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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eridanis" data-source="post: 601356" data-attributes="member: 275">Session 33 - When the paladin's away...I missed this session, and no one else wrote a blow-by-blow account (Edit: Not true; Jorie's journal is pasted in below), but here’s what I remember happening second-hand (and Wulf, please chime in if I’ve missed anything important):Rayzik and Nicolai had little luck penetrating the fortress; after battling several giants, the group teleported back to Verbobonc to regroup. The group returned to the fortress, and tried another sortie; Rayzik died, as did Jaag again, for the final time. Rodrigo teleported Jaag's body back to Mirrormere for burial, as he had requested (and was buried with almost all his equipment, to Rodrigo's consternation).Rodrigo’s JournalHastur had asked me to say a few words as they laid Jaag to rest.Kind, gentle, caring, jolly, foppish, cowardly.  Those are thingsthat we might say if this were a bootlicking elf that we mourn.  But this was a warrior! A proud dwarven fighter that time after time lept into the fray to hack down the evil scum that we fought on a daily basis.  It was often hard for Jaag and I.  Many a time we had to leap into a dragon's maw to save Nick, and on more than one occasion we had to pull Kellan off a she-beast to keep him from tarnishing his honor. But alas that is what heroes like us are made of.  Jaag was not content to sit on the sidelines of life or to kill for profit or joy.  Jaag simply saw it as doing what he could for the good folk of Mirrormere and the rest of the world.  He certainly had a sampling of the afterlife a time or two before and finally decided that his job was done in this world.  As I held him dying in my arms he handed me some of his most precious belongings, and took off his boots, and said "Take these and do some good."  So it is with a heavy heart that I say fairwell to Jaag and may he find much happiness at the eternal forge.I also left a few suggestions for his gravestone:Here lies JaagAll crumpled and tornI think I’ll keep his bootsThey don't look very worn.Here lies JaagNow he is deadOne time too manyHe got hit in the head.Here lies JaagWe planted him rawHe was quick on the triggerBut slow on the draw.In Jaag's pocket he will have written a letter to be delivered to Hastur as follows:Hey, Hastur! Obviously, if you're reading this letter my companions have somehow slipped up or I let the lust of the ale's rage take me too far into the fight.  It seems I've paid my debt to Heironeous at least, and that fool of a paladin Kellan will no doubt go charging ahead even without me to look after the lad.  Goodness knows the way that boy steps into things he still needs someone to guide him.  I know you won't be able to give me a truly proper clan burial, but have no shame for it.  You've been a great father to me and a strong dwarf if ever there was one.  If you ever find my father again, tell him how proud I am of him for choosing you as his friend.  And when next we meet in the Hall of Heroes, I'll be waiting to greet you and celebrate your coming! Three cheers for the Hammerklangs!  And farewell my good friend. Jaag Jorie's Journal:And so the fortress fell.  In the process, Jaag passed beyond this realm for the final time, and Razak, Gizmo, and Kellan nearly joined him.Our initial plan was to set near the fortress and let Rodrigo eliminate the frost giants, trolls, and gnolls.  His fireballs would never affect the fire giants and hellhounds, so we would need to take care of those.  When the outpost's dragon came to help it, Rod was able to stop it with the help of a phantasmal killer.  Shortly thereafter, the game was on.Jaag, as usual, got himself isolated.  Okay, so the more correct reason is that everyone agreed on a tactic, and Kellan decided to land in the middle of the courtyard instead of at one end with the rest of us.  So Jaag got swarmed by hellhounds and trolls.  Eventually the hill giants went to attack him, as well.  Gizmo landed while I summoned a dire ape as a natural ally.  Immediately thereafter, I animal growth'd the two of them.  Gizmo is much more formidable when grown; the dire ape was huge.  He tore into one of the fire giants, but was unfortunately unable to survive to finish the job or tear into the next one.  (Note to self:  more dire apes next time.)  As the fight turned against us, the sphinx saved us.  A symbol of persuasion  kept the fire giants and two remaining hill giants from turning us into paste.  If we were smart, we'd have stopped there and returned to the Druid's cabin. Not being smart, we attempted to take out the remaining few giants.  We should have left well enough alone.At the end, Gizmo was an unconscious heap that barely survived the return to his normal size.  The sphinx took several giant attacks retrieving Kellan, and Nik had to dash into the midst of the melee to teleport Razak out.  Note to self:  make sure there is stone available before preparing a wall of stone.</blockquote>

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