The Island
Dramatis Personae:
Kelani, the Kitsune Druid who doesn't understand civilization
Arden, Kelani's velociraptor animal companion
Kibbik, the Kobold Paladin of Apsu who is too trusting
Ralliakkan, the Drow Rogue who causes more trouble than anyone knows
Maggie, the Gnome Magus who never stops talking
Our heroes met aboard a ship sailing to the New World. While they saw each other, none had really spoken much during the two week trip. The skies had been clear and glorious for the trip thus far, allowing their vessel to make excellent time. One day, the sky began to darken. Everyone aboard sensed a storm was coming. Kelani tried to help the ship, but she was not quite strong enough yet to command a tempest of this magnitude. After what felt like hours, the ship crashed on a small island.
The ship needed repairs badly, and the group volunteered to do some of the grunt work for the captain if it meant they could resume their journey soon. The party was told to find a new mast for the ship, and to do that, they needed to find a way up a cliff, where the trees were larger. After much searching, the group found a section of cliff where there appeared to be enough hand holds for them to get up safely.
Kelani turned into a parrot and began to fly up the cliff with the rope and stake needed to allow the others to climb. About halfway up the cliff, something began flying towards Kelani, acting like it was going to eat her. She had never seen a harpie before, and thought it was just a normal predator- so she spoke to it, baffling it momentarily. More harpies joined the first one, and Kelani dove back to the safety of the trees. The group realized they would need to find a new way up the cliff.
During their search, the group found a small cave, and hiding behind the rock in it was a chest that had a treasure map. They decided to follow the map after they had found a new mast. Ralliakkan was restless, and attempted to climb back up the cliff on her own- only to be hypnotized by a harpie and forced to walk off the cliff. She was fine, just in a coma for the next few days.
Eventually they found a way up the cliff that didn't involved the harpies, and the group (sans Ralliakkan) began going toward the larger trees. Random animals kept attempting to eat different members of the party, partly because the gnome wouldn't shut up and that attracted attention, but Kelani was able to calm the animals and send them on their way.
Finally the group found a large group of trees, but they were covered in spider webs... the entire section of the forest was coated in webbing. They were assaulted by evil giant spiders constantly during their trek through this part of the forest. The group did manage to get away from them, and brought the mast back to the captain.
Since the druid found the spiders puzzling, the group returned to that section of the woods to investigate. They stumbled upon an abandoned tree village- one similar to those in Kelani's forest. It had been deserted for a long time, and was falling apart in many spots. Within the houses they found shadows... animated shadows, who attacked. The fight was strenuous, and Kibbik required a bit of healing when it was finished, but they were victorious; and rewarded with some interesting items.
Later the group followed their treasure map, and found more wonderful items- this had turned into a very profitable crash. They had a few encounters with the harpies, but since they now knew what to expect, the beasts posed little threat to them. Ralliakkan came out of her coma quickly enough, and was able to rejoin the group on their hunting while they waited for repairs to be completed on the ship.
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The rest of the journey to the New World was peaceful, and the group was happy to finally arrive in Crossroads, the port city their ship was stopping at. Somehow during the course of events on the island, they had started to become friends, and all gladly shared a room at the inn in town.
The ship needed repairs badly, and the group volunteered to do some of the grunt work for the captain if it meant they could resume their journey soon. The party was told to find a new mast for the ship, and to do that, they needed to find a way up a cliff, where the trees were larger. After much searching, the group found a section of cliff where there appeared to be enough hand holds for them to get up safely.
Kelani turned into a parrot and began to fly up the cliff with the rope and stake needed to allow the others to climb. About halfway up the cliff, something began flying towards Kelani, acting like it was going to eat her. She had never seen a harpie before, and thought it was just a normal predator- so she spoke to it, baffling it momentarily. More harpies joined the first one, and Kelani dove back to the safety of the trees. The group realized they would need to find a new way up the cliff.
During their search, the group found a small cave, and hiding behind the rock in it was a chest that had a treasure map. They decided to follow the map after they had found a new mast. Ralliakkan was restless, and attempted to climb back up the cliff on her own- only to be hypnotized by a harpie and forced to walk off the cliff. She was fine, just in a coma for the next few days.
Eventually they found a way up the cliff that didn't involved the harpies, and the group (sans Ralliakkan) began going toward the larger trees. Random animals kept attempting to eat different members of the party, partly because the gnome wouldn't shut up and that attracted attention, but Kelani was able to calm the animals and send them on their way.
Finally the group found a large group of trees, but they were covered in spider webs... the entire section of the forest was coated in webbing. They were assaulted by evil giant spiders constantly during their trek through this part of the forest. The group did manage to get away from them, and brought the mast back to the captain.
Since the druid found the spiders puzzling, the group returned to that section of the woods to investigate. They stumbled upon an abandoned tree village- one similar to those in Kelani's forest. It had been deserted for a long time, and was falling apart in many spots. Within the houses they found shadows... animated shadows, who attacked. The fight was strenuous, and Kibbik required a bit of healing when it was finished, but they were victorious; and rewarded with some interesting items.
Later the group followed their treasure map, and found more wonderful items- this had turned into a very profitable crash. They had a few encounters with the harpies, but since they now knew what to expect, the beasts posed little threat to them. Ralliakkan came out of her coma quickly enough, and was able to rejoin the group on their hunting while they waited for repairs to be completed on the ship.
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The rest of the journey to the New World was peaceful, and the group was happy to finally arrive in Crossroads, the port city their ship was stopping at. Somehow during the course of events on the island, they had started to become friends, and all gladly shared a room at the inn in town.
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