Episode 01: Arrival
657 New .E. 12 Summerharvest
Phaze the gnome wizard has been on the Atoll of Dravlin for two weeks, looking for the mysterious magical anomaly that his Master detected while scrying. So far, other than a few individuals with magical talent, he hasn’t discovered anything. Well, them, and the well stocked bar at the Velvet Rose.
He and Jedrek Squirrel Eater Verrin have become fast friends. Both have a bit of a crooked sense of humor.
Squirrel Eater and Phaze are waiting at Landing, the stone area where the Swinging Bridge from Baramore connects to the Atoll. Phaze is expecting the delivery of a package from his master and Squirrel Eater is meeting a possible new employee, Delerika Sunblessed.
Travelling in the trade caravan along the bridge from Baramore, alongside Delerika, are Katherine , an elven ranger, and Mist Behavin, a rogue.
After meeting her, Squirrel Eater and Delerika head to the Velvet Rose to speak.
Phaze receives his package and attempts to talk the deliverer into a smaller fee. It doesn’t go well. He then meets Katherine and they speak, before decided to get a drink and heading to the Velvet Rose.
She also walks around the brothel, encouraging patrons to spend money of food, drink, gambling, and the pleasures of the flesh. Delerika Sunblessed is a Cleric of the Lady Trigga, goddess of Healing, but also of Sensuality and Sex.
Meanwhile, Phaze and Katherine share a drink and discuss her reasons for being on the Atoll. She has a Pseudodragon Animal Companion named Sylvanis, who is perched on the rafters of the Brothel. While drinking, Phaze and Katherine overhear of a farmer who is having difficulty with his sheep and lambs being taken by animals. A teenage boy has also recently disappeared.
Phaze and Katherine talk to them to work out a deal if they investigate the disappearances. Squirrel Eater and the Rogue Mist Behaven join in when they hear of the job offer. They decide to journey into the woods to discover the source of the attacks. They follow the farmer to his fields.
Katherine follows in to see what has happened to her companion, and promptly gets attacked by a Direwolf. The wolf misses its surprise attack and combat ensues.
A rift is found in the cave wall, and Phaze enters it, discovering that beyond it lies a kobold mine. He spots a lone kobold and casts sleep on it, causing it and 2 others that were unseen to fall to the ground. The rest of the party enters the mine as combat ensues.
Phaze really blazed to glory with a burning hands spell that toasted 4 kobolds at once.
Deeper in the mine, the party encounters a small group of kobold warriors and the kobold boss. These kobolds are much stronger than their miners were.
Kat discovers the body of an elf that died. It still has its armor on, Elven Chain mail. She claims it and puts it on.
The party loot the mine and return to town victorious.
Their rest is interrupted when a farmer at a nearby table begins to speak in shouts, sweating profusely. The mug of ale in his hand begins to boil. His companions back off, just before the farmer throws his mug and flips the table.
His hair smolders as he attacks a nearby brothel patron. The party steps in to defend the patron as the farmer’s clothes and hair begins to burst into flame. Squirrel Eater grabs his shield and pushes the man towards the door, just as the smoking man's flesh bursts into flame. He is shoved outside and lands in a horse trough, causing the water to quickly expand in a cloud of steam. When it clears, his charred corpse is revealed.
Phaze gets mentally contacted by his Master, who reveals that this is the mystical event he was sent to investigate. He then learns that there have been others who have ignited on other isles.
Phase asks for Delerika to examine the body. She casts some spells from Lady Trigga and shudders, revealing the essence of the spell is evil and not from Krithara, the evil goddess of war. No, this essence is from Nefrius, the Shadow.
He and Jedrek Squirrel Eater Verrin have become fast friends. Both have a bit of a crooked sense of humor.
Squirrel Eater and Phaze are waiting at Landing, the stone area where the Swinging Bridge from Baramore connects to the Atoll. Phaze is expecting the delivery of a package from his master and Squirrel Eater is meeting a possible new employee, Delerika Sunblessed.
Travelling in the trade caravan along the bridge from Baramore, alongside Delerika, are Katherine , an elven ranger, and Mist Behavin, a rogue.
After meeting her, Squirrel Eater and Delerika head to the Velvet Rose to speak.
Phaze receives his package and attempts to talk the deliverer into a smaller fee. It doesn’t go well. He then meets Katherine and they speak, before decided to get a drink and heading to the Velvet Rose.
