Session 3: Hunter and prey Report

General Summary

The party submerges from the pond, disoriented by their jump through the portal. Looking around they notice someone missing. Yulius who was right behind them is nowhere to be found. Danah and Azubuike dive down looking for the portal but to no avail. The portal closed with no way for the party to return to the other world.    Gasps for air sound behind Rhogar as Azubuike and Danah emerge from the water. Filling Rhogar in the absence of the portal the party swims to the edge of the pond to examine the remains of the bloody clash between the gnoll pack and the Tel'a'Sei watchdogs. Nothing remains but scraps of hide, broken bones and a red, mist-like dew on the grass.   Not knowing how to get Yulius back the party hopes to find a human settlement to rest and gather information. An owl flies towards Danah as she whistles. "Where are others like us?" Danah asks the owl. Danah points at herself and the others and makes gestures signifying as the owl cocks it's head not knowing what she means. Eventually Danah manages to make here request clear. The owl flying in front leads the party through the forest towards a clearing with a low stone wall. surrounding 8 log cabins.   No sounds come from the small huts, The party wanting to investigate sneaks closer towards the wall. As they get closer cracking sounds escaping from between two of the huts reach them. Reaching the first hut it becomes increasingly clear that the cracking sounds are from bone being chewed on. across from the party, a figure stands up tall in a field beside the huts. With the night too dark to clearly see Danah casts a spell to illuminate her surroundings.   The sounds in the alley stop and one of the Tel'a'Sei watchdogs emerges from around the corner. The figure in the field closing in as well reveals itself to be a watchdog as well as it steps into the light.   A seemingly hopeless battle ensues. The party can't seem to land a hit on the watchdogs as they are bitten and clawed at by the predators. Eventually, the party manages to damage the watchdogs but before they can do any real damage Rhogar goes down bloodied and with a broken shoulder. The party manages to kill the watchdogs. Denah immediately starts conjuring good berries to heal Rhogar a bit.     As the party recollects themselves they scour the camp. They happen onto an old wardrobe in one of the huts. It carries a strange symbol between the two doors. A strange magical aura emanates from the wardrobe and the door won't open however hard the party tries. Azubuike using one of Rhogars knives tries the cracks of the wardrobe. As soon as he sticks the blade into one of the cracks a metallic rattle sounds, pulling the knife back the blade disappeared being cut clean from the Hilt.    Not knowing what to do with the wardrobe the party investigates further. As they inspect the two watchdog corpses they find that each had a quarts embed into their skull. Being careless they shattered the first one. As they pull the second one from the skull of the watchdog they head towards one of the other cabins to get some rest.    As Rhogar holds his watch he sees light coming from the cabin with the strange wardrobe. Not wanting to wake the party or investigate it himself he waits for the rest of the party to wake before heading again for the wardrobe.    The party tries might and magic, even holding the crystal towards the symbol but nothing seems to help. Trying various magic schools the wardrobe only seems to absorb the spell glow in the color of the type of magic use on it before returning to its normal aura. Eventually, Rhogar out of curiosity knocks on the door. A click sounds and the door unlocks, opening and emitting a soft warm glow from the crack.    The party opens the door further and a sound of laughter, talk and music meet them. A  large tavern fills the inside of the wardrobe, more spacious than even the room the wardrobe is set in. As the party steps in a voice from behind the bar greets them: "Welcome, welcome adventurers!"