Spirit Storm Session Log: Epic Tale #6 – Crimson Tears – Session #12
Date At Start Of Game: 09/29/206
[Author’s Note: This is the log for the 12th session. Note that the order of the events in this record may not be in the exact order that they occurred during play.]
Mercenary Camp
After speaking with the surviving avatars of the Great Stone Mountain the PC head off to first investigate the mercenary camp. The teams spy-master Bilby finds a band of roughly 10 thugs with two Boar Kin that are leading them. They are around a fire and appear to be in good spirits. There are piles of goods around but no captives. On nearby hills Bilby finds 3 hidden scouts. The PC reason that there are no hostages so they must have just sold them to the Ant Kin from the temple. Thus the PC decide to hit the temple first.
The Temple Of Shazartza
Bilby finds two stone doors set into a mountainside. These doors are quite large and depict flaming figures writhing in agony. Across the top of the door is a woman’s face with a twisted smirk. Her arms are outstretched to the edges of the door. The rest of the party come up when Bilby does not hear anything on the other side of the door. Cillian looks for traps then peers through the door. He then removes a bolt on the door using his wind powers.
After opening the door Bilby creeps down a set of stairs into a large chamber with a stone statue of Shazartza sitting on the throne. She stares down the center of the room. On the sides of the room are skeletons. When Bilby moves away from the center of the room the skeletons close. Cillian recommends going right down the middle. Carefully the PC skirt the statue and move into a second larger chamber.
This chamber has pillars and a statue of Shazartza who is kneeling down with arms outstretched over a sunken pit. When the PC enter the pit lights with a magical flame that licks at the bottom of her outstretched hands. As they cross the room Bilby senses with his Bat Kin sonar that a side door is cracked open. He also hears movement behind it. Carefully Bilby alerts Cillian who is creeping across the room. From behind the door Cillian approaches and peers through the wall. He sees am Ant Kin warrior watching the door. Behind him and down a ramp he sees another Ant Kin. This second Ant Kin is covered in blood and is carrying the head of Miya (aka the Deer Kin archer from the other avatar team) and a bloody hatchet. Eventually Cillian and Bilby return to alert the rest of the party who are waiting at a wide entrance on the far side of the room. After alerting the party a hoard of 12 Ant Kin warriors emerge from the doorway! They have four arms and carry multiple weapons. As the small Ant Kin close across the large room Cillian and Kanga open fire with bows. Po starts casting curse spells. Kanga is firing with such accuracy that he is felling an Ant Kin with every shot! When the Ant Kin reach the party Oren balls up around Cillian to protect him from the onslaught. The Ant Kin use precise teamwork and some terrible blows to fell the tough Oren in one round of attacks! When Oren falls the PC react quickly. Po casts a spirit surged heal spell on Oren with amazing effect. Kanga continues to fell the Ant Kin warriors with critical hits using his amazing luck. Bilby jumps down on one Ant Kin warrior and assassinates it while Cillian changes to a sword and starts hacking away. This gives Oren enough time to recover and sweep the Ant Kin warriors to deadly effect! The last two start to run but are pinned by Kanga then cut down by Po, Bilby, and Cillian. With that the group acknowledges the comments from the Great Stone Mountain avatars…you do not want to fight these guys in a hoard especially in an open room.
What other horrors await the PC in the evil volcanic temple…
Date At End Of Game: 09/30/206
