Journal #17 - November 2011

Real Date: 19-Nov-2012
Game Date: 24/1 [continued]

They reach a chamber with rough-hewn walls and three boulders... where they are attacked by a big bronzey thing and 2x tieflings. The bronzey thing is a warder, which takes Baeshra down. Morthos and Tryn each kill themselves a tiefling in the battle. The party recover three scrolls...

A scruffily written note which read, "Deal with these adventurers...don't care how you do it. Take one of the bronze warders if you must. If they remain in the Labyrinth, they could disrupt my plans. Once you’ve dealt with them, deliver their bodies to our gnoll friends, along with the enclosed scroll - Paldemar"

The second scroll was more lavish, "Maldrick Scarmaker, Exalted Chieftain of The Blackfangs, Chosen of Yeenoghu: Paldemar offers you the corpses of these champions as a gift of ongoing friendship, that our arrangement might continue to be mutually beneficial. May you savour their blood."

The third was a map of the labyrinth directing the reader to The Well of Demons annotated with "Blackfangs"

The party take an extended rest and head back to the Seven Pillared Hall where they quiz Mother Moon about Paldemar. she says he was one of the Mages of Saren that run the Hall but he's been missing for a while. She also knows that the Blackfangs are a group of gnolls that lurk deep down below. She says it's best if they show the scrolls to Orontor (the Duty Mage)

Orontor goes on to offer the party 5000gp for information and another 3000gp to stop Paldemar's activities.

Ash does some research into Yeenoghu and reveals that he is a Demon Prince - the Demon Lord of Gnolls, no less.

Game Date: 25/1

Set off down the Road of Shadows to start journey to the Well of Demons. They encounter a large room with a well and minotaurs carved into the columns. A loud booming voice asks the party to prove they are worthy of the Blessing of Baphomet, "Mask, Bell, Blade and Tome".

They are then attacked by 2x chokers and a tentacled thingy. There is also a ghoul hiding in the shadows. Tryn slays a choker with a single hit and Asteron is grabbed by the tentacles. Ouchie.

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Whilst they take a short rest a spectral minotaur appears and lets out an agonised wail. They are then attacked by 4x gnolls and another with a crossbow. However, sadly in this battle, Asteron is slain. Slain to death. Dead. Gone.

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