Session 43

In which our heroes ...

Orhan 2 Day 50 TE 6053

We are stuck in the Dwarven stronghold. The take most of our stuff, including things we stole from the guards we killed. (Sigh, incontrovertible evidence.) We're dragged through the dark into the terrible place of the throne room. They hate it when we cast spells even to light our own path. The place looks a lot like Moria.

The throne is gilded and studded with gems. The tapestries are all dwarves smashing things, or dwarves at work, etc. Shockingly enough, there's a female dwarf next to the big fat king-like dwarf. She's blindfolded and probably the seer that told the dwarves we were coming. There are also numerous dwarves and guards around.

The king asks the seer if we are the ones. The seer says, "You have killed dwarves. What do you have to say?"

Oathar thinks it's time to accuse them all of serving the Unlife, but instead, Vallandra says, "We're on a secret mission to visit the Diar city and we weren't supposed to be seen, but now it's all gone terribly awry." Oathar finds that odd, but the Seer nods and he asks why we kill the dwarves. From out of the shadows off to the side a figure strides in. He's a tall blond guy in dark clothes. He walks up and says, "If I might interject.?" Then he starts speaking in Dwarven. There's lot's of pointing and stuff. He tells D. not to worry. Haeraan wonders what's up with that.

He somehow manages to convince them that we didn't really want to kill any dwarves. He has to bribe one of the dwarves who really hates us with Imre's gem of channelling multipliying and detection. Sniff.

We have a deal. "First, you pay them off with your four gems of power. Then you go look and find out what happened to this poor dwarf whose son along with some companions was kidnapped and thrown into slavery or something. We'd have to accept a quest to do this thing." The blond guy even agrees to accompany us there. sigh. We give up all our power gems, and get all our other stuff back.

We get led down a set of stairs and off to the side, and then off to a lounge. Where we interrogate him. His name is C. Oathar glares at D. Tomorrow we travel to Skystone city using the old couple of us are Dyar and the rest are servants plan. The city is a big crossroads like a big X. We'll come in from the south west. One heads to the coast. the other two paths are not accessible. One leads above ground and the fourth is a mystery.

C. admits that he was at the castle of too many relatives. See, he works for the Loremasters, and he has a little compass that points towards D. He's been stalking D. for years. D. seems to think he's a creepy guy.

He has them bring us food. We eat and drink and rest.

That night, strange shadows come and disturb out watch schedule. People start worrying about invisible bad guys with too many shadows. Look, a sword! or something.It's all very confusing. Oather continues to slumber. Haeraan declares "Declare yourself." The shadows all vanish and a little rose appears with a note for D.

All return to sleep.

Orhan 2 Day 50 TE 6053

There's a knock at the door. C. is there with servants and breakfast. We eat. We head out. There's a slight detour to summon Oathar's familiar.

We meet the father of the missing dwarves.Their sons are Klanggedin, Stonehold, and Torgon. We won't be able to tell which ones they are. Torgon knows a little Shey at least.

We bring ponies. The carry our stuff.

Orhan 2 Day 51 TE 6053

Oathar attunes the pendant. It lets people locate D. and detect her emotions. He didn't want to her ler go. She wants him to break it. He refuses. She says to take the hair out. He says they'll talk about it. It's a little stalking thing. Even the Loremasters didn't tell him to do it.

"Weren't we happy together?"

"Which part of, 'I hate you and never want to see you again,' didn't you understand?"

"I figured you'd get over it?"

It's a long long journey. It takes even longer than it seems.

Orhan 2 Day 61 TE 6053

We're travelling along. We come to an underground river. "We must cross it to continue our journey." Huge chasm, with narrow stone bridge. Something stompy seems to be coming across the bridge towards us. It's a cave troll. Oh dear. It seems to resist all of our spells. The fighters move forward to engage.

We win handily, but Haeraan is grievously wounded.

Orhan 2 Day 62 TE 6053

We proceed onward. But today is the day for us to work out our cover story. C. can be a Dyar warrior bodyguard, D. can be a Dyar noblewomen. The rest of us are going to have to be servants and slaves. Vallandra might be able to be a Dyar. Sadly, servants and slaves aren't allowed to have armor or weapons since there might be a slave revolt. Dyar D. is a visiting noble. C. is her bodyguard.

Orhan 2 Day 67 TE 6053

There's some chittering and skittering coming towards us. Several big bugs approaching. C. moves to the head of the column. Coming towards us are three giant scorpions. On each one is a Dyar riding it.

C. tells them to let D. pass. "The noble lady Sarathina demands to pass!" They let us.

Orhan 2 Day 70 TE 6053

There's more of the same, but we mostly get to pass a lot. Now we're in a regular tunnel that leads up to large massive gates that fill the cavern. There are peep holes at the ground level. C. demands entrance. They let us in.

We head through. There a big crossroad with a post in the center. Each quarter is buildings. We head into the city....

 

 

 

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