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<blockquote data-quote="zoroaster100" data-source="post: 4430249" data-attributes="member: 8538"><p><strong>Down into the Keep’s Dungeons</strong></p><p></p><p>After cremating the remains of the desecrated farmers, the heroes headed into Winterhaven to rest and stock up on equipment. They looked for the mysterious elf woman who had previously plied Lozol with questions, but there was no sign of her in town. </p><p></p><p>The locals seemed nervous and jittery. Eilian the Old commented that he had dreamed a dark door had opened, while another villager said he felt like someone had stepped over his grave.</p><p></p><p>After resting and restocking, the next morning the group headed out towards the dreaded ruins of the Shadow Keep. Along the way the heroes heard the howling of wolves. But they chose to ignore the howls and continue straight to their goal. </p><p></p><p>The outskirts of the ruins were eerily quiet, as if even the woodland birds and animals fear to tread there. Rafanel and Tlaloc explored the decaying stone walls in the ruins until they found a partially standing tower which contained a stairwell leading down into the dark dungeons below.</p><p></p><p>While the rest of the group gathered at the top of the stairs, the two stealthy elves sneaked down the stairs by themselves. At the bottom of the stairs, they discovered a room with four small stone pillars, and corridors leading off in different directions. To the south of the room, two filthy small humanoids dressed in ragged leather armor howled at them in rage, hurling javelins at them. Rafanel sent Tlaloc to fetch the others waiting up at the top of the stairs, and he drew his swords from their scabbards and rushed at the goblin warriors facing him. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, in his haste he failed to note the pit trap cleverly hidden by the goblins half way in the room, covered with a stone colored tarp. Rafanel fell right in, and found himself swarmed by a horde of vicious starved giant rats. The rats leaped up on his prone body, rending little wounds on his arms, legs and torso with their tiny filthy fangs.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the group rushed down the stairs, but soon found themselves targeted not only by the first two javelin-throwing goblins, but also by two goblin sharpshooters who used their crossbows with deadly aim from the room to the south, using cover to repeatedly hide and get combat advantage on the heroes, peppering them with deadly bolts in their vitals.</p><p></p><p>The spellcasters began to retaliate with spells, but the deadly accuracy of the goblin sharpshooters began to take its toll as one hero after another fell clutching their vitals in pain. Rafanel repeatedly struggled to climb out of the rat-filled pit without success. Lilith and Xandir worked to throw down a rope to him, and Hyksos was finally able to pull Rafanel out. </p><p></p><p>With Rafanel out of the pit, the group was able to focus their spells and weapons on the goblin javelin throwers, and Tlaloc used a carefully placed dagger throw to cause one goblin to fall into the rat pit. The goblin was soon devoured by the hungry vermin in the pit. But Xandir fell unconscious from bloodloss and others were near death from the rain of crossbow bolts, the heroes decided to take the action to the sharpshooters. Hyksos, Rafanel and Tlaloc charged in and got in the goblin’s faces so they could not be effective with their ranged weapons, while Lozol and Hyksos used their healing ability to save those near death. </p><p></p><p>The last of the goblins fell to its ignoble end, and the heroes looted their bodies for coins and ran back up their stairs and all the way back to town. This time they might buy a few more healing potions before venturing back into the dungeons of the Keep on the Shadowfell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zoroaster100, post: 4430249, member: 8538"] [b]Down into the Keep’s Dungeons[/b] After cremating the remains of the desecrated farmers, the heroes headed into Winterhaven to rest and stock up on equipment. They looked for the mysterious elf woman who had previously plied Lozol with questions, but there was no sign of her in town. The locals seemed nervous and jittery. Eilian the Old commented that he had dreamed a dark door had opened, while another villager said he felt like someone had stepped over his grave. After resting and restocking, the next morning the group headed out towards the dreaded ruins of the Shadow Keep. Along the way the heroes heard the howling of wolves. But they chose to ignore the howls and continue straight to their goal. The outskirts of the ruins were eerily quiet, as if even the woodland birds and animals fear to tread there. Rafanel and Tlaloc explored the decaying stone walls in the ruins until they found a partially standing tower which contained a stairwell leading down into the dark dungeons below. While the rest of the group gathered at the top of the stairs, the two stealthy elves sneaked down the stairs by themselves. At the bottom of the stairs, they discovered a room with four small stone pillars, and corridors leading off in different directions. To the south of the room, two filthy small humanoids dressed in ragged leather armor howled at them in rage, hurling javelins at them. Rafanel sent Tlaloc to fetch the others waiting up at the top of the stairs, and he drew his swords from their scabbards and rushed at the goblin warriors facing him. Unfortunately, in his haste he failed to note the pit trap cleverly hidden by the goblins half way in the room, covered with a stone colored tarp. Rafanel fell right in, and found himself swarmed by a horde of vicious starved giant rats. The rats leaped up on his prone body, rending little wounds on his arms, legs and torso with their tiny filthy fangs. The rest of the group rushed down the stairs, but soon found themselves targeted not only by the first two javelin-throwing goblins, but also by two goblin sharpshooters who used their crossbows with deadly aim from the room to the south, using cover to repeatedly hide and get combat advantage on the heroes, peppering them with deadly bolts in their vitals. The spellcasters began to retaliate with spells, but the deadly accuracy of the goblin sharpshooters began to take its toll as one hero after another fell clutching their vitals in pain. Rafanel repeatedly struggled to climb out of the rat-filled pit without success. Lilith and Xandir worked to throw down a rope to him, and Hyksos was finally able to pull Rafanel out. With Rafanel out of the pit, the group was able to focus their spells and weapons on the goblin javelin throwers, and Tlaloc used a carefully placed dagger throw to cause one goblin to fall into the rat pit. The goblin was soon devoured by the hungry vermin in the pit. But Xandir fell unconscious from bloodloss and others were near death from the rain of crossbow bolts, the heroes decided to take the action to the sharpshooters. Hyksos, Rafanel and Tlaloc charged in and got in the goblin’s faces so they could not be effective with their ranged weapons, while Lozol and Hyksos used their healing ability to save those near death. The last of the goblins fell to its ignoble end, and the heroes looted their bodies for coins and ran back up their stairs and all the way back to town. This time they might buy a few more healing potions before venturing back into the dungeons of the Keep on the Shadowfell. [/QUOTE]
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