8th moon, 7th day year 4554
After some days of gathering intel and prepping for battle, the day arrives. House T'orgh goes to war with House Jhalavar.
The brothers spearhead the attack, and burst into the courtyard, then into the palace, before they make their way through halls and such to arrive at the temple. On they way, they kill at least 10 vampire nobles and a huge big-ass elemental.
The final battle takes place in the Jhalavar Temple, where the brothers face not one lich, but two liches. They manage to kill the priest, but instead, he kills them all. With the rest of House T'orgh coming for him, he flees. Nalfein is brought back from the dead by his shield and comes out of his hold monster spell before Tagar bleeds out. Belos is meanwhile kept alive by his new ring.
After they find the priest's phylectary before he can reform.
The wizard escapes, but the brothers accomplish their mission. House Jhalavar is no more. As a bonus, on top of the loot, the brothers also discover a room with seemingly 7 portals to different parts of the world.
8th moon, 10th day year 4554
The T'orghs decide to go after the Ice Symbol next.
torsdag den 28. marts 2013
31st session: The copper dragon
7th moon, 14th day, year 4554
Leaving the red dragon lair, they use various magics to determine the approximate area of the copper dragon and then Nalfein uses a scroll with Chariot of Sustarre to get them close.
At night, they are attacked by stone giants, but even though they are caught in a cross-fire, they manage to get the upper hand over the stone giants.
7th moon, 15th day, year 4554
The T'orghs bravely enter the copper dragon lair, and find it hiding in ambush behind illusion. Battle starts, and the dragon soon receives help from it's stone golem guardian. The fight is long and brutal, but the dark elves end up the ones alive.
The brothers loot their second dragon lair in just two days, and their extradimensional spaces are threatening to burst.
8th moon, 2nd day year 4554
The T'orghs return to Menzo, and start working on House Jhalavar, since Father decrees that they must die.
Leaving the red dragon lair, they use various magics to determine the approximate area of the copper dragon and then Nalfein uses a scroll with Chariot of Sustarre to get them close.
At night, they are attacked by stone giants, but even though they are caught in a cross-fire, they manage to get the upper hand over the stone giants.
7th moon, 15th day, year 4554
The T'orghs bravely enter the copper dragon lair, and find it hiding in ambush behind illusion. Battle starts, and the dragon soon receives help from it's stone golem guardian. The fight is long and brutal, but the dark elves end up the ones alive.
The brothers loot their second dragon lair in just two days, and their extradimensional spaces are threatening to burst.
8th moon, 2nd day year 4554
The T'orghs return to Menzo, and start working on House Jhalavar, since Father decrees that they must die.
30th session: The Red Dragon
6th moon, 27th day, year 4554
The brothers leave Menzo and head north, towards the Dragon Mountains, where they hope to find the copper dragon Arguex who humiliated them recently.
7th moon, 13th day, year 4554
The T'orghs arrive at the mountains after a fairly uneventful trip. The Dragon Mountains are, as their research had shown, infested with ogre tribes.
7th moon, 15th day, year 4554
After a couple of days of climbing around and fighting small bands of ogres, they finally find an ogre village near where they think the copper dragon is.
They assault the village with an insect plague, driving the ogres out. Massive slaughter follows, and while 20 ogres including an ogre mage and a very weapon-proficient leader causes them some trouble, they end up winning the battle.
But just after, the red dragon who had been ruling the village descends on them, and a much harder fight follows. Yet the brothers still win, and then scale the mountain to find it's lair on top, inaccessible from all but the best climbers... and those who can fly.
The brothers leave Menzo and head north, towards the Dragon Mountains, where they hope to find the copper dragon Arguex who humiliated them recently.
7th moon, 13th day, year 4554
The T'orghs arrive at the mountains after a fairly uneventful trip. The Dragon Mountains are, as their research had shown, infested with ogre tribes.
7th moon, 15th day, year 4554
After a couple of days of climbing around and fighting small bands of ogres, they finally find an ogre village near where they think the copper dragon is.
