Encounter at Blackwell Keep - The Prisoners

15 June 2006

Players/Characters

Aust (Russell) 2nd/2nd level male Elven Spellthief/Rogue
Elzara (Will) 4th level female Elven Monk

Game Events

Elzara and Aust were rudely awakened from their slumbers by a splash of dirty water in the face to find themselves some way in to the Mistmarshes as captives of a band of Lizardfolk.

As the light was fading the lizards soon made camp on a section of the marsh that was more mud than water, securely fastening their prisoners to a large tree, where they were interrogated roughly in broken common by the leader of the lizardfolk.

Once it was understood that Aust was a spellcaster both his hands and jaw were broken by well placed strikes of a club and the two unfortunates were left to rest as best they could under the circumstances.

After another day and a half of travel they arrived at the lizardfolk's home where they were presented to the Lizardman king, a huge brute whose scales showed an unusual black mottling pattern around his mouth and neck.

Both Elzara and Aust were herded to a large enclosed section of the marsh where they were to be pitted in gladatorial combat against some of the marsh's inhabitants. The Lizard shaman healed Aust's wounds first, and they were dropped into the water, much to the delight of the surrounding tribesmen.

Also with them were two soldiers captured from the keep earlier.

The first test was against two crocodiles who managed to drag Aust underwater but were killed quite swiftly by Elzara and one of the soldiers who managed to get into a flanking position to assist her.

Aust's wounds were tended by the Shaman once more, then the second test began.

This time their opponents were four jumping spiders - Aust was unable to do anything to them as Elzara hammered the first spider. The two soldiers fared much worse and were killed and hauled up into the branches above to be stored for food.

Aust, succumbing to the spider's poison, slipped under the water's surface even as Elzara used her stunning fist strikes in quick succession to kill the remaining spiders. Despite her best efforts she was too late to save her companion from final death.

Elzara, the only survivor of the watery ampitheatre, was rebound and led off into the depths of the Lizardfolk lair where she could only lie and hope for rescue.

The first night inside the lair, Elzara was startled to see a 3' spider squeeze through the gaps in the walls behind her, and gently lay a dead wrapped creature at her feet. The spider then retreated to the ceiling where it watched her with what appeared to be adoring eyes.

It would appear that Elzara has found an admirer!!

XP Summary

• 2 Crocodiles - 1,200 XP
• 4 Huge Monstrous Spiders- 2,400 XP

Total XP - 3,600 or 1,800 XP each

Current Totals

• Elzara - 10,341 - level up!
• Eolias - 10,737
• Tanith - 9,491
• Alexis - 10,931
• Tovar - 9,441
• Aust - deceased