Eldrith Five unlikely people happen to meet while paying their taxes which have more than doubled

d from last year o They are saved by the local blacksmith and asked for a favor (pay back the money or kill a Bugbear) The newly founded group rushes out to avenge the blacksmiths horse and leg o Though forgetting the map They encounter of group of goblins led by a chief Grubnuk o With quick thinking (Elliot), some over the top acting (Pieter), and good old fashion reason and cleverness (Eliza) the group manages to pass without a fight, much to 32s and Rhasgars disappointment Swamp 32 comes up with a makeshift map from memory, aided by Elliots prestigious writing skills o With it the group manages to find the Bugbear while avoiding some of the swampy water pits o With a tremendous leap Rhasgar. Sinks into the mud but then tries again and manages to land on the Bugbear and deal the killing blow But once in the water something seizes him and attempts to drag him under o 32 is hanging onto the Bugbear, preventing their trophy from sinking and is unable to help Rhasgar Peiter, Elliot and Eliza all come to aid and yank him free of the weedy grasp But have they seen the last of the tentacle-d assassin? They set up camp while Eliza removes the Bugbears leg o In the morning Rhasgar has some disturbing news everything looks the same And as they pick a direction and set out, they dont seem to be traveling anywhere, in fact twice they pass the same clear patch of water that Pieter purified o On the fifth pass, they hear talking A Khajiit, with ferns sticking out of his cloths and in his hands is standing in a weird possibly fern like position, with an enormous waist high fern at his side Fred, Fred the fern, leads the group back to his house in the swamp and informs the group that the swamp is cursed and cannot be traversed without a potion While the idea of drinking a potion from a clearly insane cat who is married to a fern doesnt sit well with anyone each person consents and drinks o Happily Fred informs them they are bonded together and can now leave the swamp Upon further questioning, they discover he literally means bonded together and that they cannot travel more than 2 miles from one another or they will die o Rhasgar has every intent of killing Fred, but 32 intervenes and contents himself with throwing the cat around Fred doesnt seem perturbed in the slightest and believes he helped them Also after 10 short minutes of walking they manage to exit the swamp They come across a devilisaur which almost bites Pieters hand off, but not before it is constricted and ripped in half by a man-eating plant, known as the Tentacula Eldrith Once back the blacksmith mounts the trophy of the bugbear and the group split up to take care of their own business, though there is a pain in each of their chests as the newly bound members separate

Elliot sells cart and horses and with some clever words and fast handshaking, cheats the stable hand out of more money o Rhasgar buys each person a room at the inn and talks with the innkeeper to see if anything can be done about Freds potion Also discovers there is a famous Alchemist to the south, in the town of Brightwood, that might be able to give them a cure to the potion o Eliza goes on a date with Darius the tax collector Manages to find a huge stash of money and takes half of it (2000g) o Pieter stays in the inn and finishes cleaning his robot that hes dubbed 32s little brother (aka 33) then sets out to find 32 o 32 visits the local bar Only to find the bar is in complete disarray and all the patrons have their weapons turned on 32 Apparently a man looking exactly like him came in, asked about numbers 12, 18, 23-26 and 31 and tore up the bar Fortunately before another fight can break out, Eliza, Elliot and Pieter make their way into the bar and break up the fight They are informed that the metal man who looked like 32 headed west towards Ironvale Pieter meanders into the bar and attempts to clear up the matter of 32 being empty inside by summoning 33 o Who promptly smashes and breaks through the roof and nearly causes a new fight o 32 pays for the damages Rhasgar informs the group of the possible cure to the south and the group is faced with a difficult decision of the direction in which to travel o Remarkably and somewhat selflessly (for people who just met) they all agree to chase after 32s unknown counterpart and possible link to his past As they make to head out, they run into a merchant with a familiar cart and rather abused looking horses o While Eliza pays off the guards to forget they were ever there o Marty offers them a ride to Ironvale which shortens the trip though they must endure his incessant talking, his stories without a punch line or proper ending and his constant doting, on his little girl, the love of his life. Katy The group manages to fight off a pack of wolves who seem bent on eating the malnourished and obviously weak horses (survival of the fittest) Ironvale The group arrives in the quiet and somewhat deserted town of Ironvale o The horses are spooked by something and will not enter the town o Rhasgar gets an uncomfortable feeling and asks Marty to stay with the cart and tend to the horses Inside the town the streets are empty but the buildings house people o They enter the bar, with all women patrons, and barkeeper o They seem alarmed at the sight of Rhasgar and 32 when he talks The mood is tense and nothing Rhasgar tries makes it any better, finally the barkeeper breaks down and whispers with fear in her eyes You should leave! Suddenly she cries out as if in pain and goes rigid; she looks back at the group. You should stay at the inn in a voice not unlike her own

Pieter has set off to find the general shop o The woman behind the counter seems slightly perplexed by his odd behavior and nothing she says involving him leaving, running away or getting out of town phases Pieter, if anything it fills him with more verve and he begins yelling back about calling the guards and demanding service just as the group walks in to find him and tell him what they found o He buys a formula, complains and sells back after memorizing it o 32 attempts to give money to the shop lady o Suddenly the lady cries out, and addresses him in a different voice You should stay at the inn, we have lots of pleasures to indulge in Pieter still oblivious to any danger or sexual implications becomes interested in her sudden change Rhasgar is investigating the local church o Finds the deity smashed o Finds a priestess who is very reluctant to talk, but insists that he leave o The group piles into the church having left the general shop o Again the same cry of pain and Come stay at the inn, all your needs will be satisfied Pieter is reaching out to touch the priestess, examining her strangely all black eyes The woman is reaching back, her nails elongating into claws Rhasgar smashes his shield into the woman and knocks her unconscious The group runs In front of them women pour out, screaming and attempting to claw and grab them, each time the group runs past the woman returns to herself and quickly runs inside as another possessed woman runs out to replace her o They group dashes towards the inn which has been barricaded, and 32 smashes into it, flinging the woman to the side, as another and another come down from the upstairs o Rhasgar senses an evil presence coming from the cellar and the group follows after him into the steadily growing darkness They burst into the dark room lit up with an eerie glowing red light In the center, strung up with his arms apart by his own intestines is the top half of Marty The battle against the Succubus is furious and long, but its Eliza who brings the demons reign to an end o From the dead bodies Rhasgar equips a cursed ring while Pieter disenchants a cursed necklace o From his pockets the group finds a picture of Katy, Though the group has triumphed the is a sense of loss o The bartender informs 32 that a man like him came through but they dont remember much else because she took over o The group agrees it would be best to seek out the Alchemist to be free of this potion since their one lead has dried up

