Session VII Report

General Summary

The four adventures started this session in the Neverwinter Woods south of Thundertree. Following recovery of the ambush the night before, the four adventures ventured further south through the woods, guided by Reidoth the Druid. The four adventures were on a quest looking for Cragmaw Castle where Gundren Rockseeker is seemingly held captive. Navigating through makeshift traps found all around the woods the adventures finally reached the crumbled castle. Thorough scouting of the area revealed a third-party hooded humanoid approaching the castle followed by a pack of goblinoids on Wolfpack leaving the castle. The adventures managed to find a concealed entrance to the crumbling castle helping them enter unnoticed. The adventures searched the interior and stumbled upon two hobgoblins whom they killed without notice. Following into the adjecent room, the adventures surprised two humanoids, an Orc and a human resembling Iarno Albrek, engaged in discussion. Also in the room, Gundren Rockseeker and a pet Warg was found on the floor, seemingly put to sleep by Mr. Flash. Combat erupted and a hostage situation evolved. Quick thinking resulted in release of Gundren Rockseeker but Iarno Albrek move across the room and murdered him in cold blood. Iarno Albrek then shifted into hafling form resembling Halia Thornton and fled the scene through a nearby window. The adventures killed the Orc and his pet Warg while Milo and Gaydar's familiar, Basil, chased the fleeing hafling. Following a short chase, the hafling woman fell unconscious following a lucky shoot from Basil. Milo mad short notice of the hafling and killed her on the spot. The hafling woman shifted into a larger blue-skinned humanoid, a doppelganger. The adventures searched the battle ravaged room thereby finding several interesting items together with a map picturing the potential location of Wave echo cave (Phandelve's Pact). The adventures also took the time to patch Gundren's wounds and place him in the bag of holding with the intent of returning him to Phandalin. The adventures further searched the castle and in doing so let loose a captive troll. The troll was seemingly friendly and search for a way out instead of conflict. in doing so it ran across the rest of the castle scaring 10-15 goblins out of the castle together with itself. The adventures cleared the rest of the castle and found several interesting magical items and valuable consumables. We leave the the adventures as they decided to travel south through the woods until dusk when they will set camp for the night.