16.4.1.1 Welcome to Skirgaard! Report

General Summary

The day of the 22nd was overcast.. it was hard to tell what time of the day it was.   Were heading south towards the peaks where Skirgaard is supposed to be located. While walking down a trail in the woods we see some shapes off into the distance. Adler klicks his heals together and takes flight into the treetops. Varr'os and Zaxel take shelter in the thicker woods, planting the towershield into the hard soil for cover. Daemon disappears into the shadows. Giggety scales halfway up a tree to take shelter in its branches and have an elevated vantage point. Zaxel invokes Brigh's Blessing of Ferver.
  Adler's keen eyes pick out the details of the figures in the woods ahead of us. Two huge fur covered rhinos.. Id heard of them before but never actually seen one with my own two eyes before.. they were almost as big as the dragon we fought in the forge stacks. Each bearing a frost giant knight.. Not a barbarian or soldier like we have been used to but an actual knight in full platemail armed with viscous looking glaves. They were escorting another giant, this one all twisted up like gnarled wood and carrying a stave as twisted as she was. Tried like chattel behind them were five humanoids. a trio of humans and a pair of elves.   Giggety lets loose a few shots with her bow hitting one of the woolly rhinos in the leg causing it and and the rider to trip and fall. Adler lets loose onto the second rider almost snaping his bowstring when he pulls it back to shoot. Varr'os takes aim at the first rider that fell, hitting twice one of which was under the armpit. Zaxel creates a massive spike of stones in the woods catching all of the giants in his spikes. Daemon lets loose a massive fireball on the riders and catching the Rhinos fur on fire.   Then Giggety and Adler both let loose on the first rider.. between both of their volleys of arrows they manage to slay the first of the frost giant riders. Varr'os takes aim at the first Rhino granting it Mercy with some sharpshooting. Zaxel takes aim at the second rider and daemon lets loose some divine fire from his fingertips that glows as bright as the sun.   Giggety realizes that the twisted one is a giantess, busts out laughing from the tree branches, falls out of the tree with the image of Zaxel wanting this giantess as he has three others that we have encountered; she does manage to make it into a patch of shadows and take cover. Adler shoots at the giantess hurting her badly. Daemon lets loose with a flaming magic missile at her, burning her. Varr'os takes a steady aim and fires three shots into her guts. Zaxel takes aim at the Twisted one, firing three shots into her heart, causing the giantess to drop to the forest floor deader then a doornail.   We free the prisoners from their shackles, offer them food and some ale to drink. They were in tattered matted hides. We offered them each a set of the Ogre Mountain pattern Mail and some blades and bows to use as they wanted to get the heck out of the mountains. They were confident that they could find their way north with one of my maps and a compass, I wish they would have stuck around.. we could have protected them.. we snuck past two armies on the way south.. They did tell us a little bit about the village where they and many others have been held captive.   After the former prisoners depart we look around, Adler makes an amazing look around (36 on the perception scale of things) to discover a trail in the woods that leads upwards AND snow is starting to fall.. A watchtower is spotted in the distance.   Giggety and Varr'os slip into the shadows along the cliff sides and head up towards it trying to get a view of who or what is standing watch within. As we get closer we notice it has a hut on the top with a few sets of what looks like gnomish rockets ready to launch. Its just a tad bit before sunset. We see one figure inside but cannot make out what it is.. most likely a giant or ogre soldier! Were going to slip closer to looksee.   The others are hiding in the woods waiting for our report.. They meet an elven lady wearing a red dress and have a conversation with her. but we are not privy to the details of that conversation.   As Giggety and Varr'os sneak closer to watch tower, Daemon summons us back with his voice in our minds. Its a tough call.. ive already oiled my rifle and she has an arrow knocked we are ready to slay whatever is inside the hut atop the watchtower.. but Daemon's voice sounds urgent.. very urgent. Stealthy we make haste to rejoin the others.   ...the lady tells us about the village and I create a semi decent map for us to figure out our plan of attack.   ... we make camp for the night within a Sylvan Hideaway.

Missions/Quests Completed

Arrive at the Village of Skirgaard. (Create map)   Rescue prisoners.   Meet the elven woman who radiates transmutation magics.

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