Swiftstorm 16th: Lunch Lousy with Lizardfolk

General Summary

Continuing south on their journey to the Ooa Tribe's village, the party stopped for a light lunch on a small tree island supported by the roots of the sparse, short trees that grow here on the marshy banks of the Copper River. As they ate, a rustling was heard from the reed forest they just exited to the north, and suddenly a host of Lizardfolk burst from the brush with a raspy battle cry! Clearly the few warriors the group encountered earlier went off for reinforcements.
Lining up quickly into a disciplined battle formation, the Lizardfolk warriors charged and threw javelins while supported by volleys of arrows from their troops behind. As these projectiles flew through the air, their leader, a smaller Lizardfolk bedecked in colorful feathers, cast a spell which caused all the vegetation on the island to grow into a tangled mess in a matter of moments. While severely restricting the movement of the party, it provided them some measure of cover from the missle weapons and their effect was relatively small.
At this point, Ling Mei flew above the tangled vegetation to get a better view of the battlefield. Pulling 2 beads from her Necklace of Fireballs, she hurled them into the formation of charging warriors, decimating many of them immediately and setting the rest on fire.
As the party came into melee with the remaining fighters, they dispatched them easily and moved toward the archers. Resisting the Lizardfolk spellcaster's attempt to hold her in place, Croaker felled the last remaining warrior while Ling Mei flung another fireball bead into the archers. Seeing most of their host reduced to ash or gristle, the leader wisely called for a retreat, and the scaled warriors turned and ran into the reeds from whence they came.
As the party looted and licked their minimal wounds, a gargantuan bird flew low overhead at astounding speed. A streak of bright blue and red, this apex predator plucked 2 of the retreating lizardfolk from the reeds from a steep dive, climbed 100 feet or more and dropped them back to the ground with a sickening thud. Just as quickly it dove again, grabbing a limp body in each taloned claw and flying off to the north in a blur.

As the party recovered from this shock, they found a Potion of Necrotic Resistance on the belt of one of the larger Lizardfolk fighters. Packing up their gear, they set out south again, now free of any nefarious followers...

Rewards Granted

Potion of Necrotic Resistance

Report Date

09 Feb 2022