Eldrith On the way back they encounter the same group of wolves and again they successfully defend the horses Once back the guards inform Eliza that they didnt tell the men where she went o They describe the men as thieves and probably from Bloodbaths infamous gang that are located to the north

While Darius seeks a second date, invites her to breakfast. To which she invites everyone else. o Pieter brews . A soup? Adds Freds potion Darius, and his servants feelings are now linked, unable to travel more than 100 feet

Brightwood The group travels to Brightwood and meets with Zilean a somewhat stuck up alchemist o Offers the group a deal to pay 200g or do him a favor Kind of put off by the high elfs better-than-you attitude the group decides to simply pay the money rather than to do any favors Zilean informs the group there is no cure, but the potion will wear off in time o Gives Rhasgar a cure curse potion (the ring drops off) Pieter goes around and attempts to enchant the blacksmiths wares, only to learn the blacksmith is slightly more talented than him o Shelving his pride Pieter gets trained by the blacksmith (permanent +1 on item creation) Rhasgar finds Martys little girl and tells her what happened o Gives her a teleportation scroll and a messenger scroll Devastation gets a lead that the woman who stole the taxes was in Brightwood and a group of 300 was dispatched to occupy the town o The group convinces the town members to dress up, use makeup and act like they are infected with the plague. Effectively fooling the bandits and causing them to retreat Eldrith The group then followed the bandits back, passing them in the night They arrive in time to witness Darius being executed and the adverse affects of the potion on his staff and others that drank Pieters concoction They discover the leader of Devastation is in Eldrith alone o The group attempted to apprehend Bloodbath but thanks to Rhasgars willingness to listen they learned he was in fact preventing Brightwood from being attacked o Its too late to save Brightwood and Bloodbath vents his frustrations by slaying his men as they return to inform him about the plague To humor the group Bloodbath follows them to Brightwood, but he seems interested in Eliza who has changed her looks and hair color Brightwood Brightwood has indeed been destroyed, but by what, the group doesnt know and Bloodbath isnt telling o He seems to feel its safer not to have them involved Which is slightly out of character for a man to be concerned with others who he just met, when he has the reputation of being the most blood thirsty killer in all the land Vladd the blacksmith, Katy (martys daughter) , and Deborah the barkeeper were the only three to survive thanks to Vladds superior arms and fighting skills o Katy managed to teleport to the temple of Bahumat and send the animal message to Rhasgar o Vladd enchants 32s metal with strength, giving him +2 attack, +3 damage and -1 speed From Brightwood to Eldrith Bloodbath has an encounter with a werewolf in the woods which 32 and Eliza were privy to (they followed him)

They learn he is acting under orders, or being forced by the werewolf, who seems to know when and where the undead will strike The werewolf also sniffs and reveals to Bloodbath something that he had been suspicious of ever since he met a certain group member From Eldrith to Bahumats temple Bloodbath seems to prefer to watch the fighting rather than join in, and has already caused the group to fight for him by tricking them and the bounty hunters to fight 32 especially seems to have noticed Bloodbaths unusual attention he pays to Eliza, but its easily apparent to all o 32 is used to the new weight, the speed penalty has been removed Bahumats Temple The group meets Korrin, Rhasgars sparring partner, though there seems to be more between them (also she seems to hit him a lot) They also meet back up with Katy, and learn she is mastering the sword and magic and seems bent on revenge The elders are overheard discussing the unusual amounts of monster activity o They give Rhasgar a quest to bring a sealed scroll to the King (Saul) in Amrith o #12 in pure iron armor steps into the hall (Blake) The group discovers that Blakes soul is being rejected from the armor o And in his last moments he gives 32 a key to Lucius mansion o Also they discover that #1 is trying to destroy all the warforged because he believes they are not following their original purpose Thieves Valley With Elizas sense valuables she finds an old crypt with a huge stone door thats magically sealed. Pieter disenchants the door and gains 5000g of residium. After looting the 2k inside the tomb the group was attacked by Liches and Elliot managed to knock the shadow clean off one Bloodbath spots a creature and tells the group that they will be back when the moon is directly overhead 32 steals 5 of bloodbaths sacks of money and gives them to Pieter for disenchanting o Was going to be his mens payment o Creepy bird things hanging around because the undead attacked while he was gone The group learns Vilefang (the werewolf) is Bloodbaths second in command, though it seems like this is more for appearances and BloodBath really answers to Vilefang o Eliza caught the tail end of a conversation BloodBath had with Vilefang, it seemed he was determined to stick with the group and the Vilefang could remain in charge, and even convince the men to do something now that an attack had happened The thieves gave the group supplies at BloodBaths command Amrith The group agrees to travel with Rhasgar to the kingdom of Amrith and against the guards wishes deliver the message personally to the king. o The king seemed happy with the news but said it was troubling Rhasgar went to talk to the tax collector while the group managed to steal from the courier his instructions, and a trinket o Pieter disenchanted the trinket before the group could discover what it was or did o The instructions said to confirm the destruction of Brightwood and place the trinket in a specific location by the town then to return straight to the king

