Into the Scar

Scout about before moving up the trail. A few miles later, find a cave entrance. The trail continues on. I spot some Gnoll tracks and also some human type tracks. Some giant sized tracks are also here. Human size is wearing boots and going toward the cave. So is the giant sized tracks, but they are not traveling together. Elwin and I approach the cave. Signs of a conflict between the giant and the human. Human leaves. Cave is a 30 x 40ft chamber. Strong odor of something living. Spot a large critter, about 8' high, built like a sloth. Remains of a giant and several baboon parts are scattered about. Report back to the party. I recommend we bypass this critter. Anything that eats giants for lunch deserves to be left alone. We continue up the trail. Mikel spots a likely camping spot a couple of miles further. Once camped, it is not really a good spot, all rocky and such. Large critters moving about in jungle but none bother us. A couple of our group think this trail might lead to an old battleground. Morning. After breakfast, continue up the trail. Mikel scouts overhead. Three large purple dog faced baboons surprise Gracie and Jian. We just thought they would be safe in back. The baboons are quicker then normal critters ought to be. Gracie falls immediately. Short fight. Heal our wounds. I recover six Gambol sinews for later use. Keep going. Toward evening, Mikel spots a scar in the landscape ahead. He also finds another lousy campsite. During the fourth watch, Mikel jolts out of his revery with a strange look. Claims he was divinely visited. “Lord of the Scar is aware of us and will try to deceive us as he has deceived the man of Cuthbert.” “Alacast” is an item that can help us. Navathorn is a demon gathering his minions to oppose us. Cuthbertian is not on this plane. Lair of false sisters is on the way. The weapon might be there. Estimate about a day’s travel to scar. Boiling yellowish clouds forming over the scar. Near the scar, the trail ends as the trees thin out. Ruins of an old city. One ruin is a large cylinder going into the ground. We stay in the jungle for the night. Sulphurous smells drift thru the air. Sleep the night. In the morning, check out the large pipe. It goes down and gets dark. More underground travel. Crap! Interconnected maze of pipes, many collapsed. The map on my plate still seems good. Our tunnel opens into a open pit/crevasse. A ramp and stairs descend into the pit. A foul stench. Bellowing noise from an overhead chimney. Two tunnels exit open area. Move toward the first. A large iron gate bars the entrance. A smallish critter rises from a greenish pool, smiles and breathes a steaming whistling mist, before flying toward the gate. Jian knocks it down with a spell. Mikel trys negotiating but fails. Giants are behind the gate preparing for a defense. Kill the critter, a mephit. Decide to investigate beyond the gate. Elwin can slip thru. Jian casts a Gaseous form on me. I investigate several passages and chambers while Elwin tries sneaking into the chamber with the gate winch. He manages to lift the gate somewhat. I find a room with sleeping Etins. Also a well formed corridor lit by metal plates. One end is collapsed in the distance. Other way is a forge room with a large forge, several broken anvils and a large cage with magical runes on it. Also a giant chair with a giant in it. Meanwhile, Elwin and the others manage to start a fight, but I will let him tell that tale.


Oosana

XP - Kills: 1250.

Back to Red Gorge

Meet back at the Cuthbert temple. There is much activity, healing and treating riot victims. Jenya asks if we met Alec. We tell her no and explain how the riot started. Jenya seems more in favor of Alec’s challenge as the only way to regain control of the city from the current leaders. Rest the night. The temple has info that Tigit Mismus a halfling art dealer, might know of Alec. Alec has been selling several pieces of family art recently. Gracie and I go to the shop, located on the third tier. It is a well decorated two story building. ‘Tigit’s Antiquities.’ There is an odd breed of dog that Gracie thinks might be a blink dog. Tigit recognizes me as a member of the Singing Blades. I ask about Alec in a round about fashion. Tigit shows us several art pieces. One is a silver plate that has engravings on one side and a crude map on the other. I bargain for the plate and we settle on 325Au. All Tigit knows is that Alec might be down at Red Gorge. I ask him to let Alec know we would like to meet him.

