Exploration - K15
General Summary
Milo called for aid in doing some exploration for Tetrodora. Azim, Lagiel and Aurok answered the call. Lagiel first had to escape from Fjordhaven in the middle of a hurricane. Using up a lot of spells, Lagiel managed to tunnel under the ground to the location of the portal, then gained the ability to swim to get to the portal itself. Appearing in a strangely sunny and calm Xiomara in a big splash of water, Lagiel went looking for someone to teleport her to Trader's Cusp. Heading to the academy, she was ushered to join Aurok as he was being teleported to Stag's Ballad. Arriving in Stag's Ballad the two of them managed, with only minor difficulty, to travel to Traders Cusp where they met up with Milo and Azim.
The next day, they made their way, with varying levels of difficulty, out into the plains. When Milo had trouble pushing through the winds, Aurok tried to help by throwing his grappling hook to him. Unfortunately he didn't think that through, as the winds caught the grappling hook and spun it around and around his body until he was tied up and got hit in the face with a grappling hook. After getting freed from his grappling hook and Milo was tied to Azim to help him through the winds.
After a couple of hours of travel, they met with a small group of centaur. These centaur identified themselves as part of a splinter group who had been exiled from their clan for not supporting the new chief. The party expressed a desire to meet their leader and hear their grievances. They were lead to Denryx Tor who told them that he was the former chief of the Stormborn Clan. When he travelled north to Stag's Ballad to take part in the jousting games, his position as chief was usurped by another, who turned the focus of the clan to magic, from more mundane things. When he returned, the usurper tried to kill him, so he fled with his few trusted warriors. He asked the party to help him shake off the pursuit by killing the ones scouting out their location. Milo agreed to help and the party went in search of the centaur scouts.
After travelling to where Denryx Tor told them they could find these scouts, Azim and Aurok decided to go in first to speak with the scouts. Unable to keep up without Azim's help, Milo stayed back with Lagiel. As soon as Azim mentioned that they'd been sent by Denryx Tor, the centaur scouts attacked. At first the fight went poorly for the party, until Lagiel and Milo managed to catch up and help. Killing three out of four centaurs, Azim, Aurok and Lagiel allowed the final one to flee. Milo reacted poorly to this and set the party to hunt down the final centaur.
Some time later, they caught up to the wounded centaur at a small hill. As they drew near to the hill, the grasses reached out to grab a hold of them. This held poor Aurok in place for the majority of the ensuing fight. Azim pulled Milo out of the grasses then cut himself free of him to fight. Lagiel slipped out of the entanglement and moved in to fight. When Azim drew close enough, he tried to reason with the centaurs. However, they were having none of it, since their people had been killed at the party's hands.
After some intense fighting, Azim and Lagiel managed to kill two centaurs, including the scout that had escaped, and knock two others unconscious. Milo took the head of the scout and led his bedraggled companions back to Denryx Tor who thanked them for their help and sent a warrior to take Milo home. Aurok and Lagiel went back to Stag's Ballad while Azim wandered off into the planes.
The next day, they made their way, with varying levels of difficulty, out into the plains. When Milo had trouble pushing through the winds, Aurok tried to help by throwing his grappling hook to him. Unfortunately he didn't think that through, as the winds caught the grappling hook and spun it around and around his body until he was tied up and got hit in the face with a grappling hook. After getting freed from his grappling hook and Milo was tied to Azim to help him through the winds.
After a couple of hours of travel, they met with a small group of centaur. These centaur identified themselves as part of a splinter group who had been exiled from their clan for not supporting the new chief. The party expressed a desire to meet their leader and hear their grievances. They were lead to Denryx Tor who told them that he was the former chief of the Stormborn Clan. When he travelled north to Stag's Ballad to take part in the jousting games, his position as chief was usurped by another, who turned the focus of the clan to magic, from more mundane things. When he returned, the usurper tried to kill him, so he fled with his few trusted warriors. He asked the party to help him shake off the pursuit by killing the ones scouting out their location. Milo agreed to help and the party went in search of the centaur scouts.
