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Chapter 4 - The Pit of Death (Part 1) A stench of death and blood assailed each of the companions as they appeared suddenly atop a pile of bodies. Men, women, dwarves, elves, halflings and others, all apparently recently killed but all wearing clothes and armour of an earlier age. The pile of...

Chapter 3 - The Clearing in the Forest (Part 4) The companions had barely tended their wounds when suddenly, as they looked up, a figure appeared in the centre of the clearing – a ghost perhaps, an insubstantial vision of a male tiefling draped in robes. “Greetings travellers,” the image said...

Chapter 3 - The Clearing in the Forest (Part 3) Enlishia raised her bow as the man came forward again but this time, it turned to attack Erlmoor from behind. It brought its mace down towards the dragonborn’s head but the paladin, sensing the attack, twisted aside and turned his back towards the...

Chapter 3 - The Clearing in the Forest (Part 2) The vicious man facing Enlishia rushed at her again, lashing out with his mace. The blow struck the side of Enlishia’s head and sent her reeling away in a daze. Still she managed to retreat a few more steps and raise her bow to fire another arrow...

Chapter 3 - The Clearing in the Forest (Part 1) It was Greengrass, the first day of spring when Paldemar’s map finally led the companions to a clearing deep within the southern Hullack Forest. The dense forest had suddenly parted to reveal a large clearing, perhaps fifty feet across, with a...

Chapter 2 - Servants of the Dragon (Part 4) The slingers let fly with renewed fury then, a stone striking Dulvarna in the shoulder and a clay pot of glue bursting over Lavren’s left leg and rooting him to the spot. A clay pot burst in front of Erlmoor to spread more glue on the floor and...

Chapter 2 - Servants of the Dragon (Part 3) A silver bolt flashed from Litiraan’s wand, just missing the kobold that Erlmoor had wounded and then an arrow flashed past from Enlishia’s bow. Another arrow followed and this drove through the creature’s skull, hurling it back into its companions...

Chapter 2 - Servants of the Dragon (Part 2) From behind the line of kobolds at the edge of the raised platform, another of the creatures whirled a sling above its head and let fly a clay ball. The Ball flew straight at Erlmoor and struck his breastplate scattering shards of pottery that nicked...

Chapter 2 - Servants of the Dragon (Part 1) “It is fine blade,” said Dulvarna as he held the sword he had taken from the dragon’s hoard up to the light of Telkya’s torch. “But I would save it to use against something other than kobolds.” “You are sure there are more here then,” Erlmoor rumbled...

Chapter 1 - Durgen's Pass (Part 5) The dragon lashed out high with its right claw towards Erlmoor and the dragonborn ducked under the dagger-like claws. Its tail lashed around at Dulvarna again and this time, the warrior woman reacted too slowly. The scaled appendage struck her in the side and...

Chapter 1 - Durgen's Pass (Part 4) As the kobolds clashed blades with Erlmoor and Dulvarna and circled around them, seemingly trying to put the companions between them and the dragon, Enlishia raised her bow again. She loosed one arrow and then a second and watched with satisfaction as both...

Chapter 1 - Durgen's Pass (Part 3) Enlishia looked down to where the cavern descended into a dip and saw kobolds moving in the shadows. She raised her bow and nocked an arrow quickly as she started forward. She loosed the first arrow and a kobold fell back with the shaft protruding from its...

Chapter 1 - Durgen's Pass (Part 2) “This must be the place,” said Telkya as she looked up to the cliffs ahead of her. Her sojourn in Semberholme as a wife had been all too short and through the feast had been a wonderful whirl of music, wine and food, she was sorry that they had had to set out...

Chapter 1 - Durgen's Pass (Part 1) Telkya looked up into Lavren’s eyes as hey swept around the floor of the cavern in the wild and speedy dance that all elven couples shared at their wedding feast. “You might have told me that your father was Lord of Semberholme,” she said, smiling at her new...

This is the third story hour thread in my continuing solitaire campaign and it follows directly on from Thunderspire Labyrinth. For those who are following the ongoing story, the PC levels at the start of this adventure are: Dulvarna female human fighter 7 Enlishia female human ranger 7...

Epilogue - The Plans of Paldemar “The maps show a place that seems to be in the Hullack Forest,” said Lavren as the companions ate breakfast in the Halfmoon Inn and considered the spoils of their recent victory. “Paldemar has marked it as with several phrases, Place of power, Vast magic for the...

Note for DMs - The Shrine of Bane As many have posted on other message boards, this is a very tough encounter and potentially a TPK. Paldemar is a tough foe and at the end of this battle he still had enough hit points to potentially kill the PCs here. I decided, both for story reasons and for...

Chapter 24 - The Shrine of Bane (Part 4) At that, the wizard leapt away from Erlmoor and fled through double doors to the south. Dulvarna rushed past the dragonborn and into the chamber which seemed to be the inner sanctum of the wizard. A bed, partly hidden by curtains in the south west corner...

Chapter 24 - The Shrine of Bane (Part 3) The warder rushed at Dulvarna and swept out with its axe but she ducked under the blow this time and it struck the stone above her head. She smiled to herself and as Erlmoor stepped forward beside her, she nodded to the dragonborn. Together, they surged...

Chapter 24 - The Shrine of Bane (Part 2) Finding the quarters cramped and seeing the eastern door open behind her, Enlishia slipped back into the entry chamber and followed Litiraan into the empty side room. There, in the wide doorway to the north, she found the elf fighting fiercely against a...