Rhasgar gained some knowledge from the tax collector who told him that war was brewing o He also sent a animal messenger back to Bahamuts Temple informing them of the strange reaction the king had to the news

Meeku The group then headed north to Mistmoore, stopping at tiny grass huts where gerbil like creatures resided The group managed to trade some food for alchemy recipes, healing herbs, stones, a bracelet, and a ring Eliza wanted to keep one as a pet, but eventually decided not to o Or so it seems Brood Keep The group stopped against Bloodbaths wishes and learned of an ancient treasure which apparently resided hidden in the mountain Eliza took Bloodbath shopping Pieter attempted all day and night to sell his wares (unsuccessfully) Rhasgar explored the caves and figured out a giant wurm was lurking in one and had a hunch that it was probably guarding the treasure, when he expressed this to Bloodbath he didnt get quite the reaction he was expecting o Bloodbath may yet return to the cave to attempt to plunder the loot for himself Mistmoore The group arrived and attempted to find a captain Bloodbath fumed that Eliza had the attention of every man in the bar and asked Rhasgar to intervene before he killed them all o Somehow the tension was eased until Pieter let slip that he was Bloodbath, but thanks to the quick actions of 32 and an unfortunate name choice by Eliza BB the sailors felt comfortable enough to return to their drinks and push on Bloodbath In a brilliant plan 32 and Elliot got two captains to fight and joined the side of one who offered them free passage (Cpt Erics) in return for helping in the fight (vs Cpt Gut) The bar stands tense as 3 groups of people are about to brawl o The two captains and group members o Bloodbath and Elizas drinking buddies o The sailors of each captains ship Outside Rhasgar receives a message back that the kings response was very disturbing and they will need to investigate more and could use his help if deemed necessary The group manages to defeat Captain Gut and he boards his ship and disappears. For now o 32 disposed of Some of Captain Guts crew while Rhasgar attempted to stop him and explain why it was wrong That night Elliot is haunted by a creepy vision, of a little girl in a red hood who leads him to a smoking mountain, inside she produces a key and places it into the wall, before a huge figure casts a shadow over both of them. Upon turning a massive creature bears down on them gnashing its teeth and the vision ends. The group boarded Captain Ericsons ship the Rathians Revenge and set sail for 32s island home Rathians Revenge The group sailed for most of a day, until Bloodbath unexpectedly dropped anchor to search the ocean floor for sunken treasure

In an attempt of helping 32 get over his fear of the ocean Bloodbath secured a line around 32 and pushed him overboard Eliza, Elliot, 32, Rhasgar and Bloodbath explored the ocean floor thanks to Pieters longbreath potions o They discovered a sunken ship with 10k gold, and 8 magical items o Bloodbath looted the gold, while the group chose 5 of the 8 magic items to avoid setting off the trap 32 was just starting to get over his fear when he spots a coy (a mermaid of sorts) o He engages her in conversation, but gets the creepy feeling something is right behind him. Its not until Bloodbath sees what it is and back away does 32 turn, scream and swim like a torpedo back to the boat Bloodbath actually distributes the gold, giving everyone 2k Rhasgar finds a emblem of some kind but in its state cant tell what it is Eliza discovers a stow away in her bag, one of the cute little Meeku which she dubs Squishy o Squishy doesnt seem to under the danger of Bloodbath and repeatedly steals his food, gets into his bag and even poops in his pockets Into the second day, Elliot mediates in preparation for the coming battle with Captain Guts ship the Queens Fury, who is steadily gaining on them o Elliot has another vision of dark skies, high seas, Bloodbath attempting to remove something from his face, and a loud bang behind Elliot causes him to turn, and view a cannonball sailing inches past him, as he follows its progress he sees Bloodbaths body fly upwards, only able to see his chest. As the cannonball tears past, a head is knocked off and goes spinning into the water o Before the battle begins Elliot notices the exact same scene around him and he runs and tackles Bloodbath to the ground, just as the cannonball goes sailing overhead missing both by inches Bloodbath has yet to acknowledge Elliot saving him Elliots charge also prevented the first mate from walking behind Bloodbath The group gets into a spectacular cannon fight and easily outguns the Queens Fury (even though they have less cannons), and Pieter manages to set the sails on fire o Captain Gut attempts to fight hand to hand and swings over with his men, only to have the group members knock all his men overboard, including captain Gut. 32 grabs onto him as he falls and drags him under further Rhasgar manages to sink down and save 32 before he goes too deep, while getting a pretty good shot in on Captain Gut (but losing his ax in the process) While Elliot makes the enemy believe he is Captain Gut and orders them to abandon ship o The Queens Fury Sinks, taking whatever treasure it held down with it Lucius Island In his search for answers about his past 32 takes the group to his home island With the help of Elliots strange visions, the group manages to locate Lucius forge o They found some research notes on the constructs Lucius was building o Lucius built the constructs to end war, to save lives o But eventually Lucius came to the belief that he was bringing people back from the dead by allowing their soul to bond with the armor o However most of Lucius notes were nowhere to be found, especially the detailed instructions on how each construct was built

