Chronicle of Adventures

I've been real busy at work lately. Maybe someday I'll get back into the swing of things. For right now I'm only posting the basics.-ED-

6/4/2000 Chronicle

Investigating Delving Bay, the group discovers that almost half the population has been afflicted by the plague and the other half is pretty much avoiding any unnecessary contact with outsiders. According to rumor, the Demon Lord Pox spent some time in the Master Chart Ship looking through the maps held there. Pox left behind disease and corruption as well as several monsters. Several groups of gladiators and others gifted in the mystical arts attempted to clear out these monsters but were unsuccessful and were turned into monsters themselves. In an attempt to prevent the further spread of the plague a circle of sorcerors and shamans erected a large stone/mystical barrier around the ship and the surrounding area. The main group reunites with Barak and meets his allies, Talus Barebellow and Yuth. After introductions and planning sessions with the advice of Protector Helena of the Order of Maeder the group scales the barrier and enters the Master Chart Ship. There they discover that Pox may be heading to somewhere in the nation of Hessek, it is thought the Lich Queen is also on Hessek at this time. Discovering a "slime monster" the group destroys it using the draken stone of Barak's and Talus' weapons. The explosion gravely injures Lance and Elshon as well as destroying a significant part of the ship and setting fire to it. Elshon and Lance are carried out of the ship and the group is confronted by many shambling monsters.

6/11/2000 Chronicle

Group fights their way through the slime monster to the ropes. While they are fighting a fierce thunderstorm begins and begins to flood the area. Giovanni is struck by lightning, shattering one of his swords which drives the Spirit of Anger into his body. Ignoring his injuries, Lance returns to the Library Ship to look for his saber. Barak who had been keeping an eye on him from the astral realm sees a much larger slime monster heading in Lance's direction. Using his shamanic abilities Barak asks a nearby lightning spirit for aid and it strikes the slime monster and obliterates it leaving behind an apple-sized glowing green stone. Elshon's dove retrieves the stone for him and he seals it up in a large silver box. Everyone but Lance makes it to the safety outside the wall while Lance finally finds his saber which turns out to be broken into two pieces. By this time he is so battered and bruised and the water has risen very high and is extremely rough the only thing he can do is hold onto a piece of wood and hope for the best. After the storm passes the party is met by Protector Helena, Lord Protector Janoeth and the Arcnorum. After confirming that the plague has been contained the Arcnorum breaches the wall, which has become weakened by the massive amount of water it is holding. Lance is recovered and the Arcnorum places "quicksilver bracelets" on each member of the group to prevent the plague from passing from them to other people they might meet. Barak, Malus, Giovanni and Gr'aath recover several artifacts from the ruins of the Library Ship and transport them to the inn they are staying at.

6/18/2000 Chronicle

Malus and Chaegor are able to identify most of the artifacts that were found and the group discusses what would be the best use for them. Lance contacts Captain Tallia of the Endeavor and inquires about passage to Hessek where the greoup believes they will find Pox. Captain Tallia agrees to transport the group there after her ship is repaired.

Using some of the artifacts the group pays for passage on the Endeavor to Hessek. After a long journey, during which some of the crew fall ill to the Black Star Fever, the Endeavor reaches Hessek where the group is met by natives.

6/25/2000 Chronicle

Group meets with Crin, a reptileman warrior, who informs them that the plague has reached Hessek. Crin sets up trade negotiations between his people and the Endeavor and also agrees to guide the group to the ruins of Pendram which they believe to be the ruins indicated on the maps Pox used in Delving Bay. The group, accompanied by Gailwyn, Neok and Siaess, travels via river to Pendram and begin to investigate the city. Gr'aath and Talus are attacked by a group of filthy grayish reptilemen who flee after half their number are killed. The group makes their way to the Forever Well which seems to be the focus of the ruins of Pendram. The area around the Forever Well seems to be dead in the astral realm and this affects, magical, priestly and shamanic abilities adversely. This "disruption" fades away 200 feet below ground. Giovanni, Gr'aath, Barak, Lance and Gailwyn climb down 300 feet to the bottom of the Forever Well and use the Boat Chest to search the above water portion of the well. Finding nothing above the water but mud, Lance begins to search below the surface using the Dolphin Boots. He finds the outflow tunnel and another hole leading into a tunnel system before a gigantic undead crocodile attacks him. Gailwyn, using the Deepflame Cutlass, and Barak, using Frostbite, are able to vanquish the monstrous beast but not before it seriously damages the Boat Chest and almost kills Lance who is saved from drowning by Gr'aath.