BLOOD AND SOULS FOR MY LORD ARIOCH : ELRIC OF MELNIBONE
WAYNE'S
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BLOOD AND SOULS FOR MY LORD ARIOCH : ELRIC OF MELNIBONE WAYNE'S
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The Abduction of Pharin Where the party learn that some sods will be enemies for life and the only way to end the warfare is to put them in the dead book or die trying. Winter 2,304 Meldigian Reckoning The party discussed some ideas for the development of LBM which will be further evolved in time. They explored the complex more rigorously and discovered areas they were unaware of before. At the base of the chasm was found an underground river which flowed into an open chamber suitable for docking watercraft - large enough even for a demasted galley. This river continued for 3 ½ miles to connect to the Asro River and was fully navigable. From the chamber was also found, behind a secret door, an underground passage leading back up the mountain and connecting to the lower tunnel levels of the temple complex via a secret door. The party also learnt that the chasm reached high into the mountain and then fragmented into a network of narrow fissures. Amongst these was found a route to the top of the mountain large enough for an unarmoured man to squeeze through. The party then decided to spend a month scouring the country side in a five mile radius of the mountain looking for monsters and learning the terrain. Pharin did no join them but instead headed to his grove to reclaim his rightful powers. After some three weeks Caldo detected he was been scried upon. Guessing it was the parties foe Zolta the black he tried to scry Zolta and successfully found him in a room somewhere on the Astral scrying through a mirror. As the scryers scried upon each other Zolta laughed aloud - who knew for what reason. Caldo broke off contact and the party finished it’s search of the countryside before returning to LBM. Back at the grove Pharin tried to solve his theological dilemma through an atonement spell but alas the true malaise was in his heart and his atonement was a fruitless. He pondered and worried until the hard truth seemed to emerge that he was overly proud and arrogant. What a shock to poor Pharin to see his true self but he showed character and set himself to the quiet tending of the grove in the hope of finding again the path of righteousness. Some weeks later whist pulling roots Pharin was challenged from behind. Turning he drew his scimitar to be confronted by a band of 13 Githyanki warriors and warlocks (including Zolta the Black) who demanded he surrender. Pharin tried for a spell but was cut down by a mass of magic missiles from the warlocks. At LBM the rest of the party was starting to worry about Pharin not returning. Some days after he should of returned Caldo scried for him and found him in a room on the Astral Plane guarded by a Githyanki warrior. Pharin was chained to the ground naked and suffering the effects of torture. The p[arty then checked it’s lead lined treasure room to discover all there treasure was gone again. This was scried for and this in turn was seen in a dark room on the Astral Plane guarded by a Githyanki warrior.
The party opted to PlaneShift to the Astral and Dimension Fold to where the treasure was held. Doing so they came to the same room containing Pharin and were attacked by the Githyanki guard. He plane shifted (?) when injured so Caldo rushed over to help Pharin. Unfortunately a band of invisible Githyanki attacked with blades and a salvo of magic missiles. Only stoneskin spells saved the day and poor Caldo made an unlucky escape with a dimension door spell only to be attacked by another invisible Githyanki warrior. Quick hands and his stoneskin enabled him to escapee again to rejoin his party who had killed some Githyanki and driven the rest of. The party attempted to release Pharin but his chains were firetrapped resulting in the usage of many healing potions before he was eventually freed. The party then escaped back home but are left wondering what the dreaded Githyanki may do next.
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