Adventure 9

**Real World Date: 4/2/2017**

**In Game Dates: November 15th, 5000 M.E. - November 16th, 5000 M.E.**

**XP: 380 (Total: 2831)**

## Lockdown

The arrives to find the city in a lockdown. Scouts have seen a large force of creatures gathering near the city and they have locked down any door leading into the Dark Catacombs. Luckily, standing at the gate is Tyrra Agnar, one of the generals in the city. She orders the doors be opened for the party and allows them in.

Tyrra explains that the patrol they were sent to investigate was her men and she had a vested interest in finding out what happened. The party delivers the bad news, but she is grateful to at least know what happened. She briefs them on how she is currently having an issue convincing her fellow generals that this approaching army isn't just an army: they have someone on the inside of the city. She thinks that a man named Theddeus Finbar who runs a shop just south of the city, is involved somehow but he's outside her jurisdiction. She hopes the party will investigate the man for her.

## Daddy Issues

Rhagnar heads back to the **Stone Barracks** and reports in. He is told that his discharge has been lifted and he can rejoin the military. He says he's not sure if he wants to, so he leaves and will let them know if he wants to come back to the military.

Rhagnar makes a quick stop at his parents home to speak with his father. He meets his mother Yeadra Frostbreaker and his younger brother Wilvar Frostbreaker at the front door as they are leaving. She warns him that Fenris Frostbreaker, his father, isn't in a good mood. Rhagnar heads upstairs regardless.

Fenris Frostbreaker is in his office, which is basically a trophy room. Rhagnar tries to convince his father to heed the warnings of Tyrra but he doesn't even look up from his desk. He is cold and rude. Rhagnar leaves, shaking his head.

## Oddities on Fire

 **Location** | Theddeus' Oddities

The party heads out of the city to find the store, **Theddeus' Oddities**. They walk in to a crime scene. Over in the corner, something has been lit on fire, and Theddeus Finbar is already dead. Numerous **Drow Elves** and Giant Spiders leap out and attack. The party makes quick work of them and puts out the fire.

The fire was evidence linking Theddeus Finbar with two other suspects: a man who signed his name "A" and a one that signed their name "Y". "A" was in the city, helping move objects and people, while "Y" was in the military and letting people into the city. Theddeus Finbar was the go between, a neutral place where they can drop and pick up messages to each other. Thorgrim suspects that "A" is Arom Stonebreaker, but "Y" is a mystery.

They loot the place and burn it to the ground.

## Evidence Collecting

The party returns to the city and gives the documents to Tyrra Agnar to peruse. She will have her men go over them all and find any clues to the identities of the people who wrote them. If there is enough evidence in there to convince the other generals, she will ask them to accompany her when she presents the evidence to them. They leave and head back to the hotel to await her summons.

When they arrive, Vorik is waiting for Thorgrim. Arom Stonebreaker is away from the temple for the night and it's a perfect time to sneak into the temple. Thorgrim waits until after everyone is asleep and meets up with Vorik at the Tolujar temple. They find various documents about both the **Prophecy** pertaining to Thorgrim as well as more evidence that the "A" in the letters is Arom Stonebreaker.

The notes about the prophecy indicate that both Kathra Ironkin and Arom Stonebreaker suspect that the prophecy isn't a prophecy of Tolujar. Arom indicates he believes, based on the context of the writing, that the Aboleths may be involved some way, which means that the "chosen ones" of this prophecy may be enemies. Thorgrim takes the evidence incriminating Arom as "A" and leaves.

## Setting Up An Ambush

 **Location** | Tolujar Temple (outside)

Thorgrim wakes up the party, who agree to go to the temple and wait for Arom to come back. They head to the temple and meet with Vorik and they wait on the roof of the temple for him to return. They wait all night and Arom never shows. Vorik leaves, saying if Arom isn't coming, he is better serving the cause if he pretends to stay loyal, and leaves.

His lieutenant, however, returns with a group of hooded figures. As they get closer, the party realize that the hooded figures are **Drow Elves**. Thorgrim uses magic to charm the lieutenant and the head Drow Elf, then the party jumps down and defeats the **Drow Elves**. They tie up the lieutenant and head Drow and interrogate them on the way back into the city. They deliver their captives and the notes from Arom as further evidence to Tyrra Agnar.

## Caught In An Ambush

The party goes with Tyrra Agnar to the main barracks of the military in Leshon, which usually just houses the high ranking soldiers and is where they hold their meetings. She tells the party to wait in the lobby while she goes inside to present the evidence. However, as she moves inside, a security measure activates and she is locked inside. The doors on either side of the hallway she is in open and enemies begin to pour out.

 **Location** | Main Barracks

From windows in the walls, the party shoots into the hallway to help Tyrra Agnar as she defends herself. Drow and a couple Ogres move into the hallway, surrounding her. With some well place shots, some potions of fire breath, and some concealing mist, they manage to protect her long enough to break the door down and escape with her alive.

The party run out into the streets where many soldiers are waiting for the meeting to end. Tyrra Agnar orders them to move into the building and kill everything. The party, and Tyrra catch their breath for a moment as what just happened sets in...