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<blockquote data-quote="Rhenny" data-source="post: 6740392" data-attributes="member: 18333"><p>Session 2</p><p></p><p>Horde of the Dragon Queen (Spoilers)</p><p></p><p>We continued through the tunnel under the keep and got to a mess of boxes and crates that were blocking a doorway. We took some time to clear the area and then Mily got up close to the door and examined the lock. She tinkered with it for a bit before Brevick used the key to open it. Lucky for us, Mily’s work preserved the lock so we could use this door as protection later if we had to flee enemy forces.</p><p></p><p>Brevick was the first to go through the door into the night air. He came back and pushed Mily out for her to take a look. Mily returned and told us about 5 or 6 kobolds and 3 cultists who were up an embankment to the north watching the keep, cheering as a great blue dragon flew overhead, assaulting the keep’s walls with deadly lightning bolts. Mily was excited by this.</p><p></p><p>After a brief discussion, we decided to try to take the enemies by surprise. Brevick ran up the hill and attacked, killing one. Then I ran up beside him with my shield glowing brightly. Mily snuck out and used her sling to down another kobold, as Grim ran to engage. Strix, playing it safe, emerged from the tunnel, spotted a target, fired a fire bolt, then retreated into the tunnel again. Pretty soon, we were able to take down the rest of these foes. Having surprised them made it a lot easier.</p><p></p><p>As we surveyed the village, we saw a nearby building belching flames. Since we wanted to save some villagers, we ran to the building and gathered up 5 or 6 of the people trapped within. I led them back to the tunnel and tried to get one of the older citizens, and old man, to stay in the tunnel door so that if others came he could let them in to safety, but he and the children were too frightened so, with a torch in hand, they ran through the tunnel to the keep. </p><p></p><p>We found other buildings and other citizens, but as we were gathering them, a group of kobolds and a guard, attacked us. After Stix blasted a foe with his fire bolt, he became a target, going down after a kobold and the guard stuck him with their weapons. Grim, Mily and Brevick stood their ground as I moved up to our fallen comrade, using divine energy to heal his wounds and get him back on his feet. I told the others that I was exhausted, so from now on, we’d have to be very careful. Grim, already wounded from earlier, used his crossbow to attack at range, while Brevick enraged that Strix was knocked down by the guard’s spear, ripped the spear from Strix’s body and charged the guard. Unfortunately, his blind rage made it difficult, and his attack missed the mark. Grim, Mily, Brevick and I were eventually able to kill the last foes, and begin to usher the 9 citizens alone with us as we checked other buildings. </p><p></p><p>Before we could get much further, around the corner, we saw a large group of raiders. There must have been nearly 15 of them, including some small dragons or drakes. I shouted to the others, “run for the tunnel,” and we did. The raiders saw us, but they were far enough behind that we were able to make it to the tunnel. We locked the door and went back to the keep with the people we rescued. After resting and telling Escobert about our foray into the village, we found that the blue dragon was still attacking the walls of the keep. We went out to assess the situation. It was not good. A number of guards were blown off the walls by the dragon’s lightning breath, and parts of the wall were crumbling. The Dragon Fear kept us from acting rationally, but we were lucky to make it back into the keep without additional mishap.</p><p></p><p>Inside, Escobert told us that a cellar doorway had been breached. The enemy was now entering the keep. He asked us to try to hold the breached area while he and his guards fight any kobolds that were within the keep. We ran down to the room with the breach, accompanied by Esmina Mynist, one of the keep’s wizards, who said she could mend the gates if we could clear a way to them and give her some time to work her magic. We pushed into the room and fought a number of kobolds, an acolyte and a drake. Everyone did his or her part, so Brevick and I made it to the gates where we created a shield wall against intruders. Ermina worked her magic to begin repairs, but the enemy assaulted us as we stood defensively. After withstanding a number of attacks, I was hit hard and went down.</p><p></p><p>Later, after a keep healer had tended to my wounds, the others told me that they held the breached area, and Ermina was able to restore the gates. We were all exhausted, and even after a short rest, I could not regain my full health.</p><p></p><p>End Session</p><p></p><p>We gained enough xp to get to level 2, but since the keep was still under siege, and it was still night, we were unable to take a long rest to restore our strength.