BLACK CRATER

[Tom Cashel]

Artemus, in the wagon you are still healing and freeing the prisoners when you hear Bear's triumphant yawp echo out across the wastes.

Quidam trusts in the luck of Tymora to fire a crossbow bolt staright and true into the haunch of the dark steed.

Quario Seveniss speaks arcane words...then the elf (whose face is battered and bruised, his robes scorched) runs up and slaps his hand down on the dark steed's back--BZZZT!!! An arc of electricity causes the beast to shriek in pain.

Einil Gallowglar charges up beside the intrepid elf and takes out the beast's legs with a vicious crosscut...and it topples into the dirt unconscious. She ends its life with vicious blows of her axe.

The night is silent and cold.

 

[Tom Cashel]

Dalabrac, when the wizard dies the confusion ends. You may return.

 

[Lucius Foxhound]

OOC: YES!!! You guys totally rock! Off to lurk some more...

 

[Mahiro Satsu]

Where am I? Where is the fight? Why did I leave? How long has it been?

I turn around and shake my head in an attempt to clear it. Then I fly back, or try to as the case may be.

 

[Tom Cashel]

Loot from Faraugar and Lord Gargdol (magical or valuable)

Faraugar:
Faraugar's Spelltome
Laucivian's Green Book
Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds (+3) x2
Potion of Resistance
Wand
Wand
Scroll
87 platinum
4 gems
Cloak
Bracers
Potion of Invisibility
Potion of Water Breathing
Gold necklace set with 2 black pearls
Wand
Scroll
Map (?)

There is also a black sword and a black mace, but these burn the hands of anyone who touches them. There are also the magical Vestments of Bane.

Lord Gargdol
Banded mail
Wooden shield
Battleaxe
Ring
Brooch
Goggles of Night

 

[Van Dyksun]

Shakes shaggy head, trying to get the adrenaline of battle to release me from its grip. I sniff the air, wondering what happened to that other ogre.

"Let's gather together and see what is left of this caravan. Quidam, can you see if you can figure out where Dalabrac went to? The wizard did something to him that caused him to just fly off. He didn't look afraid, just very, very confused.

Let's gather together the belongings of these vile men. And did I see a map in there? It's not a map of Aerunedar, is it? That would explain how Faraugar kept getting the drop on my past self.

As for the rest of the caravan, let me know who is in need of healing. Selune may be able to help. And I need to have a word with Artemus."

As I walk through the caravan, I notice the starry night through the portal. I put my paw on the left side of the portal and say, "Close the veil of the universe for me. By the way, we also need to figure out what happened to Foxhound--I don't suppose his body is around here, is it?"

 

[Tom Cashel]

Quidam bows to Quario Seveniss. "You do not know us, friend Wizard, but we know you. Your son and the other children are just beyond that ridge...we will retrieve them before more ill fortune befalls them."

Quidam floats into the air and swoops into the darkness.

 

[Roman Gemmalee]

ooc: I signed off last night and things looked tense, I sign on this morning and it is all done. Good job.

I finish untying everyone and I find some berries and cast Goodberries on them (2d4) and feed them to a still unconscious Lenet.

 

[Roman Gemmalee]

I help Lenet eat 8 berries (ooc: each worth 1 hp).

 

[Mahiro Satsu]

I wander up to Bear looking rather confused.

Well, what the heck happened to me. I was charging the vile wizard one moment and the next I was about half a mile away. How'd all this... Points to the mangled corpse ... happen.

After being informed...

Maybe after we take a choice item each, we could sell the rest when we reach silverymoon to help these settlers rebuild.