Weeding Out Trouble
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
Gabtar Ratbag, Kibbik's Goblin follower
Ralliakkan, the Drow Rogue who causes more trouble than anyone knows
Maggie, the Gnome Magus who never stops talking
***** The Bandits
Shortly after our heroes arrival in Crossroads, they learned of a bounty against several groups of bandits. They needed money, and Kibbik of course felt the need to bring the law upon their heads, so the group set out to purge the forest of bandits.
The first night they went after the bandits they took down an entire camp. Kibbik offered them the option to surrender to the law, but they refused his offer; they thought the little kobold was alone, and a bandit camp can easily take down a single kobold. It was a brutal fight, the bandits tried hard, and did some minor injuries to the group, but the Knights prevailed- there were no survivors. They returned to Crossroads briefly to restock their supplies before returning to the woods.
Kibbik frequently does healing patrols, to help the injured who cannot afford to seek healers on their own; while he was doing one of these the day after the group returned to Crossroads, Kibbik met an aasimar cleric named Rhialla. He told the aasimar about their quest to purge the woods of bandits, and she decided she needed to go with the group.
The next day they set out to finish what they had started. Kelani got information from the local fauna about where the bandits were camped out, and they learned that there were four more camps. They spent that evening methodically slaughtering bandits- only one tiny group accepted Kibbik's offer of surrender. It was a gruesome, bloody, exhausting night, and when it was finally over the woods were safe again. Rhialla parted from the group upon their return to Crossroads, and they did not see her again.
***** The Goblins
The Knights decided their next feat would be to tackle the goblin problem in the hills, which Maggie was overly excited about- the gnome has an obsession with killing every goblin ever. Their first day of travel toward the Goblin Hills the group was attacked by a band of goblins. The party took care of them easily enough- except for one. Kibbik sensed good in this goblin, whose name was Ratbag; Kibbik told him if he devoted his life to Apsu that he would spare the goblin's life, to which he readily agreed. Kibbik renamed him Gabtar, and the group hid him in the back of Kelani's wagon to keep him away from the deranged gnome.
While the rest of the group had been looting the goblin's bodies, removing their ears for bounties, and dealing with Gabtar, Maggie had been walking the battlefield killing any goblins that weren't quite dead, and making a mountain of dead bodies. When all of the bodies had been added to the pile, the gnome set it aflame, filling the air with a huge column of black smoke, and the acrid stench of burning goblins.
The next day, as the group was approaching the base of the hills they learned that Maggie's smoke signal had worked. They were met by a huge goblin war party composed at least one hundred goblins, ogres, and trolls (total, not one hundred of each). That was a grueling battle, especially for Kelani, who had no trees to hide in, and Ralliakkan who is most effective when she has places to hide. Eventually the group defeated the war party, and the moment the battle was won Ralliakkan jumped on her horse and took off for Crossroads; she was furious with how difficult that battle had been for her.
A couple of days passed before the Knights were ready to head out again, this time for the Haunted Woods. It was said that no one came out of that forest, but there were horrible noises coming from it at night. When the group arrived in the town on the opposite side of the lake from the woods, they soon learned that yet another goblin war party was coming towards them. This fight went much better for everyone.
The guards of the town joined the fray, and this time there were plenty of shadows and trees for Ralliakkan and Kelani. This fight seemed to go on for hours, and the carnage left from it was gruesome to behold. Kelani grew a tree in the middle of the road where they had met their foes, a huge oak that was made to serve as a memorial for those who had fallen in the fight. The next morning the group went to investigate the island in the middle of the lake, and planned to go from there into the woods.
***** The Bandits
Shortly after our heroes arrival in Crossroads, they learned of a bounty against several groups of bandits. They needed money, and Kibbik of course felt the need to bring the law upon their heads, so the group set out to purge the forest of bandits.
The first night they went after the bandits they took down an entire camp. Kibbik offered them the option to surrender to the law, but they refused his offer; they thought the little kobold was alone, and a bandit camp can easily take down a single kobold. It was a brutal fight, the bandits tried hard, and did some minor injuries to the group, but the Knights prevailed- there were no survivors. They returned to Crossroads briefly to restock their supplies before returning to the woods.
Kibbik frequently does healing patrols, to help the injured who cannot afford to seek healers on their own; while he was doing one of these the day after the group returned to Crossroads, Kibbik met an aasimar cleric named Rhialla. He told the aasimar about their quest to purge the woods of bandits, and she decided she needed to go with the group.
The next day they set out to finish what they had started. Kelani got information from the local fauna about where the bandits were camped out, and they learned that there were four more camps. They spent that evening methodically slaughtering bandits- only one tiny group accepted Kibbik's offer of surrender. It was a gruesome, bloody, exhausting night, and when it was finally over the woods were safe again. Rhialla parted from the group upon their return to Crossroads, and they did not see her again.
***** The Goblins
The Knights decided their next feat would be to tackle the goblin problem in the hills, which Maggie was overly excited about- the gnome has an obsession with killing every goblin ever. Their first day of travel toward the Goblin Hills the group was attacked by a band of goblins. The party took care of them easily enough- except for one. Kibbik sensed good in this goblin, whose name was Ratbag; Kibbik told him if he devoted his life to Apsu that he would spare the goblin's life, to which he readily agreed. Kibbik renamed him Gabtar, and the group hid him in the back of Kelani's wagon to keep him away from the deranged gnome.
While the rest of the group had been looting the goblin's bodies, removing their ears for bounties, and dealing with Gabtar, Maggie had been walking the battlefield killing any goblins that weren't quite dead, and making a mountain of dead bodies. When all of the bodies had been added to the pile, the gnome set it aflame, filling the air with a huge column of black smoke, and the acrid stench of burning goblins.
The next day, as the group was approaching the base of the hills they learned that Maggie's smoke signal had worked. They were met by a huge goblin war party composed at least one hundred goblins, ogres, and trolls (total, not one hundred of each). That was a grueling battle, especially for Kelani, who had no trees to hide in, and Ralliakkan who is most effective when she has places to hide. Eventually the group defeated the war party, and the moment the battle was won Ralliakkan jumped on her horse and took off for Crossroads; she was furious with how difficult that battle had been for her.
A couple of days passed before the Knights were ready to head out again, this time for the Haunted Woods. It was said that no one came out of that forest, but there were horrible noises coming from it at night. When the group arrived in the town on the opposite side of the lake from the woods, they soon learned that yet another goblin war party was coming towards them. This fight went much better for everyone.
The guards of the town joined the fray, and this time there were plenty of shadows and trees for Ralliakkan and Kelani. This fight seemed to go on for hours, and the carnage left from it was gruesome to behold. Kelani grew a tree in the middle of the road where they had met their foes, a huge oak that was made to serve as a memorial for those who had fallen in the fight. The next morning the group went to investigate the island in the middle of the lake, and planned to go from there into the woods.
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