The group discovers a passage way and after following it, run into the undead o The undead reveal that they struck a bargain with #1 and now have Lucius plans It would seem they plan to build an army o Upon losing the undead quickly detonated black powder to keep the group from advancing Eliza senses the stolen treasure and guides the group to it o Thanks to her negotiations and Rhasgars quick actions they manage to convince the little lizard like creatures to allow them to take the gold o Bloodbath has again disappeared and even as the group manages to procure all the gold he still has yet to show up The group loaded with treasure makes their way onto the beach to find a huge battle taking place on ship, while on the dock Captain Gut has marked and burned a weird symbol into the ship o Bloodbath fights the pirates on the ship while the group fights Captain Gut, who burns weird incense slowing them down and causing them to see 3 of him o With a tremendous cleave Captain Gut is felled and 32 takes his tusk as a trophy, but the group has more pressing concerns: the black mark, burned into the ship which according to sailor folklore draws the Kracken o While Elliot instructs the Runecas to drop off the treasure, Rhasgar has them patch over the hole, while the hysterical captain must be confined to quarters o There is a brief discussion of whether Pieter should build a airship, which was apparently Lucius big invention whose design was never finished o 32 agrees to sell the island to Bloodbath for 32k, on the condition that all invention plans in the house be given to Pieter Bloodbath had a devious smile and agreed The group discovers later that Bloodbath has stolen the plans to build an airship Rathians Revenge (back to Mistmoore) The lore was true and soon the group is attacking by the leviathan known as the Kracken o The beast tosses Pieter into the churning waters and calls a storm down upon them, this sends 32 into a blood rage as he hacks off tentacle after tentacle and even attempts to run up to the beasts mouth to hurl himself down his gullet and destroy him from the inside o Meanwhile Bloodbath is having his own spectacular fight along the Krackens limbs and body, while Rhasgar, Elliot and Eliza fight off the tentacles and prevent the beast from ripping the ship to shreds The Kracken severely wounded retreats o Pieter having drank an underwater breathing potion witness the baby Kracken being pulled under the depths by one 50 times bigger, and possibly its mother Mistmoore The group arrives on a ship that looks as if its ready to collapse, but the once brawling rowdy village is somewhat subdued o A ghost thats been growling and lurking needs the edge of town is the reason for the nervous state of the people Rhasgar discovers its the ghost of a dwarf speaking in ancient dragon Fafnir is his name and his story is he is looking for someone to aid him, because his tomb is being desecrated and looted, he gives Rhasgar a trinket to aid in his journey to the tomb but something shatters his image before he can say where

Wanting to take action but baffled as to where to go Rhasgar informs the group what he has discovered Finds 32 tormenting Bloodbath with naked images of Pieter While Elliot is up to his usual good natured humor and seems to take advantage of 32s head trauma by convincing 32 Bloodbath is Rhasgar However once informed of the situation, Elliot reveals he knows where Fafnir is Perhaps there is more to him than first meets the eye With a location, the group sets out to stop the gravindoli o Rhasgar with a trinket from Fafnir that allows him to summon a Celestial steed 3 times a day o And a sleepy somewhat grumpy Bloodbath who is trying to convince the group to go elsewhere, and even suggests Lordamir (an elf town where Eliza was born) Brood Keep The town is bustling and ever busy, if looting and pillaging are occurring its beyond anyone in the towns knowledge o Rhasgar leads the group towards the caves Bloodbath stealths before their eyes and races them to the treasure o Once deep within the cave Rhasgar sends his steed forward only to have it spit on by the giant wurm and the battle commences o After a tremendous battle the wurm lays dead having been slain by 32 from the inside, though it appears that Rhasgar finished it off o Eliza manages to guide the group to the tomb using her track treasure, but upon arrival they find it almost completely empty 32 is busy playing with the remains of Fafnir when suddenly the skeleton of the dragon rumbles a THANK YOU o Fire shoots out of the dragons mouth causing 32 to run out screaming o The flames are enchanted and bolster 32s armor and sword and come to rest on the treasure pile, where each group member receives two magic items and 5k gold each Bloodbath appears from out of one of the caves and pretends to be surprised at the lack of treasure and accuses the group of taking it all o With 3 failed bluff attempts Bloodbath finally comes clean and admits to chasing the undead down a tunnel who were obviously looting the tomb and had been for weeks Another disturbing turn of events for what would the undead need with massive amounts of gold The group manages to navigate back out and as they discuss what happened and formulate theories (and become quite convinced that the kings needs to be overthrown) o Guards step out from the alleyways with a woman clad in black leathers and wearing a variety of daggers and blades o Elliot instantly turns Bloodbath over and back away while 32 (despite Bloodbaths willingness) defends him and they attack Katarina, whos clearly obsessed with Bloodbath proves to be more than a match for all, though she is too busy trying to subdue Bloodbath to attack much She manages and begins to man-nap him, and wouldve succeeded if not for Eliza stealth-ing and stealing him back while 32 caused a distraction and broke the wagon wheels She leaves frustrated and empty handed though offering Bloodbath an option to join her or be turned over

Amrith

Once revived Bloodbath thanks Eliza with a huge hug and discovers what happened The group once more stands at a crossroads o Rhasgar wants to visit the order of Bahamut and possibly relay the information he learned from Broodkeeps temple and Fafnirs tomb o 32 wants to visit Fred the Fern o And the rest of the group want to go directly to Amrith o Unfortunately as Freds potion will not wear off for a year (if Zilean was correct) they must choose a single path, though time seems to be ever against them Their choice made, they choose to visit Amrith and spy on the king

Bloodbath hands out gold to everyone essentially topping them off at 20k, giving nothing to Pieter (since he had more than that) and everyone goes shopping o Disguised as guards, with Pieter playing the captain *terrible idea*, they barely make their way into the castle managing to confuse multiple guards and even offend one thats 12 feet tall named York. o Somehow amidst the confusion the guards seem to mistake them for Katarinas gang and they play along to get an audience with the king Bloodbath slips off to loot the treasury, followed by Eliza Their audience with the king grants them very little new information o King Saul had contracted Katarina to capture or kill Bloodbath o The group lied and said she had completed the task, though they all kept shouting different days that she would arrive with him o However 32, dropping all pretense, mentioned the destruction of Brightwood. In particular by the hands of undead The king throws out the gang members and takes 32 hostage to be tortured into discovering more Ejected from the castle the group of Pieter, Elliot and Rhasgar develop a risky but bold plan to save 32, while Eliza is busy convincing Bloodbath not to attack 16 guards at once to gain entery to the treasure room o The group plans to have Pieters construct turn them in for a reward, while Elliot fabricates wanted posters (Rhasgars wanted poster is real) o They plan to get thrown into the dungeons and have Pieters construct break them out, much like it did when it broke through the barkeeps ceiling Meanwhile 32 is about to be tortured by the King, but somehow manages to keep his composure o Upon questioning 32, the king comes to the conclusion that 32 is a by-product of the apparent job he has the undead working on Now terrified 32 tries desperately to play along, letting slip that the undead expected the king to be dead soon The king becomes terrified and questions 32 more, not sure whether or not to dispose of him and cant seem to reach the conclusion if his warforged army will be loyal or not Eventually the king decides to let 32 go, but have a guard spy on him o During this questioning, the group has put their plan into action Tied up they approach the castle guards only to eventually be turned away towards the garrison, where the reward money can be claimed

