Real World Date:
September 24, 2016
The Party
Khelgar Ironfist - A dwarven warrior
who fights with a huge double-bladed axe. He rides into battle on a fearsome
battle goat. Played by Jeremy.
Lilly - A human articifer with a pet
raven named Malik. Played by Justin.
"Sir" Malith - A human
sellsword who was involved in a regicide with River. He is wanted by the human
kingdom. Malith wields a magic sword that once belonged to the demon Abraxator.
The demon wants his sword back. Played by Thomas.
Runt - An ogre warrior whose head
appears as a flaming skull. Played by Jacob.
Sluff - An obese ogre alchemist who
worships the god Saint Stephen. He wields a large club with a bull's skull on
the end and uses a door as a shield. Played by Heath.
When Last We Left Our Intrepid Heroes:
The party has
retrieved the Fire Orb, a relic of the evil god Kahokatan. Whoever touches the
orb with their bare hands must undergo a battle of wills with Orb as it tries
to take control of the person's mind and body. The party approached the human
Queen Aideen in the port city of Narmer. Negotiations did not go well. Runt
touched the Orb and lost the battle of wills. He grabbed the Orb and threw
himself out of a window, and disappeared into the city. The furious Queen
ordered the party members arrested . . . .
The Tale
Narmer
- The party escaped the throne room but River was captured. [This was to due to Miranda's absence.]
- The party tracked Sluff to the Nine Rings Tavern. They found Sluff but not the Orb. They met Vladimir, the owner, and Olaf, the barkeep. Both men seemed guilty but the party could find no proof.
- The party decided to travel west to the Cragmaw Caves. On the way, they picked up Gloria, Shield Maiden for the Lady Kelsey Kincaid of the human city of Runerock. Gloria was in love with Malith and had searching for him.
- Sluff was the chieftain of the goblin Tribe of the Withered Arm. A Goblin Horde was forming in the lands to the south. The Horde wanted the Withered Arm to join them. An emissary from the Horde had arrived a month ago and would be returning soon for an answer. Sluff and the party had to figure out what to do.
Runerock
- The party passed through the human town of Runerock and stopped at the Sacred Sapling of St. Stephen of the Staff. This slender tree had held the entire weight of Sluff, the obese ogre who was a devout follower of St. Stephen. Surely, this was a miracle from St. Stephen and a holy site had sprung up around the sapling. However, a charlatan named Richard had taken up residence, claiming to be a priest of St. Stephen, and charging fees to see the Sacred Sapling.
- The party put an end to Richard's charade. In the process they found two forged but authentic looking wits: one for an indulgence (to forgive all sins committed by the bearer) and one for proof of nobility. Richard had been charging fees ostensibly for the Lantern Street Orphanage, which was another lie. Elena, the caretaker of the orphanage, had never heard of Richard. The party told Richard that he was now an indentured servant for Elana. If he ever left her charge, they would hunt him down and kill him.
Cragmaw Caves
- The party proceeded to the Cragmaw Caves. Malith demanded a divorce from his wife, the male goblin Meepo. Poor Meepo was hurt by the human's action. According to goblin custom, the two had to have a contest of some sort. The winner could make the final decision. Meepo, being the challenger, chose the game of bull slug eating.
- [Per the module, We Be Goblins: "Bull slugs are black, wriggling slugs the size of sausages. Even among the goblins, they’re considered particularly foul-tasting and, because of the large amounts of slime they exude, difficult to chew."] Whoever could eat the most slugs without throwing up would win. Malith appointed Gloria as his champion (something about her being willing to swallow anything). Meepo would eat for his own honor.
- The contest wasn't even close. Gloria crushed Meepo, eating 11 slugs to the goblin's 4. Malith was divorced from Meepo. The goblin took solace in stealing one of Malith boots and made love to it.
Interludes
- Lilly, Love: Celest, captured by Assface the Goblin. Assface is a chieftain in the Goblin Horde to the south.
- Khelgar, Desire: his clan, the Ironfists, was driven out of their halls in the Fire Peaks by a tribe of orcs led by Bonemasher. His father, Rhegar, was captured and is presumed dead. His desire was to find out the ultimate fate of his father.
- Sluff, Victory: His home is called Grimdark Hall. Dwarves from the Ironfist Clan attacked and wiped most of his clan out. The remaining ogres allied with an orc tribe led by Bonemasher. They attacked the dwarven halls, killing most of them, and took the site for their own.
- Runt, Tragedy: He had one true love, a ogress named Biggish. She was captured by the Sparrow, a tribe of avian folk. He is searching for her.
- Malith, Desire: his desire is to become the greatest swordsman in the land. He would like to open a fencing school to teach others.
The Emissary
- The emissary from the Goblin Horde arrived. After some negotiation, the party decided that yes, the Tribe of the Withered Arm would join the Horde when it invaded the human lands.
And that's where we
stopped for the night.
XP
2.5 XP awarded.
Lilly and Runt get
1.5 XP due to Justin and Jacob arriving late.
Malith and Khelgar
get 3.5 XP due to handing in Legend Bennies.
Character
|
Old XP
|
XP Earned
|
New XP
|
Notes
|
Khelgar
|
12.5
|
3.5
|
16
|
Rides a Battle
Goat named Heath.
|
Lilly
|
13.5
|
1.5
|
15
|
Friends with a
talking raven named Malik.
|
Malith
|
11.5
|
3.5
|
15
|
|
River
|
11
|
0
|
11
|
Wanted for killing
a human king.
|
Runt
|
13.5
|
1.5
|
15
|
|
Sluff
|
12.5
|
2.5
|
15
|
Chieftain of the
goblin Tribe of the Withered Arm. Has a withered arm (possibly human) as a
token of his office.
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