Endur's Return to TOEE part 2
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Endur
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The plans made, the party goes down the hill towards Rastor in two groups.
Kerwyn, Toriah, and Lylamwyn take the wagons in, disguised as Master Dunrat and other evil cultists.
Belaver, Craven, Lenya, Raner, and Xaod travel into Rastor from another direction not in disguise.
Neither group of adventurers is bothered by the Orcs. The orcs at the trading post are lazy, surly, and foul-tempered, but do not appear hostile to either evil cultists or other travelers.
There are three large wooden buildings in Rastor.
The largest building is the Gray Lodge, a tavern filled with a variety of humanoids of every type. Transactions of all sorts go on in the smoke filled corners of the tavern.
The second largest building is Madame Delilah's, a house of ill repute.
The third wooden building is a large stable for horses, giant boars, and other animals.
There is a small stone building in town as well. Raner is shocked when he recognizes the small stone building as a Temple of Moradin (built by dwarven hands as far as he can tell).
Kerwyn, Toriah, and Lylamwyn take the wagons in, disguised as Master Dunrat and other evil cultists.
Belaver, Craven, Lenya, Raner, and Xaod travel into Rastor from another direction not in disguise.
Neither group of adventurers is bothered by the Orcs. The orcs at the trading post are lazy, surly, and foul-tempered, but do not appear hostile to either evil cultists or other travelers.
There are three large wooden buildings in Rastor.
The largest building is the Gray Lodge, a tavern filled with a variety of humanoids of every type. Transactions of all sorts go on in the smoke filled corners of the tavern.
The second largest building is Madame Delilah's, a house of ill repute.
The third wooden building is a large stable for horses, giant boars, and other animals.
There is a small stone building in town as well. Raner is shocked when he recognizes the small stone building as a Temple of Moradin (built by dwarven hands as far as he can tell).
Raner pauses a moment upon seeing the temple "Must've been built before the orcs took over. Wonder if anyone is still there?"
Seeing that no one is being hassled by the orcs, Raner lets the others know he'll meet them at the tavern later and heads to pay his respects at the temple.
Seeing that no one is being hassled by the orcs, Raner lets the others know he'll meet them at the tavern later and heads to pay his respects at the temple.
Endur
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Raner enters the Temple of Moradin and discovers several dwarves wearing crude iron collars and torn beards are in the Temple. Raner recognizes his uncle Rerrid Hammersong and his cousins Thandain Deeperdark and Tunraug Urkart. Raner’s relatives recognize him as well.
Raner’s Uncle says, ”Och, it is good to see you. But you came too late. We tried to cleanse the Mines of the evil that infests it still. The Great Evil has left the Mines, but many lesser evils have replaced it. They were too much for us. Many of us were killed. The thirty of us that survived were captured and sold as slaves to Kreugna, the ruler of the orcs.”
As Belaver, Craven, Lenya, and Xaod travel down the street towards the Gray Lodge, they are stopped in front of Madame Delilah’s establishment by a half-dozen orcs. The largest of the orcs tosses a silver piece to Craven. The orc says in broken common, “I want to buy your woman.”
The disguised Kerwyn, Lylamwyn, and Toriah enter the Gray Lodge.
On the wall next to the entrance is a sign saying, ‘No Fireballs.’ Inside the smoke-filled tavern, they see many creatures. Goblins are playing musical instruments. A human wearing a collar is tending bar. Bugbears, Humans, and Orcs are drinking liquid refreshment and eating pie. A sign on the wall lists several types of pie available to be ordered, ‘Pie, Apple Pie, Blueberry Pie, Chicken Pie, and Gnomish Pie.’
Several stone statues, reminiscent of the Temple of Elemental Evil, are in the bar. Then one of the statues moves its head to stare at Kerwyn. Lylamwyn recognizes the creature as a Gargoyle.
Lylamwyn reads the bartender’s mind (with Detect Thoughts) and locates Tal Chammish in a shadowy alcove. Tal Chammish is a shifty-looking human with nervous eyes and dark greasy hair. He is sitting and drinking with four Gnolls and a female evil cultist. The evil cultist has long blonde hair and wears it with feathers and small animal bones woven into her braids. She is wearing ochre robes with a silver sash and a black cape. She has a holy symbol of the Elder Elemental Eye. A large Ogre guards the entrance to the alcove where Tal is sitting.
Tal Chammish listens to what Master Dunrat (actually Kerwyn) has to say and readily agrees to give the party fresh horses for the trip to the Temple of All Consumption. Tal Chammish and his group get up and leave for the stables to give the party the horses. Lylamwyn read’s Tal Chammish’s mind and finds directions to the Temple. The temple is located in an abandoned dwarven mine six miles from Rastor.