Thanks to some quick thinking on Pieters part, he manages to convince the guards he killed an old lady and set fire to her house Elliot chooses a wanted poster off the wall and claim its him Pieters construct pockets the 50g from Rhasgars bounty Bound and cuffed for real, guards march them towards the dungeons o Bloodbath and Eliza come back down the stairs Eliza successfully talking Bloodbath out of the near impossible mission They watch Elliot, Rhasgar and Pieter walk past in chains escorted by guards They both turn to each other, pretend they saw nothing and go get a much needed drink o As 32 exits the dungeons into the throne room he too passes the tied up group members and looks momentarily confused Elliot, Peiter and Rhasgar are thrown into their own cells Pieter discovers that the handcuffs are magically enchanted to repress magic With more quick thinking, despite his fear, he manages to convince the King to release his group members As the guards come down to retrieve them, Pieter disenchants his handcuffs and they poof into a pile of residium o Residium that he is unable to claim as the guards drag him and the others out and once more remove them from the throne room The guards are completely confused as theyve seen these same people be guards and a captain, to prisoners, to civilians o 32 determined to inform the others what hes discovered leads them to an inn They find Bloodbath and Eliza drinking heavily, and Bloodbath might be completely drunk Quickly 32 manages to convince Bloodbath to come up to his room and there he reveals the kings plans Bloodbath chose an unfortunate moment to yell loudly and allowed the guard to sneak up and listen at their door The spy heard everything and left to report to the king The group realizing theyve been discovered are forced to flee o They managed to escape the city barely before the gates are closed, only to have them reopened to be pursued by the palace guards o It takes driving well into the night to and several of Pieters alchemical potions to lose them o 32 at the reigns manages to guide them to Freds swamp, knowing that they will not be found within the labyrinth of cursed swamp waters

Freds Swamp It takes several hours of traversing the swamp during which time nothing attacks them o They are forced to leave the cart and horses behind o 32 manages to shatter an illusion placed over Freds house and the group enters Fred is crazy as always and is mid fight with his fern wife o He seems very happy theyve discovered their purpose

He offers to extend their time together while outright refusing to break the potions effects He lets on that he has seen things to come and that their being bound together is necessary He cannot give details however as It will change Per the groups request he brews another potion of binding, and offers it to Bloodbath Bloodbath is not fond of the idea, and he attempts to run, pretends to drink the potion, and even tries carrying Pieter to escape the swamp Something more than the thought of being bound together troubles him However with a burst of dexterity Eliza dumps the potion down Bloodbaths throat and. He is bound to the group Rhasgar did not offer a piece of himself for Freds potion, but he is still bound together none-the-less, the only difference is that he and bloodbath can be 4 miles apart with the rest in the middle The potions duration has been extended by a year (?Assuming Zilean was correct?)

Temple of Bahamut The newly expanded group now travels towards Bahamuts temple o Bloodbath explains how the king is probably going to use the warforged as an army, how they dont need, food, water, rest and how, in short they are the perfect army This greatly upsets 32 Upon arrival at the temple, Rhasgar meets with Korrin and Katy and arranges a meeting with the Elders to relay to them the pressing matters of the king using the undead o The counsel believe that Tiamat is behind the undead being as organized as they are, but they have no proof o 32 sits on the bench until 3 in the morning Suddenly the air is rent by a bloodcurdling scream that wakes up Eliza and Rhasgar and shakes Elliot out of his meditation, Bloodbath and 32 burst into the room o Pieter is sitting on the bed holding a cleaver and made to cut himself but stopped With another scream Pieter cleaves his arm off and the group takes shared damage from the wound Thanks to Rhasgars healing skills he manages to help Pieter attach the metal arm and stop the bleeding In the process a young human cleric steps forward to lend aid and introduces herself as Maggie In the morning, the group prepares to set out but not before Katy asks to join them o While in the process of deciding the young female cleric approaches and asks to join them as well o Everyone agrees except Bloodbath Bahamuts Temple to Glendale The newest problem facing the even larger group is where to go, and it takes the better part of walking for 2 hours to decide o Pieter with his new metal hand o 32 with his new depression o Elliot with his new crush

o Rhasgar with his new person to protect o Eliza with her new female companions o Bloodbath with his new sense of lost respect Suddenly out from behind rocks and trees spring Dark-Stalkers, known assassins o They claim theyve been hired by the king and based off the recent events, they are probably telling the truth The fight is furious and quite dangerous for the young Katy, but thanks to the protection of Rhasgar, the magical prowess of Elliot and a well placed prayer by Maggie, Katy comes away from her fight real fight quite injured but alive Eliza darts with blinding speed around the battlefield making those foolish enough to ignore her suffer immensely for it 32 walks up to each as Eliza passes and deals the killing blow and even Pieter joins the fray, his new arm weighing him down slightly but making powerful punches Bloodbath battles his assassin for a bit longer, before 32 rushes in, aided by Pieter and his robots, as the assassin kicks Bloodbath away he takes a leaf of of Pieters book and leaves the assassin with one arm, tossing the other to Elliot while the man instantly bleeds out o 32 loots the bodies, finding daggers (12), wand implements (2), and enough gold for everyone to have 95

