Session2

12-15-12 Kale’s resurface and the battle in a strange god-less world

Coming over the hill, our heroes see a small, outnumbered group of elves and humans in matching armor battling a large group of orcs, goblins, and ogres. The leader of the small group yells, “For Parthia!” One of their newly missing companions, Kale, is also dressed in the matching armor of the group battling the orcs.

Erevin takes first command, directing the others before moving in, “Hit them hard in the center, and I will take out their flanks!” Wards and Blessings are immediately cast. Thorn and Posy move down the hill swiftly toward the main battle. Mally moves forward and conjures entangling roots on the main group of orcs and goblins. A large ogre closes in on Kale across the battlefield. Wren calls Cirdan and launches an arrow into the ogre. Kale looks up to see her arrival, and seems surprised and happy to see her. Azarius weaves out rays of beautiful colors that entrance a small group of orcs.

Battle chaos covers the ground. Mally and her cat team up and fight, using each other strengths. Erevin takes the outer edge and circles around, dropping orc archers as he goes. Yuki travels close to Erevin, keeping him, Maliumpkin, and her cat healed. Posy moves in and unleashes her fury, dripping in orc goo and blood as she pushes in further. That gnome is crazy! Thorn tries to stay near Posy and use her to his advantage for sneak attacks, but he is quickly outnumbered. Azarius sprays a vicious acid on an orc who moves in to attack him. The orcs and goblins swarm out, angry with what seems to be an ambush set against them. They strike hard. Some of their dead rise up with the call of an orc necromancer. It’s a blood bath. Yuki moves to get closer to her companions that desperately need her, but she is overtaken and falls. Wren pulls her into her obscuring fog to keep her safe.

Only 2 of the armored group are left standing, and as a large ogre goes for the kill on Kale, Errondale pushes him out of the way and takes the hit instead. Errondale falls, but Kale survives. A strange group of part beast, part humans arrives to help with the last few of the orcs. They introduce themselves as lunars and say that they will handle the burial of the dead. Meet the spirit of Errondale Whitestrake, who agrees to be our ship’s captain if we agree to return to his world and help them in their time of need… we agree to the bargain.

We move back through the woods. Posy sees a few ghosts seemingly pulled toward the black pyramid. Their mouths are sealed shut.

We return to our ship. A giant hand comes out of a crack in the sky – skeletal horse men come pouring out… Malice returns to the deck of the ship, attempting to re-ensnare Yuki. He tells her that the grey lady was only a work of art, but Yuki would be his masterpiece. Gregori Vastel appears in white feathers in an orb and shoots an ice spike, knocking Malice off of our boat. He seems surprised to “have a body again”. We recall a story about 2 brothers, Gregori and Tibalt Vastel who died in the War on Lyrabar.

Azarius and Errondale work the ship to find the Lyrabar Harbor. We arrive on the water a ways out without sails, other boats quickly move out to greet us.

Speak with Kale. For Kale, it’s been 3 years since he’s seen us. He was found by the Parthians and taken in. It’s a city of elves and men who are great warriors. Kale spent most of his time training in Parthia. Their world had no gods. The story says that 100 years ago there were two brothers, Faylin and Baylin. The world was at war, mixed in the wars of the gods. Faylin lead 100 paladins and brought the One True God to the people. This “god” banished all of the other gods of the world as “evil”. Afterward a growing corruption showed the crueler side of the One True God. Kale and Errondale were traveling with a group in search for the truth and the possible existence of the old gods. Black Baggers go around sending souls to their One True God. When Wren comments that surely after 3 years, Kale had built a new life for himself… he replies that he could never really let go of his old life.

Level Three!