Shadow Fangs Base Report

General Summary

Raid on the Tavern

16th of Irami’el 1245 AE

It did not take long before the Crystal Vipers started their attack. This was all the group needed to enter the room they noticed during their first visit here. After some searching they found that one of the bottles in a closet was a switch that opened the way to an underground hideout. Although the first room was quiet they quickly noticed a guardian in the adjacent room. From what could only be prison cells, they also heard some voices calling for help. Not wanting to waste a lot of time they quickly launched a fireball to the guardian. This attack missed however causing an enormous noise once the fireball exploded on one of the prison doors. Although the guardian was killed rather quickly it did not take long for remaining Shadow Fangs members to find them.
During the battle the adventurers gained some unexpected allies. Vittoria Bendetti, who had been imprisoned there for 2 months, could escape after the damage the group had done to the prison cells. She quickly joined the fight and gained the trust of the group because of her help. However Vittoria was not alone, she was accompanied by Hideo Kiyoshi a Gnome from Oneraga who was also captured by the Shadow Fangs. Speaking with him was rather difficult because of the language barrier but they could get all necessary information out of him via Umeko.
Hideo told the group that he came to Farlis for his research to find strong places of elemental power. But he was caught by the Crystal Vipers who forced him to work for them. During this time he had to create mechanical spiders which were more common in his homeland. Eventually he was captured by the Shadow Fangs where he had to provide any information on the Crystal Vipers and continue his work. He made it very clear he did not want to return to the Crystal Vipers. Arkud Bloodgrip came only recently in power according to him and he changed the gang into a cult. The original members did not like this but were thinned out over the last months. Hideo recommended the group to kill both Arkud and Urdur to make Ironpeak safe.

Urdur Blackbender

The group continued exploring the rest of the hideout. Some sounds could be heard from behind a door and they quickly decided to barricade it while they would search the other chambers. They could see a sole guard standing near a door at the end of a hall. Dimble Cloak decided to lure some Shadow Fangs outside by disguising himself as a member. Even though his plan worked he could only take the guard out of the equation. Afterwards Dimble called the rest of the group and they moved towards the office of Urdur Blackbender. By seeing the member, that just came to lure his guard away, together with the rest of the adventurers, Urdur knew he was betrayed. He quickly activated a trap that managed to hit Dimble but not incapacitate him.
The group was determined to break through the door behind which the criminal leader had taken refuge. After trying a few times they managed to blast the door open. Inside they were surprised by a mechanical spider construct, one of the creations Hideo was forced to make. But Urdur had another trick up his sleeves. By using an illusionary duplicate of himself he was able to let the group waste some of their attacks.
In the end both the construct and Urdur Blackbender were killed and the group was able to extract a lesser elemental Fall from the spider. From the papers in the office they learned of a drop location in Ostend where the Shadow Fangs regularly had to bring diamonds to.

Warm Welcome

Once the group left the office and returned to the main room in the hideout they were greeted by several Crystal Vipers. They made it very clear they wanted Hideo Kiyoshi returned to them. The adventurers were hesitant to fulfill their demands and wanted to fight them until some more Crystal Vipers entered. Unexpectedly they attacked the first Vipers. After a few seconds Janos Dorivas arrived saying that he had arrived to help.

Campaign

The Heretic's Sword

Protagonists

Finrod Ingoldo

Vittoria Bendetti

Half-Elf (Acolyte)
Cleric Forge Domain 10

59 / 59 HP

STR
15

DEX
10

CON
14

INT
12

WIS
20

CHA
10

Report Date

17 Mar 2018