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| − | The Blackrazors fight off an ambush by the last of the Seekers, then uncover the lair of the gnoll cleric they'd fought a few days earlier. But a still greater danger lies a few dozen feat away in a forgotten cavern... | + | [[The Blackrazors]] fight off an ambush by the last of [[the Seekers]], then uncover the lair of the [[gnoll]] cleric they'd fought a few days earlier. But a still greater danger lies a few dozen feat away in a forgotten cavern... |
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* [[Rex]], unpredictable bodyguard | * [[Rex]], unpredictable bodyguard | ||
* [[Charybdis]], worshiper of a trickster god | * [[Charybdis]], worshiper of a trickster god | ||
| − | * [[Thorin]], veteran dwarven warrior | + | * [[Thorin Shieldbiter]], veteran dwarven warrior |
| − | * [[Sven]], the curmudgeonly terramancer | + | * [[Sven Kildare]], the curmudgeonly terramancer |
* [[Zax]], the headstrong warrior | * [[Zax]], the headstrong warrior | ||
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===What Has Come Before=== | ===What Has Come Before=== | ||
| − | The party explored much of Tomorast's Hold, finding the central round room and defeating various creatures. They also found the stairs down to Level 3. The Purple Stone attempts (and fails) to lure them to various traps. | + | The party explored much of [[Eli Tomorast|Tomorast's]] Hold, finding the central round room and defeating various creatures. They also found the stairs down to Level 3. The Purple Stone attempts (and fails) to lure them to various traps. |
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====The Adventure==== | ====The Adventure==== | ||
| − | Party, after looting the teleporting corridor, heads south to confront to the Seekers, but are ambushed (or so the Seekers think) in the Hand room. The battle is pitched, but the outcome never truly in doubt. The Blackrazors, with the new recruit and battle-axe wielding fighter Zax, make short work of their opponents. From the fallen bodies of the Seeker guards, they find a small horde of magical swords and armors as well as gauntlets of ogre power. | + | Party, after looting the teleporting corridor, heads south to confront to [[the Seekers]], but are ambushed (or so the Seekers think) in the Hand room. The battle is pitched, but the outcome never truly in doubt. [[The Blackrazors]], with the new recruit and battle-axe wielding fighter [[Zax]], make short work of their opponents. From the fallen bodies of the Seeker guards, they find a small horde of magical swords and armors as well as gauntlets of ogre power. |
| − | One Seeker survives the carnage, and happily gives up the location of the Seeker payroll and a supply closet. They then force him to touch the black hand in the Hand room. The Seeker guard screams a message to Eli Tormast, saying that adventurers have killed everyone on the upper level, but then falling to Ian's sword his head leave his shoulder, and rolls across the floor. The Blackrazors find the payroll safe, and after casting two knock spells simultaneously out of knock wands, they uncover 480 pp, which Sven places in his Leomund's Secret Chest, along with all the Seeker gear. After exploring a bit, the Blackrazors return to the door with boards over it saying "Danger - Do Not Enter". Cryb convinces Rex to open the door; others try to argue otherwise, but then withdraw to a safe distance. Rex unlocks the door and looking in sees a statue of Malcanthet, queen of the succubbi. | + | One Seeker survives the carnage, and happily gives up the location of the Seeker payroll and a supply closet. They then force him to touch the black hand in the Hand room. The Seeker guard screams a message to [[Eli Tormast]], saying that adventurers have killed everyone on the upper level, but then falling to Ian's sword his head leave his shoulder, and rolls across the floor. The Blackrazors find the payroll safe, and after casting two knock spells simultaneously out of knock wands, they uncover 480 pp, which Sven places in his Leomund's Secret Chest, along with all the Seeker gear. After exploring a bit, the Blackrazors return to the door with boards over it saying "Danger - Do Not Enter". Cryb convinces Rex to open the door; others try to argue otherwise, but then withdraw to a safe distance. Rex unlocks the door and looking in sees a statue of [[Malcanthet]], queen of the succubbi. |
Sven approaches, identifies it, and summons and earth elemental to recover the seeker bodies scattered around it. The elemental, however, instantly turns, declaring Sven can not have "her." Sven fends off the attacks, then dismisses the elemental back its home plane. | Sven approaches, identifies it, and summons and earth elemental to recover the seeker bodies scattered around it. The elemental, however, instantly turns, declaring Sven can not have "her." Sven fends off the attacks, then dismisses the elemental back its home plane. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:39, 14 February 2020
Contents
About the Saga
The Blackrazors fight off an ambush by the last of the Seekers, then uncover the lair of the gnoll cleric they'd fought a few days earlier. But a still greater danger lies a few dozen feat away in a forgotten cavern...
Timeframe
- Greyhawk Date: Sunsebb 1, CY 591
- Real World Date: 2005-11-25
- Read other Blackrazor Guild Sagas
Cast of Characters
- Ian, the quick-footed tactician
- Rex, unpredictable bodyguard
- Charybdis, worshiper of a trickster god
- Thorin Shieldbiter, veteran dwarven warrior
- Sven Kildare, the curmudgeonly terramancer
- Zax, the headstrong warrior
Notable Quotes
No quotes are available.
What Has Come Before
The party explored much of Tomorast's Hold, finding the central round room and defeating various creatures. They also found the stairs down to Level 3. The Purple Stone attempts (and fails) to lure them to various traps.
The Saga
Sunsebb 1, CY 591
The Adventure
Party, after looting the teleporting corridor, heads south to confront to the Seekers, but are ambushed (or so the Seekers think) in the Hand room. The battle is pitched, but the outcome never truly in doubt. The Blackrazors, with the new recruit and battle-axe wielding fighter Zax, make short work of their opponents. From the fallen bodies of the Seeker guards, they find a small horde of magical swords and armors as well as gauntlets of ogre power.
One Seeker survives the carnage, and happily gives up the location of the Seeker payroll and a supply closet. They then force him to touch the black hand in the Hand room. The Seeker guard screams a message to Eli Tormast, saying that adventurers have killed everyone on the upper level, but then falling to Ian's sword his head leave his shoulder, and rolls across the floor. The Blackrazors find the payroll safe, and after casting two knock spells simultaneously out of knock wands, they uncover 480 pp, which Sven places in his Leomund's Secret Chest, along with all the Seeker gear. After exploring a bit, the Blackrazors return to the door with boards over it saying "Danger - Do Not Enter". Cryb convinces Rex to open the door; others try to argue otherwise, but then withdraw to a safe distance. Rex unlocks the door and looking in sees a statue of Malcanthet, queen of the succubbi.
Sven approaches, identifies it, and summons and earth elemental to recover the seeker bodies scattered around it. The elemental, however, instantly turns, declaring Sven can not have "her." Sven fends off the attacks, then dismisses the elemental back its home plane.
Continue exploring, and find the living quarters of the gnoll, which they explore. They find a tapestry, and as Ian and Hogarth peel it back, they are hit with a slay living but surviving it. Sven finds a secret door, then examines looks at the altar. Cuts himself with an adamantine blade, pouring blood into bowl and lighting 13 black candles, but nothing happens. He then makes the mistake of touching the altar ... which nearly kills him as he triggers yet another slay living glyph.
Then decide to explore the secret door, traveling down a long corridor, then finding a supply room with a 5 foot hole in it. Crawling through the tunnel at the bottom of the hole reveals another room. As Hogarth climbs up to explore it a spell tries to grip his mind and fails. Once he and the others are in the room, they see a wizardly-looking ghost hovering over the fallen body of a human. The creature screams "Eli Tomarast I will kiiilll you"
Experience
Everyone received 1,671 xp for this adventure.
