Session 002: Fleeing the Ash Report
General Summary
The party continued to flee Avrade [av-rayd], a large town and fort that guards the passage from Manadh to Hakkak, after the explosion of the Great Volcano of Manadh. After coming to a revalation that he may not be as savvy in the way of the world, Prince Charles was unfortunately shot in the neck by Roy and then crushed by falling debris from the volcano explosion. The party, having no real love of the noble, shruged and moved on.
The landscape is covered in ash and the party had been travelling for four hours at this point, using the Spine's Foothills to guide you south to the next village. Even this far from the town, you had not been able to escape the ash. The road, normally just dirt and well traveled by wagon wheel, looked as if a dirty snow has blanketed it. This did not stop the party from unning into highwaymen on the road, however, and a battle ensued. One of the bandits had a talking skull who the party rescued and agreed to help find his body back at the bandit camp with the loot.
After a night on the road, the party made their way to the camp to discover that the bandits who fled had already returned and were eaten by a mimic... which then proceeded to attack the party in hunger. After killing the mimic, while being covered in slime, and reconnecting the talking Skull named Bones McGee with his body, they released another captive who turned out to be a traveling herblist recent captured by the highwaymen and rewarded them with some healing salves.
The questioned still remained: where was all the loot?
It turns out the mimic had eaten most of it, but had not gotten a small stash in a cave not far from the camp. The loot located inside cave was in front of a mysterious door built into the rock. The door has an image of a skull on the front with one eye glowing as if lit by candlelight. Unfortunately, the players could not figure out how or if it will open. This was all sidelined by a curious mask Roy found that caused them all to magically break out in song.
Rewards Granted
- 20 sp for each player
- 4 talismens of Owl Bear Claw (allows you to use crit specialization on weapon for 1 round)
- 3 Healing Potions (Minor 1d8) - all immedately used by players once received
- Mask of the Muse
Missions/Quests Completed
Defeat the highwaymen and locate Bones McGee's body
Kartika Rogyapa
Kartika
Level 1 Thaumaturge.
Roy Crown Royal
Revnaa Noshk
Level .
Vegam Yar
Helius Braklatish
Helius
Level .
Report Date
08 Sep 2023
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