Velvet Rose
The Brothel was in full swing when Squirrel Eater and Delerika arrived. He interviews her in his office before taking her out on the floor to see her skills. She identifies the barkeep Jonas Sidewaller as having a bad infection in his leg that would render him unable to walk in less than a year, but healed him with a gentle touch on his shoulder.She also walks around the brothel, encouraging patrons to spend money of food, drink, gambling, and the pleasures of the flesh. Delerika Sunblessed is a Cleric of the Lady Trigga, goddess of Healing, but also of Sensuality and Sex.
Meanwhile, Phaze and Katherine share a drink and discuss her reasons for being on the Atoll. She has a Pseudodragon Animal Companion named Sylvanis, who is perched on the rafters of the Brothel. While drinking, Phaze and Katherine overhear of a farmer who is having difficulty with his sheep and lambs being taken by animals. A teenage boy has also recently disappeared.
Phaze and Katherine talk to them to work out a deal if they investigate the disappearances. Squirrel Eater and the Rogue Mist Behaven join in when they hear of the job offer. They decide to journey into the woods to discover the source of the attacks. They follow the farmer to his fields.
Farmer’s Fields
After they arrive, the Farmer shows them the ‘crime scene’, an area of the field that has been tromped though by several sets of feet. A trail is discovered, leading deeper into the woods. The farmers return to the farmhouse while the party follows the trail. Coming to a rise, the Pseudodragon flying above croons a warning, and the party prepare for combat. Cresting the hill, they discover a group of 4 wolves and 2 direwolves. Combat Ensues.Wolf Encounter 1During the melee, several of the party are injured. After combat, they decide to return to town to rest and resupply before adventuring into the wolf cave they can see in the distance.
Dire Wolf x 2 --- 200 xp each
Wolf x 4 --- 50 xp each
Total XP : 800
Wolf Cave
The party rests and eats a full meal in town, and then returns to the wolf cave. While the party argues about who will go in first, the pseudodragon flies inside. She captures a fat rat and begins to eat.Katherine follows in to see what has happened to her companion, and promptly gets attacked by a Direwolf. The wolf misses its surprise attack and combat ensues.
Wolf Encounter 2After the party has defeated the direwolf, they discover a body with some loot and a nest with 3 direwolf pups. They claim the pups and plan to sell them later.
Dire Wolf x 1 --- 200 xp
Total XP : 200
A rift is found in the cave wall, and Phaze enters it, discovering that beyond it lies a kobold mine. He spots a lone kobold and casts sleep on it, causing it and 2 others that were unseen to fall to the ground. The rest of the party enters the mine as combat ensues.
Kobold Encounter 1
Kobold Miner x ? --- 200 xp each
Total XP : 800
Phaze really blazed to glory with a burning hands spell that toasted 4 kobolds at once.
Deeper in the mine, the party encounters a small group of kobold warriors and the kobold boss. These kobolds are much stronger than their miners were.
Kolbold Encounter 2The combat is fast and furious, but eventually the party, cut and bleeding, emerge victorious.
Kobold Warrior x ? --- 100 xp each
Kobold Boss x 1 --- 200 xp
Total XP : 800
Kat discovers the body of an elf that died. It still has its armor on, Elven Chain mail. She claims it and puts it on.
The party loot the mine and return to town victorious.
Brothel
Later at the brothel, the party relaxes and recuperates.Their rest is interrupted when a farmer at a nearby table begins to speak in shouts, sweating profusely. The mug of ale in his hand begins to boil. His companions back off, just before the farmer throws his mug and flips the table.
His hair smolders as he attacks a nearby brothel patron. The party steps in to defend the patron as the farmer’s clothes and hair begins to burst into flame. Squirrel Eater grabs his shield and pushes the man towards the door, just as the smoking man's flesh bursts into flame. He is shoved outside and lands in a horse trough, causing the water to quickly expand in a cloud of steam. When it clears, his charred corpse is revealed.
Phaze gets mentally contacted by his Master, who reveals that this is the mystical event he was sent to investigate. He then learns that there have been others who have ignited on other isles.
Phase asks for Delerika to examine the body. She casts some spells from Lady Trigga and shudders, revealing the essence of the spell is evil and not from Krithara, the evil goddess of war. No, this essence is from Nefrius, the Shadow.
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