</p><p></p><p>It has been a long and tiring day for all of us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhenny, post: 6740392, member: 18333"] Session 2 Horde of the Dragon Queen (Spoilers) We continued through the tunnel under the keep and got to a mess of boxes and crates that were blocking a doorway. We took some time to clear the area and then Mily got up close to the door and examined the lock. She tinkered with it for a bit before Brevick used the key to open it. Lucky for us, Mily’s work preserved the lock so we could use this door as protection later if we had to flee enemy forces. Brevick was the first to go through the door into the night air. He came back and pushed Mily out for her to take a look. Mily returned and told us about 5 or 6 kobolds and 3 cultists who were up an embankment to the north watching the keep, cheering as a great blue dragon flew overhead, assaulting the keep’s walls with deadly lightning bolts. Mily was excited by this. After a brief discussion, we decided to try to take the enemies by surprise. Brevick ran up the hill and attacked, killing one. Then I ran up beside him with my shield glowing brightly. Mily snuck out and used her sling to down another kobold, as Grim ran to engage. Strix, playing it safe, emerged from the tunnel, spotted a target, fired a fire bolt, then retreated into the tunnel again. Pretty soon, we were able to take down the rest of these foes. Having surprised them made it a lot easier. As we surveyed the village, we saw a nearby building belching flames. Since we wanted to save some villagers, we ran to the building and gathered up 5 or 6 of the people trapped within. I led them back to the tunnel and tried to get one of the older citizens, and old man, to stay in the tunnel door so that if others came he could let them in to safety, but he and the children were too frightened so, with a torch in hand, they ran through the tunnel to the keep. We found other buildings and other citizens, but as we were gathering them, a group of kobolds and a guard, attacked us. After Stix blasted a foe with his fire bolt, he became a target, going down after a kobold and the guard stuck him with their weapons. Grim, Mily and Brevick stood their ground as I moved up to our fallen comrade, using divine energy to heal his wounds and get him back on his feet. I told the others that I was exhausted, so from now on, we’d have to be very careful. Grim, already wounded from earlier, used his crossbow to attack at range, while Brevick enraged that Strix was knocked down by the guard’s spear, ripped the spear from Strix’s body and charged the guard. Unfortunately, his blind rage made it difficult, and his attack missed the mark. Grim, Mily, Brevick and I were eventually able to kill the last foes, and begin to usher the 9 citizens alone with us as we checked other buildings. Before we could get much further, around the corner, we saw a large group of raiders. There must have been nearly 15 of them, including some small dragons or drakes. I shouted to the others, “run for the tunnel,” and we did. The raiders saw us, but they were far enough behind that we were able to make it to the tunnel. We locked the door and went back to the keep with the people we rescued. After resting and telling Escobert about our foray into the village, we found that the blue dragon was still attacking the walls of the keep. We went out to assess the situation. It was not good. A number of guards were blown off the walls by the dragon’s lightning breath, and parts of the wall were crumbling. The Dragon Fear kept us from acting rationally, but we were lucky to make it back into the keep without additional mishap. Inside, Escobert told us that a cellar doorway had been breached. The enemy was now entering the keep. He asked us to try to hold the breached area while he and his guards fight any kobolds that were within the keep. We ran down to the room with the breach, accompanied by Esmina Mynist, one of the keep’s wizards, who said she could mend the gates if we could clear a way to them and give her some time to work her magic. We pushed into the room and fought a number of kobolds, an acolyte and a drake. Everyone did his or her part, so Brevick and I made it to the gates where we created a shield wall against intruders. Ermina worked her magic to begin repairs, but the enemy assaulted us as we stood defensively. After withstanding a number of attacks, I was hit hard and went down. Later, after a keep healer had tended to my wounds, the others told me that they held the breached area, and Ermina was able to restore the gates. We were all exhausted, and even after a short rest, I could not regain my full health. End Session We gained enough xp to get to level 2, but since the keep was still under siege, and it was still night, we were unable to take a long rest to restore our strength. It has been a long and tiring day for all of us. [/QUOTE]
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