Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - Rescue of Chable (Session #9)

 

Rescue of Chable

Departing from Gobblebrook now with FrostSpire in hand, they told Mesco they would next return with his familiar Chable, who is though to have hidden himself away in some caves to the south. 

Indeed they found a organized and obsessed kobold force making statues and art of Chable protecting him in the tunnels. The Kobolds used shield phalanx techniques to protect their casters but Tyrael and Ruby broke there way through the defenses, and found Chable deeper in the tunnels.

They battled Chable and his magic until they could get close enough. Using the FrostSpire they restored Chable's mental state who slowly realized his surroundings and surrendered to the pair for a trip back to Gobblebrook

Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - IceSpire Trempos and the Rune Circle (Session #8)

 

IceSpire Trempos and the Rune Circle

Going underneath the IceSpire fort Tyrael's Scepter of Elzar began to vibrate. Just as Skenneth had promised it appears there was one of the Elzar Rune Circles down here, and the strange Scepter and its purpose was becoming more clear.

Before following the scepter to the Circle, they scouted out the caverns underneath the fortress. Peppered with a Tempo population and village, they scouted out the leader and his forces in a large ice platform cavern and rushed into the battle them.

Trempo Kings attacked hurling ice boulders and them as Tyrael unleashed lightning magic in the room. Ruby used her acrobatic abilities to leap around the ice platforms and destroy the Trempos. In total the Trempo forces were substantial and nearly won the day, but Tyrael and Ruby succeeded  in the end.

They gathered some frostspire for Chable then headed to the Rune Circle, ignoring Skenneth's warnings.

Once there Ruby began to explore the room while Tyrael studied the powerful and legendary Elzar Rune Circle. His scepter was not only detecting it but speaking to him through magic and showing him a pathway to manipulate the circle. He knew from the scepter that the circle was in a "half open" state in which he could choose to close it or open it if he wished. He also sensed a powerful magic flowing from the circle calling to him. 

He knew that Cranabus was probably at play here in the circles activation but he felt a need to gain this power hiding under the surface so he opened the Elzar Rune Circle. Immediately magic far too powerful for him to absorb began flowing out and into his body - it had to be re-directed or he would be sacrificed for Cranabus - so he re-directed the magic at RUBY - destroying her instantly and absorbing the magic from the Rune Circle. He could sense it wanted to remain open but he knew any longer would destroy him so he sealed it with the Scepter. 

Tyrael came to realize he had knowledge of ancient forgotten spells and one of his swords now glowed with a new magical enchantment. 

He carried Ruby back to Gobblebrook and to the Maldric Church. They were able to hone their magic enough to raise Ruby back. 

Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - IceSpire Fort (Session #7)

 

IceSpire Fort

Moving north into the mountains, Tyrael and Ruby recover from their battle with the Rune Druids and their goblin hoard. Deep in the northern reaches of the mountains they covered themselves with warmth and headed toward the crumbling and ancient IceSpire Fort.

Once close they spotted a small patrol of 2 of the beasts they had heard of in Gobblebrook called "Trempos" which seemed like large white furry ogres that held ice weapons. Slicing their way through the beasts it was clear these Trempo's had taken up a residence inside the fort. Massive ice tunnels that seemed to crash through the ancient elven structure opened up passageways into Trempo territory. Seeing dangerous ice sloping toward a deep hole and Trempo's easily gripping the slippery ice, the two explored other areas of the fort.

They cam to discover strange ice coated elven beings frozen in position throughout the fort. Once within eye contact of the still beings, they came to live with frightening speed and an intention to destroy intruders of their ancient fort. 

Throughout several chambers of the fort, they continued to find these beings until it became clear that a powerful curse had been put on the fort, leaving these ice elves in a perpetual state of protecting the fort from intruders trapped by the magic of the ice. Destroying the beings was actually freeing them from the curse. They continued to destroy all the cursed elves until it released what appeared to be a RUNED ONE from ancient times that was the lord of the fort named Skenneth Greydawn. 

