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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 4100695" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chapter #24, "Arrival at Lendore Island", August 10th, 1005: After a long and uneventful ocean voyage the ship Coripius arrives at their destination. Lendore Island is the largest island in the Spindrift Island Chain (at approximately 100 miles diameter). The ship docks at the City of Lendore, the Island’s largest community. There are many large ships I the harbor, as ship building is the chief occupation of the island. The group goes to Falco’s Tavern to relax. Three of the crewmen from the Coripius follow them. These men have decided to either kill or capture some of the party in order to then return them to King Kohlorahdooh for the reward money. They wait until Klaaze, Mark and Narg leave the bar in a rather intoxicated state to jump these three from behind. This proves to be a serious miscalculation, as even when drunk the three adventurers prove to be competent fighters. Both Klaaze and Mark manage to get their swords drawn, and slay their respective oppenents with a single blow. Narg also gets his sword out, but his first swing is wild, totally missing the opponent. At the sight of his two dead allies, and seeing that he is now outnumbered three-to-one, the man chooses to surrender. This then presents a problem of what to do with the prisoner. Narg agrees to not kill the man in return for a week of manual labor. The man readily agrees, and introduces himself as Jocko. Klaaze objects to letting the man live, but begins to reconsider after Narg has Jocko shine Klaaze’s shoes and then fetches him a beer. They rejoin the others and explain what has transpired. The group decides that it would probably be best to leave the city, as the other crewmembers from the Coripius will probably be seeking revenge for the deaths of their shipmates. They make a few inquiries about what there might be to do on this island, and are told of the ruins of an abandoned castle on the southern peninsula. The castle is said to be unguarded, and there are also rumors of treasue hidden somewhere near the building. They head south, stopping for nightfall at a camp with a group of ten dwarves. The dwarves invite them for supper, and tell them more about the geography of the island. They confirm the rumors about Restenford Castle, saying that they have searched the area for the long lost treasure themselves, but have never found it. They warn the group not to get too close to the Castle, as a “mad wizard” currently resides there. August 11th, 1005: The group continues to travel south alongside a river. The run into four field hands. These farm workers start to pick a fight with Klaaze. Klaaze punches the leader of these four, the exceptional strength hitting so hard that the man’s neck breaks, killing him. The group makes a very hasty exit, as far south as their feet will carry them. They leave the main road and find a safe place in the forested hills to spend the night. Meanwhile, back at The Keep, Tao and his three companions had left The Keep in search for more adventure. They run into a little girl named Goldilocks, who says that her parents were apprehended by a “furry giant with horns”. They take the girl back to The Keep, and find out moe information about the monster. They are told of a minotaur who lives in a cave near the hobgoblins lair. They decide to head out for there at dawn. August 12th, 1005: The four head to the cave where the minotaur is said to live. They first run into a group of giant fire beetles. Several bad jokes are made by the players, comparing this quartet of monsters to the musical group the Beatles. The adventureres and their oppoents put up quite a fight. After eight rounds of battle only two of he beetles have been killed, and all four adventurers each have less than half of their original hit points. Tolbryne then casts a sleep spell, which puts the final two to sleep and they are then killed. The four realize that they are no longer in any shape to take on a healthy minotaur (assuming that they ever were in the first place), so they decide to leave the cave. They start to leave, and then hear a woman scream. They reconsider leaving, and head back into the cave in he direction of the scream. Tao quitely scouts ahead, finding a room where the minotaur is torturing the parents of Goldilocks. Tolbyrne’s player comments “Serves them right for giving her such a stupid name.” Tao informs the others and the four bravely, but foolishly, decide to immediatley attack the minotaur. Furynick and Tao charge into the minotaur, who strikes back at them. Tao’s speed allow him to avoid the first swing of the minotaur’s axe, which then strikes Furynick’s shield with such force that the shield breaks in two. Meanwhile, both Isaiah and Tolbyrne untie and release Goldilock’s parents. Once the pair is freed the decide to all escape. The minotaur chases after them, and hurls a handaxe at the group. The axe strikes Goldlock’s father in the back, killing him. The woman becomes hysterical and distraught, and falls onto the man’s body. The four adventures are now down to an average of three hit points each, with the barely wounded and very angry minotaur charging down at them. Furynick and Isaiah both state that they refuse to leave the woman, and decide to stand their ground and fight the monster. Tolbyrne panics, and Tao comments “this is suicide.”</blockquote>

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