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Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 2) He waited with his wand in hand as the second of the four armed creatures rushed at Erlmoor, lashing out with one of its daggers at the dragonborn. The paladin ducked back but the blade still tore across the front of his left shoulder and drew blood. Dulvarna...

Chapter 17 - Demonic Faces (Part 1) At the top of the stairs a wide corridor stretched away in front of the companions to the south and another branch led to the east, ending in double doors. The southern corridor also ended in a set of double doors but just north of the corridor’s end, another...

Chapter 16 - The Hard Way Up (Part 4) “I said I might be able to disarm this,” said Lavren. “Give me a chance.” With that, the elf vanished in a shower of light only to reappear atop the steps. He looked around and saw that the remaining gargoyle stood as a statue in the middle of this upper...

Chapter 16 - The Hard Way Up (Part 3) Thorn snarled and lunged at the other gargoyle, his wolf teeth tearing at the creature’s leg and dragging it back toward the ledge. The creature screeched again, pulling its leg free, and as it did, Thorn turned away from the edge to follow Erlmoor...

Chapter 16 - The Hard Way Up (Part 2) They found their way quickly to the ice chamber and then headed north into the stairwell where a wide set of stairs rose before them into the gloom above. As they began to ascend, the companions saw that the stairs wrapped around the walls of the room...

Chapter 16 - The Hard Way Up (Part 1) “Galaghard was the name born by Draxius’ father and grandfather,” said Vyrellis as the companions made ready to leave the library where they had rested to heal their wounds. They had made camp on the tops of the shelves above the chamber to better keep...

Chapter 15 - The King's Hermitage (Part 3) Dulvarna marvelled at how easily Enlishia had twisted her way out of the curtain and decided that she could do something similar. She ducked down into the curtain and with all her strength, she dragged her body out of its tangles. Pulling the curtain...

Chapter 15 - The King's Hermitage (Part 2) Telkya looked toward Lavren and winked knowingly before closing her eyes and vanishing into a shower of light motes. She reappeared in the northern chamber a few feet from the man who claimed to be a King of Cormyr. She raised her amulet and loosed...

Chapter 15 - The King's Hermitage (Part 1) “These may cure our fever,” said Lavren after he had searched through the library for several minutes. He held in his hands three scrolls, two of which he knew would cure disease if the rituals written there were performed upon a sick individual. The...

Chapter 14 - Eaters of Knowledge (Part 3) Erlmoor parried repeatedly as the robed creature came forward fiercely but he knew he was a match for its skill. He lashed his own blade in low from his left, hoping to sneak it under the creature’s guard but the eater parried again and stepped back...

Chapter 14 - Eaters of Knowledge (Part 2) Telkya turned her attention back to the archer on top of the shelves, loosing a golden bolt of light at the creature that struck the wall above its head. She cursed silently and as she did, she sensed movement behind her. She half turned and then felt...

Chapter 14 - Eaters of Knowledge (Part 1) The stairway leading from the northern part of the chamber led down into the water chamber where the dead lizard folk still floated in the dank, blood-stained water. The companions made their way carefully through the chamber, avoiding the pipe entrance...

Chapter 13 - The Inner Chambers (Part 6) Enlishia loosed an arrow quickly as she retreated but the shaft flew over the head of the bandit who pursued her. She reached for another arrow, nocked it and fired again, this one driving into the man’s shoulder but still he kept coming forward...

Chapter 13 - The Inner Chambers (Part 5) Enlishia loosed more arrows from her bow, one driving into the chest of the bandit in the middle of the line and the other flying over the man’s head. On the right of the line, a bandit drove its halberd into the flank of Thorn’s beast form as the...

Chapter 13 - The Inner Chambers (Part 4) “It has to be here,” Vyrellis insisted once the companions had searched the whole of the chapel. “I sense it.” “Perhaps it is only nearby,” said Erlmoor as he looked around the chapel one more time. “It is not here.” “And we have tarried here for long...

Chapter 13 - The Inner Chambers (Part 3) Then, with his wand in his hand, the warlock began chanting in ancient elven as he stood in front of the closed door. Behind him, Erlmoor moved back toward the doors and pulled shut the other portal before raising his sword and smashing at the runes with...

Chapter 13 - The Inner Chambers (Part 2) They rested for what they guessed was the remainder of the day with Lavren and Erlmoor sleeping poorly, their rest disturbed by dreams and fever. Despite this, the companions had no choice but to head south when they woke and so they entered the southern...

Chapter 13 - The Inner Chambers (Part 1) “We have to chase down the bandit who escaped lest he bring more enemies down upon us,” said Thorn as the companions tended to their wounds and he began cutting off the head of the dragonborn bandit, determined to provide that the man had been slain as...

Chapter 12 - A Measure of Revenge (Part 4) Telkya circled around to the left to stand beside Dulvarna and from there, she loosed a golden bolt of light into the werewolf’s arm. Still the creature paid no mind to any of the companions other than Dulvarna and Erlmoor. Dulvarna danced in at the...

Chapter 12 - A Measure of Revenge (Part 3) Another crossbow clicked and a bolt flew out to drive into the top of Erlmoor’s chest. The dragonborn gasped and reeled backwards, dazed and wounded. Lavren picked out the man who had fired the bolt and raised his wand, loosing a bolt of black energy...