Players in Attendance: Chris Rocco (Pendrynn Hamut), Jason Jurisch (Froimos), Dustin Haugen (Barack Tenderfoot), Jason Alway, (Kurok Stonehammer),Greg Sallee (Davros), Erik Rehpohl (Kailithe Solace Guard)

DM Notes: Verified levels for everyone, printed character sheets for all that needed them, still have some outstanding item related issues, need to solve for the future. House Rule: Checks = Minor Action instead of Standard Action.

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Recap: Working their way down from the rooftop of the Fortress of Mists, the Hunter Candidate Dragonslayers battled their down through the Marsh Wizard’s living quarters, finally confronting Balthazar Grandy in his laboratory. Facing off against his titanic bodyguard, a massive metal juggernaut, our heroes fought as men possessed. Arcane explosions, living soldiers of flame, crackling electricity, the staccato of rapid fire crossbow bolts and the resounding peals of violently clashing metal echoed throughout the keep. Things were looking dire for the young adventurers from Blackfield, when the juggernaut collapsed to the ground, pummeled into submission by the unrelenting blows of the dwarf warrior. The Marsh Wizard fell soon after, his potent magical attacks stifled by the flurry of piercing strikes delivered at the point of Barack’s blade. As the dust settled, the Dragonslayers finished off their shattered enemies, licked their wounds, and began to feel the shaking ground of the approaching warforged battle force. It seems the true battle has yet to begin!

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Day 11 – Early Morning, Meloren, the 23rd of Tyden – In the Marsh Wizards Shattered Laboratory

First Floor – Entry Door, Great Hall, Storage, Kitchen, Receiving Room

“The staircase opens to a great hall dominated by a heavy oaken table. A fireplace is built into the western wall of the room, filled with dry wood and ready to be lit. Adorning the mantel are the the mounted heads of several imposing beasts, several rusty implements of war and a gaudy looking helm sporting a rather large rack of antlers. Beautifully crafted embroidered tapestries run the length of the walls depicting grisly scenes of warfare between angelic and demonic forces. Six stone columns supporting the upper floors run the length of the hall.   Three closed doors are evenly separated on the eastern wall. The reinforced main doors of the fortress are visible across the room, the thick steel crossbar still in place locking them securely.”

• Pendrynn and Barack scouted down to the main floor, the heavy vibrations of approaching troops can now be felt through the flagstones beneath their feet.
• The party frees the orc warlord Garok, who arms himself with the over sized warhammer from the fallen juggernaut. He has a long conversation with Kailithe (in goblin/orc) about where he comes from (The Blackscale Tribe). He agrees to help the party fight their way out of the Mist Fortress, then he will return to his people.
• Kailithe and Davros study the portal and portal stones, opening Green and Blue portals. Davros feels a very “Nature vibe from the green one.
• Approaching the front door, Barack steps on a trigger plate setting off a spike trap; he leaps out of the way, narrowly avoiding the foot long sharpened blades that stab upwards through narrow grooves in the flagstones. It looks to be beyond Barack’s skills to disable.
• Froimos returns to the rooftop to check on the progress of the approaching force. It looks huge and only around a half-hour away.

• The remainder of the group barricades the downstairs with chairs and tables, loads up the stairs with caltrops, marbles, and shock-patches.
• Barack preps a bomb for when the troops approach.
• Kailithe pulls the rods from the head of the Wizard and warns the party to attack their heads (based on the compulsion rod)
• Kailithe pokes his head through the green portal as the sounds of impacts come from the rooftop and the main entrance (ramming sounds) .
• Everyone preps their weapons, Davros and Froimos unleash their blasts and repeater crossbow attacks against the first Forgehammer to show his face.



• Barack tests his halfling luck and dodges a critical hit against him, causing a the Forgehammer to critically wound himself.
• Pendrynn gets a critical hit to the head from a hammer and it blasts apart.
• Kailithe Flaming Burst on Forgehammers, Barack rolls out of the blast and he hits the 3 of them. One melts, the others scorched.
• Action Point, Force orb, blows one apart, heavily damages another
• Davros blasts tries to will out the imp, doesn’t happen
• Poe shields of faith, everyone feels the blessing of the Raven Queen and feels more protected.
• The sleek steel plated form of a Steel predator pounces into the fray, takes down Poe, viciously attacks Froimos, Kurock.

