Players: Kathi, David, Kris, JC, Chris, Davy, Bryan

Characters: DM & Hustava, Vorn, A'Tora, Illuverin, Lew, Caland, Erin

   At roughly noon Lew removes the cloth he had wrapped around the clapper and begins to ring the bell as is expected.   As the last echos of the bell fade away Illuverin can see a large mob of people approaching from the town.    They are moving slowly and Illuverin guesses that they'll get to the courthouse in four to five minutes.   The group consists of eighteen children, reigned and shackled, the evil mage behind them holding the reins, and four lion-headed humans surrounding the mage as guards.   Illuverin becomes transparent and hurries down to warn the others.   When he gets to the ground floor and the main courtroom itself he finds extensive devastation.

   Erin it seems, has accidentally killed Vorn and subsequently gone berserk smashing up anything he can get his hands on or sword into.   Vorn sits dead in one of the benches his life's blood pooled and cooling on the floor beneath him.   There are several others that Illuverin doesn't recognize who are either dead or captive and a short bearded man, no... a very tall dwarf, who seems to be allied with us.   Looking around quickly for a safe vantage Illuverin goes to the throne level, one flight up, and makes ready with his bow and arrow.   Erin, who is now well into a berserk rage, and the new dwarf (Jaret) take up a position on one side of the door.    Highspirits and Hustava move to the other ready to attack.   This leaves Caland, Atora and Illuverin on the balcony.

   When the evil mage's group gets to the courthouse the children balk at entering because of the destruction within.    The evil mage whips them and they enter fearfully followed by one of the lion heads.    As soon as the mage is visible in the doorway melee breaks out.   Caland and A'Tora cast spells and Illuverin fires with his bow.

MELEE

   There is a ferocious exchange of spells and blows.    The evil mage is Silenced by Highspirits and Caland, when he finally gets a clear shot, casts Lightning Bolt for major damage.   The evil mage replies with a Lightning Bolt of his own cast from his staff.   The two bolts occur within seconds of each other and thunder reverberates through the building like the crack of doom.   Amazingly the ricochet of his own lightning bolt kills the evil mage after which the fighters are easily able to finish off lion heads.

   When Illuverin climbs bell tower, rings the bell and calls out that the mage has been killed and the town freed, the remainder of city guard come running to attack.    Illuverin resumes bow fire from bell tower.   Atora and Caland go out to check on mage.   When they see the remaining guardsmen approaching Caland casts Stinking Cloud leaving several incapacitated and gasping for breath.   Atora Reduces one of the unaffected to 15" tall.   When Erin and Jaret come out to join fight most of the remaining are either killed quickly or flee.

   After the battle Illuverin, Jaret, Caland and A'Tora go to mage's tower to recover lost possessions and search for items that may be useful in the remainder of the quest.   We find a secret door in the library and when Jaret smashes it open a LARGE Fireball goes off.   Illuverin is blown back against the back wall and lies unconscious as the entire library burns.

   Unconscious and near death Illuverin is unaware of being rescued and suffers through an agonizing night until Highspirits is able to heal him the next morning.

   As night falls Highspirits lands the boat in the harbor.   We stay the night and set off for our next destination in the morning.   The next morning, even after Highspirits heals him, Illuverin is unable to do anything strenuous and remains extremely fatigued for the rest of the day.

   That day we fly over the Cloven Mountains, Jarets homeland, and then over the Deep Wash to land at Circ at the eastern end of the Deep Wash.

   We wait almost two hours while the locals search the ship, which apparently is customary, and then sleep safe in the harbor for the night.

   The next day we head towards Iljack which is to be our next destination.  Despite the fact it rains for most of the day it's still HOT and by the time we land at Iljack at the end of the day we are all soaked with rain and sweat.   Illuverin, A'Tora, Caland and Jaret go into town to get clothes.   Afterward Illuverin goes to the bar where he finds Lew playing to a lively crowd.   He settles at the bar for a glass of wine and after an hour or so is approached by one of the bar wenches who asks if he'd like a massage upstairs in her room.   Illuverin, who's had a rough couple of days, is glad for the escape and despite the fact he falls asleep is grateful for the massage and pays the lass the price of 10 silver.

   The next morning the rain continues and it is mid-afternoon when Illuverin hears a strange grating, raspy voice from below.   Looking down just in time to see A'Tora get blasted full in the face by a large green dragon, his heart catches in his throat and an unnatural fear comes over him.   He ducks down trying to make himself as small as possible hoping against hope the green death below doesn't come for him next.

   After it flies away it takes the half-elf a few minutes to compose himself and he slides quickly down the rigging to where the others are gathered around our beautiful companion.   When Highspirits announces that he has reached her in time, and that she'll be alright, Illuverin shakes his head amazed that anybody could have survived.

   He agrees whole heartedly that we should get the hell away from here and scans the clouds nervously while we descend and then remains on deck watching warily until nightfall.    He feels somehow that the cold hand of death has miraculously passed him by and his dreams that night are troubled.

End of Session