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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aluvial" data-source="post: 609672" data-attributes="member: 6862">The Beginning OR What Has Gone on Before NowI suppose that I really should be getting into the heart of the matter and start the story at Hommlet but that isn’t quite how it started for my group. A few things occurred before they ever reached that sleepy town and those minor events spill into this story and will have lasting repercussions. I promise to make it quick. They began their careers from all over the Flanness and had all journeyed to the west for Verbobonc to find adventure in the wildlands of the hills and mountains of that frontier area. It was in the small town of Oakhurst that they met and followed Vexander on a quest to uncover some magical devices once owned by his master’s friend Feriblan the Mad. Little did they know that Feriblan’s evil apprentice Vortigern and devilish familiar also longed for the devices. In a race with Vortigern with many struggles, the party battled for the items and emerged victorious (with the help of a small halfling, Lannet). Vortigern was captured and held in the dungeon of the town guard of Fairhill (just west of the Iron Wood). He was to be tried and judged by the constable there but escaped with the help of his familiar the night before his sentencing. Their whereabouts today are unknown… After the location of the magical staff and bracers, the party followed the whims of Freya’s (goddess of fertility) main cleric in Fairhill and sought out the pelt of a winter wolf for a cloak she was crafting. They journeyed south into the mountains and along the way came across a cursed helm. Admir (chaotically) tried the magical helm and was forever changed (to Lawful). The party succeeded in finding the lair of many winter wolves and in a tough battle managed to slay or incapacitate the evil beasts. To their surprise they discovered that the creatures were intelligent and could speak, yet were totally deprived. Zane Duskwalker was frozen to death by multiple blasts of the creature’s horrible chilling breath and was later brought back to be revived. The party also managed to capture and keep one of the pups. An animal they have with them today…After a few minor events the party gathered themselves for a journey east to find information sought by Talus at a locale called the Temple of the Elements somewhere near the Gnarley. The party had no knowledge of the true history and thought that they would just humor their new friend’s whims. As the party members were about to depart, they were approached by a local bard of the town and asked to give their name so that they might be remembered for their daring feats. After some debate, they ended up with the Journeymen. Lannet decided to accompany them as he was also (quickly) leaving town and heading their way…The Journeymen now numbered eight and made their way through the stirge and spider infested Iron Wood. After a (big) fire they attracted the attention of a powerful druid who sought to destroy them for defiling the land he protected. They drove him off in a fierce battle and limped their way to Verbobonc leaving a new enemy in their wake…Once the great city of Verbobonc was reached Lannet made introductions for Eli to join the thieves’ guild and handled some business he hastily fled from Fairhill because of. Apparently a pair of assassins were after him because of a “minor mistake in Veluna, I swear!” The party decided that they could not get tangled into the affairs of the halfling and let him go his own way to deal with the murderous duo (a blond brother-sister team w/ Dual Strike from the Veluna guild). Also, there was a small disagreement with a group of men wearing ochre colored robes, drinking and acting crude in the tavern. Nothing became of the incident… After learning of the general history of the area (including the Battle of Emridy Meadows, the loss of Prince Thrommel, the Sacking of the Temple of Elemental Evil, twice, the involvement of Furyondy and Iuz, and the name of the small village near the center of the conflict) the party headed south east towards Hommlet. They would arrive in town a few days later…((My first session involving RttToEE comes next!))Aluvial</blockquote>

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