Some Hydras, a Vrock, and a "lover"...Oh my!
After our encounter with the traveling Wee Jas noble Jiann transports us back to the ‘Lucky Monkey.’ We pick up mounts and plan our strategy. After conferring with Jenya we decide to travel to the City-state to investigate the mysterious relic referred to in the correspondence taken from the noble’s chest.
This City-state is said to be a gathering place for all sorts of adventurers, thieves criminals, from the entire region. Many temples, mostly of an evil alignment , are located within its walls. These include Odin, Poseidon, Toad etc., as well as Wee Jas. The best course of action is to pick up a traveling caravan and enter with them. We will have to travel north through the wilderness to a commonly traveled route.
After gathering our supplies and necessities, we begin our journey overland. On the morning of the 2nd day Oosana notices that the high brush we are traveling through has been unusually trampled. As we are starring at the matted grass, two large creatures charge from each side of the party. These are large many-heaaded monsters and they attack immediately and simultaneously. I (Elwin) fire my crossbow at one of the heads of the creature on my side and it slumps, but the others are still active. The large creature pounces on me and I am hurt badly. Jane conjures a high stone wall that blocks the Hydra-thing from us and the rest of the party. I crawl along the wall to hide at one end. Oosana has taken a great deal of damage from the other creature in the surprise attack, and is now retreating to a safe distance. He revitalizes with a healing potion. Dubious is also stunned by the attack, but continues to fight and hacks off three of the heads. His assault is vicious and two more heads drop to the blood-splattered grass. His axe is lethal and tireless and more heads continue to fall. Jiann severs the last head and the Hydra falls. The other jumps up onto the wall and then down into the midst of our party. We immediately attack from all sides and, soon, it is also dispatched. What a day! I wonder if there is anything good to eat from a Hydra. (Hmmm, probably not) We rest and heal before resuming our journey. We finally reach the route we are seeking and wait for a caravan. It isn’t a long wait, as a small group is spotted. We hail them and Oosana convinces the caravan master to let us join. This for our mutual protection on the route.
We travel without incident for three days. On the 4th morning, during our parties watch, we observe a strange occurrence. Two would-be lovers under a wagon. However, something seems to be amiss. The love-making is somehow ‘wrong’, somehow injurous to perceive. We are not sure why, and Oosana tries to detect some type of evil, but dismisses it as nothing to worry about. We are still not sure, and as we approach to investigate loud screams from the other end of the caravan stop us. Oosana and Dubious immediately rush to the fracas. Jane and I continue to observe the strange struggle under the wagon. A lady-creature finishes her deadly embrace under the wagon and emerges. She gazes at Jane and I, gives us a wink, and disappears into the night. We examine the fellow under the wagon. He is dead – but for no apparent reason. Could he have been loved to death? Jane and I scan the area where the ‘lady’ disappeared. Finding nothing, we leave the gruesomely smiling corpse in his permanent sleep and rush toward the loud noise.
At the other end of the caravan, a huge creature has descended on a wagon and is actually beginning to devour it! (A Vrock?) Most of the other party members and all able-bodied fighters have rushed to defend the assemblage from the attack. The Vrock turns to gaze at the defenders and Oosana and I are immediately stunned. Dubious and Jane attack. After a few seconds, we return to consciousness, and also attack.
Dubious is pounding the Vrock unmercifully and it stops its attack and begs to surrender. Dubious recognizes its plea and banishes it back to our home plane to serve us. After the skirmish we help the caravan back into order, and pass the remainder of the night with vigilance.
We have hardly made any progress toward the City-state, and already the trip is fraught with exploit! Hmmm…I wonder what is for breakfast?
Elwin
XP = 600 kills, 100 story
This City-state is said to be a gathering place for all sorts of adventurers, thieves criminals, from the entire region. Many temples, mostly of an evil alignment , are located within its walls. These include Odin, Poseidon, Toad etc., as well as Wee Jas. The best course of action is to pick up a traveling caravan and enter with them. We will have to travel north through the wilderness to a commonly traveled route.
After gathering our supplies and necessities, we begin our journey overland. On the morning of the 2nd day Oosana notices that the high brush we are traveling through has been unusually trampled. As we are starring at the matted grass, two large creatures charge from each side of the party. These are large many-heaaded monsters and they attack immediately and simultaneously. I (Elwin) fire my crossbow at one of the heads of the creature on my side and it slumps, but the others are still active. The large creature pounces on me and I am hurt badly. Jane conjures a high stone wall that blocks the Hydra-thing from us and the rest of the party. I crawl along the wall to hide at one end. Oosana has taken a great deal of damage from the other creature in the surprise attack, and is now retreating to a safe distance. He revitalizes with a healing potion. Dubious is also stunned by the attack, but continues to fight and hacks off three of the heads. His assault is vicious and two more heads drop to the blood-splattered grass. His axe is lethal and tireless and more heads continue to fall. Jiann severs the last head and the Hydra falls. The other jumps up onto the wall and then down into the midst of our party. We immediately attack from all sides and, soon, it is also dispatched. What a day! I wonder if there is anything good to eat from a Hydra. (Hmmm, probably not) We rest and heal before resuming our journey. We finally reach the route we are seeking and wait for a caravan. It isn’t a long wait, as a small group is spotted. We hail them and Oosana convinces the caravan master to let us join. This for our mutual protection on the route.
We travel without incident for three days. On the 4th morning, during our parties watch, we observe a strange occurrence. Two would-be lovers under a wagon. However, something seems to be amiss. The love-making is somehow ‘wrong’, somehow injurous to perceive. We are not sure why, and Oosana tries to detect some type of evil, but dismisses it as nothing to worry about. We are still not sure, and as we approach to investigate loud screams from the other end of the caravan stop us. Oosana and Dubious immediately rush to the fracas. Jane and I continue to observe the strange struggle under the wagon. A lady-creature finishes her deadly embrace under the wagon and emerges. She gazes at Jane and I, gives us a wink, and disappears into the night. We examine the fellow under the wagon. He is dead – but for no apparent reason. Could he have been loved to death? Jane and I scan the area where the ‘lady’ disappeared. Finding nothing, we leave the gruesomely smiling corpse in his permanent sleep and rush toward the loud noise.
At the other end of the caravan, a huge creature has descended on a wagon and is actually beginning to devour it! (A Vrock?) Most of the other party members and all able-bodied fighters have rushed to defend the assemblage from the attack. The Vrock turns to gaze at the defenders and Oosana and I are immediately stunned. Dubious and Jane attack. After a few seconds, we return to consciousness, and also attack.
Dubious is pounding the Vrock unmercifully and it stops its attack and begs to surrender. Dubious recognizes its plea and banishes it back to our home plane to serve us. After the skirmish we help the caravan back into order, and pass the remainder of the night with vigilance.
We have hardly made any progress toward the City-state, and already the trip is fraught with exploit! Hmmm…I wonder what is for breakfast?
Elwin
XP = 600 kills, 100 story
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