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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sir Kendrik" data-source="post: 1435258" data-attributes="member: 123">After the what i hoped was a treat of the partly re-written first adventure I hope I don't disappoint too much with this recap of what occured next.  I was going to re-write the rest of it but monboesen is right that I should post this regularly.The following chapter is the original format way I used to post this story so it is quite brief.  Eventually I started expanding on it and eventually it became the story it is now.Hope you likeKendrik  After returning to the manor Kendrik and his companions headed off to the woods where the Ranger, Jon and the Rogue, Callin had met with a member of the Border Watch, A ranger force that act as lookouts and guards in the forests. She had informed the group that there was strange goings on where the Evil clerics of Varakus we had brought to justice had been buried in the woods. The village elders had decided not to bury them in the graveyard, as they didn’t want them buried on consecrated land. So they bury them in the woods so they could rise again, go figure! We dig up the graves and surprise the clerics bodies aren’t in there.Returning for the evening meal the local Harper filled us in with the latest goings on in Axbridge and after retiring to the local inn for a meeting with the village elders. Kendrik visited his mother and younger brother’s grave vowing to his dead brother that tomorrow he will avenge his death by slaying his murderer.  Neeko was actually a foster brother who was a member of the Border Watch and joined Serena and Kendrik when they need help when they started adventuring.  Neeko was slain by Caligulus when he escaped from the party's clutches.They headed off to the caves there were two entrances to the caves Kendrik had decided to head for the cave that would give the best element of surprise. Unfortunately as is always the way, it had caved in so we had to use the hard way to get in an entrance with a secret mechanism to open it. The hard part is there wasn’t a mechanism on the other end to get out.We lost the element of surprise when we came across a shreiker fungus. That alerted a Chimera that attacked us, Kendrik slew it with a critical hit which sliced off all 3 of its heads with his trusty, and very sharp longsword. We discovered its lair was full of booty and there was a girl chained to the wall. Kendrik instantly thought it was Elanor but it was one of the village girls who had been kidnapped over a year ago. We unchained her Kendrik gave her a drink from his waterskin as she was really dehydrated and the bard carried her.We heard some female screams and Kendrik pushes the party to hurry to save his beloved. We try to leave the girl in a safe room but she wouldn’t as Elanor screamed again. Kendrik instantly took off regardless with the others in hot pursuit. They all get to the main altar room. When we got there we found Elanor in a circular depression chained with Caligulus behind her pulling her head back with a blade in his hand. Caligulus in his bravado told the party “Ah you are just in time to see me sacrifice her to my father” Behind him was a necromancer. We then had to make a spot roll, which Kendrik and the cleric Arton failed. The others moved in time before the necromancer yelled the command to an undead ooze to drop from the ceiling on Kendrik and Arton. This left the others to fight Caligulus and the necromancer. Kendrik and Arton struggle to free themselves from the ooze, Arton broke out first then Kendrik, Caligulus was doing serious damage to Kendriks best friend Callin', a rogue, when Kendrik took over fighting him, ready to avenge Neeko. Caligulus used a feat called the cruelest cut which did massive damage to Kendrik but fortunately he did not drop. Kendrik determined to slay the murderer of his brother Neeko continued to attack through gritted teeth. Callin also with vengeance in his mind for friends death flanks him and lands the telling blow. Caligulus dropped and as Kendrik prepared to coup de grace him says to Caligulus “ With Pelors will return to the abyss where you belong” and drives his sword into the ravagers chest. Caligulus opens his eyes and screams as blood flew from his mouth and he twitched and died.The Necromancer then opens a portal and escapes with his Stirge familiar who was attacking the other rogue, Cain. Kendrik then ran over to his love Lady Elanor to remove the chains but with his big hands and weakened state, he was so seriously wounded he couldn’t open the locks. He got Cain to open them and Lady elanor leapt into Kendrik’s arms and hugs him tight. This leaping into Kendrik’s arms was too much for him to handle and they toppled backwards. At this point a huge statue of Virakus , 30 feet tall, that was behind the altar comes to life and says ”You may have slain my son but now you have to deal with me. Your meddling will be tolerated no longer!” The statue moved towards the party with Kendrik and Cain its first intended victims. Kendrik places Lady Elanor behind him saying "Stay behind me my lady, I will protect you" and he stands his ground. The statue takes a swipe at Kendrik and connects and by the grace of Pelor and Kendrik digging in his heals he doesn’t fall but takes more damage. Kendrik then attacks the statue with his trusty keen longsword. And with a timely critical hit Kendrik slices through the stone legs and the Statue slides off the legs and topples backwards. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief. Gravely wounded himself, Callin left the room to look for the stolen holy mace and investigates what appears to be Caligulus’ sleeping chamber. Suddenly an inkbottle pops open and was we assumed to be an imp appears laughing maniacally.</blockquote>

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