Session XVI : New Friends Report
General Summary
The party known as TBD, after spending their time swimming in the lagoon and shopping for gifts for Jamis return to their floating boat. They are surprised to see Jamis standing in the shade of their floating boat, talking with four individuals. They introduce themselves to the other group who turns out to be a second party of adventurers, Grim, Belus, Floki, and a kobold guide named Hathak. Floki's explains that he came in search of Cramus, but now that he has found him there seems to be little more to do. Cramus and crew then recruit him and his two tank friends to join in on their mission of finding the Stars and fighting Khalitharius. Jamis, who was not using his correct moniker, "Riss Krangle," realizes that he may have made a mistake. In an effort to impress, he shows a magic trick that he has learned and successfully pulls it off. Merosh reviews the trick and sees how it might be done and determines that Jamis has learned some clever slight of hand. Ultimately, they leave Jamis with Hathak in the boat. There is some concern that Hathak might be a little too interested in fire, but Floki allays their concerns about by stating "He doesn't like setting them, just seeing them." Only time will tell if that is true. The party then go to Happy Hogan's where they get food, beer, and young ciders. Stories are swapped of battles with dragons and creating rivers in the desert. This evolves into pub meta and they decide to go to the monolith when the moon rises. Believing that the door will open easily when the moon shines on it, if a bug can be trusted. When they arrive at the monolith they find the door is still closed. They attempt to brute force open the door without any succes, but the keen eye of Belus notices a series of holes in the stone that appear to be some kind of mouth piece. Merosh uses his vocal control to call to a groaning creature on the other end and momentarily convinces the creature to open the door. It, however, realizes that there is a subtle difference in the words it is expecting and the ones that Merosh says so the door beings to close again. The quick thinking adventurers jam the door open with javelins and daggers. They forced their way in and down a flight of stairs that ends with a glowing jackals head. The door while not magical is unlocked and as the part looks in they find a gear like mechanism for opening the monolith and several zombie creatures. The creatures swarm into the room from two entrances and with in a matter of moments the players are in battle with a host of zombies and two zombie ogres, large decaying monstrosities. The fighting is fierce, Merosh and Floki give inspiration to their fighter friends, Cramus charges up a wand of fireball and launches it into the mob blasting creatures. Some of the creatures fall, but then immediate stand back up ready to fight again. As the players feel they have overwhelmed the creatures another shape glides in through the southern door, a beholder zombie. His eyes flashing. Thallen was paralyzed by its eye ray and stares wildly as ogres and zombies flood toward him. Fye turns into her bear form and leaps to his side to protect him, using her intimidating cry to push creatures away. Grim steps in and using his new blade strikes down an ogre. Floki the newest fighting member of the crew slides beneath one of the zombie ogres gutting it but the creature refused to stay dead and rose back to life. The battle raged on as the fighters moved through striking creature after creature down until they'd killed all the creatures. It was there that we ended the adventure.
Rewards Granted
Experience Gained 5000xp (Combat) + 2000xp (Role Play) = 7000xp (Session) / 1000xp per
