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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goonalan" data-source="post: 1340149" data-attributes="member: 16069">SESSION VIII.Thawsday 3rd Fibber 2000Year of the DarkGorgoldand Caravan & the Orc Raiders.Dramatis PersonaeLiandri Elven Rogue 1Felix Dwarven Deep Druid 1 with Arse the WolfEndrin Human Bard 2Bob Human Ranger 1Boys about town.For the past two weeks the group have been resting up- Liandri lodges with Birinth the wizard and in a couple of weeks he has picked up the basics of wizardry- enough to start him of as a first level wizard.Liandri “What’s this red stuff?”Birinth “Don’t touch that it’s dangerous.”Liandri <aside> “I’ll come back for it later then.”Endrin, after making a quick recovery from Filth Fever, trains to become a 2nd level Bard.Endrin <singing> “Can yew feel it. Comin threw the air toe-nyate, Oh Lawd… Filthy Fill Kollins- is this absolutely necessary.”Birchwhistle “Fear affect, one note of this stuff and they run a mile- Fill Kollins’ deadly stuff- we have a lot to thank him for, Pelor bless his scabrous, ugly Half-Orc hide.”The singing lessons continue. Meanwhile Xeolus and Arse, with the help of Brother Mendel, recover from Filth Fever.Xeolus kneels to pray, “praise be to Hieroneous, holy father, smiter of evil, my constant companion in these dark and troubled times. Thank you saviour for blessing me, allowing me to feel the scourge of the rotten filth of the heretic unbeliever Kobolds and their rat servitors, only to be wiped clean- as your holy vengeful love courses through my veins.”He continues in a whisper, “I will serve you through these difficult times- I will channel your might, your strength, your courage, I will detroy all that stand in our path…”In the meantime Felix has come to pick up Arse, Mallaria has also tagged along for the ride- they observe Xeolus for a while, exchanging glances- worried.Eventually Xeolus notices them. “Are you looking at me? Are you looking at me? Well there’s no one else here… you must be looking at me.” Xeolus points a holy symbol of Hieroneous at them. Felix, Mallaria and Arse back away carefully, without comment.In the meantime the Knights sell all of the items they have found so far- a few gems and pieces of jewellery, they are also allowed to keep the Wand of Detect Magic that Birinth lent them previously. Endrin gets the breastplate he found repaired Whirlwind does likewise with the Half-Plate armour.The group also re-equip courtesy of a passing merchants caravan, getting excellent prices after Endrin twirls his moustaches (and other things) in the direction of the head of the caravans’ guard contingent. Sam Fox a stunner spends a couple of nights and days locked in Endrin’s room at the Birchwhistle- ostensibly helping him with his training schedule. “Err… she’s helping me on my bending and stretching routines. Birchwhistle- a plate of lettuce and greens please.”Birchwhistle frowns.“I want to see if she eats like a rabbit too.”At the end of the two weeks the group decide to spread their wings and apply for, and are hired by, the next caravan that passes through Amberdale- the merchant Gorgoldand’s caravan. The next day they head off, leaving their families and friends (enemies- Mallaria & Liandri) behind, ahead the bright lights of Travensford, the next two-bit hick town up the road. The Orc Caravan Ambush- the terrible Twins.Sunday 6th Fibber 2000A day out of Amberdale the Knights are riding shotgun when Endrin spots smoke in the distance, some way ahead over a steep rise. After a brief chat with Gorgoldand they are urged to race ahead to see what’s happening- Gorgoldand says he will sound a horn if anything untoward happens to the caravan, he also allows three of his own guards to accompany the Knights. They head off quickly…They crest the rise and are appalled by what lies ahead, another caravan (the one that they bought goods from in town) lies shattered on the road ahead. There are (or were) four wagons- one lies on its side- horses gone, it’s being looted by a group of hugely muscled humanoids- Orcs, the second is on fire- once again horses gone. The third can just be seen in the woods- it seems the horses, which can not be seen, must have panicked and tried to pull the wagon into the woods.  The last caravan looks fairly intact, including horses, however a group of drovers surround it they are being menaced by a number of Orcs, there are at least a dozen dead bodies scattered around- only one that can seen is an Orc. Worse still a circle of Orcs (these are nearest to the Knights) surround a seemingly one-sided fight, a lone female warrior armed with a longsword battles a huge Ogre, the female in the centre of the circle is immediately recognisable to Endrin- “It’s… oh her name’s on the tip of my tongue.”“Stick it out and let me see.”“That’s just what she said.”“Pelor, Endrin it was only a couple of nights ago.”“Ahh, but I’ve been in training- intense training.” He winks.“You’re a dog.”“Woof, you betcha. Shall we go then…”The Knights click into combat mode, they each fire what missiles they have to hand and run straight for the largest concentration of Orcs, the ones surrounding the Ogre fight. Initially the Orcs are surprised by the their arrival- the Wednesday Knights have the advantage and cut down a number of the foul creatures. The Orcs rush to meet the Knights throwing whatever missiles they have as they go- two of Gorgoldand’s guards are cut down instantly in the rain of steel. The dozen or-so Orcs surrounding the Ogre battle are soon put to the sword (and axe, and club etc.), a combination of courageous attacking, and improved armour allow the Knights to cut a swathe through them. Arse once again proves to be worth his weight in doggie biscuits- ripping the throats out of several of the filthy creatures.Meanwhile the lone swordswomen’s fight with the Ogre turns out to be less one-sided than the group at first feared, the beautiful women with the longsword swiftly and efficiently cuts down the Ogre and is poised ready to meet the Orc