Aust continues his plans on forming a Thieves' Guild in the port town.
The party now riding a steam-battle wagon - courtesy of the Captain - rides to their tower. Enroute, a group of giants and ogres think they have easy pickings but the versatile party battle and defeat all except one of the stone giants.
Arrival at the Warlocks Tower. The party is surprised to see a small village has sprung up. With the stand-off over due to the Knights retreating far to the North, the Imperium has moved in. A silver mine draws many looking for work and more. A tent city as well as a number of buildings are all around the broken down tower.
One of the 50 Cardinals that report to the Emperor resides in a building near there now. An audience proves this to be an old adversary - once a Countess. She actually and surprisingly is quite helpful to the party, allowing her foreman and crews to be accessible to the party for rebuilding the tower and a small tavern/inn.
Discussions with the Warlock and other members of the guild are brief - the party are on a quest to defeat the "Chained one!"
A surprise guest - somehow able to breach the protective shield the warlock has raised around the tower - is a merchant by the name of "Thurr Tyyne" (pronounced "thirteen" or 13)
He has a few items for sale, his best seller is "Thurr Tyyne's Green flaming red pickles"! These - if cooked correctly - are infused with a VERY random magic effect. Some seems to be temporary, some more permanent! A interesting ring of illusion is purchased..
Aust was turned into a baby!
Arjun grew bat wings!
Aust lost his shadow!
Reinhard got X-RAY vision! (some great laughs and some scary moments occur... don't look under troopers clothing!)
Nanfoodle gets rainbow eyes
Nanfoodle then gets a blue rabbit that croaks like a frog and smells like a dog
Rurrick.. cannot recall what effect happened here..
Captain bought 20 pickles, but did not use any!
Traveling onward to the Golden Citadel
Reinhard learns how to use the skull of scrying and looks for his father - seems to be a slave in Waterdeep
Nanfoodle scrys for his father as well - a writer in a round tower room sitting with a 1/2 orc.
The Laughing Moons arrive at Dead Man's cove where the Imperium it seems to have entrenched themselves. After some antics - more red pickles with green flames - cooking and eating (gotta luv rolling d1000!) the Commander of the garrison reluctantly agrees to allow the party to enter and sends a group of support troopers with them.
Traveling the river in 2 boats, they battle and nearly defeat a tentacled monstrosity.. one trooper cut in half. "it'll be back in a few weeks.." an old timer guard advises. Aust offers to raise the trooper, but the Sergeant declines.. for now.
Traveling old pathways and tunnels brings back memories to the party. They go to where they 1st learned of the King of the Golden Citadel.. and find a secret door they had missed last time they went this way! A careful search reveals many traps on the 6 sarcophagi (or WAS it 5? or 4???) It seems the 6th tomb was for a servant. Rurick's hammer seems to have some information on this.. the servant killed the family! Spoooky...After some traps dealt with and looting and moral dilemmas about looting a child's tomb.. the final 6th 6th tomb is cracked open.. Aust reaches in with his sword and a black swirling engulfs his arm and then him.. a save versus death is FAILED..
Cliffhanger!
NOTE: I was reminded by Aust that Rurrick had no head! The headless dwarf. Invisible...
Also, Nanfoodle was "Rocket-butt" for a short while.. lost some pants.. and then got giant feet and lost some boots!
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