Nytdain, 19th
of Vatermont, 1,000 A.C. (continued)
The party headed off into the elven village of Deep Hollow
after speaking with Damryth Treewarden, the leader of the elven community. Chow-Lin headed to the local magic
shop, a place run by a grey elf of some magical skill. She browsed through some
interesting items, mostly spell components and minor magic items, but also
noticed some interesting leaf tokens and acorn bombs. Markus headed for the
bakery and bought some elven biscuits (at 2 cp per ½ dozen) and 2 loaves of
vegetable bread (at 1 sp/loaf). He then visited an elven winery and purchased
some raspberry wine (2 gp/bottle) and a bottle of brandy (5 sp/bottle). He
browsed about, looking at the honey mead (4sp/pint) and a bottle of Fey wine (5
gp/bottle) which he was told not to purchase due to the effects on non-elves
(in his case, being a half-breed, the effects may not have been that bad). Eric
spent the day communing with nature. At twilight, the party was summoned once
more to the council chair and Damryth introduced the party to Larwynn Grunalf
and Niedra Erendyl, two elves who would accompany them on their expedition.
Loshdain, 20th
of Vatermont, 1,000 A.C.
Before setting off on their journey, Damryth and the Elven
Council gifted the characters with three days of elven provisions per person.
They also provided the party with one jar of Keoghtom’s Ointment (3
uses) in case they needed healing. The party then traveled all day through the
forest, blazing a new forest trail towards the orc lair. New watches were made
with the added characters:
1st Watch: Chow-Lin and Larwynn
2nd Watch: Markus, Torino, and Niedra
3rd Watch: Eric and Maribor
Soladain, 21st
of Vatermont, 1,000 A.C.
The party continued traveling to the orc lair. There were
luckily no encounters this day and they arrived at the lair by late morning.
They decided to make camp some distance away and wait until the next morning before
entering.
Lunadain, 22nd
of Vatermont, 1,000 A.C.
The party approached the orc lair, investigating the
entrance first before entering. The lair entrance was located under the roots
of a large fallen tree, with crude steps leading into darkness. Niedra and Markus
identified some orc guards near the bottom of the stairs. The party prepared
themselves and then entered. Three orc guards wielding bardiches and hand axes
responded to their intrusion. One of the orcs was not engaged in battle and
escaped down a north passage to warn others. The party managed to kill the
other two orc guards in time to fend off the reinforcements. Luckily, Chow-Lin
was able to cast her sleep spell on
them. The party continued to the north and entered into unexplored territory.
They found that the orcs just recently slain were guarding a door, beyond which
were more orc guards. Markus and Eric were able to bluff their way into the
next room by insulting the guards in orcish. Markus was then able to ambush one
of the orcs and assassinate it. Once the interior orc guards were dealt with,
the party moved into the northern cavern and explored a bit. Some of the party
members had been seriously wounded during the assault, but were healed by Eric
to the best of his ability.
Apparently, there was more than one way to go from this
cavern. The northwest section of the cavern had an open passage leading from it
into another cavern. The northeast section had a large curtain hanging in front
of another opening. No further exploration was possible as the party regrouped
in the center of the cavern.
Cast of Characters
Damryth Treewarden – leader of the elves of Deep Hollow
Larwynn Grunalf – Calarii elf fighter/magic-user, accompanying the party to the orc lair
Niedra Erendyl – Calarii elf thief, accompanying the party to the orc lair
Sub-Commander Maribor – warrior from Radlebb Keep accompanying party to the orc lair
Soldier Torino – under direct command of sub-commander Maribor
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