought that she might even be a Harper, but later when we got a chance to speak with her again, Jemna said she was not a Harper, yet she shared a common interest, stopping the Dragon cultists. At first we were suspicious of Jemna, but after a while we found her to be a true ally. At breakfast one morning, she even showed Valleja that there was a bone sliver in her oatmeal. If she ingested the sliver, it would unravel in her stomach and cause a slow, painful death. Jemna saved us from another attempt on our lives. The next night, we met with Jemna, and we discussed more about the Dragon cult and the goods that they were transporting on this caravan. At first she wanted to break into some of the goods to investigate, but we told her how Mily had tried before and got hurt by magic. We also told her that we had seen some of the goods when a few crates had tumbled out and broken on the ground. We told her it was plunder from towns that the Dragon Queen’s army had plundered. This seemed to satisfy Jemna’s curiosity. We parted company as Jemna told us that she would keep her interactions with us completely secret. We agreed to do the same. At false dawn, we heard some alarm cries from the cultist’s part of the caravan. The captain was yelling out that Bend had been murdered. Eventually, the captain accused us of the crime, specifically Mily. I went over to examine the dead man and the rest of my friends went with us. Isaac and the captain got into another argument. After the captain called for a trial, I tried to get them to listen to reason, and reminded them that Azbara, the red wizard had forged a near treaty between us and the cultist guards. Just then Azbara came out and calmed the captain down. He called the captain by name, Athard, and got the captain to stand down. This wizard is really calling the shots, and I remembered well the words he had said the last time he spoke openly to the captain, “now is not the time.” The whole situation was making me tense. In a couple more days, we made it to Waterdeep. During the journey we could tell that the cult guards hated us, but there were no more murder attempts. At Waterdeep, the cultists strolled off to the north. Grim followed them and was able to overhear some of their discussions. It seemed as if the cultists, and Azbara, would be continuing to travel north to another location with their goods. They would be taking the long road. [/QUOTE]
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