They assault the village with an insect plague, driving the ogres out. Massive slaughter follows, and while 20 ogres including an ogre mage and a very weapon-proficient leader causes them some trouble, they end up winning the battle.
But just after, the red dragon who had been ruling the village descends on them, and a much harder fight follows. Yet the brothers still win, and then scale the mountain to find it's lair on top, inaccessible from all but the best climbers... and those who can fly.
søndag den 10. marts 2013
29th session: The Crown
6th moon, 10th day, year 4554
Invisibly the brothers penetrate the broken and almost desolate city. Recon has shown that the two most significant buildings are a palace and a Raven Queen church.
They arrive at the palace, where they end up fighting the ancient leader, now a death knight. Barely, just barely, they manage to survive and defeat the ancient evil and his wights. In the basement, they find the crown after defeating numerous traps and a magical guardian that is almost impervious to weapons.
They also pick up a lot of books about an ancient sorcerer called Elias, said to be entombed somewhere.
6th moon, 11th day, year 4554
After getting some sleep, the brothers uses the powers of the crown to avoid all undead and get to the church. There they fight some more wights and some ghosts. Protected by the crown, they manage to win relatively unscathed. As they finish up killing undead and looting the temple, more undead have arrived outside, and the place is surrounded. Nalfein destroys the altar and part of the roof, and they safely leave the undead city.
6th moon, 16th day, year 4554
After a very uneventful trip, the brothers arrive home to Menzo.
6th moon, 17th day, year 4554
The T'orghs are introduced to Ra'mok, one of their cousins, a fighter and a mage who will be assisting them in their quest and such. Father trusts him. He is tasked with discovering more about a ritual ending with the summoning of a Balor.
The brothers start investigating the copper dragon that got away..
Invisibly the brothers penetrate the broken and almost desolate city. Recon has shown that the two most significant buildings are a palace and a Raven Queen church.
They arrive at the palace, where they end up fighting the ancient leader, now a death knight. Barely, just barely, they manage to survive and defeat the ancient evil and his wights. In the basement, they find the crown after defeating numerous traps and a magical guardian that is almost impervious to weapons.
They also pick up a lot of books about an ancient sorcerer called Elias, said to be entombed somewhere.
6th moon, 11th day, year 4554
After getting some sleep, the brothers uses the powers of the crown to avoid all undead and get to the church. There they fight some more wights and some ghosts. Protected by the crown, they manage to win relatively unscathed. As they finish up killing undead and looting the temple, more undead have arrived outside, and the place is surrounded. Nalfein destroys the altar and part of the roof, and they safely leave the undead city.
6th moon, 16th day, year 4554
After a very uneventful trip, the brothers arrive home to Menzo.
6th moon, 17th day, year 4554
The T'orghs are introduced to Ra'mok, one of their cousins, a fighter and a mage who will be assisting them in their quest and such. Father trusts him. He is tasked with discovering more about a ritual ending with the summoning of a Balor.
The brothers start investigating the copper dragon that got away..
mandag den 4. marts 2013
28th session: Back to the Underdark
5th moon, 28th day, year 4554
After a couple of days in Menzo, the brothers headed out and towards Dragon Mountain in order to enter the Underdark.
5th moon, 29th day, year 4554
Shortly after entering the Dragon Mountain, the T'orghs run into a few derros who are far from their usual hunting grounds and deal with them quickly and without mercy.
5th moon, 30th day, year 4554
The brothers run into some troglodytes, but they are killed even before they have a chance to engage the dark elves.
6th moon, 1st day, year 4554
The T'orghs run into a weird fungi creature, a rolling ball that sprays a nasty poisoneous stunning jet. After some trouble, they manage to deal with the ... thing.
6th moon, 2nd day, year 4554
The T'orghs run into a basilisk, and both Belos and Nalfein are turned to stone.
6th moon, 4th day, year 4554
On his way back to Menzo, Tagar almost dies, when he runs into two drow fighters.
6th moon, 5th day, year 4554
Tagar arrives back in Menzo and convinces father that he must help. Father (and Tagar) shadowwalk back to where the statues have been hidden, and father turns them back to flesh. Alas, the shock is too much for the fragile body of Belos, and he dies. Father ressurects him, clarifying that this is absolutely the last time, for *any* of them.