Glendale The group decides it best to avoid major cities and chooses to go straight south, which leads them past a quaint little fishing village, which had obviously been destroyed by hill giants months ago o Among the houses Eliza finds 200g and lots of pretty trinkets o 32 picks out some of the more bland, ugly and boring rings and trinkets Maggie promptly relieves him of the jewlry, her smile dancing mischievously Its not until she attempts to take his trophy necklace that 32 decides that enough is enough and threatens her Still smiling she returns the necklace, while Bloodbath laughs and makes a note on how to deal with Katarina o Suddenly a Hill Giant emerges and slowly makes his way towards the town, encouraged by Pieter while the rest of the group wants to run The group is forced to attack so that the giant doesnt eat Pieter 32 managed to pin the giant to the ground by latching onto his eyelids That night the group settles down to sleep in the ruined town o Early in the morning the group feels someone sneak away, made noticeable by the pangs from Freds potion Bloodbath snuck off to meet with Vileclaw 32 guesses they have a blood oath between them, in fact 32 guesses nearly everything so closely that Bloodbath is forced to come clean with them (Rhasgar and 32) Explains how Vileclaw saved him at the age of 28 from the undead, how he is now indebted to the werewolf and has sworn a blood oath to help destroy the 5 undead lords, lets slip that he is married (or was), and explains how the group is now part of the blood oath

Then he insists that they do not tell the others In the morning the group breaks camp and continues south o They enter a forest that seems to grow so closely together that most of the sunlight is blocked Upon closer inspection they notice the leaves and branches are indeed bound together, with web and as Elliot plucks one of the strings they beat a hasty retreat as thousands of spiders pour down o The group decides to give the forest a wide birth instead crossing broad open plains They see some nomads herding giant cattle, but avoid even them

Lordamir Its not long before they reach Lordamir, home of the Elves and more specifically Eliza o 32 immediately finds a wood polisher and gets the royal treatment as far as cleaning goes o Elliot and Katy explore the town o Pieter attempts to sell his wares but the overly helpful elves end up helping him sale the wears rather than buying anything o Bloodbath seems dodgy and explores the town, apparently keeping a good look out o Similarly Eliza is doing the same thing, only not having as much luck and is eventually spotted by her Nanna and even summoned by the Queen: Lady Clair o Rhasgar follows Eliza around and seems curious as to why her mother looks nothing like her, but Lady Clair does Eventually they settle down in the inn, free of charge o While Katy and Eliza attempt to spy on Bloodbath They catch him standing in front of the great tree, throwing rocks Upon revealing themselves he jumps 20 feet in the air, acts suspicious and stealths, waiting for them to leave Its not until Eliza and Katy do head towards the inn that Bloodbath appears and instantly scales the enormous tree Eliza allows Katy to return to the inn then sets off to prevent Bloodbath from robbing the place Eliza discovers her mom (Lady Clair) and Bloodbath having a heated argument and her mom reveals that Bloodbath is her father o Thus the first family argument breaks out In the morning things are not looking better, Bloodbath looks exhausted, Eliza upset, 5 elves also look exhausted having talked to 32 all night and been too polite to dismiss themselves o Another shouting match breaks out about how Bloodbath is not a good father and it is hard for anyone not to overhear o A human male walks down amidst the shouting pausing long enough to ease drop then leaves 32 and Rhasgar chase him down and begin questioning the man, Garen Though from their questions he seems quite normal, indeed they seem to be the ones acting odd Somehow in the chaos of Bloodbath and Eliza arguing Katy joins in and she reprimands Bloodbath on not being there for his daughter o Bloodbath asks where her parents are if they are such good role models which leaves Katy crying and Rhasgar comes quickly to her defense

A fight breaks out between Rhasgar vs Bloodbath and Pieter with 32 running around chaotically attacking everyone indiscriminately Towards the end 32 attacks Elliot then blames Rhasgar Elliot walks towards Rhasgar and throws Pieters hand which sails past him. Rhasgar turns upon seeing an arm fly past. O hey Elliot Rhasgar says politely Can you believe that jerk (Bloodbath)? Elliot stops right in front of Rhasgar and throws his own hands out in an attempt to blast him magically though nothing happens as he yells UUUUHHHHHH! Rhasgar a little concerned for his friend asks Would you like to go get something to eat? Elliot sighs having missed both attacks and says Yah ok As Rhasgar walks off, 32 approaches Elliot and asks What happened? to which Elliot responds Fucking Rhasgar It takes some time for everyone to settle down, but eventually Rhasgar discovers that some of his kind had been lead into the enormous chasm that borders Lordamir o The group sets out with Rhasgar in the lead, determined to find answers about his family

Khazeal Caves Eliza is able to lead the group into the caves with her ability of sensing treasure Inside they encounter Troggs who attempt to capture and take them for slaves o The fight is furious and confusing in the dim light, somehow Rhasgar takes credit for one of 32s kills, and 32 starts a fight between several of the Trogg members 32 charges and attacks Rhasgar o Somehow they defeat the Troggs and manage not to kill themselves in the process, though Rhasgar does yell at 32, his yell echoing off the cave walls and alerting more Troggs to their presence The group steps out into a massive cavern, the ceiling is at least 50 ft tall, and in the center is a massive fissure that seems to have no bottom, along the walls on the other side are camps o The group makes their way over to the camps and discovers that they are slaves: human, dwarves, orcs, dragonkin, and even a khajiit or two Rhasgar is reunited with his mother, who looks so frail and who has been imprisoned inside the cave for years and years His mother informs him that his brother died protecting her The Troggs pour out into the cavern and all the slaves instantly become docile and not willing to fight, though they all long for escape o While most of the group members hide, preparing to slip past once the Troggs leave, Pieter demands that the approaching Troggs acknowledge him as king of the robots and that this cave is his kingdom The plan blown, everyone rushes in to save Pieter and the fight is long and furious o The group manages to defeat the Troggs and begins herding the people to safety, though from the sounds more Troggs are coming o Eliza even chooses to ignore the treasure calling her, though Bloodbath does slip away for a bit and even cusses when the group continues to move away from him Luckily the group with all 112 slaves in tow manage to escape the caves Lordamir Upon arrival Rhasgar talks with Lady Clair to see that the people will have a place to stay o And unbeknownst to some, Bloodbath uses part of the treasure to pay for the peoples lodgings

