Session 15, 2008-02-15: From West to East

Session 15: wherein some vrocks and wraiths fail in their assaults, and some junior kingsmen are impressed

Players (Characters)
Scott (Filthy Ike)
Jeremy (Flynn Flamm)
Tony (Brother Jakob)
Rachel (Lotus)
Tom (Nathaniel Graythorne)
DM: Catherine

For capturing so many live hobgoblins with information, Minellin bought the Ninja Mongoose Rockstars drinks and gave them a nice cash reward. He sent the hobgoblin commander off to have his mind probed, and NMR headed to the halfling city of Pondwater to spend their newfound wealth. Lotus sat in a garden making a dandelion chain, while Jakob played with orphans in the park down the street. Nate sat in a bar and beat the locals at card games, while Flynn held a silly song contest. Ike got drunk and then stepped outside to crap on a tree. Lotus pointed out which of the trees needed the fertilizer the most, and Ike obliged.

A flash on the trees revealed a group teleporting in: four Vrocks, moving toward Ike. One spoke: "our lady Kelzun extends you an invitation to join us in hell." Ike left his pants by the tree and stepped toward the bar, firing a carefully placed shot at the nearest Vrock. Lotus' arc lightning bounced harmlessly off of the demons ("they're immune to electricity." "I'll put away my electric guitar." -Jeremy) Jakob's quicksilver boots brought him to the corner, and he was able to step forward and kick one square in the head. Two jumped over Jakob and a third moved around him, and the three clawed at Ike, though Jakob's Shadow Sun Hand disrupted one's aim. The fourth shrieked, but neither Ike nor Jakob were effected. Nathaniel feebleminded one Vrock from the doorway of the bar, and Flynn started singing a more serious and more inspirational song. Ike fired another shot at the healthiest enemy, and Lotus dropped a flamestrike on top of the pack.

Jakob reached over and healed Ike, then tripped, killed, and nauseated one Vrock, and tripped another. The vrocks again struck at Ike, though Jakob's careful positioning made them miss several times. Nate fired his crossbow at the most wounded vrock, leaving it nearly dead, and Ike's bow and a sudden stalagmite from Lotus killed another. Jakob tripped and pummelled the feebleminded vrock, who twice stood up and was tripped twice more. Ike made a series of rude gestures while Jakob again pulled health from the Vrock for Ike. The Vrock tried to teleport away, but couldn't speak the invocation correctly. Jakob took a few more swings, and Ike landed a critical shot with his bow (CON bleed), killing the enemy. Ike asked if anyone wanted demon jerky -- "it's not very good. Tastes like hell." When he'd cooked it up, he placed some parsley to the side to improve the presentation.

The next evening, Minellin sent word that a group of kingsmen coming over the mountains had been attacked by wraiths and needed help. The party teleported to the high mountain pass, all with mage armor from Nate, and Lotus gave Jakob a Death Ward. Lotus heard the kingsmen's heavy breathing and whispering deep inside one cave, so Flynn started singing and Jakob led the way into the cave. Four wraiths stood over a skeleton in a large suit of plate mail. Ike started firing force arrows, and instantly killed two of the wraiths. The other two moved toward Ike, but Jakob (invisible to the wraiths) struck and killed one with a psionic fist and wounded the other with a headbutt. Its draining touch slipped off of Ike's mage armor as he deftly dodged. Jakob's Wolf Fang Strike took down the final wraith, and he stepped further into the cave. A much larger wraith emerged from the armor, and Jakob roared to draw its attention. Flynn cast haste, and Lotus sent a stampede of dinosaurs at the wraith. Ike fired all five of his returning force arrows and killed the larger wraith (98 damage, killed it by 2.)

The party stepped to the back of the cave, where a group of scared kingsmen were hiding. One looked up and said "oh wow, they sent you guys! You're those guys who go by that stupid name!" The others responded with similar awe. The party provided the junior kingsmen with tips for avoiding wraiths and otherwise not getting killed, and kept watch for the night. In the morning, Minellin sent word to teleport to Johan at Westlay's northern gate. Johan instantly recognized the party, saying "excellent, the assassins have arrived." Jakob resisted the classification, protesting "we're ninjas! Ninjas!" Johan brought the group inside the wall and through the anti-teleportation shell, and pointed to the siege going on in Flynn's hometown of White Fields.

Jakob reached level 11.