Frostmarrow
First Post
It seems my thread in the Story Hour was lost in the move to the new boards. Perhaps I will be able to salvage the old thread when Morrus reopens the old boards. However, I won't dwell on that now for here is the continuation of Frostmarrow's Champions of St Cuthbert.
*** Oh yes. Do not read this if you intend to play Monte Cook's excellent adventure Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. It is chock full of spoilers. ***
Chymon the red dragon was well hidden and invisible in the ceiling of her lair. When Mijka and Aelenathon begun to scoop gold, silver and copper from her pile of treasure she attacked. Both Mijka and Aelenathon survived her initial breath of fire attack. Aelenathon's knight construct, which he won in a game of cards earlier, was utterly destroyed by the flames. Most of the party was shaken in fear of the dragon but in spite of this they attacked. When the battle was over and the dragon was dead so was Helio Castroneves. Fion didn't waste any time and promptly raised the dead archer back to life.
The party decided that they were finished with the Temple of All Consumption. They used the Tourbillion to teleport out of the Spire. Half the party; Fion, Helio and Ebenezer went to Hommlet to study and the rest; Arlic, Mijka and Aelenathon went to Greyhawk City.
In Greyhawk City Aelenathon and Arlic went straight to the church of Pelor and reported Mijka in the hopes of them being able to cleanse Mijka from the evil that has possesed his body. Mijka on the other hand went in search of a new greatsword. He didn't find any but he was imprisoned by the clerics of Pelor. Aelenathon and Arlic were present when he was taken away but refrained from telling Mijka that they were responsible for his abduction.
Aelenathon and Arlic went to the Wizard's Guild of Greyhawk in order to trade some magical items and trinkets. They also wanted to buy a teleport trip to Hommlet. All in all they were successful in their pursuits. They even found a new sword for Mijka.
Mijka was put in a dungeon below the Temple of Pelor. They told him nothing about why he was imprisoned. However, during his stay they used all kinds of divinations and prayers in search of an answer to the question: What to do with this fiendish man? Sadly there was no answer to be found and Mijka was set free again. They left a letter for Aelenathon which only said "Time will take care of all our troubles".
The three travelers joined together again at the Wizards' Guild and were teleported back to Hommlet by a wizard known as Oliver Probono. [Which is my character by the way in Aelenathon's campaign.]
In Hommlet Fion and Helio went to meet with their old friend Wylder. Wylder had accompanied them in their initial assault on the Temple of All Consumption. However he had been killed twice and thereafter been impossible to resurrect. Somehow he was back anyway.
Wylder was organizing the defenses of Hommlet. The next day he called to a town meeting at the keep. Everybody who is anybody in Hommlet attended. From the party Helio, Fion, Aelenathon, Arlic, Mijak and (scarcely amused) Ebenezer came. From the village there were Wylder, Rufus, Burne, Y'Dey, Ingrith, Elmo, Jaroo, Terjon, Arkham, Bedlam, Clamor, Druinora, Exceter and all the soldiers known as Wylder's Wolverines (formerly known as Burne's Badgers.)
After all had had there say in the planning of the assault on the Temple of Elemental Evil it was decided that the party should spearhead the attack. Wylder's Trailblazers (the halflings Bedlam, Clamor, Druinora and Exceter) should guide them to the entrance. A second party should be formed as backup. The backup team consists of Wylder, Elmo, Ingrith and Terjon. Terjon was elected to carry the Talisman of Pure Good, a great honor indeed. By the end of the meeting Jaroo made his excuses and left first of all. The rest of the village was put to work to aid the party in whatever means possible. The party received lots of magical potions and scrolls to aid them on their way. Y'Dey mentioned that the village had sent two agents into the temple already. With which the party could make contact. A Hound Archon and Kella the druidess.
The halfling trailblazers showed the party to a remote farm. On the farm there was a well that serves as an entrance for the cult and the excavation team far below the old temple. Aside from being hassled by some pixies the party made an easy entrance down the shaft of the well. From the well there was a passage that lead way down the earth and finally into a lower level dungeon of the temple.
The guards of the temple, somehow, had been warned of the party's advance and the party walked right into an ambush. The ogres of the ambush was dispatched with considerable ease by the veteran adventurers. Later on they were attacked by an earth elemental and a stone giant. This battle turned out to be just as easy as the first one. Naturally, hadn't Ebenezer disitigrated the elemental it would have been a lot harder.
In a later encounter when some ogres were put to the sword Kella introduced herself. She could tell the party of the denizens of the temple. She mentioned a group of three to four stone giants in a secret room nearby. The adventurers were intrigued by this and decided to take them on. This would turn out to be a huge mistake. There weren't just four giants - there were eight!
Even though the party managed to completely surprise the giants the battle would soon turn to the favor of the opposition. In short order Mijka and Aelenathon was beaten to death by the fierce giants. However by attacking the giants again when they were too busy looting the dead bodies of Mijka and Aelenathon
Ebanezer and Fion were able to destroy the giants with the use of Flame Strike and Fireballs. The giants were defeated but to a terrible cost. Aelenathon was raised by Fion but there is no saving Mijka. Since he lost his original soul he is no longer a part of this world and can therefore not be brought back. Well, perhaps his old soul is out there somewhere, who knows?
