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| The party's traveled path |
The adventuring party consisted of 9 characters, 3 of whom were new members. Sir Peter, Kratos, Thorfinn, Potato the Cleric, Hag the Medium, and Gobas the Canny were controlled by my cousin while the new members, Silnth of the Tangled Woods, Norrik of the Jagged Peaks, and Fern the Acolyte, were controlled by my sister. Silnth was a particularly valuable addition to the group as she was familiar with the Tangled Woods and was able to act as a guide for most of the adventure.
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| A skilled archer, no doubt. |
The session started on the 15th of Midyear and the party decided to head into The Bottomless Tankard in order to get a drink and gather new information. The adventurers heard about a dungeon located within the Tangled Woods that had been found by a group of rangers. Some villagers claimed that the dungeon itself was a physical manifestation of evil while others seemed more focused on the supposed treasures hidden within. This was enough to gain the interest of our heroes so they set off in search of the dungeon on the 17th.
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| A popular source of information, and ale! |
They traveled across the Old Bridge that led into Outlaw Forest along the Bandit Pass. Along they found a small lake where they decided to rest and forage. After 2 days of foraging, they continued on their journey and made their way into the Tangled Woods. The party decided to head towards another lake located by a trail so that they could recover more rations as some of the party members were quite poor and were quickly running low on supplies. As they were foraging, they encountered a pit viper! Silnth drew her bow as quickly as an elf and shot an arrow into the beast. The snake lunged towards her, hissing and bearing its venomous fangs at
her. Silnth dodged out of the way but before the party could react, the snake fled.
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| A man of the wilderness. |
Another day of foraging was interrupted by a menacing pair of Tuatara lizards but luckily the party saw them first and was able to hide and remain undetected. Somewhat tired from these encounters and being in the wilderness, the party had to rest again and witnessed 11 griffons flying overhead. Eventually, the party encountered a band of 20 brigands and not wanting to risk a confrontation, elected to evade. Despite the party's initial surprise, the cover of the woods and the encounter distance allowed them to slip away without being followed. They weren't out of the woods yet though (pun not intended) and several dire wolves spotted the party but they were just as surprised as our adventurers were and decided to go their own way.
Finally, after several encounters and multiple weeks of exploration, the party came across a stone structure hidden within the forest. The dungeon entrance was guarded by two gargoyles atop pillars, and had two large stone doors, each decorated with a large, intimidating skull. Above the doorway was an engraving of a phrase written in an unknown language. Kratos took point and pressed on the door to open it, and to his surprise it opened with incredible ease. They felt a sense of dread, like the dungeon wanted them to enter...
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| Entrance to the Dungeon of Darkness |
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