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Fri 24th Jul 2020 04:08

Session 10: I Came in like a Fireball

by Kepharel

What a strange couple of weeks. I'm engaged to the most wonderful woman in the world. The drums are gone. Ava is back, and we are heroes.
It started pretty simply, I was nervous about losing Siona. She was leaving for bard college in a couple days and we both didn't know where it left us. We talked about making sure we kept it contact and even before I asked it was clear we loved each other dearly. I think I just had to know if she felt the same way. It feels very strange to build my future around someone else's goals and dreams. I want her to be so god damn successful it whatever she wants to do. Part of this has led to some conscious changes, first I need to start saving up my money. I have to make this mean something and I need to put my money to better use. That means no more fancy hotel or meals out. I'm guild bound for at least the next three years. That'll give her time to learn, while I can spend time saving up. That'll lead us to new adventures together, which I can't wait for. I wish there was some way to speed this whole damn process up. I know most people have to study for their abilities which feels so foreign to me, I just kind of keep picking new things up as we go. One day, I'll figure out how to travel quickly so I can see her more often, while also spending time with this team.
Speaking of that, they feel like the closest thing I have to a family. I know it has only been a few months, but man have we all been through a lot together. I never knew what it felt like to put my trust in so many people, and I'm starting to realize I'm really bad at it, because I don't know how to get my damned mouth shut around them. It seems like such a flaw, but it also feels good to be able to put so much trust into all of them.
 
Any-who, this is what happened.
We started with our follow up meeting with McDuffey. We all agreed to join his forces which also makes it so we can start traveling into the mountains. A lot of me wishes Siona would be joining us, she would be so good at documenting everything and if we are finding new stuff we need to make sure that information makes it back to Fiddletown.
While talking with the Baron, there was a bit of commotion. Keldrith (sp?) showed up looking like they took some explosives to the chest, which turned out to be the case. They told us about the gnoll scouting party and that pretty much settled what we were about to do. McDuffey wrote up a pretty handsome contract and we quickly accepted.
Turns out McDuffy wanted to join us, which at the time sounded dangerous for him, but then again, he can certainly handle himself. I was excited to see what he is capable of in combat. (Spoiler alert, it was pretty damn awesome).
Fermicus, Judacis, Dionychus, and members from his team joined us as well.
For the first time ever, we took mounts out into the jungle. Gotta say outside of being on a cart, I've never ridden on a mount, certainly not a dino mount. I was nervous, but I don't think anyone noticed. We made chase for the last gnoll that Keldrith wasn't able to kill, but we never caught up to it.
Eventually we made it outside the gnoll camp. Sprig found her old family and they decided to join the fight the next day with us. Never seen wolves fight gnolls, so there was a lot I was interested in seeing.
We split the group up. The guild members went out ahead while everyone else remained. This worked well with Sprig's spells, we kind of just crept up to the gnoll camp undetected.
Eventually we came up with a plan. Baron was going to lead one group from the south and we would approach from the west.
The baron did some awesome shit which killed a lot of gnolls. I don't know what the spell is called, but it grabbed and pulled everything near it into it, kind of like gravity itself bent to the baron's will. I'll have to see if I can learn that one.
The gnolls charged the southern group, which was a perfect distraction for us to go after the gnoll leader. We followed the leader into a cave. Turns out these gnolls were getting really good with the explosives. Surprisingly, some of them were willing to blow themselves up to try and stop us, it didn't work.
We made our way down further in. They had a room storing more of the explosives and well, that had to be put to a stop quickly. I launched a fireball and blew it up. Turns out there were a few gnolls in there.
Eventually we found the gnoll leader and a group of his cultists trying to summon some demon. We dispatched the gnolls, but the demon still kind of got out. He took a huge chunk out of me, and I'll be honest, if Jean didn't scoop me up and drag me away, I would have been killed. Anyway, we killed the demon, collected our old gear and a new magic rod. We also found the recipe to what they were making. At the time I felt like it was a good idea to keep it, but now after some soul searching it sounds like the worst idea possible.
We ended up getting out and collapsing the mine to make sure no one else got hurt in there.
After that we traveled back home. While traveling I asked McDuffey more about the magic, he was kind enough to explain it to me. He's a good guy and I think we've made the right decision to work with/for him.
Still fells weird to call it home. It feels weirder to know that Siona isn't there anymore. We talk every day using our sending stones and I'm glad to hear she is doing well, but damn does it burn a bit. I feel like this is the moment where people make rash decisions to get a puppy or something to fill in the void. Maybe I'll head over to Bedrock Stables and ask about a Moorbounder. At least fill my head with something else for a bit.
 