6th moon, 7th day, year 4554
After a few more days of dodging gas spores and the like, the brothers stumble over a cluster of shriekers that attract an umberhulk with their noises. A battle is fought, and the umberhulk dies.
6th moon, 8th day, year 4554
The T'orghs arrive at the dragon cave behind the waterfall. They find it inhabited by a mindflayer and some pet hook horrors. The battle is short and brutal, but the brothers manage not to die - again. They find a lot of treasure and some interesting books, that shows the mindflayer must have been searching for an elven artifact called the Crown of Alnadarr in the ancient elven ruins.
(where Belos was drained dry)
They decide to find it.
6th moon, 10th day, year 4554
After some identifying and such, they head out of the cave and towards the elven ruins.
After a couple of days in Menzo, the brothers headed out and towards Dragon Mountain in order to enter the Underdark.
5th moon, 29th day, year 4554
Shortly after entering the Dragon Mountain, the T'orghs run into a few derros who are far from their usual hunting grounds and deal with them quickly and without mercy.
5th moon, 30th day, year 4554
The brothers run into some troglodytes, but they are killed even before they have a chance to engage the dark elves.
6th moon, 1st day, year 4554
The T'orghs run into a weird fungi creature, a rolling ball that sprays a nasty poisoneous stunning jet. After some trouble, they manage to deal with the ... thing.
6th moon, 2nd day, year 4554
The T'orghs run into a basilisk, and both Belos and Nalfein are turned to stone.
6th moon, 4th day, year 4554
On his way back to Menzo, Tagar almost dies, when he runs into two drow fighters.
6th moon, 5th day, year 4554
Tagar arrives back in Menzo and convinces father that he must help. Father (and Tagar) shadowwalk back to where the statues have been hidden, and father turns them back to flesh. Alas, the shock is too much for the fragile body of Belos, and he dies. Father ressurects him, clarifying that this is absolutely the last time, for *any* of them.
6th moon, 7th day, year 4554
After a few more days of dodging gas spores and the like, the brothers stumble over a cluster of shriekers that attract an umberhulk with their noises. A battle is fought, and the umberhulk dies.
6th moon, 8th day, year 4554
The T'orghs arrive at the dragon cave behind the waterfall. They find it inhabited by a mindflayer and some pet hook horrors. The battle is short and brutal, but the brothers manage not to die - again. They find a lot of treasure and some interesting books, that shows the mindflayer must have been searching for an elven artifact called the Crown of Alnadarr in the ancient elven ruins.
(where Belos was drained dry)
They decide to find it.
6th moon, 10th day, year 4554
After some identifying and such, they head out of the cave and towards the elven ruins.
onsdag den 20. februar 2013
27h session: The bronze pendant
5th moon, 15th day, year 4554
The brothers have once again left Menzo and headed out to the temple in the forest to activate the next symbol, the bronze symbol.
A horned devil appears in a puff of smoke. "Warlord Zakarias has in his possession a magical pendant crafted from the smallest scale of one of the great bronze dragons. Retrieve the pendant and bring it back to the altar in Menzo".
A portal opens.
"If you wish, this portal is a short-cut and will deposit you much closer to Durgarth Keep, where Warlord Zakarias has his home"
The brothers step through and find themselves outside Blackwell, near Durgarth Keep. After some deliberation, they decide against carpet-bombing the place with spells from afar, and instead sneak in at night.
