Crossfire

## Summary

Tarbaw Nighthill was really grateful to the party since they saved the water mill of Greenest. Durian gives the firmest handshake out of the group. Everyone else is happy as well. General Nighthill thinks they won but the dragon roars overhead.

It begins circling the fortress so Governor Nighthill calls his forces under cover. A guard tries to warn the party to make them get under cover and gets vaporized by lightning breath. Dr. Gerark gets enraged before moving under cover.

The guards begin using the siege weapons. Jojo calls the group to reach the catapults and Governor Nighthill shows them the way. Jojo jumps to an arbalest without any idea on how to use it but figures it out really easily. Sadly Jojo misses his target so Dr. Gerark prepares to board by throwing his javelin onto the dragon but it clips off of it's scales. Jojo tries firing again but breaks the arbalest. He suggests that someone throw him at the dragon but Durian is against it. Dr. Gerark on the other hand is all for it as his javelin strikes between the dragon's scales. Jojo tries to get on the rope with Dr. Gerark right behind but he falls down horribly. Thankfully the rope is long enough for him to grab as Dr. Gerark and Jojo are dragged around. Garrett just shakes his head and fires an arrow while Durian goes for the arbalest. Both of them miss so Cora tries blinding the dragon but fails. Durian eventually hits the dragon while Jojo reaches the dragon's belly. The dragon slams Dr. Gerark into the wall in retaliation while Garrett and Durian fight over use of the arbalest to shoot the dragon down. Cora begins using her bardic inspiration on Dr. Gerark and he uses it to finally get on the dragon's back.

Jojo ends up getting on the dragon's head and claws out one of it's eyes. Cora fed up with the boys fighting decides to give the arbalest a try and hits the dragon's chest. That gets it to fly off but Dr. Gerark tries to attack it again. The dragon throws off Jojo and Dr. Gerark and while Jojo lands gracefully, Dr. Gerark lands in a house and barely survives. Jojo helps to drag Dr. Gerark back to the others while the doc performs first aid.

Durian spots the pair while also seeing a bunch of cultists approaching with a battering ram. He casts virtue on himself and leaps down to confront them. He literally takes one of them down as he lands. The kobolds and acolytes start attacking Durian while Cora helps from above. Jojo hurries towards them and hits the lone drake in the group with his extending quarterstaff. Cora tries to help but gets the ire of some of the attackers. Garrett doesn't like that and retaliates while Jojo takes down the Drake. Reinforcements arrive and Dr. Gerark tries to take them out but misses with his last javelin. Cora mocks the acolyte while Durian uses his spiritual weapon to kill him. He also heals Dr. Gerark a bit while intimidating the enemy army into retreating.

Tarbaw comes out relieved that the party fended off the invaders. Jojo isn't happy about the attack which makes the governor point to all the damage inside the fort. Dr. Gerark however is grateful to Durian and Jojo. Tarbaw talks about calling for aid while Dr. Gerark begins working on treating the injured soldiers. Jojo tries to help but he doesn't get a lot of the procedures. Tarbaw apologizes to Jojo for snapping at him while Durian continues boasting. Before he gets a good comeback in, another dragon roar echoed through the sky. A large blue half-dragon approaches the fort with several minions. These minions have four prisoners including the governor's sister. He claims he can have them back if someone strong fights him. Jojo beats Durian in rock-paper-scissors giving him the right to battle the brute. Jojo has second thoughts when he sees his cuts and bruises and asks the half-dragon, Langdedrosa, for a moment of repreive but the dragonborn doesn't budge. Cora says that Durian should fight too but Jojo refuses. Durian heals him and Dr. Gerark so Jojo steps up to fight the dragonborn.

Langdedrosa lets the children go but governor's sister remains a captive just in case anyone interferes with the duel. Jojo fights bravely but loses the duel. Durian then steps up and fights rather well. Jojo comes too thanks to some healing potions provided by the enemy. He decides to try and save the governor's sister while the other duel goes on. He sneaks up behind the kobolds only for Langdedrosa to notice Jojo's 'disappearance'. He demands that Jojo return to his post only for Dr. Gerark to hulk out and attempt to grab him. Jojo takes down the kobolds holding the governor's sister captive but Langdedrosa is furious at Jojo for being dishonorable. Jojo attempts to save the governor's sister from the half- blue dragon's lightning breath but fails and they both get hit.

Langdedrosa attempts to walk off only to get attacked by Dr. Gerark. Durian attempts to help but trips. Cora does end up healing Jojo as Langdedrosa blocks Durian's spiritual fist. The party eventually knocks out the half dragon and puts him in a cell. Jojo apologizes for inadvertently causing the death of Tarbaw's sister while Durian offers some words of wisdom to Tarbaw. Jojo sulks in front of the cell as Cora talks with him. Dr. Gerark also goes to tend to the wounded

Langdedrosa awakens and Durian decides to be the one to interrogate him. He doesn't talk but mentions that he won't survive the next couple of hours. Durian gets wary of the people and asks Dr. Gerark to make sure Langdedrosa isn't killed. Cora then learns of a camp that the raiders came from in the southeast. He also mentions their boss, Tiamat. Jojo mentions that he heard of her legend while he was in the monastery and that she only likes dragons. Langdedrosa mentions that the humans will believe whatever they want. He also talks about the slow and methodical way the cult of the dragon hires people. There are also members of the cult of the dragon everywhere including ones that aren't in uniform.

Durian then talks to the governor next hoping to claim full responsibility for the deceased. Tarbaw punches him but Durian does not dodge. Tarbaw then weeps for his sister and mention that while Langdedrosa won't be killed, he must be punished. Durian understands and leaves Tarbaw to continue mourning.

## Notable Events

* Because the players roll advantage so often, Joshscorcher fined anyone who rolled with advantage accidentally 1 gold.
* The party fights the large blue dragon and fends it off.
* The party protects the keep from an infiltration party.
* Langangdedrosa Cyanwrath fights Jojo and Durian.
* Greenest is saved from the raiders.