Honorbound: Episode 10

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==Recap==
Wollroff. The session starts with Martur staring at his former master Xial, who has just summoned a Spectator. The Spectator points an eye at Martur, and Martur feels himself become rigid and stop moving. The feeling only asks for a moment, and Martur shakes it off. Therin casts Cure Wounds on himself, and he and Bowen chase after Martur. Xial addresses Martur, telling him the Spectator will attack if he enters the room. Xial then goes to a crystal ball, and waves his hand over it. He reveals an image of the village, and threatens the inhabitants. Martur sees in the room a caged creature with a beak, a mirror, and a desk. Martur sees a circle of acolytes around the members of the town, and both Elayne and John the bartender pinned down. Martur runs back to the rest of the party, and informs them what's going on. Bowen rushes in and casts Hold Person on Xial, but it fails. The Spectator advances to the door and looks at Bowen with two of its eyes, and Bowen is gripped with fear. Therin advances to the corner as Xial unlaches the caged creature, which joins the fight. Xial then starts to chant a spell in front of the mirror. Martur moves up and casts Ray of Frost at Xial, but misses. The caged creature moves up to Bowen, who casts Divine Favor and smashes it while shaking off the fear. The Spectator points two eyes at Bowen, and he is racked by confusion. Martur identifies the caged creature as a Grick. Therin runs to the Spectator and lands two strong blows. Xial continues his spell, as the mirror lights up. He warns Martur to back up, or he will kill the entire town. Martur agrees, and the Spectator relaxes. The Grick attacks Bowen and misses wildly, as Bowen smashes the Grick twice. The Spectator returns to the pentagram and rests, as Therin hurls a shorsword at the mirror and smashes it. Xial looks back in hatred as Therin moves to the crystal ball and knocks it off the pedestal, shattering it to pieces as well. Xial turns toward Therin and casts Hold Person, paralyzing him, and then advances with a glowing curved dagger. Martur casts Ray of Sickness on Xial, damaging and poisoning him. Bowen severely wounds the Grick breaks out of his confusion, and heals himself. The Spectator turns it's eyes to Therin, who takes damage and goes down. Xial puts a dagger to Therin's throat and threatens to kill him, but Martur rushes in and smashes him with the hammer. Bowen drops the Grick and moves up to the Spectator. The Spectator points it's eye at Bowen, causing damage and bringing him down. Martur pours a healing potion down Therin's throat, bringing him back up. Therin moves behind Xial and stabs his short sword through his chest. Xial tells Martur he'll see him again, and then dies. The Spectator disappears. Martur uses his healing kit to stabilize Bowen. Martur then examines Xial, seeing a silver arm tattoo on his wrist, a letter in his cloak, a shimmering dagger, and his spellbook. He explores the rest of the room, finding 300 Gold pieces and 2 potions in a chest. Martur taste tests the potions, and identifies them as a vial of poison and an invisibility potion. Martur casts Identify, and finds that the dagger is magical, with a bonus to hit and bonus necrotic damage. Martur then looks through the spellbook.
==Experience==
The party earns 900 XP each. The entire party levels to 4. Martur gains 4 HP (23 Total), Therin gains 1 HP (21 Total), and Bowen gains 3 HP (23 Total).
==Recap==
The party rests until Bowen wakes up and recovers. As the party is resting, Elayne busts in, and the party fills her in. She informs them that the acolytes tried to kill them, and then suddenly stopped. Elayne tells Therin that two of his cousins are in town, to which he tells her they should kill them immediately if that's what they claim. Bowen casts Detect Magic in the room, and finds nothing new. The party leaves the temple and finds all of the acolytes in a state of confusion. They find two elves sitting behind the inn, one with a bandage on his head and the other unconscious. Therin recognises them as his cousins Noulb and Alistar, who were searching for him. Therin draws his swords and attacks them, landing a blow. Elayne closes in and grapples Therin, yelling at him to stop. Bowen jumps into the middle of the fray and demands that everyone stop. One of the elves tries to move away, and Bowen knocks him unconscious. Therin attacks Elayne, dealing minimal damage. Elayne releases Therin, draws her axe, and prepares an action. Bowen tells Elayne to drop her axe, and smacks her with his flail when she doesn't relent. Therin attacks Elayne, taking a hit from her axe in the process, but brings her down. Bowen casts Spare the Dying on Elayne. Martur casts Hold Person on Therin, but it fails. Therin then stabs both of the elves on the ground. Martur uses his healing kit to stabilize on of the elves, and Bowen casts Spare the Dying on the other. Martur and Bowen both plead with Therin to stop the killing, and he reluctantly relents.
The party returns to the temple looking for the body of Xial, but it has vanished. Therin returns to the inn and grabs the rest of the party gear. Bowen casts Detect Magic around the site of Xial's body, and finds a slight black aura around the area. The aura then turns to grey.
===Journey to the Mountains===
The party quickly leaves town. They decide to go to the Jagged Tooth mountains in search of the next guardian. They take their horses and ride to go find the dwarves. They find a river and cross it by swimming their horses, avoiding a bridge.
As they camp for the night, Bowen hears the screech of an owl. A creature approaches, and Bowen kicks the party awake as they see the creature. It has the body of a bear and the face of an owl, and it charges the party. The party rains initial damage down on the Owlbear as it closes. Bowen casts Resistance on himself and braces for the creature. The Owlbear instead rushes for Martur and brings him down with two swift blows. Therin slices at the Owlbear as Bowen casts Healing Word on Martur, bringing him back up. The Owlbear lands two swift blows on Bowen as well, nearly bringing him down. Several hits land on the Owlbear, and then he spins around and brings Therin down. Martur stabilises Therin, and the Owlbear attempts to hit Martur. Martur casts Shield and blocks the attacks, then lands a strong blow. The Owlbear lands another blow bringing Martur down, and Bowen lands a final hit to bring the Owlbear down. Bowen then casts Spare the Dying on Martur just in time. The party exhaustively resumes their rest.
==Experience==
The party gains 250 XP. 
==Recap==
===Goldfort===
While waiting for Therin and Martur wake up, Bowen poorly skins the Owlbear and finds a silver thread around its neck. The rest of the night passes uneventfully, and the party eats Owlbear steaks for breakfast.
The party continues travelling, and comes across a multitude of tents ahead. The party waits till a few hours before first light, and approaches the camp. They see 200 or more sigils in the camp, and beyond it is a huge fortress that covers half the mountain. There seems to be some type of event going on, and the voice of a herald announces it as the Tournament of the Nine Swords.
The party moves into the camp, and finds that there is a whole town inside the fortress. The party makes efforts to hide their identity and talk their way past the guards and into Goldfort.
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