Doomstones
An epic quest to find and control the Crystals of
Power.
The story so far:
Episode 1: Fire in the Mountains
Episode 2: Blood in Darkness
Episode 3: Death Rock
Episode 4: Dwarf Wars
- Kazrak, Tankard, Ugdet and Shasandilas use the Crystal of Earth to escape from
Kadar-Gravning, avoiding the besieging dwarven army
- Some dwarves from the Royalist faction accompany them, carrying the Crown of Hargrim. The
rest stay behind to delay the other dwarves
- On the trail the group encounter Karl Drucker and Eleanor Venkin. Karl is a Templar of Ulric, looking for Dieter Topfer
- That evening Shasandilas attunes himself to the Crystal of Water. There is a loud thunderclap
and all four crystals fly together and fuse into one. Everyone experiences
bizarre visions and then
the heavens open
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After 2 days on the trail the group encounters the small mining village of
Urdevar. They rest here and discuss what to do. Kazrak buys 10 sheep and
Ugdet buys the freedom of Jeanne, a local prostitute
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The following day they decide to leave but before they do so three knights
arrive. The knights hold an old scholar captive. It appears the knights are
on a quest to recover/destroy some artifacts of Chaos - the Doomstones. The
scholar knows something about them
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After some debate the group decide to rescue the scholar. That evening Ugdet
and Shasandilas sneak up to the building that houses the knights. Peeking in
through the window they are spotted. Tankard summons an air elemental but
fails to control it. It attacks the group. During the ensuing melee the
knights are aroused, but before they can act Ugdet casts Wall Shaker and
collapses the building (and every other building in Urdevar). The death toll
among the villagers is high but the knights survive. The group remove the
knights equipment, questions them, then leaves them in the ruins of Urdevar
when they leave, taking the scholar with them
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Kostenlos Umlaut, the scholar, tells them to seek out Zockri the Younger on
top of Hawks Claw Peak
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On route they sense they are being watched, then drums start to echo through
the mountains. They come across six piles of fresh dung and then several
pots of fresh meat (halfling) on top of a pile of stones. Shortly thereafter
a group of Beastman rush out into the trail and prostrate themselves,
pledging eternal loyalty to the mighty 'Champions of Chaos'. There is sone
debate about the offer but Karl eventually ends it by attacking one of the
Beastmen.
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During the combat the Beastman leader escapes. Ugdet tries to use a power
from one of the crystal but it misfires and hits Karl. All the other
Beastmen are slain
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After the combat Karl accuses Ugdet of being a minion of Chaos, willing to
deal with Beastmen. The situation escalates when Kazrak offers to be Ugdets
Champion. In the ensuing combat Karl is slain
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Climbing Hawks Claw Peak the group encounter a large number of Hawks and
then 2 giants. The giants are slain and a dwarf, Gnud Gnudson, is found
being held captive in their lair.
To be continued....
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