The Wizard Escapes...For Now

The party emerges from the tunnel into a large room that provides access to the harbour. The cool breeze and smell of the sea is a welcome relief to the party. The relief is short lived. A fireball engulfs the party and a party of Drow attack.

The adventurers use their weapons and spells to hack down the Drow and get at the wizard. Kallista tries to send some spells the wizards way but the wizard is ready and dispels them. With the help of a Drow underling the wizard manages to get in a rowboat and begins to pull away from the shore. Having dispatched all of the Drow on the beach the adventurers switch to the bows to bring down the Drow who are trying to escape in their rowboats.

Kallista sends a fireball at one of the Drow boats and the occupants are immolated. Their crisp smoking carcasses sink into the water and folllow their rowboat to the bottom. Nidal and Kallista jump in a rowboat and try to catch up to the wizard. Just as the Nidal takes aim at the wizard, he and the boat he is in disappears. Nidal throws her bow down in frustration. Nibbidard tells Nidal to use the gem of seeing. Fumbling through her pouches she finds the gem and looks through it. She catches a glimpse of the wizard and his rowboat sliding behind a row of ships in the harbour. She also notices that among the many masts in the harbour there appears to be more mast in the harbour when she uses the gem of seeing. Nidal turns the tell the party what she has seen.

On shore, the shambling mound rushes out of the tunnel and advances on the party.

Stone Keep - Arrival

The party arrives at Stone Keep. After paying the entry tax and tying the bands of peace on their swords, daggers and other weapons, they enter the town and part ways with the caravan. It is close to dinner time so the party decides to find an inn. The gate guard directs them to the Weary Traveler. After seeing that their horses are properly stabled, they enter the inn and are greeted by the sight of an inn doing a thriving business. The main room of the inn is crowded and noisy. They find a table, sit down, and order some beer. The beer is delicious. While the party orders food, Nodrog talks to Cullross, the owner/bartender, about getting some rooms for the night. Cullross shows Nodrog the rooms and gives him the keys. After dinner, Nidal decides to go to the Temple of Light to pray. There she meets Brother Brodribb. He lets Nidal know about the increasing number of orc raids and attacks that seem to be happening around Stone Keep. Meanwhile in the bar, the party also hears som

Into the Wilderness.

The party decides to leave the Northern Expedition's camp to try and find the tree. The are not sure what they are looking for or what they will find. The party leave their fire burning and quietly pack up their items. Under the cover of Adrahil's pass without a trace spell they manage to evade the camp guards and escape to the west. They decide to continue heading roughly west. The night is dark and even though it is challenging, they make good time and with a few hours are miles away from the camp. The party continues to move west through the night. To the north they can hear a fast running river. They move north and come across a cairn. Many of the rocks that make up the cairn are inscribed with runes. Kallista is able to discern their meaning. A rough translation of the words under an arrow pointing to the East is Follow Me to the Sea. There is another arrow point west and the runes read as Follow Me to the Tree. Adrahil finds the pathway indicated by the arrow and the p

While the adventurers have been leveling up and recuperating in the city of Statsberg, they have continued to try and track down Nidal's nemesis Nerak. Rumours have reached them that Nerak has been spotted in the Fishgate area of the city. So the adventurers decided to have some dinner at a local tavern and see if they find out more. They have dinner at the Boar and Hunter tavern and find out from their server that Nerak has indeed been spotted in the area. However, the server can provide no other information. The party decided to visit the Temple of the Light which is across the road from the Boar and Hunter. Temple is newly constructed and contains the tomb of St. Cecilia. A large congregation is present and Sister Sarah is conducting the service. The adventurers are surprised to find that the sarcophagus of St. Cecilia glows with its own light. When they touch the sarcophagus all nature of injuries are healed. The last remnants of Adrahil's werewolf curse and Nidal's

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