From The Sky, From The Sea (concluded)
PCs
- Elhokar Ravenmane
- Barnabis Bullroy
- Damien Fletcher
- Rowan Red-Hand
- Felnrisse Sarjor
- Cassandra
Elhokar Ravenmane looks into the matter of the missing Warsword, Turzech, as it was brought before him throughout the discourse in
The Lion of the Plains. A party, their purposes in Filur upon that day differing, set aside their concerns to aid the Druid's search, for the road reaching south could be as perilous as the rest of the region - and it would prove to be that day.
They set out shortly before noon.
Felnrisse Sarjor is the foremost tracker, making consecutively successful Survival, Search and Perception checks to consolidate crucial details for the party's progress. Nothing comes until they come to
The Royal Road: Towards The Coast, when they miss the opportunity to take a Perception check and beset by Harpies as they try to cross the bridge. The party push back the aggressor, but
Rowan Red-Hand and
Cassandra fail their Balance checks and fall from the bridge to the beach in the chasm below. They each suffer damage, but neither are fatally wounded.
Barnabis Bullroy procures rope, but it is not enough to reach the bottom of the chasm. A second length of rope is provided by
Damien Fletcher to tie to the first. Meantime,
Felnrisse Sarjor looks for a way to descend. He finds one, but it would require Balance checks not to be treacherous due to the melting snow, and they would not be able to climb up again. The party stay where they are for the time being, hoping that
Barnabis Bullroy's plan will work. They communicate with the fallen party members by shouting, inconsiderate of what that might do to alert the denizens of the coast to their presence.
Rowan Red-Hand and
Cassandra's ability to climb back up would be measured by their strength attribute, but
Barnabis Bullroy instructs them to tie the rope around their waists, permitting the action to go off of his strength attribute instead. This would prove to be successful, but as the first of them,
Cassandra, is being pulled up, the Harpies return to take advantage of the party's diminished capabilities.
Barnabis Bullroy is incapable of aiding in the battle without dropping
Cassandra, and in the chasm below, the lone
Rowan Red-Hand is beset by a Sahuagin sentry that has overheard the party's shouting. Each side of the party is successful in their battle, though not without a great deal of stress incurred.
Cassandra is pulled up, and
Rowan Red-Hand soon afterwards, narrowly avoiding a crossbow bolt in his back from a second Sahuagin sentry thanks to a Reflex check.
Rowan Red-Hand alerts the party to the presence of "seathings" beneath them.
The party rush across the bridge. It seems evident to them that Warsword Turzech probably didn't make it much further alone, but
Elhokar Ravenmane doesn't undermine the man's potential for self-defense, and they continue towards
The Royal Road: Raven's Watch. This campsite is abandoned, but the Druid and
Felnrisse Sarjor make successful Search checks to acquire some minor supplies that travelers left behind. The Druid finds a Potion of Invisibility, and some cosmetic trinkets likely favoured by a woman. The Wood Elf finds a set of Elven Arrows, and some Pixie Arrows. He begins to wonder if
Merethyl has spent time here. They turn back, with
Elhokar Ravenmane decided to battle the Harpies. Little does the party know, it was in fact the Sahuagin that got to Warsword Turzech first, and they follow a false lead.
A series of battles with the Harpies prove taxing, and when
Elhokar Ravenmane witnesses the doom at
Royal Coast: Wraith's Wreck, he becomes furious, takes the shape of an eagle, and flies off towards the Harpy nest alone. Whilst he struggles against an abundance of Harpy foes, the party try to find some path along the beach to try and reach the spire that the Druid has flown up to, but the sea crashes in at that moment and they are delayed by an unavoidable encounter with the Sahuagin that
Rowan Red-Hand warned them about earlier.
In the nest,
Elhokar Ravenmane's bold action has proven to be folly, and he is forced to retreat. The Harpies are heavily in pursuit, and though he tries to land by the party, he is 'Near Death' and flounders, crashing into the beach on the opposite side of the plateau from his party. The party rushes to aid him before the Harpies conclude their murderous deed, and narrowly save the Druid's life.
Cassandra warns the party that they are low of healing supplies, but
Rowan Red-Hand suggests that they redirect their attention to the foe they might more easily deal with: the Sahuagin.
Elhokar Ravenmane defers, ultimately, to the Priestess of Ilmater's caution, and the party return to Filur, unsuccessful in their search for Warsword Turzech.
Felnrisse Sarjor had narrowly failed a Perception check near to the adventure's conclusion that would confirm to him whether or not an Elven body was perceptible at the base of the Harpy perch, leaving him uncertain as to whether or not the answers he seeks as to the whereabouts of Merethyl rest along the Harpy-ridden coast.
This adventure got to make a great deal of use out of
Loreweaver's lovely new @text_party function, as well as providing a supervised demonstration of the magnificent sights and terrible dangers up and active along The Royal Coast.