Re-write: The group is taking two casks of plunder ore on a Cog ship. The ship was raided by two flying ships that take the plunder and then tie and dump the group on a dingy. Ten ruffian men and some Bogar sail the cog towards Petar but the cog gets hit by a strange wave and is crashed against Flattop island. The dingy is beached and the group escapes their bonds. after investigating the Cog wreck they find bodies and their gear. The go around the island and near the road up meet ruffians and kill them. they then make their way up the road to flattop tower.

After investigating and finding little in the tower except a secret back door and a dangerous rock stair line down to their boat. Horned helmet ruffians attack the tower directly and with the doors locked the group defends the tower, shooting and battling on the sides and rooftops. A Bogar ogre pushing in the secret door and the fighter stands him off until dead. After all are dispatched the group rests and makes their way down the hill in the morning and catches a ride from a fisherman to the mainland. Soon they find themselves in an orchard filled with fog which seems to send them in circles. The Wirewick climbs a tree and discovers they are close to the road and this helps them get their bearings and move towards the location of the crypt. They find the crypt entrance on a small grassy knoll and encounter an orchard worker Shilvar who says he works the orchard with his brothers, lives in a home in the orchard nearby and warns the group not to go in the crypt, "No one ever comes out of there".

even after Shilgar's warning the group heads into the crypt. They take the East door and encounter a few rooms with coffins and fight off a fairly large skeleton warrior. After grabbing a few coins and trinkets they become worried about jelly-ooze that is seeping through a door which has been pounded on from the outside several times. They backtrack and head north to the guard room where five skeletons are battled. After searching and finding a secret door they discover a black ooze inside a barrel and release a preserved humanoid which disintegrates quickly after hitting the floor. A third room heading East again reveille a skeleton warrior guard. The final room they discover the glowing blue key.

After discovering the key the group sets off an alarm which spooks the great white beast and they quickly depart the dungeon. They follow the orchard keeper to his home hand they spend the night hiding there while the beast roams the orchards and fields. When morning comes they depart and follow the path towards the tower. They encounter several sets of patrols and watch towers but manage to slip through them all almost unnoticed. They arrive at the river shore and bargain for boats, eventually talking one of the Prince's boats downstream while being pursued by riders on the far bank. The beach the boat near a small grove of trees. Two boats pursue them soon after, one lands several hundred yards upstream while the other attacks directly and the Wizard fire-ball's the boat before it can come ashore. All the guards are dead and the floating, burning fishing boat is destroyed.

After blasting the boat full of guards the group makes its way through the woods and then at the wheat field edge they battled with the two archers. The Wizard finds a circlet of stones and learns how to teleport to the far side of the field. They find a fisherman near the waters edge where many fishermen are working and they buy a ride to the island. After circling slowly around the water's edge they wait for darkness and make their way to the tower door. The key works and drops them into a dungeon.

Inside the dungeon the group makes it's way from room to room fighting the fish men and other minions of them. Fighting fish men on the way they quickly find the star gateway to Pedrick's Tower and begin a trek south and west in the dungeon. They find more fish men and many carrying various plunder ore.

Moving around the city the group gets supplies and weapons then starts a long travel to Neverseers house. He tells them about the portal needed to wait a few days before using it at the second tower and gives them a map of the planters portals. They flee the house when guards arrive and then then escape using one of the portals. The return to the city and get into a fight with guards and the half-orc.

The group has breakfast and finds their old fisherman friend and the convince him to take them for a recon view of the island. Then after waiting for darkness the group uses the planter's portal to take them to the island with the flat top tower and then uses swimming potions and water breathing potions to move to the other island. The fighter blows up connections between the floating bridge and disconnects it from the island. The group meets near the empty tower and the Rogue is attacked by a three heading snake which is killed. After setting the building on fire the move to the tower where the two ships are tethered and fight the guards.

The group attacks the ship and brings it down burning. The teleport (spell) at the last second and vanish from the battle their mission successful. The rogue obtains the binoculars +14.

(Watercolor Painting by Tim Jones)

The group spends their time shopping and gearing up after getting their reward for a job well done from Tsigno. They meet Captain Visha and take the first ride on he flight boat. Their is a brief altercation with guards in the city.

The group moves to the second tower and battles the Fire Mage. As they cross the gateway to the red world of Aura also known as Bamanthus. They battle a mage and leave him behind as they cross the gateway to the new world.

Game 1 and 2 at Aura. The Ranger joins the group and they make their way with a sandboat to the shoreline then to Dunks treehouse. They encounter the birds, imps. They eventually befriend the three dwarf brothers, Glek, Goom, Goale (G-dwarves).

Game 4 Aura: They find and leave the church Katran which they find odd. They fight lizard men (Kazik) and spot captain Visha's ship. They travel with the g-dwarves. The wizard takes heavy damage and must be healed.

Game 5 Aura: They arrive near Ausla city and find the Tennant Ruins and go underground. They find the blue aura stone and find the compost witch. After they make their way into town and stay at the red ghost inn.

Game 6 Aura: Ausla they find and attack the ship they must disable. After much debate after their mission is complete they decide to join Captain Visha on a long flight home through the wind void between worlds. They spot a ship following them.

The group gets a new mission to steal the great flying vessel Malrahbans Wagon. A great ship with two plunder weapons. They spend the first day shopping and waiting. They make their plans to use Leaf island and a stopping point. They get many more potions from Ractan, the fighter upgrades his shield.

Battle on the Point. At midnight Moolmar attacks the other ship as a diversion which goes well and the group battles its way through assassins, wizards and elementals to capture Malrahbans Wagon. They fly to the tower to meet Tsigno fighting flying mages along the way.

The group gets new orders from Tsigno to proceed to Wash Rock to hide the Malrahbans Wagon and secure the island being watchful for Foonjax the Red Dragon. They fly around Storm Mt. and arrive at Wash Rock and hid the flying ship in the rubble. They fight rock goblins all over the island and one Shambling mound. Geekoo is taken prisoner and negotiations happen with the goblin tribe to send them back through the portal. Geekoo shows them a secret passage

They head underground by the secret passage and encounter bogar and snake mages. They meet and defeat Keelmodo the beastmaster. They see Foonjax and feed him the bogar then fight in the room of cages avoiding capture.

The group battles the dragon Foonjax and appear to defeat him. Wire notices blood returning to the body and decided to behead it and then move the body outside and have it cut into small pieces. They go through the magical gate and encounter goblins. The cleric finds the double crossbow.

They find the new mine strange, sparkling and twinkling unnaturally. The group meets the Warlock Kel and discovers they are in the Spike Mine. In the hall they deal with bugs and snakes in a waxed sealed crate. They discover Tahbah's Book, "My walk through the Spike Mine and other thoughts". They find a room with three trolls and sneak attack them.

Moving into a long hallway in the south Spike Mine they group encounters fish men who slime the hallway. They are defeated mostly with missile weapons from a distance. Porthos uses one dead fish man body to slide across the slime un touched. They battle and ogre and follow a crude map to the door key in the north that they hope will lead them to the north mine and Foonjax's treasure lair.

The group enters a room with a grand machine that is reducing plunder rocks to plunder powder. Quickly they dispatch goblins, a pig man leader and an Ogre Mage on top of the large machine. They find the key and cross over to the North Spike Mine. They find Dagmock the dinosaur man and release him from his prison. Grateful he destroys a worm for them with his eye weapon and he leads them up a secret stairway up to the outside.