He thanked the two of them for freeing his people, and heeded them a warning, that beneath this fort lied an Elzar Rune Circle, and the purpose of Cranabus cursing this fort as they were once the protectors of that power. He warned them to stay away and leave this place now

Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - Ambushing the Goblin Caravan (Session #6)

 

Ambushing the Goblin Caravan

After stumbling upon the large goblin force being led by the strange "Rune Druids" Tyrael and Ruby slipped away to the shadows and waited planning their approach. Ruby waited for an opportunity and began following the easily trackable and sizable force of goblins.

Eventually they tracked their likely pathway along the lake south of Gobblebrook. They waited until nightfall and approached the forces encampment. There were patrols of goblins being sent to protect the main groups near the center. Hiding in the rocks of the nearby mountain foothills the two of them ambushed a patrol and killed them quickly in order to get closer to the main camp.

Once in view, a center tent could be seen with pockets of camp fires all around it surrounded by goblins. Coming in and out of the tents Tyrael could see the strange Rune Druids. 

Using magic, (Ruby or Tyrael?) slipped toward the tent under the spell of invisibility and slit the back of the tent open so that Tyrael could unleash an acidic cone magic into the tent sending the entire camp into disarray. 

Several Orc's wearing the crest of Gronk the Pillager were also there protecting the Rune Druids. The battle within the tent raged on between them, until Ruby and Tyreal began to get overwhelmed by the number attacking from all around. (They moved back and set the entire tent on fire) which gave them some time to recover and re-group.

One of the Rune Druids picked up an orb inscribed with Runes and turned it. once again hearing the words "For Cranabus" several nearby Goblins were instantly sacrificed by the magic and the Rune Druid became something else - a hulk like beast with massive strength. 

Unleashing all the magic left in him Tyrael brought the beast down, while Ruby continued to keep Goblins off of him. 

Eventually the fighting stopped as atleast a dozen or so various goblins slipped away in the darkness retreating from the massive battle. Both Tyrael and Ruby were in need of rest and recovery and they picked up what they could and slipped to the north with the intention of heading out into the Frost Mountains in the north to both escape notice for awhile, and track down the Frostspire for Mesco's familiar Chable.

Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - The Coming of the Rune Druids (Session #5)

 

The Coming of the Rune Druids

Tyrael and Ruby returned to Mesco's shop quickly with Proctor the Moon Rat. Proctor was very apologetic and could not believe his mental state after the accident. He offered also to help find Chable as he fears the worst for him as well.

Mesco warned them both that during their absence troops from Pinerun led by Verko (2nd in command to the Constable) have been asking about the two of them and what they have to report regarding Silven and the goblins they killed.

Looking over Silven's maps again they noticed the markings of additional goblin caves to the east, and decided to go investigate more. On their way out of town it became clear that Mesco's warning was well timed. Multiple Gobblebrook soldiers began following them.

Before they reached the outer limits of the town Verko and his men stopped the two and began questioning them. Most of it seemed to be routine questions about the situation with Silven, but he specifically was looking for a device they may have found. A scepter. Knowing full well they had the scepter in hand they denied knowing of its existence. 

It seems that Verko and his men were under the influence (or command) of a strange black robed figure. When he was close enough they noticed Runes across his forehead. Runes that look identical to the runes on the Elzar Rune Circle they both saw in Haven in which Cranabus Fork's spirit was binded within according to the Black Diamond Guild and those tales. 

Continuing their journey into forests to explore the additional caves they crested a hill and were astonished to find a small army of goblins being marched out of the caves by the very same black robed runed druids. Several Orcs from Gronk The Pillager's army were also seeming to serve them. They waited in the shadows and watched.

They overheard one of the Rune Druids leading the group shout out that they "March to the Temple!" - when looking at Silvens map's it seems there is a place called "Ward Temple" marked in the forest to the south. 

Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - Gobblebrook and the Moon Rat (Session #4)

 

Return to Gobblebrook and Proctor the Moon Rat

With a large amount of wares looted from the Goblin cave, and new information about the strange occurrences in these lands lately, Ruby and Tyrael returned to Gobblebrook. While traveling there Ruby read carefully through Fumptar's diary. He found mostly Fumptar praising himself in the writings, but a few other interesting notes caught Ruby's eye. First that Gronk the Pillager had somehow allied with a mysterious group called the "Rune Druids" who were apparently were on their way to retrieve the device that Silven had gotten from Fara Killvine. -the  "Scepter of Elzar" which Tyrael now carried with him. She also noticed that Fumptar's impatience for an invasion of Gobblebrook was tempered by lines written that "....Gronk and his forces would attack only when the Great One gives the signal."

