3rd session: The 3 scrolls

3rd Moon, 22nd day, year 4553
After taking a short rest, the T'orghs moved out and back towards the entrance. Unfortunately, they hit a pit trap almost immediately after leaving the room, a pit trap into which Tagar fell, because the others couldn't hold on to the rope he was holding. Hitting the floor 20' below, Tagar was knocked unconscious, so Taluzik had to climb down and get use his divinely granted healing to get him back on his feet.

Continuing on, the T'orghs made sure to walk the same side of the corridors as they had the first time. They soon got back to the entrance, where they decided to explore what was behind the closed door. It turned out to be a sort of mausoleum. When Taluzik opened the sarcophagus in the middle, a ghoul sprang up and hit him, sending him paralyzed to the ground. Nalfein tried to command the undead, but failed. Maybe this dungeon prevented the command of the undead inside? Luckily for the T'orghs, Tagar and Raheem (who by now was very adept at fighting undead) took care of the undead, and soon it lay on the floor, even more dead. Our anti-heroes found a small statue along with some scrolls.

After Tazulik awoke, the T'orghs moved south and west, and found some sleeping quarters, with nothing interesting in them. Not satisfied with the haul and sure there had to be more to this dungeon, they searched the mausoleum again, and managed to move the sarcophagus, revealing a hidden staircase down. Down there, they found a statue of Asmodeus, holding a scroll-case (see other post) and a wall full of big magical markings.

While Nalfein and Ukerin tried to find out what the markings were about, the other 3 took upon themselves to search the dungeon again, for secret doors and comparments. They found one, with an old, but clearly magical short-sword in it. Tagar quickly claimed said sword.

In order to find out more about the markings, the T'orghs decided to rest there, and try some magical stuff the next day.

3rd Moon, 23rd day, year 4553
After resting up, Ukerin tried to used Read Magic to decipher the markings on the wall, but to no avail. They were definitely magical, but he was no longer sure they were even arcane - and not divine either, according to Nalfein. But they did bear quite a few similarities with those two types of magic. Maybe it was something older, something else. In either case, they would have to settle for not knowing. They made a copy of the markings to bring with them. Nalfein kept the scroll-case, although Uterin argued that it should be left there.

3rd Moon, 24th day, year 4553
The next morning, the dark elves left the dungeon, climbed out of the ravine, and headed straight for the goblin camp.

3rd Moon, 25th day, year 4553
Late evening, after a couple of days of travelling with no significant encounters, the T'orghs arrived at Farlang's goblin camp. There they learned that the water was indeed drinkable, and they punished Rot for leaving combat. Rasheem killed him in combat, once Rot refused to be executed.

3rd Moon, 28th day, year 4553
After about 3 days of travelling south towards Menzo, the T'orghs ran into an ogre dragging around a half-rotten goblin. The ogre died quick enough, and on it, they found a large gem.

3rd Moon, 29th day, year 4553
Later the same night, as Tagar was on watch, the T'orghs were suddenly ambushed by 6-7 goblins. While they were able to dispatch the goblins with only minor casualties, the brothers were quite a bit in shock. Goblins who attacked dark elves??!!? The fact that these goblins bore markings that the T'orghs were pretty sure belonged to no local tribe did make it easier for it to make just a little sense, but still...

3rd Moon, 30th day, year 4553
As the dark elves were about to make camp, Tagar spotted some smoke rising from a couple of hundred yards away. They decided to go check it out, and found a lone figure in cloak in the middle of making garlic chicken. His horse was a bit off, tied to a tree. A short but hushed debated and the T'orghs decided to hit hard and fast. Ukerin tried to open with Sleep, but the lone figure heard him, and swiftly reacted by throwing daggers at him, putting him out of combat. The others were about to attack at the red-haired human, when he in elven said: Friend of House Argith. That put a damper on their killing lust, and a truce was reached. Thomas, as his name was, was apparently a merchant dealing in information, and on the way to Menzo with info for House Argith. He offered them to eat, and apologized for planting two daggers in their wizard, but the T'orghs did not want to eat with him.

The next morning, the T'orghs continued on their journey to Menzo. Around mid-day, they heard orcs. Taluzik snuck up, and saw 11 orcs waiting around. Soon it became apparent that they were waiting for a dark elf. He soon appeared and tossed a sack at the feet of the leader orc.

"Here is a 1000 gold pieces my ugly friend. And it's just the start. Are you sure you understand exactly what I want you and your orcs to do? Can you spread the word in time? And remember, if any dark elves in Menzo catches as much as a wiff of this, I might die, but before that, every single orc in Menzo will be sacrifices to the Lord of Light. Bear that in mind, before you even think a second of betraying me."

After a bit of talking back and forth, the dark elf left. The T'orghs quickly debated whether to go for the dark elf or not, but decided taking on the orcs. Using Dancing Lights, they lured 4 orcs out in the woods, and dumped Darkness and Sleep on the rest. It was a tight fight, but they managed to kill them all.

There was 1000 gold in the bag.

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