8th session: The sleeping dragon

4th moon, 28th day, year 4553
After dealing with the kobolds and their barrel-bombs, the T'orgh brothers went deeper into the kobold caves. Raheem narrowly avoided a nasty trap involving a net, a boar and a giant ballista and then the brothers made contact with the kobolds and convinced them to parlay. They were brought before the kobold chief and his shaman, and made a deal to see and talk with the dragon, if they could wake it. They visited the cave with the sleeping dragon, a behemot of more than 150'. It was sleeping between 8 stones covered by magical runes. After some experimentation and talking with the shaman, the T'orghs connected the dragon-stones with the stone that they had found buried a day's travel away. They immediately left to find the stone and bring it back.


4th moon, 29th day, year 4553
With 20 kobolds in tow, the dark elves, guided by Raheem, found the way back to the black stone, and the kobolds got the honor of carrying the 500 lbs stone back.


4th moon, 30th day, year 4553
As the brothers and their new kobold allies arrived back to the kobold caves and made it to the throne room, the kobolds tried to betray them. Nalfein managed to let loose a fireball, killing more than 20 kobolds just as the shaman dropped a Hold Person spell on most of the party. Ukerin found himself alone with about 6-7 kobolds, but with a little luck and a red-hot wand of lightning, he managed to stay alive and kill them all.
The T'orghs dragged the stone the rest of the way to the sleeping dragon, who turned out not to be sleeping at all.

It's name is Arizmanzi, and for hours, they argued and haggled about the deal that would let the dragon out on the right conditions. For 200 years (the amount of time it had been imprisoned) it would serve House T'orgh and it's interets, serving the will of the leader of the House. It would never move against House T'orgh or have anyone else do so. On the other hand, it would be free until called upon.


They freed the dragon, which left the small caves by shapeshifting into a dark elf and walking out. The brothers then started the treck back to Menzo, with a leather and a pair of bracers in hand.


5th moon, 7th day, year 4553
On the way back, the T'orghs stumble over some orcs who have just delivered some kind of shipment to Menzo, and are returning to their village, to wait for word from the dark elves. The brothers follow them, but change their minds after being attacked by some weird living tree.


5th moon, 9th day, year 4553
The brothers return home, telling father of the deal they have made. He is very happy with them.


5th moon, 16th day, year 4553
They then spend some time training, while their favorite identify-mage does his work on their new items (leather +3 and bracers ac 7)

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