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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 6740412" data-attributes="member: 18333"><p>Session 19 – “The North Road” – 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 spent a night in Waterdeep as Gemna helped us make contact with Ardred Briferhugh, of the High Road Charter Co. Val left the inn to find more news and to warn the Harpers about the assassination attempt we uncovered about a week ago, and I found an agent of The Order of the Gauntlet to see if there was other information about the Dragon Queen’s army and the cultists who had now amassed a large warehouse full of plunder. Of all this, Gemna’s intelligence and scouting ability gave us the most information. She found that the cultists would be traveling up the High Road with Aldred Briferhugh’s company. The Lord of Waterdeep sent an escort with Aldred’s caravan, 6 supply wagons for road work, with 2 dozen laborers and other guards, joined by 6 wagons of cultists, dozens of cultist guards, and others hidden in the shadows. We heard that a mage was also with them, which we assumed was Azbara, whom we had parlayed with earlier in our travels. </p><p></p><p>Aldred assigned us to the east side of the caravan and kept us together as others noted that we worked as a capable team. The cultists recognized us immediately, but we kept to ourselves as they kept to themselves, not wanting any trouble yet. As we traveled Isaac and I tried to schmooze with the road workers and others who were not cultists. Isaac even spoke with Aldred himself and warned him about the murder attempts the cultists had attempted on the last caravan we traveled. </p><p></p><p>At night, the cultists kept to themselves in their own camp. We even noticed a wizard, maybe Azbara, maybe another, casting magical wards around their camp so we decided it best not to sneak too close.</p><p>Four days into the journey on a windy night, the caravan was ambushed by bandits. It was a large force of nearly 60 bandits so the entire caravan, cultists and non-cultists alike had to defend life and property.</p><p>Our party was surrounded by one group of bandits, but with spells and weapons, we were able to kill a number of the bandits. I was able to get off a mighty thunderwave and a shatter spell to down one foe and weaken nearly a half-dozen. During the fight, Isaac produced 3 other images of himself, perfect mirrored copies that confused the foes and saved him from damage. I was besieged by a number of foes, two arrows grazed my arm and thigh, but I was able to parry a few other attacks, turning the bandit weapons aside with my rapier. </p><p> </p><p>Brevick, Mily, Val and Isaac took on the others, but before we could finish them off, another danger crashed through the trees. Two hill trolls who had heard the sound of battle had come to take some meat. One broke off to go toward the cultist’s camp, the other bit and slashed at Brevick. Brevick took some damage as Mily killed two remaining bandits with an acrobatic duel attack. Isaac fired an Eldritch blast at the troll, and I fired an arrow at the beast with Staghorn the magic longbow I used for the first time. My shot missed the mark as I quickly learned that I needed to draw back more forcefully. After an attack by Brevick and Val, the troll regenerated so we knew that we’d have to use fire to keep this creature down. </p><p></p><p>Val hit the troll with two rays of scorching flame, which made it vulnerable for a short time. I was blessed Mily, Brevick and Val, and Mily’s sneak attack angered the monster greatly so it lashed out at our halfling friend, knocking Mily to the ground, dying. The creature also slashed at Brevick, opening wounds on the stalwart Dwarf. I moved over to Mily and called to Silvanus to knit up her wounds as I whispered for her to fake death and crawl away when she had the chance. She made it out of harm’s way, stood and fired another deadly crossbow bolt into the troll’s hide. Val crept around the other side of the monster and fired forth a sheet of flames while Isaac hit it with another Eldritch blast. Brevick howled, gaining second wind, then he bit down on the troll’s arm with his own teeth. It looked as if he was trying to drink the troll’s blood. (I think he believed that drinking the blood of a troll could impart regenerative properties… Dwarven superstition). Brevick’s assault nearly killed the creature, but it remained standing. Before the troll got another chance to do harm to my comrades, I aimed Staghorn. This time I drew the bow string back far enough and my aim was true. The arrow lodged in the troll’s neck and the still burning troll toppled to the ground dead.