Adventure 10

**Real World Date: 4/30/2017**

**In Game Dates: November 16th, 5000 M.E. - November 17th, 5000 M.E.**

**XP: 960 (Total: 3791)**

## A Clear Message

The party breathes and recovers from the trap and near death of Tyrra Agnar. The forces of Leshon have since gone into the building and cleared it out of enemy forces. After this incident, General Agnar definitely has a case that someone inside the city is conspiring to betray the city. She heads off to find the other generals and convince them.

The party hears a scream around the corner and run to find a dead body in the streets. A wagon is already halfway down the road, having dumped the body and ran. The party examines the body to find it is Vorik. He has a note attahed to him with a dagger in his chest. Wrax can read it, but Thorgrim Thunderhammer recognizes the symbols his church uses as code to send messages to each other. It reads: "The Temple. Midnight."

## It's a Trap!

Having several hours until midnight, and having missed their night's rest the night before, the party decides to get some rest. Aust and Erevan have simple bracers made that can hold and dispense numerous wands, but then the whole party goes to their rooms and rest.

The party then makes their way down to the warehouse in front of the temple. Soldiers still maintain a stealthy perimiter around the building and tell the party they haven't seen Arom or anyone go in or out. Thorgrim tells them to stay at their posts and that the party will handle it. They run into the warehouse and Thorgrim makes no pretense about the secret passage in the back. The party is surprised he knows about it, but they follow him down into the temple.

## Temple Brawl

 **Location** | Leshon - Temple of Tolujar

The party emerges into the main room of the temple. Standing there is Arom Stonebreaker, with six acolytes as well as four Drow warriors. Arom says some words about a prophecy and how he won't let Thorgrim fulfill it before the battle begins. The party charges in.

Thorgrim charges forward and is immediately surrounded by acolytes, but he uses a Thunderwave to take out most of them. The rest of the party fight the Drow as Arom summons a cloud in the rafters of the temple and begins calling down lightning bolt after lightning bolt. As the party take care of the Drow, Thorgrim and Rhagnar charge towards Arom and slay him.

## Parting Ways

After the battle, Thorgrim discovers a medallion on Arom and takes it. He then has a private conversation with Rhagnar and tells him he has to leave and take care of business with the church. Rhagnar is reluctant, but he says his goodbyes and leads the party out of the temple.

As they emerge, the temple sets fire in a big explosion, Thorgrim having destroyed the place. This was the plan, apparently, as Rhagnar tells the others to just let it burn and they will continue on.

## Family Reunion

As the warehouse and temple burn, a cotingent of soldiers arrive, led by Rhagnar's elder brother, Silvak Frostbreaker. Silvak was ordered by their father, Fenris Frostbreaker, to seek him out and assist the party, as he now believes there is an internal threat to the city. He says he will follow the party's lead.

Rhagnar produces a name: Yorvok. Silvak recognizes the name as the soldiers in charge of the East Gate. If he's the traitor, then that's the gate that will be the entry point, which is strange, because all the forces in the city have gathered in the west. The party moves as quickly as possible.

## Standing Their Ground

The city is empty as they travel through quickly, everyone inside their homes as bells of danger are ringing throughout the city. They reach the East Gate and find it open, as suspected. They approach the gate to find the men guarding it slain, and the chains needed to move the heavy stone chain have been broken. Silvak orders two of his men up in the towers on either side to ring the bells just as the party sees forces emerge from the tunnel on the other side of the bridge.

A massaive army swarms out, apparently lead by a mind flayer. Drow, Duergar, Driders, Spiders, Orcs, Kobolds, Trogolodytes, and Lizardfolk swarm across the unguarded bridge. The bells begin the ring, warning the rest of the city that the East Gate is in danger, and they line up in front of the gate and wait.

## Creatures Galore!

 **Location** | Leshon - Eastern Gate

As the forces reach the other side, a large Hell Hound emerges from the group. The party handles the beast quickly as the forces swarm inside the city. A floating creature known as a Spectator flies into the fray, attacking the party. They manage to defeat the creature as they begin to hear reinforcements coming their way.

A final creature charges forward. It is an Umber Hulk. The party fights the creature as forces of the "Shieldbearers", led by Ossan Hamnyr, charge forward to contain the enemy. As the forces are slowly driven back, the party slays the Umber Hulk and a swarm of Dwarfs closes the gates and bar it, holding back the forces of the Dark Catacombs.

## Victory

The party celebrates a victory. Rhagnar checks in with his family and they have survived. Ossan Hamnyr fell during battle, but was saved by clerics. He did lose over half his regiment, though. Silvak survived, but lost his best friend. The mayor of the city, Felnar Palestone, meets with the party and thanks them for their service to the city.

A large gathering is organized where the party is presented with gifts from the armory of the city. They are also knighted, the Dwarves of the party given the **Order of the Sun** and the non-Dwarven members achieving the **Order of Rondat**. They are titled in this land, and all Dwarves throughout the land will see the symbol of their knighthood and know they are friends of Dwarves.