Session #4 Recap

The game went on as normal last night, though we ended up playing a little over an hour longer than scheduled in order to put the finishing touches on the current adventure.

In retrospect, the initial encounter with the harpy's hobgoblin servants was a struggle. Three of the heroes were felled in the fighting (Koko, Herger, and Blair), but the hobgoblins were slain. The PCs retreated to gather their wits and explore their options. After a brief respite, they returned to the goblin lair to explore and loot.

In the process, they encountered a couple of goblins, which they quickly dispatched, and they rescued a captured Dorn named Toral.

The final battle against the harpy and her minions would have been a disaster, if not for Kedrin and his new-found magical staff. A powerful item, the staff's fiery magic was instrumental in frying the harpy. With the winged horror dead, Rasha was rescued, bringing a close to the adventure.

Or is it merely just begun? The group must still return to the keep.

And there is also the matter of Athael's ritual to mask the keep from the Shadow's detection. He mentioned some time ago that it would require the use of a valuable gem...

We'll see how it goes next time, on April 1st. No fooling!