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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maliki" data-source="post: 2437217" data-attributes="member: 19073">WK1-2 Further Adventures in Greenlee (1-19-05) Schohn tracks the goblins into a swampy part of the forest, to a large pond in the middle of which is a small island. A large fire burns on the island. From the firelight the party sees a large stooped figure(about 8-9 foot tall) emerge form a small hut dragging a long pole. The pole is noticable thicker in the middle. As the creature approached the fire the party realized that they faced an ogre that the wide part of the pole was young Ellek, and he was about to be roasted alive. Schohn let fly an arrow that drove the creature back, causing him to drop the pole holding Ellek. As the rest of the party scrambled to remove armor, Necramos dove into the water and swam to the island. Meanwhile the ogre turned to flee towards the hut as Schohn drilled him once again, bringing him to the ground. Necramos, was the first to reach the island and proceeded towards Ellek. Before he could free the boy shouted warnings from his companions alerted Necramos that the ogre had risen up and was now charging at him. As the ogre charges, Schohn fires once agian but this time his shot fails to hit the ogre. Rising to his feet , Necramos is unable to avoid the ogre's attack, and a huge club shot sends the wizards limp body sailing into the shallows of the pond. Luthien, Ryld and Kytor then reach the island and spring into action. Luthien rushes to defend the boy as Kytor drags the wizards body to shore. The ogre and Ryld square off as another arrow from Schohn fails to hit. The wounded ogre brings his great club craching down in a vain attempt to crush the unarmored fighter, but Ryld avoids the swing and with a single thrust brings the ogre down. Upon close examination the ogre is found to be a old member of its race, well past his prime. Sylvia makes it to the island and uses a first aid spell to stablize the nearly broken wizard, Luthein frees the boy and with Kytor standing watch on the island and Schohn watching from the shore, Luthien, Ryld and Sylvia search hut. Within, under a pile of ragged furs the party finds the ogres stash, collected over the years. Several battle axes and longswords, a set of chainmail(taken by Schohn), a finely crafted warhammer(taken by Luthien, later detected as magical) and a shield(claimed by Ryld, also detected as magical). In addition the party finds 4 daggers one of which is silver and a wooden box holding a small scattering of coins, a golden necklace and a metal flask holding an unknown liquid(potion,2 doses of healing). The party gathers up the treasure, and returns to Greenlee reuniting Ellek with his family. Parrick heals the fallen wizard, and Arlo, the innkeeper, gives them free room and board for the night. Before retiring, Ryld visits his fathers grave, where he is joined by a mysterious elven woman, claoked in dark green robes. After a bit of small talk Rlyd learns that the woman is in fact his mother and that his father often made stops here on his travels. She returns to Ryld the a ring that his father had given her when they first met(She did not explain when or how they met or why they chose not to be together. It was obvious though that there was a great love between his parents) She told him that long before men had come to these lands elves lived here in great numbers. When men did come, the two races lived in harmony, untill the coming of Unklar, the Horned God. Unklar made war upon the the whole world from his fortress to the north. Rather than fight many of the elves fled to the Fey Realms. She further explained that she could not leave her home so even after Unklar conquered the land she remained unseen. After Unklars fall she lived for a while among the people of Greenlee, but her long lifespan and magical abilities soon wore on the villagers. Sensing thier mistrust she moved from the village and went to live alone in the marshy section of the forest. As the years past the tales about her became more distorted untill she is rembered as an evil hag who was driven from the village.. As she gets ready to depart, she informs Rlyd that the bandits who killed his father could be found to the north, between Greenlee and the town of Goblins Tooth.</blockquote>

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