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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DM_Fiery_Fist" data-source="post: 2144615" data-attributes="member: 6052">The Hare's Portal IIIn my <a href="http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/emeraldtiger/" target="_blank">campaign</a>, the characters split up upon reaching the isle in the Sea of Moving Ice and two cohorts (acquired by the Leadership feat) went off to scout.  Cain, a mist elf druid, and Kahlan, a weretiger ranger, along with Cain's megaraptor animal companion, actually stumbled upon Thurghom while scouting.  An intense battle ensued in which the two of them barely managed to triumph over the lone druid and his polar bear companion after an extremely rough battle...both characters were quite worse for the wear when they emerged.  They slew Thurghom in the early morning, and the rest of the party arrived around noon.  Well, shortly after they arrived, Kahlan began experimenting with the Standing Stones.  She brushed her paw across the stones and activated the portal.  Undaunted, and curious as a cat, she stepped into the web of energy.  Unfortunately, she chose a rather poor time, for she entered just as the arctic wind picked up (as you can see in the article, there is a 10% chance that the portal briefly flickers out when someone steps in, due to its age and the effect of the elements).  I rolled an 08, so Kahlan plummeted into the icy waters of the sinkhole.  Above, Cain (who was also beginning a bit of a relationship with Kahlan), saw his comrade enter the standing stones and vanish.  Surprised, and fearful for her safety, he dashed in after her.  The portal functioned properly, and he was whisked away to the High Ice.  Meanwhile, Kahlan splashed down into the water and made a successful Spot check, allowing her to glimpse the glint of treasure from very far below (she had a very good modifier).  With her necklace of adaptation on, she swam to the bottom and began to unearth all of the various treasures that were found.  Meanwhile, her comrades had seen Cain vanish, and so Tyta (a brave female fighter from Mulhorand, whose cohort is Kahlan) leapt into the portal after Cain.  She told Virgil (a very old mist elf mystic theurge, whose cohort is Cain) to keep the party on this side of the portal until she returned.  Virgil nodded - most of the party was off exploring the island anyway, so all he had to do was keep Suran (a lawful good monk NPC) from following Tyta through the portal.  Suran was convinced by the wise elf's reasoning and waited impatiently.  However, after about a minute, the portal began to flicker out.  In a desperate effort, Virgil and Suran both leapt for the portal.  Virgil vanished, whisked away.  Suran, however, leapt as the portal flickered out, and therefore plummeted into the water, landing next to Kahlan, who had just surfaced.  He used his winged boots to bring them both out of the water, and then they discussed what had just happened with their comrades.  Kahlan debated for some time, then wondered if perhaps the key she found below (which was actually the universal key mentioned earlier) had something to do with it.  She tossed it into the sinkhole, but nothing seemed to happen (however, this had actually opened Mistear's portal to the Plane of Faerie).  Kahlan asked Suran to go and fetch her key, unaware of what had happened.  The monk dived into the sinkhole, and never returned.  Kahlan finally went after him, but found no trace of the key or of the monk (the portal closed after he went through).  Meanwhile, Cain, Tyta, and Virgil found themselves in the cavern below the High Ice.  However, things had changed, and a group of four elite agents of the City of Shade had slain the Red Worm and occupied the cavern.  They actually managed to negotiate a bit of a truce, and the three heroes agreed to wait for nine hours or so until the shades could alter their memory and send them to a city in the North.Back at the standing stones, Rizel (a female true necromancer from the far east) had cast analyze portal on the standing stones.  She glimpsed the destination in the High Ice and decided to teleport there, leaving her comrades behind.  After a few failed attempts (due to the effects of faerzress, the magical radiation that permeates the Underdark), she reached her comrades.  Rizel was less cooperative than her allies, but Virgil finally convinced her to have a seat.  Twilight fell at the Standing Stones, and Mistear emerged from the portal to thank the party for slaying Thurghom.  He offered them a favor in return, and after a brief discussion, Kahlan asked him where Suran had gone to.  Mistear realized that Suran had entered the Plane of Faerie, and explained this to Kahlan.  After a brief decision, she decided that she wanted to enter the Plane of Faerie to search for Suran.  One of her comrades, a halfling bard by the name of Kesef (a staunch ally of Tyta), decided to ask Mistear if he could meet up with Tyta.  Mistear told him that if he traveled through the Land of Faerie, he could eventually reach his comrade.  Mistear explained three rules of the Plane of Faerie (again, much of this has been inspired by Raven Crowking):Even the most gracious of creatures can prove fell to the greedy or rude.  Tongues and manners should be minded here, for the Good People are not all Good, nor even all People.  Gifts and insults must be repaid in kind.To taste the fruits of the Faerie Realm is to court disaster.Stay on the path – the path will always go where one needs to go, though it will take its own time in getting there.After hearing this, Kesef became concerned, and tried to outwit Mistear.  After a long and convuleted bit of banter between the two, Mistear taught the primal music to Kesef (this is for the Seeker of the Song prestige class from Complete Arcane, it was used as a means of character development for Kesef), but Mistear managed to trick the halfling (who had a rather low wisdom score) into agreeing that he would actually owe Mistear two favors.Mistear then gave a tiny apple to Kahlan (this was a portal key for the Hare's Portal), and explained to her once again that the path would take them where they needed to go.  He told them that when the path forked, Kahlan and those seeking Suran should go right, whilst Kesef and those following him in search of Tyta should go left.  He then hopped into the sinkhole, and the others leapt in as well.  ---------------------------------------This is how the events unfolded in my campaign.  My next post will cover the Plane of Faerie and our heroes' experience with the White Duck.</blockquote>

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