reinforcements arriving (the looters). The final group of Orcs at the far end of the Caravan also moves towards the party, after killing the captured drovers in cold blood. Stranger still, standing just within the woods, unnoticed till now, is a human in robes flanked by two larger, well-armed and armoured, Orcs. The man takes out a crossbow and every ten seconds or-so fires at one of the Knights- his next three shots all strike home- he never misses.The group continues to wade through the Orcs, eventually meeting up with the blonde haired warrior- she fights alongside them and proves to be as deadly as she is beautiful, cutting down two Orcs at a time- the group are impressed, Endrin is tumescent. Eventually the remainder of the Orcs flee, although at this point they have been reduced from twenty in number to just a handful. This leaves only the robed Human Male and his huge Orc minders- the robed figure takes the time to get a good look at the Knights before they close in. The robed man heads back into the woodlands ordering his minders to destroy the party before they retreat, like automatons they obey- Endrin & Bob attack join the fight while Liandri dodges round and begins sprinting through woods towards the departing Human. Bob & Endrin fight hard, dodging huge two-handed axe blows, they eventually manage to overcome the two huge Orcs. Two hundred yards away Liandri finds himself alone with the Orc’s Human leader (maybe). He slashes away at the man furiously- who is however protected at this time by a combination of magic forces, this wizard thing helps, Liandri thinks. However knowledge is not power Liandri’s blows all fail, while the Human leader reduces Liandri to near unconsciousness. Liandri staggers back- spent.Human “Don’t mess with me, you are neither clever enough nor powerful enough to frighten me- you are little people, you are nothing. Now run along. Before I decide to end you.”Liandri gulps once or twice and backs off sword in hand still menacing the man although less inclined than before.Liandri “Feck you, you… <the threat stalls> fecker.”The man smiles then turns and walks away into the woods- never looking back, which for a thief hurts.The other Knights come rushing towards Liandri, just in time to hear a horse departing at speed.Back in the road the Knights go from body to body as Gorgoldand’s caravan approaches- two of the three guards he sent with the party are dead, the third vows never to do this kind of work again. Of the members of the first caravan, Sam Fox (the beautiful female warrior) is well, if not a little distraught; she rushes into the arms of Endrin and begins to sob uncontrollably. He winks at Liandri and strokes her hair-“There, there… the nasty Orcs are gone.”“Oh but Endrin they were so brutish- the things they did…”“But I am here now- shall I tell again the tale of how I slew the Rat Lord in his be-trapped Tower- like I did the night I touched you deeply.”<<SOB>>“You are safe with me, here in my strong manly man arms- or shall I sing of the time that I slew the Ghost Thieves in their Underground lair.”<<SOB>>“Or when I fought the Mighty Spider Queen and her hundred Monk Minions.”<<SOB>>“Or the Thirty foot long be-horned beetle which I crushed with my mighty magics, and keep still in a match box at home in my parents house where I live… I mean their er… my Glorious Undersea Fortress Stronghold.”“Oh Endrin.”“Oh Susan.”“Oh En… Susan… Who the feck is Susan?”“You are… Unless it was Woodnesday then you would be…”SSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAPLater she will look up into his eyes and be lost within their deep blue pools, he’s convinced she will- anytime now.The other members of the caravan are all alas deceased.Thirty minutes later the sound of approaching horses is heard, a sheriff’s patrol from the town of Travensford arrives on the scene and takes charge. It seems one member of the caravan did survive- the guard riding ahead of the wagon train; he was cut off and fled when the Orcs attacked.Also with the sheriff and his men is an old man who quickly finds his way over to the party to listen in to their conversation.Sheriff “This is the second time this has happened- we need to destroy these raiders.”The sheriff pointedly looks at the Knights.“I know where they are.”The sheriff continues, “there will of course be a reward for their destruction.” He looks specifically at each of the Knights.“I said I know where they are.”Eventually the sheriff looks around at the old man on the outside of the conversation.“I’ve been near their hideout, they stole my cart two weeks ago and left me for dead, only I wasn’t, and I want my stuff back.”The sheriff shrugs and looks again at the group, “well?”The Knights hurriedly confer and arrange with Gorgoldand to meet him in Travensford in two days time, the sheriff and his patrol will guide the caravan safely to town- the other Knights (i.e. those not present) will catch up later. After the sheriff has left the group- the old man comes over to Liandri and explains why he is so concerned about his cart. It seems there is a Two-handed Sword attached to the bottom of the cart- something he was transporting, secretly, he would like it back. Also in his cart, hidden in a box, are a number of potions- the group can help themselves to the potions so long as the sword is returned. The old man draws a map as best he can to where he thinks the lair of the Orc bandit’s is- after stealing his wagon and leaving him for dead, he was able to heal himself and follow the Orcs into the woods to their cave but was too frightened to enter.This adventure, “Wagon Ambush”, was brought to you by DND Adventures at <a href="http://www.dndadventure.com/html/adventures.html" target="_blank">www.dndadventure.com/html/adventures.html</a> where you can find lots of other stuff. I have obviously connected it up with the next lot of adventures- read on for a full explanation.And so endeth the SESSION that is numbered 8.Next time the Orcward buggers.</blockquote>

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