Edward (lvl8)

Later that Night:

Edward fell asleep. He had a long ackward dream but a dream nonetheless.

First he saw the blue Gnomes. The were falling and waving goodbye to them. Edward waved goodbye. Then he saw that girl that always tried to propose. She was also falling and waving goodbye. Edward waved goodbye to her also. Edward walked down a lane he was familiar with and unfamilair with at the same time. He saw a road sign saying "memory lane." He kept walking down the lane peeping into houses. The first house he saw was a baby being born. That was a little vivid for Edward so he kept walking. The next house he peeped into he saw a little boy that looked a lot like what Edward looked like when he was younger playing outside in the mud and his mother coming to yell at him for getting dirty right before church.

Edward realized. This is my life. That was me being born. He ran and kept on running down the lane to see where it would end. He felt like he was running forever. He peeped into the next house. This house looked like "Dangerous Toys," his weapon shoppe. He wanted to know how he was going to die. He kept running and running until suddenly there were no more houses only trees and he ran smack dab into Rebekah. He must have woken up. But no he didn't he looked down and he was still on the road that led back to his memories. Rebekah called out to him to quit is foolish hunt for fame and money and that they needed help and it was high time he started helping his team. For some reason this made complete since to Edward.

Edward woke up all sweaty.

Rebekah (lvl 7)

“Bekah.” her father said in a voice stern, yet soft.

“Yes Daddy?”

“Remember what I taught you. It is not enough to be strong, but you must also be quick of mind and body. Out think your enemy, outlast them, out maneuver them. Those who rely on force alone are easily slow of wit and arm.”

“Yes Daddy.” she smiled.

“And Becka, always remember I love you.”

These words had run through her head countless times, but never before had they seemed more real. Standing face to face with the bastard Half-Orc who had slain her Father, claiming to be her half brother, it was time to end his charade and his life.

“I’m going to break you.” Zurik growled.

She only smiled as the half-orc charged forward with his giant great axe. A clumsy strike easily avoided, or so she thought. As Zurik pulled passed her instead of swinging the bladed end he swung a back swing with the butt of the axe catching her in the back of the head.

A flash of light and then spots began to cloud her vision. Feeling the axe swinging behind her she tumbled out of the way of a swing and raised back to her feet at a ready position. Zurik made the first move again hoping to end this quickly.

Attacking with hearts full of love and hate the two began a dance of flashing steel and cold iron. Sparks flew as the weapons connected again and again unable to find their marks. Zurik pulled back and for a moment before making a lunge at Rebekah, and in this moment the die was cast and fate decided.

“. . .always remember I love you.”

In a deafening crack of thunder the ground itself shook as Rebekah’s sword made contact with the soft underbelly of the half-orc cleaving him in two. The clumsy lunge had opened just enough of his defense for Rebekah to take the full advantage.

Dropping to her knees next to the two halves of the half-orc, she cradled her fathers sword and began to weep.

Session Summary 5 & 6

Conquest of Bloodsworn Vale (Part 1)

After seeing an ad requesting mercenaries to come help clear the wilds of the Bloodsworn Vale, the adventuring group consisting of Seren, an elf druid, Edward, the Human Ranger, Rebekkah, the Shaonti Barbarian, and Shepherd the human cleric, makes their way towards Fort Thorn.

Upon arrival, the group meets Sir Tolgrith, the likable lord of the fort. He thanks the group for coming and tells them of an ambush that has occured, killing several of his workers. The bodies were found intact, with the exception that they were each missing ears. The group agrees to check it out and see if they can discover the culprits. They make their way to the ambush site and discover tracks that lead them back to a grove of rose bushes, and a stairway leading down under the ground.

In a small underground complex, they find a group of Roseblood Sprites. After dealing with the creatures and clearing the complex, they discover that the sprites were forced to cut their ears off by their king, whose motives are unclear, and they were cutting off the ears of the workers for use in a ritual to regrow their own ears. The group kills the king and returns to the fort to inform Sir Tolgrith.

Tolgrith is pleased that this has been taken care of and tells the group about scouts having seen owlbears nearby. So far, the owlbears have not attacked, but Tolgrith is afraid they will soon. The group decides to attempt to track down these owlbears.

They go out exploring in the wilderness. They find an interesting, though empty, mountain named Pointer's Rock. They then spot a pair of owlbears roaming the woods, and ambush the two creatures. After killing them, they follow the owlbears tracks back to a cave. Inside, they kill two more owlbears, before discovering a nest in the back containing three owlbear cubs.

After a heated conversation about how to handle these cubs, the group decides, somewhat reluctantly, to take them back to the fort and take care of them, until they may release them into the wild again. However, this plan changes, when Rebekkah reveals to Sir Tolgrith that they have brought these owlbears into the camp. Tolgrith orders the group to remove the owlbears from the camp, and the group agrees.

They take the owlbears into the wilderness and search for more owlbear tracks. After following a set of tracks to another cave, the group decides they will leave the cubs for these other owlbears to look after.

Back at Fort Thorn, Sir Tolgrith tells the group about a problem the camp has been having with water pollution. The water that the fort uses comes from the river flowing north from the lake nearby. Once every month, the water becomes polluted for one day. The camp has become used to this, and keeps a stockpile of water to use on this day, but Tolgrith asks the group if they wouldn't mind checking it out for him, as the day this happens will be two days from now. The group agrees and heads towards the Mist Lake.