Ghouls Away!

27 August 2008-

We decided to try the straightforward approach, and Brian told the ghouls to get lost or die trying. Luckily, they resisted. Their chief went down right away with an arrow in the vitals courtesy of eBill, but their shaman caused a bit more trouble until eMichael blasted him (repeatedly) with missile spells. The rest of the ghouls went a few rounds with us and then decided to scamper, although we chased down most of their combatants and finished them for good measure.

With a bit more leisure to look over the site, we discovered the obvious trail of many orcs leaving, and evidence that they had captive elves in tow. We also discovered that the airship had been brought down by a combination of elven spell failure, the storm, and the giant, and that it had been carrying a minor member of the royal house. Finally, we discovered some really cool toys that the orcs had left behind for the ghouls, including some elven mail and a dragon skin large enough to make into several suits of armor. Bust out the measuring tape!