Session 16 - To Blackwall Keep

23rd Marpenoth, 1371 DR
Morning
Three Hills Adventuring Company Compound
Cold Overcast, rain threatening

Kamist, Alobron, and Carenthal, all returned late last night. Just in time to get some sleep before the trip. Jasper woke all up early to get them ready for the trip. Blackwall Keep is about 50 miles away as the crow flys, but Jasper says by foot it is more like 70 miles. Jasper points out that he is concerned and wants those assigned as S-2, S-3, and S-4 to do some planning immediately before departure; S-2 (intelligence briefing as to dangerous activity along the route of march and conditions within a swamp), S-3 (route of march, anticipated resting areas, a communications plan, command and signal, etc), S-4 (supplies for the trip, special equipment, etc). Jasper recommends that Kamist reconsider the posting of these positions since Dolgun has become a drunkard, Sparrow is in Jail, and Eldron is remaining behind.

In any event, Jasper has rolled out a map on the table and is standing over it with a frown, "I am not sure I like the looks of this, there have been reports of orc raids up and down the Dessarin all the way to the Golden Fields".

Session 15 - Post Session Report

20th Marpenoth, 1371 DR
Morning
Three Hills Compound
Cold and overcast

The Heroes were escorted to the Garrison where they attended an Executive Board Meeting, where each were awarded 1000gp for their efforts. The meeting was attended by:

Lenod Neff - Governor Mayor Diamond Lake
Captain Trask - Garrison Commander
Black Robe D. Gaffney - Magistrate Judge
Vulkus Dun - Advisor and Chief Cleric and Justicar of Tyr
Sheriff Cubin - Chief Law Officer in Diamond Lake
Allustan - Brother of Lenod Neff and "Smartest Man in Diamond Lake"

Three Lieutenants - Dolbrun Trent, Trovost Skunt, Mikkela Venderin
Meris Sandovar - Scout
Dietrik Cicaeda - Cartographer and Chief Clerk of the Garrison

Various Sergeants and Corporals of the Garrison
Deputy Jamis and Three other Deputies

Sgt. Voss was dispatched along with three squads to secure the evil cauldron, seal the entrance to the Underdark, and look for Cultist Survivors. Trogdor bravely volunteered to assist Sgt. Voss. Captain Trask invited the Heroes to a dinner at the Spinning Giant.

Justice met with Valkus Dun and then arrested Sparrow and was promptly voted out of the Guild by the all the Heroes save for Trogdor who was with Sgt. Voss.

Most of the loot was sold and additional items were purchased and ordered.

In a meeting with Allustan, the Heroes were asked to accompany him to Blackwall Keep to leave on the morning of the 23rd so that he could meet with an old colleague named Marzena. Even Allustan needs protection in the dangerous Stump Bog.

At the Dinner at the Spinning Giant, Allustan spoke to the Magistrate regarding Sparrow and it appeared he was unwilling to release her from custody prior to a trial. Kamist then hooked up with Lt. Mikkela Venderin.

Lenod Neff

Ambition Power

Session 15 - The Heroes Return

19th Marpenoth, 1371 DR
Morning
Three Hills Adventuring Company Compound
Clear but cool day

After a good night’s rest the Heroes are fully healed and ready to begin their day. Jasper creates a very satisfying breakfast meal complete with smoked sausage, fried eggs, and a garlic potato based biscuit that he calls a wedge. Mojdeh is also on hand; she has taken up residence in the barracks across from the grumpy little dwarf. She serves the Heroes and has been in the kitchen helping Jasper with preparing the meal.

Obviously absent is Dolgun, who Jasper indicated can be found at the Emporium, where he has been the past day and all night drinking himself into oblivion based on the reward he received for the capture of ‘demon boy’. Jasper indicates that Dolgun has apparently used the reward to cancel all of Heins’s debt to Zalamandra and has been celebrating with her all night. Jasper indicates it is not pretty.

