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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tariff" data-source="post: 1584394" data-attributes="member: 18635">Session 8Session 8:   Wherein the party is in the Inn of the Drunken Cocatrice in Fairhill.  Whilst the party are having a final drink before heading off on the next step of their adventure, their conversation is interrupted by the sound of coughing and spluttering coming from the bar.  “Ahh Celene, I was deeply upset you couldn’t attend my funeral” says Havelock, as he approaches the partys table. “what..no..is this some kind of illusion?.. how are you here?” replies a startled Celene.  “The ways of a Illusionist are indeed strange my dear” hisses Havelock.  He turns to Fai.  “Ahh, by your appearance I presume you are a relation to the mighty Wai Dinn, a brother perhaps?, I was extremely fond of Wai and deeply sadden at his loss” “He lies” says Celene. “Him and Wai didn’t get on”.  Fai eyes Havelock.  “so, would you have need of a practitioner of Illusions in your group?”   says Havelock to the party.  “I will not group with you… I like Tim!” Says Celene. “I too do not desire you in the group” says Xog.  “You liked Crimmor, we got robbed twice there!”  “well, I bet you looked like tourists..ya gotta know the places..”   replies Havelock.  The table are silent.. “bah” says Havelock walking off, muttering under his breath.      The party are approached by a male halfling and a female half elf.  His name is Flet and hers Vorgya.  They tell the party that they are friends of Lannet and have been looking for him.  “Well he trained me, but then I haven’t seen him for a few days” says Tim “so you were the last to see him ?” asks Fai.. “um, looks like it” says a cautious Tim.Celene, Tim, Xog and Fai set off for the gnoll-infested waystation in “Stirge Wood” (Stoneheart Forest).  We decide to drop in on the other waystations on the way.  There full of guards etc.  We stay the first night in one for safety.  We set off next morning and come to the second waystation.  Again it is manned by guards.  They tell us that the waystaion in Stirge Wood is now occupied by gnolls.  They say they are to weak and there resources spead to thin to do anything about it.  They offer us the assistance of 6 guards who will come with us to reclaim the 3rd waystation.  We agree and set off.    We soon arrive at the 3rd waystation.  Forgetting all about stealth we ride straight up to the waystaion.  Perched on its parapets we see gnoll archers.  Suddenly out of the deep undergrowth Orcs charge at us.  We engage.    In the battle that follows.. Fai charges in and kills a foul orc with his first hit.. Tim and Celene successfully use sound burst on the orcs and gnolls.. The guards fight valiantly.  Arrow fire rains down on us from the gnoll archers.  Tim casts entropic shield on himself.  The fight looks to be going our way when two other figures emerge from the undergrowth and start attacking us.  Vorgya and Flet…(Lannets friends??).  “Lies!” states Fai , Celene manages to use Tasha’s laughter on Flet and daze on Vorgya.  Xog melee’s away at the oncoming orcs but initially misses everything!..  Xog, seeing a hysterically laughing Flet, prone, aims with his trusy waraxe Wrath and strikes true killing the halfling foe.  Fai wades in! and downs a good few of the orcs including the half-elf Vorgya.  Tim advances on the Waystation whos doors are barred, his entropic shield helping as arrows rain down on him.  "I can not let Tim stand out there alone!" shouts Xog as he runs to assist his buddy.  With the orcs and rogues slaughtered Fai runs up to the door and starts bashing it down.  The rest of the party and the 2 remaining guards use arrow fire at the gnolls on the parapet above.  Tim’s accumulated hits from the arrows begins to tell on the halfling.  Xog steps in and heals Tim.  Fai smashed the door down and runs up the stairs to confront the Leader Gnoll on the parapet.  Tim, Celene and Xog fire from below.  Tim getting the killing shot on the leader Gnoll with his sling.  With the Waystation liberated the party rejoice.  It had been a easier victory than the party had gambled for.  The party finds spoils!  We go back to Fairhill and some train.  We decide we have to have a rest, we have dealt with most of the pressing problems in the area.  .  A few rumours exist for us to investigate further (the manticore to the north, and what of the trap door warded by silver in the ruined keep).  And a few questions unanswered (what is going on with Shandrel, where is Lannet and the what of the Crone in the woods the Ranger Herl spoke of?)..  But for the moment we decide to rest and mourn those who have fallen.END OF ADVENTURE….</blockquote>

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