The Laboratories

Symbiont started into the chamber traipsing through the filth on the floor as if it wasn't here.  Baru and Seglun followed slightly behind followed by Ralom, Grunyar and Varrid.  Arvien stopped in the entryway and watched the mind-flayers pacing on the ledge.  She waited until the nearest mind-flayer had turned to move back toward the tunnel exit and cast summon monster, an anklyosauer, right in front of him.

Broken Ones

Grunyar pulled himself out of the water.  There was a small area of cave floor surrounding the water.  Ralom motioned for everyone to gather around and he would dole out healing, which was badly needed by some of the party.  Everyone was wet but glad to be alive as they gathered on the shore.  There appeared to be passages to the southwest and northeast from where the party stood.  Grunyar moved toward the northeast but stopped quickly as he saw two mind flayers driving five humans before them.

Bloody, Bloody Remnants

As each hero awakened they were sorely confused. Their bodies did not feel right.  What were these weapons wondered Ralom, they were certainly too small.  Baru searched for Oathmaker but it was not to be seen.  Varrid couldn't determine how to swing that huge sword.  While Seglun found a crossbow strapped to her waist.

Vampiric Illithids???!!!

The next thing Ralom saw was a mist rising from Annitella and passing through everyone'w head in the wink of an eye.  A blank expression crossed their faces, then they began to look around with squinting eyes.  As it passed through Ralom, he heard Annitella's voice commanding, "Fight, fight to the death!"

Sleepless Nights

Varrid was content at seeing a blue sky, verdant grass and breathing in fresh air.  The field the party found around them was lush and beautiful.  It appeared to be untouched by either human or animal.  Arvien send Summergale up and around to scout the area.  Summergale returned with unwelcome news.  There was no evidence of habitation of any kind.  No smoke, no farms, no villages, nothing, not even trees that had been felled by anything other than weather.

Full Circle

Baru was ready, "Let's find Yagno now and kill him!" 
Arvien was less sure, "Can we use the Talisman against him?  Or will it work on the demon?  Madar was convinced that it had no power."
Seglun was already headed toward the stairs up to the next level.

The Master Exposed

Drovic was hollering for support, something invisible had rushed past him.  Baru was shocked that the Talisman was missing.   Varrid headed toward the door to the bridge trying to cover an escape.  Meanwhile Petchko's skin and frame were melting and reforming in a strange fashion.  The entire room was a charnel chamber, bodies were strewn everywhere, one priest was muttering to himself and walking in circles.  Bolsh was standing at the pedestal seemingly transfixed by the horror before him.

House of Bones

"Where is this House of Bony Skeletons?" asked Baru, mostly just to the air.  The party was on a trek through the wastelands of G'Henna trying to find the "House of Bones" which apparently constrained Zhakata the Provider a much kinder aspect of the God of G'Henna.  With the party were 6 cultists from the Circle of Darkness and twenty or so Mongrelmen.

Zhakata's Howl

As the heroes crossed the broken wasteland they sighted a lonely tent on the path.  As they approached a faint sobbing plea, "Help me, help me" sounded from the tent.  Seglun and Baru approached the closed front flap and opening it saw the contents ransacked and could see no one present.

In the Ashes

In the bowels of the temple Ralom was led to a cell where he found his compatriots.  They were all happy to be alive after the harrowing encounter with the Inquisition.  How they got here and why they were alive was incomprehensible to Grunyar.  He looked around for Dirk but at least that little fellow was unseen.

Petchko's Plight

Arvien was fuming.  No food whatsoever, she began pondering eating her leather belt.  But no that was way below her.  Try and stay calm she thought.  How could anyone make a rule about FOOD like this.  That was completely illogical.  Boy am I hungry was all that rattled throughout her head.

Zhukar: City of Hunger

Varrid began to discuss the party's encounter with the unfortunate woman, telling Marda about her requests and relaying the circumstances of her death.  Marda responded,
"My half-sister Callian, alas I warned her not to run, but she was intent on escaping.  She wouldn't listen to my pleas."

Mahakala

Damn these fiends thought Grunyar as he merely ran past them into the next chamber.  There he quickly move to the north door, taking fire damage from the pillar of fire.  The rest of the party prepared for battle.  This didn't seem too hard but the fiends turned out to be incorporeal which meant that they were harder to actually hit. 

Image of Kali

Upon rising after a quick bite of food and the magic users memorizing spells the party entered the western room.  It was hot, but not too hot, as the party skirted the golden disc in the center of the chamber.  Ralom determined that the disc was magic, of type conjuration.  Baru stepped closer to the disc and could feel the heat emanating from the area of the disc. 

In Arijani's Image

Baru and Arvien were in the midst of a room with doors at each compass point.  But a pillar of fire surged to the ceiling in the center of the chamber.  The fire did damage no matter where they maneuvered in the room.  Meanwhile the rest of the party was still being randomly hit by lightning, even though most had disbelieved the storm itself.

The Storm

As Ralom started to query the group on their knowledge of Illusions, the newly mobile Seglun crept back into the statue room and headed for the axe wielding statue.  She moved right up to it and again touched the stone of the statue.

The Accursed City

So off to the Accursed City headed the heroes with Minja tagging along.  The distance was not far but the heat and humidity of Sri Raji was tiring.  Arvien was busily eating up all the food that Seglun had stored in the Handy Haversack.  The party would have to find a new food supply soon.

That Figures

The dense jungle seemed to close in on the worn road like some constricting snake attempting to crush its victim.  The air was thick with the smell of plants and heavy with humidity.  Pockets of mist drifted to and from between the plants that lined the road, moving almost as if they were living creatures.