As they moved through town it was cleat that their presence did not go unnoticed. More townfolk began popping out from their buildings to watch them saunter through town carrying their large bags and covered in grime and blood from the journey into the Goblin cave.

As a first order of business they went into Mesco's shop and sold most of the wares they did not need, and told Mesco they had the Elmorian Rose now and would be seeking out Proctor - his moon rat familiar.

Keeping the news of Silven, and Fumptar and his strange diary about Gronk's new allies and invasion a secret for now, they then proceeded to the North Hollow home they knew Proctor was likely hiding in.

Coming in through the front door, they found growling wolf cubs near the entrance. Tyrael distracted them with some dried meat and continued into the door with Ruby. Once inside they found several rooms in dissary, rotting food in the kitchen, and several forces of enhanced, intelligent giant rats. Likely given their new abilities by Proctor and orders to protect this house from intruders. While the rats were not incredibly dangerous they were still a problem and Ruby and Tyrael continued to battle through them as they moved from room to room.

Eventually Ruby came upon a bedroom in which the original human owner of the house was tied to the bed with her throat cut. Ruby moving to join Tyrael in another skirmish with the rats in the next room set off a fire trap of magic in the bedroom likely set by Proctor. 

Once settled, they found a staircase in the bedroom leading to the house cellar. Down below there they found Proctor, with more wolf cubs and a declaration of a war against the human enslavement. At this he directed the wolf cubs to attack and began chanting magic. Moving quickly both Tyrael and Ruby moved against the wolf cubs. As Proctor completed his chanting vines and plants burst through the ground to grab Ruby and she rolled out just in time to avoid it, and resisted the magical grip of the spell. 

Meanwhile, Tyrael chanted his own magic and captured Proctor into a Web and put a pile of Elmorian roses in front of him. With enough time, Proctor awoke from his madness curse and came to realize all he and his gathered critters had done. He began bemoaning his regret and begged Tyrael and Ruby to return him to Mesco so that he could help fix all this. They agreed and also gathered the items that Proctor had been hoarding down here since his takeover. 

Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - Goblin Cave (Session #3)

 

Fumptar and Silven in the West Chambers of the Goblin Cave

Tyrael and Ruby standing in the midst of the mining cavern in the goblin cave started to scope out the west caverns in which they earlier had spotted stacks of equipment, and furs and spotted some kind of goblin priest, and Silven himself from Gobblebrook

Getting closer to the cavern they saw more Orcs of Gronk the Pillager working with the goblins and Silven, indicating the goblin miners they've been fighting are allied with Gronk. Before doing so Tyrael took his spellbook out and worked on his spells in prep. While prepping they were attacked by a few goblin patrols and dispatched them easily.

Targeting the west cavern again Ruby moved close enough for Tyrael to lure an Orc archer guard away and then move behind him for a quick kill. This allowed them to move close the main cavern where they heard the following:

Fumptar - a goblin priest king, talking with Silven about strategies for attacking Gobblebrook. In the chamber other goblins were working on building weapons and supplies. Moving as close as possible they rushed in to the source of the voices in an attempt for a surprise attack.

They found that Fumptar was wear a magic necklace of some kind that lashed out at attackers with a magical energy. The first blow Ruby landed on him had her shocked with magic and flying backwards. The blow weakened The goblin priest significantly though. 

Silven began panicking and uttering that the "Northerners and Fara Killvine's forces were attacking" and packing furs up. At this an Orc Raider clearly allied with Gronk's forces shouted at him that they could not leave the artifact unguarded.

At the surprise of the attack the Orc Raider was still able to get several swings out against Tyrael but both missed. Then Tyrael unleashed his magic, blasting a powerful lightning bolt into the room against Silven which ricocheted against several goblins and b ack to Silven again killing them all. 

Fumptar began to cast a Sanctuary spell to become invisible and threatened that Gronk was going to kill them all. Before he could become completely invisible Tyrael unleashed more magic striking him with an acid spray. After this Ruby moved in with her blades recovered from the magic blast back and finished him off. This time resisting the necklace magic

After this Ruby and Tyrael finished off the Orc Raider with their blades and dispatched the remaining goblins. 

