Session 14 Report

General Summary

After the fight ends, the group sequesters themselves in a defensible corner of the cave in order to recover and heal their wounds.   During Saiph and Hengar's watch, Barnabas' noise alarm goes off and they hear Dwarven voices. Hengar translates the Dwarven words for Saiph, while communicating with them in return. They claim to be followers of Hammerstone and that the path is clear of undead on their side, and demand that they open the path for them. Saiph wakes the rest of the group to discuss their next moves, while Hengar remains on guard.   The group of unknown dwarves continues to demand entrance, while Balbreken and Mr. BiG negotiate and the rest of the non-dwarves in the group hide in a corner of the room. Mr. BiG and Balbreken manage to send the Hammerstone dwarves after the necromancer instead of allowing them to pass through the door. After the rest, the group continues on through the cave. After traveling for a while, they reach the open side of Kelvin's Cairn and begin climbing around the mountain toward Battlehammer Hold.   Once inside Battlehammer Hold, the group heads back to meet with Stokely at the throne room. He greets the party, hoping they bring good news. Robin explains the zombie encounter, and the necromancer involved. Stokely inquires as to the necromancer's identity, but the group doesn't know his identity. They discuss Hammerstone and his fears of the Ten-Towners and his desire to close the Valley to outsiders. Stokely advocates for the dwarves in the party to do most of the talking and Robin suggests a meeting with Speaker Shane for Hammerstone. They discuss the black ice, and Barnabas uncharacteristically denies access to his axe, claiming he doesn't even have one. They ask Stokely if any of his members have contact with the black ice, and he states that his followers eschew it after seeing how it affected their friends and families.