G22 - Breakout

Date: Deeproot (5), Duesday 3rd, 760

Volgis, having successfully evaded an arrest, attempted to get his bearings. After talking to a nearby about prisoner visitations, he tried to talk to a rather rude human wizard. The wizard informed Volgis that the world will end in two weeks.

In the meantime, the rest of the party was escorted by a large guard squad and four wizards to the ground floor's guard area. An old elf wizard asked them to remove their clothes and leave their belongings there, and to avoid violence as he cast mass suggestion. The party obliged.

At the cells, each party member had their own cell. Aka Noone cracked some jokes as the party rested and recovered.

Volgis went to seek audience of King Choopee. They negotiated, the Blizzard clan would free the prisoners, in exchange they would have a safe place to set up their warren. Derp escorted Volgis out as things got set into motion. Volgis was supposed to meet them by two fallen oaks forming an X. He ended up noticing a hidden cellar door, which he followed, ending up with a group of kobolds gathering to move out, and a gray ooze.

The prisoners started to smell smoke, the guards ignored them. In the end four kobolds materialized out of nowhere and attacked the guard. They were dressed all in black and covering their faces with cloth. Two kobolds held the guard's arms, a third his waist, and a fourth one was on the third chocking the guard with a garotte. Before the body hit the floor a kobold threw the keys to Jonom.

They sneaked to the other side and using a blow gun with a poison dart took down the 2nd guard. The blow gun kobold coughed, another responded, and suddenly Derp smashed through the wall. Jonom kept busy unlocking everyone's cells. By that time the fires were getting worse. The party followed Derp to a small closet with a hole at the bottom that led to a ladder and into the ruins at Lower Winterspire.

Unfortunately Mel decided to go the opposite way, up the stairs, through the booking section, where 4 guards lay dead and into the other side of the building where the guard barracks were at and knocked on the door. After telling them that she was a prisoner there, she led one of them to the booking area. Upon seeing the dead bodies, the guard called for a backup and promptly re-arrested Mel.

The rest of the party met Volgis downstairs in the big tunnel and moved out. As they exited, they could see that lower Winterspire was on fire. The Yeti store owner had also packed his bags. They also met the Prince, King Choopee's son.

They realized that Mel was missing, and they debated on their next action. King Choopee insisted that they have to go. A copper dragon also started to approach, which forced them to move out after voting against breaking Mel out.

With Volgis as their guide, they started their trek back to Adventures INC HQ. They noticed that the snow had stopped in the area. Jimmy and Grey talked about trap making. At the Witch's house they debated stealing the greenhouse but ultimately went around it. They also figured out that the 4 kobolds that got them out are called the Silent Ones.

Avoiding all the villages, 8 days later, and a day away from HQ, King Choopee sent Prince with some more Kobolds ahead to inform the other kobolds of their arrival. Volgis went with them. After some back and forth with the other two clans deals were made with Brute and Quark. Satisfied, they rejoined the party, and they all arrived a total of 10 days after the Winterspire fires at the HQ.

Jonom because of his magic parasites fell asleep, but thankfully Dr Olar (rolling a 34) operated and removed them.

With all the emergencies out of the way, the party took a breath and looked around. Lots of things have been happening at HQ, new and old faces abound. What does their fate hold in the future? Can they escape it?

A cold wind picks up as a new day dawns.