Escape from the Ambush: Game 10

General Summary

The Party fought a brutal battle against orcs, orogs and an owlbear before relying upon the magic of Odium Moulim to escape down a cliff to a stream that meanders through a mountain cleft. The party’s two trackers, the Ranger and Druid, both agree that the better route is down stream. Haste is necessary, as it is clear that the orcs and their masters are determined to pursue them, or at least pursue the magic scimitar. The orcs have begun firing arrows down at the party and running along the top of the cliff looking for paths or other ways to reach the stream. They are determined to finish their job.

The key learning from the battle is that the orcs want Ankili mac Aevyrn scimitar, which the party stole from the apothecary necromancer Gravon Pitt of the Order of the Necromantia. During the battle, Ankili attempted to return the scimitar to the orcs, but decided to keep it. He also prevented members of the party from taking the scimitar from him. At the end of the game, I (the DM) made a remark that it was Ankili's "precious", similar to Gollum or Frodo's desire for the ring. This is very different, and that was a bad analogy. Ankili does not appear to be under the control of the ring, or inappropriately coveting it. Instead, he appears to have genuinely reconsidered whether it should be given to the orcs, and decided that the scimitar is worth keeping because it is more to the party and your overall mission than giving this powerful magic item to the orcs to use against the party (overall mission at: Tar Eneemena: Preface to Game 1).

Alive and at the bottom of the cliff

Party

• Odium Moulim
• Cormac
• Bariuenous the Ranger
• Gemme the Gnome
• Monelle the medieval tank
• Ankili mac Aevyrn
• Eyvind the Skald

Celts

• Angharad Fawr
• G1 Isolde, female (near white skin, black hair short sword, sister of Eria)
• G3 Kane, male (handsome, brown haired
• G4 Bryn male (tall, hunched over, long blond hair covering scarred face, strong and hardy)

Flagellants

• Antonia, Bevilian priestess, regal, haughty, piercing eyes, powerful and intense personality of a religious fanatic

Caravan Members

• Andrea Fultonian, Captain of arms, retired solider and jack of all trades

Orcs

Their standard/symbol is the red crescent moon on black flag. There may be more orcs, orogs and even owl bears, but these numbers are based on the minimum numbers.

• Dozens of light infantry armed with ax, spear and sword with ring mail or studded leather and shields.
• A couple score of archers with bows and short swords with studded leather
• 10 heavy infantry armed with morning star and short sword with chain mail and shields
• Witch Doctor
• Drummers
• Chief and an unknown number of subchiefs
• Unknown number of scouts
• Owl bear trainer

Dead

Party

• Trystan

Flagellants

• Callinicus short, round, and red faced,
• Sophia tall and scrawny, warts all over

Celtic Guards

• G2 Eria (near white skin, black hair, short bow)
• G5 Idris (son of a petty chief, lordly)
• G6 Maddox (short, red hair, short sword Thief/scout)
• G7 Caethwas (servant)

Caravan members

• Ticonder (Fult)(male) Cook
• Jeriviah (Fult) Male Muleteer, camp aide
• Spanti (Fult) Male Muleteer, camp aide
• Andalia (Fult) (FM Muleteer, camp aide
• Vincetrix (Celt) Muleteer, camp aide

Orcs

More may have been killed, but at a minimum:

• 18 Orcs infantry armed with ax, spear and sword
• 4 Worgs
• 2 Orogs with redpaint down middle of face, black helmets with black feathers armed with battle ax, and spear)
• 1 standard bearer
• Owl bear

Missing

At least some of these caravan members and flagellants likely have fled into the woods and may be alive only because Ivand decided to give them a chance to flee.

Caravan members

• Parker Maron (Fultonian) Caravan Master, short, always red toad like face
• Gregory (Fultonian) Caravan animal master, club foot
• Roga (Celt) (Female) Muleteer, camp aide, grumpy
• Segomaros (Celt) Muleteer, camp aide
• Finnian (Celt) Muleteer, camp aide
• Logaz (Fultonian) Camp aide, dog master
• Taxter (Fultonian) Muleteer, camp aide, stinky
• 10 Mastiff hounds
• 50 mules

Flagellants

• Basil portly, bald, pox scarred
• Thekla, attractive, slow minded always gazing into the distance
• Manuel boxer face, scars on arms from fighting with knives

by By I, TTThom

by By Markus Röncke

Report Date

19 Apr 2023

by Tom Loback