Honorbound: Episode 08

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The session starts with the players and DM asking for a gif of the DM Hacks Bear.  
==Recap==
Outside of Goldensword. The party examines the dying elf leader. They observe the silver arm tattoo on wrist. They also observe the bow and the ring that glow with a pale light. Bowen stabilises her with Spare the Dying. The party catches up, and discusses the other instances of the silver arm tattoo with Haggart. Haggart asks to hold the hammer, and has to drop it because it causes him pain. The party returns to the Moonstone. Haggart pulls out a silver dagger, and asks one of the party to hold out their arm. Martur volunteers, and Haggart uses the dagger to get a small drop of blood, which he smears on the Moonstone. He asks the rest of the party to volunteer as well. They refuse until Haggart explains himself. Haggart tells them that only those who are meant to guard the Moonstone will be able to smear it with their blood; all other blood will just fade away. The party decides they don't care about guarding the Moonstone, Therin takes the bow, and he and Bowen go to get some sleep. Martur stays to get some answers. Haggart claims that Martur is of the "old blood". Martur asks what the stones on the Moonstone mean. Haggart informs him that he is not sure, as his memory fades everytime he is forced to hide the Moonstone from those who seek it. He tells Martur that there are 5 guardians: a high guardian who guards the largest Moonstone, and four others who guard the smaller Moonstones. Only one guardian actually remembers the purpose behind them. Martur asks why the Moonstone needs to be guarded, and Haggart tells him they are a prison.
Martur then asks where the other Moonstones are. Haggart tells him that there is one that hasn't been moved, and it is guarded by Elen'thiel the Sage north in the mountains, at a peak called the Jagged Tooth. There are dwarves that created mines that lead into the mountains. Haggart tells him to find the dwarves of Hammerwatch at Goldfort, and they will guide him to the Jagged Tooth. Haggart tells him that he will soon fade away. The other names of the guardians are Rex Ironfist, guarding the dwarven Moonstone. The High Guardian's name is Isgariot the Silver Arm, whom Martur immediately connects to the silver arm tattoos. Haggart tells Martur that the hammer they possess is the only thing that can kill a guardian, and that with the blood of all the guardians on the hammer, the hammer can be used to destroy a Moonstone. Martur contemplates hitting Haggart with the hammer out of frustration, and holds himself back. The last guardians name is Rayce, and that is all Haggart knows. 
Martur asks about what old blood means. Haggart tells him that long ago, an evil cult organization made of necromancers named the Cult of the Shadow unleashed evil upon the world. The guardians all came from the old blood, and it was very rare. Martur uses his hankerchief to get a little bit of Haggart's blood in the guise of trying to help Haggart with his wounds, and then rejoins the party as they rest for the night. Martur identifies the bow, and finds it is an Elven Longbow with a bonus to hit and damage, and sheds light in a radius similar to a torch. He then identifies the ring as a Ring of Protection, giving a bonus to AC and saves.
The party goes to sleep as Therin interrogates the elf leader. He asks the elf leader what the tattoo means, and she tells him it's just a tattoo. Therin gets annoyed and tries to kill her, but finds that she has freed herself from her bonds. She runs from Therin, and he catches up to her and kills her. He then cuts her head off, uses his short sword to impale her head into a tree, and then drags her body off into the woods.
The party wakes up the next morning. Bowen pulls the shortsword out of the tree and burns the body. Martur takes the elf leader's breastplate and gives it to Therin. The party looks towards the village of Goldensword, and find the whole village is gone. All that remains are the bodies of the goblinoids and the road. The party determines that Haggart was using the last night's ritual to move the town, and surmisses that Haggart and everyone in the town will no longer remember anything. Martur relays the information about the other guardians to the party. The party decides to deal with goblins first, and Therin uses Hunter's Mark to track the prints from the attackers back into the woods. The tracks move northwest along a river towards Seed Lake.   
They camp for the night, and during Martur's watch, Ankhegs attack the party. Martur goes down immediately as two Ankhegs tear into him. Therin casts Hail of Thorns, and attacks both Ankhegs, raining down thorns and arrows on both. One of the Ankhegs spits a line of acid at Therin and burns hims severely. Bowen casts Healing Word on Martur to bring him back up. Martur casts Sleep and the Ankheg near Therin slumps to the ground. Therin shoots the Ankheg next to Martur, as the Ankheg bites Martur and starts dragging him away into a hole. Bowen follows the creature down the hole and crushes it with his flail. Therin executes the sleeping Ankheg, and go back to sleep.  
== Experience and Level ups ==
The party gains 300 XP, Bowen levels to 3, and gains 10 HP (20 Total). 
===Seed Lake===
The party resumes tracking the goblins the next morning. They reach the lake, but the tracks stop at the river leading out of it. There is a waterfall leading into the lake. Martur investigates and finds a cave behind the waterfall. The party swims out to the cave and puts their armor back on. Bowen hears some voices in the cave speaking Ogre. He hears someone saying that the human children have escaped, and the boss won't be happy. As the party finished armoring up, they hear the voices approaching the cave entrance. Martur casts light on Bowen's shield, and the party immediately sees two Half Ogres. The party unloads a flurry of arrows, spells, and blows on the Half Ogres, and make short work of them. Bowen charges into the next cavern and comes to face two Ogres. One of the Ogres skewers Bowen with a javelin as Martur and Therin hit the front Ogre. The Ogre in the back leaves to warn his leader Malefron. The front Ogre slams Martur with his greatclub, but the party brings it down. The party moves further out and immediately sees a woman with a two handed sword in a passageway, six children behind her, and a figure in a white robe behind them. Bowen charges her, but Martur stops him and converses with the woman. They find out that they are there to rescue the children, and the white robed figure is a cleric of Astair. The party are warned that the leader is something darker than an Ogre. The let the children pass them, and then hear footsteps and start feeling something dark in their minds. From the north passageway comes an Ogre, two Half Ogres, and a Bearded Devil. 
The woman with the sword joins the fight as Therin casts a Hail of Thorns and rains damage upon all the enemies. Martur casts Flaming Sphere and rolls it into the Ogre. The monsters pile into the room as the woman slashes the devil for a large amount of damage. The children and the cleric continue to run from the battle. Bowen smashes the Bearded Devil as Therin casts Hunter's Mark and shoots the Ogre and the Devil. Martur rams the Flaming Sphere into the Ogre, burning it to the ground, and then puts a Half Ogre to sleep. The Devil slashes Bowen with his glaive and with his beard, bringing him down. The woman directs Therin to attack, and he lands a strong blow on the Devil. Therin heals Bowen and brings him back up. Martur rams his flaming sphere into the standing Half Ogre and flings an ineffective Ray of Frost at the Devil. The Devil slashes the woman with his glaive and Bowen with his beard. The woman drops the standing Half Ogre and encourages Bowen, buffering him from damage. Therin lands a solid arrow as Martur misses. The Devil lands two blows on Bowen and poisons him. The woman directs Therin to fire one more time, and his arrow slays the Devil. Bowen casts Lesser Restoration to cure his poison as the party executes the remaining Half Ogre. The woman introduces herself to be Elayne Deharvey, captain of the guard for the town of Tyth.
==Experience==
The party gains 800 XP. 
Category:Honorbound Episodes