Jian and the guys manage to get involved in a fire fight with a pair of fiery critters burning a tavern down. Much mayhem and fighting. Seems to be Jian’s favorite pastime.

The folks at the temple know more about the plate’s engravings. We decide to go to Red Gorge. Dubious asks Nugi to stay in Cauldron and listen for rumors. Catch a caravan going south. Make it to Red Gorge safely. Go to the Red Head Miners Inn based on Maavu’s info. As we enter, a bard queries “What combines with water, sand and lime?” We reply with “Mortar.” Led to nice rooms in back. Maavu is here. Served food and drink. He is expecting Alec. Some comments that Chisel is not doing enough to help the poor. Warnings about what is going on in Cauldron. Skellereng has threatened Chisel. He worries about where Alec is. I share the info that Merthan Elathorn has told me about the Case Wrights. The group here will start researching trade goods going to Cauldron to see if there is a pattern.

Agree to travel down the Red River to the headless temple and look for Alec. A four hour trip. Spot a large beach on the north side. A large statue is here. The jungle is cleared around the statue. A trail leads to the NE. A boat is here. We beach our boat and exit. Arrows start flying. I run into the woods. Jian fireballs in my wake. Gnolls. Sky yells threats at them and scares a few of them off. The Gnolls are using poisoned arrows. Brief fight. After six go down the rest flee. Recover six sets of leather armor, six masterwork long bows, and 120Au in coins.

Oosana

XP: Story - 1500
Everyone gets an action point.

Back to Red Gorge

Meet back at the Cuthbert temple. There is much activity, healing and treating riot victims. Jenya asks if we met Alec. We tell her no and explain how the riot started. Jenya seems more in favor of Alec’s challenge as the only way to regain control of the city from the current leaders. Rest the night. The temple has info that Tigit Mismus a halfling art dealer, might know of Alec. Alec has been selling several pieces of family art recently. Gracie and I go to the shop, located on the third tier. It is a well decorated two story building. ‘Tigit’s Antiquities.’ There is an odd breed of dog that Gracie thinks might be a blink dog. Tigit recognizes me as a member of the Singing Blades. I ask about Alec in a round about fashion. Tigit shows us several art pieces. One is a silver plate that has engravings on one side and a crude map on the other. I bargain for the plate and we settle on 325Au. All Tigit knows is that Alec might be down at Red Gorge. I ask him to let Alec know we would like to meet him.

Jian and the guys manage to get involved in a fire fight with a pair of fiery critters burning a tavern down. Much mayhem and fighting. Seems to be Jian’s favorite pastime.

The folks at the temple know more about the plate’s engravings. We decide to go to Red Gorge. Dubious asks Nugi to stay in Cauldron and listen for rumors. Catch a caravan going south. Make it to Red Gorge safely. Go to the Red Head Miners Inn based on Maavu’s info. As we enter, a bard queries “What combines with water, sand and lime?” We reply with “Mortar.” Led to nice rooms in back. Maavu is here. Served food and drink. He is expecting Alec. Some comments that Chisel is not doing enough to help the poor. Warnings about what is going on in Cauldron. Skellereng has threatened Chisel. He worries about where Alec is. I share the info that Merthan Elathorn has told me about the Case Wrights. The group here will start researching trade goods going to Cauldron to see if there is a pattern.

Agree to travel down the Red River to the headless temple and look for Alec. A four hour trip. Spot a large beach on the north side. A large statue is here. The jungle is cleared around the statue. A trail leads to the NE. A boat is here. We beach our boat and exit. Arrows start flying. I run into the woods. Jian fireballs in my wake. Gnolls. Sky yells threats at them and scares a few of them off. The Gnolls are using poisoned arrows. Brief fight. After six go down the rest flee. Recover six sets of leather armor, six masterwork long bows, and 120Au in coins.

Oosana

XP: Story - 1500
Everyone gets an action point.