At breakfast it is clear that a number of things need to be addressed:

-The Heroes should travel up to the Garrison and meet with the leadership there to discuss the evil temple discovered below the Dourstone mine. Additionally, Dourstone was surely complicit in this matter and should be reported to the Garrison leaders.

-A meeting should be set up with Allusatn to further discuss the grim discoveries of the past few days, and the revelation of the existence of the Ebon Triad and their vile intentions. Allustan may be able to shed light on his research he conducted on the green worm the Heroes already provided him.

-Kamist, Alobron, and Carenthal have decided to trek up to the Twilight Monastery for their own personal development.

-Justice has expressed an interest in meeting with the Leader of the Church of Tyr at the Garrison, Valkus Dun. This will almsot certainly take place as Valkus is the top adviser to Capatin Trask.

-There are a number of items that still need to be sold. Jasper has already been busy in the evening and managed to sell off a number of mundane items returned from the mine (not including items that have already been handed out on cards) and added to the vault a sum of 275gp. Nonetheless there are a number of items that may need to be sold or retained for future use.

-Kamist has an item that he ordered from Taggin at the General Store that is due in any day now.

-Jasper has a note addressed to the Hero Trogdor from the orphanage of Diamond Lake:

Dear Hero Trogdor,

Mother Superior Sunwella says we are running short on food and will have to cut back on our daily bread. Me and the other children here have heard of you and your recent exploits. Please be our champion and sponsor us for just one or two more days so that we can work enough to buy some more food. Lately the donations have dried up and ever since Master Smenk has raised the rent we are paying, things have gotten really tough. My name is Milly and at 11, I am the oldest but some of the little kids are just 4 years old. Everyone is talking about you. Apparently, word is out that you and your Adventuring Company have bested some of Nejul’s best men. We are all rooting for you Trogdor. Please be our Champion and help us. We just need a little bit of food. Some of the boys have been watching you and the others at your fortress whooping, hollering, and laughing and best of all eating…we actually got some of the scraps from your food that the old guy who is your caretaker threw over the wall the other night. Trogdor you are our Hero. Also it would be really great if you could come visit us.

Milly, just Milly as I don’t have any other name


So where to first?

Session 14 - Post Session Report

19th Marpenoth 1371 DR
Morning
Back at the Three Hill Adventuring Company Compound
Cold but clear
Potential Downtime (3 days)

Having bested the Ebon Triad Outpost, the Heroes learned of a looming danger not only to Diamond Lake and its citizenry, but to the surrounding countryside and beyond. The Heroes discovered that the Ebon Triad is some sort of 'Doomsday Cult' bent on bringing back three dead gods in some form of an Evil Overgod. After defeating Gralluk Kur, leader of the Bhaalite grimlock Cultist, the Heroes faced a creature spawned from a vile pool of liquid evil. Thankfully the creature had not yet fully matured and was only partially developed, but nonetheless put up a terrible fight.

As evidence of the activities of this 'Doomsday Cult', the Heroes uncovered an evil artifact, 'The Nether Tome of Trask'. Carenthal indicated this book was so vile and evil that the single act of simply touching it by a mortal could result in immediate death or at least the draining of most to all of one's health. This item should best be left to Allustan, the smartest man in Diamond Lake to further research.

Additionally, there is the matter of the caldron sealed in wax, the vile black pool of liquid evil, and the complicity of Dourstone and most likely Smenk. These matters should be discussed immediately with the garrison Lieutenants if not the Garrison Commander himslef and Vulkus Dun. Not to mention the discovery of the green worms and the Spawn of Kyuss.

Upon arrival, Jasper advises that Allustan has sent word that he wants to see the Heroes as soon as possible. Apparently, he is eager to hear of the evils that lurked below the Dourstone mine and he already has heard rumors of something terrible taking place deep within the mine.

Good Job Heroes, now it is time for a little rest and relaxation, identification and selling of some treasure, and making appropriate notifications of the recent events and suspects.

Also Kamist and Alobron have been talking about taking a trip up to the Twilight Monastery.