May 6th 216B (Midafternoon) conversation with Dylan (village seer) Group was magically spied upon. (Mel noticed) Sensor was following CeeJay. Ceejay contacted via sending by a person working for Laptier. Party relayed information about Lothian invasion and delays. Halfway through breifing, lantern archon appears to pick up CeeJay in his bag. Lantern archon disapears with Ceejay. Tanasha pouts. Mel and Tanasha do work to make one of the abandoned cottages defensible. Mel also studies standing stones. Rest of Party scouts out the Silence Keepers. The group encounters traps and hidden archers. Log impales Moge. Arrows are fired at the party. (warning shots?) moge catches a glimpse of the sniper. Sniper blurs when moving. (elvin cloak?) Sniper jumps easily from tree to tree. (jump check in mid to high thirties) Sniper catches self when he falls out of a tree. (featherfall?) Silence Keepers consist of one sacrificial slab and several oddly shaped stones surrounding it. No plants grow near the slab of stone. There are some mushroom circles on the hill, which Essandri states is is a sign of high Fae presence. Initial analysis of the ridge indicates a high acid content in the soil where no plants grow. The presence of high amounts of clorine make characters suspect the presence of a green dragon in these woods. Heading back to the town. Moge climbs trees to check for snipers. After several "crazy Ivans" a tree animates and attacks him. Meanwhile Essandri is nailed by arrows from a hidden archer. The party is then attacked by animated trees. Katie almost taken down, Moge almost down, Korvath pretty badly wounded. The party kills the animated trees, the archer is saved by treent. Essandi panicks when the Horseman appears to help the elf. (It took the entire party to kill two trees) Party runs invisably through the now dark woods. Everyone falls into a freshly dug pit trap. Katie is again droped to low single digits. Party heals to where they can walk again. The invisible group is surrounded by chittering creatures in the darkness, but the party escapes into Ossington. May 7th 216B Mel recounts the legends learned from the Monoliths, begins using some of the magic contained in the monoliths to empower his cats. Party spends day in healing. Katie produces food for town. May 8th 216B Mel begins final rituals. cats have been partually shaved and painted with markings. Katie produces some food for the town, saves some 3rd level spells for horseman. Party heads to red horse hill. (Through thinner forset no cutting of trees) encounter old skeleton. (destroyed by moge before it was checked for clues) Party reaches redhorse. Investigate writing / engraving. Can see burial mound from on top of hill. Investigate lake at bottom of hill. Man made. thousands of cubic feet of clay were removed. At lake encounter horseman, but no fight. Horseman rides on water. Party heads to barrow. Discover several elvin skeletons. Korvath narrowly avoids a pit trap several times before finally setting it off. No one is hurt. Party reaches barrow. It is several hundered feet wide, a hundred feet tall. There is one entrance labeled "Saithnar the warlord" inside there is a small room with an offering table. Some poetry is inscribes in Gian. "The heart grows bolder, courages greater, even as our strength lessens." The party finds three secret doors, some of which are better concealed than others. Party encounters several wights. Group sets off several traps breaking the party into 3 groups during the battle. Moge trapped in a dead end with no way out. Party wins battle using several turn attempts. Moge reuinited with party after minor creation and enarge wand are used to jack up the wall seperating him from the party. Party returns to town encountering only the corpse of a single villager, filled with arrows. SESSION END evening of May 8th 216 years after the Breaking NEXT TIME : A hairy situation... REWARDS ------- 1375 Experience to all Present. 500 XP to NPCs and absent player's characters. BONUSES ------- +100 Essandri (Magical skills used to save Moge) +100 Alex (Engineering skills used to save moge) Notes ----- Mel's cats are now considerably more powerful looking. Though still less powerful than Mel in cat form.