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Year of the Warrior Princess
Hammer 10
Year of the Warrior Princess
Hammer 10
The Justicar leads you to the outskirts of Menzoberranzan where you need to decide where to go from here. Several opinions have been discussed such as climbing up the tall slopes outside the city to recon it or just walking right into the city dressed as merchants of some sort. Hannibal pointed out that they have no wagon and nothing to sell, so that idea was scrapped. At last it is decided to travel underneath the city by way of the sewers. Landon it turns out was sent down to the sewers many times as punishment, so he knows his way around a bit. Climbing up into a pipe filled with Drow sewage tests the will of the party, but everyone makes it. Some are feces drenched such as Lucius, other like Brother Krux manage to leap up and about so only small smudges can be seen on his royal githzerai robes.
Inside the pipes the party moves on for an hour or so and then come upon an isolated band of Duergar, or dark dwarves. They turned out to be slaves that were tasked with the maintenance of some of the sewer routes. Hostile at first, Lucius and Hannibal were able to come to terms, and even barter for some directions. The key was Lief, who bound and healed some of the wounded so they could escape and not slow down the Duergar as they fled. The leader of the band told Leif he was owed a blood debt by the Duergar clan.
Using the information from the dwarves, the party locates and breaks into the bowels of Lolth's temple. All is eerily quiet, it seems that most of the temple staff are either assigned to Drow war bands or preparing for the ritual that the group must save Riddick from being sacrificed. Sneaking up several levels they use an old artifact of the Justicars to walk around silently. They move about the temple for a good distance when the heroes encounter 4 Drow guards outside a room patrolling it along with a giant spider! A silent combat ensues with Hannibal giving hand signals to everyone during the fight. They win though the guards and open up the room finding what appears to be a wizened, and dead Riddick on the floor. Surrounding him are 4 Drow hand maidens of Lolth! Another silent battle erupts and the party spills the Drow blood freely on the floor. After the combat they examine Riddick to find that the Drow was actually Riddick's father, Malaggar! He is dead, but they shove him in a magical bag that is large enough to hold the body until they can get him to a healer.
The only direction left is up, so the group ascends some stairs and peek around a corner to see a long hallway. In this hallway are many slaves, heads dropped in servitude, as they stand next to the walls to do the bidding of the Drow clergy. Past the hallway is a balcony, where they can see Riddick suspended on some type of device! They form a plan: Jax is going to summon Phantom Steeds, and they will use the steeds to ride past the hallway, onto the balcony, free Riddick, and fly on to safety! Unfortunately, Jax mumbles the last few of the words of the ritual, and the Phantom Steeds are less then stellar. However, that does not stop the group, and they charge down the hallway! Taking extreme delight in the ride is Solomon, who sticks out his mightly blade as he rides, ending the lives of many miserable slaves to Lolth. Once out on the balcony, the party battles with two very tough priestesses above a large courtyard filled with frenzied Drow. During the fight the priestesses of Lolth call on her for aid, but she cannot deliver it, as she is in a dreadful combat with Corellon Larethian, the primary god of all good aligned elves. The heroes view the armies clashing though a portal the Lolth tried to use to come back and aid the priestesses. The deities were fighting above their respective armies, with some lesser Elven demi-gods fighting against large demons from Abyss. Surrounding them were Elves of all allegiances, and leading the elves of Myth Drannor was Elladon, his knights wearing the colors of silver and blue, his banner waving the breeze, and covered with the blood of many foes. The vision ended quickly and they were back to fighting the clerics of Lolth. Jax and Leif were called in to remove Riddick from the foul device he was attached to. After many rounds they were able to free Riddick, slay the clerics and make their way back through the temple in all of the mass confusion. It would only be a matter of time before order was restored and they were hunted. The party ran for several minutes, and then barred a door behind them. They were close to the sewers when Riddick was finally roused. He looked around and was astonished to find his friends there! He thinks he knows about where the party is inside the temple. He asks them to make a quick stop for his gear then then they can flee the temple area. The party will need to quickly decide if this delay will be worth it or not. As they quietly and quickly discuss it, horns are heard above them and below them.
Exp. Gained: 4028
Inside the pipes the party moves on for an hour or so and then come upon an isolated band of Duergar, or dark dwarves. They turned out to be slaves that were tasked with the maintenance of some of the sewer routes. Hostile at first, Lucius and Hannibal were able to come to terms, and even barter for some directions. The key was Lief, who bound and healed some of the wounded so they could escape and not slow down the Duergar as they fled. The leader of the band told Leif he was owed a blood debt by the Duergar clan.
Using the information from the dwarves, the party locates and breaks into the bowels of Lolth's temple. All is eerily quiet, it seems that most of the temple staff are either assigned to Drow war bands or preparing for the ritual that the group must save Riddick from being sacrificed. Sneaking up several levels they use an old artifact of the Justicars to walk around silently. They move about the temple for a good distance when the heroes encounter 4 Drow guards outside a room patrolling it along with a giant spider! A silent combat ensues with Hannibal giving hand signals to everyone during the fight. They win though the guards and open up the room finding what appears to be a wizened, and dead Riddick on the floor. Surrounding him are 4 Drow hand maidens of Lolth! Another silent battle erupts and the party spills the Drow blood freely on the floor. After the combat they examine Riddick to find that the Drow was actually Riddick's father, Malaggar! He is dead, but they shove him in a magical bag that is large enough to hold the body until they can get him to a healer.
The only direction left is up, so the group ascends some stairs and peek around a corner to see a long hallway. In this hallway are many slaves, heads dropped in servitude, as they stand next to the walls to do the bidding of the Drow clergy. Past the hallway is a balcony, where they can see Riddick suspended on some type of device! They form a plan: Jax is going to summon Phantom Steeds, and they will use the steeds to ride past the hallway, onto the balcony, free Riddick, and fly on to safety! Unfortunately, Jax mumbles the last few of the words of the ritual, and the Phantom Steeds are less then stellar. However, that does not stop the group, and they charge down the hallway! Taking extreme delight in the ride is Solomon, who sticks out his mightly blade as he rides, ending the lives of many miserable slaves to Lolth. Once out on the balcony, the party battles with two very tough priestesses above a large courtyard filled with frenzied Drow. During the fight the priestesses of Lolth call on her for aid, but she cannot deliver it, as she is in a dreadful combat with Corellon Larethian, the primary god of all good aligned elves. The heroes view the armies clashing though a portal the Lolth tried to use to come back and aid the priestesses. The deities were fighting above their respective armies, with some lesser Elven demi-gods fighting against large demons from Abyss. Surrounding them were Elves of all allegiances, and leading the elves of Myth Drannor was Elladon, his knights wearing the colors of silver and blue, his banner waving the breeze, and covered with the blood of many foes. The vision ended quickly and they were back to fighting the clerics of Lolth. Jax and Leif were called in to remove Riddick from the foul device he was attached to. After many rounds they were able to free Riddick, slay the clerics and make their way back through the temple in all of the mass confusion. It would only be a matter of time before order was restored and they were hunted. The party ran for several minutes, and then barred a door behind them. They were close to the sewers when Riddick was finally roused. He looked around and was astonished to find his friends there! He thinks he knows about where the party is inside the temple. He asks them to make a quick stop for his gear then then they can flee the temple area. The party will need to quickly decide if this delay will be worth it or not. As they quietly and quickly discuss it, horns are heard above them and below them.
Exp. Gained: 4028
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