The group once more stands at a crossroad, and eventually decide to travel to Dracma where rumors of a mad king with immortality rules o Perhaps mostly to quiet Pieter about his incessant talk of building an airship the group agrees to let him Bloodbath somehow produces the plans to build an airship, the group realizing what his devious smile meant o so long ago on Lucious island o The group spends 4 weeks on constructing the aircraft, with the help of Lucious plans Though the plans themselves were incomplete, the group trusts Pieter to make the correct adjustments, and they recruit the freed slaves to help with the construction After four long weeks of construction the airship, officially christened My Airship, is complete Several changes have occurred within the group o The most noticeable is 32, who used his sword to fell trees for the construction of the airship, hes also forgone his armor and seems to prefer using his fists more o Bloodbath is more relaxed and seems to have made peace with Lady Clair, though they still are not married o Katy decides to separate from the group, choosing to stay in Lordamir and help the exslaves with some basic self defense training o Elliot seems more at peace, or at least his meditations are not causing him to stir

My Airship Pieter gives everyone a grand tour of the completed airship, and everyone has their own room designated to them, though it seems that the rooms spaciousness and niceties were based off how much Pieter liked that person o Minus ,of course, the captains quarters next to the boiler room and the lonely captains table (despite Pieters weird love for Bloodbath) As the airship passes into Dracmas borders the group recognizes the unusual landscape, from endless waves in a lake, to massive mushroom forests and crystal mountains. Most air creatures the group sees ignore the airship, though they do get into a nasty scrape with a flock of Egrals Morhold After a small conference its decided to leave the airship several miles outside the capital of Dracma and to make the rest of the journey on foot o They pass several elementals but all ignore them Inside the city people walk about completing their business, but there is a lack of vigor and energy from the realms inhabitants, even the children seem to go about their day in a calm and deliberate manner The group approaches the castle and are admitted by the guards and out bounds King Darius (the Mad King), where his subjects were bland and the same he is an abundance of emotions o The group learns there seems to be some order of his dramatic mood swings too o The king happily invites them to eat a banquet with him 32 is bold enough to ask the King his secret to immortality, to which after crying the king becomes dark and tell the group he will show them The king leads them back into the chamber and announces they will have to undergo 5 trials o 5 combat, and 5 puzzles and without so much as a warning he snaps his fingers and the floor opens up and the group falls into a portal

Stupidly Bloodbath jumps away from the portal, but fortunately the portal did not take them far enough to kill them all

5 Trials The first trial required the group to move position 8 queens on a chess board so that none of them will fight, followed by a battle with a vicious cave troll The second trial is a riddle with the answer: Answer, followed by a rather quick death of a floating eye The third trial had group members arrange mirrors to shine a line into a crystal, and the combat against the doppelgangers was quite lengthy The fourth trial required the group to trick the door into saying the password insane, with an interesting combat against some sort of large gelatinous blob, whose arms the group managed to tie together The fifth and final trial was a room of portals, which, after some exploration they overcame. The final battle was more annoying than difficult as an obnoxious little creature attempted to play with them and forced them to dance. It wasnt until Rhasgars massive blow crunched the little creature that they were able to proceed As if there was any doubt the Mad King couldnt count, in front of them, stood another door with the inscription to stab the opponent with the crystal o Quite a few things went wrong, Elliot, behead his opponent (a little girl) using his wand o Pieter tricked his opponent (another little girl), then stabbed her through the eye when she dropped her guard Elliot cut off the hands of the little girl and took on her appearance Pieter dissected his and Elliots o Fortunately the Mad King himself arrived and let them out of the cell, though he is still as crazy as ever. He fulfilled his promised and showed them how to obtain immortality Once back in the throne room, 32 stabs the Mad king with a crystal, and watched the Mad King age before his eyes, but the King takes the crystal and pops it in his mouth and instantly his youth returns The King offers each of them items for the crystals o Rhasgar, wanting no part in the stealing of peoples lives for immortality, nobily smashes his crystal rather than give it to the Mad King, unknowingly killing the child he faced o 32 eats his and gains 100 permanent health The king is furious (coincidentally timed with his mood swing of anger) and demands they leave Everyone leaves to go to the bar, some to go to shop o Rhasgar appalled by what he accidentally did, is drinking himself to death o Bloodbath arrives with a bag of crystals and gives everyone 4 Everyone (except Elliot and Pieter) eats 2 and spends the rest Unbeknownst to Rhasgar Bloodbath fed him 2 while he was drunk, and even shopped for him. Knowing the dragon is too noble to ever want any part of it From Morhold to My Airship On the walk back they encounter an earth elemental who promptly attacks them, while ignoring Elliot and Pieter o In the midst of the commotion, they hear a voice calling out encouragement It is wasted however when they find the speaker is Garen, whom they last accosted at Lordamir

Once again they accost him, Pieter revealing how they are bonded together, and other tid bits of information about how he is king of the robots and of the airship (which Garen was trying to explore or get a tour of, unsuccessfully) 32 openly dislikes the traveler and when Garen asks how they survived the attack, he grabs the man once again o Upon some questioning they learn Garen is an informant, who sells information to anyone for a price They also find he sold a certain piece of information regarding Bloodbath and his relationship with Eliza to someone The group refuses to pay the 500g to find out who he sold it to o They are about to cut off his arm, but as Eliza steals all his valuable, he manages to kick a bag she was holding free. It lands in on the ground and creates a portal. He barely manages to wrench his arm free from 32 and dives headlong into the portal Without pausing to think 32 is about to jump after him, but Rhasgar manages to grab him Pieter sticks his head through and tries one last pleading of Youre a Robot Citizen! The group quickly decides it is too dangerous to let Garen escape so as one they all jump through the portal leaving My Airship behind