</p><p>Through the battle, we did notice that the other troll had been obliterated by fire, perhaps even a spell from the cultists’ mage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 6740412, member: 18333"] Session 19 – “The North Road” – About 2 hours of play From the journal of Myles Stormgroom (Human 4th level Tempest Cleric raised by Elves) We spent a night in Waterdeep as Gemna helped us make contact with Ardred Briferhugh, of the High Road Charter Co. Val left the inn to find more news and to warn the Harpers about the assassination attempt we uncovered about a week ago, and I found an agent of The Order of the Gauntlet to see if there was other information about the Dragon Queen’s army and the cultists who had now amassed a large warehouse full of plunder. Of all this, Gemna’s intelligence and scouting ability gave us the most information. She found that the cultists would be traveling up the High Road with Aldred Briferhugh’s company. The Lord of Waterdeep sent an escort with Aldred’s caravan, 6 supply wagons for road work, with 2 dozen laborers and other guards, joined by 6 wagons of cultists, dozens of cultist guards, and others hidden in the shadows. We heard that a mage was also with them, which we assumed was Azbara, whom we had parlayed with earlier in our travels. Aldred assigned us to the east side of the caravan and kept us together as others noted that we worked as a capable team. The cultists recognized us immediately, but we kept to ourselves as they kept to themselves, not wanting any trouble yet. As we traveled Isaac and I tried to schmooze with the road workers and others who were not cultists. Isaac even spoke with Aldred himself and warned him about the murder attempts the cultists had attempted on the last caravan we traveled. At night, the cultists kept to themselves in their own camp. We even noticed a wizard, maybe Azbara, maybe another, casting magical wards around their camp so we decided it best not to sneak too close. Four days into the journey on a windy night, the caravan was ambushed by bandits. It was a large force of nearly 60 bandits so the entire caravan, cultists and non-cultists alike had to defend life and property. Our party was surrounded by one group of bandits, but with spells and weapons, we were able to kill a number of the bandits. I was able to get off a mighty thunderwave and a shatter spell to down one foe and weaken nearly a half-dozen. During the fight, Isaac produced 3 other images of himself, perfect mirrored copies that confused the foes and saved him from damage. I was besieged by a number of foes, two arrows grazed my arm and thigh, but I was able to parry a few other attacks, turning the bandit weapons aside with my rapier. Brevick, Mily, Val and Isaac took on the others, but before we could finish them off, another danger crashed through the trees. Two hill trolls who had heard the sound of battle had come to take some meat. One broke off to go toward the cultist’s camp, the other bit and slashed at Brevick. Brevick took some damage as Mily killed two remaining bandits with an acrobatic duel attack. Isaac fired an Eldritch blast at the troll, and I fired an arrow at the beast with Staghorn the magic longbow I used for the first time. My shot missed the mark as I quickly learned that I needed to draw back more forcefully. After an attack by Brevick and Val, the troll regenerated so we knew that we’d have to use fire to keep this creature down. Val hit the troll with two rays of scorching flame, which made it vulnerable for a short time. I was blessed Mily, Brevick and Val, and Mily’s sneak attack angered the monster greatly so it lashed out at our halfling friend, knocking Mily to the ground, dying. The creature also slashed at Brevick, opening wounds on the stalwart Dwarf. I moved over to Mily and called to Silvanus to knit up her wounds as I whispered for her to fake death and crawl away when she had the chance. She made it out of harm’s way, stood and fired another deadly crossbow bolt into the troll’s hide. Val crept around the other side of the monster and fired forth a sheet of flames while Isaac hit it with another Eldritch blast. Brevick howled, gaining second wind, then he bit down on the troll’s arm with his own teeth. It looked as if he was trying to drink the troll’s blood. (I think he believed that drinking the blood of a troll could impart regenerative properties… Dwarven superstition). Brevick’s assault nearly killed the creature, but it remained standing. Before the troll got another chance to do harm to my comrades, I aimed Staghorn. This time I drew the bow string back far enough and my aim was true. The arrow lodged in the troll’s neck and the still burning troll toppled to the ground dead. Through the battle, we did notice that the other troll had been obliterated by fire, perhaps even a spell from the cultists’ mage. [/QUOTE]
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