So, after preparing ourselves, we headed in through the door. We were in a large room with lots of bodies strewn around. Some were Murlogi, others were skeletons. As we were taking note of the situation - two doorways out of the room, and a crystalline statue of an Iylar woman on one wall - we were ourselves attacked by skeletons. Fortunately ( Read more... )

After an enjoyable and invigorating night’s sleep, we set off once more. Following the instructions from Karstia, we followed the mountain path upward until we came to a large rock that appeared to have been struck by lightning. Or something. It was quite definitely split anyway, and what we had been told to look for ( Read more... )

So, these three swords ( Read more... )

And so, after the recounting of the Sad and Terrible History of the Six Kingdoms, down to business ( Read more... )

Zaris began telling us The Tale of Six Kingdoms by explaining that it started about 9000 years ago. Which is a timeframe that seems to be almost impossible for me to comprehend. The mortals amongst us must really be struggling. (Or no. Perhaps not. Tremorian just said ‘wow, that is ages ago’. Not imaginative enough to actually think about ( Read more... )

Gryphon College. An ancient place with many secrets. The accumulation power and knowledge over millennia. Towers jutting above strange buildings. The occasional screech heard as large creatures out of the pages of a mythology book soar above us ( Read more... )

Honestly, trying to have a conversation with Tremorian is a bit like trying to reason with a 5 year old. I don’t know if it is a human thing, or a fighter thing, but I may have to stab him if he intersperses one more conversation with ‘back in my village’ comments ( Read more... )

Apparently, the council of Gemmel are not yet satisfied. Understandably, they were much disquieted at the discovery of followers of Arnak virtually on their doorstep. Thus they think we must have missed something there (other than the potential captives who escaped). However I must say that considering they are the beneficiaries of our work, ( Read more... )

Tremorian lead the way, with me closely behind. I suppose that it makes sense that way as we are primarily melee fighters. And he is more able to handle damage than I as he wears heavier armour. So, down we went ( Read more... )

We tied up our two prisoners, who had vocally expressed their displeasure at their former comrades for leaving them behind. One was still conscious, and said that his name was Bruce, his companion was Fred, and that their boss - who had escaped - was Eric ( Read more... )