Tides of Death: Episode 35

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==Recap==
===14th December, 1514===
After the unfortunate events (ToD 34), The Crimson Fists are being rowed across the lake towards the monastery - a meeting place for monks, clerics and wizards of The White Prince. The monk captured by the late is with them. 
When they get to town, the boatmen yells for everyone to wake up. When guards get out, Nilrem casts on them before they can negotiate. 
Combat start: The Crimson Fists vs the guards
Archie hits the knight. One goes around the back towards Nilrem. John climbs the roof, then jumps on the new arriving guard, leaving him wounded and stunned. Saol casts under the guards. 
Archie finishes the 2 wounded guards. Saol casts , blinds a guard. John sneaks up to him, Archie secures the kill.
Saol readies and attack, Nilrem Archie, who goes to almost kill a guard in one hit. Monk pleads for them to surrender, the guards drop their swords. 
Combat end
They drag the surrendered guard into the inn, Winters takes the ale himself and chugs it before the bartender, showing the ale leaking from his neck. He rips the symbol of Astair from her neck. They rob the place. Nilrem suggests they ransacked the buildings with symbols of Astair, they rob a house.
The monk leads them toward the monastery. Two human-bear hybrids are guarding the way. Archie attempts to pacify them, combat breaks out. 
Nilrem casts . Archie and John wait for the ware-bear and attack, they attacks do nothing. Archie dodges incoming blow. 
They retreat from the ware-bears. John is the only one to notice another silhouette on the other side of the creep. They rest. John and Archie keep watch on the roof and talk about what happened. The silhouette is going towards the town. He wakes the others. 
The bear is coming towards each door and waking the people, alerting them to murderers in town. They manage to rest.
===15th December, 1514===
Saol casts , searches for silver weapons. Archie wraps the silver necklace around his first. But they are on the other side of the village. Saol casts and The Crimson Fists head towards the bridge. When they meet the bears, Saol casts and on Archie, the party. 
Nilrem throws the heads of villagers towards the bears, saying they killed them all, and the bear attacks. 
Combat start: The Crimson Fists vs Warebears
Saol casts . Archie hits the bear with the necklace, smashing it and the bear. Archie dodges the blow. John throws coins at the bear, not very effective. Nilrem casts , it kills one bear. 
Saol channels , Nilrem fires off a . The bear runs, Saol loses sight of him.
Combat end. 
The monk leads them forward. Nilrem and John change armor, so John triggers the attacks of spellcasters. The monks look at them from the monastery. Nilrem impersonates John Winters from GNoME. Saol channels as they talk. The spell kills the werebear and the knight at the front of the bridge. 
Combat start: The Crimson Fists vs The Wizard
The wizard goes out of cover and uses a Wand of Fear. Saol and Nilrem bolt, Archie and John stay. She flees, and they follow her, as they get closer to the monastery, intense heat hits them. Winters throws a dagger, knicks her, and is let into the monastery.
Winters goes to fetch the scattered party while Archie and the mage discuss the situation. 
The wizard stands on the bridge, and thanks Astair for the protection before Nilrem kills her with a .
Combat end
Nilrem crosses the bridge unharmed. Winters yells for the monks to surrender. The prisoner monks confirms they should do so. Nilrem calls for all of them to get out. The monks gather their riches and walk out and Nilrem groups them up, tells Saol to call for Rho-ei's attention and kills them, and obliterates them with a bolt. 
Nilrem collects the loot from the monastery and goes to desecrate the area with bodies and the inverted symbol of Astair. Nilrem whimpers "Rho-ei, we've done this for you". The earthquake and a huge hits the temple. Saol casts , which slants the building. Nilrem topples half of a building with a . He drowns the monk. During these events, the mountain crumbles.
They loot 337 gold and 407 silver. 
They go to the village and give the villagers a chance to denounce Astair and live, or die. They slaughter most of them. They rest for the night. John walks around, trying to understand why the werebear was glowing. He's able to sense the aura of small creatures in the grasses. He sneaks up on a coyote and kills it, the aura fades. 
Saol has heavy dreams. Rho-ei is pleased, but he feels a shift, they have interrupted an event. 
===16th December, 1514===
The party goes back to the bigger town, in the distance earthquake happens and causes a landslide on the mountain. They repeat the events from yesterday, this town fares better, about half of them survive. They gather and pack some weapons and head for Sulfur Island.
==Experience==
15 000 experience each 
* Nilrem levels up to LVL 7 wizard
** Gains 3 HP
* Saol levels up to LVL 7 cleric
** Gains 9 HP
* Archie levels up to LVL 7 warrior
** Gains 9 HP
* John levels up LVL 6 fighter
** Gains 2.5 HP
Category:Tides of Death Episodes