Session 7 - Sloop Group - Into the Salt Mines....

General Summary

  Our intrepid heroes now approached the Salt Mines. They sprinted across the open ground in front of the camp expecting to be fired upon but nothing happened/ The raiders in the camp were gone. In fact the only person in the camp was a dwarf called Okkar. He had been watching the mine for some time, biding his time and looking for the right moment to enter the mines and find the hidden entrance to the Glitterdoom Caves, a network of caves mined hundreds of years back by the mountain dwarves of the region. He claimed that mich gold was still to be found there and would split his find with the party iof they helped him get to the caves safely.   He proved his worth immediately by warning the party about a trap in the mine entrance. The party entered the mines without further incident…   It was pretty dark in the Mines for those without darkvision but a quick cantrip dispelled the darkness and the party ventured onwards. They quickly encountered some strange monks who were not pleased to see the party and attacked immediately. The party dealt with them despite some evil magic which injured several of the party. On exploring they discovered references to someone or something called 'The Master'. They also managed to force open a locked chest and among the belongings they found a letter.   The party then continued on but it soon became clear that others in the Salt Mines were expecting them. On entering a large high area they found a well organised and sizable force awaiting them including the raider with the gunpowder weapon. The raiders also had several slaves as hostage but thanks to an impressive display from Malcer the kidnappers were kept off-guard through fear, and dispatched before they could harm the hostages.   A fierce battles ensued as the party gradually fought their way up the winding staircase to the top. Two entrances at different levels near the top lead further into the mines. However, after encountering more raiders and bandits ready for them at the top, the battered and exhausted the party did not wish to fight on then.   It was at this point that Okkar, who had acquitted himself well in the battle discovered a secret passage off from the staircase and led some of the party members through. Wilward was reluctant to withdraw from the fight at the top but even he decided it was better to live to fight another day and quickly followed the others through the secret door. The door was hurriedly closed behind the party, with attackers approaching and the party were safe…for now.

Character(s) interacted with

Okkar