• The dwarf warrior recognizes the overwhelming threat and calls for a tactical retreat through the portal.
• Froimos reactivates the green portal and drags the unconscious form of Pendrynn thr0ugh the shimmering green veil.
• Kailithe steps through the portal
• Barack finished the last of the Forgehammers, more enemies coming through the wall and the stairs. Arms the bomb, back flip wave through the portal, barely missed bite by the steel predator.
• Kurok brings up the rear, slinging the unconscious Poe unceremoniously over his shoulder and leaps into the shimmering green portal.
• Combat Experience for fending off the Forgeworks Battleforce  – 150 XP (players not present receive 75 XP)
• The group appears in the Feywild, in the collapsed ruins of an ancient fortress. Deep purple light from the stars above illuminates the choking plant growth and massive bog.
• Exploration Experience for discovering the plane known as the Feywild – 100 XP (all players)
• According to Kailithe, time probably passes at the same speed as reality. Unlike in the Elemental Chaos and the Astral Plane
• Sounds teeming with life, loud jungle and wilderness sounds (8x louder/more varied that you’re used to), the deep purple of the night sky is illuminated by millions of stars, illuminating a massive bog surrounding the hilltop.
• The group stabilizes the inured, returning Pendrynn and Poe to consciousness. (Extended Rest.)
• Kailithe wrote an update on the messenger scroll to Blackfield. “Marsh wizard raised a small army that you couldn’t defeat, the composition of the army,  Marsh Wizard destroyed, they free Garok, the Warlord of the Blackscale tribe,  escaped through a portal to the Feywild, that help was needed to escape to return and want confirmation that this message was received.” No response after 8 hours.
• Kurok shares a shot from his flask with Garok, respect is kindled.
• Poe treats Kailithe, Froimos and Pendrynn for the Mist Delirium and they are fully cured.



• Kurock volunteers to stick his head through the portal, tries to put his head through and take a look. Takes 3 shots from his flask and steps up.
• Barack tries to insert the green gem into the slot on the portal, only to have it slide out of the hole and fall to the ground. It’s possible his bomb had disabled the portal in the Mist Fortress.
• The party decides to head west, in search of landmarks. (Theoretically, the Sootway would be in that direction, back in Moraenne.)

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Day 11 – Mid Morning, Meloren, the 23rd of Tyden – In the Murkendraw of the Feywild

• Head west in the Murkendraw
• No encounters, no problems
• Kurok asks Garok if he’s a worshiper of Gruumsh, he indicates that he does, although doesn’t seem to fervent about it.
• Foraging – Kurok finds some, everyone else eats.

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Day 12 – Morning, Bahmsday, the 24th of Tyden – In the Murkendraw of the Feywild

• Head west in the Murkendraw
• Poe, Froimos, Pendrynn, Kailithe, Davros and Barack fell into quicksand. Kurock and Garok hauled Pendrynn and Kailithe out of the muck by rope and grappling hook. Froimos was bitten on the leg (no damage) by something under the water. (If the party moves at 1/4 speed, they can avoid this hazard in the future.)
• Everyone assists Kailithe in his foraging: Failure.

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Day 13 – Morning, Pelsday, the 25th of Tyden – In the Murkendraw of the Feywild

• Head west in the Murkendraw
• Found a pure fresh spring, completely invigorating, +4 bonus to the nature checks because enhanced senses.
• Everyone assists Kailithe in his foraging, he tracked down a small deer looking creature, fed the party. They kept hunting, couldn’t’ find anything more.

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Day 14 – Morning, Morsday, the 1st of Aelril – In the Murkendraw of the Feywild

• Happy New Year! It is now the year 618 SR.
• The party celebrates the new year and smoking some of Davros’s funky stuff (Davros and Barack). The effect is enhanced significantly. They swear to the group that they can see small faeries flitting around the flowers, miniature doors embedded on some of the nearby trees and strange patterns in the mushrooms patches, almost as if they were sculpted/tended.
• The party continues to head west in the Murkendraw, no road was visible where the Sootway would be.
• Encounter: Blackwood Treant and two Dryads



• Davros Curses – No glow on his hand, preps flames of Phlegethos to respond
• Froimos remembers a bedtime story his father used to tell him, “The Battle of the Blackwood Treants”, where the hero defeated waves of animated rotten trees with a flaming sword. He warns the group that fire is useful against the trees.
• Barack pulls his magical cloak over his head when clawed at by the blighted dryad, maneuvering to a safe spot before reappearing. Davros is hit as well.

The Role-playing Experience Reward goes to Kurock for being Dwarvish and bonding with his racial enemies through the power of alcohol – 100 XP