(yeah, i know its from a couple years back, but ive tried 3 times to get a group together to play this campaign. finally have a group that shows promise).
The group consists of the following:
Lamanic: a Human Sorcerer who is on a quest to confront his draconic heritage. Currently in Sandpoint to secure passage to Hollow mountain to find his master.
Maloak, a Half-orc barbarian who is acting as a bodyguard and guide to lamanic. Lamanic is in Sandpoint, so Maloak is in sandpoint. "i go where the money tells me to"
Bayot, a half elf ranger, brother to DeBard. Just finished up acting as forward scout to merchant caravan from magnimar to sandpoint.
Debard, a half orc bard, brother to Bayot. Acted as caravan guard for same merchant as his brother, but made his gold as the evenings entertainment for everyone.
(yes, you read that right. the half elf and half orc are brothers. its been agreed upon that they share the same mother. ill let you figure out THAT background story).
the ceremony was quaint. food was laden out from the taverns and inns for the town to sample and enjoy. people laughed and joked around. it was a great day. the stain that happened 5 years ago would be wiped clean. As the dusk made itself known, father zantus, the force behind the new church in town, take the podium and calls everyone to attention by throwing a thunderstone to gain attention.
"dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to-" he stops as a weird shriek filled the air. everyone turns to a dog howling in pain, well, trying to as its life's blood pours out of its cut throat. just past the dog, people see a goblin licking the blood off of the vicious sword that was the inflictor of damage.
suddenly, a woman shrieks. everyone turns to see 2 goblins pull her down and viciously mutilate her.
With a moment of silence, all hell breaks loose. people started screaming in fright and anger. goblins run through the crowd, slashing at peoples legs and hips, never stopping to finish a person off. Dogs are another matter; they cut them down quickly.
debard and bayot quickly draw weapons, debard with a heavy mace, bayot with his bow.
from the first part: bayot and debard harrass each other as the take down the various goblins, debard, the half orc bard, actually out does his martially trained half elf brother by taking down one more goblin than his brother, who for some reason, couldnt hit the broad side of a barn with his bow.
lamanek and maloak usher the towns people into the newly built church, and also provide protection to father zander.
a wagon blows up, throwing flaming oil around the square, burning the tables and alcohol.
the group meets up in the middle, does a somewhat hasty intro, and then proceeds to the white deer inn, where they learn the full effects that harpy musk have on goblins. again, debard and lamanek, a sorcerer, do more melee damage than the two heavy hitters.
being lauded as heros, the next couple days are incredible to them. people sharpen weapons, repair tunics, free food and beer. one interesting note, Bayot is asked by shayliss vinder to help her clear her dads basement from huge rats. he shyly agrees, and lets himself be led to her cellar. once there, talk and closeness happens, and just as it gets interesting, daddy, ven vinder shows up, and starts bringing the heat. accusations are made, denied, insults thrown, and in the end, an open arrangement has been made. ven has agreed to not make "a big deal" about it in exchange for the ranger to "do the right thing".
later that same day, the mayor brings them to her office, and talk of goblin invasion and unity is chewed on. end result, PC made ad-hoc town watch with rank. cant arrest anyone, but can do anything in regards to goblin enemies.
sorcerer goes to the local historian to learn about his family history and local history.
ranger goes to woods to "patrol". hes actually trying ot figure out what the "right thing to do" is.
barbarian and bard sit at inn drinking and singing, respectively. bethana corwin approaches them and asks them to find ameiko tijutso, owner of the inn. they run down the trail, only to find it go from vinder to the inns storage. inside they see something out of the ordinary, someone had waited for ameiko. with this info, they went to bethana and asked about it. she ups the ante by showing them a note from tutso, telling her to meet him at the glassworks for midnight. Instead of getting their companions, they charge into the factory, much to the amuesment of the goblins found inside. the first round of combat sees the PC take an early lead, only to loose it to some savage work done by the rusty dogslicers the goblins use on the barbarians legs to cut him down to size. beating a hasty retreat to a more tactical location, ie the door, he hollers at the bard to beat it outside. the bard, hearing "GTFO", he turns and heads for the most dramatic exit possible... throwing himself through the window.
throwing caution to the wind, they both run, maloak runs to the inn. debard, runs to the town garrison.
maloak falls to the floor, unconscious from blood loss. debard, giving an epic rendition of what had transpired, gains the attention of a divine entity, who cures his wounds and eases his suffering.
debard leads lemanek and the guardsmen for a sweep through the factory, only to find the goblins gone, and ameiko in an old storage room. further exploration leads to unearthing an ancient catacombs where the party explores partly, only to discover a demon who easily defeats their pathetic attempt to defeat her. the sorcerer was chomped up by a summoned ant, and only the courageous rescue by the guardsman and debard made it possible for lemanek to recieve the healing that he desperatley needs to survivie.
there, now i can write up a decent story for tomorrows fun!!!