Like I said before, it feels odd being a known "hero" and it feels even more weird to have this group around me. I'm trying to take it all in stride and it helps that they are all really damn good at keeping my grounded. I can't wait to see where we go next.

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  1. Background
  2. Session 1: Oozing Excitement
  3. Session Two: One Flew Over The Kruthics' Nest
  4. Session Three: Maybe Someday, I Gotta Go See About a Girl.
  5. Session 4: Toads?! Where We Are Going We Don't Need Toads!
  6. Session 5: Sabertooth Tigers, and Dinasours, and Merfolk! (Oh My!)
  7. Session 6: Is that Superman? No, just Glark Kent.
  8. Session 8: I can Finally Tell You that Hanging Out with This Group is a Blast.
  9. Session 8 Part 2: The Binds that Tie Us
  10. Session 9 Part 1: The Sweet Smell of Gun Powder and Cocoa Beans
  11. Session 10: I Came in like a Fireball
  12. Session 11: We Went and Built an Outpost
  13. Session 12: The Harrowing Tale of Rhinoman and T-Rex-Boy
  14. Session 13: The Demise of King Less-Talko-More-Leave-o
  15. Session 14: Our First Glimpse of the Mountains
  16. Session 15: A Roc and a Hard Place
  17. Session 16: Symbolic Confusion
  18. Session 17: Our Return Home
  19. Session 18, Venturing to the Falls
  20. Session 19: Traveling Through Merfolk Land
  21. Session 20: Risen from the Earth
  22. Session 21: The Ancients
  23. Session 22: Venturing into the Volcano
  24. Session 23: Completing The First Trial
  25. Session 24: Second Trial, Mossglimmer Valley
  26. Session 25: Mossglimmer Valley Part 2
  27. Session 25: Mossglimmer Valley Part 3
  28. Session 27: The Near End of Baron Maltrix
  29. Session 28: Rooth Upper Vault Part One
  30. Session 29: Rooth Upper Vault Part 2
  31. Session 30: Rooth Upper Vault Part 3 (Dragons Hurt, Man)
  32. Session 31: Returning North
  33. Session 32: Valeun Upper Vault Part 1
  34. Session 33: Valeun Upper Vault Part 2
  35. Session 34: Valeun Upper Vault Part 3
  36. Session 35: Valeun Upper Vault Part 4 and Next Steps
  37. Session 36: Our Adventures into Unknown Lands
  38. Session 37: Enemies from Above
  39. Session 38: Enemies? From Above
  40. Session 39: The Golden City
  41. Session 40: Fuck this Jungle and the Shitty People in It.
  42. Session 41: Onto Our Next Trial
  43. Session 42: Tempestan Upper Vault Part 2
  44. Session 43: An Interesting Offer
  45. Session 44: Aquos Upper Vault Part 1
  46. Session 45: Aquos Upper Vault Part 2
  47. Session 46: Aquos Upper Vault Part 3
  48. Session 47: The Welcoming Committee
  49. Session 48: Tectan Upper Vault Part 1
  50. Session 49: Tectan Upper Vault Part 2
  51. Session 50: Tectan Upper Vault Part 3
  52. Session 51: Tectan Upper Vault Part 4 and Returning Home
  53. Session 52: Head Out of the Clouds
  54. Session 53: Removing the Mining Camp
  55. Session 54: Meeting My Future Father-in-Law
  56. Session 55: Heading East
  57. Session 56: Overstaying Our Welcome
  58. Session: 57 Boglun Lower Vault Part 1
  59. Session 58: Boglun Lower Vault Part 2
  60. Session 59: Mapping Lake Bart
  61. Session 60: Death of a Merfolk and Our Return to Fiddletown
  62. Session 61: Trade Routes Open
  63. Session 62: Norhm's Second Miracle and Tectan Lower Vault Part 1
  64. Session 63: Tectan Lower Vault Part 2
  65. Session 64: Tectan Lower Vault Part 3
  66. Session 65: Next Steps and Holy Shit We (Norhm) Got a Dragon
  67. Session 66: Killings Some Kobolds
  68. Session 67: More Kobold Fun
