Timber!
11 June 2008-
When last we left, the PCs were investigating a large, dome-like structure which appeared to be constructed of living, hedge-like vines, fronted by a moat and a lovely bridge made out of various types of bones (including children, etc.). On the inside, it appeared to be some sort of large livestock pen, with a dividing wall and a smaller pen for what turned out to be dire wolves. They charged, and we all opened up with missile weapons and spells. Jeff's half-giant and eBill's elven archer ("Has it got eyes?") took one down with axe and arrow, respectively, while eMike's pixie mage blasted one with a cannon-like stone missile. The last one we cleaned up in a bit of a piece-meal fashion, but we got it done.
On the other side of the dividing wall was a large area filled with sheep, and several child shepherds. Suspecting that the fen-witch we were looking for was masquerading as either a child or a sheep (a little paranoid, yes- thanks for asking), we approached them in a cautious but friendly fashion, only to get jumped from behind. The thing which came at us through the hedge was an evil-looking ent-like creature, and only Jeff's blessed ring saved him from an unpleasant fate. He and the ent (posthumously identified as a fen witch) went a couple of rounds, until it scampered off through the hedge after getting set alight by eMike. Jeff pursued as best he could through an opening, only to find the witch's hut, while the rest of us either covered him or tried to get the children to safety. The witch came back for more once she had extinguished herself, but we took her down fairly quickly, then beheaded her corpse to be sure. Once done with her, we liberated the children and the livestock, and returned both to their rightful owners, the other humans living in the fens. Our hope is that they will help us, in return, to get through the rest of the fens without further incident.
I would say to tune in next week, but we will be on another gallivanting hiatus, as Craig and I take students to Italy. Ciao!
When last we left, the PCs were investigating a large, dome-like structure which appeared to be constructed of living, hedge-like vines, fronted by a moat and a lovely bridge made out of various types of bones (including children, etc.). On the inside, it appeared to be some sort of large livestock pen, with a dividing wall and a smaller pen for what turned out to be dire wolves. They charged, and we all opened up with missile weapons and spells. Jeff's half-giant and eBill's elven archer ("Has it got eyes?") took one down with axe and arrow, respectively, while eMike's pixie mage blasted one with a cannon-like stone missile. The last one we cleaned up in a bit of a piece-meal fashion, but we got it done.
On the other side of the dividing wall was a large area filled with sheep, and several child shepherds. Suspecting that the fen-witch we were looking for was masquerading as either a child or a sheep (a little paranoid, yes- thanks for asking), we approached them in a cautious but friendly fashion, only to get jumped from behind. The thing which came at us through the hedge was an evil-looking ent-like creature, and only Jeff's blessed ring saved him from an unpleasant fate. He and the ent (posthumously identified as a fen witch) went a couple of rounds, until it scampered off through the hedge after getting set alight by eMike. Jeff pursued as best he could through an opening, only to find the witch's hut, while the rest of us either covered him or tried to get the children to safety. The witch came back for more once she had extinguished herself, but we took her down fairly quickly, then beheaded her corpse to be sure. Once done with her, we liberated the children and the livestock, and returned both to their rightful owners, the other humans living in the fens. Our hope is that they will help us, in return, to get through the rest of the fens without further incident.
I would say to tune in next week, but we will be on another gallivanting hiatus, as Craig and I take students to Italy. Ciao!
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