Session 25 - Drake Hunt

Notes

• Discovered a small shocker lizard colony living in a small pond, exterminated.
• Ambushed by the forest drake, slew it.  Took skull as trophy.
• Found hydra lair.  Slew it and several trolls.
• Returned to Red March to take care of kingdom matters.
• Session ended on the 17th of Kuthona.

Session 24 - The Drinking Giant

Notes

• Sent note to Taras's father, along with possessions.
• Travelled back southwest into the Kamelands and found several old abandoned campsites.
• Encountered an odd creature that mimic'd Fyodor and attempted to lure Ed into a trap.  Slew it in a running battle through the rocky hills.
• Returned to the rocky tor with the enraged owlbear's lair, and cleaned it out, slaying many spiders and a couple ettercaps.
• Discovered an old, abandoned ferry station.
• Wandered upon Munguk sitting on a hilltop drinking his berry moonshine.  Eel had a "discussion" with him, filling his clay jug several times with ale.
• Ended in the late afternoon on the 3rd of Kuthona.

Session 23 - Slaying The Beast

NPCs

• Yegor, hound handler, formerly of House Lebeda

Notes

• The shrieking drew the attention of several violet fungi and a shambling mound.
• Further in the cave they discovered the armored beast over the corpse of its mate and a young cub.  They lure the beast into a bear trap and slay it, but Taras is slain in the fight, crushed in a flurry of beak and claws.
• They cut the head and claws from the beast and discover several dead humans in the caves.
• They discover a live cub and make a small cage to bring him back to the kingdom.
• Back at the kingdom they parade the head around town, leaving it at the tannery.
• Yegor is hired to care for the cub while they decide if the cub should be sold or trained.
• Sap collected from the shambling mound is sold to a local herbalist.
• The session ends on the 8th of Neth.

Session 22 - Hunting the Beast

NPCs

• Mikel and Yakov, rural drivers for hire.
• Vasili, coachman (dead).
• Tim, Port Jackal driver.

Notes

• Hiring drivers, they take the long journey back to the troll caves and recover the supplies there, adding them into their kingdom's treasury.  Vasili dies to a troll during the return trip, and his family is compensated for his death.
• During their absence, the town is assaulted by a great armored beast, wreaking havoc.
• The trail of the beast is simple to follow and leads to a tor overlooking the Little Sellen River, and a cave in the tor.
• In the cave a bewildering variety of fungi and mold grows, and as they move through the cave a shrieking noise fills the air...
• The session ends on the 3rd of Neth.

Session 20 & 21 - The End of the Troll Troubles

Notes

• After killing a two-headed troll, a fight breaks out with a rock troll on the cliff leading to the troll complex.
• Horses are found slaughtered, only Ed's and a pack horse escape.
• Trying to get some rest in the entry room of the troll complex they are attacked by an armored troll wielding a giant morningstar. Ed sees the old swamp witch deeper in the complex through a clairvoyance spell.
• After fleeing from the armored troll, and finally able to rest a bit, they return and slay the remaining trolls and the armored troll. No sign of the swamp witch is found.
• Using the wagon they return to Port Jackal with Drak's body and the two gnomes.
• Jubilost becomes Marshal.
• The session ends on the evening of the 30th of Rova.

Session 19 - Troll Troubles

NPCs

• Yevhen (local alchemist with shop in exotic craftsman block, collected troll blood for)
• Beagan (gnome follower of Jubilost)

Notes

• Gave the lizard king's trident and armor to Oleg to sell.
• Heading south and west from Port Jackal, signs of trolls feeding are found littered through the area.
• Following the tracks from a kill site they find an old complex built into a cliffside deep in the hilly Narlmarches.
• They dispose of the troll guards, and several other trolls and their trollhounds.
• A single troll escapes through a trapdoor, leaving a rock on top of it that prevents pursuit.
• Jubilost and Beagan are found and rescued from metal cages guarded by trollhounds. In a storage room, they find a spot for the gnomes to hide, and arm them with very small daggers.

Session 18 - The Lizard King

NPCs

• Galya, Sasha, and Igor

Notes

• Destroyed the isle of the lizards, killing all the fighting lizardfolk, burning the palisade down, and smashing the mud huts.
• Rescued the three children, only found human bones besides.
• Returned to Red March, and spent a week running the kingdom. Turned the three children over to Svetlana to find a home for.
• Left 200 drakes in Kesten's charge as a emergency fund if needed for some quick mercenary work.
• Session ended on the 16th of Rova.