5th moon, 16th day, year 4554
A bit after midnight, the T'orghs sneak up to the keep, levitate up top the main tower, and Nalfein suggests the guard that he should take them to his leader. They are led down the stairs to the first floor, where the guard knocks on the door, telling his leader he has guests. Nalfein panics and kills the guard when the leader doesn't open the door immediately and starts kicking down the door. Belos fills the staircase with noxious fumes, and as Nalfein beats down the door, he finds the human warrior halfequiped and alone but for a serving wench in bed. The fight start, and it turns out the wench is a succubus. Things are not looking well for the brothers, especially when a two-headed troll is released down in the courtyard and comes charging up the stairs. Luckily for the brothers, the troll is affected by the spell and they can keep focus on the warlord and the demon. They manage to kill the warlord, but the succubus is a hard one, especially because Jeffrey can not affect her with his sword and she seems to ignore every single spell thrown at her. Fortunately, Nalfein has Asmodeus on his side, and his Slay Living spell utterly destroys her, while Jeffrey takes care of the troll. As they succeed in killing the opposition, guards and a fool appear. Nalfein closes off access with a wall of fire, and while the wall is up, the brothers find a magical chest with the necklace, and dimension door their way out of the keep.
The brothers move out and south, heading back towards Menzo.
Around daybreak, the brothers feel someone is scrying on them. When Belos notices it, he hears a voice in his head. Give me back my medallion, and I will let you live.
5th moon, 23rd day, year 4554
The brothers sense that someone is scrying on them.
5th moon, 21st day, year 4554
After days of moving invisible at night, and sleeping in their magical cottage during the day, the players wake up one morning, and as Nalfein opens the door, he finds a note under a stone. Last chance. Leave the medallion and you will live. Nalfein steps out, and they find themselves facing a gargantuan bronze dragon. A few seconds later, the dragon breathes, and Belos is dead and the dragon says. Are you sure you do not wish to yield me the pendant, dark elf? Nalfein hands the pendant to the dragon, and heals Belos as soon as the dragon is gone.
After talking things over, the brothers decide to return to Menzo to research a bit, then head back to the Underdark and empty the dragon lair they know should be without an owner.
5th moon, 25th day, year 4554
The brothers arrive back in Menzo.
The brothers have once again left Menzo and headed out to the temple in the forest to activate the next symbol, the bronze symbol.
A horned devil appears in a puff of smoke. "Warlord Zakarias has in his possession a magical pendant crafted from the smallest scale of one of the great bronze dragons. Retrieve the pendant and bring it back to the altar in Menzo".
A portal opens.
"If you wish, this portal is a short-cut and will deposit you much closer to Durgarth Keep, where Warlord Zakarias has his home"
The brothers step through and find themselves outside Blackwell, near Durgarth Keep. After some deliberation, they decide against carpet-bombing the place with spells from afar, and instead sneak in at night.
5th moon, 16th day, year 4554
A bit after midnight, the T'orghs sneak up to the keep, levitate up top the main tower, and Nalfein suggests the guard that he should take them to his leader. They are led down the stairs to the first floor, where the guard knocks on the door, telling his leader he has guests. Nalfein panics and kills the guard when the leader doesn't open the door immediately and starts kicking down the door. Belos fills the staircase with noxious fumes, and as Nalfein beats down the door, he finds the human warrior halfequiped and alone but for a serving wench in bed. The fight start, and it turns out the wench is a succubus. Things are not looking well for the brothers, especially when a two-headed troll is released down in the courtyard and comes charging up the stairs. Luckily for the brothers, the troll is affected by the spell and they can keep focus on the warlord and the demon. They manage to kill the warlord, but the succubus is a hard one, especially because Jeffrey can not affect her with his sword and she seems to ignore every single spell thrown at her. Fortunately, Nalfein has Asmodeus on his side, and his Slay Living spell utterly destroys her, while Jeffrey takes care of the troll. As they succeed in killing the opposition, guards and a fool appear. Nalfein closes off access with a wall of fire, and while the wall is up, the brothers find a magical chest with the necklace, and dimension door their way out of the keep.
The brothers move out and south, heading back towards Menzo.
Around daybreak, the brothers feel someone is scrying on them. When Belos notices it, he hears a voice in his head. Give me back my medallion, and I will let you live.
5th moon, 23rd day, year 4554
The brothers sense that someone is scrying on them.
