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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tariff" data-source="post: 1520873" data-attributes="member: 18635">THE CRUCIBLE OF CHAUNTEAStarring..“The Order of Initiative”TIM BROOKE TAYLOR: 1st lvl Halfling ClericBILL ODDIE: 1st lvl Dwarven RangerGRAHAM GARDEN: 1st lvl Human DruidBREE: 1st lvl Dwarven MonkSIR BIC: 1st lvl Human PaladinCELINE: 1st lvl Gnome BardSession 1: Wherein Tim-Brooke Taylor is having a drink in a Inn of Rethmar, he gets chatting to a dwarf in the pub called Bree.  Bree tells Tim of stories of creatures called Wemics and tells him of his days growing up as a orphan, about his days as a dancer, and his initiation into the monestary of Lathander.  Tim (being big on Family, if not in stature) takes Bree under his wing and exclaims that he is heading east to Channathgate to find the village of Fairhill & meet up with friends Bill Oddie & Graham Garden.  Bree agrees to join and they drink some more.. Whilst in the pub we hear several rumors·    Rappan Athuk (dungeon in Rathemount Hills)The duo leave in the morning..  At approx midday Tim and Bree are set upon by foul orcs.  Tim summons a dog to his aid and Bree does his monkly moves, we are victorious and so excited are we that we boldly set off again without looting the fallen orcs.  We come across some villagers who are heading to rathmor, they wish us well and say Fairhill is a good villageIn town we meet two guards called Baron & Loriel ("Is she worth it?") who tell us about the Drunken Cockatrice, Cask & Flagon and the Tavern of the Three Kegs. They also tell us of Orc raids recently and to bring them Orc scalps should we acquire any.  We try the Drunken Cockatrice (run by Glarion) but Tim & Bree find the prices exorbitant so we stay at The Cask & Flagon (run by Tarnan the human).  We talk to some villagers and get some more rumors·    Arialle (the blacksmiths daughter) has gone missing·    We hear of Shandrel (the temple of chauntia) is more than she seems! And that Arlen (mayor) trusts herWe meet up with Bill & Graham in the pub and they tell us that they found 3 dead orcs not looted!!!.. Bill pays for food and drink.  Tim notices a man in the bar that looks very miserable; he tries to impress him with his juggling skills.  The man exclaims that his son was taken by a manticore, he tells a harrowing story about attempting to shoot the manticore and instead hitting his wife and his son dies from the fall!!… He says he would accompany us if we were to help him find the manticore to the north, we consider the idea but we are not sure we can take a manticore yet, so we tell the man we will come back and talk to him later and then head off to the temple area in Fairhill to see Shandrel.  We talk to Shandrel and she tells us her story (on one of her adventures she found the sword of “Vakira”, saw a vision, and from then on has followed Chauntea.  She abandoned her people and headed north eventually arriving in Fairhill and setting up here).  She tells us more information·    Arialle (the blacksmiths daughter) is a Bard/ headed north of woods a few weeks ago·    A halfling called Lannet is staying at Drunken CockatriceThere is a big human cleric named Kath in the temple, near the shrine of Torm, he picks Tim up and gives him a big hug!!.  We decide to go see the Blacksmith and talk to him about his daughter.  His name is Run Voril and he says his daughter went out with friends to the north and has not come back.. he offers us a reward if we help him.  He says he isn’t sure where the Orcs are coming from, but says that the raids have become more frequent.  He mentions Rappan Athuk but dosent think this is the base of the orcs.  He also mentions:·    A Wizard called Irralion built a keep in the forest but now a Vampire lives there·    Spiders in Stoneheart Forest·    Says to go to Magistrate House as Arlens daughter is there, says shes a rogueWe go to the Tavern of 3 Kegs and have a drink to try a decide what to do next with all this information.  Tim tries to chat up Darlia (the bar-owners wife).  We hear the following rumors in the Inn:·    Irralion is dead, he used to worship St Cuthbert·    Shandrel once threw out a Witch, some say she lives near keep·    Ratmen live near forest·    Baron is head of guard, lost his hand to swamp trolls and Shandril couldn’t cure him·    Folks in Crimmor having trouble with stirges·    Grove of Druids to the north west led by evil shapeshifters that worship the moonWe talk to the dwarves in the Inn, they are in a company called “The Dwarves of the Shattered Axe”, they tell us overblown stories, they say that they battled Undead in Rappan Athuk.  Tim eventually gets kicked out of the Tavern of 3 kegs for being to leery towards Darlia… We go back to our rooms to sleep but are awoken by the sound of a bell.  We rush out to see the Temple ablaze.  Shandrel and Arlen rust toward us and exclaime that “the Crucible” has been stolen.  Shandrel gives Bill “Vakiria” the sword, Bill feels a godly presence looking over him and immediately converts to Chauntea.  We are told that the raiders were Orcs and that they occupy a keep to the northeast.  We agree to go after the orcs and Shandrel sends Jerinor &  Hathol (guards) with us and Loriel.  We saddle up and ride out, and Graham falls off!.  We are attacked by Stirges, Tim gets his blood drained by these bat-like creatures, Bill does magnificently with “Vakiria”  and Bree wields “Chameleon” (his Karma) and soon we slay them.  We travel on and come to the edge of the wood.  Bill begins to track.</blockquote>

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