Session 67: "A friend in need is a friend.........." or "Sticks and stones, sticks and stones........."

 26th day of Snowmoot:

The group spent the night in the old Dwarven granary. Grog alarmed the northern door and they all took an hour until Fargrim and Bandur woke them up. Over a meal Aramil asked why the group were down here and how they came to set him free. After awhile the group learned that Aramil was part of the delagation from Mirabar, travelling with the human diplomat from Waterdeep,  Deseyna Majarra. They were accompanied by a moon Elf names Teresiel, a shield Dwarf from Mirabar named Rhundorth and a Dwarven historian named Bruldenthar. He described the journey to Beliard and how they had departed to take the dead knights body back to Summit Hall. The first night out of Beliard was when their caravan was attacked. The guards slain and the delegates carried to the river and across on boats. It was on the far side that the leader of the attackers decided that Aramil was not a real delegate and was passed over to the Water Cult, to be taken to someone called Ghar Shatterkeel for sacrifice. The group had rescued Aramil before that happened.

Fargrim explained in Dwarvish that he did not trust Aramil and they group should not be so free and easy to give him information until he had proven himself.

Bron decided to head back to Axeholm to see what was happening there and return to inform the group of what he learned. Zindra decided to travel with him. Using the last two tokens they said their goodbyes and disappeared.

The group left the safety of the granary and proceeded further into the complex. Garet, moving stealthily approached a corner and looked round, turning back to tell Fargrim the coast was clear when a bolt from a crossbow thudded into and through his left shoulder. He staggered into a blind corner hoping his assailant couldn't see him.

Fargrim moved forward to a door, motioning for Bandur to join him. (9) Grog moved past to cover round a corner as Aerie and Aramil covered the path back from whence they had come.

                                                    

Fargrim was prepared for a small iron plate he had seen above his head in the door when it opened and struck with his war pick, putting a deadly strike from the crossbow off there aim the bolt struck a wall.  

                               

Bandur and Fargrim both shouldered the door, Bandur then realised they were pushing against each other as the doors pivoted in the middle. Jumping to one side the door crashed open, barely missing Bandur.

Grog ran inside and attacked the first person he saw. Bandur followed suit and so did Fargrim. Realising they were outnumbered Fargrim shouted for help.

The fight was on. Fargim was attacked by 2, Bandur the same, Grog was fighting to the left of the door as Garet rushed in and dropped 1 of the Reavers with devastating accuracy and a flurry of blows.

Aramil moved to the left of the open door Aerie to the right. Bandurs' 2nd attacker, a more heavily armoured warrior rushed to attack Aramil after Aramil blasted him with 3 magic missile bolts summoned from his ring.

  Aramil ducked the first blow which slammed into the door but the 2nd smashed into his chest and he was sorely injured. Aerie rushed to the back wall spun round and with a deadly strike shot an arrow through the warriors neck the tip protruding from his throat, He fell dead at the feet of Aramil.

All the enemies in the room were felled. Some quick healing and they moved on, up a corridor and into another room with a fountain (10). Garet who had entered alone was struck by necrotic damage from an unseen assailant. No more attacks came as the group entered en-mass into the room. Garet investigated a door found a long corridor disappearing into the distance. Fargrim thought this was an old Dwarven corridor that connected various parts of larger complexes.

Grog remembered from a memory long ago when visiting a Dwarven hold, possibly Mirabar itself or Mithrill Hall the fountain had healing properties. The group took advantage of this and drank heartily and filled up their water skins.

                             

 The decided to retrace their steps back to the guard room and rest awhile there. Grog, the last to leave, and by himself was badly damaged by more necrotic attacks. Aerie healed him on his return.