5th moon, 21st day, year 4554
After days of moving invisible at night, and sleeping in their magical cottage during the day, the players wake up one morning, and as Nalfein opens the door, he finds a note under a stone. Last chance. Leave the medallion and you will live. Nalfein steps out, and they find themselves facing a gargantuan bronze dragon. A few seconds later, the dragon breathes, and Belos is dead and the dragon says. Are you sure you do not wish to yield me the pendant, dark elf? Nalfein hands the pendant to the dragon, and heals Belos as soon as the dragon is gone.
After talking things over, the brothers decide to return to Menzo to research a bit, then head back to the Underdark and empty the dragon lair they know should be without an owner.
5th moon, 25th day, year 4554
The brothers arrive back in Menzo.
torsdag den 24. januar 2013
26th session: Disrupting the ritual
4th moon, 26th day, year 4554
The brothers ask Gurax to find out the hows and whys of the ritual. Then they head down near the "palace" and Belos uses his necromantic arts to get the lay of the land. There seems to be at least 10 guards on duty at all times.
4th moon, 27th day, year 4554
The next evening, Gurax returns. He informs the T'orghs of the ritual and such. Apparently the dragon is trapped in the lava behind the palace, with only it's head (which is nailed to the ground) out of the lava. This is where the high priest and his flunkies will conduct the ritual. The chief will be atop of the palace building, where he will, after the dragon being sacrifized, demand a boon from his god, the Raven Queen. He will ask for an avatar, a champion, to come join them in their upcoming battle with the drows.
The brothers formulate a loose plan...
4th moon, 28th day, year 4554
The next morning, they protect themselves against the lava and breath of the brass dragon, then fly out over the lava in order to approach the palace island from "behind".
As they fly in, they are spotted, and as they "engage", Belos makes the mistake of staying out over the lava. His flying and protection from fire spells are dispelled, and he drops into the lava. He manages to get out, but is very very crispy. Battle continues with the guards, who are soon joined by more guards, the high priest and then finally the chief. The battles swings back and forth, before the Belos finally manage to kill the last duergar, while the two others are incapacitated.
After dealing with the under-dwarves, the T'orghs equip Rexnar with Belos' amulet and kill the helpless dragon and fly off, back into the Underdark. Since they have only 7 days until the soul is no longer preserved by the amulet, they use magic to travel like the wind through the tunnels and the forest.
5th moon, 4th day, year 4554
The brothers arrive home in time, and place the soul-stone on the altar, on the bloody scale. Before their eyes, it changes to a shield sporting a bloody symbol of Asmodeus.
The brothers ask Gurax to find out the hows and whys of the ritual. Then they head down near the "palace" and Belos uses his necromantic arts to get the lay of the land. There seems to be at least 10 guards on duty at all times.
4th moon, 27th day, year 4554
The next evening, Gurax returns. He informs the T'orghs of the ritual and such. Apparently the dragon is trapped in the lava behind the palace, with only it's head (which is nailed to the ground) out of the lava. This is where the high priest and his flunkies will conduct the ritual. The chief will be atop of the palace building, where he will, after the dragon being sacrifized, demand a boon from his god, the Raven Queen. He will ask for an avatar, a champion, to come join them in their upcoming battle with the drows.
The brothers formulate a loose plan...
4th moon, 28th day, year 4554
The next morning, they protect themselves against the lava and breath of the brass dragon, then fly out over the lava in order to approach the palace island from "behind".
As they fly in, they are spotted, and as they "engage", Belos makes the mistake of staying out over the lava. His flying and protection from fire spells are dispelled, and he drops into the lava. He manages to get out, but is very very crispy. Battle continues with the guards, who are soon joined by more guards, the high priest and then finally the chief. The battles swings back and forth, before the Belos finally manage to kill the last duergar, while the two others are incapacitated.
After dealing with the under-dwarves, the T'orghs equip Rexnar with Belos' amulet and kill the helpless dragon and fly off, back into the Underdark. Since they have only 7 days until the soul is no longer preserved by the amulet, they use magic to travel like the wind through the tunnels and the forest.
5th moon, 4th day, year 4554
The brothers arrive home in time, and place the soul-stone on the altar, on the bloody scale. Before their eyes, it changes to a shield sporting a bloody symbol of Asmodeus.
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