Session 24: Under Siege
General Summary
After a nights rest, a few of the crew wake up a little wolly headed after an afternoon in the pub but a solid greasy breakfast in the kitchen of the Seeker's Hall.
Arenor heads to the college to meet Bephilda Bottleneck about his curse, they get to the college and are met by a wizard called Hurmik Ellikalis who leads them to the office. Flic, Ash and Grubbis head to the library to meet Feldric. Flic tries and fails to smuggle a whole roast pig into the library, for some reason. Felric talks about the Wardens, in the south-west is either a place, person or thing referred to as Old Belath and is about 2 days journey from where they are. Flic and Ash convince Felric to come along with the group. Grubbis feeds Felric a pickled toe, which was a bad idea.
Belphilda cures Arenor of the curse he had and took the cursed axe to allow her students to spend the weeks needed to carefuly remove the curse from the axe.
Ofelia gores back to talk to the curse-master about an effect on them, Belphilda says its unlikely they'd be able to remain in their current form if the spell was removed but if the spell was cast using the magic of the forest, it might be something she doesn't know about as arcane magic follows different rules.
With the forms and waivers signed, Felric is allowed to accompany the Seekers into the forest and they leave towards the Seeker's Hall.
On their way, bells start ringing from the gate to the town, a panic sets in as guards hustle towards the wall and start nervously taking up position. Ofelia clibs the watchtower and sees the Red Legion on the march to the town, 80 odd Hobgoblin warriors under the red banners, led by a figure mounted on a Wyvern flying towards the town. The town guard numbers 20, with 6 local seekers and a another 10 locals with weapons joining up to fight off the invaders.
The leader and mage step forward, calling out to the town and tells them to bring out the Seekers and put them in their custody. They give the town an hour to hand over the Quinton Seekers and promise they'll leave without harming anyone.
The town are willing to fight, they do tell the gang of a secret tunnel that is under the Seeker's Hall that leds out of the town. The arcanists have sealed their gates and are starting to cast rituals of protection. Arenor heads over and convinces Hazelash to let some of them help defend the town, 7 of his arcanists join the defence with a handful of magical weapons. The local seekers enlist the help of the cleric from the shrine and then the alchemist from the shop joins the line, sharing another 4 healing potions with Ofelia.
With everyone on the walls waiting, the leader of the Legion steps forward and demands the Quinton Seekers step out, but instead, Flic blasts his mind with a particularly vicious mockery.
Battle is joined, the hobgoblins march, ladders raising up to the walls as arrows and bolts of arcane energy are traded by both sides, the Wyvern takes to the sky carrying the captain aloft
Rewards Granted
4 Potions of Healing
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