Session 4
The return to town was mostly uneventful with our heroes electing to camp near Wrin's campground rather than stay at a local tavern. Garland spent some money for a bottle of whiskey for the newfound comrades to share as they started to learn a bit more about one another. Garrick was able to acquire some information about several surprisingly sizable and longstanding bounties in town:
For Proof of the Death of the Murderous Lycan known as Jaul Mezmin. 50 Gold (from Keeleno Lathanar)
For the Safe Return of Lasda Venkervale. 50 gold ( from Brelda Venkervale)
For information leading to the safe Recovery of Theren Hyral. A Half Elven Noble believed to be suffering from
amnesia or some sort of insanity. 15 Gold. (from Roland Hyral)
They learned a bit more about Mrk's unique circumstances and in the night Imiq went to seek Wrin's council in regard to his companions and the spiritual quandries they may encounter adventuring together. Recognizing Imiq's potential and growing wisdom she counseled him as best she could and offered to teach him a measure of her mysticism to help him against spiritual threats they may come across. Garland had a strange dream about a elven man studying leylines and architecture. This man was marked with similar lines as Garland displays when he casts spells, but these appeared to be pulsing constantly and to be the source of some great pain for this man. The dream seemed to jump forward to some later date, that same man appeared to be on his deathbed being attended by a crying pregnant woman, his "casting lines" pulsing brighter and more rapidly than before. Eventually he was consumed in a burst of energy. Garland began to glow in his sleep, a fact noticed by Lans and Mrk. Dr. Zips had a dream as well a welcome respite at "Allsmeet" a friendly tavern in a dangerous and lonely swamp. After some revelry and some conversations he awoke refreshed and renewed in purpose.
Before they ventured to Gauntlight Dr. Zips joined Mrk at the forge as the automation displayed his prowess at magical smithing. Mrk transferred the runes with laser like precision, a simultaneous process of destruction and creation. As Mrk heated and removed the runic pattern on one of the weapons, the magical energies released appeared to float up into the crystal outcroppings mounted around the ceiling of the forge chamber. Once the new rune was complete on the other weapon the energy appeared to flow down into the awaiting pattern of it's own volition, effortlessly filling in the engraving and completing the enchanted weapon. Finally the heroes gathered once more for a breakfast of fish and a dauntless return to Gauntlight.
First they met again with Steve who was eager to begin preparations to invade Odaro with bugs once more. Garland placed his Sigil upon the creature and commanded him to abandon plans of attacking the town and to instead work on cleaning out the Mitflit corpses. The heroes then approached the central chamber and while they debated how to approach Dr. Zips barreled through headfirst. The chamber led to the lighthouse tower which happened to have a gigantic fresh bloodstain on the center of the ground level floor. The entire chamber radiated powerful magic and the stain resisted all attempts at scrubbing. At the top of the tower stairs they found a locked hatch which seems to resist all attempts at damaging it. They briefly attempted to pick the lock but ceased their attempts after discovering the lock was extremely complex (and causing Garrick to break a pick). After a small break to repair our heroes left the chamber.
The keen eyes of Lans, Mrk, and Garrick were able to discover several items and secret rooms. One of which held a key with a lighthouse marking on it and a key with a book marking on it. They also discovered a secret stairwell that seemed to lead further down. Ignoring the stairwell they continued their exploration and found several corpses outside of an altar with haunting stained glass windows. Mrk approached the altar to search further and was assaulted as several of the corpses sprang to life. The battle was fierce but our heroes were able to rescue Mrk from peril and ultimately dispatch both the corpses and the animating Corpselights dwelling within them.
They learned a bit more about Mrk's unique circumstances and in the night Imiq went to seek Wrin's council in regard to his companions and the spiritual quandries they may encounter adventuring together. Recognizing Imiq's potential and growing wisdom she counseled him as best she could and offered to teach him a measure of her mysticism to help him against spiritual threats they may come across. Garland had a strange dream about a elven man studying leylines and architecture. This man was marked with similar lines as Garland displays when he casts spells, but these appeared to be pulsing constantly and to be the source of some great pain for this man. The dream seemed to jump forward to some later date, that same man appeared to be on his deathbed being attended by a crying pregnant woman, his "casting lines" pulsing brighter and more rapidly than before. Eventually he was consumed in a burst of energy. Garland began to glow in his sleep, a fact noticed by Lans and Mrk. Dr. Zips had a dream as well a welcome respite at "Allsmeet" a friendly tavern in a dangerous and lonely swamp. After some revelry and some conversations he awoke refreshed and renewed in purpose.
Before they ventured to Gauntlight Dr. Zips joined Mrk at the forge as the automation displayed his prowess at magical smithing. Mrk transferred the runes with laser like precision, a simultaneous process of destruction and creation. As Mrk heated and removed the runic pattern on one of the weapons, the magical energies released appeared to float up into the crystal outcroppings mounted around the ceiling of the forge chamber. Once the new rune was complete on the other weapon the energy appeared to flow down into the awaiting pattern of it's own volition, effortlessly filling in the engraving and completing the enchanted weapon. Finally the heroes gathered once more for a breakfast of fish and a dauntless return to Gauntlight.
First they met again with Steve who was eager to begin preparations to invade Odaro with bugs once more. Garland placed his Sigil upon the creature and commanded him to abandon plans of attacking the town and to instead work on cleaning out the Mitflit corpses. The heroes then approached the central chamber and while they debated how to approach Dr. Zips barreled through headfirst. The chamber led to the lighthouse tower which happened to have a gigantic fresh bloodstain on the center of the ground level floor. The entire chamber radiated powerful magic and the stain resisted all attempts at scrubbing. At the top of the tower stairs they found a locked hatch which seems to resist all attempts at damaging it. They briefly attempted to pick the lock but ceased their attempts after discovering the lock was extremely complex (and causing Garrick to break a pick). After a small break to repair our heroes left the chamber.
The keen eyes of Lans, Mrk, and Garrick were able to discover several items and secret rooms. One of which held a key with a lighthouse marking on it and a key with a book marking on it. They also discovered a secret stairwell that seemed to lead further down. Ignoring the stairwell they continued their exploration and found several corpses outside of an altar with haunting stained glass windows. Mrk approached the altar to search further and was assaulted as several of the corpses sprang to life. The battle was fierce but our heroes were able to rescue Mrk from peril and ultimately dispatch both the corpses and the animating Corpselights dwelling within them.
