GR 03: Eye of the Beholder

After the Great Quest, Lord Marshal Reneslar had spent much time in the coastal city of Doltrek. He eventually married the King Pellemark’s daughter Adelia. One night, Princess Adelia was secretly abducted by Evanchoris, the Witch of Galdea. She was setting in motion her plan to drive her forces westward, and wanted some bargaining leverage with Doltrek. Reneslar immediately set out for the east, passing through Becon’s Crossing to Parchet, on his way to Al-Galdeath to rescue Adelia. Entering a tournament in Parchet, Reneslar defeated a Galdean Knight of the witch, riding a fine horse loaned to him by a Lurvite horse-trader named Benrall, who later became Reneslar’s henchman and squire. Proceeding on to the Tower of Al-Galdeath, Reneslar was able to rescue Adelia from her dungeon imprisonment by defeating a powerful creature known as “the Beholder.” Reneslar departed with Adelia, not having been able to defeat Evanchoris.
OUTSIDE GAME-TIME: Benrall returned to the Greenwood with Reneslar. He, along with a bard named Finnon McDrier, became companions of Reneslar. Though her plans were thwarted, the witch did get revenge when the entire royal family of Doltrek was later slain in a surprise attack by Evanchoris in year 3233 SR. Many years later, it was established that the reason the witch was not at the tower when Reneslar arrived was because she was dealing with the sudden appearance of Antichebe in Heliathys (at the end of GR 37).
MEMORABLE MOMENTS: These games introduced (in the character of Benrall Ostwein) the existence of the Lurvite horseclans, as well as the witch's demonic Galdean Knights (sometimes referred to later as Shadow Riders). The Tower of Al-Galdeath was notable as being the first fully-detailed game setting that was not an underground “dungeon.”

CAMPAIGN INFORMATION
Gaming Data:
Dates Played: Summer 1982
Play Sessions: 5
Session Venue: King House - St. Paul, MN
Rule System: Adv. Dungeons & Dragons
SpiritQuest Setting:
Era: Age of Exile
Time Frame: 3232 - 3233 S.R.
Region: Neørdewessa
Origin: City of Doltrek
Destination: Tower of Al-Galdeath
Player Characters:
Reneslar, Vainite Hunter - Scott Renstrom
Important Non-Player Characters:
Adelia, Princess of Doltrek
Evanchoris, The Corrupter - Witch of Galdea
Benrall Ostwein, Lurvite Horse-Trader
Tugrall, Great Elder Troll and Etherea Collector