Opening the chest behind Fumptars throne, they found "the artifact" mentioned was a "Scepter of Elzar" which are detecting rods for finding the Elzar Rune Circle. This may be the strange item that was rumored that Fara Killvine gave to Silven before vanishing. 

They gathered up the other magic items and equipment in the room, and bundled some raw furs and decided it would be best to head back to Gobblebrook with all their new knowledge and goods for a rest.  

Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - Search for Elmorian Rose (Session #2)

 

Searching for the Elmorian Rose

• Continuing on from the forest spot they defeated the poacher at, Tyrael and Ruby headed east to the shoreline watching carefully for caves they've heard the rumors about that may house the Elmorian Rose (cure for Proctor who is Mesco's Moon Rat)
• Reaching the shoreline without incident but also no caves found they found a spot to camp and rested for the evening.
• During the rest Ruby spotted a group of goblins clearly planning an ambush on their camp. The two "played dead" pretending to be asleep until the goblins came close enough. Within moments and the skill of their blades the 2 destroyed the goblin ambush.
• In the morning with no caves found they headed back west to the river that runs past Gobblebrook, following goblin tracks
• Later near the river a group of poachers carrying a kill ran into them. Both groups surprised eachother and attacked. Tyrael and Ruby overcame them and also picked up some of their swords in order to replace the ones they had which were in need of repair.
• Casting floating disc to cross the river, Tyrael carried Ruby over and they begin exploring the forest West of Gobblebrook. 
• Traveling along the river north and continuing to search out Goblin tracks, Ruby eventually found one of the local caves. 
• This cave was peppered with signs built by goblins with images of the goblins punishing humans clearly in an attempt to scare humans who find this cave away.
• Cautiously entering the cave the 2 explored the north end passageways and found some goblins patrolling. They also found a sealed cavern closed off by portcullis and filled with human bones. In addition a contraption built to raise something over the portcullis and lower it into this cavern. Sneaking past this area and continuing through the tunnels eventually they found what they were seeking
• A large mining cavern opened up in front of them with a troop of goblins mining the cave. Also along with wall Elmorian roses growing!
• An imposing figure of a large orc was also in the cavern. The orc was wearing a fine leather jerkin with the symbol of Gronk the pillager on it. - Which means Gronk's forces are aligned with these local goblins apparently. 
• Setting fire to a pile of leaves that was hiding a pressure plate, Ruby created a smoke screen in the caverns covering their movements as they got into position to attack. The orc and goblins began to fan out looking for intruders and they both attacked.
• Tyrael ripped his lighting magic through the room destroying the Orc Raider and several Goblins. A few moments later using their blades and moving quickly through the smoke the 2 of them decimated the goblin troop in the room, and scooped up some of the Elmorian roses, along with some loot in the goblin and orc pouches. They also picked up the Orc's very fine Ax
• Deeper in the cave. Ruby also spotted what appeared to be a large blacksmith chamber, with a human allied with these goblins inside sharpening a hunters blade. Also stacks of weapons being forged in the area. They suspect the human could be the rumored "Silvan" who recently was accused in Gobblebrook of organizing the poachers into a group for robberies.
  

Elmorian RPG - Mystery of Pinerun - Arrival at Gobblebrook (Session #1)