*** Oh yes. Do not read this if you intend to play Monte Cook's excellent adventure Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. It is chock full of spoilers. ***
Chymon the red dragon was well hidden and invisible in the ceiling of her lair. When Mijka and Aelenathon begun to scoop gold, silver and copper from her pile of treasure she attacked. Both Mijka and Aelenathon survived her initial breath of fire attack. Aelenathon's knight construct, which he won in a game of cards earlier, was utterly destroyed by the flames. Most of the party was shaken in fear of the dragon but in spite of this they attacked. When the battle was over and the dragon was dead so was Helio Castroneves. Fion didn't waste any time and promptly raised the dead archer back to life.
The party decided that they were finished with the Temple of All Consumption. They used the Tourbillion to teleport out of the Spire. Half the party; Fion, Helio and Ebenezer went to Hommlet to study and the rest; Arlic, Mijka and Aelenathon went to Greyhawk City.
In Greyhawk City Aelenathon and Arlic went straight to the church of Pelor and reported Mijka in the hopes of them being able to cleanse Mijka from the evil that has possesed his body. Mijka on the other hand went in search of a new greatsword. He didn't find any but he was imprisoned by the clerics of Pelor. Aelenathon and Arlic were present when he was taken away but refrained from telling Mijka that they were responsible for his abduction.
Aelenathon and Arlic went to the Wizard's Guild of Greyhawk in order to trade some magical items and trinkets. They also wanted to buy a teleport trip to Hommlet. All in all they were successful in their pursuits. They even found a new sword for Mijka.
Mijka was put in a dungeon below the Temple of Pelor. They told him nothing about why he was imprisoned. However, during his stay they used all kinds of divinations and prayers in search of an answer to the question: What to do with this fiendish man? Sadly there was no answer to be found and Mijka was set free again. They left a letter for Aelenathon which only said "Time will take care of all our troubles".
The three travelers joined together again at the Wizards' Guild and were teleported back to Hommlet by a wizard known as Oliver Probono. [Which is my character by the way in Aelenathon's campaign.]
In Hommlet Fion and Helio went to meet with their old friend Wylder. Wylder had accompanied them in their initial assault on the Temple of All Consumption. However he had been killed twice and thereafter been impossible to resurrect. Somehow he was back anyway.
Wylder was organizing the defenses of Hommlet. The next day he called to a town meeting at the keep. Everybody who is anybody in Hommlet attended. From the party Helio, Fion, Aelenathon, Arlic, Mijak and (scarcely amused) Ebenezer came. From the village there were Wylder, Rufus, Burne, Y'Dey, Ingrith, Elmo, Jaroo, Terjon, Arkham, Bedlam, Clamor, Druinora, Exceter and all the soldiers known as Wylder's Wolverines (formerly known as Burne's Badgers.)
After all had had there say in the planning of the assault on the Temple of Elemental Evil it was decided that the party should spearhead the attack. Wylder's Trailblazers (the halflings Bedlam, Clamor, Druinora and Exceter) should guide them to the entrance. A second party should be formed as backup. The backup team consists of Wylder, Elmo, Ingrith and Terjon. Terjon was elected to carry the Talisman of Pure Good, a great honor indeed. By the end of the meeting Jaroo made his excuses and left first of all. The rest of the village was put to work to aid the party in whatever means possible. The party received lots of magical potions and scrolls to aid them on their way. Y'Dey mentioned that the village had sent two agents into the temple already. With which the party could make contact. A Hound Archon and Kella the druidess.
The halfling trailblazers showed the party to a remote farm. On the farm there was a well that serves as an entrance for the cult and the excavation team far below the old temple. Aside from being hassled by some pixies the party made an easy entrance down the shaft of the well. From the well there was a passage that lead way down the earth and finally into a lower level dungeon of the temple.
The guards of the temple, somehow, had been warned of the party's advance and the party walked right into an ambush. The ogres of the ambush was dispatched with considerable ease by the veteran adventurers. Later on they were attacked by an earth elemental and a stone giant. This battle turned out to be just as easy as the first one. Naturally, hadn't Ebenezer disitigrated the elemental it would have been a lot harder.
In a later encounter when some ogres were put to the sword Kella introduced herself. She could tell the party of the denizens of the temple. She mentioned a group of three to four stone giants in a secret room nearby. The adventurers were intrigued by this and decided to take them on. This would turn out to be a huge mistake. There weren't just four giants - there were eight!
Even though the party managed to completely surprise the giants the battle would soon turn to the favor of the opposition. In short order Mijka and Aelenathon was beaten to death by the fierce giants. However by attacking the giants again when they were too busy looting the dead bodies of Mijka and Aelenathon
Ebanezer and Fion were able to destroy the giants with the use of Flame Strike and Fireballs. The giants were defeated but to a terrible cost. Aelenathon was raised by Fion but there is no saving Mijka. Since he lost his original soul he is no longer a part of this world and can therefore not be brought back. Well, perhaps his old soul is out there somewhere, who knows?
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