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<blockquote data-quote="Isklexi" data-source="post: 6351036" data-attributes="member: 6684948"><p><strong>To Catch a Gremlin</strong></p><p></p><p>[gm]I’m going to be making a series of updates to this thread. This actually covers several sessions we’ve had. I just failed to update this thread in a timely manner. Better late then never, on with the show. [/gm]</p><p><strong>Afternoon</strong></p><p><strong>A-Team</strong></p><p>The party had two options for helping Gale. They could seek the aid of Minister Harkover Lee, one of Risur’s most powerful wizards, or they could risk owing Calaphax a favor. After some internal debate, the constables decided to get the help of Minister Lee to sever the connection between Gale and Ekossigan. Lee was moderately disapproving of how the constables were fraternizing with a minor terrorist but stopping Ekossigan’s threat was more important. Lee managed to remove Gales connection to the rogue fey, but the ritual severely taxed her. Gale was too weak to help directly, but she was able to reveal some useful information. Gale told the constables that Ekossigan was employing gremlins to gather offerings made by local peasants to use the latent spiritual energy as part of some nefarious ritual to access the Bleak Gate. If the party could capture a gremlin, it could lead them back to Ekossigan. Furthermore, Gale was able to reveal the location where a gremlin named Ellik rested during the day, an abandoned bar called the Nutgarden.</p><p> </p><p>[gm]I presented the players with a choice in how to help Gale. The players weren’t confidant they could remove the pact without killing Gale from the ritual’s backlash. I presented Minister Lee and Calaphax as two options for them to choose from. Lee could break the pact, but Gale would be bedridden for the rest of the adventure (and they pay for the ritual). If they asked Cal for help, Gale would be well enough to aid them in facing Ekossigan, but they would owe Cal a favor. They decided against owing the fiend a nebulous favor.[/gm]</p><p> </p><p><strong>Evening</strong></p><p><strong>A-Team</strong></p><p>The constables decided there wasn’t enough time to hunt down Ellik in the morning, so they left for the Cloudwood District to catch a gremlin. They left Gale in the custody of the RHC. Asrabey told the party he would wait for them at the RHC HQ for when they returned with news. At first, Kirk tried to lay a trap for the gremlins using a fake offering. While Kirk’s trap didn’t pan out, the team still managed to spot a gremlin and give chase.</p><p> </p><p>The gremlin led the constables on a merry chase. Irony used her Vengeful Gaze power early on to ensure they wouldn’t lose their quarry. Kirk attempted to take a shortcut through an alley, but a sudden dead end knocked him out of the running. Rai and Maddox pursued the gremlin across a small lake. When the gremlin attempted to clamber up a wall, Rai used his elemental powers to fly to the top of the wall, cutting off escape, and Bellicose shot the gremlin in the shoulder, causing him to fall into Maddox’s waiting arms.</p><p> </p><p>The constables dragged the squealing fey all the way back to HQ to interrogate it with Asrabey. They were able to interrogate the deranged gremlin successfully despite its rambling. They learned that Ekossigan was hiding in some sort of tree house and planned to sacrifice dozens of orphans to tear a hole into the Bleak Gate. Once the questioning was over, Asrabey drove a cold iron spike into the unfortunate gremlin’s forehead, killing it outright.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Isklexi, post: 6351036, member: 6684948"] [b]To Catch a Gremlin[/b] [gm]I’m going to be making a series of updates to this thread. This actually covers several sessions we’ve had. I just failed to update this thread in a timely manner. Better late then never, on with the show. [/gm] [B]Afternoon A-Team[/B] The party had two options for helping Gale. They could seek the aid of Minister Harkover Lee, one of Risur’s most powerful wizards, or they could risk owing Calaphax a favor. After some internal debate, the constables decided to get the help of Minister Lee to sever the connection between Gale and Ekossigan. Lee was moderately disapproving of how the constables were fraternizing with a minor terrorist but stopping Ekossigan’s threat was more important. Lee managed to remove Gales connection to the rogue fey, but the ritual severely taxed her. Gale was too weak to help directly, but she was able to reveal some useful information. Gale told the constables that Ekossigan was employing gremlins to gather offerings made by local peasants to use the latent spiritual energy as part of some nefarious ritual to access the Bleak Gate. If the party could capture a gremlin, it could lead them back to Ekossigan. Furthermore, Gale was able to reveal the location where a gremlin named Ellik rested during the day, an abandoned bar called the Nutgarden. [gm]I presented the players with a choice in how to help Gale. The players weren’t confidant they could remove the pact without killing Gale from the ritual’s backlash. I presented Minister Lee and Calaphax as two options for them to choose from. Lee could break the pact, but Gale would be bedridden for the rest of the adventure (and they pay for the ritual). If they asked Cal for help, Gale would be well enough to aid them in facing Ekossigan, but they would owe Cal a favor. They decided against owing the fiend a nebulous favor.[/gm] [B]Evening A-Team[/B] The constables decided there wasn’t enough time to hunt down Ellik in the morning, so they left for the Cloudwood District to catch a gremlin. They left Gale in the custody of the RHC. Asrabey told the party he would wait for them at the RHC HQ for when they returned with news. At first, Kirk tried to lay a trap for the gremlins using a fake offering. While Kirk’s trap didn’t pan out, the team still managed to spot a gremlin and give chase. The gremlin led the constables on a merry chase. Irony used her Vengeful Gaze power early on to ensure they wouldn’t lose their quarry. Kirk attempted to take a shortcut through an alley, but a sudden dead end knocked him out of the running. Rai and Maddox pursued the gremlin across a small lake. When the gremlin attempted to clamber up a wall, Rai used his elemental powers to fly to the top of the wall, cutting off escape, and Bellicose shot the gremlin in the shoulder, causing him to fall into Maddox’s waiting arms. The constables dragged the squealing fey all the way back to HQ to interrogate it with Asrabey. They were able to interrogate the deranged gremlin successfully despite its rambling. They learned that Ekossigan was hiding in some sort of tree house and planned to sacrifice dozens of orphans to tear a hole into the Bleak Gate. Once the questioning was over, Asrabey drove a cold iron spike into the unfortunate gremlin’s forehead, killing it outright. [/QUOTE]
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