Village of Bree Upon emerging out of what can be assumed as Garens house, a small conclave of humans and bear people (Dronns) greets them o Mostly they are friendly to outsiders, but want no violence o The group instead buys Garens silence The villagers ask if the group would like to go on the rite of rebirth, which is an apparent ritual which all villagers undergo to obtain some form of knowledge, whether it be a skill, an answer regarding the future or past, or some hidden gem of knowledge o Intrigued the group consents and even Bloodbath joins with them Rite of Rebirth The trial is designed so that each of the five tests help the person prepare for whats to come o The first is to let go of what they think they see (by walking out over a chasm) o The second is to learn humility, where they face a ferocious yeti o The third is to prove they can learn as they memorize a pattern of frozen blasts bursting up from the cracks in the ground o The fourth is to prove they have patience, by not pressing a button as a countdown is heard o The fifth is to prove they can overcome and face their elementalest guide in combat The rite complete each member is allowed to choose their reward, but is only granted one o Pieter, Eliza, Bloodbath, Rhasgar all choose to have a truth revealed to them o 32 and Elliot decide on a skill, though at the last minute 32 changes his mind and chooses an answer The Answers 32 It is revealed where his remaining brothers are, of the seven only 4 remain, including the one who means to wipe them out. #1 is Ugrines hunting #31 (#31 in the city of Bail and #1

outside the city), #18 is in Dracma (in the forest of Qarth), #24 is in Agilian (in Snowhelm). He is also told that he has more control over his brothers than he realizes Eliza is informed her mother is dead, but Lordamir still stands. Her mothers murderer was none other than Katarina. She will have to deal a killing blow to the undead lord as only she will be able to get close. Rhasgar - asks how to kill the undead lords and is told that Pieter has a potion that will help destroy them. That the five undead lords each reside in a different part of the country, Agilian, Dracma, Ugrines, Quelthos, and Sansil. Pieter asks for the knowledge to make a faster airship and become better at his robotics. It is granted to him To the entire group They are informed that the five of them coming together was not happenstance. Each is bound more closely to the events that are occurring than they know. Eliza with her father haunted by the undead and now sworn to fight them, she will have to kill a specific undead lord. Rhasgar with his family being taken prisoner and sold to the undead, not to mention the suspected involvement of Tiamat, has his backing of Bahamut to aid him. Elliot with his visions and dreams foretelling the future will be paramount in finding the undead lords and thwarting them. Pieter with his inquisitive mind, robotics, and alchemical skills will be able to provide them with potions to truly defeat the undead. 32 with his brethren being created to serve the undead is told that he has a power over them. Bloodbath - is told that becoming part of this group is the best thing that could have happened to him, that they have given him something he has never had. That he should learn to appreciate it, and that he will die to the blade of the undead lord. o When Pieter complains about the truths revealed to Bloodbath the soothsayer simply reminds him that these are truths that Bloodbath needed to know o 32 denies that Bloodbath will die and vows to fight with him to the end

The Dronn Believe in the Frostian, the god of Frost and Ice often called Freljold. o That ice and strength are the basis of life, that Frostians own hand was pressed into the mountain to create this hand indentation where the Dronn have lived since the beginning of their time o Believe the strong survive and that each must walk their own path of frost (i.e. must do things in their own way) The Soothsayer Informs the group that 5 is a powerfully magical number o That is why there were 5 trials to prepare them for the knowledge to be gained o That is why there are five points in a star and why stars are used as magical symbols Informed that 10 is an evil number, created to duplicate the power of 5 o Normally associated with dark rituals and blood magic o But as expected is twice as strong o That a star with a circle around it, is the evil version of a magic symbol Bree

Eliza slips off to grieve for her mother o Rhasgar wants to inform Bloodbath that his wife has been killed, but is interrupted and averted by 32.

Upon hearing from the soothsayer the group decides to head south to Snowhelm to find 32s sibling o The Dronns are kind enough to provide 5 days rations for the trip to Snowhelm (even though its a 3 day journey)

From Bree to Snowhelm While traveling through Snowdrift Pass the group comes across the hunting party from Bree, led by Chief Brack o The Chief momentarily mistakes 32 for the hero before attempting to introduce his son to the group. Who is nowhere to be found o 32, now inspired to become the hero that Brack talked about, wants to find the chiefs son Less than an hours journey they come across a younger Dronn locked in combat with 5 ice troggs, and despite the obvious strength and fighting skills of the Dronn he is losing ground o The group intervenes to save Ursurius, only to have him become angry that they intervened. He mentions that because they helped him it will likely not impress his father and earn him his rite. In a gesture of deviousness/apology/un-bear-able puns 32, Eliza, Rhasgar, and Pieter convince Ursurius to travel with them to Snowhelm to meet with this so called hero whom 32 believes might be an imposter planted and controlled by the undead o His decision to join them is hastened somewhat by the sound of the hunting partys warhorn and the knowledge that his father is coming Just slightly shorter than his father, Ursurius stands 7 5 and is powerfully built. As a Dronn he seems to have a very high tolerance against the cold and can call upon the Frostian to aid him in battle. o Ursurius finds a suitable cave in which to spend the night, ensuring that the group actually gets a restful night Apart of course, from 32s questions to Rhasgar about what is cold and his constant poking of Rhasgar with his cold fingers Rhasgar falls back on his tried and true method of subduing group members and ties 32 up for the night, forgetting to remove the circlet and still allowing 32 to broadcast his thoughts into his mind In the morning the group exits the cave only to be attacked by a frost mammoth o Ursurius once again, demands the group not help him, but the group, ready to stretch and warm up some, help him take down the mammoth anyways