Session 31

• The party leaves the Great Warren and heads back to Moonstair, hoping to assist in the town’s defense.
• They travel quickly through the swamps, and arrive at the town two days later.
• A pall of black smoke in the distance leads them to a farmstead under attack by a troll and a pack of worgs.
• From the rescued family, the PCs learn that the attack started an hour ago. Skalmad’s raiding groups are moving in from the east, traveling through hidden troll tunnels, down forest paths, and by air. However, most of the troll king’s forces appear to be hanging back waiting for a chance to freely enter the town.
• The party is told by a wounded member of the town watch that the south landing is under attack and the town watch can’t hold Skalmad’s forces off for much longer.
• The group heads to the south landing, and defeats a group of kuo-toa, chuuls, and a mass of magical tentacles rising from the sea.
• The party notices the sounds of a large battle coming from the Old Troll Wall’s main gate. From above the gate, four monsters swoop down upon the town. Three resemble dragons with vicious tail stingers. The fourth is a large lionlike creature with leathery wings. A strange-looking troglodyte rides on the creature’s back, wearing a necklace of flesh-covered bones around its neck.
• After a short rest, the heroes head to the gate.

Session 30 Summary

• The party negotiated a kind-of / sort-of / maybe agreement with the dragon GloomFang.
• They then moved on, defeating some Trolls and freeing the Moonstair residents Arin, Berim, Callir, Edvina and Gerad. The PCs led them back to the entrance of the Warren, where the civilians said they could make their own way back to town.
• The group then moved on to a foundry-type room, where they engaged and defeated Skalmad and his minions.
• As he falls, Skalmad says, “You have beaten me for now. But already, my warriors advance on your town, humans. Moonstair will fall, and I will feast on the children of Therund before the full moon rises!” With that, Skalmad breathes his last. The orange stone in his eye socket glows brightly, spreading out to bathe his whole body in blinding light. An instant later, the troll king’s body is consumed by the blazing light. The orb then vanishes in a flash of crimson.

Session 29 Summary