We trained all the non-straight classed fighters and replaced Pick with a new fighter Titus Truestrike. we corrected the Dwarven pantheon’s drift, so Feldspar is now neutral and follows Dimecheon (DIE may Che on)
Pick Rockbeard – Thief trainer Level 6
Stannic Sternshield – Fighter 5
Opal Fireheart – Fighter 5
Noob Niceshot – Fighter 5
Don’t Call Me Trevor – Fighter 4/Clanggedin Cleric 4
Clint Firebeard – Dumatheon Cleric 5
Feldspar Fleetfoot – Thief 5 /Dimecheon Cleric 4
Titus Truestrike – Fighter 1
Dearly departed Urist Brokecloak – Thief 1 /Dimecheon Cleric 1 (retconned as well)
The straight classed fighters did a little patrolling while the others trained (300 XP). We were then told that there were two likely missions for us. In one of the waterway caves, there was a report from an animal scout that something giant-like had taken up residence in the exit cave for the waterway. Alternatively, there was a report of an ambush location that might jeopardize caravans leaving Ostohar.
We decided that we might be able to deal with the giant and then come back to the bandit issue. We decided to go outside to investigate so that the encrusted secret door might be left undisturbed for another 40 years. When we checked for tracks near a lake close to the cave, we found small feet – Hobgoblin sized, bear tracks and larger booted feet. This didn’t sound like a hill giant, so we were concerned. Two noblink came out to hunt/fish, so Feldspar went to have a chat. This went well and it turns out that the noblink had escaped from gnolls and frost giants that had held them captive. They were friends with Forex and his bears.
We found a great hidey hole in case we needed to flee from the giant but watched to see who came out of the cave. Next day a smallish suit of frost giant armor came out of the cave with someone inside it. It had to be a teenaged frost giant or an ok sized hill giant?? Opal speaks both, so she volunteered to go have a second chat with the residents that had to be evicted from the cave.
She tried frost first, then could see that the giant wasn’t blue, so it was a hill giant. The three of them had been beast tenders for the army that has been kidnapping noblink. They made their escape one day when the bosses were out. They wanted to their freedom and didn’t really want us to mess with them. [short form] We managed to convince them that we had a good home for the with other noblink that had suffered some losses but were our friends. Forex sold us information about a soldier in the area that was likely going to ambush a caravan out of Ostohar. We hired Forex and the bears to help us with the bandits. The noblink stayed in the cave in safety.
It was a quick fight, would have been BAD if we hadn’t had Forex or the squad had been awake. As it was, one of them had been an assassin and when we went to try to save the lives of as many as we could, he sprang back to life (negative function), nearly assassinated Feldspar (?), but somehow detonated his head nearly taking Opal out who had taken several shots in the fight. Stannic (?) also was caught in the blast but hadn’t gotten pounded as much in the fight.
The caravan had been reinforced by some of the army, so when the last caravan of the year reached us, we were able to have help escorting the prisoners and loot back home.
I think Forex will wind up with a total of 4.5kgp in cash. We brought back 750 gp jewelry; (10) 100 gp gems; 365 gp & 72 pp, mostly Realmish; (2) tents about 200 gp value each and 300 gp of camouflage netting; plus about 800 gp of miscellany.
There were two crazies in the party – the assassin who was kicked out for being too dangerous and too good – the cleric who worshipped the darkness (his is the helm below)
Several were “Eldrin’s Loyalists,” remnants of a Dundorian army that became mercenaries when some kind of Chaos happened, like 36 years ago or somesuch. There was a Captain? and two privates from that army. One claimed to be a cook and one claimed to be a guide – something about their stories didn’t ring true with the authorities in Ostohar, but they weren’t actually lying (Detect Lie).
Loot is on the Items page in Dwarves, but here is a copy:
4/12/2026
Armor
Turned in/Taxish Banded +1 Human sized
Chain – weightless resizing – 12″ move max
Bracers 5/5
Bracers 7/10
Destroy Chaotic evil helm – of I ain’t identifying that thing – looks like Doctor Doom
Rings
Ring of Protection +1
Ring of Protection +1
Liquids
(2) Vials of Snake Poison – 6HP each minute
Potion of Healing
Potion of Levitation
Potion of Flying
Potion of Extra Healing
Potion of Invisibility
Weapons
Turned in/Taxish Quarter Staff +1
New recruit? Bastard Sword +1/+2 versus Large
Dagger +2
Dagger +1
Turned in/Taxish (2) Long Bow +1/+0 quality
Turned in/Taxish (55) Long arrows of +20′ quality
Turned in/Taxish (15) Long arrows +2 FF
Turned in/Taxish (1) Long arrow of Many Targets
(2) Light Over-under crossbows
(36) Light +1 FF
(3) Light +3 FF
(2) Light Pinning bolts
(4) Short arrows +1 FF
Jay