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<blockquote data-quote="xnosipjpqmhd" data-source="post: 2875742"><p>Tales of the Bloody Hell</p><p>Book Two: The Tree of Life </p><p>Session 3 (from 10 Jan 2004)</p><p></p><p>Before leaving Nankar, the heroes went shopping to pick up some much needed supplies.</p><p></p><p>Soon after the heroes passed through a pass in the mountains from Sindar to Cymril, a black windrigger flying a red flag attacked the Bloody Hell. It was commanded by a Kang. An Arimite and a female Arimite mage were also aboard. They attacked with ballistae and magic. The heroes escaped, but only barely.</p><p></p><p>Upon reaching the borders of Vardune, windships crewed by Blue Ardua stopped the Bloody Hell. After some questioning, the Ardua reluctantly allowed us to pass into the Kingdom.</p><p></p><p>The ship docked at Vashay. There the heroes noticed a company of thrall. Gann struck up a conversation with Third Sword Rann, discovering that six brigades of thrall had been ordered to defend the borders of Vardune and Taz in all directions, while the Cymrilian forces had been recalled to Cymril. Rann referred Gann to an Ardua named Veeroc. </p><p></p><p>After securing lodging, the heroes met with Veeroc. Veeroc shared with them that all thrall had been ordered out of Cymril. He said that the pirate ship we had encountered is called the Nuthchak. He said that the sad children were Kharakhan giants, who guarded the Tree of Life along with other guardians of various races. The bronze Arduan armour that the heroes had found in Boldtooth’s tower presumably had belonged to one of these. </p><p></p><p>During the conversation, Vidian began to formulate the idea that the “silver eye” referred to in Ar’tec’s poem was an item, perhaps located in a Phaedran tomb near Vashay that may have been Viridian’s burial place.</p><p></p><p>That night, the heroes located a squat stone tomb in the Southwood. They pushed the stone door ajar, and Motar squeezed in through the opening thus created. Vidian used magic to cause Motar’s knife to glow. Inside he saw two skeletons of individuals who had been killed in a gruesome manner. Tatters of white robes still clung to their bones. A downward-sloping corridor led down into the tomb. Stone carvings of single eyes watched everything. More pushing allowed the rest of the heroes to enter.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the hall was a 40-foot room with a large stone slab in the centre. Before Vidian could light the torches in the room with a quickly conjured tinderbox, they sprang into flames. The body within the sarcophagus stood up and attacked! Phantarl attempted to flee, but the skeletons from the entryway blocked his path. Combat ensued.</p><p></p><p>The corpse was struck by Gann’s sword and Vidian’s arcane bolt, but he responded with a necromantic strike against the Cymrilian that sent him to the floor. A healing elixir saved Vidian’s life and put him back into the fight. Meanwhile, Motar snuck around behind the dead man and attacked with two daggers.</p><p></p><p>Yet it soon became apparent that no normal blade could pierce the creature’s cold grey skin. Thus, using their magic weapons, the heroes were finally able to dispatch he whose long sleep of death they had disturbed. Likewise were the skeletons who guarded the grave destroyed.</p><p></p><p>When the heroes examined the slab upon which the body had lain, they saw it was carved with a large Aamanian eye. At the end of the slab, resting on the floor of the tomb, was a small stone chest. Cautiously Vidian opened the lid. Within he found a moulded tome emblazoned with a single eye on the cover, a silver dagger, and a pendant of silver in the shape of an eye.</p><p></p><p>“Could this be the eye we seek?” pondered Vidian. He examined the pendant closer. It appeared to be quite old. Next he opened the rotting tome. Its pages were covered in orthodoxist scribblings. He handed the book to Dar, then looked at the silver dagger. Its hilt was formed to represent various orthodoxist symbols and iconography, and the blade thinned quickly before flaring out into a diamond shape near the tip.</p><p></p><p>To be continued...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xnosipjpqmhd, post: 2875742"] Tales of the Bloody Hell Book Two: The Tree of Life Session 3 (from 10 Jan 2004) Before leaving Nankar, the heroes went shopping to pick up some much needed supplies. Soon after the heroes passed through a pass in the mountains from Sindar to Cymril, a black windrigger flying a red flag attacked the Bloody Hell. It was commanded by a Kang. An Arimite and a female Arimite mage were also aboard. They attacked with ballistae and magic. The heroes escaped, but only barely. Upon reaching the borders of Vardune, windships crewed by Blue Ardua stopped the Bloody Hell. After some questioning, the Ardua reluctantly allowed us to pass into the Kingdom. The ship docked at Vashay. There the heroes noticed a company of thrall. Gann struck up a conversation with Third Sword Rann, discovering that six brigades of thrall had been ordered to defend the borders of Vardune and Taz in all directions, while the Cymrilian forces had been recalled to Cymril. Rann referred Gann to an Ardua named Veeroc. After securing lodging, the heroes met with Veeroc. Veeroc shared with them that all thrall had been ordered out of Cymril. He said that the pirate ship we had encountered is called the Nuthchak. He said that the sad children were Kharakhan giants, who guarded the Tree of Life along with other guardians of various races. The bronze Arduan armour that the heroes had found in Boldtooth’s tower presumably had belonged to one of these. During the conversation, Vidian began to formulate the idea that the “silver eye” referred to in Ar’tec’s poem was an item, perhaps located in a Phaedran tomb near Vashay that may have been Viridian’s burial place. That night, the heroes located a squat stone tomb in the Southwood. They pushed the stone door ajar, and Motar squeezed in through the opening thus created. Vidian used magic to cause Motar’s knife to glow. Inside he saw two skeletons of individuals who had been killed in a gruesome manner. Tatters of white robes still clung to their bones. A downward-sloping corridor led down into the tomb. Stone carvings of single eyes watched everything. More pushing allowed the rest of the heroes to enter. At the end of the hall was a 40-foot room with a large stone slab in the centre. Before Vidian could light the torches in the room with a quickly conjured tinderbox, they sprang into flames. The body within the sarcophagus stood up and attacked! Phantarl attempted to flee, but the skeletons from the entryway blocked his path. Combat ensued. The corpse was struck by Gann’s sword and Vidian’s arcane bolt, but he responded with a necromantic strike against the Cymrilian that sent him to the floor. A healing elixir saved Vidian’s life and put him back into the fight. Meanwhile, Motar snuck around behind the dead man and attacked with two daggers. Yet it soon became apparent that no normal blade could pierce the creature’s cold grey skin. Thus, using their magic weapons, the heroes were finally able to dispatch he whose long sleep of death they had disturbed. Likewise were the skeletons who guarded the grave destroyed. When the heroes examined the slab upon which the body had lain, they saw it was carved with a large Aamanian eye. At the end of the slab, resting on the floor of the tomb, was a small stone chest. Cautiously Vidian opened the lid. Within he found a moulded tome emblazoned with a single eye on the cover, a silver dagger, and a pendant of silver in the shape of an eye. “Could this be the eye we seek?” pondered Vidian. He examined the pendant closer. It appeared to be quite old. Next he opened the rotting tome. Its pages were covered in orthodoxist scribblings. He handed the book to Dar, then looked at the silver dagger. Its hilt was formed to represent various orthodoxist symbols and iconography, and the blade thinned quickly before flaring out into a diamond shape near the tip. To be continued... [/QUOTE]
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