After travelling to where Denryx Tor told them they could find these scouts, Azim and Aurok decided to go in first to speak with the scouts. Unable to keep up without Azim's help, Milo stayed back with Lagiel. As soon as Azim mentioned that they'd been sent by Denryx Tor, the centaur scouts attacked. At first the fight went poorly for the party, until Lagiel and Milo managed to catch up and help. Killing three out of four centaurs, Azim, Aurok and Lagiel allowed the final one to flee. Milo reacted poorly to this and set the party to hunt down the final centaur.
Some time later, they caught up to the wounded centaur at a small hill. As they drew near to the hill, the grasses reached out to grab a hold of them. This held poor Aurok in place for the majority of the ensuing fight. Azim pulled Milo out of the grasses then cut himself free of him to fight. Lagiel slipped out of the entanglement and moved in to fight. When Azim drew close enough, he tried to reason with the centaurs. However, they were having none of it, since their people had been killed at the party's hands.
After some intense fighting, Azim and Lagiel managed to kill two centaurs, including the scout that had escaped, and knock two others unconscious. Milo took the head of the scout and led his bedraggled companions back to Denryx Tor who thanked them for their help and sent a warrior to take Milo home. Aurok and Lagiel went back to Stag's Ballad while Azim wandered off into the planes.
Rewards Granted
Loot:
Coins
2,585 gp, 7 sp
Armor
[250 gp] masterwork chain shirt x2
Art
[550 gp] gold cup with royal crest
[300 gp] masterwork darkwood lute
[500 gp] gold flagon with religious markings
[80 gp] ornate silver flute
Gems
[10 gp] shell
[11 gp] unworked agate (worth 5 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 10 to repair)
[11 gp] hematite
[10 gp] azurite
[65 gp] unworked bloodstone (worth 32 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 12 to repair)
[10 gp] irregular freshwater pearl
[50 gp] unworked zircon (worth 25 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 12 to repair)
[50 gp] sard
[110 gp] unworked tourmaline (worth 55 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 15 to repair)
[10 gp] unworked pyrite (worth 5 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 10 to repair)
[10 gp] unworked malachite (worth 5 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 10 to repair)
Scrolls
[150 gp] divine scroll of groundswell (CL 3)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of true strike (CL 1)
Weapons
[600 gp] masterwork composite longbow (+3 strength rating) x2
[315 gp] masterwork longsword x2
Experience:
Azim (10): 750 XP = 375 (Scouting for scouts) + 375 (The grass gets grabby in windstorms)
Lagiel (9): 1,012 XP = 506 + 506
Milo (8): 600 + 600
Aurok (5): 1,125 + 1,125
Coins
2,585 gp, 7 sp
Armor
[250 gp] masterwork chain shirt x2
Art
[550 gp] gold cup with royal crest
[300 gp] masterwork darkwood lute
[500 gp] gold flagon with religious markings
[80 gp] ornate silver flute
Gems
[10 gp] shell
[11 gp] unworked agate (worth 5 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 10 to repair)
[11 gp] hematite
[10 gp] azurite
[65 gp] unworked bloodstone (worth 32 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 12 to repair)
[10 gp] irregular freshwater pearl
[50 gp] unworked zircon (worth 25 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 12 to repair)
[50 gp] sard
[110 gp] unworked tourmaline (worth 55 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 15 to repair)
[10 gp] unworked pyrite (worth 5 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 10 to repair)
[10 gp] unworked malachite (worth 5 gp; Craft (jewelry) DC 10 to repair)
Scrolls
[150 gp] divine scroll of groundswell (CL 3)
[25 gp] arcane scroll of true strike (CL 1)
Weapons
[600 gp] masterwork composite longbow (+3 strength rating) x2
[315 gp] masterwork longsword x2
Experience:
Azim (10): 750 XP = 375 (Scouting for scouts) + 375 (The grass gets grabby in windstorms)
Lagiel (9): 1,012 XP = 506 + 506
Milo (8): 600 + 600
Aurok (5): 1,125 + 1,125