  69. Session 68: The Archimedies Conflict Part 1
  70. Session 69: The Archimedies Conflict Part 2
  71. Session 70: Tempestan Lower Vault Part 1
  72. Session 71: Tempestan Lower Vault Part 2
  73. Session 72: Bag-o-Beans and Traveling Further East
  74. Session 73: Dealing with the Xorn
  75. Session 74: Traveling Towards the Magmos Lower Vault
  76. Session 75: Magmos Lower Vault Part 1
  77. Session 76: Magmos Lower Vault Part 2
  78. Session 77: Magmos Lower Vault Part 3 and the Return Home
  79. Session 78: Magic Swords are Dumb
  80. Session 79: Rooth Lower Vault Part 1
  81. Session 80: Rooth Lower Vault Part 2
  82. Session 81: Rooth Lower Vault Part 3
  83. Session 82: Rooth Lower Vault Part 4
  84. Session 83: Where to Next?
  85. Session 84: Down By the River
  86. Session 85: Drastically Changing an Ecosystem
  87. Session 86: Bright Light in the Darkness
  88. Session 87: Outside Our Next Trial
  89. Session 88: Valeun Lower Vault Part 1
  90. Session 89: Valeun Lower Vault Part 2
  91. Session 90: Valeun Lower Vault Part 3
  92. Session 91: Valeun Lower Vault Part 4
  93. Session 92: Returning Home
  94. Session 93: Finding a Potential Cure
  95. Session 94: Aqous Lower Vault Part 1
  96. Session 95: Aqous Lower Vault Part 2
  97. Session 96: Aqous Lower Vault Part 3
  98. Session 97: Aqous Lower Vault Part 4
  99. Session 98: Aquos Lower Vault Part 5
  100. Session 99: Back Home for a Minute
  101. Session 100: Tectan Deep Vault Part 1
  102. Session 101: Tectan Deep Vault Part 2
  103. Session 102: Tectan Deep Vault Part 3
  104. Session 103: Tectan Deep Vault Part 4
  105. Session 104: Tectan Deep Vault Part 5
  106. Session 105: Tectan Deep Vault Part 6
  107. Session 106: Saturday Knight Live
  108. Session 107: Fright Knight
  109. Session 108: Knighty Knight Time
  110. Session 109: Next Stop Crimes Against the State
  111. Session 110: The Not so Great Heist
  112. Session 111: HE'S GOT A SISTER?!?
  113. Session 112: A Fight for a Holy Book
  114. Session 113: More Minor God Fun
  115. Session 114: Magmos Deep Vault Part 1
  116. Session 115: Magmos Deep Vault Part 2
  117. Session 116: An Evening with Some Vampires
  118. Session 117: Getting to Know Our Vampire Selves
  119. Session 118: The Fall of Knight Volsaid, Long May She Reign
  120. Session 119: The Fall of Lord Crestin?, Long May He Reign?
  121. Session 120: The Fall of Queen Velshava?, Long May She Reign?
  122. Session 121: End 0f The Vampire Era
  123. Session 122: A Rose Without a Thorn, or Something Like That
  124. Session 123: From The Ash
  125. Session 124: Starting Over
  126. Session 125: The Forge
  127. Session 126: Onward to Our Next Trial
  128. Session 127: Aquos Deep Vault Part 1
  129. Session 128: Aquos Deep Vault Part 2
  130. Session 129: Aquos Deep Vault Part 3
  131. Session 130: Tempestan Deep Vault Part 1
  132. Session 131: Tempestan Deep Vault Part 2
  133. Session 132: Tempestan Deep Vault Part 3
  134. Session 133: Tempestan Deep Vault Part 4
  135. Session 134: Tempestan Deep Vault Part 5
  136. Session 135: Dealing with Political Bullshit
  137. Session 136: Next Deep Vault New Problems
  138. Session 137: Rooth Deep Vault Part 1
  139. Session 138: Rooth Deep Vault Part 2
  140. Session 139: Rooth Deep Vault Part 3
  141. Session 140: Rooth Deep Vault Part 4
  142. Session 141: Rooth Deep Vault Part 5
  143. Session 142: Going After the Chalice

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