Four Fates Under the Southern Sun 3.5, Session 5

Start: 7 am, Day of Labor (Wednesday) Midsummer 9, 401 GA

The party did battle with the goblin warband. Ukurdiel set fire to the pitch during the combat, to mixed results. It proved effective cover and as a hazard against the goblins, but limited the party's ability to position tactically, and cut off their retreat. In the end, they were victorious, in part due to the decision he made.

They moved on, and found themselves in an ancient temple. The temple itself had a goblin camp erected in it, with signs of recent activity. The party thoroughly searched the camp, and found a pack of supplies from Kor. Kor is a psionic Triumvirate, led by an individual named Harold Dianistar. It is ruled by powerful and evil Duergar overlords, deep underground. It appeared to be scavenged by the goblins.

The party found a deep crystal warhammer, a mithral heavy shield, and an almost completely used up dorje of body adjustment.

They spoke with a duergar prisoner, named Dramira, who appeared to be held captive by water elementals or goblins, although the circumstances looked suspect. She looked the part, clad in rags with an 'on the run' appearance. Her body was covered in tattoos. The party took their time and with their spells, determined her alignment was ?/E. Based on this, they distrusted her. She lied several times, but was evidently 'pushed' to honesty. She revealed she was living in a camp of duergar renegades, on the run from the tyrants of the deep. Many of them, she admitted, like herself, are criminals. Her reason for exile was attempting to steal artifacts to allow her and her brother to leave Kor. She was apprehended, and exiled to a dangerous part of the underground.

The party set her free, and she said she would vouch for them at the duergar renegade camp, if they chose to visit.

They moved on to the basins on three of the four corners of the area. Therein they found rubies, which appeared to fit into the amulet Ukurdiel found. Each time they collected the rubies, elementals spawned. Oddly, the elementals did not fade as if summoned, they were destroyed, as if gated to this plane, or simple revealed from their hiding place from elsewhere on a coterminous plane.

They vanquished the elementals and restored the amulet.

Ukurdiel noticed a change in his power immediately.

There was little chance for celebration, however, as thunderous stomping, accompanied by several small footfalls could be heard from deeper within the cavern. A goblin warband, led by a rock troll, was approaching.

XP: 1200
End: 9 am, Day of Labor (Wednesday) Midsummer 9, 401 GA