Arrival at Gobblebrook

• Arriving into the town of Gobblebrook Tyrael and Ruby made their way to Mesco's Potions. 
• Once there they discover the truth behind the rumors that Mesco has lost his familiars due to an accident while preparing potions beyond his skills. Vennel, the Great Worm, Proctor the Moon Rat, and Chable the Star Imp. All of which had their minds twisted into evil and vanished somewhere into the lands. 
• He told them Proctor could be turned by an Elmorian rose that grows in the local caved
• Vennel the great worm could be tamed by dumping one of Mescos special juices on him once weakened
• Chable however, could be not only the hardest to find, but would need Frostspire to turn him, which can only be found deep in the mountains near Frost Spire peak - a deadly journey to say the least and he doesn't seem to have much hope for what happened to Chable
• Other adventurers in the town fear traveling too deeply into the woods due to a gang of poachers on the rise led by a traitor named Silven who has been robbing and stealing from the locals lately. 
• Meanwhile there is also a "Menace of Gobblebrook" posters everywhere calling for the death of the great Hippo Borne beast they encountered on the river on the way here
• They spoke with Ven Courghammer the blacksmith who also is paying for this beast because he thinks it killed his son, who wandered to the river one night and never returned
• Ven made Ruby some lockpicks and they also shopped at various stores in town
• Hanging out at the Fen Inn they learned a woman named Fara Killvine (an elven exiled princess apparently) passed through Gobblebrook several weeks ago, and was allied with Silven for short time before moving on to Pinerun - most town folk liked her at first, but then realized she was up to no good when she allied with Silven
• Ruby and Tyrael heard of rumors of flashing lights in the North Hollow residential areas to the north and went to investigate at night. While walking through the alleyways a dark portal ripped open clearly controlled by the agents of Cranabus Fork attempting to reach them, but it closed and failed running out of energy it seems. No doubt accessing the power of the Elzar Rune Circles to do it
• Later the next day Ruby and Tyrael headed south into the woods for more clues of adventure and were ambushed by a group of the poachers being talked about in town. They dispatched them rather quickly with Tyraels help of magic, and Ruby's deadly daggers and blades.

Elmorian RPG - Trip to Maldric Sea - (Interlude Session)

Traveling to Maldric Sea

• After the surprise attacks at the docks of Haven Tyrael and Ruby departed on Calvin's ship for a 3 day journey at sea to reach the shores of North Maldric
• During the travel Tyrael Fished quite a bit
• Upon arriving on shore it was clear that 4 other travelers would be joining their journey across the Maldric Pass and then down river to get to Gobblebrook
• Nishol - A mysterious and well equipped hunter and trader of furs - partnered with Gregor Fullum another fur trader
• Gregor Fullum - A chatty, fearless and curious fur trader who carries several magic rings and seems to collect magic items - he found Tyrael and Ruby to be fascinating and wanted to know more about their journey and the items they had for trade
• During the travels on the Maldric Pass road it was mostly quiet and without note. Nishol did some hunting for furs, 
• Gregor and Nishol traded furs to Tyrael and Ruby for some of their magic rings. Apparently in Pinerun if you do not have a fur you could be looked down upon
• Tyrael received a fine white Arctic fur from a Tempo (a arctic beast that roams near Icespire Fort to the north in the Maldric Sea lands) for his Lighting ring
• Ruby got fine Wemic Fur vest for the poverty Curse ring
• On the last day of walking the group encountered what appeared to be a bear, however once Nishol and Gregor attacked it to get its fur, it was discovered it was actually a cub, of a Maldric Grizzly. Large bears that roam these lands but are very rare. It seems it had killed a poacher traveling nearby and was eating. Tyrael and Ruby helped to take the giant beast down and take it's fur
• They arrived at the Gobblebrook pass to get a boat to take down into town. During the ride a huge beast was seen on shore sliding into the water and coming after the boat. It crested the water and attacked! It was a huge Hippo-borne beast with a collar and tag. After numerous spear, arrow, and other attacks Tyrael finally managed to wound it deeply and it slunk back into the river and swam to shore. Attempting to kill it Tyrael casted a lightning bolt at the beast, but it only went deeper into the water after that

Elmorian RPG - Haven Castle - Elzar Rune Circle Found (Session #5)

Discovery of the Elzar Rune Circle

• Descending down into the tomb beneath the ancient temple Tyrael and Ruby found at last Grime Tiffknot casually supervising the sacrifice of several of the Haven townspeople that were dragged away from the attack on the Hunters guild
• They both attacked in force, and Tyrael magic, followed by a spell to detect his attempted invisibility, finally ended Grime and his treachery
• The tomb they found holds 1 of the 7 locations of the "Elzar Rune Circles" which are said to be powerful sources of magic from the days before the great Settling of humans who left Elzar castle.
• Cranabus clearly has been directing sacrifices into this Rune circle and drawing from its power to do a variety of things, such as create the items that Grime wave given, animating the dead, and being able to do other magical manipulations '
• A scroll read by Tyrael declares the names of other contacts Cranabus has perhaps been using in order to bring himself back to physical manifestation through these Runed Circles .