The Sunday Stroll

OOC: She called me a dork!!

We need to get a move on. We cannot afford to stop and help every little town, city and hovel. What use is it to safe a thousand, if it cost the world?

"Again, I do not even know if we CAN help them. So far, there is nothing we can do for the townsfolk except continue on as normal and close the gate. I don't plan to stay any longer than necessary. We are running out of time. We do have to get our two companions out of jail first. If we're going to be traveling the same method, we need the Life Witch."

Would I know of a better way to get to our destination quicker with the vampires in tow? Is there a way to transport them in the day?

Finally, someone is talking some sense

Kazadar pulls Thadues to one side, "I have an idea that will save us a great deal of time, but there are a number of complications. There is an access to the Ungdrin Ankor not far from here, that will save us a great deal of time. However the Underway can be dangerous, and there are no doubt... shall we say occupants in the tunnels"

My apologies. Apparently, I did something wierd when I posted this Monday and it came up 'hidden'. I'm not sure how I did that, but here it is, hopefully where ya'll can see.

After discovering that Drake's ability to float comes with a willful consciosness all its own, as well as its own body, Theudis decided to go with Kazadar's suggestion of utilizing the dwarven Underway to reach the mountains. Satisfied that there would be challenge for their blades, the vampires agreed to wait.

In town the next morning, the stolen gear was returned and Lotus (along with her used-to-be-a-caterpillar-now-a-caccoon-in-a-jar nestled in her boobs) and Lyn repaired the damage they had caused as part of their restitution. The search for a squire turned up empty.

That night all of the group except Lyn and Ruin travelled to secure the vampires in the underway. They left them in the keeping of Drake when they returned to town.

The third morning in town, Theudis acquired the lance he had paid for as well as found that one of the blacksmith's apprentices was interested in becoming his squire.

Upon meeting the group, the new squire proved to be remarkably steady in temperment and things went fairly smoothly as they began travelling.

The first stop for rest went mostly without event, except that Fluffy (Lotus' pet) had broken its caccoon and changed residence to the rock of the underway. The vampires noted a malevolent furred presence that remained just beyond the group, but could not identify it.

The game picks up after a ten hour rest and the 'camp' is ready to move on.

Let me know if I missed anything. Suprisingly little actually happened last session. Mostly just character stuff (Kazadar's magnet stones, Drake's pacman game, etc.)

Here's the overall synopsis for the last session on 8/5/12.

Moving ahead into the tunnel, the group came across a variety of dwarven body parts. The number of bits increased, as did their freshness, as the group continued on. Lotus noticed that Fluffy ate the body parts after the group passed by. The culprit, the corpse of a dragon being controlled like a puppet, was ultimately brought down via one of Lyn's arrows. It took a while, but Fluffy ingested the remains of the dragon as well. Very shortly after the dragon's demise and the squire's warning, part of the tunnel opened to reveal a skaven horde. The horde, all invested with various diseases, were reduced to a state of living rigor mortis by Lyn and hacked down primarily by Kazadar and the vampires. The group made camp about 2 miles further down the main tunnel. The skaven, too, were eaten by Fluffy.

The vampires mentioned that the furry malevolent force they had felt was still ahead.

Following a sparkly light, the group ended up seeing Fluffy's new form complete with bio-luminescent tail. It was also discovered that the next twenty feet of tunnel were illusion. Returning back to the skaven entry tunnel, the group found a cavernous room with an army of some 400 souls in rank and file. Fluffy revealed it was capable of melting solid rock and produced two tunnels- one six feet wide by four feet tall and one three feet wide by four feet tall. A darkness had rapidly followed down the larger tunnel. Lotus panicked, burning her hands and casting geyser into the smaller tunnel, and caused a small collapse. The group opted to retreat back down the tunnel from which they had originally entered. The way back to the primary tunnel, the dwarven underway, was blocked due to Lotus' panic.

Progressing through the tunnels brought them to an utterly plain set of double doors. Although dwarven craftmanship, they showed none of the usual insignia or runes. Lotus eventually threw open both doors.

Meeting a very ancient being calling herself Chrysas, they were charged with defeating her champion in order to be allowed a boon (a favor/request). The champion turned out to be a very tiny (four inches tall including the horns) demon-ish quadruped.

Lyn accepted the challenge. The champion took his 'deathtouch' ability and turned his axe into 'goo'. Lyn forfeited the duel. Chrysas silently commanded him to kneel beside her throne. He was divested of his willpower and consciousness.

Theudis accepted the challenge. The champion took his divine favor of the Lady of the Lake. Theudis ended up winning by pushing Lotus, who had conveniently placed herself between them, onto the champion. He postponed naming his boon.

Lotus next accepted the challenge.

I think that covers all of the relevant parts. Any questions?