Saturday
April 13th 1428 Imperial Calendar
The waning moonlight shone down upon the clearing. An ancient
and impressively tall tower pierced the canopy of trees to
a height of nearly 200 feet. The ruins of some out-buildings
held the remains of recently fallen grimme. Off to the right
up a small hill sat a poorly crafted cabin. The chimney of
the cabin allowed a thin line of smoke to escape into the
night sky.
Before the group could fully assess the situation a noise
from the trail indicated someone was behind them. Silverhawk
investigated and discovered a man alone in the woods. With
a little coaxing he was persuaded to move in the direction
of the party where he announce himself to the group. Casper
Lovato, was his name. He had been sent by Valdimir to replace
Alf. After a brief question and answer shakedown, Celeste
welcomed him to the party.
Continuing their survey of the area, the party closed in
on the shoddy cabin atop the hill. The poor should residing
here was clearly surviving off the unfortunate goblin that
should wander near by. Inzerai the, the wizards apprentice
was still here after all this time. His condition had changed
at sometime in the past; His features and nature betrayed
the cures of his lycanthropy.
After a brief long distance exchange with inzeri the decided
to leave things better off alone. Returning to the tower
the new wizard put his craft to good use identifying the
objects enchanted by the wizard within. Under the watchful
eyes of the crows on the roofline Casper announced that enchantments
were visible to him on the 9-foot statue next to the front
door and the door itself. The party elected to check the
door for traps before proceeding. Mouse made his way up to
the door triggering the ancient magic imbued into the statue.
The stone craned his head toward the door and Mouse. Celeste
jumped between mouse and the statue bearing the brunt of
his attack. Each member of the party in turn closed on the
construct unleashing all manner of devastation on the highly
defensible opponent. Casper swept his hands in the direction
of the front lines hasting the attacks of his new compatriots.
The battle continued for less than a minute but the statue
managed to bludgeon Sullivan, Corman, and Celeste to a great
degree before succumbing to the barrage of attacks from the
party.
Once inside the spirit of Rionne Caneda was requited with
his fallen corpse and the main level searched Silverhawk
was appointed to guard the children in the kitchen while
the remainder of the party pressed on.
The next choice was to go up the stairs or down through
the trap door.
Electing to explore the lower regions first, Calais cautiously started to descend the iron spiral stairs. The rusted hulk had ceased to be stable ages ago. Using a rope for support he began the descent. Spying a rune filled circle far below he called for the mage to come take a look before proceeding. Casper, undaunted by the condition of the stairs descended the twenty feet to where Calais hung from the rope. As the two of them discussed options the stairs shuttered and collapsed. Narrowly avoiding the mass of twisted steel Casper clung to Calais in the choking rust cloud. Once the dust settled they continued exploring the lower section of the tower. Caster indicated that the runes were some kind of summoning circle and to avoid contact with it.
An adjoining room contained all manner of discarded items from iron maidens to stuffed faeries. The process of itemizing and cataloging consumed the next hour. |
