2019-06-08
This tower has almost completely collapsed, although the ground floor still has a little open space. Rotting crates and ancient barrels show that provisions were once stored here. A heavy curtain blocks a crumbling area to the south, and an intact door leads east. To the north, a short passage through the rubble ends before a screen of canvas.
Exploring some more, we find a collapsed section of wall by the southeast tower. Wick climbs up and sends his mouse through the small hole there. There's apparently something scary in there, because Bitty comes scurrying back out almost immediately and hides in Wick's hair.
A stone brazier full of coals glows in the middle of this small barracks. Four straw pallets are lined up along the east wall. The wall to the south has collapsed, but a barred wooden door in that direction is still clear. A curtain hangs in an archway to the north.
There's a couple of hobgoblins waiting for us; one runs for help. The other is easily dispatched (thanks in large part to Forgrim invoking the power of Moradin to assist my shot), then we all gather around the one who ran, killing him with equal ease.
In the tower room to the east we find King Grol, a wolf, an unconscious dwarf, and a drow. After a brief, unsuccessful parley, Grol slits the dwarf's throat and drops him. I start shooting, doing a significant amount of damage to Grol, thanks again to the blessings of Moradin. (At this rate, I may have to do more than make donations at temples - Moradin clearly thinks highly of Forgrim's choice of companions, to keep assisting me like this!)
Defeating the three, Forgrim heals the dwarf, who turns out to be the missing Gundren. The others search the bodies and the room, but I need some fresh air. It's not a tree, but the pile of rubble just outside makes a decent perch.
In the middle of the night, a group of hobgoblins with a pair of wolves approaches the entrance near where we're trying to sleep. I manage to down one of the wolves as it starts sniffing around, but that (of course) alerts the rest of the group to my presence. Luckily, I'd already alerted my companions, so they're also ready as the group heads toward us.
It's not quite as easy to defeat the hobgoblins (the wolves are downed quickly, but our spellcasters are out of spells), but one of Wick's spells goes weird and summons a rainbow unicorn, who both takes the hobgoblins' attention from us and manages to kill the leader and injure the other enough for my arrow to kill it. Either way, it was a great help in the battle.
[attempt to ask unicorn to heal roric's lost arm]
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The major events and journals in Tahlthi's history, from the beginning to today.
2019-02-16
[quote]In the city of Neverwinter, a dwarf named Gundren Rockseeker asked you to bring a wagonload of provisions to the rough-and-tumble settlement of Phandalin, a couple of days' travel southeast of the city. Gundren was clearly excited and more than a l...
12:06 am - 29.12.20192019-06-08
[hr][small]This tower has almost completely collapsed, although the ground floor still has a little open space. Rotting crates and ancient barrels show that provisions were once stored here. A heavy curtain blocks a crumbling area to the south, and an int...
03:56 am - 30.12.20192019-02-23
Entering the cave, there's a small cavern with several chained wolves. I proceed past them unmolested, with the idea of ignoring them - they're making enough noise at the moment to have alerted anyone we might have tried sneaking past. Wick, however, has ...
04:05 am - 30.12.20192019-03-01
bridge is unstable - not sure it will hold my weight; want to let someone more durable try it first side passage goes up in steep escarpments; not super difficult to climb but not easy to do stealthily to the left, opens into a cavern. ledge in the back...
04:12 am - 30.12.20192019-03-09
spent night in town; scouted for Gundren's brothers but lost the trail too soon reward from Lion's Head Coster for the return of their supplies, then went (with Sildar) to the Townmaster's Hall. Harben (townmaster) is unconcerned about the Redbrands (c...
04:16 am - 30.12.20192019-03-16
talked to Sister Garaelle at the small temple of Tymora; got quest info about banshee and spellbook headed to the Sleeping Giant Taphouse where Redbrands hang out; ended up killing 4 outside because they seemed to want to pick a fight. Grist the tap...
04:56 am - 30.12.20192019-03-23
deciding to investigate what Forgrim found rather than step into the crypt, we pound some pitons into the wall to anchor a rope to help everyone avoid the pit. Wick offers to go for a swim and investigate the rope in the water. the waterproof satchel he f...
05:02 am - 30.12.20192019-04-06
Continuing our investigation of the Redbrand's hideout, we locate what appears to be a prison, holding a few villagers and guarded by a pair of thugs. Roric is pleased with his new weapon - he's able to kill both guards in one hit each (after Airick and F...
05:18 am - 30.12.20192019-04-13
We defeat the bandits and bugbears fairly easily (not without significant wounds to some of our front-line people), and Roric kills an unconscious goblin. We interrogate one bugbear, learning that the Black Spider, a dark elf, sent him to assist Glasstaff...
05:24 am - 30.12.20192019-04-20
Attempting to track what we presume is Glasstaff, we discover that, though he leaves no footprints, he takes a direct if somewhat convoluted path toward an unknown destination in the [i]general[/i] direction of the Triboar Trail. Oddly, he leaves no footp...
05:33 am - 30.12.20192019-04-28
Morning arrives, and it's decided to head back to the manor to figure out who the supplies belong to. If they belong to Lady Linene Greywind, we'll help her reclaim them. If not, then, we can do what we like with them - probably sell them, although I'd be...
05:35 am - 30.12.20192019-05-04
[Cragmaw goblins operate out of Cragmaw Castle, ruled by Grol]...
05:36 am - 30.12.20192019-05-18
The last of the goblin guards tries to surrender; Airick puts his blade to the goblin's throat and demands information about Gundren (wihtout mentioning names). The goblin immediately tells us that the dwarf is in King Grul's quarters. When pressed for mo...
05:38 am - 30.12.20192019-06-01
Investigating to the north, we find a guard room full of hobgoblins. Strangely enough, [i]these[/i] creatures are [b]not[/b] ready for combat - perhaps the battle hasn't been as loud as I thought. The hobgoblins are fairly easy to defeat, and while they h...
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