Adventure Log #49

THE CHARACTERS

Fionn Mac Roa-Bard about town...but this isn't a town.
Brock-Monk-Owes the temple money.
Garu-Elf Archer-"Is my animal companion here?"
Jagvoc Mercy-Priest-"Stop talking about Chaldisaya."
Marcus-Former Prime Paladin of the Temple of Chaldisaya
Scalla-Priestess and magic user. Touched by one of the Dragon Rings.
Morgan-Head priestess of the Temple of Chaldisaya

The party is trying to reach the elf lands so Van Scalla can be free of the influence of the Dragon Rings power. Also they are taking a communication device called a Lattice to the elves so that they can bein touch with the human kingdom of New Deserata. The characters have been traveling through the Endless Forest of the Gods for a week.

The party has stumbled upon the frontlines of a war where the Kingdom of Deserata is at war with the Kingdom of Abbigo (the elves). The clearing ahead of them is a marshalling area for the evil hosts. The party is hiding, the thing in the tower has sensed them and sent all the monsters in the clearing (about 60-70 creatures) towards them.

Although Marcus, Morgan and Scalla are heavy hitters the group decidesto make tracks away from the monsters. After an hour or so they use a spell to get to the other side of the river in order to break their scent trail. They then head to the East, after a while turning to the North to parallel the river. Late in the afternoon they come to a heavily trafficked road through the forest. In just the short time they are watching it several groups of carts as well as a unit of cavalry go by.

The party decides to run across the road when no one is coming but they are spotted by some kind of flying creature that hoots at them from the trees then fly's off. As it becomes early evening they come to a deserted village. After a full check it seems to be abandoned. The group decides to hole up there for the night.

Later in the evening a sheesh patrol comes through and it seems like they are going to camp there as well. Scala puts a spell on the leader and makes him take his patrol elsewhere to camp.

In the morning somewhat refreshed the party heads out. They decide that the road they crossed yesterday was probably the read headingtowards the bridge they saw so they head West again. They don't realizethat they are being watched from the trees.

The ground begins to get marshy and criss crossed by small streams. Near noon the party is hit by an ambush. The center of the attack is based on an old elvish road marker (so they must be getting near the elvish lands). Waiting around the stone are a group of ghouls. Carefully the party approaches when from the North a group of large skeletons come lumbering out of the woods. The party has no time to react as the creatures hit. Seconds later a couple or bipedal reptile creatures come bounding in from the West and a small group of sheesh attempt to close the trap from the South.

Jag Voc Mercy reacts and sends the ghouls running away using the power of his god. Morgan takes a second to call upon the grace of Chaldisayato serve as magical armor, while Scala casts magical armor for the rest of the group. The large skeletons crash into the party but despite their size they do little damage. Marcus although no longer a paladin is still a formidable fighter and with Fin, Garu and Brok manage to engage the creatures. The sheesh begin to slow their charge since they see that they don't outnumber their foe (sheesh fight best when they outnumber their opponents) and several are put down by a spell.

The lizard creatures are close but Scala puts of a wall of force which keeps one of them at bay. Morgan calls upon the grace of Chaldisaya to dispel the skeletons, while the creatures aren't outright destroyed several of them are put to flight. In short order the ambush is over with the party still standing. The marker says that they are 20 miles from Abbigo