Kerwyn, Lylamwyn, and Toriah are following Tal Chammish’s crew out of the alcove, when a eight foot tall stone statue steps in front of Master Dunrat (Kerwyn).
The large gargoyle (with one broken horn) speaks, ”Going somewhere, Dunrat?
“Mistress Naquent expected the artifacts weeks ago. She has put a bounty on your head so high that every bounty hunter west of Greyhawk is looking for you.
“If you have the artifacts with you, hand them over now and I’ll forget that I saw you.”
Raner’s Uncle says, ”Och, it is good to see you. But you came too late. We tried to cleanse the Mines of the evil that infests it still. The Great Evil has left the Mines, but many lesser evils have replaced it. They were too much for us. Many of us were killed. The thirty of us that survived were captured and sold as slaves to Kreugna, the ruler of the orcs.”
As Belaver, Craven, Lenya, and Xaod travel down the street towards the Gray Lodge, they are stopped in front of Madame Delilah’s establishment by a half-dozen orcs. The largest of the orcs tosses a silver piece to Craven. The orc says in broken common, “I want to buy your woman.”
The disguised Kerwyn, Lylamwyn, and Toriah enter the Gray Lodge.
On the wall next to the entrance is a sign saying, ‘No Fireballs.’ Inside the smoke-filled tavern, they see many creatures. Goblins are playing musical instruments. A human wearing a collar is tending bar. Bugbears, Humans, and Orcs are drinking liquid refreshment and eating pie. A sign on the wall lists several types of pie available to be ordered, ‘Pie, Apple Pie, Blueberry Pie, Chicken Pie, and Gnomish Pie.’
Several stone statues, reminiscent of the Temple of Elemental Evil, are in the bar. Then one of the statues moves its head to stare at Kerwyn. Lylamwyn recognizes the creature as a Gargoyle.
Lylamwyn reads the bartender’s mind (with Detect Thoughts) and locates Tal Chammish in a shadowy alcove. Tal Chammish is a shifty-looking human with nervous eyes and dark greasy hair. He is sitting and drinking with four Gnolls and a female evil cultist. The evil cultist has long blonde hair and wears it with feathers and small animal bones woven into her braids. She is wearing ochre robes with a silver sash and a black cape. She has a holy symbol of the Elder Elemental Eye. A large Ogre guards the entrance to the alcove where Tal is sitting.
Tal Chammish listens to what Master Dunrat (actually Kerwyn) has to say and readily agrees to give the party fresh horses for the trip to the Temple of All Consumption. Tal Chammish and his group get up and leave for the stables to give the party the horses. Lylamwyn read’s Tal Chammish’s mind and finds directions to the Temple. The temple is located in an abandoned dwarven mine six miles from Rastor.
Kerwyn, Lylamwyn, and Toriah are following Tal Chammish’s crew out of the alcove, when a eight foot tall stone statue steps in front of Master Dunrat (Kerwyn).
The large gargoyle (with one broken horn) speaks, ”Going somewhere, Dunrat?
“Mistress Naquent expected the artifacts weeks ago. She has put a bounty on your head so high that every bounty hunter west of Greyhawk is looking for you.
“If you have the artifacts with you, hand them over now and I’ll forget that I saw you.”
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Endur
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Rerrid responds to Raner, "The easiest and safest way would be to buy our freedom if you have the gold. The orcs outnumber us four to one. With thirty of us scattered around the trading post, an attack would result in many dwarves dying to the orcs.
"Kreugna is brutal and vicious, but she respects force and is very greedy. She'd rather be paid gold for us than risk a fight."
After Lenya's statement, Craven and Xaod stand protectively inbetween Lenya and the orcs but do not draw their weapons in an attempt to avoid a fight.
The orc continues, "Oh, I didn't mean I wanted to keep you. I just want to rent you for an hour." The orc makes suggestive thrustings of his pelvis and the other orcs laugh uncontrollably.
An orc in the crowd calls out, "Once you go orc, you'll never go back."
"Kreugna is brutal and vicious, but she respects force and is very greedy. She'd rather be paid gold for us than risk a fight."
After Lenya's statement, Craven and Xaod stand protectively inbetween Lenya and the orcs but do not draw their weapons in an attempt to avoid a fight.
The orc continues, "Oh, I didn't mean I wanted to keep you. I just want to rent you for an hour." The orc makes suggestive thrustings of his pelvis and the other orcs laugh uncontrollably.
An orc in the crowd calls out, "Once you go orc, you'll never go back."
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Paxus Asclepius
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Belaver tries to remain calm when the orcs start picking a fight; he mentally prepares to stab the nearest orc if they start swinging, and feels Neshi tensing to do the same.
