Session 16

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February 3, 2012 – In Pursuit of Thomas De Agueda

• 3 Rhel 1441 - Leaving Malaga
• 12 Rhel 1441 - Meeting with Bendroden and King Eric
• 15 Rhel 1441 - at the foot of Linsara Pass
• 16 Rhel 1441 - Entering Linsara pass, and assault on Creiss Castle.

Session Story

The party has outside of Malaga with King Eric's forces, having just rid themselves of the pirates and looking at the army ready to take back the town. As the party moved through, several noticed Norvaan, and he offered them his cloth to keep them warm in the winter month. We are given a badge of the House of Carver so that we could travel unmolested through the army.

After a week of travel, we encountered Eric's forces. While passing through, we meet up with Bendroden Lightbringer, who thanks Norvaan for the message and escorts us, After introducing Laphane and explaining what brings us here, to him. Bendroden takes us to a tent to meet with King Eric. King Eric welcomes them all back and even remembers speaking with Laphane all those years ago at the Battle of Windfall Valley. He tells us that a message has been sent out to De Agueda requesting the unconditional surrender of his armies, the return of the prisoner Thomas De Aqueda and the release and return of a poltical prisoner Doña Letizia Gomes Castillo. He has not heard back from them, but understands that Thomas has been travelling east through the mountains. We mention that Saxon's sister may be with Thomas, having possibly aided in his escape and acting as bodyguard. This being our reason for being here. After some discussion, Bendroden takes us up to a tower to show us the overlay of the land. This gives us an idea on the way we must travel to catch up the the army. Bendroden wishes us luck, but his eyes tell us he would rather be there with us, then left at the camp.

After days of travel, and Adran scouting ahead and Laphane tracking animal routes to keep us hidden, we do a little scouting and discover that we are in the heart of De Aqueda's. In an effort to break through, Norvaan launches a fire arrow into the forest. As soon as it hits, we make a break for it and race to the mountain pass. We continue to scout, but now ADran is bringing up the rear, covering our tracks. We reach the mountain pass. Laphane scouts ahead and sees two watchtowers, each manned by one person, and then is able to scout ahead to the keep, and see only two guards there. As we plan our next action, Laphane and Adran hear two people approaching from behind us.

A discussion ensues about the next action, we wait until they are out of sight and then race towards the first watchtower. Laphane launches two arrows to the guard, but not before a light signal can go out to the other tower and the keep. He drops the guard. Next fires arrows at the guards on the ground and takes them out, but not before sustaining an arrow shot himself. We race onto the second tower, pausing just long enough to get the horses. Then we race to the next tower, before Laphane can fire an arrow, Norvaan fells the guard in the tower. We take time to scout the keep, Adran sees that the guards stand ready. Not much choice but to attack head on.

The party charges, and attacks the two guards, the guards were not the only ones, as an Orc and Minotaur joined the attack, along with a woman staying in the back, firing daggers at us. The fight was tough. Adran was able to pull one of the guards out, Oona locked down the Minotaur, Orc and other guard. Norvaan keep encouraging us to fight harder. Laphane was firing arrows at the enemies. When Adran noticed the woman in the back, he shouted, "Sara!" this shout caused her to pause, was this the long lost sister of Saxon?????

The battle was nearing the end the guards had been taken down, and then Adran dropped the Orc. "Zurn!!!", Sara shouted and launched an assault, blind with fury at Adran. Seeing this Laphane carefully fired his arrow at the Minotaur to drop him out and not to kill. We surrounded Sara and told her to drop her weapons, the fight was over.

We explain to Sara what happened to her parents and Saxon, she is sad, and angry at the same time as she weeps over the Orc named Zurn. But she agrees to let them release Doña Letizia Gomes Castillo. Letizia tells us that Thomas has been down in the keep for days, and that this was a place to hold an untold evil, she was charged with protecting it. She opens the trapdoor for us and we journey down into the darkness. When we finally see light, we enter a crypt, with two stone coffins and a tar pit down the middle. Across the tar pit, Thomas De Aqueda stands inside a glowing circle, he forces our hand and the attack his on. Right from the start he summons a tar demon to attack us. Laphane targets Thomas, and then hits the tar demon. After the demon is down, Oona and Adran charge into attack De Aqueda. The magical circle pushes them pack and he launches out with lighting at the party. The attack was deadly. We charged at him again, and the circel pushed them back one more time. Thomas teleported away from the circle and attacked Oona, Norvaan, and Adran, leaving Laphane a chance to attack him. Then Adran ran and charged at Thomas...

Agueda's Defeat

Guided by Keedrah, Adran Arun Ealoeth races across the room, and leaps, unhindered by the foul demonic tar, bringing his spear to bear against Agueda. His aim is true, and finds it’s mark at Agueda’s chest. At the last moment, Agueda seems to recognize what’s happening, and lets out a scream, “MY LORD HELP ME!” The spear tip sinks in, and he stands shocked for a moment, unable to move.

Suddenly a light bursts from his eyes, and the magical circle he was standing upon turns into a spinning vortex of magical energy. A deep moaning can be heard and a pair of bright glowing eyes can be seen through the vortex. Fear of this beast strikes you to the core of your very being, as the energies form into a hand, enveloping Agueda within. It pushes him upwards to the ceiling and bursts through the rock, carrying him away. All around you the structure begins to creak and moan, as the raw magical energy surges outward in all directions. The roof buckles and collapses, and everything goes dark.

Additional Info

Opening Volley