Rhun's Greyhawk OMEGA Campaign (ToEE) - Continued

[Voadam]

"They are massed in force but seem unwilling to come into the forest. They will not split up to track us, we will not be able to engage a small number and we would not gain a prisoner from attacking that band. It would be a mass melee to the death.

"The Prophet's divine magic requires a new dawning to be renewed, and Ciaran has used much of his magics this day as well.

"We slew five ogres this day and escaped their massed forces. We have the wand for minor healing, but the temple forces are strong and it would be better to enter at fuller magical strength.

"We either head down into the mage tunnel now and risk facing him without our own magics, or we enter in the morning in force.

"Ciaran, do you have enough magic left in you to continue or do you need to restore your magics as well?"

 

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon looks through the trees back towards the temple, obvious desperation in his eyes. "How many more times will we fail before we are killed? How many more days can they afford to wait for rescue?" Turning back to the others he shakes his head. "We have tries again and again, and each time we have only succeeded in angering them. It seems that before they had not considered us a serious threat, but unless they are completely mad they will now put significant effort into locking down all their entrances. To attack again with our usual strength would be useless at best, and at worst suicidal. We need help. Could we not send for allies from the town? We have proof now that this is no mere group of bandits but a large and organized force. Surely this presents a threat to Hommlett they could not ignore."

 

[Dog Moon]

Deren drops to the ground. "Ooooh, my poor short little legs," he mutters as he takes in deep breaths of air. "Haven't had to run like that in a long time."

Listening to the others, he nods his agreement with Shoon, but stops as he realizes no one can see it since he's lying on the ground. "I agree. However, I forget, what exactly was our original purpose here? Were we trying to determine if this was greater than a simple group of bandits or were we trying to root them all out? If the former, we may be able to get help. If the latter, then we're on our own and something is going to have to change if we don't want to keep getting forced out here over and over again."

 

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon balks at the little rogue. "What? You... We are trying to rescue your abducted friend! You forgot that?!" The monk palms his face and sighs. "Uhhh... We should return to Nulb at least. I had met an informant there. Maybe they have learned something new. Come on Deren, if you are too tired to walk I can carry you."

 

[Rhun]

OOC: The original mission was to seek out the truth to the rumors of evil returning to the area, and if such rumors proved to be true, you were to inflict as much damage upon the infrastructure of the foe as possible.

 

[Voadam]

Shoon balks at the little rogue. "What? You... We are trying to rescue your abducted friend! You forgot that?!" The monk palms his face and sighs. "Uhhh... We should return to Nulb at least. I had met an informant there. Maybe they have learned something new. Come on Deren, if you are too tired to walk I can carry you."

"That is not all we are trying to do. Lord Krane was part of our mission. He was captured by cultists and taken to the temple. He may be a prisoner or he may be dead. We originally came to find out if the reports of banditry and massing humanoid sightings meant evil had returned to this overthrown lair of demon cultists. And then root them out if they had. They are here and massing forces. Our purpose now is to root them out and disrupt them as much as we can. Five ogres killed is a good day's work. Striking, penetrating their stronghold and inflicting death upon them forces them to focus on us, it throws them into disarray and spreads rumors and fear among their ranks of converts. They are numerous and strong but we are cutting more down with each strike into the Temple. We must continue. Each strike also gives us the chance of winning a prisoner who can lead us to the Temple's prisoners and we can then penetrate in to rescue them.

It is important to persevere and not flinch from our duty despite the danger of alerted cultists. This is a temple with many entrances, not a walled fortress. They feared following us into the woods, we can continue to strike."

 

[Dire Lemming]

"So... what do you suggest?" Shoon asks hesitantly. "Do you know of any more entrances that we have not used yet?"

 

[Rhun]

Back to Nulb? Or something else?

 

[Dire Lemming]

Shoon wants to get his wagon and get back to Nulb to see if Redhand learned anything new.

 

[Strahd_Von_Zarovich]

I think we can rest on a spirit in the local tavern. we need to refill our water skins and pack new rations.
Zirat suggest
Indeed, five Ogres is quite damage ... but we need to find a hideout within the temple's walls. Maybe we can disguise to look like as one of the veil humans that lurk inside?